Joebot Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 Otherwise City is really getting a boring theme for me although it's in principle the one I like the most. Yep, me too. Police sets used to be on a three-year rotation ... and then it was every other year ... and now it's every year. All the interesting city-related stuff is going on over in Friends now, which in its short lifetime has already spawned more new buildings and locations than the last 20 years of Town / City (vet, juice bar, cafe, high school, bakery, pet shop, etc.). Quote
Faefrost Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 Yep, me too. Police sets used to be on a three-year rotation ... and then it was every other year ... and now it's every year. All the interesting city-related stuff is going on over in Friends now, which in its short lifetime has already spawned more new buildings and locations than the last 20 years of Town / City (vet, juice bar, cafe, high school, bakery, pet shop, etc.). (Caribean drug running yacht for the Coast Guard to interdict and sink) Quote
L@go Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 Meanwhile, it has long been since we've had this decade's interpretation of 6561 (but thanks L@go) Haha! You're welcome :) I like the rest of your post as well - it's pretty spot-on. But it's been a while since I've let myself get annoyed by the City release cycles - I mainly see these sets as parts packs now. Quote
GregoryBrick Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 Thanks for the info just2good. I know Police sets are perennial but I'm surprised to see a Police ATV considering there is currently one still in production from 2013. Perhaps this newer set will be sized like the current Fire Chief Car / Monster Truck / Light Repair Truck, which would allow for a vehicle and side build. Quote
escortmad79 Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 Oh FFS! You have to be kidding me!! Remember when Lego advertised themselves as being a toy to encourage the imagination? They need to take a look at that statement! Quote
just2good Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) I've hearddddddddddddddd it will be construction with a side of snow from my peeps. Don't tell anyone, though. Looks like everyone was right. Here is some exciting news for y'all! I was browsing around on the Exoforce website, and this list came up in an article about LEGO Arctic 2014. The sets are... 60081 Tow Truck 60082 [Great Vehicle] 60083 Snowblower 60084 [Great Vehicle] 60085 [Great Vehicle] 60088 Fire Starter Kit 60072 Beginner's Demolition 60073 Truck breakdown 60074 Bulldozer 60075 Excavator and Truck 60076 Demolition http://www.exoforce....arktika-novinka So, we're getting Construction! This is awesome! Edited July 14, 2014 by just2good Quote
Jody Meyer Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 when was the last time a new hospital showed up..it's not this one is it? http://letsbuilditagain.com/instructions/7892/ Quote
just2good Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 when was the last time a new hospital showed up..it's not this one is it? http://letsbuilditag...tructions/7892/ It was this one, from 2012. Quote
finnbricker Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) 60081 Tow Truck Wasn't there a tow truck 60056 only last winter? Edited July 14, 2014 by finnbricker Quote
just2good Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 Wasn't there a tow truck 60056 only last winter? The translation may be wrong, or this could be a smaller one. Quote
Jody Meyer Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 It was this one, from 2012. Doh...forgot about that one....cheers Quote
eurotrash Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 I agree with the others who've pointed out there seems to be plethora of Police themed sets. Please can we have some more buildings! Although some new sets in the construction theme is welcome... Quote
Dorayaki Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) I personally don't mind to see new Police set every season---- only if Police doesn't monopolize the whole wave once again. Maybe they could just cut the number and leave some space for every subtheme. Oh, so where is the Arctic Police? The alternative way is to develop a Police Academy story and treat it like an action theme. That might interest FOLs and keep them following from year to year. But I guess TLG would still keep the backstory as generic as possible, much to Undercover's dismay. The other themes help complete the 'city': houses from creator line, various cool vehicles from super heroes etc, interesting structures from other themes(monster fighters etc). And that's just for kids. Add modulars, winter village etc for adults and I think you can safely say Lego provides through their various themes more than enough great sets to build a whole city. It's nice to see more themes cover the range of LEGO buildings (Creator, Friends etc), but I believe some buildings should still belong to City theme. Central train stations, museums.... those public things. The buildings from 2013 Police-themed sets are ok, but they're not treated as well as the Grand Police Station after all. I wonder if we'll see a return of Chase McCain ?He got fired and found a job in railway bureau. Edited July 15, 2014 by Dorayaki Quote
lightningtiger Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 Well, now I'm interested in city again......Arctic put me off but new construction and de-construction sets.......awesome. Now that tow truck might be smaller version just for cars of this years truck tow truck ? Quote
Colossus Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 YaHOOOOOO! Construction sets! I kick myself for not getting a couple of the Miners sets, but I hope I have the budget this time around. (Caribean drug running yacht for the Coast Guard to interdict and sink) Haw haw! I will never look at my daughter's Friends yacht the same way again! Quote
kermit Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) The snow blower sounds great but another tow truck! I would of more rather the great series this time featuring different types of regular cars like an suv, pick up, hot rod, a corvette, an eco friendly electric car, a bmw and stuff like that. Edited July 15, 2014 by kermit Quote
The Jersey Brick Guy Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 The snow blower sounds great but another tow truck! I would of more rather the great series this time featuring different types of regular cars like an suv, pick up, hot rod, a corvette, an eco friendly electric car, a bmw and stuff like that. My thoughts exactly. I do like the sound of new construction sets though. Quote
lightningtiger Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 They actually sound like de-construction sets ! Quote
Mr. Elijah Timms Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 I can see Construction getting the royal treatment this year. I don't have a bulldozer in my collection, mostly because the scale of the last one was just humorously colossal in comparison to the figs. So that's good news, I suppose. I'm also curious about that snowblower-- there's a special bond between a man and his snowblower, and it needs to be expressed in Lego form! What I'm really REALLY hoping for next year is an updated service station/convenience store, hopefully in the $60USD range.... Quote
tikicult Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) I love the construction theme! Sounds like they are adding a demolition twist to it this time around. Gonna be interesting to see what they come up with. Edited July 15, 2014 by tikicult Quote
fhomess Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 I would love for the tow truck to have somewhere to tow the vehicle to. It could be a junkyard or a garage, I don't care, just some cohesion between the sets. A gas station would be lovely in that regard, and I think they generally do pretty well from a kid standpoint. Quote
jtr Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 the demo/ build site sets sound sweet. I missed out on the construction wave, so my kids and I will be looking forwad to them Quote
lightningtiger Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 Where has this talk of a hospital come from ? In that listing it appears no buildings......except maybe something being torn down......fingers cross for mid year next year. Quote
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