tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795049240604897581.post4090582305353707633..comments2024-03-23T19:15:40.820+00:00Comments on Gimme Lego: The Gimme LEGO Awards 2011drdavewatfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046583913458496903noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795049240604897581.post-63611063482570781552011-12-26T22:04:14.598+00:002011-12-26T22:04:14.598+00:00^ 3182 City Airport isn't eligible I'm afr...^ 3182 City Airport isn't eligible I'm afraid - it was a 2010 set.drdavewatfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046583913458496903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795049240604897581.post-1580112791004386232011-12-26T19:08:17.368+00:002011-12-26T19:08:17.368+00:00i would like to vote for the 3182 lego set as best...i would like to vote for the 3182 lego set as best set.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795049240604897581.post-22339808971613731462011-12-26T19:04:13.332+00:002011-12-26T19:04:13.332+00:00would of liked to see the lego superheros instead ...would of liked to see the lego superheros instead of lord of the rings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795049240604897581.post-25468494930386349112011-12-25T20:22:26.919+00:002011-12-25T20:22:26.919+00:00Sad thing is I don't see any more alien conque...Sad thing is I don't see any more alien conquest coming for 2012 at all on the dealer sheets. Heck even the current stuff is marked for disappearing in the spring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795049240604897581.post-11360123139565290462011-12-23T20:47:21.118+00:002011-12-23T20:47:21.118+00:00^ I won't be changing my wording. "Defens...^ I won't be changing my wording. "Defense" is US-English, which would be fine if I lived in the US and had bought the set over there. Given however that I live in the UK and I bought the set in the UK, I'll be sticking to the UK spelling.<br /><br />http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/british-and-american-spellingdrdavewatfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046583913458496903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795049240604897581.post-71846866965750128312011-12-23T19:59:42.922+00:002011-12-23T19:59:42.922+00:00For the record, "defense" with an S is t...For the record, "defense" with an S is the English spelling of the word and as such one could argue that the American spelling "defence" is the incorrect one. Neither one is an actual misspelling though so you may want to change your wording.Graynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795049240604897581.post-36017544052434383542011-12-23T18:13:11.334+00:002011-12-23T18:13:11.334+00:00Enjoyable post, thanks for putting it together.
...Enjoyable post, thanks for putting it together. <br /><br />The only big point we differ on is that of the Cars theme - I was quite disappointed with it on the whole. I'm an unshamedly big Pixar fanboy so I was eagerly anticipating the theme, but I felt a bit deflated by it. Flo's V8 Cafe could have been incredible, but I think it was let down by utterly superfluous play features (most notably the 'launcher', and the car wash to a lesser extent).<br /><br />I share your sentiment regarding Alien Conquest, a fantastic theme and I'll be sad to see it go. I didn't actually manage to pick up Earth Defense HQ, but Tripod Invasion is one of my favourite sets of the year. Notable mentions from other themes are 7189 Mill Village Raid and 7327 Scorpian Pyramid (an underrated set from an underrated theme IMO).Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795049240604897581.post-11284524352338103492011-12-23T17:19:28.281+00:002011-12-23T17:19:28.281+00:00Good read, I recently became an "AFOL" a...Good read, I recently became an "AFOL" and bought quite a number of sets in the past year. I really got into the Harry Potter stuff, which combined my love of castle with HP, weird stuff and great characters. I've picked up a couple older HP sets from ebay and I have to say in general, the design is much more sophisticated and interesting on the new stuff. The minifigures are way better too, especially in terms of hairpieces and graphics. Diagon Alley is just beautiful. I bought the Market Village a couple months ago as well, which is one of the sets that brought me back into LEGO. Gorgeous (and the videos at lego.com tell me the same guy designed them both, so I have a 'favorite designer' now ha). <br /><br />I pretty much will be buying Isla de la Muerte just for the Sparrow, Barbossa and Elizabeth minifigs, otherwise POTC doesn't hold my interest. Which is a shame, I enjoy the franchise and the concept should provide for good sets. I haven't picked up the Atlantis stuff (not really a fan of the overall concept), but the set you've got here is really nice. I might pick it up on sale, I wish more of the theme focused on undersea greek/roman style ruins.<br /><br />I'd agree with a lot of the Star Wars... I've definitely bought some, most interested in Hoth and Empire based stuff, but I've gone more in for the smaller sets. No real interest in the prequel material (and even barring that few of the sets just 'look' like fun LEGO sets), got the Slave-1 real cheap (I like it, great minis, but disappointing in ways). I'm hoping to get the Wampa cave for Christmas here, and the LE X-Wing. I think the next year of stuff looks better and am really glad to see them do more smaller sets containing desirable minifigs. LEGO superheroes isn't off to a great start, but the Funhouse Escape set has everything I want! Honestly the Lex/Superman armor set is probably the most interesting looking, even though my wife & I love Batman. I'll get the Catwoman bit, and maybe the Batcave later on sale. Curious to see what other DC stuff we soon get once they're done kind of rehashing older, OOP sets.<br /><br />Thanks for the article, good read, I'll add ya into my RSS here.ryan blackmore byrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452566326826193848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795049240604897581.post-35973935981674347092011-12-23T00:34:36.969+00:002011-12-23T00:34:36.969+00:00Thanks for the great comments, folks !
