Lind Whisperer Posted May 23, 2015 Posted May 23, 2015 How are you supposed to battle with them? Quote
BluePulse Posted May 23, 2015 Posted May 23, 2015 So do we know the price of the city of stiix? Quote
ReZourceman Posted May 23, 2015 Posted May 23, 2015 So do we know the price of the city of stiix? I got it from Toys R Us and it was £99.99. I will be building it tomorrow and will get the review and photos up then. Here are a few pictures of the box. LEGO 70732 City Of Stiix Box by Michael Jamieson, on Flickr LEGO 70732 City Of Stiix Box by Michael Jamieson, on Flickr And here's the Cole and Jay reviews. Zane one is just rendering. Cole Jay Quote
ReZourceman Posted May 23, 2015 Posted May 23, 2015 Aaaaand here's the last one. I'm tired now, I'm relaxing for the rest of the evening haha. Quote
Mandate Posted May 24, 2015 Posted May 24, 2015 Apologies for the double post, but I do believe this deserves it. Quote
Ninja of Fire Posted May 24, 2015 Posted May 24, 2015 Apologies for the double post, but I do believe this deserves it. yeah, I'm pretty sure that I gave a link before. :p Quote
Exetrius Posted May 24, 2015 Posted May 24, 2015 It's not a hole, it is just moulded into a concave circle. :) Frankly, I couldn't think of any use for such a hole, but would have been interesting nonetheless. Thanks for replying :) Quote
BluePulse Posted May 24, 2015 Posted May 24, 2015 (edited) I really want the city but considering it has almost the exact same fig lineup as the morro dragon other than nya and one or two ghost (all of which come either in the dragon or titan set both of which I will be getting) so i'll probably just buy it without the figs on bricklink which will hopefully also lower the price to fit it into my budget speaking of which does anyone have any idea of when this wave might start popping up on bricklink? Or has it already? It does seem to be starting to show up everywhere else Edited May 24, 2015 by BluePulse Quote
Takanuinuva Posted May 24, 2015 Posted May 24, 2015 Anyone know if the gem in the Morro dragon set is a new mold or not? Quote
PenPlays Posted May 24, 2015 Posted May 24, 2015 (edited) I really want the city but considering it has almost the exact same fig lineup as the morro dragon other than nya and one or two ghost (all of which come either in the dragon or titan set both of which I will be getting) so i'll probably just buy it without the figs on bricklink which will hopefully also lower the price to fit it into my budget Yokai is exclusive to the Morro Dragon. Ming and Cyrus are exclusive to City of Stiix. Bansha and Ghoultar, the ghosts included in the Titan Mech Battle, cannot be found in either of the aforementioned sets. Anyone know if the gem in the Morro dragon set is a new mold or not? Nope. It's a basic blue gem. Edited May 24, 2015 by Penkid11 Quote
Takanuinuva Posted May 24, 2015 Posted May 24, 2015 Nope. It's a basic blue gem. Thanks for that. I looked to have a longer stem in Jang's review but it was probably being magnifyed by the dome around it Quote
TheOneVeyronian Posted May 24, 2015 Posted May 24, 2015 Well, I took a trip to my local TRU today having heard reports that they had been seen in TRU. And I found some of the new Ninjago sets! Okay, I could only find Blaster Bike, Master Wu Dragon, Airjitzu Zane and Ronin R.E.X. on the shelf, but I expected to find nothing to be honest. So I went and bought the Master Wu Dragon for £34.99. I haven't built it yet but questions about the set / picture requests are welcome By the way, does anybody know if Chain Cycle Ambush and Jay Walker One are exclusives in the UK, and if so, do we know what stores? I assume TRU has City of Stiix, so Argos and Smyths have got to have the other two, I know it Quote
BluePulse Posted May 24, 2015 Posted May 24, 2015 Yokai is exclusive to the Morro Dragon. Ming and Cyrus are exclusive to City of Stiix. Bansha and Ghoultar, the ghosts included in the Titan Mech Battle, cannot be found in either of the aforementioned sets. I am looking at the sets right now, the chain master seen in the morro dragon is also in city of stiix, I know because he has the exact same print and same signature weapon. the scythe master seen in titan battle is also seen in city of stiix again, same print and same signature weapon the other two ghosts have virtually the exact same design as the ones from morro dragon and whether they ave slightly different printing or not, it is definitely not worth spending a hundred dollars on them. Quote
