Bricknblue Posted January 22, 2016 That's what I do. I wish the friends sets were complete buildings though. Depends on the set, the 2016 ones are barely buildings. The Hair Salon I just built is only missing a roof. a lot of LEGO Town / Older City barely had roofs or walls. I'm more of minidolls than minifigs, maybe because I'm relativity new in LEGO and don't have childhood memories about minifigs, maybe because I see them more realistic and proportionate. Eww. No, my issue is they are too skinny and have weirdly shaped heads. I do wish the heads would fit on mini figure bodies at times just to mix the population up. They aren't horrible but they aren't great either. I'd like them a lot more if their hands moved like mini figures. I do love the minimills in the Elves line, those are works of art. The Friends ones are a little boring looking. If I remember correctly, going on the last few years, Lego tend to keep their releases to the New York Toy Fair. And as LT has mentioned, look out for pics from Legoworld, Denmark 18-21 Feb to see whats coming! LEGO hasn't even allowed pictures from the UK Toy Fair, just descriptions. Germany normally has a Toy Fair before NYC and we get a few pictures, but the main show is NYC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Garfio Posted January 22, 2016 The 27th starts the Nuremberg Toy Fair. As said, pictures are not allowed on London Toy Fair, but we all know that every year there are some pics leaked on blogs or local newspapers. And, as said too, at the end of next week we will have complete "official" info and pics of a lot of the 2nd half new releases. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aanchir Posted January 23, 2016 Eww. No, my issue is they are too skinny and have weirdly shaped heads. Still, you have to realize that a person who doesn't have as much nostalgia for classic LEGO minifigures might think "the classic minifig is too fat and has a weirdly-shaped head"! Realistically, if you scaled a mini-doll up to average human height, they'd have a 32 to 35 inch waistline, while a minifigure would have a 73 to 80 inch waistline. Which of those is really out of the ordinary? And in real life, a head that has a nose and chin is far more realistic than one that doesn't! I also don't think the Friends figs are boring-looking as a rule. Sure, their outfits in general tend to be more modern/casual, but I think a lot of them still look really stylish, especially the ones from the more exciting subthemes like "Pop Star", "Jungle Rescue", and "Adventure Camp". But this is all getting off topic. My point about LEGO Friends was just that most of the stuff that LEGO Friends has and LEGO City doesn't is stuff that we weren't likely to see a lot of in LEGO City anyway. By the time LEGO Friends came out, City had already been around for seven years and there was still just one residential house! If designers had really wanted City to cover more slice-of-life settings and play scenarios (as opposed to action-oriented ones) they'd have had plenty of time to do so. It's hard to claim Friends "stole" those types of sets from a theme that had barely touched upon them previously. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Garfio Posted January 24, 2016 Sluban is introducing new building workers sets at London Toy Fair. I highlight this one: I don't know what is it price, but I would like LEGO releases something similar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lightningtiger Posted January 24, 2016 Hmm, interesting find 'El Garfio', a similar crane was release by Lego eleven years ago and now who's up for bit of scratch building that design in REAL Lego eh ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Humdrum Posted January 24, 2016 I'd love to see a remake of 7905 :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wilson3a10 Posted January 24, 2016 Ski resort theme please Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Garfio Posted January 24, 2016 (edited) More than the crane, I'm interesting in LEGO includes buildings like the one on the Sluban set in the next construction work sets. The buildings in the last year demolition sets were only bad built walls Edited January 24, 2016 by El Garfio Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AyliffeMakit Posted January 24, 2016 Toy fair descriptions! City – Volcano ExplorersVolcano Explorers theme. Uses the rock/ice pieces as volcanic rock with a crystal element inside. Very lime with some yellow. 60120 volcano starter set – £8.99 60121 exploration truck – £14.99 60122 volcano crawler – £24.99 60123 volcano supply helicopter – £39.99 60124 volcano research base – £79.99Comes with a small volcano (built from big ugly rock pieces) with an exploding function, mobile exploration vehicle, mineral analyser drill thing on small caterpillar tracks. the drill piece is a new element. City – Airport 60104 Passenger Terminal – £79.99Blue and grey with new wings. 