Official 2012 Set Discussion

[Dorek]

If you all guys see on Splitface's Animation on Products Section, he have a white hero core on his chest.

I feel like somebody else pointed that out to me, but I didn't pay much attention to it. Indeed he does; he comes with a Hero Core, but I'm thinking it's more that he incorporates certain Hero style builds that they thought it made sense to use one. Pretty funny, though, good eye.Also, someone needs to do a comparison shot of Sam the Eagle from The Muppets to Rocka. Their faces look the same. I can't be the only one seeing this.

[Smitty]

If you all guys see on Splitface's Animation on Products Section, he have a white hero core on his chest.

I feel like somebody else pointed that out to me, but I didn't pay much attention to it. Indeed he does; he comes with a Hero Core, but I'm thinking it's more that he incorporates certain Hero style builds that they thought it made sense to use one. Pretty funny, though, good eye.

That was me.

Also, someone needs to do a comparison shot of Sam the Eagle from The Muppets to Rocka. Their faces look the same. I can't be the only one seeing this.

Maybe a little bit...

[Dorek]

I meant somebody on WLM, but maybe I saw a post you made; who knows =P.Rocka needs to be at an angle or something; he has a beak, I swear.

[Dralcax]

Got Rocka and Evo today. Evo is pretty cool, even without a secondary weapon; very cohesive design. Rocka is okay, though the design is a bit cluttered, and he definitely would have benefited from the wider torso; I'll see if I can salvage one for him.

The new armor is too narrow for the wider torso to look good, and poseability is no longer inhibited by the narrower torso, so the narrower torso is better. Rocka is just cluttered with oversize legs, that's all.

[Smitty]

Got Rocka and Evo today. Evo is pretty cool, even without a secondary weapon; very cohesive design. Rocka is okay, though the design is a bit cluttered, and he definitely would have benefited from the wider torso; I'll see if I can salvage one for him.

The new armor is too narrow for the wider torso to look good, and poseability is no longer inhibited by the narrower torso, so the narrower torso is better. Rocka is just cluttered with oversize legs, that's all.

Furno rocks the wide torso well enough with the "Aqua-jet-pack" added on.

[Dorek]

Surge and Furno use the wider torso, and they're fine. I gave Rocka the wider one, and it works out pretty well. Gives him a bit more stance, and allows the ammo belt to not limit poseability as much. I think the legs are fine, actually. A bit jarring to go from gold to gunmetal to gold again, but smaller armor pieces would have looked silly. The narrow torso and the spherical armor piece don't work together that well; Evo being the notable exception.

[unknown_user2596]

I noticed the upcoming Captain America figure has a new armor piece on his knees. Could this piece make its way to the summer HF wave?Personally I think it looks better than the current rounded shoulder pad piece as it doesn't leave a huge amount of empty space on the underside.

[~Xemnas~]

I noticed the upcoming Captain America figure has a new armor piece on his knees. Could this piece make its way to the summer HF wave?Personally I think it looks better than the current rounded shoulder pad piece as it doesn't leave a huge amount of empty space on the underside.

It's very possible that this armor piece will also be in the summer Hf wave. It's just like how Stormer (who's basically been confirmed as a summer set) appears to have the Hulk's chest piece.

[Squishyfrog]

And that piece looks a lot like the piece that appears on that purple villain's shoulders, so I say it's very possible.

[~Xemnas~]

Oh, hey it does... so that pretty much confirms that piece will be on some HF sets.

[Smitty]

I noticed the upcoming Captain America figure has a new armor piece on his knees. Could this piece make its way to the summer HF wave?Personally I think it looks better than the current rounded shoulder pad piece as it doesn't leave a huge amount of empty space on the underside.

Where did you find that pic and is there one of Iron Man.

[Squishyfrog]

Iron Man boxIron ManThe Hulk boxThe HulkCaptain America boxCaptain AmericaNo credit to me, I found these on another forum.

[Dorek]

I adore Iron Man, soooo gonna get him. I really like how they're compatible with Hero Factory figs.And yeah, that Captain America armor piece will probably recur, given how it matches the overall HF aesthetic. Even if it doesn't, you can always use his =P.

[Element Lord of Milk]

Hulk doesn't look as bad as he did initially, though still pretty bad.His hands might be useful for making a Breez 3.0 though.Cap and Iron Man look great.~ELM~

[~Xemnas~]

Iron Man probably looks the best- the robotic feel of the new building style suits him well.

[Nuvaguy]

Oh, look. The 2012 Hero Factory discussion has turned into Ultrabuild Heroes discussion.Anyways, The Nuremberg toy fair starts tomorrow, so we should be seeing pictures of the summer wave of Hero Factory (and all other lego sets) soon.

