Did the alphanumeric code on the front of the canopy do anything? Like, entering it on Lego.com?

@Maxbricks14 said:
"So it crushes claws, even though it's got one of it's own?

And that price - 99 pieces for $8USD. A microfighter has the amount of pieces, but costs twice the price!"

A Microfighter isn't being sold in 2007, so has to take more than fifteen years of inflation into account.

I got a few of these because it was the cheapest of the first sets to include a pure silver Drone, instead of the horky color-blended versions. I think I did get the gold/black one, but mostly focused on the solid copper or silver variety.

@TheOtherMike:
Probably, at the time this was released. Later Exo-Force sets came with code tiles that each had unique codes, so you burned the code the first time you entered it. Early sets, as I recall, had common codes across the entire production run, meaning you could get the code off a friend’s copy (or simply look up the sticker sheet on Bricklink).

Not the best example for the theme but it will do. Exo-Force was great.

@MCLegoboy said:
"Claw Crusher: He crushes claws

EDIT: Man, the lag for this comment to appear was intense."

Maybe the weather has improved in England, and Huw was out enjoying it.

Although I did note an intense storm during Wimbledon, so maybe that's why it's working well again. ;)

@PurpleDave said:
"Probably, at the time this was released. Later Exo-Force sets came with code tiles that each had unique codes, so you burned the code the first time you entered it. Early sets, as I recall, had common codes across the entire production run, meaning you could get the code off a friend’s copy (or simply look up the sticker sheet on Bricklink)."

It’s the other way around. The first sets with the codes, from 2007, had unique codes printed onto 1x2 tiles. The 2008 sets all had the same code per set, and they were all stickers

I like Exo-Force, but I never got most of the 2007 and 2008 line sets. 2006 E-F was just something I prioritized more. The aesthetic was quite different in the last two years, you see. This one seems nice regardless. Most of the Robot focussed ones did actually. Not as raw as the 2006 ones, but still great mechs by the looks of it.

@Maxbricks14 said:
"That's a good price - 99 pieces for $8USD. A micro-fighter has the amount of pieces, but costs nearly twice the price!

Although adjusting for inflation, you are only saving 90c."

Depends which microfighter, they vary a lot in price on just the last 3 sets, regardless of size, 75363 The Mandalorian N-1 Starfighter Microfighter was €16 , but then 75344 Boba Fett's Starship Microfighter was back to €10 and now 75391 Captain Rex Y-wing Microfighter is €13, and we don't know if that's the new "standard" price.

The only Exo-Force set I bought for myself (my other at the time, 7708, was a birthday present), and honestly I think this was probably the last non-Bionicle, non-licensed* set that I bought before my Dark Age started in 2010.

*(and even the licensed sets I got after this were just one incomplete used SW battle pack, and three Toy Story sets, so it's very close to just being my last non-Bionicle set pre-dark-age in general.)

I think I was already starting to feel the pull of the dark age by that point, even though it would still be another year before I started to be distracted from Lego by other interests: because even though the set was cool I really have no strong memories attached to it beyond initially building it - unlike Uplink, which I have distinct memories of including in some of the Lego stories that I played out. I think the reason I chose this set at the time was was that, since I already had Uplink for the 'good guys', I was looking to sample the robot faction at a low price point as well; although the black-and-orange combination, as my favourite colour scheme, may have aided that decision too!

First a hook, now a claw. Maybe the random part would have been something to match…but we’ll never know.

Soooo....Inspector Gadget's been replaced...or 'upgraded'.:D

@brick_r said:
"Soooo....Inspector Gadget's been replaced...or 'upgraded'.:D"

More like we’re finally seeing Dr. Claw’s face.

@SearchlightRG said:
" @brick_r said:
"Soooo....Inspector Gadget's been replaced...or 'upgraded'.:D"

More like we’re finally seeing Dr. Claw’s face."

There was actually a Dr. Claw action figure that concealed his face until you opened the packaging.

@TheOtherMike said:
" @SearchlightRG said:
" @brick_r said:
"Soooo....Inspector Gadget's been replaced...or 'upgraded'.:D"

More like we’re finally seeing Dr. Claw’s face."

There was actually a Dr. Claw action figure that concealed his face until you opened the packaging."

Huh…I think I preferred not knowing what he really looked like.

@SearchlightRG:
It is a teensy bit difficult to take him seriously as a villain after that.

@SearchlightRG: Hey, you're the one who googled it (at least, I assume that's what you did; correct me if I'm wrong); I just brought up its existence. @PurpleDave: Yeah, I prefer to invoke Death of the Author (Death of the Licensor?) and ignore that figure's existence when picturing the villain of one of my favorite shows as a kid.