Actor Builder Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Oooh. I vote that LEGO CITY have an "Outback" style exploration next. after the Arctic and upcoming Volcano subthemes, it seems possible. I want a Kangaroo and a Koala and a new safari hat and a boa constrictor and a Kangaroo with a jump function and a Panda and a Vulture and a Rhino(I'm off the topic of Outback now, but whatever.) and a hippo and a Wallaby. I must have a LEGO Wallaby. I must. Oh! And an armadillo! Quote
williejm Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Oooh. I vote that LEGO CITY have an "Outback" style exploration next. after the Arctic and upcoming Volcano subthemes, it seems possible. I want a Kangaroo and a Koala and a new safari hat and a boa constrictor and a Kangaroo with a jump function and a Panda and a Vulture and a Rhino(I'm off the topic of Outback now, but whatever.) and a hippo and a Wallaby. I must have a LEGO Wallaby. I must. Oh! And an armadillo! so much yes. Southern hemisphere animals are woefully underrepresented koala could work with a zoo keeper, wildlife cameraman, bushman CMF. Quote
williejm Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Haha, you seem desperate for some new goats, lets hope Lego read your post and do something about it A new colour would be nice, the pig has got 3 different colours now so it is hope I do feel Lego are now trolling us with the unused goat mould. Someone, somewhere is hiding under a bridge, sniggering ... Quote
Blakstone Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 I do feel Lego are now trolling us with the unused goat mould. Someone, somewhere is hiding under a bridge, sniggering ... Good Three Billy Goat Gruff reference. Beyond that, I don't think that LEGO is trolling if they don't provide for everyone's specific desires. There is a limit they can do at a time and I think the return of the pig is wonderful. If that proves popular, perhaps they will consider using the goat for a future CMF series. Personally, I would rather have sheep. I bought the Mill Village Raid so I have goats if I ever decide to use them. I don't have any sheep and I can see them being more useful in large numbers than goats. Quote
Legogal Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Let's see...an armadillo, razorback, Dall sheep for steep mountainsides, a leatherback (huge) turtle for those beach scenes, some large birds like condors, etc. We need some more variety of midsized fish between the regular small ones and the sharks, etc. I am a fan of bison also and love bison burgers! Quote
BrickOn Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Penguin with a female Eskimo. Those two are poles apart... Quote
Actor Builder Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 Those two are poles apart... Not if the penguin gets a plane ticket to visit his Inuit friends. Quote
lifeinplastic Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 (edited) I personally feel Lego has neglected to provide a wider range of animals, especially when you look at other leading toy lines, such as Playmobil. Sadly, we have to wait for licensed themes like Prince of Persia to provide us with animals like the ostrich and camel (which I didn't buy as I refuse to buy licensed sets but hoped the moulds would be re-used for a non-licensed set). However, the collectible minifigure range does provide Lego with the opportunity to release new moulds but it would have to be appropriate to the identity of the figure. Although I would like more than anything to have a giraffe, zebra and hippo (which should be able to be taken apart horizontally to allow just the upper part to give a 'wallowing' effect), the animal would have to be small enough to fit it a CMF bag. For example... A vet (veterinarian) could have a domestic pet such as a rabbit or a tortoise. A diver (turtle) A pirate (blue macaw - variant of regular parrot) A biblical-era shepherd or Bo Peep (lamb) A hobo (pigeon) An Amazon explorer (toucan or sloth) A Canadian Mountie (beaver) A Zoo Keeper (penguins!) An Australian/Steve Irwin lookalike - koala 1) I will choose the sheep as the next animal most likely to be released. 2) The new horse should eventually be made in other colours - grey? Edited January 17, 2016 by lifeinplastic Quote
frog4gators Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 I want more variety of bird molds. Pigeons are a great idea. I am still holding out hope for a Falconer (either a medieval or modern day version). Quote
Ed3n Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 I think Lego should just have a zoo theme, full stop. I will buy every sets if they release this theme. I hope someone from the Lego marketing team is reading this. Quote