DraikNova Posted May 24, 2015 Posted May 24, 2015 Well, I took a trip to my local TRU today having heard reports that they had been seen in TRU. And I found some of the new Ninjago sets! Okay, I could only find Blaster Bike, Master Wu Dragon, Airjitzu Zane and Ronin R.E.X. on the shelf, but I expected to find nothing to be honest. So I went and bought the Master Wu Dragon for £34.99. I haven't built it yet but questions about the set / picture requests are welcome By the way, does anybody know if Chain Cycle Ambush and Jay Walker One are exclusives in the UK, and if so, do we know what stores? I assume TRU has City of Stiix, so Argos and Smyths have got to have the other two, I know it Ooh, pictures of the Wu Dragon? Yes please! Quote
TheOneVeyronian Posted May 24, 2015 Posted May 24, 2015 (edited) Ooh, pictures of the Wu Dragon? Yes please! Your wish is my command! I've taken pics of the entire set, figures and everything, and also sum up my thoughts on the set: Minifigures: The Ghost's rickshaw Skreemer shooter device. Note the symbol on the roof is a sticker, and the code-like thing is not actually a code - it is identical to that shown on the box. Unlike many small builds I've encountered in sets like this, this is really solidly designed and doesn't feel like a throwaway build at all. The temple. It's not that interesting to me, but I love the techniques used on the lamps using black paint rollers making their first appearance since Detective's Office. And the way the bottom katanas on the roof are attached is really interesting, but I'm not going to tell you how they are attached . And our good old flick fire missiles make an appearance here. And the star of the show: the Wu Dragon! A back view: I think the best part of this dragon is the body and the head - they are full of SNOT and other techniques. Unfortunately, the wings are considered close enough in general design to be a clone of the Titanium Dragon's wings, and worst of all: all 4 legs are exactly the same, which makes the back legs look almost comically short. Also, poseability in the limbs is very limited, this was about the most interesting pose I could get the dragon in: Inevitable comparison with the Titanium Dragon: This is all the spare pieces I got in the set. I'm not sure if I just got a box from a batch that has unexpected extra parts. The ball joints are always useful to me, and interesting to see a spare of the new mould Ghost sword. Plus, extra black T-bars are very welcome, having only previously appeared in Minecraft spiders. Please note: the white 2x2 round tile isn't a spare - I realised I forgot to put it on one of the legs after shooting these pictures! Oh, and here's some bonus pictures: You can remove the shooting mechanism from the rickshaw and then mount a LEGO horse onto it (note the horse doesn't come with the set ) And just for fun: A Skreemer on Cole's head! Overall, this is a pretty nice set. 5 very nice, detailed figures (7 if you count the dog and the Skreemer, well both are called out as minifigures on the side), a really nice Ghost rickshaw, a decent Temple section and a dragon which has it's ups and downs. Oh, and the set is built with a very wide variety of very clever techniques. Very much worth the price tag, you can't really go wrong as long as the completely identical legs on the dragon don't bother you Hey, it gets a 10/10 from me purely because it's the first dragon to ever have full tea making facilities! (no, seriously, this feature is illustrated on the back of the box! Please note the dragon does not make actual tea ) If there's any more pictures you'd like to see, I'd be happy to oblige Edited May 24, 2015 by TheOneVeyronian Quote
DraikNova Posted May 24, 2015 Posted May 24, 2015 Ooh, seems nice. Not the best of this wave, though, and what with the ridiculous amount of sets coming out, I may have to skip it. Can we see a picture of that printed spring green 2x2 round tile featured in the mini-temple thingy? It looks like a targeting reticule with a Skreemer on it. Quote
