Indiana Jones 2023 - Rumors & Discussion

[Kaijumeister]

1 hour ago, DrHenryJonesJr said:

echoalive122_ has now posted a video on instagram showing all the functions of the sets.

The diorama might actually be one of the best LEGO sets of all time

My sentiments also. It’s accurate, displayable, and the functions are ingeniously designed. A lot of love and effort went into this set and it clearly shows.

I think I’ll end up picking that up along with the Fighter Plane Chase. Escape from the Lost Tomb has grown on me a lot, but that’ll definitely be the one I skip. There’s just something about the overall layout of the set that leaves something to be desired.

Edited March 6, 2023 by Kaijumeister

[PGBQW]

You know, I wasn't a fan of the Raider sets at first, but I definetly ended up warming at them.

They just have a lot of sould to them, you know?

Edited March 6, 2023 by PGBQW

[Tariq j]

It's a great set. I was a little skeptical at first as dioramas are often quite static whereas the Temple Escaoe is a very dynamic scene but they've pulled it off really well.

If Lego ever do a grail temple I think a diorama set like this would be the way to go.

[The_Fiery_Rooster]

Now with the pictures and videos of these sets, I've got to say they all look great!

Both vehicles in the plane chase are well done, the plane especially has a lot of attention to detail in how it looks. The lost tomb looks fantastic, and the play features are a nice touch. I'm not a huge fan of the build for the ark, but that can be fixed. The diorama is just amazing, such a great blend of functionality with displayability! This is especially true with all the front facing knobs, meaning you can activate all the features while the set is pressed against the wall or in a shelf. I was only going to get the lost tomb, but that set is tempting me too...

About the whole DoD debate, I think Ashnflash had a good point on his Instagram story. For Avatar 2, the only sets Lego had available before the film's release were the sets based on the first film, with the sets for the second film only releasing after the film released. With both of these being Disney projects, I could see this approach being used again. And speaking of Disney, I would not be worried about the lack of a reveal yet. Keep in mind, Lego has tried to many times to reveal sets the day they are released, and they always fail to keep the cat in the bag beforehand. They did it with The Last Jedi, and most recently with the final Wakanda Forever set, so it's entirely possible that Disney wants Lego to try that again. Nothing is officially confirmed, so I wouldn't worry yet.

[Clone OPatra]

Seeing more of the Lost Tomb set, I'm really drawn to that one. Major Adventurers vibes with all the play features being the focus, yet modern standards of design and structural integrity of course.

I actually like that it gives a petty big footprint for the price, especially compared with sets nowadays, and it looks less bare from normal angles than it does on the front of the box.

If I get any of them, it'll be that one.

[cehnot]

After seeing the review photos and videos I got to say that fedora is spectacular. The crown running up the sides are straight and no taper until the band is great. The arches at the top of the crown fit the Raiders shape. The hair doesn't bother me as much as it did in the beginning  and I love the duel molding that uses a dark brown band. The subtle color used for the button shirt is great. 

The sets are built with playability in mind so they don't bother me.i do hope the Temple of Doom set will come out since I would love to have an updated Shortround.

The ark is the only item I will replace with a custom build. 

 

Edited March 7, 2023 by cehnot

[Mondo-TRON]

3 hours ago, The_Fiery_Rooster said:

Now with the pictures and videos of these sets, I've got to say they all look great!

Both vehicles in the plane chase are well done, the plane especially has a lot of attention to detail in how it looks. The lost tomb looks fantastic, and the play features are a nice touch. I'm not a huge fan of the build for the ark, but that can be fixed. The diorama is just amazing, such a great blend of functionality with displayability! This is especially true with all the front facing knobs, meaning you can activate all the features while the set is pressed against the wall or in a shelf. I was only going to get the lost tomb, but that set is tempting me too...

About the whole DoD debate, I think Ashnflash had a good point on his Instagram story. For Avatar 2, the only sets Lego had available before the film's release were the sets based on the first film, with the sets for the second film only releasing after the film released. With both of these being Disney projects, I could see this approach being used again. And speaking of Disney, I would not be worried about the lack of a reveal yet. Keep in mind, Lego has tried to many times to reveal sets the day they are released, and they always fail to keep the cat in the bag beforehand. They did it with The Last Jedi, and most recently with the final Wakanda Forever set, so it's entirely possible that Disney wants Lego to try that again. Nothing is officially confirmed, so I wouldn't worry yet.

I think one of the Black Panther 2 set spoiled an important part of the movie. But I cannot recall if that set was leaked before the movie release.

If a DoD set might spoil the movie, certainly they want to keep it from leaking. But Lego or Disney could announce  upcoming sets without any details. So far, none.Why?

