2026 Technic Sets Discussion

[Oh_Hi_Mao]

Is 2026 the worst Lego Technic "off-season" ever? There is not much to discuss about regardless the number of sets is record breaking. TLG went quantity over quality. Bring back good old 2016 days

[Auroralampinen]

2 minutes ago, Oh_Hi_Mao said:

Is 2026 the worst Lego Technic "off-season" ever? There is not much to discuss about regardless the number of sets is record breaking. TLG went quantity over quality. Bring back good old 2016 days

Yeah it is kind of crazy that 10 years ago we got cool stuff. Now we just get cars. Cars and MORE CARS. And even more recolors which wasn't a thing 10 years ago. Because designer seemingly had a lot more cool ideas for machinery and stuff. Oh well, luckily im waiting patiently for pantasy drop new sets with cool technic contraptions and mechanisms in seemingly ordinary system builds. I have found out that i really have fell in love with system builded objects genre which hides insane amount of technic functionality inside. Like the Pantasy Western Mine with it’s BAS motor and GBC functionality and the Pantasy Craft Brewery with fully working/recreated production line inside using a lot of technic gears axles and mechanisms:). 

I have now put on my wanted list the Pantasy Paradrop Ride(Motorized using BAS includes a motor:).)., Pantasy Retro Collection Desk Fan(Motorized using BAS includes a motor:).). And The Pantasy Retro Collection Old Sewing Machine. Those sets again have great technic functionality squeezed in a ordinary looking system build:). 

[kbalage]

55 minutes ago, Auroralampinen said:

Because designer seemingly had a lot more cool ideas for machinery and stuff.

You really don't think designers are the ones deciding which Technic sets are released, do you? :) 

[Auroralampinen]

20 minutes ago, kbalage said:

You really don't think designers are the ones deciding which Technic sets are released, do you? :) 

Yeah, to be clear, i know the designers aren't to blame, because higher up's pulls the strings and the designers are handcuffed to work what ever the higher up wants them to do. Eventhought the designer wanted to do something else creative and cool and not a another car or recolor for excisting car:). 

Edited Sunday at 10:33 PM by Auroralampinen

[Ngoc Nguyen]

At least a green Bugatti Chiron may bring a bright green mudguard, which will be of help for my mini 42224.

[gyenesvi]

Yeah, recolors are always good for parts. Recolored cars should not be counted as one more set, in the sense it's just a bonus item. It's not taking the spot from anything else.

[Ngoc Nguyen]

Hopefully this will be translated into bright green and not lime.

[msk6003]

I hope normal green. Not bright or something.

Edited Monday at 06:04 AM by msk6003

[gyenesvi]

4 hours ago, msk6003 said:

I hope normal green. Not bright or something.

I fear bright green, since the Porsche is also bright green..

[R0Sch]

I think recolors are worse than missing B-models, especially if the sets don't get revealed at the same time. And I bet that the green Bugatti will be exclusive to LEGO again so there is no real choice for most people except to buy the main retail set.

[howitzer]

40 minutes ago, R0Sch said:

I think recolors are worse than missing B-models, especially if the sets don't get revealed at the same time. And I bet that the green Bugatti will be exclusive to LEGO again so there is no real choice for most people except to buy the main retail set.

...or not buy at all.

[Satisfied]

1 hour ago, R0Sch said:

I think recolors are worse than missing B-models, especially if the sets don't get revealed at the same time. And I bet that the green Bugatti will be exclusive to LEGO again so there is no real choice for most people except to buy the main retail set.

Has the number of current sets really increased? In fact, the previous B model could also be counted as an independent set, which is equivalent to doubling the number of sets originally released. Now, they are just independently designed different sets.

As many people expected, that 18+ 1:8 scale supercar has finally arrived, and it comes as no surprise—after all, it’s released every two years. However, this alternating release pattern means that no Technic flagship model is launched in even-numbered years, which is quite a shame. After all, we all rely on this two-year wait to get our hands on a brand-new flagship set.

I can only look forward to these four sets numbered 42230, 42237, 42238, and 42242 bringing us a different sensory experience. Of course, I hope that the sets corresponding to these numbers actually exist.

[Timorzelorzworz]

1 hour ago, Satisfied said:

As many people expected, that 18+ 1:8 scale supercar has finally arrived

With two F1 cars and one Hypercar, we get three 1:8 cars this year o.O

[Satisfied]

9 minutes ago, Timorzelorzworz said:

With two F1 cars and one Hypercar, we get three 1:8 cars this year o.O

Yes, this is good news for F1 fans and 1:8 scale supercar collectors, but bad news for engineering model enthusiasts. After all, one man's meat is another man's poison.

