A look at what's coming in Summer 2012

I realize that I haven't posted for a while (my last post was on May 24), and no, I'm not dead, Black Phantom hasn't kidnapped me, and I most DEFINITELY have not quit Lego, so I am definitely going to post a TON of more MOCs throughout the summer. Here's a preview of what's coming.

• Alternate combiner models of the summer sets.
• More Breakout MOCs.
• You know how LEGOJANG said in his video for the Witch Doctor Drones, "the battle for Quatros still rages on?" Well it does now, as told by us at StoneHart.
• More Sempax videos, including one done by my self-MOC.
• More generic MOCs
• And something involving the post I made about Leggiere 2.0.

Stay tuned!

Hero Factory Summer 2012 FINAL images

Here is a short HD video detailing pictures of the 2012 summer sets, courtesy of www.brickset.com.

And remember, you saw them HERE first, not on Jang's blog, Eurobricks, or anywhere else! (For the record, I am not trying to compete with those people in any way.)

More MOCs to come... I have a whole Breakout storyline with maybe 6-12 characters in it to publish!

~XTN

EPIC Bricklink order!

Yep. You read the title. I'm ordering a huge lot of parts from Pick-A-Brick and Bricklink! Most of the parts will be used for Order, Racers, and Ultralight MOCs!

Here's some parts worthy of note that are in my Bricklink and PAB order:

•  Minifig parts- you'll see why in a later post.
• 5-long orange and green armor
• White bone elements
• Breakout chestplates
• Purple HF armor
• Trans red and trans green HF armor
• Trans dark green HF heads
• LOTS of Bionicle and HF masks- you'll also see why
• 2.0 and 3.0 heads
• Transparent spears
• Assorted System parts
• Lightsaber blades

And more!

I will have an unboxing video once I get the parts.

~XTN

LEGO Hero Factory MOC: Leggiere 2.0

In the Hero Factory, engineers were trying to develop a new type of hero that is light, agile, and can do tasks that require optimum speed. The result was Hero Factory's first ultralight hero- Leggiere 2.0.

Leggiere has very little armor for maximum speed and agility. His core and skeleton are slightly compacted to also reduce weight. Third, his feet were also built with lightness in mind. Equipped with twin hooks, Leggiere is any slow-moving villain's worst nightmare.


Fun facts:

• The word "Leggiere" is the Italian word for skinny.
• Leggiere's design paved way for a series of Ultralight heroes in the 3.0 and even v.4 series. That series will be shown later. Currently, it will include about 20-30 different heroes.
• Even though he has a Breakout core, he is still a 2.0 hero.

More MOCs to come!

DO NOT STEAL THIS PICTURE.

It is a violation of DMCA copyright law to do so, and any stolen pictures will be reported and taken down IMMEDIATELY. 

Also if you steal any pictures, you are shaming yourself, your family, and your friends, as well as the whole LEGO community.

~XTN

Nocturnus addresses the Sempax

After seeing LEGOJANG's videos "Specter addresses the Sempax" and "Onyx addresses the Sempax", I decided to make a video in a similar fashion with our own stealthy hero, Nocturnus.

My inspiration for this is the great MOCist LEGOJANG.
~XTN

Lego Hero Factory MOC: Trooper v4

The latest Hero Factory MOC I've made is Trooper v4.

Trooper is a rule-breaker who will do anything it takes to defeat his enemies. The Hero Factory has strict regulations that prohibit the use of corrupted Quaza- yet Trooper uses two in his energy crossbow. The Quaza powers the blaster and gives it far better accuracy.  Another rule that Trooper broke is the use of Hero Recon Team technology. Despite the rules, he has a villain helmet to go undercover and infiltrate compounds.

Interesting facts:

• Yes. Trooper was made in LDD Extended. I am planning to make a real-life version using spray-paints.
• Trooper is partially based on LEGOJANG's MOC, Boravus 3.0.
• Despite wearing XPlode's mask, he is not going undercover as him.

That's all for now! New MOCs are yet to come!

Don't steal these pictures without explicit permission. It is a violation of DMCA law, and if you post MY pictures without MY permission, you are violating FEDERAL and INTERNATIONAL copyright law, and the stolen picture WILL be taken down.

~XTN

Hero Factory summer sets appear at Nuremberg Toy Fair

Here are some pictures of the Hero Factory summer 2012 sets as they appeared at the Nuremberg Toy Fair.

Things to note:

• SXL has a cool new skeleton build
• Speeda Demon has a new lightning piece.
• Speeda Demon and SXL make an awesome combiner.
• Stringer has a trans-blue chestplate.
• Nex has a helmet which is essentially a duplicate of the 2.0 helmet, but made to fit on a Glatorian head.
• Voltix's head is gunmetal, not silver.
• XT4 has a cool new laser weapon. The head is actually slightly rectangular.
• Red Savage Planet claws. 
• Core Hunter uses the epaulet design as seen in one of our 3.0 MOCs.
• Black Savage Planet paws.
• Turns out Bulk did have a black MTIS. 
• Stringer has a silver MTIS.
• Trans-blue armor on SXL.
• Core Hunter has a head with 4 eyes that look like goggles.

Now, here's the pics!

EDIT 2/15/2012: A YouTube member uploaded a character spot video for Stringer v.4.  At the end of the video, a picture of the final packaging was shown. Take a look!