The Great Parts Conspiracy

[Draykov]

Are there any new sets yet that utilize the "Round with Handle?"

So far, just 3367, the new City/Spaceport shuttle. I don't know if the plan is to continue using 89762 for transparent parts and the handled version for solid colors, or what.

[Iare Tosevite]

Interesting varations! I didn't see any of those. But then I don't buy many sets lately.

[cas]

It looks like the new handled windscreen is used for canopy in the upcoming Naboo Starfighter as seen in the clearer pic at Eurobricks. I just hope it holds in place completely. My problem with these handled windscreens, mainly the one from the Imperial V-wing, is it doesn't hold shut completely, there is often a tiny gap between the body of the ship and the windscreen.

[Drock]

It looks like the new handled windscreen is used for canopy in the upcoming Naboo Starfighter as seen in the clearer pic at Eurobricks. I just hope it holds in place completely. My problem with these handled windscreens, mainly the one from the Imperial V-wing, is it doesn't hold shut completely, there is often a tiny gap between the body of the ship and the windscreen.

Yeah, I see it now. Sounds like this is the new trend, even for SW sets. Should be easy enough to mod though.

[Gingerbeard Man]

I got a groovy 1x2 jumper plate with my 9495 Gold Leader's Y-Wing. Literally. Of the two red jumper plates in the set one is "normal" and the other has a groove just like tiles have had for the last 30 years.

Much of my late 1970s childhood LEGO had 1x2 and 2x2 tiles without groove and I have often wondered why LEGO then added the groove to regular tiles but not to the jumper plate. It seems they have "fixed" that now.

According to BrickLink part 3794b has been around since 2009 as an alternate, but this is the first one I've ever come across.

[Draykov]

Just stumbled across these reverse bracket pieces that Chris Giddens' (AKA Fazoom) had posted in his Flickr gallery. Apparently, he found them in LDD. I then ran to LDD to confirm their existence, and sure enough, there they were as "angular plate 1.5 bot. 1.2 x 1/2" and "angular plate 1.5 bot. 1.2 x 2/2" respectively.

[Tomahawker]

There are 6 of the first one in dark bley in set 6867 Loki's Cosmic Cube Escape.

[Solo]

Those look very handy.

[Iare Tosevite]

Indeed.

[dWhisper]

1-tall come in several avengers sets. the 2-tall come in the Quinjet.