Ideas for new City sets

[Izzynufc-2]

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[MrZ]

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?

[jonwil]

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)

 

[TeriXeri]

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.

 

Edited August 5 by TeriXeri

[Izzynufc-2]

 

[Driver Brandon Grumman]

YES!!!!! Its finally here! 

 

Edited Monday at 09:47 AM by Driver Brandon Grumman

[Izzynufc-2]

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 

[Driver Brandon Grumman]

15 minutes ago, Izzynufc-2 said:

You beat me to sharing it 😂 

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

Wait! You're MagpieHammer433? 

[Izzynufc-2]

2 hours ago, Driver Brandon Grumman said:

Wait! You're MagpieHammer433? 

Yeah I am indeed 

[Driver Brandon Grumman]

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 

Edited Monday at 04:59 PM by Driver Brandon Grumman

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