Lego City 2019 - Rumours, Speculation and Discussion

[Digger of Bricks]

Just now, Vonsek said:

The Vehicles have trans black windows.

60226 Has a printed one, not sure if see through.

60228 Is printed aswell or sticker. 

Rest use ordinary pieces.

OK then! 

Speaking of the spacecraft, how closely do the subtheme's shuttles resemble real-life space shuttles? Spot on, or is there a bit of any futuristic, speculative variance?

[Vonsek]

Just now, Digger of Bricks said:

OK then! 

Speaking of the spacecraft, how closely do the subtheme's shuttles resemble real-life space shuttles? Spot on, or is there a bit of any futuristic, speculative variance?

What spacecraft? Do you have a set number?

[Digger of Bricks]

Just now, Vonsek said:

What spacecraft? Do you have a set number?

Namely from these two sets:

Brickset - 60224 {Maintenance Mission Shuttle}

...and...

Brickset - 60226 {Mars Research Shuttle}

Perhaps you haven't seen those two sets in particular? 

[Vonsek]

18 minutes ago, Digger of Bricks said:

Namely from these two sets:

Brickset - 60224 {Maintenance Mission Shuttle}

...and...

Brickset - 60226 {Mars Research Shuttle}

Perhaps you haven't seen those two sets in particular? 

Sorry, i'm not native English.

From what i can see, 60224 has no thrusters, and the windshield is like 50% of the length of the set. It's tiny. Also includes a small rover.

60226: Looks like this shuttle in which i shared a photo below, but there's a gap where the red lines are. The wings are although wider towards the front.

There's 1 logo (Space related) on both sides of the wings.

[Digger of Bricks]

Just now, Vonsek said:

From what i can see, 60224 has no thrusters, and the windshield is like 50% of the length of the set. It's tiny. Also includes a small rover.

Half the length?! Like a panoramic canopy?! 

Just now, Vonsek said:

60226: Looks like this shuttle in which i shared a photo below, but there's a gap where the red lines are. The wings are although wider towards the front.

Hmmmm, sounds intriguing. 

Just now, Vonsek said:

There's 1 logo (Space related) on both sides of the wings.

Heh, wistful thinking here, but it wouldn't perhaps resemble this in any way would it? 

[Vonsek]

2 minutes ago, Digger of Bricks said:

Half the length?! Like a panoramic canopy?! 

Hmmmm, sounds intriguing. 

Heh, wistful thinking here, but it wouldn't perhaps resemble this in any way would it? 

Seems to some variant of that logo. Not 100% sure, but there's a round Logo with dark blue background and a white line across it, (Horizontally).

Above that white line is some orange redish circle. Too small to be able to see it fully, though.

As far as i can see the stickers appear in 60226 60227, 60228.

 

Edited March 2, 2019 by Vonsek
typo.

[Vectormatic]

brown tank on the big rocket... sounds very shuttle derived, so either a straight up shuttle, or something Ares V like (From nasa's constellation program, which was killed in 2010 and obviously never flew)

The other two sets also being called "shuttle" really disappoints me, yet another theme with shuttle rehashes... while real world space exploration and near-future scifi (stuff like the Martian) is moving in very different directions

[Vonsek]

The set has a photo in the bottom left corner that is nearly identical to this image. There's 3 words, but can't read them.

 

 

[Vectormatic]

That is Ares-V allright, in some weird human-rated variant (doesnt look like Ares IV) that isnt in the wiki article

 

I find it oddly fitting that when lego would finally move beyond endless shuttle rehashes (even though this wave will still have some), it is with a shuttle derivative...

That said, NASAs current SLS efforts are still shuttle derived, pretty similar to Ares V, the real innovation is happening over at SpaceX and BlueOrigin

[icm]

That's not Ares V, that's SLS.  They ditched the white and black Saturn inspired paint scheme to save weight at the latest design review and reverted to unpainted Shuttle derived insulation for the cryogenic propellant tanks of the core stage.

[Digger of Bricks]

8 hours ago, Vonsek said:

Seems to some variant of that logo. Not 100% sure, but there's a round Logo with dark blue background and a white line across it, (Horizontally).

Above that white line is some orange redish circle. Too small to be able to see it fully, though.

As far as i can see the stickers appear in 60226 60227, 60228.

Huh, so perhaps more akin to the mission logos from the previous Space subthemes of City?

