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On 7/13/2025 at 8:07 AM, TeriXeri said:

LEGO very likely won't do actual ZOO sets anymore.

From the bricklink designer program guidelines

https://www.bricklink.com/v3/designer-program/guidelines.page

"Avoid depicting wild animals in zoos, circuses, aquariums or other situations that are designed for human entertainment. Please only show wild animals in their natural habitats."

Damn, I was about to suggest a livestock truck (with cows/pigs/sheep etc), but I guess that's a no go?

Posted

Domestic animals are fine in settings like farms etc so a livestock truck would probably be OK as well. (especially given that Friends regularly makes things like horse transports)

It's the depiction of wild animals outside of their natural habitats that's a violation of the BDP rules (and remember, we don't know if those are a reflection of what LEGO themselves would do, just what they allow in BDP)

 

Posted (edited)
On 8/2/2025 at 7:32 AM, jonwil said:

(and remember, we don't know if those are a reflection of what LEGO themselves would do, just what they allow in BDP)

In the last 10 year or so, Duplo moved from Zoos, to Wildlife Reserves/Safari Parks with vehicles/man-made structures, to nowadays, sets without any indication of human tourism/influence as no more figures are included whatsoever in their wildlife sets in 2022/2025.

2015 had a forest type of theme , the largest set basicly still depicted as a "zoo" with still fenced off enclosures for foxes and bears etc. 

2016 had more sets focused on around the world , which still included human activities/tourism , 2019 did a similar thing but already more natural structures.

2022 did  another round of around the world sets, in a big wave with Europe, Africa, Asia, Ocean, World , but this time the sets had 0 human figures , structures or vehicles , and 2025 continued that on a smaller scale with "2 sets named Wild Animal Families"

What's interesting to note, is how it will progress into City sets, as those 2022/2025 young children move into the age of City/Friends sets.

I doubt we'll see City sets with just animals and 0 figures, but sets are certainly shifting to higher animal/natural terrain ratios, even quite big side builds like the arctic foxes train tunnel and wolf cave . And a lot of new animal moulds in smaller sets showed up in Friends in 2025, I'm sure they might have some quota on new animal distributions.

 

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Posted
15 minutes ago, Driver Brandon Grumman said:

YES!!!!! Its finally here! 

 

You beat me to sharing it 😂 

If there is any other subtheme you’d like me to cover please let me know 

Posted (edited)
4 hours ago, Izzynufc-2 said:

Yeah I am indeed 

So......I have a few, but don't feel overburdened. 

  • Broadcasting - basically a subtheme centered around the local news; included radio stations. 
  • Postal Workers - for obvious reasons 
  • Sanitation - garbage trucks and street sweepers seem to be a thing that Lego loves to push with the City theme. 
  • Garage Revival - from 2009 
  • Paradisa Revival
  • Outback Revival 
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Posted (edited)
On 8/19/2025 at 4:26 PM, lifeinplastic said:

Yes please!

Yeah! I remember my friend asked me about a Paradisa revival and initially I told her that it was highly unlikely considering that we have Friends now. However, if they absolutely had to revive it, I'd say they would probably do what they did with Trains, Space, Arctic and Divers and place it in City. Just like the old Paradisa, they'd likely use it to promote city-related things where women are generally found such as fitness venues, dance studios, malls, etc. However, I would like to see @Izzynufc-2 take on a Paradisa subtheme revival in CITY..

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Posted
18 hours ago, Driver Brandon Grumman said:

Yeah! I remember a friend asked me about a Paradisa revival and initially I told her that it was highly unlikely considering that we have Friends now. However, if they absolutely had to revive it, I'd say they would probably do what they did with Trains, Space, Arctic and Divers and place it in City. Just like the old Paradisa, they'd likely use it to promote city-related things where women are generally found such as fitness venues, dance studios, malls, etc. However, I would like to see @Izzynufc-2 take on a Paradisa subtheme revival in CITY..

Indeed, I’ll maybe rename it to travel and tourism 

Posted
35 minutes ago, Driver Brandon Grumman said:

That ain't bad actually. What about a new garage subtheme like the one in 2009? I've been screaming for that one to return. 

I would love that. One of our LUGmates has made a MOC of that garage set that I have been obsessed with since I first saw it. 

 

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Posted (edited)
17 minutes ago, Izzynufc-2 said:

 

I just saw the video. I definitely agree with the cargo train being put in the cargo subtheme. This will establish the train as being owned outright by the City Cargo company. I would also add a delivery by car service set. Those are pretty prominent, especially in the countryside. 

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Posted
56 minutes ago, Powered by Bricks said:

Hmm interesting, seriously hope lego does this soon, they brought back airport and coast guard. About time to revive our dear cargo line-up. 

Indeed, the cargo line is really overdue a reboot. They did some great sets, would be very interesting to see how it would work nowadays 

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