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First Order Stormtrooper

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  • BrickDancerBrickDancer Member Posts: 3,639
    ^That's the best of the bunch for this line so far. The helmet is just too cool.
    gmonkey76bobabricks
  • graphitegraphite Member Posts: 3,275
    This is definitely a good one.  The worst of the bunch IMO is Luke and then the hips area of Boba.  Could have added parts around it like on Obi to not have it just be "hinge hips"

    gmonkey76
  • SuperTrampSuperTramp Member Posts: 1,021
    I don't really get the point of them, its like they don't know what to be.

    Not much building
    Cant really add to them(not that you would)
    Look rubbish to display
    TK2012WSWAllBrick
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,526
    And the big one for kids - quite difficult to play with compared to a real action figure.
  • Final_SignFinal_Sign Member Posts: 101
    I don't get these either.  Action figures that fall apart if you ask me.

    I do love SW though, so will probably pick a couple up and see if my kids enjoy them or if I find their arms/legs/head scattered around the house.
    jesirosebobabricks
  • LegoboyLegoboy Member Posts: 8,827
    edited June 2015
    That ain't no action figure.  That's a work of art that needs its place up on a shelf where it cannot be touched or played with.  Stunning.
    GothamConstructionCoprincedravenAndorobi_gAanchirbobabricks
  • graphitegraphite Member Posts: 3,275
    Since they are pretty much all technic and ball joints I don't think they'll fall apart too easily.
    BACbrixAanchirbobabricksCraig_BMasterBeefy
  • BACbrixBACbrix Member Posts: 655
    They will look good on display along with the super hero buildables.
  • GoldchainsGoldchains Member Posts: 795
    Very nice.  I might just have to buy one.
  • chuxtoyboxchuxtoybox Member Posts: 711
    Is that a pistol on his side or does he actually have some sort of lightsaber?
  • LegoboyLegoboy Member Posts: 8,827
    Could it be a Jedi in disguise, just not having anywhere to hide his weapon?
  • ShibShib Member Posts: 5,469
    I don't have any real interest in these, but interesting to see that the main blaster clearly has one of the "new" (not really new now but you know) spring loaded firing pieces in the middle. With how some people complain about constraction parts being used in system sets it's interesting to see a constraction set with a load of standard system stuff going on.

    I can see kids loving these, I loved the first wave of Bionicle when I was a child, bought one of the recent ones, it didn't do it for me, but based on the system, it really didn't feel "difficult to play with compared to a real action figure" or like an "action figure that falls apart"
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,526
    Legoboy said:
    That ain't no action figure.  That's a work of art that needs its place up on a shelf where it cannot be touched or played with.  Stunning.
    That is the problem with them if they are bought for kids. My son has a couple of the Chima ones and likes to fight with them by bashing them into each other. The ball joints are fine, so legs and arms remain attached, but all the decoration comes off quite easily when they clash. They are also quite difficult for a child to pose, the legs and feet have to be just right and obviously the centre of mass roughly central.
  • Pitfall69Pitfall69 Member Posts: 11,454
    Legoboy said:
    Could it be a Jedi in disguise, just not having anywhere to hide his weapon?
    Are you playing "hide the lightsaber" with your wife again?
    SumoLegopharmjodOrmskirkBricks
  • AanchirAanchir Member Posts: 3,037
    SuperTramp said:
    I don't really get the point of them, its like they don't know what to be.

    Not much building
    Cant really add to them(not that you would)
    Look rubbish to display
    They seem to know exactly what to be. They're buildable action figures. They each have at least 80 pieces; I don't know how that qualifies as "not much building". And I don't know what you mean about them looking rubbish to display — I know a lot of people who have really praised the looks of these sets (though obviously they're not the kind of thing you display to make people ooh and aah at your building ability like a Creator Expert or UCS set). They're also decent parts packs for constraction elements in rare shapes and colors.

    I don't know how many of these sets I'll be getting. Not much of a LEGO Star Wars collector myself, although many of the parts are incredibly tempting for MOCing purposes. I'll want at least some of those lower leg shells and shoulder add-ons, and having the reasonably generic human head pieces from sets like Luke and Obi-Wan could be useful for MOCs as well. They're sort of pricy even compared to BIONICLE sets, though (probably mostly because of the complex head molds and possibly licensing fees).

