Lego 60th Anniversary sets 2018

[Artanis I]

On 22/11/2017 at 10:37 AM, Grrr said:

it's a nod to all those people who complain about insturctions and specialised parts and you can't build anything with modern lego and back in the good old days you used your imagination...

Yeah, it's the 60th anniversary of Lego bricks, not of Castle/Space/Pirates/Town minifig themes.

 

 

That limited edition micro scale giveaway is a nice gesture but not really gonna "do it" for the afols. A 40th anniversary remake (totally updated) of the yellow castle, 30th of the pirate ship etc would hit the spot, will they do it? Maybe.

[Timoonn]

Technics 40yr anniversary is ridiculous, so dont expect something great 

Edited November 30, 2017 by Timoonn

[Legochaek]

Guys have you seen this - http://www.brickfanatics.co.uk/40290-60-years-of-the-lego-brick-exclusive-set-coming/

[x105Black]

On 11/29/2017 at 7:15 PM, Artanis I said:

Yeah, it's the 60th anniversary of Lego bricks, not of Castle/Space/Pirates/Town minifig themes.

 

 

That limited edition micro scale giveaway is a nice gesture but not really gonna "do it" for the afols. A 40th anniversary remake (totally updated) of the yellow castle, 30th of the pirate ship etc would hit the spot, will they do it? Maybe.

Exactly.  It's celebrating the Brick.  But it's the 40th anniversary of the minifigure.  Maybe in 10 years we can expect a nice remake for the 50th.

[Littleworlds]

4 hours ago, Lego-fire said:

Guys have you seen this - http://www.brickfanatics.co.uk/40290-60-years-of-the-lego-brick-exclusive-set-coming/

Aha, now this is a little (no pun intended!) disappointing. They are cute, but leave so much to be desired. Such a pity!

[Digger of Bricks]

Here's a much better look at both the box art and individual micro models featured in January's promotional set.

Brothers Brick - LEGO's 60th Anniversary Set Revealed, Featuring Mini-Models of Classic Sets [News]

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[Roebuck]

It is easy to see now where the rumour of a city,space,castle and pirates set came from  Unfortunately they did not each get their minifig sized set, but all in one microbuild set, while the rest of the sets turned out to be just random bricks

[Artanis I]

17 hours ago, Roebuck said:

It is easy to see now where the rumour of a city,space,castle and pirates set came from  Unfortunately they did not each get their minifig sized set, but all in one microbuild set, while the rest of the sets turned out to be just random bricks

And sadly a bit of a testament to not searching out or getting excited about early hints & rumours

[dimaks13]

Backs of boxes with part lists.

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[x105Black]

Well at least I know I won't be missing out on any dark turquoise.

[Digger of Bricks]

4 hours ago, dimaks13 said:

Backs of boxes with part lists.

Well, they look like a small step up from your usual assortment of bricks, with a few specialized parts and minifigure components. 

I do wonder though if any of the assortments chosen for these sets were thought out, or if these are simply collections of bricks from what Lego already currently has on hand. 

[Digger of Bricks]

Here's the front and rear box art for promotional set 40290.

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And here are some individual close up images of each of the four mini models featured in the set.

Galaxy Explorer

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375 Castle

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Black Seas Barracuda

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Airport Shuttle

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[danth]

The mini BSB is the clear standout. It's very nicely done. The others don't do anything for me.

[x105Black]

375 Castle looks really good.  They are all well done.

Still, something with minifigures would have been appreciated.

[Digger of Bricks]

The micro rendition of the LL928 in this set isn't bad, but it certainly doesn't compare to the one we saw in that 2015 DK Visual History book.

Brickset - 11910 Micro-Scale Space Cruiser

[22kane]

On 12/14/2017 at 9:10 PM, Digger of Bricks said:

Here's the front and rear box art for promotional set 40290.

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And here are some individual close up images of each of the four mini models featured in the set.

