Ideas for new City sets

[The Island Chronicles]

So far, Lego has done every child friendly building you see in a city for City sets.......except for a post office! When are we going to see one of those? 

[Xeldritsie]

I would have to agree with you, Poodabricks. A post office would definitely be a great idea.

 

Another idea for new LEGO City subthemes would be the Outback. In addition, Outback Police would definitely be a great idea, too.

 

In addition, a car culture subtheme would also be a great idea for LEGO City.

 

In the meantime, enjoy your day.

 

Best regards,

Xeldritsie

[The Island Chronicles]

16 minutes ago, Xeldritsie said:

I would have to agree with you, Poodabricks. A post office would definitely be a great idea.

 

Another idea for new LEGO City subthemes would be the Outback. In addition, Outback Police would definitely be a great idea, too.

 

In addition, a car culture subtheme would also be a great idea for LEGO City.

 

In the meantime, enjoy your day.

 

Best regards,

Xeldritsie

Hi Xeldritsie! Thanks for the compliment! A grocery store and a school are definitely two steps in the right direction for City. So I kinda see a post office being done in the near future (hopefully next year). 

Given the devastating outcome of the last specialized unit in 2019, which was Sky Police (and the Elite Police sets from late 2020), I doubt we'll see any special police subthemes anytime soon. But I wouldn't write the Outback subtheme off. I'm hoping they'd also revive arctic. 

They basically did that on 2020. But I would like to see more car culture related sets in the future. Especially a full out gas station with pumps, a car wash and a repair area. That would be awesome. 

[The Island Chronicles]

I hope coast guard returns next year. I've been screaming for them to make a comeback for ages now. 

[jonwil]

I would prefer something totally new that we haven't seen in City before (or haven't seen in a long time) to themes we get often like Coast Guard.

Maybe something like Forrest Rescue (going out and rescuing people lost in the woods, maybe have a plane for the rescuers to find and rescue people from)

Or Mountain/Snow Rescue.

 

[The Island Chronicles]

1 hour ago, jonwil said:

I would prefer something totally new that we haven't seen in City before (or haven't seen in a long time) to themes we get often like Coast Guard.

You mean ...... like a post office? 

[jonwil]

I was responding to "bring back Coast Guard" with a "lets do something that's like Coast Guard but different" (it could have many of the same things Coast Guard had like rescue helicopters, ATVs etc but introduce new things as well)

 

[The Island Chronicles]

Just now, jonwil said:

I was responding to "bring back Coast Guard" with a "lets do something that's like Coast Guard but different" (it could have many of the same things Coast Guard had like rescue helicopters, ATVs etc but introduce new things as well)

 

Yeah! I've been screaming for a towing barge for the Coast Guard subtheme. Despite serving many different purposes in real life, the coast guard in Lego City is about rescuing stranded sailors and the towing barge is still holding true to that. 

[TeriXeri]

I'm hoping for 2023 to be a year that's less focused on Stuntz and Animals , and more focused on basic "town" things again, at least for the winter wave.

Construction/Roadworks that's not 4+ would be nice with road plate potential and perhaps a new Road plate expansion pack kit with different street signs (since Xtra doesn't look like it'll come back).

If anything, something with excavator, bulldozer, dump truck etc has not been made for a while now, especially outside of 4+. 

More missions sets would be nice, and could still be a place to introduce animals.

A large number of sets look to be retiring at the end of this year.

If Great Vehicles are still a "clue" to potential subthemes there's the 2022 Crane, Horse Transporter or Space Ride Amusement truck.

As for potential animal hints, there's only the Horse riding/jumping set that's not retiring, the Park and Beach are both going away so unlikely to be subthemes.

 

Edited July 26, 2022 by TeriXeri

[The Island Chronicles]

@TeriXeri I agree with that first one. I love how City is being more and more opened to civilian life things. We've even had the honor of receiving a summer town set, known as the grocery store along with a school and another hospital. My hope for 2023 is that we get a post office, a finish line set (similar to the big race day set from Friends and a nod to the Fast Track Finish set from the early 90s), perhaps a recycling center with an actual building this time and maybe an ambulance station - which is something I've never seen in City.  

[jonwil]

I want to see some more medical practitioners in City such as a GP clinic or an optometrist or a dentist.

 

[The Island Chronicles]

3 hours ago, jonwil said:

I want to see some more medical practitioners in City such as a GP clinic or an optometrist or a dentist.

 

I've actually been fighting for the medical subtheme to return. Perhaps they can add some medical sets to Police and Fire (which are now one subtheme) and rename it First Responders. 

