@DaLegoNerd1 said:
" 71478 $99.99 USD
71484 $79.99 USD
71485 $129.99 USD"

Thanks a lot for these! Are those official, or just speculation?

Regardless, the prices seem fair. 71485 looks a little small for $130, but I'm still gonna pick it up... BECAUSE Z-BLOB

@dudebrick : Looking closely at 71478 wings I can see two technic bricks with rotation joints per wing, themselves clipped on a technic rotation disk, and they seem to be aligned on the same axis, therefore I am quite confident they can flap and tilt.

Three wonderful sets, my son will be crazy when I show him these tomorrow. The "nightmare ravens" look great. Seems they will be battling with evil clones next season.

Once again all these sets are overdetailed and could have been much cheaper for what they offer.
Also not a fan of once again repeated figures.

Interesting use of the anti studs on the chest plate on the dinosaur mech as greebling. Generally speaking, exposed anti studs are the ugliest part of any build.

@AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
" @DaLegoNerd1 said:
" 71478 $99.99 USD
71484 $79.99 USD
71485 $129.99 USD"

Thanks a lot for these! Are those official, or just speculation?

Regardless, the prices seem fair. 71485 looks a little small for $130, but I'm still gonna pick it up... BECAUSE Z-BLOB"

They're official

Not enough bunchu bunny in the wave. But otherwise looks fun. At least no brace-face kid this time!!!

New puff jacket will be useful for my city's gang members.
Also the sets are awesome,of course.

Can’t say these aren’t great sets. I saw the space bus on display in a Lego shop and it looked excellent. The summer 24 sets look very good. May have to start buying

@AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
"I think Alan Parson's Project's Edgar Allen Poe-inspired songs 'The Raven' and 'A Dream within a Dream' should be required listening while building that Raven set. Because reasons!

Doth quote the Raven: 'Nevermore!'"

Why am I just now realizing that:
A. This is why the Never-Witch has a raven theme
B. The raven theme is why she has "Never" in her name
There you go. This wave's villain is an elaborate Edgar Allan Poe parody."

You think that's great, just wait until you've seen 'The Cask of Amontillado'!
;-)

(For those who don't get it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cask_of_Amontillado )

The Raven set is legitimately beautiful, I HAVE to get it, and that T-Rex set is definitely being earmarked for my dinosaur, robot, and LEGO obsessed oldest son!

@Brickalili said:
"Hah, I love that the witch hut has its own little bird legs! Got a Baba Yaga in training over in the dream world!"

@Murdoch17 said:
"I think Alan Parson's Project's Edgar Allen Poe-inspired songs 'The Raven' and 'A Dream within a Dream' should be required listening while building that Raven set. Because reasons!

Doth quote the Raven: 'Nevermore!'"
@Murdoch17, I was thinking more along @Brickalili ‘s lines with Ravel’s orchestration of Mussorgsky’s Hut on Fowl’s Legs springing to mind: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ISoSVmXXJuc&pp=ygUmbXVzc29yZ3NreSBodXQgb24gY2hpY2tlbiBvcmNoZXN0cmF0ZWQ%3D

Cool stuff but so, so big! Dark Mateo?! What are the alternative builds?

@Murdoch17 said:
"I think Alan Parson's Project's Edgar Allen Poe-inspired songs 'The Raven' and 'A Dream within a Dream' should be required listening while building that Raven set. Because reasons!

Doth quote the Raven: 'Nevermore!'"

I've been (somewhat) ninja'd! I'd also like to add "The Raven", the original poem as well. Definitely one of my favorites for its eeriness and mystery around it. Anyways, the Midnight Raven is SO CLOSE to being the Raven from aforementioned poem, but the pink feathers... I mean, I'll certainly take certified Edgar Allen Poe memorabilia.

Hm. C-Rex carries over the "vehicle made into an animal" theme and color scheme of 71458 in its "complete" forms. Wonder whether that means it's another Cooper+Logan collaboration in-universe.

Anyway, very cool stuff, hopefully I can find space for it.

@Murdoch17 said:
"I think Alan Parson's Project's Edgar Allen Poe-inspired songs 'The Raven' and 'A Dream within a Dream' should be required listening while building that Raven set. Because reasons!

Doth quote the Raven: 'Nevermore!'"

An Alan Parsons reference, and a great album....I tip my hat to you.

Another waist cape in a kids set. Just a slap in the face to Star Wars fans.

Voltron’s got way skinny knees.

@Thieraboss said:
"Interesting use of the anti studs on the chest plate on the dinosaur mech as greebling. Generally speaking, exposed anti studs are the ugliest part of any build."

