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Post by lrdofbricks » Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:03 am

somebody save topherna... save him from the great bionicle pit hes falling into!
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Post by Tophermo » Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:29 am

i happen to like a lot of things people don't.

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Post by OneEye589 » Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:58 am

They were okay at first, but they just keep doing the SAME EXACT thing. There's hardly anything different about all of the different types of Bionicle. They do have some neat Technic pieces though. Also, the weapons are great for Brikwars.

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Post by RagnarokRose » Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:39 am

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IVhorseman wrote:
Jemulov wrote:I like how they are starting to make guns and not using reversed loudspeakers as blaster rifles.
hey! don't diss the classics! those blasters are gold man, gold!
I so agree. I HATE the new Star Wars blasters, the megaphone is pure classic GOLD. MEGAPHONE FTW!!!!
Agreed. It's why i use them in my infantry weapons. They look the best of any other blasters that have been made.
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Post by Dr. X » Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:22 am

Every time I see new 'Priahkamushkagfak'kas' in the LEGO Catalog, I think, "Will they ever run out names for these things?"
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Post by pesgores » Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:24 am

Dr. X wrote:Every time I see new 'Priahkamushkagfak'kas' in the LEGO Catalog, I think, "Will they ever run out names for these things?"
Seems like something BrikThulu would summon.
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Post by Zahru » Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:48 pm

Imho lego in nowadays is juniorized as hell, although the set's get a bit more inventive, and detailed. And almost every set has to has some sort of "gimmick" (sometimes jerky projectile action; I hate it, even in Bionicle). Everything is in bright colours. I think tlc could make some new minifigure heads, instead of mass-using the older town heads (e.g. in castle soldier's faces).
Because of the new generation, sets include more action feature, and faster build, whereas in the old times, it was more detail and building oriented (it even had the slogan: what will you build today?)
About bionicle: I was once fan of it, and although most parts are nice, the limb pieces are over-specialised... but still too technicky to be used as monster limbs (viking line tried it, but t'was kinda odd).

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Post by pesgores » Mon Mar 30, 2009 1:36 pm

I just think the designs are getting better and better.
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Post by IVhorseman » Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:33 pm

I bought myself a Troll Warship today, and if you ask me, it's one of the most well-designed sets I've ever put together. I only remember one other set that I thought was this clever with design elements (I was younger during the older sets, so didn't appreciate how awesome my pirate ship was), and that was an Octan truck.

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