Ideas for new City sets

[jondesouza]

Like many others I'm sick of the round of hospital, firefighters and police sets. Especially the police. Lego City is like an Orwellian nightmare.

Instead, I'd like to see a school and maybe a university campus. I like the idea of offices and would like it of these could be modelled on some of the interesting architecture that is happening around the world now - such as the Swiss Re building or Shard of Glass in London or some of the buildings that are going up in Dubai and the Far East.

I like the idea of more housing as well. I think there could be a real opportunity for Lego if they produced a range of eco-houses using wood effect for the outside, roof gardens and maybe solar panels. Along those lines, what about a small pack of large wind turbines as well?

[Derek]

I like the idea of more housing as well. I think there could be a real opportunity for Lego if they produced a range of eco-houses using wood effect for the outside, roof gardens and maybe solar panels. Along those lines, what about a small pack of large wind turbines as well?

So do I. If Lego sent an environment friendly message, with sets like those they could draw lots of attention and make loads of money. *y* It would also allow for more realistic town setups. X-D

Dp8

[Stealth Hunter]

Some more ideas:

1.Bank

Includes armoured transport,bank building with 2 floors,lots of money and 5 minifigs(2 civilians,2 bank employes and 1 criminal)

Prize:30$

2.Car Transport

Includes 6 wide truck with trailer,3 cars and 3 minifigs(1 driver for the truck and two civilians)

Prize:25$

3.TV Team

Includes TV van(with antennas on the roof),TV helicopter and 4 minifigs(2 TV guys,1 reporter and 1 civilian)

Prize:20$

[Klaus-Dieter]

I still have more ideas:

How about something like the German THW?

1.Response Unit

Includes big truck(like this *wub* ),jeep,a big tree with a breaking function,lots of cool equipment and 5 minifigs(3 THW guys and 2 civilians)

Prize:35$

2.River Rescue

Includes damaged car,boat,small truck which can load the boat and 4 minifigs(2 THW guys,1THW diver and 1 civilian)

Prize:20$

3.Headquarter

Includes main building,garage for two vehicles,a small truck with a mini excavator on the back,a van which fits 2 figs and equipment,lots of equipment and 6 minifigs(1 THW leader and 5 normal THW guys)

Prize:60$

4.THW Jeep

Includes THW jeep,some equipment and 1 THW guy minifig

Prize:6$

That are great ideas, Stealth Hunter!

A City Rescue subtheme "THW" would include amazing sets which could also include some of the forest subtheme sets some of us posted a while ago.

[Klaus-Dieter]

Like many others I'm sick of the round of hospital, firefighters and police sets. Especially the police. Lego City is like an Orwellian nightmare.

Instead, I'd like to see a school and maybe a university campus. I like the idea of offices and would like it of these could be modelled on some of the interesting architecture that is happening around the world now - such as the Swiss Re building or Shard of Glass in London or some of the buildings that are going up in Dubai and the Far East.

I like the idea of more housing as well. I think there could be a real opportunity for Lego if they produced a range of eco-houses using wood effect for the outside, roof gardens and maybe solar panels. Along those lines, what about a small pack of large wind turbines as well?

I totally agree with you, jondesouza!

More office buildings (like already discussed before) would be very welcome. But "environmental things" (please excuse me - I don't mean that deprecatingly - but I only don't find the real expressions) like solar panels would be a great idea, look very good and give the City's a more realistic outfit and a more eco-friendly image. ;-)

But in one point I regrettably don't totally agree with you: On the one side it's right that I'm, too, are tired of the police subtheme because one big police station and some nice vehicles are enough fo a Lego City. But on the other hand I don't agree with you because there might be so much potential for new and exciting police sets like I already mentioned before (e. g. a police tank, some police special units, ...) - but Lego does sadly don't use this potential (at least until now but I fear it won't change) >:-( :'-( !

[Klaus-Dieter]

Some more ideas:

1.Bank

Includes armoured transport,bank building with 2 floors,lots of money and 5 minifigs(2 civilians,2 bank employes and 1 criminal)

Prize:30$

2.Car Transport

Includes 6 wide truck with trailer,3 cars and 3 minifigs(1 driver for the truck and two civilians)

Prize:25$

3.TV Team

Includes TV van(with antennas on the roof),TV helicopter and 4 minifigs(2 TV guys,1 reporter and 1 civilian)

Prize:20$

That are again very nice ideas!