I think they're less greebling, and more likely those hinges will mean a compartment in his chest. For storing the little city in a bottle, or trapping enemies, who knows, but it is a little weird they didn't just use inverted tiles, cuz they'd definitely apply here

I like the rocket wheelchair in 71478. Simple yet effective build.

@lloyddobbler said:
"Me Grimlock will get Cooper's Robot Dinosaur C-Rex on first day--maybe buy all sets for sure!"

If my MOCing skills were up to snuff, I'd be sorely tempted to get 71484 and figure out a way to give it a robot mode.

I do like these sets. The robot looks like Optimus Prime and the T-rex is a zord. It's a zord, look at it!

But they're just too big and too expensive, so unless I catch them on clearance, I'll probably end up passing.

@Murdoch17 said:
" @Lyichir said:
" @Cooliocdawg said:
"Another waist cape in a kids set. Just a slap in the face to Star Wars fans."

This kind of whining is part of why I can't take Star Wars fans seriously. One of the biggest, longest-lived Lego licensed themes, and still nothing's ever good enough for them.

The fact that other themes occasionally exist and dare to have cool fig designs is not an insult to you personally."

Lyichir, I wish I could like your post twice!"

I understand where you're coming from. We have a good community in Lego and BS.

On the other hand, they are toys. So, should any of this be taken seriously?

On the other, other hand, isn't commenting about toys/collectibles just a silly lark to begin with?

On the other, other, other hand, Star Wars totally gets screwed by Lego.

Nevertheless, that's not the focus here.

Ravens, T-Rexes, Mechs.. Oh, my!

@Murdoch17 said:
" @AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
"I think Alan Parson's Project's Edgar Allen Poe-inspired songs 'The Raven' and 'A Dream within a Dream' should be required listening while building that Raven set. Because reasons!

Doth quote the Raven: 'Nevermore!'"

Why am I just now realizing that:
A. This is why the Never-Witch has a raven theme
B. The raven theme is why she has "Never" in her name
There you go. This wave's villain is an elaborate Edgar Allan Poe parody."

You think that's great, just wait until you've seen 'The Cask of Amontillado'!
;-)

(For those who don't get it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cask_of_Amontillado )"

"'Montresor! For the love of God!'"

A basic building brick in the foundation of the crazed conundrum that is the StyleCounselor. Thanks for the trip back down this well-worn memory lane. ;)

@Cooliocdawg said:
"Another waist cape in a kids set. Just a slap in the face to Star Wars fans."

What'd the five fingers say to the face?! Rick James B-tch!

That Raven set build! Let me just collect my jaw from the floor! It is spec.tac.u.lar!

These remind me of Monkey Kid. But not in a good way. The size and amount of detail feels overdone for what these sets are. Especially the raven and dinosaur look downright painful to build all of the INDIVIDUAL feathers and pieces of scrap for. I'm not saying people who enjoy such builds shouldn't or anything. Just to me these look like the designers forgot to actually scale back from a concept model at any point of the design process. The raven in particular looks like there will barely be any usable space because everything's covered in tiny stuff.

Excessive! The word I was looking for is that these feel excessive

Great looking sets, but I especially like that new puffer jacket piece!

I was sad and disappointed that nothing from the first wave this year really peaked my interest after buying almost everything from last years wave, but these are amazing. I definitely cannot wait to get that raven and dino mech.
Do we know if these are getting a US release in May/June or are we going to have to wait until the end of summer to get these?

Holy $%!+. That blue vest is immediately my favorite minifigure accessory of all time.

@ThunderCracker81: I would buy that.

These sets look fantastic! I love the color schemes and builds! Hopefully these sets will keep Dreamzzz around for a bit! The new elements and figures look really good, particularly that raven. The jacket in red will definitely be used for Marty McFly. I'm curious to see what the cheaper sets will look like, as well as who the new girl is. My one disappointment is that Zoey is supposedly the figure appearing in the Dreamzzz polybag, and she looks to be the least interesting figure. I'll probably still pick it up though.

@Zordboy said:
"I do like these sets. The robot looks like Optimus Prime..."

I get more of an Ultra Magnus vibe, honestly...

First wave was pretty good. This years current wave is pretty bad. These 3 look pretty awesome

These are great :)

Love the Raven, not the Mechs. I've adopted a wait for the sales attitude for this theme that has been working somewhat successfully. Got the Cat-Owl set & Mr. Oz's Space Bus at decent prices when I caught some Markdowns at my local Walmart this past month. I like 2 or 3 sets out of each wave that really aren't must haves but will grab if I find them at good markdowns. Most of the ones I wanted from last year were available & reduced to ridiculously decent prices at local Costco's. The only one I was somewhat interested in that I never found at a discount was the Nightmare Shark Ship but I've moved on.

