There have been a few new additions to the Hero Factory theme this month.
For those who don’t know, Hero Factory is based around robotic Heroes, and their fight to protect the galaxy from the Villains. The theme is the successor to Bionicle.
The new sets in the series include Heroes such as Evo, Rocka and Furno and Villains such as Toxic Reapa, Jawblade and the fearsome Black Phantom.
There are eight new sets in total to add to your collection.
LEGO have released a handful of brand new Hero Factory sets! The new sets include a few re-models of the original characters as well as some new faces. There are also some brand new fearsome villains in there, like Drilldozer, Jetbug, and the dreaded Fire Lord, leader of the Fire Villains! Some of the original characters to return are (William) Furno, (Natalie) Breez, and (Mark) Surge.
These brand new models look fantastic, and will make brilliant additions to your Hero Factory collection. Fans are sure to love them!
The new sets available include Stormer 2.0, Furno 2.0, Evo 2.0, Nex 2.0, Surge 2.0, Breez 2.0, Drilldozer, Jetbug, Nitroblast, and the Fire Lord.
With the release of the new Hero Factory theme, I decided to review my favourite of these sets…the evil villain, Von Nebula.
Von Nebula is the leader of the Villains. Featuring spikey armour on his shoulders, and a fearsome staff, this model really does look the part. It is pretty well built and sturdy. The only thing that lets that down is the neck, which can be modified by using a blue +/0 peg in the second + hole and transferring the head to the second peg. Annoying I know, but it is possible to fix the problem.
The overall model itself looks amazing. Von Nebula is a fantastic black and blue combination which suits the character well. Standing over 22cm tall, he towers above the Heroes (and the other Villains for that matter).
Finally, the blades on the staff spin, creating a weapon fit for the leader of the Villains.
Well, here we have another brand new theme to the world of LEGO. Hero Factory has arrived!
Hero Factory is the successor to “Bionicle” and is based around the fictional Makuhero City with Assembly Tower being the City’s main building. This tower constructs various robot heroes which are sent out when the call center receives calls from victims. Once constructed, the robots are placed in special hero pods and beamed across the galaxy and across time to defeat evil and solve their various missions.
The heroes all have surnames, with names like William Furno, Natalie Breez, and Duncan Bulk.
There is also an upcoming special edition set to be released at a later point called Bulk and Vapour.
The characters themselves look very much like the characters featured in Bionicle, and the concept of the theme is very similar.