Lego City 2023 Leaks, Rumours, Speculation And Discussion

[Lion King]

14 minutes ago, Lemerbrix said:

I’m hoping for good pictures of the city advent calendar any day now…

Star Wars and friends are the only ones with good pictures currently…

Yeah I sure hope to see high-res pics soon. I was quite curious about that “deer” part. Regardless, I am quite looking forward for minifigures and micro-builds.

[Lion King]

23 hours ago, kermit said:

From the reviews of the creator building set for this summer i am convinced not to get it after all because there is no depth to the buildings which means i would have to use additional expenses if i want to make the buildings deeper and for a set with that price tag one shouldnt have to do that. The big city set although $60 more it much more detailed and have deeper rooms and you dont need to spend extra money to make it better because it is fine just as it is so i will be buying that instead. The buildings for the creator theme seemed to have been very much dumbed down a lot the past few years with this years set being the pinnacle of it with most of the buildings being basically just a facade.

Personally,  I never buy any building sets from this City theme. I really like Modular Buildings from Icons (18+). They are much deeper and detailed, it’s exactly what I’m looking. However, I’m welcoming any vehicles (car, motorcycle, plane, etc) into Modular city. I only chase after animals in City sets AND a few good vehicles like Electric Car, Police Car, ATV & Otter Habitant but not a building set itself. 

I would appreciate if designers decide to make buildings a bit more deeper and detailed but price may go up, unfortunately. Friends sets look amazing (I’m not a fan of minidolls myself, tho) so probalby I will buy a few. 

[Silverhurst]

18 hours ago, Lion King said:

Friends sets look amazing (I’m not a fan of minidolls myself, tho) so probalby I will buy a few. 

Friends sets are often too good to pass up, and since no one in our household likes them,  I save the figures up until I have a lot of 50 to put on eBay with no reserve. The big lots often sell for a decent amount, and I hope whoever buys them has fun with them. 

[Lion King]

Still waiting on the lego advent calendar AND leaked info for winter wave. Winer wave usually get leaked in July or August in a few years. 

[danth]

I wish there were more mid-priced sets in the Arctic/Ocean sub theme. There's one $11 set, then it jumps to $40, then to $75 and $110 and $160. I like the colors and the designs but the price for value isn't great unless you really want the molded animals or the huge boat pieces.

Regardless I feel like we're missing a couple $20 sets, like a snowmobile and small sub.

I'll probably get the $40 boat if it has no stickers. I love the sub, but I feel like it's $25 extra for the sharks, and then probably $20 worth of bricks in the shipwreck build that I just don't care about. If it was everything else for $65, it would be a slam dunk.

[Lion King]

It looks like Winter Village set is rumored to be Winter Lodge. 

I think this set would be useful for our city layouts!

but…no news on advent calendar yet. 

[LCP]

New Lego City Paper Pack.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CvFOhNxr3I1/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

[El Garfio]

Why there is no stores else than Gorcery, toys and bikes?

What kind of stores sould Lego launch?

[The Island Chronicles]

3 hours ago, El Garfio said:

Why there is no stores else than Gorcery, toys and bikes?

What kind of stores sould Lego launch?

What about car dealerships? Car dealerships are technically stores too. Lego did two of those for City. 

[Lion King]

4 hours ago, The Brick Boss said:

What about car dealerships? Car dealerships are technically stores too. Lego did two of those for City. 

There was suppsoed to be a Modular car dealership some years ago but Lego ended up producing Downtown Diner. So…I guess City can have a simple car dealership in future. 

Or a pet shop. Or a hardware store. Or an electrical store (phones,  video games, etc). Or a furniture store. Or a bookshop. Or a coffe shop. I think it’s enough wiht “or” lol…

[The Island Chronicles]

1 hour ago, Lion King said:

So…I guess City can have a simple car dealership in future. 

There was a car dealership in 2015 with the 60097 Town Square and in 2020 with the 60258 Tuning Workshop. The one from 2015 looked better though. 

[Lion King]

1 hour ago, The Brick Boss said:

There was a car dealership in 2015 with the 60097 Town Square and in 2020 with the 60258 Tuning Workshop. The one from 2015 looked better though. 

Cool

[Aanchir]

In addition to the stores mentioned by other folks:

• 60365 includes a convenience store/bodega
• 60203 from 2019 and 60366 from this year both include sporting goods/ski equipment stores
• 60380 includes a comic shop and an electronics/mobile phone store

So all in all, I'm pretty optimistic that we'll see further diversification of LEGO City shops going forward. A lot of the ones that @Lion King mentioned would be great to see. A school/office supply store or florist/garden supply store would also be very new and different. And it would be neat to see a more substantial jeweler than the tiny 4+ storefront from 60241.

[The Island Chronicles]

3 hours ago, Aanchir said:

60380 includes a comic shop and an electronics/mobile phone store

....and a barbershop. 

[El Garfio]

16 hours ago, Lion King said:

There was suppsoed to be a Modular car dealership some years ago but Lego ended up producing Downtown Diner. So…I guess City can have a simple car dealership in future. 

Or a pet shop. Or a hardware store. Or an electrical store (phones,  video games, etc). Or a furniture store. Or a bookshop. Or a coffe shop. I think it’s enough wiht “or” lol…

The new downtown set has more variety of stores 

But a detailed hardware store or department store with tools, camping stuff, sport stuff,... could be a great set idea both for city and for creator/modular buildings

[El Garfio]

9 hours ago, Aanchir said:

In addition to the stores mentioned by other folks:

• 60365 includes a convenience store/bodega
• 60203 from 2019 and 60366 from this year both include sporting goods/ski equipment stores
• 60380 includes a comic shop and an electronics/mobile phone store

So all in all, I'm pretty optimistic that we'll see further diversification of LEGO City shops going forward. A lot of the ones that @Lion King mentioned would be great to see. A school/office supply store or florist/garden supply store would also be very new and different. And it would be neat to see a more substantial jeweler than the tiny 4+ storefront from 60241.

