Latest news about Lego animal moulds

[Aurore]

51 minutes ago, Roebuck said:

Nice, the bunnies looks better than expected for a blue animal

I agree! 

52 minutes ago, Roebuck said:

Did you ask if they had any unopened boxes in the back? Some shops also have the CMF sorted behind the desk, however do not trust their skill in feeling CMFs

I did. They had received only 3 boxes (!!!): they had opened and sorted one of them (but all the falconers and orcs they had found were gone), and opened but not sorted the other two. I checked all the little packets with one of the (very nice and helpful) employee. 
A few falconers were on sale on BL in France this afternoon, but as of now they're all gone. The prices were high - but not high enough to prevent me from ordering two of them, I'm afraid. 

[Roebuck]

51 minutes ago, Aurore said:

A few falconers were on sale on BL in France this afternoon, but as of now they're all gone. The prices were high - but not high enough to prevent me from ordering two of them, I'm afraid. 

I wonder if it will be possible to buy the falcons at a decent price alone since the blackfalcon minifig probably are very popular on its own as a army-builder fig without the bird as well

[williejm]

30 minutes ago, Roebuck said:

I wonder if it will be possible to buy the falcons at a decent price alone since the blackfalcon minifig probably are very popular on its own as a army-builder fig without the bird as well

I do think this might be the case. Also, having the new animals ‘in hand’ I can really see the new falcon mould being used as an emblem, such as on a Roman standard, as a better-sized ‘eagle’.

@Aurore - is the blue bunny the same blue as hammerhead shark … or the recent owl? 

And can you confirm that the small bird in BAM is the same blue we already have?

[Aurore]

2 minutes ago, williejm said:

@Aurore - is the blue bunny the same blue as hammerhead shark … or the recent owl? 

Nope, it's the same blue as Bruni the salamander, or as the blue teddy bear...it's a more saturated blue than the owl. If you have the two City dolphins, the bunnies are the same blue as the "bluer" dolphin and the owl is the same blue as the "greyer" one.

 

7 minutes ago, williejm said:

And can you confirm that the small bird in BAM is the same blue we already have?

Sadly, yes.

[williejm]

Just now, Aurore said:

Nope, it's the same blue as Bruni the salamander, or as the blue teddy bear...it's a more saturated blue than the owl. If you have the two City dolphins, the bunnies are the same blue as the "bluer" dolphin and the owl is the same blue as the "greyer" one.

Thank you! That is perfectly clearly explained. And OF COURSE I have all the dolphins 🐬🐬

1 minute ago, Aurore said:

Sadly, yes.

💩 

I want more bird-diversity!

[williejm]

Info about the new ‘Dreamzz’ theme suggests it’s something like a Time Cruisers reboot and features a ‘chimpanzee’ … wonder if that will be a reuse, a new mould (hopefully useable!) or some sort of minifigure character?

[lifeinplastic]

4 hours ago, williejm said:

Info about the new ‘Dreamzz’ theme suggests it’s something like a Time Cruisers reboot and features a ‘chimpanzee’ … wonder if that will be a reuse, a new mould (hopefully useable!) or some sort of minifigure character?

Let's hope that a lot of the 'Dreams' are set somewhere in the Savannah and we end up with the giraffe, hippo, rhino and zebra that were so glaringly omitted from last year's City Wildlife subtheme!

If we could also have a version of this please Lego and I promise I won't moan about all those dreadful stickers you put in your sets for a whole year. Thanks in advance.

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Edited January 5, 2023 by lifeinplastic

[Accio Lego]

8 hours ago, williejm said:

Info about the new ‘Dreamzz’ theme suggests it’s something like a Time Cruisers reboot and features a ‘chimpanzee’ … wonder if that will be a reuse, a new mould (hopefully useable!) or some sort of minifigure character?

Given that the leaks describe the chimpanzee(s?) as the ship’s controller(s?) I can’t imagine we’ll be looking at the old, rather static, chimp mold. So either we’re looking at something new that’ll be very reminiscent of the old discontinued monkey, or something that uses minifigure parts. Frankly, I don’t think that the minifigure option would instantly discount the possibility for using the new chimp(s) as regular chimpanzees (assuming they use natural colors) - after all, if any animal can get away with using ‘human’ torsos and legs it’s got to be our closest biological ‘cousins’. Personally, I think short or medium legs paired with the extra long arms recently featured in the Avatar theme would nicely imitate the different proportions seen in apes. 

[Roebuck]

7 hours ago, lifeinplastic said:

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@williejm this is like the AC you make just an official product

The Dreamzz descriptions sounds crazy, but if it is real I am sure we will get a new mould  

[williejm]

7 hours ago, Roebuck said:

@williejm this is like the AC you make just an official product

The Dreamzz descriptions sounds crazy, but if it is real I am sure we will get a new mould  

Obvs mine is better.

yeah if it’s a core character I assume it gets a dedicated mould or two. My hope is for a chimp with gripping hands like the new monkeys, but that fits in that style. Please no ghost/zombie/mohawk/blue aberrations 

Edited January 5, 2023 by williejm

[williejm]

A Frame cabin ideas set box image has leaked. Typically blurry photo, but from what I can make out, comes with small red and small blue birds, dark orange squirrel, at least four printed butterflies, and seems to have the otter hiding up in the background too (unless it’s something new, but I doubt that).

