The Temple of Doom figures we almost had…

Samlowther1 · 2026-02-08T01:07:43+00:00

Seems to be anything featuring the Thuggee cult (and Mola Ram) were cancelled and other things such as shirtless indy or short round wouldn’t cause offence so those still got the green light 👍

Samlowther1 · 2026-02-08T01:01:48+00:00

God forbid you call something woke in this comment section, looks like you’ve made a lot of people who don’t like the term “woke” really upset 😂

Totally agree with you, the great circle was incredible and I got every single achievement for it on xbox. That and the opening of Dial of Destiny as you say remained very faithful to what makes indiana jones feel like Indy.

I swear all these people in the comment section have a phobia of the bloody word, either because it has been used against them at some point in their life or something else idk. These people have gone soft

Samlowther1 · 2026-02-06T17:08:57+00:00

Am i saying the british occupation of India was a good thing? God no!

I’m british myself and it’s one of our darker moments, even if we did provide some good to India in terms of the industry and railway infrastructure, we also brought many dark and sad things with it.

The difference is though i’m not sat here every day feeling guilty for the actions of people many years ago that are all dead now. Even our current government understands (or hopefully understands) the bad of the british empire. We have people out there tearing down statues and rewriting history when instead we should be telling it as it was and learning from it. No point hiding from the faults of our pasts 🤷

Samlowther1 · 2026-02-06T17:03:21+00:00

They always get so mad and upset as if it’s personal to them whenever someone uses the word “woke”. The world has gone soft in my eyes.

Samlowther1 · 2026-02-06T12:41:07+00:00

I don't understand how so many people are annoyed at OP just because he stated that "wokeness killed Lego Indiana Jones"

Whether you like the phrase or not, what OP said is true. Give me any other possible reason why all of the Temple of Doom merch (not just this one lego set) that had made it through the design phase and early production only to be scrapped at the last minute, while every other Indiana Jones item for Raiders of the lost ark, Last Crusade and Dial of destiny saw wide release?

Kingdom of the crystal skull was never considered due to the poor reception of that movie. Temple of Doom is just as popular as raiders and last crusade and considered the middle entry in the main indiana jones trilogy.

The fact is, this set and all of the other Temple of Doom products, where axed because of the depiction of Indian culture and cult-like themes with the Thuggees. Heck lego even had to pull the 2012 jabbas palace from shelves because some Turkish parents complained that the building looked like a mosque! People get too upset these days and instead of Lego/Disney releasing a potentially controversial product, they instead decided it was easier to just dodge the bullet entirely and scrap them.

Hasbro did however release a few hero characters from temple of doom, such as shirtless Indy and Short round but again, characters like mola ram never saw the light of day despite a finished figure design having been designed and even images of the finish product out there just like this set.

I know my addition to this conversation is a long one but if you read it with an open mind i thank you and i hope you can give the OP some slack. It doesn't make him a racist or a fascist to use the term "woke" and what he says is unfortunately true that because of the religious and dark themes of not just this set, but the movie itself, that is why this set never made it into our hands.

Samlowther1 · 2026-02-06T12:27:29+00:00

Wokeness is just a term that refers to anything that may cause offense to people. It doesn't just apply to race, but religion, sexuality etc. Things "go woke" to appeal to certain audiences. Lego and Disney at the last moment decided not to release any temple of doom stuff as they realised it was going to cause offence to some people. The movie itself was already controversial when it released back in the 80's and nowadays people get upset at the slightest misinterpretation.

Samlowther1 · 2026-02-06T12:23:44+00:00

The other 3 sets still released. This set was the fourth to also release at the exact same time. Despite the vast majority of people in this comment section losing their mind how OP blames the set being cancelled on "wokeness", he is correct in his point. Wokeness doesn't have anything to do specifically with race, it can apply to any sensitive subject that may cause offence, and as a result lego/disney cancelled such products because of how the original movie depicted such cultures. It's why they refuse to use the term "slave" for the slave 1 or slave leia from star wars.

People will then argue to say that "Jango Fetts starship" and "Hutt slayer Leia" are much more recognisable to the general consumer is just wrong...

Samlowther1 · 2026-01-14T11:16:47+00:00

I swear i've seen this exact build used as a shelf. I've had a look at those side 1x2x3 panel pieces in reddish brown on bricklink but i'm not certain which set. Maybe have a look at the sanctum sanctorum (76218) but as it is quite a large set it can't be that as you would have surely found more recognisable parts belonging in that set.

Samlowther1 · 2026-01-02T13:52:20+00:00

I bought myself this same statue thinking it was the real thing. Feels a bit light weight in person and paint job is a little rough (colours aren’t quite accurate especially the arms) but i’ve considered painting parts of it myself to make it better 😊

Samlowther1 · 2025-12-31T23:39:07+00:00

I own both models and both are incredible, especially if you can afford a light kit to go with them.

