Man, that first set looks like a remake of an early 2000 set...

Titan mech is a day 1 buy. I wish we still had the original Toxikita hairpiece, but this new one is a bit more fitting for the design (idk if she even has a character/personality)

I prefer the Dragon Shrine to this temple, but I have Temple of Airjitzu which covers that base. This definitely could work in conjunction with those two, if one was so inclined.

The Titan Mech is awesome, even if you don't care about Ninjago. That sword is freaking epic!

The buildings only have 2 sides. You need to boxes to make it a whole thing. Sorry but I don't get it people are okay with that, bricks aren't that expensive as "other" brick companies show us.

I wasn't expecting Tox and Paleman to show up, super excited to see what role they have in this!!

@R1_Drift said:
"Titan mech is a day 1 buy. I wish we still had the original Toxikita hairpiece, but this new one is a bit more fitting for the design (idk if she even has a character/personality)"

As much as I like her old hair, the replacement of that is used by Nya and Pixal. Having 3 characters with it would too much, even if we haven't seen Pixal yet.

@oukexergon said:
" @Mister_Jonny said:
"The Temple city set is very impressive, but I still find the Temple of Airjitzu a bit more visually appealing."

100%. That set was rare in how perfect it was both to display and as a playset--it's a good comparison point as well, as it provided the whole ninja line-up at the time, had a bridge connecting various smaller buildings, and centered around the temple. This one does have some things going for it, though. Those caverns and rock formations certainly "elevate" its presence. The one thing I didn't like about the Temple of Airjitzu was how flat (and consequently fragile) it was."

Yes, this set is definitely much ambitious from a structural level - as you might expect after almost ten years! I just wish the pagoda was a bit more visually enticing; it’s certainly complex, but it would benefit from some stronger colours, I think.

71814 Tournament Temple City: beautiful, but too expensive and not my interest. pass
71816 Zane's Ice Motorcycle: not bad, but nothing interesting except an exclusive minifigure. pass.
71818 Tournament Battle Arena: incredible build, fantastic minifigures, and such a great price, pick up
71820 Ninja Team Combo Vehicle: awful. almost no similarities to the ultra stealth raider it's meant to be based on, is really just a lloyd vehicle with detatchable side-builds rather than a "team" vehicle, and a horrendous price. pass
71821 Cole's Titan Dragon Mech: the fact that it has full articulation only elevates it's great design. pick up.
71822 Source Dragon of Motion: magnificient, but too expensive for me to break my disinterest in dragons. pass.

3500 pieces in the Temple set ... umm, where?

Echo Zane???

I would love a full lineup of Mechs / Ninjas who all had the same color balance of white + character colors that Cole’s mech has.

@CommanderStone75286 said:
"Echo Zane???"

Now THAT would be a crazy character return.

Wonder if the set depiction of Cole facing off with Ras will be reflected in the animated series storyline. It would be an intriguing matchup between two powerhouses.

Nice use of that Ornithopter blade!

That Dragon has got to be the best lego dragon by far!!! I was recently becoming disappointed with the ninjago line, but this is a great return. I have Stormbringer, which I think is awesome, but this dragon tops it by a mile. I'm just wondering how it compares to the dragon from set 21348.

I need that temple, what a beautiful set..

I'm not super into Ninjago (mainly I love the dragons, and the theme music) but I do like Master Wu.

Don't see him here though...

Break it to me gently: is he dead...?

I think city is stretching the definition a bit but that’s lovely - good size and play features for the price too.

@SEG2008 said:
"That Dragon has got to be the best lego dragon by far!!! I was recently becoming disappointed with the ninjago line, but this is a great return. I have Stormbringer, which I think is awesome, but this dragon tops it by a mile. I'm just wondering how it compares to the dragon from set 21348."
I expect there’ll be a comparison YouTube video soon enough. But my feeling based purely on images - I have Cinderhowl but haven’t assembled her yet - is that Cinderhowl is beefier and heavier but has smaller dimensions (length and wingspan), is less well articulated, and is not as playable. I reckon that the Motion Dragon’s wings are too narrow for its size though; they don’t look like they could provide the necessary lift.

