HERO Factory microsite updated

 

  • HERO Factory microsite updated

    Posted by Huw, 21 Jun 2010 11:01. Filed under LEGO.com.

    7160: Drop Ship
    HERO Factory, 2010
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    ©2010 LEGO Group

    The Hero Factory microsite at LEGO.com has been updated recently and now contains wallpapers, information about the products (including instructions), as well as all the usual cool stuff that LEGO put in their product microsites.

    I guess this means their release is imminent -- the UK retailers' catalogue says August so we could be looking at a mid-July release from LEGOShop.com.

    Thanks to whung, who pointed out the the recently discovered limited edition set, 7179, is included on the site as well.


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Posted by ncbarrett in United States, 21 Jun 2010 11:14

TRU has them available for purchase.
http://www.toysrus.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=lego%20bionicle%20hero&origkw=lego%20bionicle%20hero&f=Taxonomy/TRUS/2254197&sr=1

Posted by Alemas in Germany, 21 Jun 2010 12:09

@ncbarrett: OMG! TRU calls them "LEGO BIONICLE Hero"!!! BIONICLE!!! IN HERO FACTORY!!! ARRRRGH!!!

Posted by eddy847 in United States, 21 Jun 2010 12:39

@alemas: yes, store websites do that sometimes, they even say that MEGABLOCKS are LEGOs! augh!
anyway, the site looks really cool now, as do the sets. I haven't seen the movies yet, but they already look cool. for some reason, the site reminds me of exo-force. weird.

Posted by legoboy12345678 in United Kingdom, 21 Jun 2010 13:39

A warm thank you to huw for his hard work but he needs to be my friend

Posted by copperwonder96 in United States, 21 Jun 2010 14:30

@Alemas...Now that is LOL funny! Even the TRU product buyers aren't fooled by "stipes on a horse".

Posted by ceroknight in Canada, 21 Jun 2010 15:28

looked at all the instructions and none of them looks appealing to me. I dont like the fact that the some of the 'heroes' have an arm+weapon piece instead of having them separately. And the worse is that second 'bulk' figule who has two of those weird 'arms'
I think Lego wouldn't have had a lot of pessimistic fans (like me) if they still called it bionicle but something like bionicle in the late future or something....just my idea if I was to buy these...

Posted by jinxjinx550 in United States, 21 Jun 2010 17:55

I saw one (one!) at my local TRU (Washington DC area) last weekend. There was no price tag for them on any shelf I could find, and the one I saw was lying on top of other merchandise near the Bionicle display area. The one I saw was in a slightly squared off package about the same size and shape as the Bionicles, but it clearly said Hero Factory.

Posted by ceroknight in Canada, 21 Jun 2010 17:58

@jinxjinx550: so...did you get it? id like to know the price....

Posted by Dlakii in Australia, 21 Jun 2010 18:00

And so it begins... *sigh* I'm so glad I got back into standard LEGO when I did; made me realise how awful these (and indeed, the later years of BIONICLE) really are in comparison to the glory that is LEGO's work everywhere else. And this is coming from someone who used to defend the line!
When I found out the ones with gunarms don't have arms underneath the guns... yeah, not cool.

Posted by Murdoch17 in United States, 21 Jun 2010 20:29

The HERO FACTORY heros are avalible at Toys R Us website. They look cool, but I wish Stringer had another black hand. I'm trying to make a Black BIONICLE Glatorian, and this is not helping it. Besides, the only decent black colored being is a toa from 2007! So disapointed by the instructions avalible from the mini-site. (Hey, Huw? Can you put those instructions into the database? Just wondering.) Here is the link to TRU: http://www.toysrus.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=3686922&view=all

Posted by Sky-guardian in United States, 21 Jun 2010 20:36

@alemas They sort of are the same thing as bionicle...

Posted by DrathMaul1997 in United Kingdom, 22 Jun 2010 05:31

how can you confuse lego with MEGA BLOCKS?????? lego is Far better!
@Dlakii yes, sadly you are right, the later years of BIONICLE were not very good, but this hit the nail on the head
*sigh*

Posted by Gus263 in N/A, 22 Jun 2010 11:16

@Dlakii: I completely agree, I also used to buy those action figures, but from 2006 to now, a lot of re-using and juniorization has been done with them. This is completely different of what Bionicle used to be.
I wonder why Lego don't do anything appealing to TFOLS who used to buy the Original Bionicle. In my opinion, it sadly has no interest for those consumers.

Posted by michaelvader in United States, 22 Jun 2010 19:49

I found Duncan Bulk and the others at my toysrus Saturday.

Posted by DrathMaul1997 in United Kingdom, 23 Jun 2010 10:14

I think bionicle was more about building before, now it's (was) more about the missile launchers on every model
It's gone form being a model to build AND play with, to being a model just to play with.

Posted by itsaturkey in United States, 23 Jun 2010 20:28

Nothing will ever replace Bionicle, true, but saying how its terrable does not help either. besides if HF is so not like bionicle, then why would everyone say,"HF is nothing like bionicle" well if it was nothing like bionicle you wouldn't even need to say that it isn't! lets just give it a chance, besides the pieces look nice so i will pick some up and use their pieces to modify my own bionicles, Bio may not live in stores. but it still lives on in our hearts. Cheers.

Posted by DrathMaul1997 in United Kingdom, 24 Jun 2010 09:09

Not badly said M8 :)

Posted by Gus263 in N/A, 24 Jun 2010 09:38

Hero Factory is the continuation to the last Bionicle sets. It is like Bionicle, like the last ones. The main difference from a series to other were always (since 2006) the new pieces. Then Hero Factory is just like a new Bionicle series.

Posted by DrathMaul1997 in United Kingdom, 24 Jun 2010 10:16

Yes HF is ALMOST the same but the story is WAY different, again;

''I think bionicle was more about building before, now it's (was) more about the missile launchers on every model
It's gone form being a model to build AND play with, to being a model just to play with''

Posted by Gus263 in N/A, 24 Jun 2010 11:31

HF's story isn't completely here yet. But the concept is in fact different.

Posted by ceroknight in Canada, 25 Jun 2010 18:12

the boxes have bionicle wriiten on it......

Posted by DrathMaul1997 in United Kingdom, 26 Jun 2010 10:33

Do they? if so thats cruel, reminding us of the past :)

Posted by Gus263 in N/A, 28 Jun 2010 11:11

They have written "from the same creators of the Bionicle characters".

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