Galaxy Explorer

375 Castle

Black Seas Barracuda

Airport Shuttle

 

Thanks for the close ups!! Ive been trying to see what was going on with the airport shuttle. Kind of an odd pick being that its a large set consisting of track that can't be duplicated in a mini build or at least Lego didn't. Either way I NEED this set. Cant wait for it.

[danth]

On 12/16/2017 at 7:23 AM, Digger of Bricks said:

The micro rendition of the LL928 in this set isn't bad, but it certainly doesn't compare to the one we saw in that 2015 DK Visual History book.

Exactly. "Let's do something that we recently did, but worse" doesn't seem like the greatest idea.

[Artanis I]

7 hours ago, danth said:

Exactly. "Let's do something that we recently did, but worse" doesn't seem like the greatest idea.

First Order AT-ST...

It seems to me they think it is the greatest idea

[xzanfr]

40th anniversary of classic space and we get some micorcrud - Lego need to remember where they're from rather than chase the Disney dollar.

[bricks360]

On 12/14/2017 at 6:10 PM, Digger of Bricks said:

Here's the front and rear box art for promotional set 40290.

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And here are some individual close up images of each of the four mini models featured in the set.

Galaxy Explorer

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375 Castle

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Black Seas Barracuda

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Airport Shuttle

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These are beautiful.  I cannot wait to own this set.  I have three out of four of the vintage sets boxed/complete/mint.  I still need 6399 Airport Shuttle.  

I would have thought they would have picked 6990 Futuron Monorail (1987) instead of the Airport Shuttle; however, they probably did not want to feature two Space theme sets out of four.  The Futuron Monorail has always been more iconic to me than the Airport Shuttle.

Edited December 24, 2017 by bricks360

[Hart New Bob]

Beautiful mini-scale versions of timeless sets!   Though still, we should of gotten D2C sets!

[thorin]

On 12/24/2017 at 1:01 PM, bricks360 said:

I would have thought they would have picked 6990 Futuron Monorail (1987) instead of the Airport Shuttle; however, they probably did not want to feature two Space theme sets out of four.  The Futuron Monorail has always been more iconic to me than the Airport Shuttle.

I was thinking the same thing! The Futuron Monorail was by far the poster child of that generation.

[Digger of Bricks]

Lego has now made instructions for 40290 60 Years of the LEGO Brick available in PDF format.

The Brothers Brick - Instruction Guide for the Promotional 60th Anniversary Special (40290) now available from LEGO

[HawkLord]

Is the 60th anniversary plate in this set the same as in the other “Creator”-like sets? 

Is there anything remotely Exclusive with this set that I’m not seeing, because it looks like aside from the packaging, everything inside can be made with what you’d likely have on hand? 

[sebitsena]

On 30/11/2017 at 1:15 AM, Artanis I said:

Yeah, it's the 60th anniversary of Lego bricks, not of Castle/Space/Pirates/Town minifig themes.

That is the best explanation for the BBT sets.

But 2018 is also the 40th anniversary of the Town line. Will TLG celebrate it? That is the question. It seems TLG only put "easter eggs" in some sets :

• this year Creator rollercoaster is inspired by classic pirates theme
• the Collectable Minifigures 18 serie will include a classic policeman like the one in the 1978 set 600 (and this set will be printed on a special 1x2 tile with the minifigure
• maybe a car inspired by the 6634 Stock Car in the Fallingwater set...

One of my major wish (after a Creator Expert Rollercoaster) is a new town plan including updates of classic sets like these ones :

• 6362 Post Office
• 6683 Hamburger Stand
• 6373 Motorcycle Shop
• 1620 Chocolate Factory

Those early Town sets were awesome!!!

 

On 06/01/2018 at 6:04 PM, HawkLord said:

Is the 60th anniversary plate in this set the same as in the other “Creator”-like sets? 

Is there anything remotely Exclusive with this set that I’m not seeing, because it looks like aside from the packaging, everything inside can be made with what you’d likely have on hand? 

Yes, it is the same, just put on a red 2x4 brick.