Fabuland, should it come back?

[Shadows]

When was I declared insane? *wacko*

Which is worse, that you need to ask or that I don't? :-P

[Piranha]

When was I declared insane? *wacko*

The day you met Hinckley

;-)

Piranha

[TheCloneWalker]

Yes I definitely think they should come back. Some Fabuland accessories would be really useful, and I've always wanted a bucket like yours Sinner!

Buckets On! *y*

TheCloneWalker

[Siegfried]

Yeah, you're right those newer eyes are really creepy. I like the old ones the best too, it makes the characters look so innocent :-P .

Hey! I quite like my eyes, thank you very much. :'-( :'-( :'-(

I like your new avatar. Soon we all will be Fabuland. :-D :-D

[Khorne]

Hey! I quite like my eyes, thank you very much. :'-( :'-( :'-(

I like your new avatar. Soon we all will be Fabuland. :-D :-D

Thanks :-) ! And look: the goat has the old, cuter eyes X-D .

[Siegfried]

Thanks :-) ! And look: the goat has the old, cuter eyes X-D .

I have to admit; the old eyes were cuter.

Perhaps I should have some cosmetic surgery? :-P

[Khorne]

I have to admit; the old eyes were cuter.

[snip!]

Perhaps I should have some cosmetic surgery? :-P

Yes, yes, you should *sad* . Do it for the sake of looking cute :-P . You'll have much more succes with Collete in hinckely's comics if you have cuter eyes ;-) .

[Shadows]

I'm considering ...

Though finding one in the right condition, somewhere that I'm able to make a decent enough order to make it worthwhile seems difficult right now *sad*

Concerning Fabuland: Are there actually 3 styles of eyes? Almost completely solid with a dot, bordered in white with a black center and dot, and those sort of creepy human ones? Or are the first two the same, depending on surrounding colour, like in the one I want?

[Khorne]

Concerning Fabuland: Are there actually 3 styles of eyes? Almost completely solid with a dot, bordered in white with a black center and dot, and those sort of creepy human ones? Or are the first two the same, depending on surrounding colour, like in the one I want?

I think they just added a white borderline to the eyes of the raven because otherwise the eyes wouldn't stand out since the fig is black ;-) . So there are only 2 different kinds of eyes.

[Pickerel]

Definantly not! I love Fabuland for what it is, and TLC would almost definantly change that.

On a side note I would buy it. My love for Fabuland and high prices of the original line are too much to bare!

[hollisbrick]

Believe it or not I voted yes to both. I have been...converted in a certain thread you could say. I wouldn't mind a croc fig I doubt it will come back though..although mayby TLG have seen some of our members...wierd absession with this theme

[samthelegoman1]

I didn't have a chance to buy Fabuland sets before, so I want to get them cheap ASAP (becuase, they are expensive on eBay and bricklink. If Lego makes new ones, they won't be as pricey!

[eti]

As a kid I liked Fabuland even though I was an 11 year old boy... the figures just had more personality than the basic grin minifigs we had at the time. So I quickly proceeded to make all building Fabuland scale, making all my 5 high doors useless... I didn't actually play with it except with my little sister.

The downside of course is the big <insert that tiresome argument> parts. those complete houses are really over the top - they should have stuck to 5 high walls.

Rather than bringing Fabuland back alive, I would love to see a 'happy' line for small children (say age 5-8), both boys and girls, with nice and cute houses and cars and kitchens and ice cream bars and what not, pretty much the Fabuland look and feel but with actual bricks (no problem with five high etc. but no ready made houses) and using pink, orange, dark red, lime and other garish colors. And lots of utensils, of course.

The figures could certainly be the Fabuland figures brought back alive, but even better could be to use regular minifigs with animal heads. (We had a bunch of non-Lego keyring animals when i was little and we put the heads on minifig torsos to act as the Fabuland figures' children!) Then it would be a line that made sense in the present day Lego world with the look and feel of Fabuland. And all AFOLs would run to the stores to get the sets for the parts...

[VBBN]

I just recieved my first fabuland figure and an extra copmike head! And I love it. (Thanks Exobuilder!)

I am wondering, what ways can you take them apart besides the head?

[Shadows]

I just recieved my first fabuland figure and an extra copmike head! And I love it. (Thanks Exobuilder!)

I am wondering, what ways can you take them apart besides the head?

If you click the FBG logo in my sig, then go to the index page mentioned in the first post, then scroll towards the bottom, you'll find a fascinating article about how to tighten up loose joints in Fabuland figures. Hinck explains everything you need to know to get the job done right. If you read it in reverse, it'll teach you how to take them apart.

I can't believe I was too lazy to go find the link directly...

Or go here

Well, have fun and welcome to the dark Fabuland side!

[Lego12]

I actually got some Fabuland figs as well (2). I can't wait to make a house for each of them! Fabuland ON!

Question 1-YES!

Question 2-YES

Lego12

[Plastic Nurak]

Q1: Yes

Q2: Yes

Keep this poll alive, Fabulander!

[The Eye]

Yes, if only to make you happy, and to bring it back to the younger audiences.

[Sandy]

In my opinion Fabuland is a very much a product of it's own time, and would not do well with the kids of today.