60100 starter set – £8.994 minifigs 60102 vip service – £39.994 stud wide white limo and a private jet. 60103 airshow – £69.996 minifigs in a stunt show. a couple of red arrow looking planes with a new thin cockpit piece, and a female stunt performer riding an orange bi-plane. 60101 cargo place – £17.99 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Jurassic Posted January 24, 2016 Man am I excited for the Airport theme! This is my first year focussing purely on LEGO (As before I collected MB Game licenses too) so I have a little more money for City sets as well as my usual Marvel/Star Wars stuff. :) The Airport theme appeals to me for the Limo in one set (As I missed out on the Limo/Helicopter set), and just generally the larger planes as I feel as though they will accompany the upcoming Marvel Airport set nicely. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gongoro73 Posted January 24, 2016 No mention to the park set? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NotMegalodon Posted January 24, 2016 Toy fair descriptions! Great! I think both themes will be nice. Thanks for the quote, the website seems to be down already! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sebitsena Posted January 24, 2016 (edited) No mention to the park set? Amusement park is a sub-theme of the Friends theme. Here are the sets : Amusement Park Arcade (41127) – £12.99 Amusement Park Space Ride (41128) – £17.99 Amusement Park Hot Dog Stand (41129) – £24.99 Amusement Park Roller Coaster (41130) – £89.99 Found here : See more at: http://www.thebrickf...h.WKofQHVx.dpuf Edited January 24, 2016 by sebitsena Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CM4Sci Posted January 24, 2016 Amusement park is a sub-theme of the Friends theme. Here are the sets : Amusement Park Arcade (41127) – £12.99 Amusement Park Space Ride (41128) – £17.99 Amusement Park Hot Dog Stand (41129) – £24.99 Amusement Park Roller Coaster (41130) – £89.99 Found here : See more at: http://www.thebrickf...h.WKofQHVx.dpuf Amusement park is a sub-theme of the Friends theme. Here are the sets : Amusement Park Arcade (41127) – £12.99 Amusement Park Space Ride (41128) – £17.99 Amusement Park Hot Dog Stand (41129) – £24.99 Amusement Park Roller Coaster (41130) – £89.99 Found here : See more at: http://www.thebrickf...h.WKofQHVx.dpuf There's a City Playground/Park set coming out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sebitsena Posted January 24, 2016 (edited) There's a City Playground/Park set coming out. So wait again ... when did they release the Ferris Wheel last year ? Edited January 24, 2016 by sebitsena Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gongoro73 Posted January 24, 2016 There's a City Playground/Park set coming out. Yes, I was referring to this one, not the amusement park friends subtheme. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legoman123 Posted January 24, 2016 Really looking forward to the Airport sets. I've been waiting for that theme to come back for long enough! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sasbury Posted January 24, 2016 (edited) I'd love to see a remake of 7905 :) I would very much like to see a re-release of that set using the new girder parts. Edited January 24, 2016 by sasbury Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazing Bricks Posted January 24, 2016 The volcano isn't as big as we want it to be, but it has an exploding feature which sounds amazing. Airport was a nice surprise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chilis Posted January 24, 2016 Toy fair descriptions! From the site/link above; "41129 Amusement Park Hot Dog Stand – £24.99 Has the hot dog buns seen in an angry birds set and a cool looking hot dog shaped vehicle." OMG, a hot dog shaped vehicle!! ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lostdriveway Posted January 24, 2016 Ugh I wanted the Amusement park theme for city not for friends!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gorki247 Posted January 24, 2016 Some info about the 'Fun at the Park' set: Perhaps the most interesting City set was 60143 Fun at the Park which was hidden away on a shelf, which I didn't see. Lucy, however, did and said it looked excellent: 9 or so minifigs with some very attractive and new torso prints, a new baby piece, a wheelchair, park bench and one or two other accessories. When she's written up her notes we'll know more. More to follow hopefully. http://brickset.com/article/18851/london-toy-fair-report-part-1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airbenderfreak Posted January 24, 2016 Yay, a remake of 3222! I haven't gotten a LEGO City set since 2011, but I'll have to get this! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrickJagger Posted January 24, 2016 Additional details on the park are up: http://brickset.com/article/18851/London-Toy-Fair-report-Technic-Creator-City-Bionicle FOURTEEN FIGS? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
