lol that raptor's got buck teeth

Dino 2012 was just the best, wasn't it? Just the best.

@MCLegoboy said:
"lol that raptor's got buck teeth"

Judging by the hollow leg, I'd say that raptor probably lost a few teeth in bar fights. Probably talks with a whistle, now, which probably only results in more frequent bar fights.

I JUST BOUGHT THIS SET 2 WEEKS AGO! Lol. And I love it.

I look at the set and see great potential in the ATV as a sci-fi MOC.

@560heliport said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"Ambush and attack have basically the same meaning."

Not really.
Attack is an offensive action against an enemy.
Ambush is to attack from concealment, relying on surprise.
So, an ambush is a particular kind of attack."

The American Revolutionary War is a perfect example of the difference. The British redcoats were professional soldiers, better equipped, and with a numerical advantage. They traditionally relied on direct attacks, which probably resulted in many enemies fleeing the field of battle rather than risk being wiped out to the last man.

The Continental Army soldiers were fighting for their homes, so really had nowhere else to flee to (plus, they kinda picked the fight, expecting to get some bruises along the way, but intending to ride it out anyways). With little prospect of surviving direct battles fought on the British army’s terms, they opted instead for guerrilla warfare, frequently ambushing the British troops from concealed positions that were more easily defended.

@LuvsLEGO_Cool_J said:
" @560heliport said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"Ambush and attack have basically the same meaning."

Not really.
Attack is an offensive action against an enemy.
Ambush is to attack from concealment, relying on surprise.
So, an ambush is a particular kind of attack."

Exactly. If a knight invented the ambush, his name was Sir Prize.
"

Ah yes, one of the great knights of history. Up there with the likes of Sir Cumference, Sir Charge, Sir Tax, and Sir Tificate of Deposit.

@SearchlightRG said:
" @LuvsLEGO_Cool_J said:
" @560heliport said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"Ambush and attack have basically the same meaning."

Not really.
Attack is an offensive action against an enemy.
Ambush is to attack from concealment, relying on surprise.
So, an ambush is a particular kind of attack."

Exactly. If a knight invented the ambush, his name was Sir Prize.
"

Ah yes, one of the great knights of history. Up there with the likes of Sir Cumference, Sir Charge, Sir Tax, and Sir Tificate of Deposit."

Sir Name, Sir Plus, and Sir Pository are also in the hall of fame

This was a fantastic small entry set into the Dino line. I had this one and the Pteranodon one.

A coelophysis! At the time I didn't immediately know what that was, but after I learned more about paleontology I learned it's a dinosaur from the Triassic. One of the earlier ones, from the time they didn't 'rule the earth' yet and shared the world with many other strange creatures.

Pretty cool to see that lego chose this one to be depicted. It's a slight bit big (although larger specimens might have come near this), but not nearly as much as the 'raptors' which are big even for utahraptors. But they make for good toys I guess.

The vehicle and bush are so-so. I had one from a bulk purchase for a bit. The sides can swing open and there's trans. orange boat sliders under them that swing outwards. Maybe a defense mechanism?

I wish I'd gotten this one. For one thing, the dinosaur in it is a species that you don't see toys of nearly as often as such things as Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, Velociraptor, Stegosaurus, and the like. Side note, my spell checker didn't recognize Velociraptor, but knew the other three I typed. What dinosaurs this thing knows and doesn't know always amuses me.

@HJB2810 said:
" @SearchlightRG said:
" @LuvsLEGO_Cool_J said:
" @560heliport said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"Ambush and attack have basically the same meaning."

Not really.
Attack is an offensive action against an enemy.
Ambush is to attack from concealment, relying on surprise.
So, an ambush is a particular kind of attack."

Exactly. If a knight invented the ambush, his name was Sir Prize.
"

Ah yes, one of the great knights of history. Up there with the likes of Sir Cumference, Sir Charge, Sir Tax, and Sir Tificate of Deposit."

Sir Name, Sir Plus, and Sir Pository are also in the hall of fame"

Are we forgetting Sir Loin or Sir Rogate? And of course, Sir Reptitious, the undisputed master of sneaking around the field of battle.