Edited July 27, 2022 by Poodabricks

[TeriXeri]

Medical subtheme return?  I don't see how 2022 is different from 2018 or 2012.

Of course, more regular sets would be nice, so there won't be 1-2 year gaps like 2020-2021 had no hospital sold, and 2020 had only the ski resort.

 

 

Edited July 27, 2022 by TeriXeri

[The Island Chronicles]

8 minutes ago, TeriXeri said:

Medical subtheme return?  I don't see how 2022 is different from 2018 or 2012.

Of course, more regular sets would be nice, so there won't be 1-2 year gaps like 2020-2021 had no hospital sold, and 2020 had only the ski resort.

 

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[TeriXeri]

Just now, Poodabricks said:

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60330: Hospital and 60343: Rescue Helicopter Transporter released this year.

[The Island Chronicles]

Just now, TeriXeri said:

60330: Hospital and 60343: Rescue Helicopter Transporter released this year.

Yeah! But medical subtheme return? What does it have to do with that? Sorry I just don't get it. Would you mind explaining from the beginning? 

[TeriXeri]

11 minutes ago, Poodabricks said:

Yeah! But medical subtheme return? What does it have to do with that? Sorry I just don't get it. Would you mind explaining from the beginning? 

You said " I've actually been fighting for the medical subtheme to return."

Which sounds like there are no medical sets currently, sorry, the word "return" made me wonder what that meant.

If it just means the gap between 2018 and 2022 was pretty long, I understand, because like I said, 2020 and 2021 had no regular medical City sets available as the 2018 hospital retired at the end of 2019.

I do think some medical sets should always be part of City,  and I think that's what you mean with First Responders.

Edited July 27, 2022 by TeriXeri

[The Island Chronicles]

17 minutes ago, TeriXeri said:

You said " I've actually been fighting for the medical subtheme to return."

Which sounds like there are no medical sets currently, sorry, the word "return" made me wonder what that meant.

If it just means the gap between 2018 and 2022 was pretty long, I understand, because like I said, 2020 and 2021 had no regular medical City sets available as the 2018 hospital retired at the end of 2019.

I do think some medical sets should always be part of City,  and I think that's what you mean with First Responders.

Yeah! That's pretty much it. Of course there are medical sets in City. City has actually being doing well with medical sets. We just don't see them often. The ski patrol from 2019 and the beach patrol buggy from 2021, technically also count as medical sets because of the logo. I personally wish gas stations were given more popularity. Now THAT'S something we can rant about. 

[TeriXeri]

The 2022 medic helicopters are a bit meh, there's a big gap in that larger medical helicopter, no idea why there's no door or winch, just looks weird to me with that big gap where the roof is only 2 studs wide.

If LEGO wants to make a rescue helicopter, seperate from hospital colors, maybe a yellow/red copter under the beach rescue logo/scheme, I know the Ski helicopter/vehicle had the colors.

Of course Coast Guard could fit a similar role, with a heavier helicopter.

Currently, the better rescue Helicopter is the Fire one , which is retiring at the end of this year.

60281: Fire Rescue Helicopter

 

Edited July 27, 2022 by TeriXeri

[jonwil]

I think the best looking rescue helicopter they have done in recent times was the 2018 Ambulance Helicopter, mostly because the color scheme of red and yellow looks good.

 

[Lion King]

Not sure if it’s a good place for me to post like this….

Anyways, I kinda wish that Lego would do some gay representative for City. Like… two dads with kids  or two moms with a baby at a house / apartment. 

[The Island Chronicles]

35 minutes ago, DBlegonerd7 said:

Not sure if it’s a good place for me to post like this….

Anyways, I kinda wish that Lego would do some gay representative for City. Like… two dads with kids  or two moms with a baby at a house / apartment. 

Maybe they'll do something like that for 2023. 

[jonwil]

I hope LEGO makes more use of that prosthetic leg part from the Supermarket, that's a great part.

 

[Lion King]

On 7/29/2022 at 4:28 AM, jonwil said:

I hope LEGO makes more use of that prosthetic leg part from the Supermarket, that's a great part.

 

Same here. I may not buy that Supermarket set - i have no space for it. So i want that leg piece out of a smaller set. *glaring at B&P*

[Lion King]

Ok i saw something really cool today! I think Lego designers should do that. 

My quesiton - what if a school bus…finds a new purpose?

I visited a local zoo and saw a school bus serving as a safari vehcile. The roof, windows, and sliding door are cut off that the school bus does look like a “limo” safari vehcile. It’s quite creative. So I would love to see a safari bus in a zoo set!