[Dorek]

Oh, look. The 2012 Hero Factory discussion has turned into Ultrabuild Heroes discussion.Anyways, The Nuremberg toy fair starts tomorrow, so we should be seeing pictures of the summer wave of Hero Factory (and all other lego sets) soon.

This topic is totally catchall for any and all tangential discussion =P. Kinda figured we had gotten used to that.Anyway, yeah, definitely looking forward to the toyfair, and the NY one isn't too far away either.

[unknown_user2596]

Speaking of which, I found a video of the HF display in the London Toy fair here, which shows some new sets not seen here before...(is this technically leaked though?)

[Manterax Prime]

It's ToyFair, how can it be leaked?Very Short but a good look at Stringer.

Edited February 1, 2012 by Kamen Rider OOO

[Mesonak]

Yeah; it's ironic that the only good shots we got of the sets are of the sets we've already seen in the TV commercials.Voltix (his name is visible on the nametag) looks interesting, and Stringer looks great. You can see Stormer... who appears to be a titan. You can also spot an unidentified blob of plastic (hooray for bad posing!) next to Toxic Reapa, one very bland looking dude with a helmet that resembles Nex, and a quite cluttered looking guy with Bulk's helmet (I'd assume they're Nex and Bulk respectively) and a very... interesting looking four armed yellow guy with yellow Raw-Jaw feet. Woohoo. :PBring on the next Toy Fair.-Mesonak

Edited February 1, 2012 by Mesonak

[Aanchir]

It's ToyFair, how can it be leaked?Very Short but a good look at Stringer.

Well, technically, photography was mostly forbidden at the London Toy Fair. Reporting from the Toy Fair, though, WAS permitted, so the staff might allow or disallow discussion of the sets displayed there in general rather than going through the trouble of determining which discussion comes from written reports and which comes from leaked photos/videos. I'll wait to discuss this video until we get a staff member's say-so, although I must say I'm impressed from what I'm seeing so far.

[Manterax Prime]

Last time I checked, Aanchir, photography and filming/recording videos were two very different things.

[Squishyfrog]

oh my gosh Voltixi love thatand that's only a poorly-posed possibly not entirely finalized version of hima gunmetal helmet and those new electricity pieces and the purple and yellow tentacledefinitely gonna get him and Joker to give him more purplecan't really tell with any other sets because they're so hard to see but at least we'll see them at the NY Toy Fair

[Aanchir]

Last time I checked, Aanchir, photography and filming/recording videos were two very different things.

Yes, but I doubt the organizers would leave that loophole wide open. Edited February 2, 2012 by Aanchir: Rachira of Time

[GeluNumber1]

Breez and Thornraxx were supposed to be on the US shop at home today. And... nothing. I don't think the US is going to get these two.

[~Xemnas~]

Hmmm... looking at that vid I say that the purple guy (who's name, as you said, is Voltix) uses Captain America's knee armor, so we'll be seeing at least two colors of that piece! And ha! I knew Stringer was a normal shade of blue! I knew it! Oh, and it looks like Voltix appears to have a two-toned version of Surge's sword (two of them, to be exact) on the sides of his head.

[Squishyfrog]

Hmmm... looking at that vid I say that the purple guy (who's name, as you said, is Voltix) uses Captain America's knee armor, so we'll be seeing at least two colors of that piece! And ha! I knew Stringer was a normal shade of blue! I knew it! Oh, and it looks like Voltix appears to have a two-toned version of Surge's sword (two of them, to be exact) on the sides of his head.

Actually, at least three different colors. Voltix has them in purple and what appears to be gunmetal, which I love.Stringer has some regular blue cladding, yeah, but his torso armor actually appears to be transparent dark blue. That's cool, but the rest of his armor doesn't match. =/And no, those things on the sides of Voltix's head are much smaller than Surge's sword pieces, as I deduced by comparing the two pieces in real life. So those must be new. They also look three-toned to me, with blue, green, and yellow. They look awesome, anyway. Edited February 2, 2012 by Squishypony

[Dorek]

Last time I checked, Aanchir, photography and filming/recording videos were two very different things.

Last I checked, the difference was semantics. Letter of the law, not the spirit.Anyway, I'm really digging Voltix; less purple than he appears in the video (at least, from the shots we've seen), but even with his crazy jumble of colors (four; five if you include the blue tinges here and there), he comes off as really cohesive. The Black Phantom head (which is a recolor, it seems, thankfully) looks good on him.Also, Stringer has trans blue. That's whack - in the best possible way.

[~Xemnas~]

Trans blue? Yes please!

