LEGO Collectable Minifigures Future Series Rumours

[jonwil]

Don't think I have seen it mentioned here but the new City Town Square set includes a new head with a hearing aid.

 

[Gorilla94]

I think a blind minifigure would work with arm printing, but I guess it would get a regular bar piece as guiding stick. I have problems imaging a dog harness piece. Would it be made out of two parts, so it is possible to adjust the ankle? We have a lot of dog moulds in different sizes now.

What do you guys think? Any chance to get more Greek/Roman Gods? I have to say the cow-costume from the fan series is really cute. I´d love to get that. A Kangaroo would be nice, too.

Series 20 felt really strange to me... the programmer with the robot looking like an apple product, Drone enthusiast, pea costume... I feel a bit old thinking back to earlier serieses.^^´

[Robert8]

We don't if there will be a Series 21 next. 

One can only hope.....

Edited August 28, 2020 by Robert8

[Itaria No Shintaku]

I believe in 2021 we will see something like this:

LOONEY TUNES - 95% sure of this one. I don't believe it to be a JAN release. I'd say later.

SERIES 21 - 99% sure

MARVEL / DISNEY 3 / DC 2 - this one is tricky. I was told Marvel but the guy said there were problems with the licenses. I'd say that if they want to include Winnie the Pooh they will have to do the mold, so I'd go for Disney 3. But also DC 2 seems very likely. This one is really tricky.

[Anonknee Muss]

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Edited September 1, 2020 by Anonknee Muss

[MAB]

Brickforge did some reins / bridle just over 10 years ago (second from right).

These can fit over a dogs head. A similar piece with a single cable would be idea for a dog leash.

 

On 8/27/2020 at 10:05 PM, williejm said:

Thanks for this. Totally agree with you! And the collectible series would be a perfect way to introduce any new pieces such as a harness for an assistance dog. The wheelchair and crutches have started to address this, and I think that maybe now with the Lego Braille sets being a thing, we will see more representation soon.

It brings a whole new meaning to blind bags.

[MAB]

On 8/27/2020 at 10:13 PM, Robert8 said:

Did you notice that 60271 City Main Square introduced a face print featuring a hearing aid? So it might be a deaf woman there

Now on LEGO's server.

[Itaria No Shintaku]

2 hours ago, Anonknee Muss said:

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Agreed.

[Robert8]

My hopes 2020 will turn for the better:

2 hours ago, Anonknee Muss said:

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[Anonknee Muss]

I’m confused. Can you guys read my original response?

[BigGuy4U]

3 hours ago, Anonknee Muss said:

I’m confused. Can you guys read my original response?

Nope, the comment is just "*removed*" and says it's been edited.

[Robert8]

13 hours ago, Itaria No Shintaku said:

I believe in 2021 we will see something like this:

LOONEY TUNES - 95% sure of this one. I don't believe it to be a JAN release. I'd say later.

SERIES 21 - 99% sure

MARVEL / DISNEY 3 / DC 2 - this one is tricky. I was told Marvel but the guy said there were problems with the licenses. I'd say that if they want to include Winnie the Pooh they will have to do the mold, so I'd go for Disney 3. But also DC 2 seems very likely. This one is really tricky.

The problem with this line-up is that the Winnie the Pooh project was approved last February, so it has to be released within the next few months. Around the Holidays I'm guessing. 

If Disney 3 CMF comes next fall that would mean the Winnie the Pooh projects would need to be pushed back until fall 2021, and that's almost 1.5 years after the approval. I really doubt it. 

 

On the other hand, Looney Tunes has to be the May series because Space Jam 2 releases during the summer. 

 

So, I'd guess 

Disney 3 in January

Looney Tunes in May

Series 21 in September

 

And this still doesn't sound right to me, because all the licensed series are always released in the same slot. Both Disney series were May releases. Same with Simpsons. All the DC series (Batman movie and Comics) were Januray releases and Harry Potter is a September release. 

So, getting Disney S3 in January sounds weird. 

 

4 hours ago, Anonknee Muss said:

I’m confused. Can you guys read my original response?

We were joking 

[BigGuy4U]

26 minutes ago, Robert8 said:

The problem with this line-up is that the Winnie the Pooh project was approved last February, so it has to be released within the next few months. Around the Holidays I'm guessing. 

If Disney 3 CMF comes next fall that would mean the Winnie the Pooh projects would need to be pushed back until fall 2021, and that's almost 1.5 years after the approval. I really doubt it. 

 

On the other hand, Looney Tunes has to be the May series because Space Jam 2 releases during the summer. 

 

So, I'd guess 

Disney 3 in January

Looney Tunes in May

Series 21 in September

 

And this still doesn't sound right to me, because all the licensed series are always released in the same slot. Both Disney series were May releases. Same with Simpsons. All the DC series (Batman movie and Comics) were Januray releases and Harry Potter is a September release. 

So, getting Disney S3 in January sounds weird. 

 

We were joking 

Of course, that assumes we get Pooh characters in the CMF at all and they don't either 1. somehow repurpose existing molds or 2. break the no new molds rule.

[1980-Something-Space-Guy]

41 minutes ago, Robert8 said:

And this still doesn't sound right to me, because all the licensed series are always released in the same slot. Both Disney series were May releases. Same with Simpsons. All the DC series (Batman movie and Comics) were Januray releases and Harry Potter is a September release. 

So, getting Disney S3 in January sounds weird.

Well, I think usually them being on a consistent slot is mostly a product of the second licensed series releasing a year after the first. If we discard those cases, then we are only left with DC comics being in the same slot as Batman movie, and HP series 2 coinciding with the release month of the first, which I'd say could conceivably be a coincidence. I wouldn't discount Disney releasing on January because of that history.

