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[quote name='RedvsBlue']It does have a 1000+ piece count but they must all be very small pieces because the set doesn't look that big really.[/QUOTE]
Yeah alot of teeth, and such, it's alot of pieces, but no sides..
[quote name='180husher']Three pounds of Legos in one huge

ing jet:
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4004265[/QUOTE]
very nice, Creator had a similar jet for around 300 some pieces, but I don't know if $57 @ TRU is worth it. Creator series usually had their peice count to match about 10 cents per piece or less.
This one is nice, but pricey and they offer similar colors of last set too.
[quote name='etcrane']I agree the shark base looks cool but I'm beginning to think more and more that LEGO seems to be designing most of its more recent bases as builds that look really awesome from a front perspective (aka the picture you see on the box) but kind of lack good playability or anything exciting when approached from any other angle.
I remember back in the day when LEGO bases used to have lots of little built in hidden places and things on the back and sides that made for more than just a facade that looks cool ... I guess the IJ temple was kind of more like those old sets, though it was ultimately a disappointing set on a number of levels.
But back to my point, in looking at the pictures on the box for this set, it seems that it looks good from the front but I'm just not sure there's all that much to it. Guess I'll have to wait and take a look at the box more closely sometime.[/QUOTE]
I liked the Viking fortress, a bit skimpy but overall an actual playset. Bat Lord's castle has that bit of flair with it too, and that one you can disconnect or rebuild it with a different look.
I haven't opened my Seige Castle yet, but from pictures, it looks proper, but the Troll Mountain fortress, it seems it's just a "front".
That's fine, but the illusion to put some side walls or something would be nice.
[quote name='bigdaddy']Yes, LEGO action bases are normally crap. Plus the thing has a working Stargate! That makes it awesome!
LEGO admitted to that. The designers of the last human Castle castle, the dark blue one from 2006 or 2007, admitted what they designed was different but had to be changed to look good on a box because that's all kids look at.
However , once again, Atlantis has a working Stargate!
Plus most LEGO sets don't have a back anyways, so it's not big deal. The Space Police station looks really cool too.[/QUOTE]


That's the first thing I thought of when I saw it, it's a freaking Stargate!
I love the make shift sharkes, and the tiling of the walls are good, but it's alot of small pieces, and if it had a deeper base, where the stair case could be further back to have an opening from the front, I think it would be more complete.
ugh, I just bought 2 of the bigger PoP sets so I don't think I'm going to buy these at cost. I will have to wait till they go on sale. I'm still saving up for that Imperial Armada ship.... if it will ever go on sale.
Then in June, just seen the lego magazine, the minifigs are coming! I'm going to be broke
