You guys get panicy way too easily xD

Yeah, it wont be any other version of the Helicarrier than the MCU version as we've seen the front of it and the Quinjet. We may get figures that are based on a combination of varying aspects such as the Winter Soldier figure though...

Thank god

Thank god

No problem :P

Yeah, here it is for refrence;

I really enjoy the Marvel cinematic universe, but I can't understand the desire for a ginormous helicarrier. Who has room to display it? And who will have money to afford it (along with all of the other Marvel sets, plus other themes they may want)? Just seems odd to me.

I definitely agree on a larger scale Marvel build since they haven't had any so far, but this seems too large and too expensive. It may look amazing. It may be my most favorite set ever, but I just don't see how most people will be able to justify that expense. That's more than my car payment!

Well I don't know about anyone else, but I don't even have a car to make payments on, so that makes it a lot easier to justify the expense.

Hi all. Long-time lurker/first-time poster here.

I was chatting up one of the friendly managers at my local LEGO Store the other day, and he said that he'd been able to briefly flip through the instruction booklet for the Helicarrier. He told me a few things.

1. Based on what he saw, it seemed like at least the Helicarrier control room is in minifigure scale.

2. He said that his boss — who got a better look than he did — told him that there's a Galaga sticker for one of the monitors in the control room. He wasn't sure if his boss was joking.

3. He said something about microfigures as well. (I took this to mean a trophy piece like the Jack Sparrow voodoo doll in set #4195.) I'm not sure if he meant that the Helicarrier's deck/external areas will overall be in microfigure scale or if the set also actually comes with SHIELD microfigures.

I know this isn't much that folks haven't predicted already, but I thought that I'd register and write a post anyway.

Cheers.

I really enjoy the Marvel cinematic universe, but I can't understand the desire for a ginormous helicarrier. Who has room to display it? And who will have money to afford it (along with all of the other Marvel sets, plus other themes they may want)? Just seems odd to me.

I definitely agree on a larger scale Marvel build since they haven't had any so far, but this seems too large and too expensive. It may look amazing. It may be my most favorite set ever, but I just don't see how most people will be able to justify that expense. That's more than my car payment!

Chances are the size wont be larger than the Super Star Destroyer.

I suppose it depends on how much you enjoy Lego and the brand, i've heard of people buying the entire wave of Star Wars sets and those usually include a few UCS figures. Personally if i do get the set the desire mostly comes from the idea of having a 'perfect set', most the sets nowadays for Marvel focus on figures so i tend to just collect the figures while the rest of the model is never built. As such the Helicarrier would be my 'perfect set' a set that encaptulates all of the MCU, or atleast what i view as the most iconic. Granted the scale will be innacurate, but having a Helicarrier on which to display my Marvel heroes and villain figures is something i've wanted for a long time.

I guess its what would be my final big Marvel purchase, in future i'd just purchase the figures from Bricklink, but after the Helicarrier then i would'nt need to get the sets for fairly basic buildings.

Hi all. Long-time lurker/first-time poster here.

I was chatting up one of the friendly managers at my local LEGO Store the other day, and he said that he'd been able to briefly flip through the instruction booklet for the Helicarrier. He told me a few things.

1. Based on what he saw, it seemed like at least the Helicarrier control room is in minifigure scale.

2. He said that his boss — who got a better look than he did — told him that there's a Galaga sticker for one of the monitors in the control room. He wasn't sure if his boss was joking.

3. He said something about microfigures as well. (I took this to mean a trophy piece like the Jack Sparrow voodoo doll in set #4195.) I'm not sure if he meant that the Helicarrier's deck/external areas will overall be in microfigure scale or if the set also actually comes with SHIELD microfigures.

I know this isn't much that folks haven't predicted already, but I thought that I'd register and write a post anyway.

Cheers.

Odd that a Lego employee would have the instruction booklet... but ok...

Going under the belief that this could be factual in order to share thoughts;

- Having the control room in minifigure scale makes sense, i like the idea but its an odd room to choose to replicate given it contained windows that would be difficult to replicate in set form

- Dont entirely care about a Galaga sticker, but its a nice addition i guess

- I'm definitely not a fan of the Microfigures idea, maybe if its in scale with those i would'nt mind it, but i dont collect them so hopefully we dont get them and instead get regular sized figures.

