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LEGO is holding a vote to see which classic theme to make a new set out of (one of them is Bionicle) [Up: Vote now closed]
- Thread starter Lord Vatek
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Give me back Adventurers, Ice Planet and Dragon Knights please. Any of the more unique ones like Paradisa, M-Tron Rock Raiders etc. would be cool though as we're never getting them back any other way. I had Bionicle as a kid and never liked it, you built them and then couldn't really do shit with them because they were all non-standard parts, and the grand story they made up to sell them (and all the blind bag masks) was boring and convoluted with tons of hard to pronounce/remember names.
That's strange as we definitely got them in the UK (I still have a few sets), although the Exploriens brand wasn't really used anywhere.
TONS of nostalgia there. I had lot of those "medieval/castle" sets as a kid. Brought back some memories big time.
Why are they wasting time with people voting?
Just release them all LEGO, you dummies. It would print money.
Why are they wasting time with people voting?
Just release them all LEGO, you dummies. It would print money.
space legos 100%. m-tron. ice planet. space police.
I'm sorry to have to say this but bionicle aren't even classic legos. they were the turning point on which the classic era ended. the start of when advances in injection modeling led to ton's of "specialty" pieces instead of making cool things out of a smaller set of common pieces.
I'm sorry to have to say this but bionicle aren't even classic legos. they were the turning point on which the classic era ended. the start of when advances in injection modeling led to ton's of "specialty" pieces instead of making cool things out of a smaller set of common pieces.
Actually they were the end of that era, that was the 90's, around 2004 is when you started to see complex builds out of regular pieces again. 90's was the era of custom baseplates and pieces
Those were lego! think i had one those sets but never caught on it was lego.What, no Znap? Everyone loved Znap, right?
Anyway lets go Bonkle!
I wish they would just bring back some of the classic themes every year. Even if its a small set of sets. I hate walking down the Lego aisle and 3/4 of it is licensed shit, but I get it.. it's what sells these days.
I love Pirates, but they released Pirates of Barracuda Bay last year, so I'll vote something else.
I love Pirates, but they released Pirates of Barracuda Bay last year, so I'll vote something else.
Yo I haven't seen these sets in far too long. They woulda looked great with the modern pieces too. But for my own choices I'd have to go M-Tron, Space Police 1 and Ice-Planet though looking at all the examples they were either sets I wanted or had at some point.I have to go with Exploriens, but only cause I don't see RoboForce. What gives LEGO? No love for this glorious beast???
Since most of the Bionicle part moulds from both generations are probably retired at this point, I wouldn't mind a large system style set of Tahu or the Great Spirit Robot that never got a set maybe in a similar scale/piece count to this set.
I also like the suggestion mentioned in the thread of the Masks made out of system pieces.
EXO Force would be cool to see back, though i suppose that would be moot since its very similar to Ninjago.
I also like the suggestion mentioned in the thread of the Masks made out of system pieces.
EXO Force would be cool to see back, though i suppose that would be moot since its very similar to Ninjago.
I've gone for:
Exploriens
Adventurers
Bionicle
My favourite minifig was an Explorien. Adventurers for that Lego Racers vibe and Johnny Thunder. Bionicle because I was a massive Bionicle kid.
Man I used to love looking through Lego catalogues. I somehow ended up looking through another one recently. So much licensed stuff with a bunch of milquetoast classic sets. I loved the original stuff they did.
Exploriens
Adventurers
Bionicle
My favourite minifig was an Explorien. Adventurers for that Lego Racers vibe and Johnny Thunder. Bionicle because I was a massive Bionicle kid.
Man I used to love looking through Lego catalogues. I somehow ended up looking through another one recently. So much licensed stuff with a bunch of milquetoast classic sets. I loved the original stuff they did.
I don't think Spyrius has a chance to win come to think.
But I'd actually love a Bionicle brick set like what they did before.
But I'd actually love a Bionicle brick set like what they did before.
Why isn't the cowboy lego there?
Looking at those took me back. Loved the pirate and imperial lego when I was a youngen
Looking at those took me back. Loved the pirate and imperial lego when I was a youngen
Bionicle gets mad disrespect. Didn't it basically save the company in the early 00's?
Also, no love for Insectoids?
Bionicle sold well during the 00s, but it didn't sell like Star Wars sells.
Bionicle is itself kind of a weird contradiction in that it has all the trappings of what was holding back LEGO in the 00s, in particular veering away from system elements and a lack of focus on building. LEGO sets were looking less and less like traditional LEGO sets and it was only upon returning to basics (albeit, with a lot of licensing as well) that things really started to change for the better. Bionicle was the exception to the rule and I think it's one of the only examples of a very successful theme outside of the System and Technic building themes. The building elements they use in Bionicle I believe are called "Constraction", and sets that use those building elements outside of Bionicle traditionally don't do as well as their System counterparts, which is why you don't see them too too much these days.
LEGO has since revived Bionicle twice since it's retirement, once via Hero Factory and again under it's own brand in 2016. Both times it didn't sell.
Many of these themes have current/near recent spiritual successors that would also be a waste.
I think Exo-Force were the among last new Lego sets I bought. I still buy classic sets on occasion, and I bought the Lego Movie spaceship, but other than that, Exo-Force was probably the last time I went to the store and bought new Lego.