Edited September 1, 2020 by BrickHat

[ToaIruini]

It’s not that improbable for tlg to simply break the pre-existing pattern. I don’t think there’s any important reason to release series in the same slot. 

[Itaria No Shintaku]

I believe that 

JAN - Disney 3
MAY - Looney Tunes
SEP - Series 21

is not correct.

[BrickBob Studpants]

So to sum it up, Looney Tunes and S21 are pretty much guaranteed while the third series is either Disney S3, DC S2, or Marvel S1? Is there any real substance to the rumours regarding the unknown series or is it mostly based on conjecture (e.g. the Winnie Pooh ideas set requiring moulds Disney S3 could conveniently provide)? 

[MAB]

2 hours ago, Lego-Freak said:

So to sum it up, Looney Tunes and S21 are pretty much guaranteed while the third series is either Disney S3, DC S2, or Marvel S1? Is there any real substance to the rumours regarding the unknown series or is it mostly based on conjecture (e.g. the Winnie Pooh ideas set requiring moulds Disney S3 could conveniently provide)? 

It is all conjecture based on past behaviour. No new moulds makes sense for non-licensed sets that were going to have a small production number like Ideas used to be. Whereas if a new Idea requires a new mould and it is a licensed set that will have large production, then I can see LEGO breaking that rule. Similarly, if the new mould is guaranteed to be used in future sets rather than just concurrent releases, this will also help justify it. Ideas and CMF have changed from what they were five years ago. Ideas used to be quite small runs of quite small niche sets and CMF used to be non-licensed. Ideas now seems to be large and almost flagship sets with high distribution numbers and often strongly license driven and the CMF are now mainly licensed instead of traditional. Lego will do what suits them rather than follow rules or the past.

The overlap in market between some of the series is now minimal, so it wouldn't surprise me if they went to doing more series per year if stores don't mind having multiple series on a shelf. There is one store near me that has series 19 and 20, Batman 2, Disney 2, TLM2, DC and HP all on the shelf at the same time. It seems they all sell (although some very slowly) as occasionally (even for the 2019 series) a box will empty and another box will appear on the shelves. It used to be that some stores would heavily discount one series before the next comes out so that there was only one CMF range at a time, but I rarely see that now with many stores allowing at least 3 different series on the shelves at once, and thus having a much longer shelf life.

[Anonknee Muss]

13 hours ago, Robert8 said:

The problem with this line-up is that the Winnie the Pooh project was approved last February, so it has to be released within the next few months. Around the Holidays I'm guessing. 

If Disney 3 CMF comes next fall that would mean the Winnie the Pooh projects would need to be pushed back until fall 2021, and that's almost 1.5 years after the approval. I really doubt it. 

 

On the other hand, Looney Tunes has to be the May series because Space Jam 2 releases during the summer. 

 

So, I'd guess 

Disney 3 in January

Looney Tunes in May

Series 21 in September

 

And this still doesn't sound right to me, because all the licensed series are always released in the same slot. Both Disney series were May releases. Same with Simpsons. All the DC series (Batman movie and Comics) were Januray releases and Harry Potter is a September release. 

So, getting Disney S3 in January sounds weird. 

Didn’t we also get series 19 in September?

13 hours ago, Robert8 said:

 We were joking 

Oh 

[Robert8]

The other posibility is that Series 21 will be the January series and will conveniently provide whatever mold they need for the Winnie the Pooh set...

[7982Brick2]

The next rumored IDEAS set is Sesame Street which includes characters that benefit from new molded heads. If LEGO Sesame Street set includes figures with molded heads then that means that no new mold rule is no longer an issue. If that’s the case then we don’t need a Disney Series 3 for Winnie the Pooh molds. 

 

[williejm]

5 hours ago, 7982Brick2 said:

The next rumored IDEAS set is Sesame Street which includes characters that benefit from new molded heads. If LEGO Sesame Street set includes figures with molded heads then that means that no new mold rule is no longer an issue. If that’s the case then we don’t need a Disney Series 3 for Winnie the Pooh molds. 

 

I really feel that for both Muppets and Pooh characters that they have to do themproperly, which means moulded heads. I also expect Disney to want them done properly and insist on that rather than some cobbling together of existing parts. To that end I was hoe stay surprised that Disney S2 didn’t include the Pooh gang already.

Edited September 2, 2020 by williejm
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[Itaria No Shintaku]

I think it's agreeable that they can break their own rule mostly now that Ideas set are somewhat flagship like rightly @MAB said.

Plus, neither the Sesame Street nor Medieval Blacksmith and nor the Pooh house seem to be "small" sets.

We will have a review soon that will help us understanding what the next ones will be.

However I think they will rework the whole "ideas" concept very soon.

Until 10 projects made it to the review, that was pretty fine. Now with 30 projects reaching 10k ... they will simply make a step between and will stop some 10k project before the final phase.

[Roebuck]

41 minutes ago, Itaria No Shintaku said:

Now with 30 projects reaching 10k ... they will simply make a step between and will stop some 10k project before the final phase.

They have started with that, a lot of pirates sets have been removed or not even being allowed to submit the idea in the first place. The ones that made it to 10 000 is probably just rejected at once as well. A lot of other sets are probably also rejected immediately, so say 20 sets are out of the question it is better to have 10 to chose from than say 2 like before I guess

[TeriXeri]

8 hours ago, Roebuck said:

They have started with that, a lot of pirates sets have been removed or not even being allowed to submit the idea in the first place. The ones that made it to 10 000 is probably just rejected at once as well.

Yeah I noticed Pirates no longer is in the Themes list.

The Ship filter doesn't pick up Pirate Ships either.

Edited September 4, 2020 by TeriXeri