We already discussed them - but I know that since this topic luckily is so big you can't find things very well.

Mainly the bank with armoured transport would be an absolutely must and I really really hope that TLG will release one inthe very near future |-/ !

[Stealth Hunter]

We all know that there will be trains using power functions in 2009.

So I thougth about some train related City sets,these are my ideas:

1.Electric Train Engine "Crocodile"

Includes Engine(looks like this),a train signal and 2 minifigs(1railroad worker and 1 engineer)

Prize:30$

2.Passenger Waggon

Includes modern passenger waggon,some accesoires and 2 civilian minifigs.

Prize:25$

3.Freigth Waggon

Includes a freigth waggon with sliding doors,lots of cargo,a small forklift and 2 railroad worker minifigs.

Prize:25$

4.Flatbed Waggon

Includes flatbed waggon,2 containers(like the ones from the City harbor) and 1 railroad worker minifig.

Prize:15$

5.Tank Car

Includes big Tank car,some accesoires and 1 Octan guy.(like the one in the gas station)

Prize:15$

6.Train Gas Station

Includes Train Engine(like this),gas station for trains,some accesoires and 4 minifigs(1 engineer,2 railroad workers and 1 Octan guy)

Prize:40$

Thats all for now.

[Klaus-Dieter]

That are really some great ideas, Stealth Hunter! *y*

I indeed daon't think that we'll get so many sets seperate to buy in 2009 but perhaps - and hopefully, too - there will be a nice cargo train which will include an engine, a freight waggon, a flatbed waggon and a tank car and a passenger train with two nice passenger waggons, too.

But perhaps there will be some S@H Exclusive train sets, too (like e. g. the Santa Fe serial some years ago). I would so much like to see a post waggon, a sleeping car and a dining car :'-) - that would be *wub* !

Your idea of a train gas station is a brilliant idea which hasn't been posted here until now ;-) . It would be a perfect addition to a new cargo loading station.

Edited April 4, 2008 by Klaus-Dieter

[brickchic]

Hi!

I haven't read the whole 18 pages on this topic so may be repeating some stuff :-$ .

I agree with the bank idea *y* . I'd also like to see:

1) a school with child (timmy-size) figs

2) bus & bus station

3) taxi

4) hairdresser (with scissor accessories for the staff and a classic red and white barber's pole)

5) chemist/pharmacy/drugstore

6) fancy restaurant

7) clothing boutique

8) office building

9) nursing home/retirement townhouses wiht elderly minifigs (gery hair and wrinkled faces and nanna dresses! Walking frames, wheelchairs - oh the possibilities!)

10) a toy shop (else those Lego people would be total hypocrites!)

That's my top 10 - for today anyway. :-D

If TLC never make them then I'll continue to MOC them because they're just essentials in a town. That's not going to make me upset by any means :-P

Rebecca

[Stealth Hunter]

4) hairdresser (with scissor accessories for the staff and a classic red and white barber's pole)

6) fancy restaurant

7) clothing boutique

Haven´t seen this ideas before. *y*

But I´m sure most Lego Citys don´t need a hairdresser because most MFs wear either caps or helmets. X-D

[Klaus-Dieter]

That are great ideas, brickchic! *y*

Like Stealth Hunter I can't remember having read the ideas of a hairdresser and a clothing boutique here. ;-)

With the hairdresser I think it'll be a bit difficult because you would need a lot of new molds for a pair of scissors, a drier hood, etc. so it would get very expensive. Consequently I see the chances for a set like this regrettably very low :-( .

I'd like very much a clothing bouthique - that'll be *wub* - and by the way not very difficult to do for TLG since they can use the coats from the SW and Castle sets and the regular caps, hats, etc. I could well imagine that TLG one day would release a set like this in an exclusive S@H set :-) like the excellent 10188 Town Plan ( *wub* ).

[maiq the liar]

I'd like to suggest a pack of civilian vehicles in different colors and shapes.

[Klaus-Dieter]

Since darkrebellion opened a topic for wishes for SW sets for next year (which I found a great idea *thumbup* ) I thought that we City fans surely have some wishes for 2009, too.