Besides, the modern Duplo has come very close to what Fabuland was back then, with a bigger variety of pieces and more flexible figs etc. (I work in a kindergarten nowadays so I've gotten a good look at modern Duplo).

If TLG were to produce a new Fabuland-line, it would not be compatible with the old stuff anyway, so it's a bit delusional to expect to get the same feeling you got/get from the old Fabuland.

Let's all be reminded that nostalgia often makes old things seem and feel sweeter than what they were in reality. Looking back at old cartoons, which were the best thing ever when I was a child, reveals that they really were quite crappy from a technical point-of-view. Not saying Fabuland is crappy by any means, but again, it certainly belongs to the 70's-80's.

PS. I recently found out that some of my old Fabuland LEGO that I thought were lost forever are now in my 3 years old nephew's possession. He doesn't seem interested in them, though, so I might just get them back one day.

[Artanis I]

Fiddlesticks, haha.

I used to love playing with my cousins' Fabuland when I was very young, I didn't have much myself. They were girls btw, and they had heaps of it. I think today's duplo looks like it's aimed at an older audience than it was. Is there still a market for Fabuland? It seems that with so many specialised pieces these days standard Lego is slowly turning itself into some variation of Fabuland. Also, look at all the SP3 villains, Toy Story figs, & the regular appearance of new creatures and so on.

I'm unsure, but I'll say yes bring it back (for the girls and the younger market - send duplo back to the little kiddies)... but no I wouldn't buy it personally.

[Izzy]

Okay, so I am bumping an old topic because I searched and couldn't find if there was a Petition for Fabuland's Return, or a real reason saying why TLG will never make it again. And if they might, why aren't we fighting harder for it?

I think it would do very well with kids of today, there is that gap in the market when kids think they are too big for Duplo but aren't quite interested in just System LEGO yet and still want to play with something cute. Kids of this age LOVE animals, and what is better than cute Fabuland animals to fill that gap again?

In stores right now there is the Sylvanian Families that share that cute animal gap, but although they are cute, they are not compatible with all the toys that kids would have at home, like Duplo and LEGO. If that was the competition that TLG were up against for that market. That and things like Little Pet Shop and such, those just look like cheap rubbish in comparison, when you think of how Fabuland bridges the age gap and can fix with what the kids are playing with from a very young age right up until they don't want to play with toys anymore. Be it at age 13 or 130.

In my opinion Fabuland is a very much a product of it's own time, and would not do well with the kids of today.

I have to disagree here completely! My daughter (3) LOVES Fabuland! And that is not because of me. She found a few at my Auntie's house and inadvertently stole them. So I got her some more and she plays with them just as much as her Duplo. Her cousin who is 5 also loved to play with them when he comes over to visit, I can't say my experience has spread much further than that, but it is a start!

[Fugazi]

Yes, I think we are ready for more Fabuland, even if some parts would need to be updated to satisfy current safety concerns. Many Fabuland moulds are still active 30 years later, so it can be done!

For kids, one of the major difference of Fabuland was the story. Each set told a story, and it was impetus for the kids to start acting the stories then inventing their own. Basic buckets of System Lego don't tell stories, neither do Duplo sets as far as I know.

Of course this discussion also ties in with the ongoing debate about satisfying girls' expectations of Lego.

Edited February 1, 2011 by Fugazi

[durge74]

In my opinion Fabuland is a very much a product of it's own time, and would not do well with the kids of today.

Besides, the modern Duplo has come very close to what Fabuland was back then, with a bigger variety of pieces and more flexible figs etc. (I work in a kindergarten nowadays so I've gotten a good look at modern Duplo).

If TLG were to produce a new Fabuland-line, it would not be compatible with the old stuff anyway, so it's a bit delusional to expect to get the same feeling you got/get from the old Fabuland.

Let's all be reminded that nostalgia often makes old things seem and feel sweeter than what they were in reality. Looking back at old cartoons, which were the best thing ever when I was a child, reveals that they really were quite crappy from a technical point-of-view. Not saying Fabuland is crappy by any means, but again, it certainly belongs to the 70's-80's.

PS. I recently found out that some of my old Fabuland LEGO that I thought were lost forever are now in my 3 years old nephew's possession. He doesn't seem interested in them, though, so I might just get them back one day.

I really don't understand why you believe that old Fabuland elements would not be compatible with a new line of Fabuland. LEGO used the wall elements and other special Fabuland parts in 2000 with the Mickey Mouse theme. Various Fabuland elements/utensils are still being used in the Harry Potter, Castle, Sponge Bob and Belville themes such as: flowers, support post, wind guage/net, baguette, wine jug etc. So what exaclty would be the problem? All Fabuland elements are completely compatible with standard LEGO bricks. I don't see an issue.

Edited February 1, 2011 by durge74

[vexorian]

Sure why not.

Just make some of the pieces more system compatible, and I am talking about making the figures' legs and torsos compatible with minifigs.

[Still Raindrop]

I'm not sure what I think. I mean, Fabuland did have sort of a return with the Mickey Mouse sets . . . not strictly Fabuland, but pretty darn close. I don't think those sold too well, did they? We never saw more than one wave.