@TheOtherMike said:
"I wish I'd gotten this one. For one thing, the dinosaur in it is a species that you don't see toys of nearly as often as such things as Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, Velociraptor, Stegosaurus, and the like. Side note, my spell checker didn't recognize Velociraptor, but knew the other three I typed. What dinosaurs this thing knows and doesn't know always amuses me.

@HJB2810 said:
" @SearchlightRG said:
" @LuvsLEGO_Cool_J said:
" @560heliport said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"Ambush and attack have basically the same meaning."

Not really.
Attack is an offensive action against an enemy.
Ambush is to attack from concealment, relying on surprise.
So, an ambush is a particular kind of attack."

Exactly. If a knight invented the ambush, his name was Sir Prize.
"

Ah yes, one of the great knights of history. Up there with the likes of Sir Cumference, Sir Charge, Sir Tax, and Sir Tificate of Deposit."

Sir Name, Sir Plus, and Sir Pository are also in the hall of fame"

Are we forgetting Sir Loin or Sir Rogate? And of course, Sir Reptitious, the undisputed master of sneaking around the field of battle."

Sir Myse has a feeling he might be out there somewhere, though. Sir Rendipity might run into him, either way.

Sir Render already did, and courageously gave up.

@Ridgeheart said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"I wish I'd gotten this one. For one thing, the dinosaur in it is a species that you don't see toys of nearly as often as such things as Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, Velociraptor, Stegosaurus, and the like. Side note, my spell checker didn't recognize Velociraptor, but knew the other three I typed. What dinosaurs this thing knows and doesn't know always amuses me.

@HJB2810 said:
" @SearchlightRG said:
" @LuvsLEGO_Cool_J said:
" @560heliport said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"Ambush and attack have basically the same meaning."

Not really.
Attack is an offensive action against an enemy.
Ambush is to attack from concealment, relying on surprise.
So, an ambush is a particular kind of attack."

Exactly. If a knight invented the ambush, his name was Sir Prize.
"

Ah yes, one of the great knights of history. Up there with the likes of Sir Cumference, Sir Charge, Sir Tax, and Sir Tificate of Deposit."

Sir Name, Sir Plus, and Sir Pository are also in the hall of fame"

Are we forgetting Sir Loin or Sir Rogate? And of course, Sir Reptitious, the undisputed master of sneaking around the field of battle."

Sir Myse has a feeling he might be out there somewhere, though. Sir Rendipity might run into him, either way.

Sir Render already did, and courageously gave up."

I'm not sure this is accurate. I'll have to ask Sir Tin.

@PurpleDave said:
" @560heliport said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"Ambush and attack have basically the same meaning."

Not really.
Attack is an offensive action against an enemy.
Ambush is to attack from concealment, relying on surprise.
So, an ambush is a particular kind of attack."

The American Revolutionary War is a perfect example of the difference. The British redcoats were professional soldiers, better equipped, and with a numerical advantage. They traditionally relied on direct attacks, which probably resulted in many enemies fleeing the field of battle rather than risk being wiped out to the last man.

The Continental Army soldiers were fighting for their homes, so really had nowhere else to flee to (plus, they kinda picked the fight, expecting to get some bruises along the way, but intending to ride it out anyways). With little prospect of surviving direct battles fought on the British army’s terms, they opted instead for guerrilla warfare, frequently ambushing the British troops from concealed positions that were more easily defended."

Then in the Vietnam war, the American soldiers were brutally picked off by North Vietnamese guerilla warfare ...much like the tactics the USA themselves had employed almost 200 years earlier.

Isn't is terribly strange how history repeats itself like that?

John Lewis clearanced this set at a couple of quid. I had so many of those little dinosaurs after that!