Great poin...Thanks for the great comments, folks !<br /><br />Great point about the Maersk Train, VW Camper and Unimog, Jabba - I was thinking in terms of licensed themes when I wrote the blog post but you're right that while not being part of a licensed theme these sets must still presumably count as licensed.....<br /><br />I LOVE the idea of an Alien Conquest set including a crop circle and cows... I fear however that the theme is on the way out, to be replaced by the new Dino theme. I would love to be proved wrong, however !<br /><br />Regarding Super Heroes, I've been a tad disappointed by what I've seen of the sets so far butI I'll no doubt get them anyway...drdavewatfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046583913458496903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795049240604897581.post-89460195053618315012011-12-22T19:26:10.482+00:002011-12-22T19:26:10.482+00:00Wow - great end of year post! Like you, I have bee...Wow - great end of year post! Like you, I have been getting more and more into Alien Conquest and City of Atlantis. I have been starting to buy up a bunch of each when I find a good sale. I think that Earth Defense HQ and City of Atlantis will be classics. Maybe Alien Mothership too. <br /><br />The Star Wars lineup is so huge, and many sets seemed to be focused on exclusive minifigs. Which is fine, I suppose. But sometimes I find myself looking at boxes, hating the set, but wanting 2 of the minifigs. That's not a good sign.<br /><br />I agree about the other highlight sets you mentioned. It is a very rich time in the LEGO world!<br /><br />For me, I wasn't too excited about Lord of the Rings, I just don't see how these sets will be amazingly unique. I will buy them, I will enjoy them. But it's yet another moody and dark license. <br /><br />I think the Super Heroes lineup will be HUGE. I think this will take over for the size of the Star Wars section in the LEGO Store.<br /><br />Anyhow - thank you so much for your amazing blog this year!BrickUpdatehttp://brickupdate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795049240604897581.post-88988604195673533932011-12-22T05:33:23.899+00:002011-12-22T05:33:23.899+00:00I enjoy the idea of this post and based on my own ...I enjoy the idea of this post and based on my own experiences (not having bought and opened all the sets it seems you have) I agree with many of your assessments. <br /><br />The Alien Conquest theme is terrific and I'd stick the Tri-pod Invader on the poll! It's just too cool. I hope we'll see a second year of this theme as it's a lot of fun with great minifigures and play features and hopefully some of the sets will come with cows and perhaps some kind of crop circle. That'd be super awesome. <br /><br />With the LOTR sets, I think LEGO could have made similar sets without the license as they've more or less done with the dwarves and trolls.HardtravelingHerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08934695675331373414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795049240604897581.post-31488513698405154812011-12-21T23:10:21.479+00:002011-12-21T23:10:21.479+00:00Thanks for a great blog in 2011! Looking forward t...Thanks for a great blog in 2011! Looking forward to more articles in 2012! I'm sure there are many lurkers like me who look forward to your posts...JMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795049240604897581.post-73957718028976915022011-12-21T22:58:00.810+00:002011-12-21T22:58:00.810+00:00Another great blog, Dr Dave. While I'm pretty ...Another great blog, Dr Dave. While I'm pretty much on board with everything you said (except I'd take the City of Atlantis over the Earth Defense HQ), I really really didn't like the Cars theme apart from the two ultimate builds and Flo's Cafe. And I would've been asking for my money back had I paid full price for the Ewok Attack. What a shockingly sparse joke of a set. I bought it at £13.49 and still felt slightly hard done by. How much did was value a consideration? Also aren't the Camper Van, Unimog and Maersk train licensed?! ;)Jabba the Taffnoreply@blogger.com