Edited January 12, 2023 by williejm

[Roebuck]

9 minutes ago, williejm said:

A Frame cabin ideas set box image has leaked. Typically blurry photo, but from what I can make out, comes with small red and small blue birds, dark orange squirrel, at least four printed butterflies, and seems to have the otter hiding up in the background too (unless it’s something new, but I doubt that).

4 butterflies, then you found one more than me
They removed all the animals from the original like the black bear, however they put in a few otter () ones so that is not bad to be a Ideas sett animalwise 

[williejm]

1 minute ago, Roebuck said:

4 butterflies, then you found one more than me
They removed all the animals from the original like the black bear, however they put in a few otter () ones so that is not bad to be a Ideas sett animalwise 

You really otter give up attempting the puns. 
maybe there’s a black bear INSIDE the cabin? Or a moose and three beavers playing cards. 

[RichardGoring]

8 hours ago, Roebuck said:

4 butterflies, then you found one more than me
They removed all the animals from the original like the black bear, however they put in a few otter () ones so that is not bad to be a Ideas sett animalwise 

 

8 hours ago, williejm said:

You really otter give up attempting the puns. 
maybe there’s a black bear INSIDE the cabin? Or a moose and three beavers playing cards. 

No! It simply has to stop. We can't have years of otter puns. Don't make me report you! 

I really like the A-frame cabin. It will fit a few deer nicely too, when they're on break from their North Pole duties in the winter.

There's speculation that one of the new Harry Potter sets might feature either a doe or a goat in the expecto patronum set (probably more wishful thinking than speculation), but a doe would be great to go with the deer and be placed next to this set.

[Roebuck]

2 hours ago, RichardGoring said:

There's speculation that one of the new Harry Potter sets might feature either a doe or a goat in the expecto patronum set (probably more wishful thinking than speculation), but a doe would be great to go with the deer and be placed next to this set.

Since there is a set with at least one patronus I think there is a high chance of a new animal (we have gotten 3 new moulds that way), my guess is we will see the return of the goat. I could also be that we get one or more of the 3 we already got or animals we already have like a horse or terrier

[lifeinplastic]

I don't suppose any of the characters summoned a giraffe patronus during the Battle of Hogwarts? 

[Roebuck]

18 minutes ago, lifeinplastic said:

I don't suppose any of the characters summoned a giraffe patronus during the Battle of Hogwarts? 

Not that I can recall

 

[williejm]

Lego have annoyingly released a video of the A Frame cabin featuring a black bear doing a cameo outside a window. No fair. 

Also, quite why they didn’t make the antlers on the stag separate, thereby giving us a defacto doe all along 🤷🏽‍♂️

[Lion King]

9 hours ago, lifeinplastic said:

I don't suppose any of the characters summoned a giraffe patronus during the Battle of Hogwarts? 

Ugh, I NEED GIRAFFE! 

[williejm]

Interesting to see Lego, in response to the A Frame video on Facebook, refer to there being ‘two moths and two butterflies’ in the set… seems a bit of an arbitrary distinction 

[Lyichir]

1 hour ago, williejm said:

Interesting to see Lego, in response to the A Frame video on Facebook, refer to there being ‘two moths and two butterflies’ in the set… seems a bit of an arbitrary distinction 

Not totally arbitrary, there are two printed butterflies in Cool Yellow and two printed moths in Flame Yellowish Orange.

[jonwil]

My #1 animal wish is a kangaroo.

 

Edited January 13, 2023 by jonwil

[Aanchir]

1 hour ago, Lyichir said:

Not totally arbitrary, there are two printed butterflies in Cool Yellow and two printed moths in Flame Yellowish Orange.

Yep! The moths appear to resemble the small emperor moth or another emperor moth species. My first guess was the Polyphemus moth, but it turns out they have smaller eyespots on their forewings than on their hindwings. I can't recognize the butterfly species, but it's the same pattern as in the Lunar New Year Display.

Edited January 13, 2023 by Aanchir

[Roebuck]

On 1/13/2023 at 4:55 AM, RichardGoring said:

There's speculation that one of the new Harry Potter sets might feature either a doe or a goat in the expecto patronum set (probably more wishful thinking than speculation

It looks like you are right about the wishful thinking part, it has a lot of parts compared to the price so it is probably not a normal minifigscale set and thus decrease the chance of a new patronus animal

[RichardGoring]

That's a shame. Unless they've done something clever with lots of 1x2 and 1x1 pieces to create a mist of the patronus being cast, to bump up the piece count? Hopefully?