" @By PurpleDave in United States, 30 Oct 2024 18:51
@StyleCounselor :
But if it took Lucasfilm ten years to get around to registering "droid" as a trademark, this wouldn't have been in violation of anything when it was released. If the trademark had been registered, this would have been a clearcut violation, being a robot that's called a "droid", unlike the Apple Corps/Apple Computers kerfluffle. Personally, I think that latter one got blown out of proportion, since the Beatles hadn't registered "Apple", but rather "Apple Corps". Would they have gone after companies named "Bad Apple", or "Big Apple", or "Applesauce" as well, just because they include the word "apple" in the name?"

First, remember, that registration doesn't mean much on its own.

Second, that's an intriguing question. As we previously discussed, Lucas sued BSG/Universal. They counterclaimed, in part, based on the argument that Lucas infringed on the idea of a mechanical person. In the end, they settled.

So, the pertinent issue is, what IP claim does Lucas really have to 'droid?'

As a long-time Sci-Fi reader, I always thought it was part of the existing domain of common parlance. It also might belong to Universal or some other older reference.

I felt that Lucas' telecom deal was just a marketing gimmick.

Finally, my original comedic comment was somewhat serious. In that, it is common contract language to obtain IP clearance for future projects as well as as perceived past possible infringements (really, why not add that language?).

Thus, that set might retroactively be the first SW set (i.e., covered by the SW IP contract).

As a douchebag lawyer, my thought is that the real issue could be whether Lego owes retroactive license fees to Lucas/Disney for that set?

Follow the money, baby! ;)

@LuvsLEGO_Cool_J said:
" @560heliport said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"Ambush and attack have basically the same meaning."

Not really.
Attack is an offensive action against an enemy.
Ambush is to attack from concealment, relying on surprise.
So, an ambush is a particular kind of attack."

Exactly. If a knight invented the ambush, his name was Sir Prize.
"

He’d be no match for Sir Vivor!

@MCLegoboy said:
"lol that raptor's got buck teeth"

*Coelophysis

(I truly am a dinosaur nerd)

@ @StyleCounselor: I know that the credits for The Incredibles had a line that said something along the lines of "Omnidroid is a trademark of Lucasfilm."

@Murdoch17:
I watched the Ken Burns documentary, and he basically explained that the Kennedy/Johnson administrations believed it was a war that they couldn’t possibly win, and they told the American people that we were getting out of there. But then they were actually increasing the number of troops being sent there, not reducing them, except they wouldn’t send enough to really do much more than get them killed. My dad said the troops were under orders to only carry a small amount of ammunition on patrol, because SecDef McNamara was afraid that, if you gave them more bullets, they’d use them.

Yoda would have had some choice words for all of these people.

@Andrusi said:
" @Ridgeheart said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"I wish I'd gotten this one. For one thing, the dinosaur in it is a species that you don't see toys of nearly as often as such things as Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, Velociraptor, Stegosaurus, and the like. Side note, my spell checker didn't recognize Velociraptor, but knew the other three I typed. What dinosaurs this thing knows and doesn't know always amuses me.

@HJB2810 said:
" @SearchlightRG said:
" @LuvsLEGO_Cool_J said:
" @560heliport said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"Ambush and attack have basically the same meaning."

Not really.
Attack is an offensive action against an enemy.
Ambush is to attack from concealment, relying on surprise.
So, an ambush is a particular kind of attack."

Exactly. If a knight invented the ambush, his name was Sir Prize.
"

Ah yes, one of the great knights of history. Up there with the likes of Sir Cumference, Sir Charge, Sir Tax, and Sir Tificate of Deposit."

Sir Name, Sir Plus, and Sir Pository are also in the hall of fame"

Are we forgetting Sir Loin or Sir Rogate? And of course, Sir Reptitious, the undisputed master of sneaking around the field of battle."

Sir Myse has a feeling he might be out there somewhere, though. Sir Rendipity might run into him, either way.

Sir Render already did, and courageously gave up."

I'm not sure this is accurate. I'll have to ask Sir Tin."

You're forgetting Sir Mononthemount

@HJB2810 said:
" @Andrusi said:
" @Ridgeheart said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"I wish I'd gotten this one. For one thing, the dinosaur in it is a species that you don't see toys of nearly as often as such things as Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, Velociraptor, Stegosaurus, and the like. Side note, my spell checker didn't recognize Velociraptor, but knew the other three I typed. What dinosaurs this thing knows and doesn't know always amuses me.