UFO was genuinely awesome. Fright Knights was cool but as a kid I disliked that the base plates in the sets were so thick.Kind of disappointed two of my favorite lines didn't make the cut.
Fright Knights
or UFO
But there were some pleasant surprises there.
You should check out Ninjago. They release awesome mechs all the time. And there's some in Monkie Kid too, which has a more pronounced anime style.
It and Studio are the only post 2000 started lines in here so I'm sure they have ideas otherwise it wouldn't be here like Exoforce, Dino Hunters and Ultra Team . Plus round 2 is sealed.
Also I've been saying it makes round 2 for sure but honestly it probably won't win there, classic fans are a force of their own and they are divided among subthemes here and the second round is sealed for a reason.
Pretty obvious the whole thing is a data gathering plan for a series of nostalgia sets under the 18+ line anyways. The sub divisions don't make sense otherwise.
Also quit the hate, there's a whole generation of us who got into creative LEGO building because of Bionicle and it's world. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean you get to bash it. Also life on Mars is better than classic space any day of the week
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Bionicle was simply Lego Technic pieces applied into a character-based toyline. Lego Technic is still active today, although with cars and programmable robots. I don't think it is an exception to the rule, it was simply a well thought out execution of an existing system.
The original Bionicle sets are branded as Technic, but the pieces are largely unique and today are largely thought of as distinctly different from Technic. The parts are significantly different than what you would see in a traditional technic set. Although the argument is a bit moot as standard system pieces, Technic, and Constraction often bleed into each other.
Yup and I've seen some awesome moc builds that kept the reboot armor pieces but went fully technic on the skeleton and there's creative ways to do it with all the modern pieces that you could do it with only a handful of custom parts. Here's a cool one
Fact is in an adult focused line they could double the scale and go full on technic built with less custom pieces. It's also it's 20th anniversary this year, they could always announce something for that rather than the 90th
First round is over anyways, round 2 is Feb 3
Used to love paging through the catalogue when I was kid and still not getting any of the big sets I wanted.
Gimme that classic pirate ship.
Gimme that classic pirate ship.
Yup and I've seen some awesome moc builds that kept the reboot armor pieces but went fully technic on the skeleton and there's creative ways to do it with all the modern pieces that you could do it with only a handful of custom parts. Here's a cool one
Fact is in an adult focused line they could double the scale and go full on technic built with less custom pieces. It's also it's 20th anniversary this year, they could always announce something for that rather than the 90th
First round is over anyways, round 2 is Feb 3
This is exceptionally rad! Love this.
Shit, now I'm trying to remember Technic set I had as a kid. It was some kind of vechicle with 1 or 2 figures. I think they had had skis.
Won't be announced till Wednesday, but the stats were scrapped
Note I did not make it, just grabbed it from elsewhere to prove a point XD. Also Bionicle masks and classic minifig Helmets in the style of the marvel/Star Wars helmet lines would be awesome
According to a website who was tracking the votes, if the castle folks come together to vote on Classic Castle, then the results for the final vote would apparently be :
1. Classic Castle
2. Classic Space
3. Bionicle
I really hope that doesn't happen. I want Bionicle :(
1. Classic Castle
2. Classic Space
3. Bionicle
I really hope that doesn't happen. I want Bionicle :(
of the pre-bonkle technic/constraction themes I missed out on Slizers but had one of the Roboriders, had the notion at the time of getting another to do the combiner build that also utilised the lids of the canisters.Speaking of Constraction sets, the Slizers theme that preceded Bionicle was so simple but I remember me and my friend having so much fun with them.
It was something that seemed less emphasised in later Bionicle sets, But I liked the combiner sets you could make that they also included the instructions for, seemed to get the imagination going for what you could make using the technic/constraction pieces
OMG I HAD ONE OF THOSE (well not exactly but it was the same theme)Speaking of Constraction sets, the Slizers theme that preceded Bionicle was so simple but I remember me and my friend having so much fun with them.
This one https://brickset.com/sets/8514-1
I also did! I loved it, but sadly I got it after Bionicle released and it was the only one I could find.of the pre-bonkle technic/constraction themes I missed out on Slizers but had one of the Roboriders, had the notion at the time of getting another to do the combiner build that also utilised the lids of the canisters.
It was something that seemed less emphasised in later Bionicle sets, But I liked the combiner sets you could make that they also included the instructions for, seemed to get the imagination going for what you could make using the technic/constraction pieces
It had the tubes before Bionicle got them.
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Pirate shipwreck island building set for play and display
Yeah I recall this last year and it's impressive. Since it looks like Pirates won't win, this will surely do.Pirates of Barracuda Bay 21322 | Ideas | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop SE
Pirate shipwreck island building set for play and displaywww.lego.com
Pirates of Barracuda Bay 21322 | Ideas | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop SE
Pirate shipwreck island building set for play and display
I do wonder how much of the success of this inspired - or at the very least hastened - this vote.
You've basically got the worst of the LEGO fans there. The gen Xers who liked it when sets were easy to understand and didn't have cool features, and the late millennials who didn't really want to play with LEGO at all.