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Forestmen, forestwomen and forestnon-binary Straying from the Indy theme a bit, but just to reply- I'm hoping the new medieval markets set is a thing. And hoping to see 1 or 2 forest people there, walking around, trading with the castle townspeople

I’ve been living in Vietnam 4 years. Lego is 50% more expensive than Australia (where I’m from), which is already expensive unless you find a good sale. They get new sets very quickly here so it’s nice to window shop. Indiana Jones are still on shelves, not appearing to sell at all. They weren’t part of a recent sale, but I doubt I will buy them even if they are half price. I’ve bought the pieces I want from Bricklink. Many classic movies are problematic, but as a kid I loved the adventure, travelling, exploring in Indy movies. I loved forest people Lego as a child more than most other themes. I bought a couple of Adventure sets. Ninja Lego (pre-Ninjago) brought me back from my dark ages. I bought the first series of Indiana Jones, mainly for nostalgia. Most are unopened. I’ll sell them in future. My advice is, buy the sets you want (in multiples if you can). Who knows, in a thousand years, maybe they’ll be worth something (I’m sure someone’s already typed that on here). Or buy the individual pieces and build mocs. As others have said, we were lucky to get what we got at all. Enjoy what you have. Don’t think too much. Keep your eyes out for any Indy builds on Ideas and vote with your mouse/keyboard. Maybe mention them in this discussion if you see any Indy ideas you like. Anyone for a revival of forest people? It relates to off grid/sustainable living…

Part name: Bicycle forks. Part description: The front forks of a bicycle with a stud on top or a clip so we can make 3 or 4 wheeled bikes that actually have spinning wheels. Beats using a 1 x 1 tap. Usage: We'll be able to make carts or bikes with 3 wheels, etc. Part name: Oriental straw hat. Part description: Those hats that Asians wear in the fields etc. Tan or Dark tan would be great. Oxfords bricks made one but im sure Lego can do better. Usage: An authentic looking hat for our asian scenes. Better than using a radar dish. Part name: Round-about. Part description: 32 x 32 baseplate, similar to cross-roads, with studs in the middle. Usage: teaches kids road rules. Like Lego use to do. Part name: Panel 3 x 3 x 6 trans blue or trans black. Part description: as above. Usage: Gives us angled windows. Part name: Language specific street signs. Part description: A pack of Lego signs in different languages. One language per pack of course. Usage: Kids in Japan can buy a pack of Lego street signs with Japanese writing on them. Adult fans of Lego can buy them from Lego.com or Bricklink to create different country scenes. Part name: Pack of animals. Part description: A box of animals. One pack has Penguins, seals, walrusses (however its spelt). Another pack can have Kangaroos, koalas, platypus. Another pack can have ducks, roosters, swans, peacocks. Another pack can have prehistoric animals: saber tooth tiger, wooly mamoth etc. Another pack can have kamodo dragon, tiger, panda. Usage: endless amounts of usage. Teaches kids about animals. Part name: Umbrella Part description: A closed umbrella for minifigs to carry incase the weather turns (even though it never rains in Lego worlds) Usage: just adds realism which we all want. Part name: Slope corners with pointed eave. Part description: Oriental styled slopes that come to a raised point. see pic from oxford bricks. Usage: so we can make temples or even have an asian restaurant in a downtown lego city. Thanks. We all seem to just want more bits and pieces and more colours to make our lego scenes more realistic. The people have spoken. Up to you now Lego. Stop us from even thinking about deflecting over to lesser brands.