[Ngoc Nguyen]

On 2/2/2026 at 7:16 AM, Ngoc Nguyen said:

At least a green Bugatti Chiron may bring a bright green mudguard, which will be of help for my mini 42224.

Also it allows my mini 42039 to be built in the correct color instead of lime.

[Satisfied]

Why hasn't LEGO Technic incorporated robots into its reference projects? Robots also feature a wide range of mobility mechanisms, and the Mindstorms series is actually designed using Technic components.

Theoretically, they should also belong to the Technic theme—perhaps as a more advanced showcase of the theme?

Technic has basically avoided robot-related themes; the few that exist are from many years ago, such as set 8482.

It's a pity that the Mindstorms series has also been discontinued now.

[howitzer]

3 minutes ago, Satisfied said:

Why hasn't LEGO Technic incorporated robots into its reference projects? Robots also feature a wide range of mobility mechanisms, and the Mindstorms series is actually designed using Technic components.

Theoretically, they should also belong to the Technic theme—perhaps as a more advanced showcase of the theme?

Technic has basically avoided robot-related themes; the few that exist are from many years ago, such as set 8482.

It's a pity that the Mindstorms series has also been discontinued now.

Robots need programming, and that's what Mindstorms was all about. Normal Technic sets are designed to be playable without any programming which excludes robotics.

But this discussion is more properly suited into another topic:

 

[Satisfied]

1 hour ago, howitzer said:

Robots need programming, and that's what Mindstorms was all about. Normal Technic sets are designed to be playable without any programming which excludes robotics.

But this discussion is more properly suited into another topic:

 

I don’t think programming is an absolute necessity.

Besides, robots don’t have to be humanoid—they can also take animal forms, like the 8277 Robot and the 8485 Dinosaur.

Alternatively, we could design sets like the 4958 Creative 3-in-1 set, which are remote-controlled and require no programming, with movements switched via gear shifting.

This kind of design could also showcase the technical capabilities of the Technic line.

Of course, I don’t intend to dive deep into this topic in this thread—I just had this idea for a potential new direction outside of the automotive theme.

[kbalage]

15 hours ago, Satisfied said:

Of course, I don’t intend to dive deep into this topic in this thread—I just had this idea for a potential new direction outside of the automotive theme.

In short: TLG is aiming for maximum profit and to attract as many new customers as possible, and based on their statistics for Technic that means licensed cars. Robots are a niche market, and considering that they just cancelled their entire robotics education line, it is unlikely to happen.

[Satisfied]

36 minutes ago, kbalage said:

In short: TLG is aiming for maximum profit and to attract as many new customers as possible, and based on their statistics for Technic that means licensed cars. Robots are a niche market, and considering that they just cancelled their entire robotics education line, it is unlikely to happen.

You have a point. don’t know how long the car-centric Technic series will continue to lead this category—maybe five years, maybe ten, or even longer.

6 minutes ago, Satisfied said:

You have a point. don’t know how long the car-centric Technic series will continue to lead this category—maybe five years, maybe ten, or even longer.

Besides, I watch your videos regularly, haha.

[Timorzelorzworz]

11 minutes ago, Satisfied said:

don’t know how long the car-centric Technic series will continue to lead this category

Many disappointed fans of the series will not return later. Lego is milking the series with the least effort, without thinking about what comes later. It's a one-way street. Every story eventually comes to an end.

[Jundis]

20 minutes ago, Timorzelorzworz said:

Many disappointed fans of the series will not return later. Lego is milking the series with the least effort, without thinking about what comes later. It's a one-way street. Every story eventually comes to an end.

This is exactly what I both hope and fear... 

[Satisfied]

29 minutes ago, Timorzelorzworz said:

Many disappointed fans of the series will not return later. Lego is milking the series with the least effort, without thinking about what comes later. It's a one-way street. Every story eventually comes to an end.

In my personal opinion, after the Power Functions (PF) era ended in 2018, the core Technic fans of the past seemed to quietly fade away—many of them just stopped playing with the sets.

2019 was actually a turning point. The first three years were still manageable, as we had large-scale flagship sets each year to keep the fans engaged. But after that, the series lost its original charm.

[Timorzelorzworz]

The turning point will come, just like in the early 2000s. There will be no sympathy for the corporation then. They only have themselves to blame.

[Auroralampinen]

1 minute ago, Timorzelorzworz said:

The turning point will come, just like in the early 2000s. There will be no sympathy for the corporation then. They only have themselves to blame.

Yeah, probably the smart brick crap will help to give us the turning point much faster:).