So don't be shy and write down your wishes for 2009 here! *sweet*

Edited April 9, 2008 by Klaus-Dieter

[Klaus-Dieter]

Here are my wishes for 2009 with a - more or less - realistic succession, - more or less - realistic contents and minifig constellations and - more or less - realistic prices: *wink*

January:

Big Hospital - 89,99 €

a big hospital including three floors on a "normal" base plate (no hill etc.):

-first floor: two garages with emergency room, a foyer with a revolving door, two or three seats to wait and a reception desk and a little park outside with two park benches and a fountain

-second floor: two sickrooms (one with two beds and one with only one bed but a lot of medical equipment)

-third floor: an operating room with a stretcher, lamps and lots of medical equipment and an anesthetic recovery room with a stretcher/bed and some medical equipment

including an ambulance car, a doctor's car, a lot of medical equipment and medical stuff

minifigs: a doctor, a paramedic, a receptionist, a nurse, a patient, a surgeon and a surgical nurse

Trouble Area Pickup -10,49 €

a pickup with a trailer

minifig: paramedic with hardhat

including a cage with a dog, a flashlight, a handy, a first-aid kit and a navigation gadget

Big Hospital - 39,99 €

Mobile Rescue Unity Car

a big mobile rescue unity car with operating room, first aid room and a separable cab (similar to the mobile police unity car 6348)

including some suitcases, two divan beds and some infusions

minifigs: a paramedic, an injured person, a surgical nurse and a surgeon

February:

Doctor - 2,99 €

including a first-aid kit, a divan bed, an infusion and an lung ventilator

minifig: doctor

Post Officer - 2,99 €

including a yellow bicycle, three letters and a mail box

minifig: post officer

Woman - 2,99 €

including a buggy and a park bench

minifig: woman

Police Officer - 2,99 €

including handcuffs, a handy, a flashlight, a suitcase, a pistol and a camera

minifig: police officer

Police Officer On Horseback - 2,99 €

including a horse, a handy, a baton and a shield

minifig: police officer with hardhat and protective clothing

March:

Luxury Yacht - 25,99 €

a luxury yacht with a bridge upstairs and a living and bed room downstairs

including suitcases, dinnerware and food

minifigs: man with his woman and their child

Edited April 9, 2008 by Klaus-Dieter

[AgentRick]

Summer 2009:

Inter City Metro - $150USD

a large passenger train set much like the Metroliner or the 7740 with 7-8 passengers,

engineer, and a conductor. Color scheme and design based on modern day German

railroads (red and dark gray engine), 2 passenger cars ( 1 passenger, 1 diner), small station platform with bench.

Large oval of track

Cargo Sprinter - $70-90USD

Small diesel or steam engine used to shunt freight cars, 3 freight cars on 16-stud

bases(Octan tank car, flat car w/ pallets, break van/caboose)

small little flatbed truck, loading platform, 1 engineer and 2 workers, small oval of

track w/ right hand siding.

City Station - $50-60USD

Long 40 by 10 stud platform with small cafe, benches, ATM, and restroom.

figs include stationmaster, 4 passengers(Businessman and a family of 3), and chef.

Sleeper Car - $40USD

Macthing car for Inter City Metro with fold down beds and 2-3 passengers.

Small Boxcar - $20USD

Brown Boxcar on 16-stud base with 2 pallets and a worker.

Handcar - $5USD

A thief getting away on a small hand cart from the police, maybe?

I'll probably have some more later

[maiq the liar]

I'd like to see a pack of those little power boxes you see near Stoplights, and those wierd little grey metal sheds you find near train tracks.

i'd also like to see a train that looks like the metra trains.

And hopefully a elevated subway!

[Dr. Brick]

Post Office €150

Same style as CC and GG. Fitting with the postal city theme (same logo,...). Including 4 minifigs: Postman (or even better: postwoman) with bike, secretary and two customers (one male, one female). Also includes a postcar (with the same, proffesionel building syle). Released in March.

As Klaus-Dieter said, I'm also expecting a new hospital for 2009.