Bugbot2008 Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 A zoo range could have a lot of potential, should be very popular too but may be a bit new-mould heavy for a non-licenced theme. They could be smart and use the warg body for the lion/tiger, recolour the horse as a zebra, gorillas and orangutans as mini figures etc For the brick part of the models they could do the visitor centre and shop, a reptile or bird house and a train like Marwell zoo in the uk has Quote
Actor Builder Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 (edited) ...They could use the warg body for the lion/tiger... With different head/neck molds, that could actually work well. I hadn't thought of that gorillas and orangutans as mini figures etc That sounds a bit too much like Chima for my tastes. Regardless of the shared Primate status, Humans and "Animal" Apes have a lot of anatomical differences. Then again, Humans and Minifigures have even more anatomical differences, so... Edited January 24, 2016 by Actor Builder Quote
Bugbot2008 Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 That sounds a bit too much like Chima for my tastes. Regardless of the shared Primate status, Humans and "Animal" Apes have a lot of anatomical differences. Well for lego standards something like the gorilla costume guy with short legs and maybe the long arms from the toy story theme would be more than sufficient, you would also get all the articulation you wouldn't get from a new mould (see Gollum for example) Quote
Actor Builder Posted January 25, 2016 Posted January 25, 2016 Well for lego standards something like the gorilla costume guy with short legs and maybe the long arms from the toy story theme would be more than sufficient, you would also get all the articulation you wouldn't get from a new mould (see Gollum for example) That's true, although I think the Gollum mold could work well for a chimpanzee, now you've suggested it... Quote
CM4Sci Posted January 25, 2016 Posted January 25, 2016 Those two are poles apart... Is that so? Tell LEGO that. I think if they were to make a new penguin mold, they'd just reuse the Friends one, that looks fine, just needs new printing to make it look less girly and cute. Quote
Actor Builder Posted January 25, 2016 Posted January 25, 2016 (edited) Is that so? Tell LEGO that. Oh good! That sounds like it's coming! ...make it look less girly and cute. Less girly, yes. Less cute? Impossible! Penguins will always be cute! Edited January 25, 2016 by Actor Builder Quote
CM4Sci Posted January 25, 2016 Posted January 25, 2016 Oh good! That sounds like it's coming! Less girly, yes. Less cute? Impossible! Penguins will always be cute! Only a rumor. I imagine it'd look like this. Quote
Actor Builder Posted January 25, 2016 Posted January 25, 2016 (edited) It's still cute. EDIT: Scratch that, you made it cuter. Edited January 25, 2016 by Actor Builder Quote
williejm Posted January 25, 2016 Posted January 25, 2016 A zoo range could have a lot of potential, should be very popular too but may be a bit new-mould heavy for a non-licenced theme. They could be smart and use the warg body for the lion/tiger, recolour the horse as a zebra, gorillas and orangutans as mini figures etc I don't think a zoo range has to be that heavy on new moulds to be honest. They would need a few (probably big cat, giraffe and penguin) but they could reuse a lot of moulds that haven't been used to full potential: zebra print on horse, panda print on bear, reuse monkeys, parrots, camels & crocodile. Quote
Bugbot2008 Posted January 25, 2016 Posted January 25, 2016 I don't think a zoo range has to be that heavy on new moulds to be honest. They would need a few (probably big cat, giraffe and penguin) but they could reuse a lot of moulds that haven't been used to full potential: zebra print on horse, panda print on bear, reuse monkeys, parrots, camels & crocodile. I forgot about the bear, good idea for a panda recolour! Quote
Roebuck Posted January 27, 2016 Author Posted January 27, 2016 We will get a slightly improvement in the german shepherd dog mould in the city park set Not the most exciting news in the animal mould department, but I think the side printing makes it more realistic Quote
Bugbot2008 Posted February 7, 2016 Posted February 7, 2016 On the subject of animals, the build-a figure booths in the lego shop in west westfields in London had the orange striped cats from the movie and the chimpanzee figure, but oddly with a dark brown face instead of the usual tan Quote
Actor Builder Posted February 7, 2016 Posted February 7, 2016 (edited) I am quite jealous of that, Bugbot 2008. I found the kitten piece in a LEGO store build-a-fig once. I had one figure hold five kittens. Two in each hand, and one on his head. I called him "The Kitten Warrior". I think if you make the figures comedic enough with a backstory and everything, the store employees don't care that it breaks the rules of piece quantity. Edited February 7, 2016 by Actor Builder Quote
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