The combo of the temple and arena looks especially impressive. LEGO has a photo of that possibilty on their website.

Are we not talking about those AWESOME mini, trans-orange dragon figs in 71822?

Is this a new mould or have I just not spotted it before now?

@BRICKOCENTRIC said:
"Are we not talking about those AWESOME mini, trans-orange dragon figs in 71822?

Is this a new mould or have I just not spotted it before now?"
It *is* a new mould. There’s also a gold version in 71818.

I’m hoping to get my hands on the fiery one and use it as Cinderhowl’s hatchling in 21348.

If I get that Temple set, I’d probably remove the Temple and put it somewhere else and use the rocky base in my medieval area

@bananaworld said:
"
I'm not super into Ninjago (mainly I love the dragons, and the theme music) but I do like Master Wu.

Don't see him here though...

Break it to me gently: is he dead...?"

In the show he's currently MIA, I doubt that he's dead though. He has appeared in the show this season but it was a scene set in the past

@B_Space_Man said:
"I would love a full lineup of Mechs / Ninjas who all had the same color balance of white + character colors that Cole’s mech has."

This is the fourth Titan mech to feature the white + ninja color scheme, after Lloyd’s, Zane’s and Jay’s. They look great together, and I look forward to picking up Cole’s.

What is the price in the US?

@Zander said:
" @SEG2008 said:
"That Dragon has got to be the best lego dragon by far!!! I was recently becoming disappointed with the ninjago line, but this is a great return. I have Stormbringer, which I think is awesome, but this dragon tops it by a mile. I'm just wondering how it compares to the dragon from set 21348."
I expect there’ll be a comparison YouTube video soon enough. But my feeling based purely on images - I have Cinderhowl but haven’t assembled her yet - is that Cinderhowl is beefier and heavier but has smaller dimensions (length and wingspan), is less well articulated, and is not as playable. I reckon that the Motion Dragon’s wings are too narrow for its size though; they don’t look like they could provide the necessary lift."

Oops I seemed to have made a mistake before. I meant to say Griefbringer 71721, not Stormbringer 70652. Sorry about that.
In any case, I do agree with your observation about the small wings, especially comparing it to Griefbringer 71721. However, I still think that the model looks great overall.

@AgentKallus
Thanks for the clarification!

Also, is Wyldfyre a D.J.?

That mech has a strong shogun megazord vibe, if you ask me, and that’s very cool

Love the Source Dragon, and new designs for Paleman and Tox are sweet!

Cole's Titan mech looks really good,looks like it has actual working knee joints. Probably the best Titan mech so far

@OttoT said:
"The buildings only have 2 sides. You need to boxes to make it a whole thing. Sorry but I don't get it people are okay with that, bricks aren't that expensive as "other" brick companies show us."

But the temple is a playset. Other Ninjago sets aimed at an older audience do have enclosed structures. But think of location-based Ninjago playsets as dollhouses, how are kids supposed to play with a fully enclosed dollhouse?

@ForestMenOfEndor said:
" @B_Space_Man said:
"I would love a full lineup of Mechs / Ninjas who all had the same color balance of white + character colors that Cole’s mech has."

This is the fourth Titan mech to feature the white + ninja color scheme, after Lloyd’s, Zane’s and Jay’s. They look great together, and I look forward to picking up Cole’s."

This is also the fourth Titan Mech overall. I would like to see one for Kai and Nya (which is surprising that Kai hasn't received one yet, considering he's the most popularly marketed and even Cole and Jay got one before him)

And of course, Nya's always sidelined.

Im very dissapointed in these sets and I am suprised so many people like them.

The tournament for example is a solid fig pack but the build has NO PLACE FOR FIGS. Even on promo.pics they but punch of figs where you cant put them in real life.

I can already see this dragon will have problems with its own weight. The First bourne was big dragon and she already had problems. Other big dragons always seemed very fragille as well like Zanes Ice creature from recent time.
We will see...

@ShinyBidoof said:
"3500 pieces in the Temple set ... umm, where?"

In the unnecesary overdetailed base.

