Random set of the day: Dino Pod
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 4418 Dino Pod, released during 2006. It's one of 21 Creator sets produced that year. It contains 55 pieces, and its retail price was US$3.5/£2.99.
It's owned by 1,653 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you should find it for sale at BrickLink, where new ones sell for around $13.20, or eBay.
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Not just a Dino Pod, it's a Theropod!
I wish I'd gotten all of the X-Pods, as they were easily the best of the canister-type sets, due to the different ways the canisters could be incorporated int the models. I got all of the first two waves (not counting 4335), but the only one of the last wave I got was 4415. I got it on the same day I saw Cars, appropriately enough, at a Target next door to the theater.
The Xpods were interesting. I want to do something cool with the different pod sections at some point.
Also, I miss these colour packs. (Xpods, Mixels) The basic ones aren't as great.
I bought this one for the green pieces I needed for a custom 'Flying Scotsman' build I was working on, back before Lego made the larger train wheels for steam engines.
I didn't know quite what to do with the pod, because it was such a cool thing, but I had no use for it in any context. I suppose I could've made it into a piece of train cargo, or something.
Instead, I kept it for treasures. Gold and silver metallic pieces, statues, keys, the hourglass piece from Elves, some swords in various transparent colours, jewels, the jug that was transparent pink, some treasure map tiles ... and a minifig teddy-bear. All stored in there as treasures.
@MCLegoboy said:
"Not just a Dino Pod, it's a Theropod! "
Well, one build, at least. I also see a unicornosaurus.
Now this is dinopodracing!
They say 'Dino'....'cept I see no purple on there what-so-who-ever...:)
Also, looks more like 'Gex' from the games of the same name...or, he should be pushing car insurance...:)
I know Ninjago and some Disney Princess theme or something that had parts like this over the last couple of years, but I really wish they made a new analog to these container parts. They were just so cool.
@Zordboy said:
"I bought this one for the green pieces I needed for a custom 'Flying Scotsman' build I was working on, back before Lego made the larger train wheels for steam engines.
I didn't know quite what to do with the pod, because it was such a cool thing, but I had no use for it in any context. I suppose I could've made it into a piece of train cargo, or something.
Instead, I kept it for treasures. Gold and silver metallic pieces, statues, keys, the hourglass piece from Elves, some swords in various transparent colours, jewels, the jug that was transparent pink, some treasure map tiles ... and a minifig teddy-bear. All stored in there as treasures. "
Pods were during my Dark Ages. They do look cool.
I only have the first wave x-pods, now with missing and/or broken parts (and those that remain are severely scratched and chewed), but I remember I had an insane amount of fun both building many different builds as well as incorporating the canisters themselves into the builds. Even just deconstructing them to put the pieces back into canisters was satisfying.
It was a short-lived subtheme but it deserves so much more.
Dino pod, huh? Isn't that essentially a Gyrosphere?
Dr Grant, my dear Dr Sattler, welcome…to Jurassic Pod!
I remember a little trend way back in the lugnet days of people building space-styled pods. Good times.
Bring back the pods!!!
Fun little builds, lots of parts, great functional cannister.
And @Miyakan I agree, bring back Mixels!! The Super Mario accessories are quite good, but Mixels had more parts and quirkier characters at an exceptional price.
@brick_r said:
"They say 'Dino'....'cept I see no purple on there what-so-who-ever..."
Being a Transformers fan, I think of something else when someone mentions purple dinosaurs, yesss... https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Megatron_(BW)
We need sets like this again. I've built so many alternate models with the original 4. This and the Mixels were great!
I wish I could get more Mixels.
Btw, I wonder if this was meant to be a Coelophysis
These happened during my dark ages. Have never seen these pods before. Then again, I wouldn't have an immediate use for them anyway, no matter how cool they might look.
I do fondly remember the Mixels though. Unfortunately I only got to know about them from series four onwards, so am missing the earlier ones. Still, love the ones I've got (which is quite a lot actually).
I wish we got Pods + Mixels sets. The creatures you can build using the pod as a body :D
@Brickalili said:
"Dr Grant, my dear Dr Sattler, welcome…to Jurassic Pod!"
Considering pretty much anything you can build with this needs to be dismembered before it can fit inside the pod, that would have solved everything so easily…
@ra226:
8x8 radar dishes on the sides, two stud gap in between, and it has to seat a minifig.
X-Pods were so good, the perfect toy to pick up for a kid on a trip. Dirt cheap, multiple possible models, lots of creative opportunities, and a container to keep them all in that doubled as additional parts to use.
[And hey, look at that... sturdy knees on a system-built biped.]
Epic, I was just looking at these last night. I had this one and the blue/white Robo Pod.
As seen in LEGO Universe.
These were so cool. I had two of them I believe.
I did a double take when I thought it said XBOX. The colour is correct too!
@ra226 said:
"I remember a little trend way back in the lugnet days of people building space-styled pods. Good times."
I definitely remember those! I made a couple by building a cockpit with Technic pins to hold two transparent pods together from the inside so it was a clear bubble. Great sets.
@Alia_of_AGL:
The container was a bit problematic, though. The lids didn’t lock in place very securely, so it was easy for them to come loose. This didn’t matter for the bottom lid, since it only attached to the bottom of the center section, but the top lid falling off meant all the parts would spill out. I determined that you could just fit a 6L axle through the center into both lids. Since they spun in opposite directions to remove them, it would provide just enough resistance to keep it from happening unless you wanted it open. The axle has enough twist in it that you can get the top lid off without damaging it. To install it, you have to put the axle into the bottom lid with the center container attached, fill the container, and then push the top lid down onto it. This will push it out the bottom a little bit, and when you’ve twisted the top lid into the locked position, you can just push the axle back up until it’s flush at both ends.
And since everyone is making which ones they own, I got all of them. Sort of. I got all the retail releases (including the black Robo Pod), and the long carry strap. I don’t have any event-exclusive variants, the short strap, or I think there was also a game? I don’t have that, whether or not it exists. And I know I got doubles of both the Monster Pod and whatever one had a TNG container.
I can't remember why I bought the first wave of X-Pods back in the day. I might have had some extra cash and thought they looked good. Glad I kept them.