@HJB2810 said:
" @SearchlightRG said:
" @LuvsLEGO_Cool_J said:
" @560heliport said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"Ambush and attack have basically the same meaning."

Not really.
Attack is an offensive action against an enemy.
Ambush is to attack from concealment, relying on surprise.
So, an ambush is a particular kind of attack."

Exactly. If a knight invented the ambush, his name was Sir Prize.
"

Ah yes, one of the great knights of history. Up there with the likes of Sir Cumference, Sir Charge, Sir Tax, and Sir Tificate of Deposit."

Sir Name, Sir Plus, and Sir Pository are also in the hall of fame"

Are we forgetting Sir Loin or Sir Rogate? And of course, Sir Reptitious, the undisputed master of sneaking around the field of battle."

Sir Myse has a feeling he might be out there somewhere, though. Sir Rendipity might run into him, either way.

Sir Render already did, and courageously gave up."

I'm not sure this is accurate. I'll have to ask Sir Tin."

You're forgetting Sir Mononthemount"

All of them carefully watched over by the eagle-eyed Sir Vaylance

@Brickalili said:
" @HJB2810 said:
" @Andrusi said:
" @Ridgeheart said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"I wish I'd gotten this one. For one thing, the dinosaur in it is a species that you don't see toys of nearly as often as such things as Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, Velociraptor, Stegosaurus, and the like. Side note, my spell checker didn't recognize Velociraptor, but knew the other three I typed. What dinosaurs this thing knows and doesn't know always amuses me.

@HJB2810 said:
" @SearchlightRG said:
" @LuvsLEGO_Cool_J said:
" @560heliport said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"Ambush and attack have basically the same meaning."

Not really.
Attack is an offensive action against an enemy.
Ambush is to attack from concealment, relying on surprise.
So, an ambush is a particular kind of attack."

Exactly. If a knight invented the ambush, his name was Sir Prize.
"

Ah yes, one of the great knights of history. Up there with the likes of Sir Cumference, Sir Charge, Sir Tax, and Sir Tificate of Deposit."

Sir Name, Sir Plus, and Sir Pository are also in the hall of fame"

Are we forgetting Sir Loin or Sir Rogate? And of course, Sir Reptitious, the undisputed master of sneaking around the field of battle."

Sir Myse has a feeling he might be out there somewhere, though. Sir Rendipity might run into him, either way.

Sir Render already did, and courageously gave up."

I'm not sure this is accurate. I'll have to ask Sir Tin."

You're forgetting Sir Mononthemount"

All of them carefully watched over by the eagle-eyed Sir Vaylance"

Oh look, it's just the knight who lost all he owned and is still hasn't found it- Sir Ching.
And make sure you don't step on Sir Butteo and end his promising football career early.
Poor Sir Osisoftheliver. He got hepatitis and now seems to have jaundice as well.

I really hope tomorrow's RSOTD or RMOTD is from Castle...

@Murdoch17 said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @560heliport said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"Ambush and attack have basically the same meaning."

Not really.
Attack is an offensive action against an enemy.
Ambush is to attack from concealment, relying on surprise.
So, an ambush is a particular kind of attack."

The American Revolutionary War is a perfect example of the difference. The British redcoats were professional soldiers, better equipped, and with a numerical advantage. They traditionally relied on direct attacks, which probably resulted in many enemies fleeing the field of battle rather than risk being wiped out to the last man.

The Continental Army soldiers were fighting for their homes, so really had nowhere else to flee to (plus, they kinda picked the fight, expecting to get some bruises along the way, but intending to ride it out anyways). With little prospect of surviving direct battles fought on the British army’s terms, they opted instead for guerrilla warfare, frequently ambushing the British troops from concealed positions that were more easily defended."

Then in the Vietnam war, the American soldiers were brutally picked off by North Vietnamese guerilla warfare ...much like the tactics the USA themselves had employed almost 200 years earlier.

