Talk:Sets/Combiners and Alternate Models

Shadow Spawn

Should we add the Shadow Spawn to 2016? Because it can be built out of Umarak and Onua sets. -- Surel-Nuva (Talk) 14:27, 17 June 2016 (CET)

I don't think so. Since LEGO won't release the instructions, it's not counts as an official LEGO combiner. -- 14:40, 17 June 2016 (CET)

Yeah, it's more akin to the contest winner models than anything else. -- Dorek _Talk 18:29, 17 June 2016 (CET)

Remove "Set:"

So, I want to remove the "Set:" before the numbers in the set pages and the "Set:876655+78681" will be a redirect. Because these are not sets, just combiner-alternate models. I'll update the ModelBox template for them, but before I do this, I want to ask you, if is this a problem? Or am I the only one that disturbs to see the "Set:" before a combiner/alternate model's name? I'm pretty sure this would work without the "Set:" in the name and the pagenames. I'll do the upgrades/edits. — Surel—Nuva (Talk) 09:06, 25 July 2017 (CET)

I'd tend to disagree with that plan. I think the "Set:" prefix is useful to denote all pages that are part of the set database (the part of the site that focuses most on the plastic toys instead of the story). The combiners aren't sets, to be sure, but their pages still fit within the larger set database. There are other non-set pages that I think would have the "Set:" prefix, too. For instance, I think it would be nice to eventually have a Set:Kanohi page, separate from the main Kanohi page, that details which masks were released each year, what sets contained each mask, and other set-related details. --Volitak Boxor (talk) 13:45, 25 July 2017 (CET)

Adding Playset Alt Models?

Would it be a valuable addition to include the alternate models for the playsets to this page, too?

Visorak Battle Ram Alternate Model

File:Https://i.imgur.com/jHpK00U.png 8757 Visorak Battle Ram (Reverse of box, no official instructions)

Because I can't find a cohesive list of these kinds of sets. Not sure where else it would be good to put this kind of information Though I'm not sure if the playsets would be best put alongside their own year, or in a new section appended to the bottom of the list.

Eg. 11: 2015 12: 2016 13: Playsets

I'm totally pro that, I think we discussed them at a certain point (like the weird underwater zamor bug and all that). The only problem was there wasn't a lot of information so I don't think we made any set pages for them (which might be fine, in the end? I don't know if they need them).

I'm moving away from using modelbox though, let me roll out the new system here. -- Dorek _Talk 18:39, 11 May 2019 (UTC)

Makes sense, I think it would be useful personally. It's a list I want to work on anyway, for my personal collection, so I might as well put that effort to use somehow.

What's the new format, instead of the modelboxes? --MightBeAlon (talk) 19:47, 11 May 2019 (UTC)

It's on User:Dorek/Sandbox. I just need to figure out the most efficient way to color in cells (for when it doesn't use up to six sets). -- Dorek _Talk 19:58, 11 May 2019 (UTC)

"Combiners"

This might just be me, but the current page name sounds weird and informal. I would suggest moving to "Sets/Combination and Alternate Models". ~ Wolk (talk) 06:18, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

Well in later days they were called "Combi-models" but that might have been after the cancellation. I guess it could be Combination, but it's already such a long title... -- Dorek _Talk 17:15, 20 April 2021 (UTC)