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The movie style is a little disappointing, but who cares, it's just one video. More importantly, Bionicle is back, and it seems like the story is going to be pretty appealing to new and old fans alike. Different enough to make it interesting, but similar enough to what we'd been missing for (what seems like) so long.

I kinda like the name TeridaxI was ecstatic when Bionicle endedI think the story should have ended at the same time as the sets100101010 BC 010101001

FBTB was kind enough to snatch a screenshot of what appears to be the new 10225 R2-D2 UCS set from the beginning of the Town Hall video right here. It's kinda blurry, and there is no official word on it's identity, but I'm willing to believe that we've gotten our first peek at the next UCS set.10010101 BC 01001001

One of these times they'll forget to exclude Star Wars, I'm sure of it!See, I can be an optimist...10100110 BC 01001010

Another stunning Modular from Lego. The only decision I need to make is whether or not to wait until a free shipping offer to get it.101000101 BC 01001001

Before I start making assumptions and am reprimanded by those who like to do that sort of thing, I think I need to get some feedback from the BZP community.Are there any non-Minecraft fans who find this set in any way appealing?I get that this is a Minecraft set, and as someone who has never played Minecraft, and probably never will, I'm not exactly the target audience, but in my opinion, this set is garbage. It doesn't seem to incorporate any interesting building techniques, and there are no cool minifigs. I fail to see any redeeming qualities with this set.Like I said, I know I'm not the main demographic for this theme, but it really includes nothing of interest for me. And this isn't just about my bias against the line. I have zero interest in Harry Potter, never read the books, never saw the movies, but I can appreciate fantastic sets such as Diagon Alley and incredible minifigs like Bellatrix and Molly Weasley. I guess the point is, regardless of my biases about the source material, I can still appreciate a good Lego set, and I do not think this is not a good Lego set.So, is there anyone else who shares this view, or am I just being overly critical and obnoxious?Are there any non-Minecraft fans who like this set?100101001 BC 010010010

Picture from New York Toy Fair by FBTB:4529 Iron Man4530 Hulk4597 Captain America6865 Captain America’s Avenging Cycle6866 Wolverine’s Chopper Showdown6867 Loki’s Cosmic Cube Escape6868 Hulk’s Helicarrier Breakout6869 Quinjet Aerial Battle1001010 BC 01001001

This is fine by me, as I never used this service. However, if this means that we will stop seeing hero Factory pieces in Pick a Brick, then I will be very disappointed.10100101 BC 100101001

These are Marvel superheroes, but this topic is for DC superheroes. So should they be discussed here, or in a separate topic? (I'm not complaining or anything. I'm just curious if this is the right topic to discuss them in.)Anyway, out of all the superhero sets I've seen (DC and Marvel), I think that the Iron Man set looks the best. It just looks really cool to me.It's my topic, so I'll allow it. Yes, I'm definitely looking forward to the Iron Man set. The robotic style that these Ultrabuild sets are in really suit him well. I will rip that unsightly minigun off his shoulder as soon as I get him though...10010010 BC 01001001

Wow! The orcs and Urk-hai look simply stunning. I think this means I will be getting multiples of Urk-hai Attack. The Ringwraith is just as I'm sure we all expected, nothing too extraordinary, but neither is the source material... Gollum looks a bit strange, but I can't really think of a better way to do him, so I won't be too critical.I'm just waiting for pics of Haldir, Eomer, and Theoden... I have a feeling those are gonna blow these latest guys out of the water! 10010101 BC 010010101

Pictures of the new Ultrabuild sets from Brickset:Captain AmericaHulkIronman10010101 BC 01001011

The new sets seem to be trickling into the usual major retailers (Meijer, Walmart, Target, etc..)They are all available at TRU, but I strongly discourage anyone from buying there due to their egregious mark-ups. 10101001 BC 01001001

Huw over at Brickset has posted this news article describing all the new Lord of the Rings sets.Even though photography was not allowed, he snapped this pic from above, which doesn't show very much, but may give you a sense of scale of these new sets. However, the good folk over at Lord of the Brick magnified that picture with these results. As you can see, it shows the sets in much more detail, which is the best legal look we've had at these sets yet. And I have some good news and some bad news. The Mines of Moria set does not include a Balrog, but the Shelob Attacks set does come with Gollum.1000100101 BC 0100100011