Lego Ultra Agents - Why are you so cool looking?

OK, Lego Legends of Chima week consisted of one whole post - sorry, I got busy. I'll post some more of the latest wave of Chima sets soon. To tide you over, here are some of the new Lego Ultra Agents sets, specifically Infearno Interception and Tremor Track Infiltration.

Once again, I wasn't planning on collecting this theme, but the design of the vehicles and the "bad guys" were too good to pass up (curse you Lego, shaking fists towards Denmark). It's basically "Agents of SHIELD" in Lego form. 

The villains really stand out here. You can't pass up a guy with a flaming head on a jet surfboard or an armored thug with giant metal fists. These are two of the smaller sets, but I wouldn't be surprised if the Ultra Agents Mission HQ and the Hurricane Heist didn't make it into this blog as well.

The vehicles are fun and well designed. The "spy car" has an ejector seat action feature and the tracked vehicle has giant fists to smash things. Hours of fun!

 

Infearno

 

Agent Solomon Blaze 

Agent Jack Fury 

Tremor

Legends of Chima Week - Scorm's Scorpion Stinger

There are two Lego themes that, for some reason, are very appealing to me (as an adult, and my 12-year old self) - Ninjago and Chima. This week I'll try and post pictures of the Chima sets that I have purchased recently from the spring 2014 assortment. This one is Scorm's Scorpion Stinger. I am not going to go into a huge review, but in general, this is a really nice set. Scorm is a sharp, new minifig with his helmet and "scorpion tail" as the highlights. The model is a lot larger than I thought it would be and it was a fun build (with some ingenious action features with the claws). I am a sucker for most animal themed vehicles (as you'll see with Rogon's Rock Flinger) and I highly recommend this set.

Scorm

 

Cragger

Laval

Coming Attractions

Since no one really reads this blog, the following entry is mainly for me... but if you do read it you can look forward to me writing and posting pictures on the following topics:

I just picked up a couple of the 2011 Lego Pharaoh's Quest sets, and I have to say they are quite awesome. It is basically a group of adventures exploring Egyptian locales and coming into conflict with a group of mummies... yes mummies (snake ones, scarab ones, flying ones based on Horus). I'll post some more detailed reviews and pictures soon.

I also have a bunch of pretty recent Star Wars Clone Wars figures sitting on my desk. Unlike other sites, I won't do detailed figure by figure reviews, I'll just post a couple of pictures and tell you which ones I like the best.

I managed to see the premieres of both G.I. Joe: Renegades and Young Justice over the Thanksgiving holiday and I'll post some of my thoughts soon. All I have to say is Young Justice is spectacular! The character designs (best Hawkman/Hawkgirl ever), animation, voice acting and even the plot were top notch. A crazy blend of Teen Titans, Young Justice and the Outsiders. I am not the only one who thinks that the episode was great. Cartoon Network has another winner. The only negative is that I have to wait until January to see more. Renegades was serviceable, and I still need more time to make a final call.

The Lego Space Shuttle Adventure...Complete!

All right! The deed is done. I managed to finish my Lego Space Shuttle before the actual Space Shuttle program finished (last launch date currently 12/17/10). It was a really fun build and quite challenging. I think that you can see by the pictures that the likeness is wonderful (down to the tiny crew members).

My daughter really wanted to help me with this one, but I selfishly ended up building it myself over a couple of nights. I'll make it up to her with many purchases of the new space sets that she can build herself.

The shuttle now has a prominent place on my desk, and I don't know if I'll ever be able to take it apart. If you are a Lego or space enthusiast definitely pick this up!

In Progress... The Lego Space Shuttle Adventure

I got this for my birthday back in the summer and I am finally getting around to putting this amazing piece of plastic together. I managed to finish the orbiter up over the weekend and wanted to post some quick picutres. It's great! A very accurate representation of the real shuttle. Once I get the ET, SRBs and launch pad done, I'll post completed pictures.

Lego + NASA = Pure Awesome!

Lego Partners With NASA to Build and Explore the Future

Neat stuff...happy to see that there is going to be a parternship here. Two great things that taste great together! Check out the press release HERE and see the forthcoming Lego site HERE.

Lego has a history of creating great realistic space exploration sets like their Launch Command series from 1990, the Space Port theme from 1999, and the NASA-themed sets they did with the Discovery Channel in 2003 (Space Shuttle, Space Station, Saturn V, Mars Exploration Rover, etc.).

Next year they are planning a new City theme that focuses on a space launch center (a nice update to previous themes). It will be interesting to see how they both leverage this partnership.

Why Adults Love Lego...

Saw this video today on Techland and had to repost here. I always like TED talks, and a TED talk about Lego can't be beat! Can't say I have as many Lego bricks as this fine man, but the allure of the tiny bricks are shared.