    The amount of System used in the blaster surprised me. I was expecting that we'd see a new Technic-optimized spring shooter if LEGO wanted to use that spring shooter ammo in a constraction set.
    BACbrix said:
    They will look good on display along with the super hero buildables.
    Maybe, maybe not. Many of these are considerably taller than the Super Heroes buildable figures.
  • LegoboyLegoboy Member Posts: 8,827
    Pitfall69 said:
    Legoboy said:
    Could it be a Jedi in disguise, just not having anywhere to hide his weapon?
    Are you playing "hide the lightsaber" with your wife again?
    Lol, no, she's the one concealing it.
    Dedgecko
  • graphitegraphite Member Posts: 3,275
    Aanchir said:

    Maybe, maybe not. Many of these are considerably taller than the Super Heroes buildable figures.
    Star wars is a different universe so maybe people are taller there.
  • DrmnezDrmnez Member Posts: 855
    edited June 2015
    I wasnt gonna collect these buildables, but most of them look pretty cool
  • GammGamm Member Posts: 7
    I like this and cannot wait to see others from this upcoming movie!
  • binaryeyebinaryeye Member Posts: 1,831
    graphite said:
    Aanchir said:

    Maybe, maybe not. Many of these are considerably taller than the Super Heroes buildable figures.
    Star wars is a different universe so maybe people are taller there.
    Different time. Different galaxy. Same universe. ;)
    jesirose
  • chuxtoyboxchuxtoybox Member Posts: 711
    I really want to talk about the first wave of these but I can't find the thread I think exists where they were first shown so I'm going to talk about them here.


    I just read reviews on the first 6 SW buildable  action figures: Darth Vader, Luke, Jango, Obi-Wan, General Grievous and commander Cody.

    http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?app=portal

    Of all the figures I actually like Obi-Wan the best. This is sort of ironic because I hate the prequels and never saw the Clone Wars movie and only a few episodes of the TV show.

     The Clone Wars version of Obi-Wan's head  looks really good on this "Bionicle" type of body whereas  Luke's "realistic" style head fails.The cape and armor help to fill him out. He kind of reminds me of Boromir.

     All of the legs on the other "human" figures look too skinny to me. I thought Vader was going to be my favorite, but his legs don't look right somehow. Maybe when I see him in the store he'll look cooler.

    General Grievous is probably the coolest looking of the first 6 figures but I don't like the character. I'd rather have Boba Fett than Jango. I could care less about clones, so Obi-Wan wins. 

    This First Order Stormtrooper looks pretty cool too. I wonder what a Chewbacca one would look like?

     
  • AanchirAanchir Member Posts: 3,037
    chuxtoybox said:
    I wonder what a Chewbacca one would look like?
    That's a really good question. Back before these were even announced I had contemplated whether you could make a Chewbacca constraction set using the fur detail pieces used in many of the Legends of Chima constraction sets. However, that was assuming a level of complexity and detail similar to the Super Heroes constraction sets from 2012. It would probably end up looking too cartoony compared to the more realistic shaping of these new sets.

    C-3P0 could make a good figure in this series, maybe paired with a more Technic-based R2-D2. I also think it'd be good to see more female characters for representation's sake. If they did sets based on Star Wars Rebels characters, they could even potentially reuse Jango's helmet sculpt for Sabine Wren.
  • chuxtoyboxchuxtoybox Member Posts: 711
    The prices on these are kind of high so I don't know if I'll even buy any. I was interested in the Chima ones but the price of those turned me away and they were less expensive.
  • crazycarlcrazycarl Member Posts: 392
    cool looking but VERY expensive.  $34.99 for darth vader!!!???
  • chuxtoyboxchuxtoybox Member Posts: 711
    crazycarl said:
    cool looking but VERY expensive.  $34.99 for darth vader!!!???
    Yes, that's what I mean. If I had that much money to spend I think I would rather buy a normal LEGO set like the Scooby Doo van. I've just gotten into constraction figures but I haven't paid full price for any of them so far. I recently bought 2 Bionicle figures at WM for $4 each.
  • AanchirAanchir Member Posts: 3,037
    crazycarl said:
    cool looking but VERY expensive.  $34.99 for darth vader!!!???
    RRP for Darth Vader in the U.S. is just $29.99, so wherever you saw it for $34.99 was trying to overcharge you.

