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Did anyone else catch the throwaway references to "macaroni bricks" and "cheese slopes" in the construction scene early in the movie? I thought that was a nice little nod to the fans.

Just saw it today. Mind = blown. This is a phenomenally good thing, people.

If I were designing the line, I'd tweak the mythology and make it so that the famous heroes were all part of a team, a la Monster Fighters. We could have Odysseus as the leader, Heracles as the muscle, Daedalus as the brains/gadgeteer, Perseus with his winged sandals as the specialist fighter, and A...

I think younger kids could get into a mythology-based line. The monsters would probably be a draw all on their own. By playing fast and loose with the original stories to add more vehicles and contraptions, the appeal could be increased even more.

That's a very good idea, though I don't think they'd get away with the whole gods/goddesses thing. You don't think my re-naming scheme would work? The idea of heroes could mean we get some awesome new figures and monsters! I was going to say maybe they could do a Percy Jackson license and mix Greek...

I think LEGO could get mileage out of both an ancient Greece and a Roman Empire theme. The former could focus on mythology--heroes fighting monsters. Including actual gods and goddesses might be tricky, but they could probably get away with it if they didn't use the word "god" and substitu...

There is one problem with a 'peaceful' castle theme, and that is to do with the children the sets are meant to be aimed at. I honestly don't know many kids (boys especially) who would be able to play with a 'peaceful' set for a long time. Whatever caused this (computer games?!), children would rath...

Throwing in another vote for a peasant village-based series. If TLG is worried about making it look exciting to kids, they can make sure each set includes at least one soldier--either a "good guy" patronizing the shop or a "bad guy" attacking/robbing it. MMV had the former and th...

Looking through the photos on Brickshelf now...I love that little windmill. What a creative idea for the vanes!

Fantastic tribute to a terrific movie! Is that Oaken's sauna I see at the base of the mountain?

I usually leave them up about a month. I display them on top of my entertainment center, across from the couch where I spend most of my time at home (I live in a small apartment), and by the time a month passes I'm usually getting bored with the view! Sometimes I'll leave them up longer if I'm looki...

Thank you, good sir!

I meant to add that...

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Hey all, I got the LotR Pirate Ship Ambush set as part of my Christmas haul. It's a fun set to build and I'm happy to break it down for parts, but I don't have any particular interest in LotR, so the minifigs are going up on Bricklink in about 20 minutes. As usual when I sell Castle-related minifigs...

I love the use of minifig hands as tuning pegs on the lute!