I'm honestly disappointed with the Leonidas minifigure. In the show, the Lion Tribe guards look a lot like him, but the actual sets have him depicted as some tired, hungover guy instead.
He could've worked well as a great army-builder (like Ewar from the Eagle Tribe), but alas...

@MCLegoboy said:
"Update on watching Chima:
I've now finished the first 20 episodes and for every good thing it does, it undercuts it with something dumb. The show starts to really reel me in, but then we gotta have bad comedic moments occur, too. Again, I know I'm 30 watching a show that's 10 years old meant for kids even younger but my goodness. I still love the Gorillas being hippies though, that's a fun subversion, and the Rhinos are so stupid that it actually becomes funny again just how stupid they are. But man, this show is just a mixed bag."

Gotta agree honestly. It gets kinda better though, eventually.
But you've gotta agree the soundtrack is amazing

@MCLegoboy said:
"Update on watching Chima:
I've now finished the first 20 episodes and for every good thing it does, it undercuts it with something dumb. The show starts to really reel me in, but then we gotta have bad comedic moments occur, too. Again, I know I'm 30 watching a show that's 10 years old meant for kids even younger but my goodness. I still love the Gorillas being hippies though, that's a fun subversion, and the Rhinos are so stupid that it actually becomes funny again just how stupid they are. But man, this show is just a mixed bag."

The only Lego show I've watched, is Ninjago, because the rest just don't seem interesting to me.

@WolfpackBricksOfficial said:
"Gotta agree honestly. It gets kinda better though, eventually.
But you've gotta agree the soundtrack is amazing "
If you're talking the rock song for the intro it's an earworm that becomes a bit annoying when left alone with one's thoughts. I'm also not sure how it's even really thematically relevant to the show.
The score throughout the actual show is not bad, but the same pieces get used over and over and over again. Some of it is certainly appropriate for thematic effect, but there are also times were it's just the generic action music being played whether someone's riding a Speedor through the forest or a big battle is happening.
There was one bit where this sad emo song was playing during Laval's Exile and I was like, "What's happening here?" It was kind of out of place since the only instance of any rock being used is in the intro. Could have just been some somber Chima music, but no, gotta go the emo route. It was a little funny.

@TheOtherMike said:
"Of all the vehicles Lego has called a dragster, this has to be the least dragster-like."

It's pretty sad when you've been deemed inferior to the likes of 30358, 1250, or 1528, but all three at the same time? Ouch.

I like the minifigures in Chima. The sets are a mixed bag, some nice, some not so nice.

I found this one and 30252 Crug's Swamp jet in Sweden back in the day. I believe they were my first Chima sets after 70000 Razcal's Glider. This range examplified the jump to 5 digut set numbers too.
I never got anything bigger than Eris' Eagle Interceptor, but most of the sets didn't interest me. But these ploybags were fun. I find them cute, and I love how much they achieve with so little. Who needs a giant croc boat or an oversized lion buggy when these still bear a resemblance to the animals that pilot them?
These were also a fun challenge to make alternate models of.

In hindsight I would have liked to get more of the polybags from the later eras of the theme. Ah well.

Yep. This is definitely a set of all time.

@WolfpackBricksOfficial said:
" @MCLegoboy said:
"Update on watching Chima:
I've now finished the first 20 episodes and for every good thing it does, it undercuts it with something dumb. The show starts to really reel me in, but then we gotta have bad comedic moments occur, too. Again, I know I'm 30 watching a show that's 10 years old meant for kids even younger but my goodness. I still love the Gorillas being hippies though, that's a fun subversion, and the Rhinos are so stupid that it actually becomes funny again just how stupid they are. But man, this show is just a mixed bag."

Gotta agree honestly. It gets kinda better though, eventually.
But you've gotta agree the soundtrack is amazing "

If any LEGO soundtrack is amazing, it's Ninjago:
https://open.spotify.com/track/0gOnCgZHyjakgKM8i9az8e

@PurpleDave said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"Of all the vehicles Lego has called a dragster, this has to be the least dragster-like."

It's pretty sad when you've been deemed inferior to the likes of 30358, 1250, or 1528, but all three at the same time? Ouch."

And completely right too!

@HJB2810 said:
" @WolfpackBricksOfficial said:
" @MCLegoboy said:
"Update on watching Chima:
I've now finished the first 20 episodes and for every good thing it does, it undercuts it with something dumb. The show starts to really reel me in, but then we gotta have bad comedic moments occur, too. Again, I know I'm 30 watching a show that's 10 years old meant for kids even younger but my goodness. I still love the Gorillas being hippies though, that's a fun subversion, and the Rhinos are so stupid that it actually becomes funny again just how stupid they are. But man, this show is just a mixed bag."

Gotta agree honestly. It gets kinda better though, eventually.
But you've gotta agree the soundtrack is amazing "

If any LEGO soundtrack is amazing, it's Ninjago:
https://open.spotify.com/track/0gOnCgZHyjakgKM8i9az8e"

*coughTHELEGOBATMANMOVIEcough*

@PurpleDave said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"Of all the vehicles Lego has called a dragster, this has to be the least dragster-like."