    But you're right that constraction sets in general tend to have a higher price per piece than System sets.
  • ryjayryjay Member Posts: 1,001
    I passed on them all because of the price.  I had thought they all would be $19.XX, so I figured not a bad series to collect, but when I saw the GG and Vader were much more, then I passed on all of them.
  • karmajaykarmajay Member Posts: 50
    I completed the Grevious figure and it is huge! I've never built any bionicle or constraction figures so it was an interesting first time!
    77ncaachamps
  • Sethro3Sethro3 Member Posts: 996
    I hadn't seen that stormtrooper before. He looks quality. I will definitely pick up Vader and Grevious and maybe that trooper. And I'm just a casual SW fan. I have no interest in constraction models otherwise. Although, I didn't care for any of the new SW sets that were released (outside of these)...very peculiar.
  • AanchirAanchir Member Posts: 3,037
    Sethro3 said:
    I hadn't seen that stormtrooper before. He looks quality. I will definitely pick up Vader and Grevious and maybe that trooper. And I'm just a casual SW fan. I have no interest in constraction models otherwise. Although, I didn't care for any of the new SW sets that were released (outside of these)...very peculiar.
    The reason you haven't seen this stormtrooper yet is probably because it's not a part of the current wave — it's coming out in January 2016, presumably sharing a wave with other The Force Awakens characters.
  • 77ncaachamps77ncaachamps Member Posts: 2,442
    karmajay said:
    I completed the Grevious figure and it is huge! I've never built any bionicle or constraction figures so it was an interesting first time!
    as am i.

    when completed, hes about 10-12 times taller than a minifigure
  • AllBrickAllBrick Member Posts: 1,497
    chuxtoybox said:
    Is that a pistol on his side or does he actually have some sort of lightsaber?
    He's just pleased to see you.
    kiki180703ricecake
  • chuxtoyboxchuxtoybox Member Posts: 711
    AllBrick said:
    chuxtoybox said:
    Is that a pistol on his side or does he actually have some sort of lightsaber?
    He's just pleased to see you.
    It took you over 2 months to come up with that? :)
    kiki180703AllBrick
  • LeeLee Member Posts: 138
    If I got one of these it would probably end up in the Bionicle bucket and never see the light of day again. Nice but errr not something Id spend my hard earned cash on.
    AllBrick
  • AllBrickAllBrick Member Posts: 1,497
    chuxtoybox said:
    AllBrick said:
    chuxtoybox said:
    Is that a pistol on his side or does he actually have some sort of lightsaber?
    He's just pleased to see you.
    It took you over 2 months to come up with that? :)
    First time reading this thread. Came to me instantaneously. Just to add my 2 pence regarding these figures, I don't like them. The new elements (if any) are more interesting.
  • LegoboyLegoboy Member Posts: 8,827
    ^ You won't be saying that when you need his shin pad only available in this set to build Elsa's Limited to 750 Freeze-Sled.
    Bumblepantskiki180703
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,229
    ^ How did you know?!?

    I'm already starting my Elsa Freeze-Sled pieces hoard...
    kiki180703
  • doodierdoodier Member Posts: 4
    A bit disappointed that of the six figures from PT, OT and Clone Wars, TLG didn't choose one female character... Ventress, Ahsoka, Aayla Secura...
  • AanchirAanchir Member Posts: 3,037
    doodier said:
    A bit disappointed that of the six figures from PT, OT and Clone Wars, TLG didn't choose one female character... Ventress, Ahsoka, Aayla Secura...
    Yeah, it's unfortunate. I know that conventional wisdom is that action figures of female characters don't sell as well as male characters. And Star Wars has far more iconic male characters than female characters. But that shouldn't mean not getting ANY female characters.

    If Wave 2 is indeed all TFA characters, then I suppose then we'll get a better chance of having more female characters (Rey and Captain Phasma specifically). And if they sell well maybe that might help encourage LEGO to give some of the women of previous Star Wars chapters a shot.
  • pharmjodpharmjod Member Posts: 2,916
    edited September 2015
    I assume "constraction" is a portmanteau of sorts of Construction and Action figure. Am I alone in thinking it is quite possibly the dumbest invented word in a while? For some reason just reading it is like the proverbial nails on a chalkboard for me. Maybe I'm just old.

    Get off my LEGO lawn.
  • AanchirAanchir Member Posts: 3,037
    pharmjod said:
    I assume "constraction" is a portmanteau of sorts of Construction and Action figure. Am I alone in thinking it is quite possibly the dumbest invented word in a while? For some reason just reading it is like the proverbial nails on a chalkboard for me. Maybe I'm just old.

    Get off my LEGO lawn.
    You're not the only person who doesn't like the term. LEGO coined it around 2004 or maybe a bit earlier (one of the first uses I can recall is in their 2004 annual report), and it didn't really start to catch on within the fan community until sometime between 2010 and 2012.

    But "buildable action figure" is a mouthful any way you slice it, and while LEGO likes to use the term "buildable figure" on the actual packaging and in catalog listings, that term's much too broad to really be useful as a category name (even the non-articulated, Miniland-style figures you see at LEGOLAND parks could qualify as "buildable figures").

    I'm fine with the term myself. But of course, I've been involved in that side of the community more than long enough to get used to it.
    Lyichirpharmjodaimlesspursuitskiki180703
  • pharmjodpharmjod Member Posts: 2,916
    I had no idea the word went back that far. Thanks for the info.
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