Dr. Brick

[Stealth Hunter]

Some things I would *wub* to see released in 2009:

Bus

Prize:25€

Includes 6wide bus,a bus station and 3 MFs(bus driver and 2 civilians)

Bank

Prize:30€

Includes bank,armoured transport,lots of Lego money and 3 MFs(2 bank guys and a civilian)

Taxi Center

Prize:25€

Includes small taxi center,taxi and 3 MFs(taxi driver and 2 civilians)

[Klaus-Dieter]

That are really great ideas for next year’s train subtheme, AgentRick57! *thumbup*

Some more wishes from me:

April:

Security Transport Car - 9,99 €

a security transport car with doors

including a pistol, two suitcases with gold pieces and a safe co with jewels

minifig: security transport car driver

Food Delivery Van – 6,49 €

a food delivery van (similar in style to this year’s post car) but with doors

including a box with two apples and one croissant

minifig: food delivery van driver

Bank – 36,99 €

a bank (first floor: hall with desk with computer, and cash, bancomat in- and outside and a safe co; second floor: office with coffee machine, writing table with computer and telephone and three seats)

including four bills, some gold pieces and some jewels

minifigs: a female bank officer, a male bank officer and an old woman

Little Street Scene –49,99 €

a post office (first floor: hall with desk with computer, packet weight machine and cash, frame with post implements; second floor: office with coffee machine, writing table with computer and telephone and three seats) and a food shop (with a desk with a cash and some boxes filled with vegetables and pastries in- and outside)

including two packets, four letters, two apples, two heads of lettuce, three croissants, two green and two red grapes

minifigs: a male food shop owner, a female post officer and a little child

[legotrainfan]

I would love to see a school, a pharmacy, a university, a bakery, a car seller, a computer shop, a judo dojo, an indoor swimming pool (like this one), and a main bus stop with three buses and passengers. For trains I would find a dead-end station fantastic. This railway station should have three long railway tracks put next to each other. They should be long enough for an engine plus at least four passenger waggons.

[Klaus-Dieter]

An indoor swimming pool, a computer shop and a car seller would be/are something totally new and they are great ideas, legotrainfan! *thumbup*

Why don't you write them down with an exacting description on Ideas for new City sets?! *wink*

Again some more wishes from me:

June:

Post Wagon – 25,99 €

a post wagon with sliding doors, a frame and a writing table

including four letters, four packets and a pallet

minifigs: a post officer and a train worker

July:

Security Transport Car Driver – 2,99 €

including two suitcases with bills and gold pieces, a pistol and a handy

minifig: a security transport car driver

Bank Robber – 2,99 €

including a safe co, some jewels, two pistols and “burglar equipment”

minifig: a bank robber with black mask

Sportive Child – 2,99 €

including a blue bicycle, a skateboard, a soccer and a baseball cap

minifig: a little child with two different hairs (so you can build either a boy or a girl)

Train Worker – 2,99 €

including a light signal, a suitcase, a handy and some tools

minifig: a train worker

Edited April 10, 2008 by Klaus-Dieter

[Gouns]

Where have you the list with the lego city of 2009 ? *oh*

Have you picture?

A lot of news ! New hospital, post office ( logical, there is the van and the plane ) , etc ... *oh*

[Professor Flitwick]

Where have you the list with the lego city of 2009 ? *oh*

Have you picture?

A lot of news ! New hospital, post office ( logical, there is the van and the plane ) , etc ... *oh*

This isn't real, this is just what the EB's people would like see.

Great ideas so far, I'll post mine later!

[Stealth Hunter]

It´s a wishlist,Gouns.

It´s not official,it´s just for EB members to tell what City sets they wish to see in 2009. *thumbup*

[marvinblue]

Following on from others, I too would like to see a bank and a bank robber, a new hospital, and a bus stop or a bus terminal, complete with a bus or buses and drivers and passengers.

Someting else that would be interesting would be a public works depot, with a few workers, a front end loader and an office. That way, I could also park my garbage truck, cement mixer and little digger there after hours.

Also houses!! The Creator houses are absoultely fantastic, more designs would be great!!

A post office or mail centre would also be a great idea, complete with an office, a loading/unloading area for the mail van/s and workers and customers.

Also a smaller mail delivery vehicle like the old side cars or push bikes would be a welcome return. That way, the van would do bulk mail runs and parcel deliveries and the bike or side car would look after the mail runs.