71814 is... wow. Just wow. Incredible base, gorgeous temple. Not much more needs to be said.

71821 also catches my eye because Cole has always been my favorite of the original 4. A bit strange how he's the only minifigure in the set, a departure from the norm, but it's an amazing-looking mech and the Cole figure seems to be an interesting new design.

71822 Ninjago is known for its dragons and this set does not disappoint. All the stuff on its back almost feels unnecessary. The dragon will definitely stand strong by itself :D

@Torrent_Studios said:
" @OttoT said:
"The buildings only have 2 sides. You need to boxes to make it a whole thing. Sorry but I don't get it people are okay with that, bricks aren't that expensive as "other" brick companies show us."

But the temple is a playset. Other Ninjago sets aimed at an older audience do have enclosed structures. But think of location-based Ninjago playsets as dollhouses, how are kids supposed to play with a fully enclosed dollhouse?"

Respectfully, as a TFOL myself, I must say I agree with you, but your argument doesn't work here because of the set is rated 14+

HOWEVER, there is another argument to be made...
By leaving the back open, it is much easier to look inside and put minifigures in it! This is pretty much the same reason playsets for kids have, but instead of it being for play, it's for display (you need to imagine the nerd emoji while reading this XD)

@SpaceNinjaWarrior said:
" @Torrent_Studios said:
" @OttoT said:
"The buildings only have 2 sides. You need to boxes to make it a whole thing. Sorry but I don't get it people are okay with that, bricks aren't that expensive as "other" brick companies show us."

But the temple is a playset. Other Ninjago sets aimed at an older audience do have enclosed structures. But think of location-based Ninjago playsets as dollhouses, how are kids supposed to play with a fully enclosed dollhouse?"

Respectfully, as a TFOL myself, I must say I agree with you, but your argument doesn't work here because of the set is rated 14+

HOWEVER, there is another argument to be made...
By leaving the back open, it is much easier to look inside and put minifigures in it! This is pretty much the same reason playsets for kids have, but instead of it being for play, it's for display (you need to imagine the nerd emoji while reading this XD)"

It's branded as a regular retail set, and I classify any sets that aren't branded under UCS, Icons or the Ninjago City lineup as playsets. The age rating is probably due to the fact that the set is quite large and has some complicated-looking building techniques

As a soon-to-be AFOL myself (by September woohoo) I must say, even now I love to play with my sets from time to time- er, I mean, have the occasional fun swoosh around the room with my TIE fighters and A-wings.!

I'm really glad that the back of most location-based sets are left open, even with sets like Barad-Dur, it really makes it fun to pose and display figures!

@Torrent_Studios said:
" @SpaceNinjaWarrior said:
" @Torrent_Studios said:
" @OttoT said:
"The buildings only have 2 sides. You need to boxes to make it a whole thing. Sorry but I don't get it people are okay with that, bricks aren't that expensive as "other" brick companies show us."

But the temple is a playset. Other Ninjago sets aimed at an older audience do have enclosed structures. But think of location-based Ninjago playsets as dollhouses, how are kids supposed to play with a fully enclosed dollhouse?"

Respectfully, as a TFOL myself, I must say I agree with you, but your argument doesn't work here because of the set is rated 14+

HOWEVER, there is another argument to be made...
By leaving the back open, it is much easier to look inside and put minifigures in it! This is pretty much the same reason playsets for kids have, but instead of it being for play, it's for display (you need to imagine the nerd emoji while reading this XD)"

It's branded as a regular retail set, and I classify any sets that aren't branded under UCS, Icons or the Ninjago City lineup as playsets. The age rating is probably due to the fact that the set is quite large and has some complicated-looking building techniques

As a soon-to-be AFOL myself (by September woohoo) I must say, even now I love to play with my sets from time to time- er, I mean, have the occasional fun swoosh around the room with my TIE fighters and A-wings.!

I'm really glad that the back of most location-based sets are left open, even with sets like Barad-Dur, it really makes it fun to pose and display figures!"

I wholeheartedly agree, and happy (early) birthday, soon-to-be-AFOL! XD