Latest news about Lego animal moulds

[williejm]

4 minutes ago, FinlayTheFaithful said:

Hoping that the new wolf will be reused every now and again instead of it showing up just for this one CMF

Yes. Here’s hoping they thrive now that there’s a steady supply of Lego goats for them to snack on ;)

[Black Falcon]

21 minutes ago, FinlayTheFaithful said:

Hoping that the new wolf will be reused every now and again instead of it showing up just for this one CMF

Yeah, and hopefully they also make a puppy for it. The one from the D&D CMF, which some people said would be a wolf just isn´t working for me.

[Lion King]

Not just a wolf but I’m also hoping its pup to come out with adult wolf eventually. 

[Clone OPatra]

3 hours ago, FinlayTheFaithful said:

Hoping that the new wolf will be reused every now and again instead of it showing up just for this one CMF

Almost all CMF animals have reappeared in some form besides the cobra and mouse, so there's good precedent there - although some dogs have only reappeared in later CMF and BAM.

[JohnTPT17]

11 minutes ago, Clone OPatra said:

Almost all CMF animals have reappeared in some form besides the cobra and mouse, so there's good precedent there - although some dogs have only reappeared in later CMF and BAM.

And the flamingo - though that is arguably a lawn ornament and not the actual creature. The colt also, oddly, was only ever recolored for an advent calendar.

In either case, I do hope that the wolf comes in some sets during next year - whether that's a City set or something else in the vein of Castle.

[RichardGoring]

It's such a shame the mouse hasn't come back.

And I do wish the flamingo had been available more widely too.

[Robert8]

And the S21 hermit crab and the S22 toucan?

[JohnTPT17]

17 minutes ago, Robert8 said:

And the S21 hermit crab and the S22 toucan?

Hermit crab was (unprinted) in the Milky Way Galaxy set - you are right about the toucan, though. 

[Roebuck]

It been printed in sets also

I think they make a new mould for the CMF parts since it is not the same factories that produce sets and CMF, not sure if that cost something extra on the budget since that will happen with normal parts that more than 1 factory needs the mould as well. However if they are older than 5 years it for sure will cost more to make them since they destroy the mould then..

[williejm]

6 hours ago, Clone OPatra said:

Almost all CMF animals have reappeared in some form besides the cobra and mouse, so there's good precedent there - although some dogs have only reappeared in later CMF and BAM.

Cobra was a BAM regular for a good while

[Clone OPatra]

1 hour ago, williejm said:

Cobra was a BAM regular for a good while

Ah I forgot about that.

But I also forgot about the toucan, koala and raven, which haven't reappeared yet. Maybe the theory has nothing to it, though I still feel like a wolf is more likely to reappear than some of those.

[Accio Lego]

26 minutes ago, Clone OPatra said:

Ah I forgot about that.

But I also forgot about the toucan, koala and raven, which haven't reappeared yet. Maybe the theory has nothing to it, though I still feel like a wolf is more likely to reappear than some of those.

The raven is a new addition and wasn’t introduced in a CMF, so it really doesn’t affect this statistic. 

[Clone OPatra]

39 minutes ago, Accio Lego said:

The raven is a new addition and wasn’t introduced in a CMF, so it really doesn’t affect this statistic. 

D'oh! I meant the falcon. There hasn't been a raven in CMF I don't think, just that crow part from Lone Ranger.

[Lion King]

9 hours ago, Robert8 said:

And the S21 hermit crab and the S22 toucan?

Don’t hermit crab show up in Milky Way Art set?

And Animal Crossing?

[Agent Kallus]

10 hours ago, Roebuck said:

 think they make a new mould for the CMF parts since it is not the same factories that produce sets and CMF, not sure if that cost something extra on the budget since that will happen with normal parts that more than 1 factory needs the mould as well. 

Whilst it used to be the case that CMF parts were only made in a separate factory no that is no longer the case and they are made alongside other sets. See here. 

 This is why we are no seeing more CMF parts in sets ( such as all of the Troubadour's parts except his legs and plume in the lion knights castle)

[williejm]

9 hours ago, Clone OPatra said:

Ah I forgot about that.

But I also forgot about the toucan, koala and raven, which haven't reappeared yet. Maybe the theory has nothing to it, though I still feel like a wolf is more likely to reappear than some of those.

Yep, honestly some of the non-reused animals are head-scratchers, but also things like the flamingo and mouse are clearly complex moulds and not ‘cheap’ either. I would always assume the introduction of any new animal was done with a view to using it as many times and in as many themes as possible, but I think that link was broken by the PoP ostrich and camel blowout, and has since also been trampled by both CMFs and the HP theme*  in particular. 

 

* like, I LOVE owls, but we are very owl-heavy in the Lego bestiary 

[Roebuck]

12 hours ago, Agent Kallus said:

Whilst it used to be the case that CMF parts were only made in a separate factory no that is no longer the case and they are made alongside other sets. See here.

Thanks for the info

[Roebuck]

New dog with vest and the raven is up on PAB, the raven is not to bad, but the dog is crazy expensive like its siblings

[Clone OPatra]

13 hours ago, williejm said:

... but I think that link was broken by the PoP ostrich and camel blowout, 

Heck even the goat went against that theory the first time around. Dumbest LEGO decision I ever made, passing up the goat set when I saw it on slight discount at a discount store but just didn't really care for it at the time and figured the goat would come in another set later...

[RichardGoring]

5 hours ago, Clone OPatra said:

Heck even the goat went against that theory the first time around. Dumbest LEGO decision I ever made, passing up the goat set when I saw it on slight discount at a discount store but just didn't really care for it at the time and figured the goat would come in another set later...

So, just wage a 20 year campaign to make your animal of choice a LEGO meme and then they'll bring it back. We know how to work the system now! 

[Roebuck]

Looks like a new butterfly print in the Spanish garden set, also a small yellow bird there.

With normal January sets starting to pop up, we should see the City tractor soon and potential other sets with animals 

[SketchBrick]

A few city pictures have leaked, including the tractor! Nothing new unfortunately, just 2 of the existing sheep, plus a lamb and a puppy. Can't see any other new moulds/colours so far

[JohnTPT17]

8 minutes ago, SketchBrick said:

A few city pictures have leaked, including the tractor! Nothing new unfortunately, just 2 of the existing sheep, plus a lamb and a puppy. Can't see any other new moulds/colours so far

$20 for two minifigs, two sheep, a lamb, a puppy, and a tractor is a pretty good deal - even if it is a 4+ set. 

[williejm]

42 minutes ago, JohnTPT17 said:

$20 for two minifigs, two sheep, a lamb, a puppy, and a tractor is a pretty good deal - even if it is a 4+ set. 

No recolours?

[JohnTPT17]

23 minutes ago, williejm said:

No recolours?

Not for the animals, no. One of the minifig torsos might be new, though.