The Raven looks pretty cool, but I'm not so big on the mechs. That sums it up I think.

Wow, the Raven set is amazing. Definetly one of the better designs of the later years. Others are beautiful also, but Raven is next level.

@StyleCounselor said:
" @karrit said:
"Love the Raven, not the Mechs. I've adopted a wait for the sales attitude for this theme that has been working somewhat successfully. Got the Cat-Owl set & Mr. Oz's Space Bus at decent prices when I caught some Markdowns at my local Walmart this past month. I like 2 or 3 sets out of each wave that really aren't must haves but will grab if I find them at good markdowns. Most of the ones I wanted from last year were available & reduced to ridiculously decent prices at local Costco's. The only one I was somewhat interested in that I never found at a discount was the Nightmare Shark Ship but I've moved on."

I don't want to give you FOMO nightmares, but the Nightmare Shark was available for 30% at Costco.com around Xmas. Also, it was reduced 40% at Walmart last month."

Not available cheap enough at the Costco's near me and I spent enough on other sets around the holidays. I try not to buy LEGO online from them because they mark it up a little to cover shipping and if they have the sets in the warehouse the deals get better in store. Shark Ship wasn't high up on my wishlist and I decided I didn't like it enough to buy it unless it was 50% off or better and there was nothing else I wanted to buy more. I think I like the upcoming Raven much better. I did get great deals on the Stable & the Tree House from Costco.
Never saw any deals at Walmarts around here until the Cat Owl & Space Bus last month. Still hoping for a deal on the Sandman's Tower.

It's...a three-way TIE, I really like all three; and I'm looking forward to seeing the "Earth-3"/Evil Duplicate explanation...except, there doesn't appear to be a 'regular' Dizzy...possession? Turned to the 'Dark Side' (or the 'Hidden Side':))

I can hear the C-Rex terrible scream,
Run, Raven, run; run, Raven, run.

70012-2 lives on in 71478. Btw the dark minifigures are simply fantastic and the trans-blended eagle mould is a must have, too.

I love the wheelchair with thrusters! This theme reminds me of Ninjago : colorful, creative, a bit nuts, nice minifigs... All stuffed to go far and well with kids.

Brings to mind Tom Hardy's line from Inception: "You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger darling"

These sets look cool!

@DaLegoNerd1 said:
"71478 $99.99 USD
71484 $79.99 USD
71485 $129.99 USD"

can you please do it in pounds for us fellows in jolly old england

@Howelllego4 said:
" @DaLegoNerd1 said:
""

can you please do it in pounds for us fellows in jolly old england"

Let's guesstimate based on current pricing:

71478 $99.99 USD, £89.99 GBP
71484 $79.99 USD, £74.99 GBP
71485 $129.99 USD, £119.99 GBP

@Brainslugged said:
"Z-blob started off life as a bionicle eye thing and has got bigger and bigger every set. He's going to be the size of the UCS Star Destroyer in the next set!"

except when he turned into a small go kart, after being a mech

@fakespacesquid said:
"I think they're less greebling, and more likely those hinges will mean a compartment in his chest. For storing the little city in a bottle, or trapping enemies, who knows, but it is a little weird they didn't just use inverted tiles, cuz they'd definitely apply here"

The two 35459 pieces remind me of the shooting function on 76181. Perhaps the c-rex could do something similar.

Great models.

@AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
"2. Like it or not, the printed kamas offer much more detail than LEGO's official ones. Take Fives for instance: if TLG had given him a physical kama, we all know dang well that it would've just been a plain gray cloth piece with no printing at all. But the printed kama not only gave us accurate striping detail, but it also had the straps going overtop of it."

Perhaps if, like half of this Dreamzzz wave, Fives (and others) got side leg printing and the printed kama would actually look like kama and not some two thin stripes, it'd be easier to excuse lack of cloth ones.

@sipuss said:
" @AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
"2. Like it or not, the printed kamas offer much more detail than LEGO's official ones. Take Fives for instance: if TLG had given him a physical kama, we all know dang well that it would've just been a plain gray cloth piece with no printing at all. But the printed kama not only gave us accurate striping detail, but it also had the straps going overtop of it."