Edited January 16, 201510 yr by Scarilian

What if the microfigs are just holograms, like in Star Wars?

But what would they be holograms of? And I also agree that I don't want microfigure shield agents. That'd be such a copout.

There's a Galaga sticker in 6868, so It's not outside the realm of possibility. Any idea of a price? Are we still thinking $349 USD?

Odd that a Lego employee would have the instruction booklet... but ok...

Yeah, I dunno. My impression was that this guy's boss had it and showed it to him. He (the boss) might have the actual set already. I'm not sure how long before official release that they get the big sets to build them for in-store display, but this was Tuesday morning, and he was talking like it happened very recently.

I asked him if he knew when official pictures would be released, and he didn't. I said that time was running out since the set goes on sale for VIP members on February 17th. He was like: "It does?!" He looked at those store calendars they give you with purchase, and he saw that February 17th was designated for a VIP prerelease. He was like: "Oh, I guess it does!"

The mixture of scales seems weird to me, but I might not've understood him correctly re: the microfigures. Maybe he meant that the control room was in minifigure scale, but the rest of it was more along the lines of microfigure scale, and we're not actually getting any microfigures with the set. I didn't ask him if the set came with any minifigures.

I'm going to call BS here. If they've seen the instructions, they should know the scale. And if anything they'd know what minifigures came in the set. A mix of scales isn't something that LEGO does (Minifig-scale for Micro-Figs). Now I'm not saying you are wrong but nothing adds up.

I was chatting up one of the friendly managers at my local LEGO Store the other day, and he said that he'd been able to briefly flip through the instruction booklet for the Helicarrier.

Odd that a Lego employee would have the instruction booklet... but ok...

I can see this making sense, if the store had been sent a copy to have ready on display when the set becomes available (next month for VIPs, right?) My local brand store currently has the Sea Cow, and before that, Arkham Asylum so a large set like the Helicarrier would make sense. Although if that were the case, I imagine some employee somewhere would already have leaked photos all over the web by now.

1. Based on what he saw, it seemed like at least the Helicarrier control room is in minifigure scale.

But which figs were included? It seems like that would be more easily deduced from a glance than the scale of part of the set in the middle of the instructions. Of course, you would have to look at the first pages (perhaps across multiple books...), but that is one of the first things I would try and see.

2. He said that his boss — who got a better look than he did — told him that there's a Galaga sticker for one of the monitors in the control room. He wasn't sure if his boss was joking.

As hadokn stated above we already got one, so it's possible, but why? Seems a little redundant.

3. He said something about microfigures as well. (I took this to mean a trophy piece like the Jack Sparrow voodoo doll in set #4195.) I'm not sure if he meant that the Helicarrier's deck/external areas will overall be in microfigure scale or if the set also actually comes with SHIELD microfigures.

Wierd. I mean, as a big fan of the Games line, I would absolutely love microfigure Avengers, but that seems like a very odd inclusion. Unless it's Ant-Man, which would confirm why we don't know much about the standalone Ant-Man set: maybe he isn't in his own set at all?

I know this isn't much that folks haven't predicted already, but I thought that I'd register and write a post anyway.

Cheers.

Thank you for sharing! Sorry if it seems like I am being really critical of your comment, I am just trying to see ways that what you have shared could actually happen. I suppose we will find out soon enough. Well, actually not soon enough, but you know what I mean.

Edited January 16, 201510 yr by rodiziorobs

I'm going to call BS here. If they've seen the instructions, they should know the scale. And if anything they'd know what minifigures came in the set. A mix of scales isn't something that LEGO does (Minifig-scale for Micro-Figs). Now I'm not saying you are wrong but nothing adds up.

I mean, I'm assuming that the instructions are spread out over several books, so if the pages that he actually saw were from a book that focused on the Helicarrier facade, it might not be immediately obvious what the scale is. And I don't know how much of what he said came from what he saw vs. what his boss related to him. I'm basically clueless. I'm just posting a brief, potentially confusing chat I had with a nice LEGO employee who told me some stuff about an unreleased set.