[DrHenryJonesJr]

I don't think we will see the ToD release anymore, the rumors that the set was completely canceled are getting more and more relevant.
The last chance we have is actually a revision with a later release or a LEGO shop exclusivity, as there is rarely a LEGO series where all sets go directly to normal retail.
But that's really just a straw to grasp at, realistically I think it's over

I just saw the two new review videos for the diorama.

It really is almost unbelievable how much effort they put into this set, this is LEGO as we know it from the old days.
There are more features built in than almost any current LEGO Technic set and at a price that is almost affordable considering the set will surely be discounted in stores.

So you can see that LEGO still knows how to create beautiful sets and even manages the combination of display set and play set here.

If you still had everything printed, or at least the quotes, that would be unique in the LEGO world.

It's a minor setback, unfortunately, but overall it's still a great thing.

A massive compliment to the designer, he really did an incredibly good job here and delivered a sensational set, which also makes a nice farewell to the topic possible, as I'm afraid that we won't see the series anymore, or won't see it for a long time , insofar as the series is not somehow revived again. And even if they did, a redesign of the classic films would be rather unlikely.

Actually, the small sets don't really fit into the scheme, although of course I'm very happy that there are also small playsets.

But since rumors are circulating that there shouldn't be any DoD sets, it would have been more appropriate overall if they had just developed a nostalgia set, like Lord of the Rings, and left out the rest.

So let's hope that everything turns out well in the end and that we get some more.

But the diorama is really an excellent design and I look forward to the set appearing in stores more and more every day

[THELEGOBATMAN]

Why would they cancel the sets tho? 

I mean, what reason could they possibly have?

[BrickBob Studpants]

8 minutes ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

Why would they cancel the sets tho? 

I mean, what reason could they possibly have?

That’s what I’m wondering too. You could make the case for the ToD, but the DoD sets?!

And don‘t tell me they were pushed back to 2024 or some nonsense. In that case, they might as well just bury them all in a tomb for future archeologists to find as nobody would buy them so long after the movie came out.

It‘s now or never!

[DrHenryJonesJr]

23 minutes ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

Why would they cancel the sets tho? 

I mean, what reason could they possibly have?

We will probably never know what reasons LEGO could have had.
Nothing has been officially announced, not even the April wave directly, so there is nothing to revoke either.

LEGO is also very arrogant and strict there, if there were any statements at all, then at most sometime later in the course of an FAQ press release, and even then we would probably only hear or read briefly that the set never existed or whose publication was never planned.

The question as to why there would have been a listing and a set number at all would probably remain open at this point :-D

Unfortunately, LEGO is often not transparent in their decisions.

Personally I don't think the DoD sets will be canceled despite all the rumours, because it actually makes absolutely no sense, in many ways it doesn't.

The only problem is that LEGO would be capable of it.

In any case, we can only wait until an official announcement of the series of topics finally takes place.

The fact that the official announcement of the April sets has still not happened could also indicate that the sets will not get their street date on April 1st, but later in April.

If there is still no official announcement by the end of next week, the whole thing will become really mysterious.

Then I would even slowly ask to believe that the first delivery of the sets in the USA was an early delivery, which could no longer be interrupted in their logistics chain and the topic has generally been postponed or canceled, or even only remains US exclusive.

The only thing that makes me ignore these evil thoughts is that the sets are still listed with retailers and were announced by SmythsToys.

But never mind :-D
Let's just wait for the official announcement - everything will be fine, always think positive :-D
Away with the terrible thoughts

 

11 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

That’s what I’m wondering too. You could make the case for the ToD, but the DoD sets?!

And don‘t tell me they were pushed back to 2024 or some nonsense. In that case, they might as well just bury them all in a tomb for future archeologists to find as nobody would buy them so long after the movie came out.

It‘s now or never!

If they were released but were to be postponed a bit, August would be realistic and understandable instead of June, I had been wondering about June as the release month anyway, since LEGO and Disney certainly don't want to spoil the film with set titles.
The end of June would still be possible, a few days don't matter, but the beginning of June would be a bit strange.

But we'll see, as I said, so far I don't believe in a cancellation, since the film is the reason for the revival of the series, but it's not impossible, LEGO has their own decisions on that. These probably make sense within the company. Since they are rarely explained to the public in a transparent and comprehensible manner, unfortunately not always for the public

18 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

It‘s now or never!

Absolutely correct.
And as Indy says: "That's what scares me!"

[PGBQW]

I know this has already been posted several times, but I forgor 💀 and dont know how to look it up.