It's pretty sad when you've been deemed inferior to the likes of 30358, 1250, or 1528, but all three at the same time? Ouch."

Yes. The first two had the long noses like real dragsters, and $1528 still has a spoiler, although it fails on every other count, so I'd call ir the second least dragster-like.

@WizardOfOss said:
"This is .... Sparta?"

No, this... is... CHIMA!

Looks like a riding lawn mower without the deck :'D

@Murdoch17 said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
"This is .... Sparta?"

No, this... is... CHIMA!"

Guess they did succumb to the Persians then...almost wiped from memory.....

The only "drags" going on are the lines of Chi dust Leonidas is snorting going by that look on his face.

Was the drug metaphor in Chima an unintentional one of Lego's part?

@Alia_of_AGL said:
"The only "drags" going on are the lines of Chi dust Leonidas is snorting going by that look on his face.

Was the drug metaphor in Chima an unintentional one of Lego's part?"

I'm glad I'm not only one who made the Chi = drug comparison. Lego HAD to know the potential optics of this story decision... right?

@PurpleDave said:
" @HJB2810 said:
" @WolfpackBricksOfficial said:
" @MCLegoboy said:
"Update on watching Chima:
I've now finished the first 20 episodes and for every good thing it does, it undercuts it with something dumb. The show starts to really reel me in, but then we gotta have bad comedic moments occur, too. Again, I know I'm 30 watching a show that's 10 years old meant for kids even younger but my goodness. I still love the Gorillas being hippies though, that's a fun subversion, and the Rhinos are so stupid that it actually becomes funny again just how stupid they are. But man, this show is just a mixed bag."

Gotta agree honestly. It gets kinda better though, eventually.
But you've gotta agree the soundtrack is amazing "

If any LEGO soundtrack is amazing, it's Ninjago:
https://open.spotify.com/track/0gOnCgZHyjakgKM8i9az8e"

*coughTHELEGOBATMANMOVIEcough*"

Nah - “We rock - you roll!”

The name LIONidas was in front of them the whole time. Just had to change a letter.

@Brickalili said:
"I feel the jungle is a terrible place for drag races, very little of it is straight and flat. Invest in a 4x4 Leonidas!"

He could ask to borrow Lennox's from 70002-1

@ohrmazd said:
"I really wish there was someone on this site who, while presenting themselves as Average, just really ENJOYED Chima."

Perhaps by now they switched over to being average Ninjago enjoyers?

@HJB2810 said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"Of all the vehicles Lego has called a dragster, this has to be the least dragster-like."

It's pretty sad when you've been deemed inferior to the likes of 30358 , 1250 , or 1528 , but all three at the same time? Ouch."

Yes. The first two had the long noses like real dragsters, and $1528 still has a spoiler, although it fails on every other count, so I'd call ir the second least dragster-like."

$1528 is a lot of money for a LEGO dragster, even one with a spoiler... And not very good value if it fails on every other count."

Yeah, some sets can go for surprisingly high amounts on the aftermarket.

@oukexergon said:" @ohrmazd said:"I really wish there was someone on this site who, while presenting themselves as Average, just really ENJOYED Chima."

Perhaps by now they switched over to being average Ninjago enjoyers?"

Or lukewarm Dreamzzz enjoyers, perhaps.

@TheOtherMike said:
" @HJB2810 said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"Of all the vehicles Lego has called a dragster, this has to be the least dragster-like."

It's pretty sad when you've been deemed inferior to the likes of 30358 , 1250 , or 1528 , but all three at the same time? Ouch."

Yes. The first two had the long noses like real dragsters, and $1528 still has a spoiler, although it fails on every other count, so I'd call ir the second least dragster-like."

$1528 is a lot of money for a LEGO dragster, even one with a spoiler... And not very good value if it fails on every other count."

Yeah, some sets can go for surprisingly high amounts on the aftermarket.

@oukexergon said:" @ohrmazd said:"I really wish there was someone on this site who, while presenting themselves as Average, just really ENJOYED Chima."

Perhaps by now they switched over to being average Ninjago enjoyers?"

Or lukewarm Dreamzzz enjoyers, perhaps."

Moderate Minecraft Enthusiast?

Meh Modular Buildings Hobbiest?

Ah...paraphrasing the great "Weird Al": "Stop Draggin' my Cart Around..."

Sorta City Supporter?

Middling Monkey Kid Maniac?

Bottom-rung Bionicle Booster?
Average Aquazone Appreciator?
Halfway Hero Factory Hallower?

Or, of course, Superlative Space Supporter?

@TheOtherMike said:
"Bottom-rung Bionicle Booster?
Average Aquazone Appreciator?
Halfway Hero Factory Hallower?

Or, of course, Superlative Space Supporter?"

That’s right. We never underdo anything in SPACE!

Terrific Train Tub-Thumper

(yeah, it's a stretch, but it's all I could find that began with 'T')

Chima Enjoyer here!!!