Isn't is terribly strange how history repeats itself like that?"

They say we can learn from history, but nobody ever does (like all the dictators who tried to invade Russia show us)... Unless it's a MASSIVE mistake, like Clikits or Galidor.

@HJB2810 said:
" @Brickalili said:
" @HJB2810 said:
" @Andrusi said:
" @Ridgeheart said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"I wish I'd gotten this one. For one thing, the dinosaur in it is a species that you don't see toys of nearly as often as such things as Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, Velociraptor, Stegosaurus, and the like. Side note, my spell checker didn't recognize Velociraptor, but knew the other three I typed. What dinosaurs this thing knows and doesn't know always amuses me.

@HJB2810 said:
" @SearchlightRG said:
" @LuvsLEGO_Cool_J said:
" @560heliport said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"Ambush and attack have basically the same meaning."

Not really.
Attack is an offensive action against an enemy.
Ambush is to attack from concealment, relying on surprise.
So, an ambush is a particular kind of attack."

Exactly. If a knight invented the ambush, his name was Sir Prize.
"

Ah yes, one of the great knights of history. Up there with the likes of Sir Cumference, Sir Charge, Sir Tax, and Sir Tificate of Deposit."

Sir Name, Sir Plus, and Sir Pository are also in the hall of fame"

Are we forgetting Sir Loin or Sir Rogate? And of course, Sir Reptitious, the undisputed master of sneaking around the field of battle."

Sir Myse has a feeling he might be out there somewhere, though. Sir Rendipity might run into him, either way.

Sir Render already did, and courageously gave up."

I'm not sure this is accurate. I'll have to ask Sir Tin."

You're forgetting Sir Mononthemount"

All of them carefully watched over by the eagle-eyed Sir Vaylance"

Oh look, it's just the knight who lost all he owned and is still hasn't found it- Sir Ching.
And make sure you don't step on Sir Butteo and end his promising football career early.
Poor Sir Osisoftheliver. He got hepatitis and now seems to have jaundice as well.

I really hope tomorrow's RSOTD or RMOTD is from Castle..."

You're all forgetting Sir Cumference, who made the round table all these knights sit at!

@SearchlightRG said:
" @Brickbuilder0937 said:
"It's hard to tell who's ambushing who here, for all we know the guy and the dino could be teaming up to ambush the bush."

How do do you know the bush isn’t the one doing the attack? Maybe it’s an am-bush."

The younger bush already announced "mission accomplished"

Of all the dinosaurs introduced in this theme, this is the only one that is not still in use.
I guess it didn't see it coming.

@Murdoch17 said:
" @HJB2810 said:
" @Brickalili said:
" @HJB2810 said:
" @Andrusi said:
" @Ridgeheart said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"I wish I'd gotten this one. For one thing, the dinosaur in it is a species that you don't see toys of nearly as often as such things as Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, Velociraptor, Stegosaurus, and the like. Side note, my spell checker didn't recognize Velociraptor, but knew the other three I typed. What dinosaurs this thing knows and doesn't know always amuses me.

@HJB2810 said:
" @SearchlightRG said:
" @LuvsLEGO_Cool_J said:
" @560heliport said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"Ambush and attack have basically the same meaning."

Not really.
Attack is an offensive action against an enemy.
Ambush is to attack from concealment, relying on surprise.
So, an ambush is a particular kind of attack."

Exactly. If a knight invented the ambush, his name was Sir Prize.
"

Ah yes, one of the great knights of history. Up there with the likes of Sir Cumference, Sir Charge, Sir Tax, and Sir Tificate of Deposit."

Sir Name, Sir Plus, and Sir Pository are also in the hall of fame"

Are we forgetting Sir Loin or Sir Rogate? And of course, Sir Reptitious, the undisputed master of sneaking around the field of battle."

Sir Myse has a feeling he might be out there somewhere, though. Sir Rendipity might run into him, either way.

Sir Render already did, and courageously gave up."

I'm not sure this is accurate. I'll have to ask Sir Tin."