[Vectormatic]

1 hour ago, icm said:

That's not Ares V, that's SLS.  They ditched the white and black Saturn inspired paint scheme to save weight at the latest design review and reverted to unpainted Shuttle derived insulation for the cryogenic propellant tanks of the core stage.

I stand corrected. I hadnt seen that they ditched the white paint yet. Given how slow progress on the NASA first party stuff is (SLS, LOPG) compared to SpaceX and others, i havent been keeping up with it.

 

[Vonsek]

27 minutes ago, Digger of Bricks said:

Huh, so perhaps more akin to the mission logos from the previous Space subthemes of City?

Sorry- I can't really see. There's no red outline, though.

[Bornin1980something]

Can you confirm whether the theme is moon or Mars based?

[PBRStreetgang]

On 2/26/2019 at 2:32 AM, 9v brick master said:

When the pictures so supposed to be revealed 

 

On 3/1/2019 at 5:45 AM, JamesBenjamin said:

So when is that Lego event that people are saying the pics of the summer sets will be shown?

Have to say I am curious myself. When is all of this going to be real??

[Vonsek]

10 hours ago, Bornin1980something said:

Can you confirm whether the theme is moon or Mars based?

Mars

[Bornin1980something]

Darn darn darn darny darn. But thanks. 

[Boettner Builds]

Any talk of the “donut shop opening”? That’s what I’m excited for!

[Digger of Bricks]

21 minutes ago, Bornin1980something said:

Darn darn darn darny darn. But thanks. 

It is admittedly a bit strange that the first Space subtheme of City's to move beyond Earth ends up on Mars rather than the Moon, as I would've figured we'd see the first such subtheme be lunar-based, then make its way to Mars four years later. Perhaps the idea of colonizing the Moon is a bit antiquated, whereas Mars is the current default for speculative extraterrestrial colonization nowadays? 

[Vonsek]

3 hours ago, Boettner Builds said:

Any talk of the “donut shop opening”? That’s what I’m excited for!

It’s a cool set.

[Boettner Builds]

1 hour ago, Vonsek said:

It’s a cool set.

Good news! :)

[icm]

4 hours ago, Digger of Bricks said:

It is admittedly a bit strange that the first Space subtheme of City's to move beyond Earth ends up on Mars rather than the Moon, as I would've figured we'd see the first such subtheme be lunar-based, then make its way to Mars four years later. Perhaps the idea of colonizing the Moon is a bit antiquated, whereas Mars is the current default for speculative extraterrestrial colonization nowadays? 

From a perspective of the logical sequence of real world space exploration it's a bit strange, but there is an ongoing debate about whether to go back to the Moon before going to Mars or whether to go to Mars first, skipping the Moon.  I'm in the "Moon first" camp myself.  From a Lego perspective, Mars makes a lot more sense because the City Mars subtheme can act as a successor to Life on Mars and Mars Mission, whereas the previous sets with "lunar" or "Moon" in the title are much older.  Add to that the fact that Mars is more colorful and the fact that recent fictional productions (The Martian, the National Geographic Channel's miniseries about Mars, the canceled Hulu series "The First") have been about Mars, and it's no surprise in hindsight that the Lego theme would also be about Mars.  The fiftieth anniversary of Apollo 11 has inspired a couple of spectacular nonfiction movies about the Moon, but those aren't exactly interested in merchandising.

[TheNerdyOne_]

Looks like some of the torsos for the space line have leaked.  They're definitely Mars Mission-inspired.  I really like the logo though, it seems like a much more modern version of the classic space logo.  I'd love to see this version used more!

[Digger of Bricks]

36 minutes ago, TheNerdyOne_ said:

Looks like some of the torsos for the space line have leaked.  They're definitely Mars Mission-inspired.  I really like the logo though, it seems like a much more modern version of the classic space logo.  I'd love to see this version used more!

Huh, I wasn't expecting to see an Flame Yellowish Orange torso for the astronauts; but yeah, that logo ain't half bad!  

[alvinofdiaspar]

3 hours ago, TheNerdyOne_ said:

Looks like some of the torsos for the space line have leaked.  They're definitely Mars Mission-inspired.  I really like the logo though, it seems like a much more modern version of the classic space logo.  I'd love to see this version used more!

I hate to ask...but where?  The suspense is killing me...

Edited March 5, 2019 by alvinofdiaspar