Q&A: Do you think vehicle packs are a good idea for Lego City?

[Driver Brandon Grumman]

6 hours ago, MAB said:

I think current City is OK. It could be better for AFOLs with more variation in themes, less emergency vehicles and more houses. But I also realise it is mainly targeted at kids and so sets need to appeal to kids. AFOLs have modulars.

LOL! It targets kids who love police sets. The only reason they really sell is because of the vehicles. 

That being said, I feel sorry for little boys who love fire trucks over police cars. After buying all of the fire trucks from this wave, they have to wait 3 more years before expanding their collection. ???

As for modulars, I prefer simple builds. So I don't get modulars and I think Creator holds the contract for houses. But considering that some of the houses in LCA were Creator houses, I'm hoping for some re releases under City since we can now say that they are cannon. 

8 hours ago, gotoAndLego said:

I think it would be fairly easy for Lego to do vehicle packs. It would be easy for Lego to ask all their designers to make small cars and other vehicles, and would provide a nice creative break for non-City designers.

Most of my collection is made up of vehicles. I need as many as I can get. 

Edited September 25, 2019 by pooda

[Driver Brandon Grumman]

@MAB As for your comment 

2 hours ago, MAB said:

I do have problems with big sets made out of lots of smaller components that could (and should) have been sold as individual sets and there is no real reason for them to be combined. Especially for kid targeted sets.

 

I agree! Here are two examples. 

For 60200, that set is basically 5 sets in one.

• Two Story Bus (includes two story bus and hotdog stand) 
• Hotel (includes hotel with sports car) 
• Electric Smart Car (includes Smart car with charging station) 
• Police Skatepark Patrol (with police motorcycle, skating ramp and ice cream cart)
• Museum Construction (includes museum in construction with mobile crane) 
• Guitar Player Polybag 

60097 is also 6 sets in one.

• Tram (includes tram with small platform
• Coffee Stand (includes coffee stand with bikes) 
• Car Dealership (includes car dealership, 3 cars and flatbed tow truck)
• Lego Store (includes Lego store and Lego truck) 
• Pizza To Go Polybag (includes pizza deliverer on scooter)
• Hotdog Stand Polybag (inlcudes hotdog stand with server) 

Edited September 25, 2019 by pooda