I have seen 60380 downtown set, and is a blow of fresh air

But they are very simple stores: one self, one rack or one counter

It could be interesting if we could have more detailed/expanded stores with a lot of accesories like playmobil ones 

And being benevolent with prices (around 50€ each, and 150€ some in a set)

[The Island Chronicles]

2 hours ago, El Garfio said:

It could be interesting if we could have more detailed/expanded stores with a lot of accesories like playmobil ones 

Dude! Given City's recent track record of giving us buildings we never thought we'd see in the theme (i.e. school, grocery store, apartment building, etc), nothing would really surprise me at this point. Let's see what 2024 has to offer. 

[Aanchir]

12 hours ago, The Brick Boss said:

....and a barbershop. 

True, but since @El Garfio used the word "store" in their post I was focusing on businesses that primarily sell goods/products rather than ones that primarily provide services (barbershops, auto workshops, etc).

6 hours ago, El Garfio said:

I have seen 60380 downtown set, and is a blow of fresh air

But they are very simple stores: one self, one rack or one counter

It could be interesting if we could have more detailed/expanded stores with a lot of accesories like playmobil ones 

And being benevolent with prices (around 50€ each, and 150€ some in a set)

A big part of why LEGO City buildings tend to be more sparsely furnished than Playmobil buildings is their smaller scale. If you furnish them too extensively, it becomes difficult for kids to reach inside to move figures and accessories around without knocking things over.

Also, after skimming through the current Playmobil catalog, I can't help but notice a lot of the buildings have open roofs. LEGO employs a similar approach in a lot of Friends sets (particularly so that they can extend the depth of the building and include more furnishings while still giving kids plenty of room to reach inside), but it tends to be less common in the City theme. And particularly here on Eurobricks, City sets with open roofs (like 60329 and 60347, along with various 4+ sets) have received a lot of negative feedback for it.

5 hours ago, The Brick Boss said:

Dude! Given City's recent track record of giving us buildings we never thought we'd see in the theme (i.e. school, grocery store, apartment building, etc), nothing would really surprise me at this point. Let's see what 2024 has to offer. 

Yeah, I definitely agree there! It's great to see how the theme has been diversifying lately.

[The Island Chronicles]

25 minutes ago, Aanchir said:

True, but since @El Garfio used the word "store" in their post I was focusing on businesses that primarily sell goods/products rather than ones that primarily provide services (barbershops, auto workshops, etc).

Oh that's understandable! I stand corrected then. But cmon. You've gotta admit. I wanted Lego to do a barbershop piece for City and I never knew they'd do it so slick. Kudos to TLG. 

[El Garfio]

2 hours ago, Aanchir said:

True, but since @El Garfio used the word "store" in their post I was focusing on businesses that primarily sell goods/products rather than ones that primarily provide services (barbershops, auto workshops, etc).

A big part of why LEGO City buildings tend to be more sparsely furnished than Playmobil buildings is their smaller scale. If you furnish them too extensively, it becomes difficult for kids to reach inside to move figures and accessories around without knocking things over.

Also, after skimming through the current Playmobil catalog, I can't help but notice a lot of the buildings have open roofs. LEGO employs a similar approach in a lot of Friends sets (particularly so that they can extend the depth of the building and include more furnishings while still giving kids plenty of room to reach inside), but it tends to be less common in the City theme. And particularly here on Eurobricks, City sets with open roofs (like 60329 and 60347, along with various 4+ sets) have received a lot of negative feedback for it.

Yeah, I definitely agree there! It's great to see how the theme has been diversifying lately.

Service business are ok for me also

The problem is working with 5/6 studs deep (now with "the ship container" new units we gain 2 studs) but two levels or a hinge could help to create more detailed spaces 

The last city sets are modular, and if you detach it you are roof free

But I'm agree thar new city sets are great, and also Friends and Creator buildings 

Edited July 27, 2023 by El Garfio

[Aanchir]

1 hour ago, El Garfio said:

Service business are ok for me also

The problem is working with 5/6 studs deep (now with "the ship container" new units we gain 2 studs) but two levels or a hinge could help to create more detailed spaces 

The last city sets are modular, and if you detach it you are roof free

But I'm agree thar new city sets are great, and also Friends and Creator buildings 

While it's true that the open tops of City building modules help to open them up a little more, they still generally include a structural beam separating the open roof from the open back wall, which makes the individual openings for a child's hand smaller. You make a very good point about hinges, though!

[ks6349]

28% off for all Lego City sets here in a nearby shopping mall. What do you think? Is it a good time to get some City sets? 28% off of the original MSRP.

[The Island Chronicles]

1 minute ago, ks6349 said:

28% off for all Lego City sets here in a nearby shopping mall. What do you think? Is it a good time to get some City sets? 28% off of the original MSRP.

For how long? 

[ks6349]

3 minutes ago, The Brick Boss said:

For how long? 

Offline stores and no online store. All sets are the newest and the oldest sets are only from last year. Is 28% off of the MSRP a good price?

Edited July 31, 2023 by ks6349

[jonwil]

It depends on what country you are in and how good the deals normally are. Here in Australia 28% off City sets (the bigger sets at least) would definitely be a bargain worth jumping on.