What were the prices for each set, again?

[DrHenryJonesJr]

2 hours ago, PGBQW said:

I know this has already been posted several times, but I forgor 💀 and dont know how to look it up.

What were the prices for each set, again?

Initially, the RRP in EURO were given as follows, the dollar prices should be equivalent.

At what price the dealers actually offer the sets and whether there are still RRP adjustments until the release, the prices tend to be very cheap for license topics, cannot be said yet.
But I would expect up to 20% more.

After some time, however, they will certainly be discounted in retail, depending on the RRP

77012 29,99€ | 29,99$
77013 39,99€ | 39,99$
77014 79,99€ | 79,99$
77015 149,99€ | 149,99$

Edited March 7, 2023 by DrHenryJonesJr
Added $ equivalent Prices | Corrected price for 77015

[PGBQW]

45 minutes ago, DrHenryJonesJr said:

Initially, the RRP in EURO were given as follows, the dollar prices should be equivalent.

At what price the dealers actually offer the sets and whether there are still RRP adjustments until the release, the prices tend to be very cheap for license topics, cannot be said yet.
But I would expect up to 20% more.

After some time, however, they will certainly be discounted in retail, depending on the RRP

77012 29,99€ | 29,99$
77013 39,99€ | 39,99$
77014 79,99€ | 79,99$
77015 49,99€ | 49,99$

Thank you, old man! That's prices are pretty good, I might actually end up getting "all" four.

I think you forgot a 1 in front of the las price tho 

[BrickBob Studpants]

49 minutes ago, DrHenryJonesJr said:

77012 29,99€ | 29,99$
77013 39,99€ | 39,99$
77014 00,00€ | 00,00$
77015 149,99€ | 149,99$

FTFY

You got one thing wrong though: 77014 exists, and it’s for free even! It‘s a bunch of air that comes in a box that’s conveniently also made of air. Even the minifigs are made of air. It‘s as good-looking as you want it to be! And it doesn‘t require any shelf space

[Legoman123]

I don’t know if it’s just me but I was a little disappointed that they didn’t include the arrows shooting out over the trap floor area, I mean even that just feels a little lacklustre there.

[DrHenryJonesJr]

51 minutes ago, PGBQW said:

I think you forgot a 1 in front of the las price tho Thank you, old man! That's prices are pretty good, I might actually end up getting "all" four.

You are absolutely right, sorry, I edited it

42 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

FTFY

You got one thing wrong though: 77014 exists, and it’s for free even! It‘s a bunch of air that comes in a box that’s conveniently also made of air. Even the minifigs are made of air. It‘s as good-looking as you want it to be! And it doesn‘t require any shelf space

Thank you, i also edited my post :-)

Very sorry, but the thought that the 77014 will almost certainly not appear on the market frustrates me so much that I can't even sarcasm the thought

Edited March 7, 2023 by DrHenryJonesJr

[RichardGoring]

55 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

FTFY

You got one thing wrong though: 77014 exists, and it’s for free even! It‘s a bunch of air that comes in a box that’s conveniently also made of air. Even the minifigs are made of air. It‘s as good-looking as you want it to be! And it doesn‘t require any shelf space

You're right! I found a load of them and bought as many as would fit in my car. Currently have them all stacked behind me ready to sell on at the highest price. Taking up most of the space in this room, but I keep thinking of the $$$$$$$$$$

[Legofan2001]

3 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

That’s what I’m wondering too. You could make the case for the ToD, but the DoD sets?!

And don‘t tell me they were pushed back to 2024 or some nonsense. In that case, they might as well just bury them all in a tomb for future archeologists to find as nobody would buy them so long after the movie came out.

It‘s now or never!

Muh Nazi’s working at NASA. But excuse would literally disqualify the plane set as well which literally comes with a Nazi Pilot that lego made as accurate as possible 😂😐.

[Retro Brick Reviews]

Reminder that there is no substantiated evidence or information from trusted leakers that the DoD sets are cancelled. An Instagram post from a leak-reposter account and continuous fearmongering from one person in this forum is hardly reason to panic or even to suspect that these sets aren't coming out. LEGO usually holds official reveals until close to release (have y'all forgotten about Diagon Alley?), when they want to they can keep even basic information close to the chest (LEGO Mario was completely unknown before it was unveiled, and beyond that I can't think of a single time any set names were known more than 24 hours before the official reveal), and with this being an upcoming movie that's intended to be one of the year's big blockbusters it makes sense this is one where they'd keep it secret and keep it safe (think all the Marvel movies with set reveals withheld until very close to the film's release, or the The Last Jedi sets that weren't revealed until the day AFTER the movie came out and still weren't leaked). All of this just feels like everyone's overreacting to the probable cancellation of the Temple of Doom, with no other evidence beyond "hey wouldn't it suck if they cancelled the sets that are the entire reason for LEGO Indy being brought back in the first place?". The only reasons to panic would be A.) if the three classic sets are shadowdroped with no fanfare or press release, or B.) there is fanfare but it completely ignores Dial of Destiny. Until either of those things happen, it can be assumed the sets are releasing as expected, and are just unknown like most smaller licensed themes are at this distance from release.