Perhaps if, like half of this Dreamzzz wave, Fives (and others) got side leg printing and the printed kama would actually look like kama and not some two thin stripes, it'd be easier to excuse lack of cloth ones.
"

You read my mind! I feel like the Captain Rex from the Venator should've had this, especially since it's a set for collectors. And they could've just taken the side printing off for the rumored Microfighter, so the Venator Rex would still retain some value.

Alas, we all know that the LSW design team avoids side leg printing like the Plague. Such a shame, such a shame.

dino - super
raven - mega super
mech - meh

Shocked!

Wonder what everyone's favorite part of the Raven is. I personally really like the shaping of the shack's roof and the piece that looks like the Possession ghost tail recolored from its original Sandman colors (the Never Witch is on top of it).

I just belatedly noticed the minifig names are listed. "Madteo" is incredible.

I don't get the love for the cloth waist capes/skirt/jacket tail pieces on any minifigs. To me the never look good, lay properly or fit right. The cloth skirts on Cho & Luna a few years back were awful.

@karrit said:
"I don't get the love for the cloth waist capes/skirt/jacket tail pieces on any minifigs. To me the never look good, lay properly or fit right. The cloth skirts on Cho & Luna a few years back were awful."

Agreed, the folded cloth around the waist, at least the way its been on every figure I've come in contact with, just hasn't looked good. Recently put the skirt piece on 71007-5 thought maybe that would sway me, still an awful fit.

Just realized something(s) w/the Z-Blob mech: It brings a whooole new meaning to the phrase "Check out these guns"...I mean, I've heard of 'shoulder-mounted weapons'; this is the first time I can recall seeing 'weapons mounted AS shoulders'...:D

All three are excellent, especially the raven and C-Rex! Is Dreamzzz the new Ninjago in terms of creativity and higher standard sets??

@AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
"Dreamzzz certainly ain't skimping out on this wave! They seem pretty similar to sets we've seen before, but upgraded to the max! Can't wait to see how these tie into Season 2! (Which I'm sure will come out eventually...)

And, I dare to say it: if LEGO Dreamzzz keeps putting out great sets like this, it might just save the theme!"

As a fellow Chima enjoyer, getting vibes of the really fun set 70012-2 from the raven.

@Lyichir said:
" @PeterPan said:
" @AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
"Dreamzzz certainly ain't skimping out on this wave! They seem pretty similar to sets we've seen before, but upgraded to the max! Can't wait to see how these tie into Season 2! (Which I'm sure will come out eventually...)

And, I dare to say it: if LEGO Dreamzzz keeps putting out great sets like this, it might just save the theme!"

As a fellow Chima enjoyer, getting vibes of the really fun set 70012-2 from the raven."

They're similar conceptually but to be honest I feel like this is a real showcase of how far set design has come in a decade—this new raven has a lot nicer shaping overall than the Chima one."

It's bigger with triple the number of parts. Of course it's better!
Well, as a general rule, 76210 being an exception.

@AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
" @sipuss said:
" @AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
"2. Like it or not, the printed kamas offer much more detail than LEGO's official ones. Take Fives for instance: if TLG had given him a physical kama, we all know dang well that it would've just been a plain gray cloth piece with no printing at all. But the printed kama not only gave us accurate striping detail, but it also had the straps going overtop of it."

Perhaps if, like half of this Dreamzzz wave, Fives (and others) got side leg printing and the printed kama would actually look like kama and not some two thin stripes, it'd be easier to excuse lack of cloth ones.
"

You read my mind! I feel like the Captain Rex from the Venator should've had this, especially since it's a set for collectors. And they could've just taken the side printing off for the rumored Microfighter, so the Venator Rex would still retain some value.

Alas, we all know that the LSW design team avoids side leg printing like the Plague. Such a shame, such a shame. "

I really don't want to be the guy who wishes the plague on the SW Lego designers. But, if you think it'll really help us to get better minifigs.... give them all the plague!! ;)

I really dig that raven. Prolly wont get any of these due to the size and price but yeah if I did, I would get that Raven.

@brick_r said:
"It's...a three-way TIE, I really like all three; and I'm looking forward to seeing the "Earth-3"/Evil Duplicate explanation...except, there doesn't appear to be a 'regular' Dizzy...possession? Turned to the 'Dark Side' (or the 'Hidden Side':)) "

Izzy has appeared in other sets. And I kind of expect that there’s more to come with this wave.

the never witch raven is superb exactly the type of set i expect from dreamzzz
i recently got the nightmare shark ship in a sale to go with it

too bad i cant join in the eurobricks forums because of that nasty bully peppermint m all i did was defend myself against her bullying and now im banned j