You're forgetting Sir Mononthemount"

All of them carefully watched over by the eagle-eyed Sir Vaylance"

Oh look, it's just the knight who lost all he owned and is still hasn't found it- Sir Ching.
And make sure you don't step on Sir Butteo and end his promising football career early.
Poor Sir Osisoftheliver. He got hepatitis and now seems to have jaundice as well.

I really hope tomorrow's RSOTD or RMOTD is from Castle..."

You're all forgetting Sir Cumference, who made the round table all these knights sit at!"

Nah, he just designed it. Sir Cularsaw built it.

@HJB2810 said:
" @Andrusi said:
" @Ridgeheart said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"I wish I'd gotten this one. For one thing, the dinosaur in it is a species that you don't see toys of nearly as often as such things as Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, Velociraptor, Stegosaurus, and the like. Side note, my spell checker didn't recognize Velociraptor, but knew the other three I typed. What dinosaurs this thing knows and doesn't know always amuses me.

@HJB2810 said:
" @SearchlightRG said:
" @LuvsLEGO_Cool_J said:
" @560heliport said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"Ambush and attack have basically the same meaning."

Not really.
Attack is an offensive action against an enemy.
Ambush is to attack from concealment, relying on surprise.
So, an ambush is a particular kind of attack."

Exactly. If a knight invented the ambush, his name was Sir Prize.
"

Ah yes, one of the great knights of history. Up there with the likes of Sir Cumference, Sir Charge, Sir Tax, and Sir Tificate of Deposit."

Sir Name, Sir Plus, and Sir Pository are also in the hall of fame"

Are we forgetting Sir Loin or Sir Rogate? And of course, Sir Reptitious, the undisputed master of sneaking around the field of battle."

Sir Myse has a feeling he might be out there somewhere, though. Sir Rendipity might run into him, either way.

Sir Render already did, and courageously gave up."

I'm not sure this is accurate. I'll have to ask Sir Tin."

You're forgetting Sir Mononthemount"

You know, I heard he went off into the wilderness to deal with Sir Pent, and nobody has seen him in nearly six weeks. He didn’t take any food or water with him, either. I hope he’s alright…

Sir Ossis of Liver was reading these comments and taking a drink for each mention of another knight.

Great little set, really wish I got into Dino.

@PurpleDave said:
" @HJB2810 said:
" @Andrusi said:
" @Ridgeheart said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"I wish I'd gotten this one. For one thing, the dinosaur in it is a species that you don't see toys of nearly as often as such things as Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, Velociraptor, Stegosaurus, and the like. Side note, my spell checker didn't recognize Velociraptor, but knew the other three I typed. What dinosaurs this thing knows and doesn't know always amuses me.

@HJB2810 said:
" @SearchlightRG said:
" @LuvsLEGO_Cool_J said:
" @560heliport said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"Ambush and attack have basically the same meaning."

Not really.
Attack is an offensive action against an enemy.
Ambush is to attack from concealment, relying on surprise.
So, an ambush is a particular kind of attack."

Exactly. If a knight invented the ambush, his name was Sir Prize.
"

Ah yes, one of the great knights of history. Up there with the likes of Sir Cumference, Sir Charge, Sir Tax, and Sir Tificate of Deposit."

Sir Name, Sir Plus, and Sir Pository are also in the hall of fame"

Are we forgetting Sir Loin or Sir Rogate? And of course, Sir Reptitious, the undisputed master of sneaking around the field of battle."

Sir Myse has a feeling he might be out there somewhere, though. Sir Rendipity might run into him, either way.

Sir Render already did, and courageously gave up."

I'm not sure this is accurate. I'll have to ask Sir Tin."

You're forgetting Sir Mononthemount"

You know, I heard he went off into the wilderness to deal with Sir Pent, and nobody has seen him in nearly six weeks. He didn’t take any food or water with him, either. I hope he’s alright…"

Don't forgot about Sir Vivivorimgonnamakeitiwillsurvivekeeponsurviving. He embraced his destiny as a child.