Question about the picture above: Is it generally believed that the small construction that appears to be floating above the Helicarrier deck is a tiny Quinjet?

I mean, I'm assuming that the instructions are spread out over several books, so if the pages that he actually saw were from a book that focused on the Helicarrier facade, it might not be immediately obvious what the scale is. And I don't know how much of what he said came from what he saw vs. what his boss related to him. I'm basically clueless. I'm just posting a brief, potentially confusing chat I had with a nice LEGO employee who told me some stuff about an unreleased set.

Question about the picture above: Is it generally believed that the small construction that appears to be floating above the Helicarrier deck is a tiny Quinjet?

Yeah, I understand. And it is assumed to be a Quinjet. It probably is though

Thank you for sharing! Sorry if it seems like I am being really critical of your comment, I am just trying to see ways that what you have shared could actually happen. I suppose we will find out soon enough. Well, actually not soon enough, but you know what I mean.

No, it's cool. I actually thought that I'd be instantly chased out of here with pitchforks and torches for being a brand new member who posted information(?) about an unreleased set. I totally don't expect many people will take me seriously. For what it's worth, though, I've been checking in here a couple times a day for a few years. I just never registered until now because I never felt like I had much to contribute.

No, it's cool. I actually thought that I'd be instantly chased out of here with pitchforks and torches for being a brand new member who posted information(?) about an unreleased set. I totally don't expect many people will take me seriously. For what it's worth, though, I've been checking in here a couple times a day for a few years. I just never registered until now because I never felt like I had much to contribute.

Welcome! and don't be afraid, Even if you have nothing to contribute you can speculate and "rant" with us

No, it's cool. I actually thought that I'd be instantly chased out of here with pitchforks and torches for being a brand new member who posted information(?) about an unreleased set. I totally don't expect many people will take me seriously. For what it's worth, though, I've been checking in here a couple times a day for a few years. I just never registered until now because I never felt like I had much to contribute.

Well, in the four posts you've made, you've contributed more info than me!

So, if we are getting a Galga computer screen, does that mean we get... THE GALAGA GUY!?

Edited January 16, 201510 yr by Quicksilver

So, if we are getting a Galga computer screen, does that mean we get... THE GALAGA GUY!?

I hope you're joking,galaga guy??I'd rather have mind controled Hawkeye or even Bruce Banner rather an nameless Shield agent.

I'd like a few nameless SHIELD agents

I feel that the Hellicarrier is not going to be that important in the future movies (since SHIELD is no more). I would have preferred some comic set like Avengers or Xmen Mansion. I guess I like D2C buildings more than vehicles.

I'd like a few nameless SHIELD agents

I second that!

I second that!

Third That!

I feel that the Hellicarrier is not going to be that important in the future movies (since SHIELD is no more). I would have preferred some comic set like Avengers or Xmen Mansion. I guess I like D2C buildings more than vehicles.

I agree. Not that I'm not looking forward to the helicarrier, it's just that I would have much gathered preferred Avenger's Tower, similar to the Saurman's Tower from the LOTR line.

I have a theory as to what the little structure around Hulk in the Hulkbuster set is: today, some hi-res pictures of the Hasbro playsets were released, and one of them has Hulk, the Hulkbuster, and a cage for Hulk that looks vaguely similar to what we get in the LEGO set. It's not a perfect match, but it's the only theory I've got.

https://i.imgur.com/eDtvKR9.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/YJlZI07.jpg

I have a theory as to what the little structure around Hulk in the Hulkbuster set is: today, some hi-res pictures of the Hasbro playsets were released, and one of them has Hulk, the Hulkbuster, and a cage for Hulk that looks vaguely similar to what we get in the LEGO set. It's not a perfect match, but it's the only theory I've got.

https://i.imgur.com/eDtvKR9.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/YJlZI07.jpg

It is a possibility your theory holds some truth. Perhaps the Avengers trapped the Hulk in the Cage and Scarlet Witch and Ultron are trying to unleash him against the Avengers causing the fight.