Future Set Wishes and Speculation

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On 2/6/2026 at 4:13 PM, howitzer said:

I hope I'm not being misunderstood with my previous comment, what I meant to say is that the actual designers of the sets are indeed doing great job. But they aren't the ones calling shots on what sets to make, their pricing, etc. and these are the constraints I mentioned.

And yes, we here in EB are only a very small and very critical slice of the entire customer base of TLG, the current trend of having a lineup comprising almost entirely of fast cars is no doubt based on lots of market research and also plain numbers of sales.

I'm not sure if Lego designer would be a dream job, perhaps to some it would be but they say one sure way to ruin a hobby is to attempt to turn it into a job, so personally I'd rather do something else to pay the bills and then enjoy my Lego on my own terms.

I think if they’re really set on making sports cars as their main theme, why not go for James Bond’s Aston Martin? It has far more functional mechanisms and gimmicks, so it won’t feel boring even as a model. Of course, the scale can’t be too small—at least 1:10. That way, it has good playability and isn’t as dull as ordinary production supercars. It would also better showcase the technical side of Technic.

[Auroralampinen]

12 minutes ago, Satisfied said:

I think if they’re really set on making sports cars as their main theme, why not go for James Bond’s Aston Martin? It has far more functional mechanisms and gimmicks, so it won’t feel boring even as a model. Of course, the scale can’t be too small—at least 1:10. That way, it has good playability and isn’t as dull as ordinary production supercars. It would also better showcase the technical side of Technic.

They allready maded that:). 

With all the bells and whistles:). 

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I hope that if they keep making sports car sets, they’ll choose real-world cars with high playability and plenty of functional mechanisms to keep things interesting.

Movie-themed cars would be great choices—like James Bond’s Aston Martin, the Ecto‑1 from Ghostbusters, or the DeLorean from Back to the Future, just to name a few.

After so many 1:8 scale cars, I feel there’s hardly anything new or innovative left to improve on.

Why not try a larger scale instead, like 1:6? That would give the cars more internal space and bigger wheels.

This is my vision for future car sets.

Now moving on to construction machinery:

It’s been ages since we had a large‑scale backhoe loader. I really think it’s necessary to remake one using modern, up‑to‑date Technic technology.

Backhoe loaders also have great playability and lots of articulation, whether powered electrically or pneumatically.

As for trucks, I hope they’ll make another set similar to 42043. Lucioswitch81’s truck designs look really cool.

I’m hoping for something different next year.

For the 40th anniversary, they paid tribute to the 8860 using a modern car chassis.

Surely they won’t use the 50th anniversary just to pay homage to the 853… right?

1 minute ago, Auroralampinen said:

They allready maded that:). 

With all the bells and whistles:). 

It’d be really cool to build this car with Technic parts, as long as they fully and faithfully recreate all its functional mechanisms.

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30 minutes ago, Auroralampinen said:

They allready maded that:). 

With all the bells and whistles:). 

Except steering, suspension, a transmission with a differential, a fake engine with moving pistons, and a gearshift!

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[howitzer]

29 minutes ago, Satisfied said:

I hope that if they keep making sports car sets, they’ll choose real-world cars with high playability and plenty of functional mechanisms to keep things interesting.

Movie-themed cars would be great choices—like James Bond’s Aston Martin, the Ecto‑1 from Ghostbusters, or the DeLorean from Back to the Future, just to name a few.

After so many 1:8 scale cars, I feel there’s hardly anything new or innovative left to improve on.

Why not try a larger scale instead, like 1:6? That would give the cars more internal space and bigger wheels.

This is my vision for future car sets.

Now moving on to construction machinery:

It’s been ages since we had a large‑scale backhoe loader. I really think it’s necessary to remake one using modern, up‑to‑date Technic technology.

Backhoe loaders also have great playability and lots of articulation, whether powered electrically or pneumatically.

As for trucks, I hope they’ll make another set similar to 42043. Lucioswitch81’s truck designs look really cool.

I’m hoping for something different next year.

For the 40th anniversary, they paid tribute to the 8860 using a modern car chassis.

Surely they won’t use the 50th anniversary just to pay homage to the 853… right?

It’d be really cool to build this car with Technic parts, as long as they fully and faithfully recreate all its functional mechanisms.

James Bond, Ghostbusters and Back to the Future cars have already been done in other themes, as have been various Batmobiles and so on. There's not that much space for actual innovation with movie cars.

1:8 scale is already big and cumbersome, hard to handle and to appreciate after finishing the build, moving to even larger scale would make them even worse in this regard. And of course the parts would be under much more strain as 1:6 scale would be over twice the weight of 1:8 (all else being equal).

New large scale backhoe has been on the wishlist of practically everyone on this forum for a very long time now. We'll see what they do for the anniversary year but somehow I'm not having very high hopes...

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12 minutes ago, howitzer said:

James Bond, Ghostbusters and Back to the Future cars have already been done in other themes, as have been various Batmobiles and so on. There's not that much space for actual innovation with movie cars.

1:8 scale is already big and cumbersome, hard to handle and to appreciate after finishing the build, moving to even larger scale would make them even worse in this regard. And of course the parts would be under much more strain as 1:6 scale would be over twice the weight of 1:8 (all else being equal).

New large scale backhoe has been on the wishlist of practically everyone on this forum for a very long time now. We'll see what they do for the anniversary year but somehow I'm not having very high hopes...

Actually, I think movie‑themed vehicles are still a possibility. Take Fast & Furious as an example—there are already sets in the Speed Champions line, and now they’ve also recreated them with Technic parts, adding extra functions like drifting and wheelies. After all, movie cars always have more functional mechanisms than regular road cars.

As for backhoe loaders, I bought set 42197 last year. I think it’s pretty nice and looks well‑matched with 42163; it’s just a shame it’s way too small. This proves they still remember this theme—they’re just not very willing to make large‑scale versions.

Well, if none of my wishes come true next year and we still get this many ordinary cars, I might just consider switching to the City theme.