ANYWAY, the reviews posted on Instagram have taken the three classic sets from "pretty cool" to "incredible" in my opinion. The plane chase was already great, but it's nice to see that the wings can snap off and the Grail Diary tile is a nice touch. I'm also getting used to the more cartoony faces they're using in this theme. I think the Indy face actually works pretty well for the lighter, more comedic tone of Last Crusade, though I wish the frown was more stern/ticked than inquisitive since it's also used for Raiders.

The Well of Souls is still my least favorite of the sets, but I think I finally get what they were going for. It's less a typical playset and more an interactive diorama, just without the black base. I still would've prefered the former, but as a diorama I think it's pretty good, even if it was disappointing to see that most all of the "gold" details are bright light orange (even though most of those pieces exist in pearl gold and/or metallic gold). It also helps that this set has easily the best minifigure selection of the wave for Sallah and Marion, though I'm still not a fan of the awkward sand green cube the mummy pops out of and the Ark is the most disappointing thing in any of these sets.

But the Temple of the Golden Idol... oh, the Temple of the Golden Idol! I hadn't planned on picking this set up, but upon seeing it this might be one of the best minifig-compatible LEGO sets ever made, the more I look at it I might even like it more than Rivendell. It has the best appearance of any of the 18+ dioramas, but what makes it amazing are all of the incredible play features, and especially how they managed to tie them all to aesthetically-pleasing equidistant knobs even though the Technic build would've been a lot easier for the designers if they just had triggers near the play features. For me the quality of the design of a LEGO set adds to the value far more than prints or part count, and this looks like one of the smartest-designed sets I've ever seen. Easily a day-one pickup for me.

(P.S. not relevant to the discussion at hand, but how do you add a signature to your posts?)

[Agent Kallus]

Maybe it's cause the movie itself has been delayed 

[BrickBob Studpants]

36 minutes ago, Agent Kallus said:

Maybe it's cause the movie itself has been delayed 

I know you’re just kidding, but if they dare to delay it AGAIN, they can keep that accursed movie. It’s been delayed so many damn times, enough is enough

On the topic of Raiders of the Lost DoD Sets: In my estimation, everything hinges on the official announcement. If they just randomly drop the sets on s@h, then it‘s probably over.

I mean, they‘re already revealing sets scheduled for August. If they announce the theme, it would make sense to at least mention the DoD sets too, right?

[Mandalorianknight]

2 hours ago, Legofan2001 said:

Muh Nazi’s working at NASA. But excuse would literally disqualify the plane set as well which literally comes with a Nazi Pilot that lego made as accurate as possible 😂😐.

We don't know for sure DoD is cancelled, but if it is, my guess is the plane squeaked by just by being farther along in production.

37 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

I know you’re just kidding, but if they dare to delay it AGAIN, they can keep that accursed movie. It’s been delayed so many damn times, enough is enough

On the topic of Raiders of the Lost DoD Sets: In my estimation, everything hinges on the official announcement. If they just randomly drop the sets on s@h, then it‘s probably over.

I mean, they‘re already revealing sets scheduled for August. If they announce the theme, it would make sense to at least mention the DoD sets too, right?

Exactly. The circumstances of the reveal of the April sets will decide whether or not we're getting DoD sets. 

Also, aw no man, don't tell me you've got an ideas project for that in your signature. 

[Plissken]

2 hours ago, Retro Brick Reviews said:

Reminder that there is no substantiated evidence or information ...

Exactly! This whole cancellation-discussion got way out of hand without anything verifiable. A lot of rumors and guessing without any real evidence.

I also think that we will get the ToD set a little bit later down the line.

[BrickBob Studpants]

59 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Exactly. The circumstances of the reveal of the April sets will decide whether or not we're getting DoD sets. 

Indeed. They probably wouldn‘t make two big Indy announcements in a row, so this must be it

1 hour ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Also, aw no man, don't tell me you've got an ideas project for that in your signature. 

Not a big fan of gacha games then?  Granted, me neither, but my GF is a fan of the game and I like the aesthetic, so we picked it for our first Ideas project