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All the episodes released on Peacock last night, this show can never have a normal release can it?

The marketing is something I haven’t considered, very good point there actually. A Borg tower set may work but the building itself doesn’t lend itself well to the current modular system, really i think it should be its own D2C, for example like tournament temple city. Borg tower 2026 for the ninjago anniversary? Also, I don’t know if this has been asked here yet but does anyone have the Titan mech Cole figure and the ice planet CMF? I feel like the Ice planet helmet would work perfectly on Cole.

Agreed, I also think that Ninjago modulars are the way to go, I mean look at the selection from the markets, it was amazing. Really hope Ninjago do some smaller, 16x32 modulars at some point. Easy way to get good characters, good build and also keep it moderately cheap (as far as D2C goes). A £160 half size modular would be amazing.

Doctor Julian, Frohicky, Lobbo, the commissioner, the complete set of the new ninja (the crystalized ones, I think their suit designs are absolutely stellar, just going through the season now, season one is Doc Julian, Season 2 honestly no idea, season 3 also no idea, season 4 maybe snake garmadon, season 5 Fenwick, season 6 commissioner, season 7 Jays mother (elemental master of lightning), Season 8 the whole crew of the SOG that broke into Borgs tower in the opening sequence of the season, Season 9 Faith, Season 10 an Oni for the sake of having another option to get one, Season 11 maybe Kataru (Akitas brother) or maybe the ice samurai general that helps the team inside the castle. Actually Sorla would be good. Season 12, any of the civilians from terra technica city have awesome designs which I’m sad never got into official sets, although Blazey H speeds original racer suit would be cool too. Season 13, definitely King Vangelis’ royal robes, or maybe one of the winged guards at least. S14, Gripe. Need Gripe to complete the whipper army. S15, I do wish we got either Sally or maybe minipix, or obviously the new ninja. DR season 1, has to be Geo or Frohicky. DR s2, probably the sorceress who’s name escapes me. Those are just off the top of my head. What I would do for a Ninjago CMF…

Jay being the main villain is the most I’ve ever been cautiously optimistic and excited for a theory. It sounds like an awesome concept but there’s so many ways to ruin it, and it can’t be the same ending as zane in season 11. I really hope it happens but I’m not gonna put any money on it. Ras getting a jet is ridiculously funny though. I’ll be interested to see the giant zane Titan mech too. the forest dragon also sounds like a stellar set too. We’ve never had a small Lloyd dragon have we? Maybe zippy??

Set names are out. Time for a 2025 thread? 71823 Kai's Dragon Spinjitzu 54 pcs 71824 Sora's Dragon Spinjitzu . $10 71826 Dragon Spinjitzu Double pack 186 pcs. $20 71827 Zane's battle Mech 92 pcs. $20 71828 Lloyds Race Car 181 pcs. $30 71829 Lloyd's Forest Dragon 128 pcs. $20 71830 Kai's Storm Rider Mech 333 pcs. $40 71831 Ninja Spinjitzu Temple (4+) 158 pcs. $40 71833 Ras' Storm Jet 510 pcs. $50 71834 Zane's Ultra Combo Mech 1187 pcs $100 71835 draconian storm village 305pcs $40 Like the Forrest theme but feels a bit similar concept wise to the forest of the wyldness, and also the storm concept is somewhat island/seabound based too. Forrest dragon sounds cool though, and a jet for Ras? I have to see this. Zanes combiner mech I can see having the same function as the Mei mech from monkie kid this year, where it’s a mid size Titan mech with a ton of attachments. Strange how we got another zane Titan mech before Arin or Sora. Draconian storm village for $40 sounds the weirdest, I’m expecting one building/facade and a sidebuild, or something similar to the keepers village island set. Come to think of it, that seems very very similar.

I do, but it’s currently unbuilt because of space issues and tbh I dislike the way the urban grid style clashes with the more organic nature of the hideout. I may take pics of them combined at a later date but right now I lack the time, space and effort to build it, sorry. if it helps there are pics at the back of the instructions of megapolis that show the combination, along with pics in the back of the hideout instructions (it combined with the city of lanterns). They are available on the Lego website.