TheOneVeyronian Posted May 24, 2015 Posted May 24, 2015 (edited) Ooh, seems nice. Not the best of this wave, though, and what with the ridiculous amount of sets coming out, I may have to skip it. Can we see a picture of that printed spring green 2x2 round tile featured in the mini-temple thingy? It looks like a targeting reticule with a Skreemer on it. You are completely right in your description of that decal. But it's not printed. It's a sticker on a Spring Yellowish Green 2x2 round tile I'll get a pic of it posted a bit later. Did I mention I really dislike how lazily the legs are designed? It's like they gave up designing the set at the last minute EDIT: Here's a picture of the decal. Sorry, it's not on completely straight, I am completely useless at applying stickers: Edited May 24, 2015 by TheOneVeyronian Quote
DraikNova Posted May 24, 2015 Posted May 24, 2015 I think they had probably used up almost all of their budget to get the various recolors and elaborate head shaping stuff and just couldn't do any more. And anyway, I have tons of white bricks that I never use for anything anyway, so it shouldn't be too hard for me to fix. Quote
TheOneVeyronian Posted May 24, 2015 Posted May 24, 2015 (edited) I think they had probably used up almost all of their budget to get the various recolors and elaborate head shaping stuff and just couldn't do any more. And anyway, I have tons of white bricks that I never use for anything anyway, so it shouldn't be too hard for me to fix. Probably, there is a lot of recoloured pieces in this set, easily double figures. This set would have benefitted from being bumped to the next price point. Honestly, I think the legs on all recent Ninjago dragons tend to be the weakest parts. The Titanium Dragon has quite jarring gaps in it's back legs. The Mechdragon's legs just look odd. And none of them really bend at the knees (from what I recall - I haven't looked at any of the Ghost dragons for a while), hindering poseability. But I've never really encountered such repetitiveness before. And it appears the image I posted in the above post is not there. That's because Brickshelf appears to have just gone offline... again Edited May 24, 2015 by TheOneVeyronian Quote
DraikNova Posted May 24, 2015 Posted May 24, 2015 Weird, I was having those problems for a while while no one else seemed to be having them, yet I can see your picture right now. Oh, and no, none of the ghost dragons have legs that bend. The Morro Dragon's legs are pretty good, though. Quote
TheOneVeyronian Posted May 24, 2015 Posted May 24, 2015 Weird, I was having those problems for a while while no one else seemed to be having them, yet I can see your picture right now. Oh, and no, none of the ghost dragons have legs that bend. The Morro Dragon's legs are pretty good, though. From what I can see, the Morro Dragon's legs are definitely better than those on the Wu dragon. Though, having said that, I realise that the dragon's legs actually look much better (but still not perfect) if you turn them so that the tan on the legs faces inwards. But seriously, the way I have it in the pics is pretty much how it's shown in the last page of the instructions Quote
BluePulse Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 Does anyone know a place in canada or a store that ships to canada, that has the sets for around retail price? Quote
PenPlays Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 Does anyone know a place in canada or a store that ships to canada, that has the sets for around retail price? Yes. Ask again in two months, and I will tell you. North America will not be getting Ninjago until August. Quote
TPLSTER21 Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 Does anyone know a place in canada or a store that ships to canada, that has the sets for around retail price? Yes. Ask again in two months, and I will tell you. North America will not be getting Ninjago until August. Some information for all of us in Canada/USA looking to buy the sets. Currently, on Ebay all sellers of the Ninjago summer 2015 sets are in the U.K. From what I saw, best price on the sets (including shipping), still works out to around twice N.A. retail price. However, that will change in a week when the sets are mass released in the U.K. at Lego stores (they are currently only being stocked by independent stores, some larger regional chains, and in limited supply at TRU). More availability means more sellers on Ebay which will drive the price down. Now, you will still have to pay up over N.A. retail, but if you are impatient and want/need the sets before August 1st, you might be able to get the sets at something in the realm of the reasonable. I'm in this situation as my son wants a couple of the new sets for his b-day in late June and what can I say, I try to be a good dad! Quote
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