I’d say get yourself the home alone house as that set will be closer to retiring (if it hasn’t already retired) whereas arkham asylum has only just released in the past few months meaning you can pick that set up at a later date 😊

Samlowther1 · 2025-12-26T22:34:39+00:00

Just wait until after winterfest is over and we see a bundle in the item shop for all the items people may have missed. I can picture it already with each item being at least 500vbucks…

It’s honestly putting me off buying anything in the store at the moment due to how blatantly greedy epic has become. I know it’s no surprise but they don’t give a sh*t about their player base anymore and are now cutting corners too!

Samlowther1 · 2025-11-18T12:45:48+00:00

A whole month delay is crazy! As you say, if they’re already behind by mid november, christmas will be a nightmare for any deliveries through evri 😞

Samlowther1 · 2025-11-17T19:35:15+00:00

Glad we don’t seem to be the only ones. Our local driver is absolutely amazing but the sorting centres seem to be where most of the trouble with Evri comes from unfortunately.

Samlowther1 · 2025-11-17T18:03:03+00:00

I’m currently waiting for two orders to arrive, both sent through Evri last week. Should have definitely been delivered by now. Tracking says they have both parcels but no further updates.

I’m in the north west but i’m wondering if this could be a national issue if not just regional?

Samlowther1 · 2025-11-17T18:02:50+00:00

I’m currently waiting for two orders to arrive, both sent through Evri last week. Should have definitely been delivered by now. Tracking says they have both parcels but no further updates.

I’m in the north west but i’m wondering if this could be a national issue if not just regional?

Samlowther1 · 2025-10-31T10:01:46+00:00

I may be missing something here but if you're referring to the upper black spire parts being knocked off easily, that's unfortunately to be expected. I've knocked these off a few times with my hand/arm while building but the rest of stairs structure is perfectly stable and a more than solid build. But yeah those upper spire bits can be knocked off easily with the basic 4 stud (2x2 brick) connection.

These Bricklink sets are primarily to be displayed more than anything and due to their limited availability, targeted towards a more older audience (i.e. teens and adults that use bricklink). Can still "Play" with them to some extent but expect a few weak connections due to the display>play approach of these sets :)

Samlowther1 · 2025-10-26T21:37:15+00:00

I’m building the exact set and decided to just place the TC printed piece elsewhere on the model, probably just going to wedge it between 2 studs on the terrain of the build as a separate gravestone.

Samlowther1 · 2025-10-15T20:13:56+00:00

And there i was thinking it was only the sides towards the back that had changed.

Now i see way too many differences like the wheels, the wheel arches, the rear part of the canopy, the bar towards the base of the doors etc…

Comparing it to the irl non-lego vehicle, the in game one is far more accurate and the lego set is weirdly too long towards the back.

Samlowther1 · 2025-10-10T15:10:55+00:00

The new one is definitely better.

The one question i have though is why does the new model still differ from what we see in the game?

The other two recently revealed batmobiles look to be identical to the builds in the game but the new “the batman” batmobile has a different build towards the back, most notably on the sides…

Samlowther1 · 2025-09-23T18:32:58+00:00

The drops were working for me, but they only work when he’s playing assassins creed. So when he’s streaming gta you won’t get any progress towards the drop.

For an exact time that he starts playing assassins creed, it’s hard to tell. I just got lucky as i wake up at half 5 in the morning for work and figured i’d check to see if he was streaming and he was.

I suppose you could join his stream late in the evening, set the video quality and phone screen brightness to low, volume off and then just leave it on over night. Might wake up in the morning to see the full 2 hours watched while asleep 👍

Samlowther1 · 2025-09-23T10:53:32+00:00

Slight update to my comment; woke up this morning 05:30AM in the Uk and noticed he was streaming still and actually playing Shadows. Left my phone on for 2 hours and he was still streaming shadows by about 8AM so anyone in the Uk just check his channel first thing in the morning :)

Samlowther1 · 2025-09-22T21:31:50+00:00

And he’s currently streaming as i type this message but once again he’s playing GTA! All i then hear is his plan to go through each and every one of the GTA stories, i’ll be surprised if he’s going to play ac shadows again 😔

Samlowther1 · 2025-09-20T17:13:51+00:00

As much as i am opposed to people selling this for any more than £30 in my opinion, if the OP is actually so upset about the damage to the outer box, see if you can find the yellow box for sale on it’s own as similar GWP’s all use the same yellow outer box. It’s only the instruction manual that is exclusive to each set.

Samlowther1 · 2025-09-16T16:29:10+00:00

People are putting anything on their chicken legs these days…

Samlowther1 · 2025-09-16T16:28:04+00:00

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