[kalhiki]

I still don't see the trans blue on Stringer. Mind pointing out how you see it (and when you see it best)?All the sets are cool. Really want to see more of Stormer, mostly. Voltix is awesome.Kalhiki

[Toa Zaz]

We can talk about Voltix now? YES!!!!!! VOLTIX VOLTIX VOLTIX VOLTIX VOLTIX VOLTIX VOLTIX VOLTIX VOLTIX VOLTIX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I'm a little apprehensive about him, actually. He's got a lot of different colors going, and I'm not sure if he'd look so good, especially with that big yellow tentacle. Stringer, however, looks awesome, especially if that's transparent blue on him.

[Squishyfrog]

I still don't see the trans blue on Stringer. Mind pointing out how you see it (and when you see it best)?

You see it best when the camera moves by Stringer. As it passes by, some light appears to shine through his torso armor.

[Nuvaguy]

I still don't see the trans blue on Stringer. Mind pointing out how you see it (and when you see it best)?All the sets are cool. Really want to see more of Stormer, mostly. Voltix is awesome.Kalhiki

If you pause the video when the guy with the camera is just starting to say "...and we've got this guy dangling off of here..." you can sort of see that the edges of his torso armor let light shine through.And that yellow villain (whose name I know but can't say yet) looks... interesting. He seems to have long, spindly legs and a very small body, as well as four arms and very little armor. I want to see a better picture of him.

[Squishyfrog]

Found these on another site.Awesome~EDIT: blacked out site name just in case Edited February 3, 2012 by Squishypony

[AuRon the champion]

So much for stringer being the funny teal color.

[Dark_Stranger]

I hope that's not the finalized version of Nex; he's quite disappointing. The others, however, look amazing, especially Bulk and the red and black guy. "But as long as I'm here, I get to bust heads!"

[Mesonak]

Nex looks (surprisingly) well done; his helmet is a very faithful representation of his 2.0 headgear, just like Evo's, and I love that. The only thing I find fault with him about is the fact that he uses a white torso rather than an orange one. Not that that is necessarily a bad thing, considering it is still a new color for that piece, but it throws off the color balancing a bit. Though the orange printing on his torso definitely helps.Bulk looks outstanding, bar his color arrangement. The fact he only has four (possibly 5, depending on whether he has an actual hand holding his blast) silver pieces is very jarring, considering silver was his primary color up until now. However the actual set looks great; you can spot some size four or size five orange shells on his lower legs, which are definitely needed.The black villain standing next to Bulk is very difficult to even see due to his color scheme, however i can spot that he has a giant claw, Rocka's bandolier piece, 2.0 shield in black (), the 3.0 "mini-claws" or "Arachnix Drone legs" in red, a launcher, and Black Phantom's upper torso armor plate. Looks like an amazing set already, if not just for the parts.

[Aanchir]

I think Bulk's color arrangement is pretty good. It helps that his silver pieces are all centered at his immensely bulky core (head and torso) while his arms and legs keep mostly to black and titanium metallic.Nex's color scheme is also mostly well-arranged but the white is still a little overpowering. I don't think his seemingly medium stone grey upper limb bones help matters-- I'd have preferred a darker color. His helmet is amazing. It's a pity it's impossible to make out his chest pattern, or Bulk's for that matter.

[Element Lord of Milk]

The yellow Villian next to Nex looks kind of not good, of course that might just be because the posing at these events is always terrible.Nex looks okay. Not happy about the White Chest armor, and his Helmet is a little too similar to his 2.0 helmet, it literally looks like his old Helmet but as one piece with a covered mouth area and all one color.Bulk looks cool, although I'm a little annoyed that he has so little Silver(What is it with this year and Strange Color schemes?)but overall he looks great, I'm assuming his Shoulder pads are attached in a similar way to Green lanterns. And he also makes good use of that Captain America boot piece, as does the Black villain near him, I like how it doesn't completely cover the armor it's attached to.Speaking of the last guy, he looks interesting, although I can't tell much since he seems to be posed badly and is the furthest away from the Camera. He seems to have a new Helmet.EDIT: Wait, Bulk's cannon arm seems abnormally short, even shorter than Rocka's and his used the Shortest lower arm available. So this means either:A: It's just bad posing.B: he has a new shorter limb piece(Though this is unlikely since you can't really get any smaller and have it still function as a limb piece)C: He has an actual Cannon for a Lower arm!(By this I mean the Socket attached to the cannon connects directly to the upper arm)~ELM~

Edited February 3, 2012 by Element lord Of Milk.

[~Xemnas~]

Wow... I really like how Bulk looks... except for his jumbled color scheme. The yellow Meltdown-esque villain looks very spindly, and Nex is pretty good. His helmet looks even more like his 2.0's did than Evo's new helmet resembles his old one.