As the new season releases each week in English, I finally managed to grab megapolis at a decent enough discount (albeit without figs), one of the sets I wanted to get this year and one I was cautiously optimistic about. It's a fun build, with plenty of amazing and interesting parts, and each individual building feels decently thought out and pretty fun, expectant of this theme and its mini-modular type of buildings. Unfortunately, I do feel the same way about the set when it got revealed, the structural base/foundation of the city is where it falls apart. I feel like after the success of city of lanterns, this set already had massive shoes to fill, and conceptually it was a great start, a bigger, beefier city of lanterns. But it just feels... hollow? Empty? Theres so much empty space, which I feel should absolutely be filled. It doesnt have the same effect of "buildings on buildings" the CoL has, and so the perceived value just isn't there for me. I got mine for £110, used, but it still feels like it should be £100 minimum, maybe £120 max? Thats including all the figures that it's meant to come with. I think the slight angle to the elevator doesnt help, but its core compatibility with other modules and buildings is also all over the place, with different segments nearly meeting but not, like doorways and stairs being 2 bricks to the left. I can see straight through most of it, which isn't the same for the CoL. The whole set on its own just feels like a jumbled mess compared to the city of lanterns, and really I think it should have been a £150+ location summer set that they usually do (not this year I suppose?). Fortunately, it does make up when combined with the CoL, or for me, 2x CoL. I'll get the bad out of the way first, it requires another track piece (longer one) to fully complete the monorail, and obviously theres not space for everything or everything not lining up. However, it is a really, really impressive cityscape, and the whole thing has great colours. The monorail around the bottom is great, and it looks so awesome, also fixing the jaunty building angle as the rail runs over it, and theres a decent amount of plaza open space around the centre of it. With some careful thought most of the different buildings can be configured to meet up with each other, like the elevator opening up onto the plaza area, or the staircase going up to the 3rd floor of the megapolis city. Another example would be the ferris wheel off to the side on the very top, which feels in character for the city (conceptually). The lower street is also very cool and most areas are accessible by Minifigs, and theres definitely plenty of room for modifications. Me personally, I will be modding it into my ninjago city Mocs, so the parts can be put towards a bigger, better build. Not saying the original is bad at all (ok maybe a little bit). Overall, the city set on its own feels like a bit of a miss, especially considering the absurd price it's at. Really it should have been a much bigger, more expensive summer set, and I genuinely would not have complained if it was £200, had the same silhouette as the show version (which looks incredible, one of, if not my favourite sci-fi cityscapes) and was a bit more fleshed out and full. Give some buildings extra floors, add more smaller connecter modules and paths. It could have been absolutely incredible, but on its own kind of just drops the ball. When combined though it does pop back up to being absolutely amazing, with more buildings and connector parts, and I may try and get pictures of it if anyones actually interested of the combinations. Despite being pretty negative on the set I do still love it, and I do hope that we see more of these sets as monkie kid goes on (assuming 2025 isn't the end of the theme). I would recommend if you can get it for a cheaper price, which I know is kind of hard to do in the west where it's lego exclusive. Overall 7/10 set.

From what I remember, DR is slated to be a multi-year story that is completely mapped out, instead of the previous "here's some ideas we just need to link them up" type we had for seasons 11-15. I'll admit im being generous with 7 years (especially considering we are already 2 years in) but its personally something I would love to see set wise, where we as consumers know that we will be getting a source dragon every year for a while, a bit like the ninjago seasons. I just think that would be cool. I do however see the problem of them being either all the same or wildly different which could overshadow some. Still, going small isn't always a bad thing.

Edit - this is NOT a leak, just what I would like to see. Do not wanna see this on the front page of Instagram tomorrow Summer wave - Small villain set like Lloyds journey from 2019 Ninja hideout £20/$30 fresh new medium size vehicle around £35/$40 something completely new for maybe £50/$60 Smallish Titan mech, maybe same scale as Jays Titan mech for Nya (considering we got 2 Kai mechs this year) for £70/$50 New mobile base OR destiny’s bounty (I believe we are due for another set, every few years and in the show it’s been destroyed. That’s not even a spoiler at this point, its a prophecy). At £100/$110. Honestly wouldn’t mind seeing a smaller destiny’s bounty in the winter wave though, could be cool, and then we leave this slot for a new mobile base or structure. source dragon of strength - £130/$150. I feel like it would be interesting if every year now we got the 7 source dragons, given their importance in the show and given the predicted run of the entire storyline of dragons rising this would somewhat line up. Big Earth dragon. finally, I want to see a small Ninjago city expansion. Enough of these massive sets that can’t even fit on my shelf. I’ve built 5 custom modules that are 16x32 and they work perfectly, so it’s definitely possible. It would also be a great opportunity for those with less budget (considering the way prices are going) to have a smaller way into the ninjago city sets. Price around £130/$150 so it’s a toss up between the big dragon or the big structure.

Yeah that would be the one, thanks. That’s a shame, I would have loved to get another people pack of just astronauts! I’ll have to go find that video now. Thanks for the info!

Anyone know if that Lego city space people pack got cancelled or delayed or anything? Was it the mini space lab set that we got in may? I thought we were gonna get a people pack like the previous space theme and outdoor one. As for the location of the new interactive explorer sets, I’m fairly sure they are volcano tropical island type of expedition. Likely pacific ring of fire if I had to guess. I also hope we get a base at some point but it also kind of defeats the point of the explorers I think. A mobile base or fabricated base, for example a bunch of containers put together to form a base would work well but would get expensive quickly I feel, plus you would need a second set or take a large chunk of budget out of the base set to have a vehicle to transport these pods. Still, the concept is half there in the new interactive base (toilet and all). Really hope we see more sets come out of this subtheme. If I had to guess, the explorers will get an updated look in 2025 that will be inline with these interactive sets, and maybe a new cast of explorers.

They’re on Instagram right now, fateful_lego posted them I think. The seaplane uses the 3 part bottom-window-cockpit parts that are usually used in city sets. Single seat with a gap in the middle of the plane for I presume the interactive brick. Comes with one figure and also a base camp build. Again, lotta good dark red recolours.

2 more of those weird interactive sets have been revealed, the croc head one and a seaplane. They look interesting, I’m glad to see more dark red recolours. Such a shame it’s only a beta test though, I doubt these will be released in any wide capacity. I desperately want those dark red shipping container parts, it being a common colour in the real world for containers. Hopefully a Lego designer can integrate them into a set further down the line.

Thanks! interesting to see the ball turntable return from the excavator (as seen on your insta!) and Im very interested to get my hands on the new plates that interact with the corkscrew part. Does anyone have a review of the jungle explorer truck as well? id love to see how its built.