Comments on: Deep in the rather moist lair of Doctor Dank, evil goes green…

By: nolnet

nolnet — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:43:37 +0000

Hey, thank you everyone. These are surely the most flattering comments I ever got. Highly exeggarated of cause, but I’m really glad you like it.

By: Starwars4J

Starwars4J — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:47:48 +0000

Really great build here, the x-pod use is obviously great, giving it a real under-water vibe, not to mention the phenomenal integration into the rocks. Definitely something I wish LEGO would get into more

By: Zepher

Zepher — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:16:58 +0000

Haha. I was considering contacting you about this last night, but it grew to late. It was to late for the contest, which is tragic, but it’s still an incredible build.

By: Tekjock

Tekjock — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:41:04 +0000

I second Davids comment, nice use of the X-Pods and the fish head from the sponge bob sets

By: donney

donney — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:54:35 +0000

very sweet moc.

By: Jai

Jai — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:06:59 +0000

Love it. Looks fantastic from every angle, even if I do prefer the bikini girl angle a little.

By: David

David — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:52:55 +0000

Very nice usage of the X-pod pods.

By: Chris Weagel

Chris Weagel — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:44:08 +0000

No I’d group things like the Agents sets in the category of shallow playset. From the concept to the execution they look like millions of other predictable toys available from millions of other companies.

The level of imagination and originality in this MOC is something Lego should aspire to. It demonstrates the strengths of their product: infinite expandability and configuration, aesthetic uniqueness, and unexpectedness.

This creation starts with a familiar premise, the mad doctor’s lair, but executes it in a wonderfully surprising way. You really want to keep looking at it, play with it, make it etc. Compared to this, the Agents set looks like Lego picked from a list of James Bond scenarios and said: eh, good enough.

The company is capable of it. They produce a good amount of sets that already accomplish this. Sets that surprise you and make you want to enter their world and return to it again and again.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:50:24 +0000

Perhaps, but I think the new LEGO Agents Volcano Lair set stacks up rather nicely with some of the fan-designed creations.

By: Chris Weagel

Chris Weagel — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:48:10 +0000

Lego seems intent on making playsets for a large portion of their product line. Why can’t they come up with something half as imaginative, attractive, and inviting as this?