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It is, because if a GWP is expected to sell out in half a day, some people will get the respective required set on day one, who otherwise probably would’ve waited for a sale. Of course you can argue that few people overall act like this, but it’s still a rather questionable tactic No, I didn’t mean they should continue producing the GWP sets, but rather create a large enough supply that lasts them longer Of course storage space is an obvious problem here.

The list is accurate, as it’s from Maxbautde It’s not the first time we had a full list of the September CMF before getting detailed information on or pics of the May series. Pretty sure that also happened in 2024 with the D&D series! If I remember correctly, there was also one year where we had pictures of the May series before the January one was on shelves even

No. Shrek will have a moulded head with a standard torso and legs Plus some of the mutant characters in the TMNT sets ^^

In my opinion, they should crank up the production anyway. There can never be too many copies of a GWP. If it’s attached to a set which then proceeds to bomb, simply attach it to another one They could probably even produce enough to provide one for each purchased set for its entire lifespan, and still come out on top! It’s a win either way, since the goal is to get customers to buy directly from LEGO The artificial scarcity to induce FOMO is the issue in my book, not the idea of a GWP as such.

Sorry, couldn’t resist

Correct! He said they were either postponed or cancelled, but he thinks it’s the former, which makes a lot more sense So 72421 and 72422 are mostly likely based on the 5th movie. In the video, he also said that Shrek and Fiona will have specialised head pieces rather than the standard minifig head, which I think is for the best!

Out of the franchises that actually have a chance of getting a LEGO theme, I can only point to a small handful that I really want In terms of TV shows, I would like to see the return of SpongeBob. Nuff said. Avatar TLA (be it the cartoon or the LA Netflix show) would also be more than welcome, and the same goes for Gravity Falls. The Mystery Shack, Appa, and the Krusty Krab are probably the three projects that reached 10k votes the most times on Ideas I forgot the tally, but all of them made it at least 5 times I think, some probably closer to 10 As for movies, Shrek was one of the few major kid-friendly franchises that wasn’t covered yet. I can’t even really think of anything else here, besides other Dreamworks and Disney movies! Video games, now here I have more IPs I want to see! Kirby, Splatoon, Metroid, Spyro, Crash, Layton, and Ace Attorney are all firmly on that wishlist! Doubtful any of them ever get made, but we used to say the same thing about Mario, Zelda, and Animal Crossing.

That is indeed an issue. Some GWP sets run out of stock within hours and others are still available at the end of the period, sometimes even returning a few months later! By now they should have enough data to definitely know which kinds of GWP sets will run out quicker than others and adjust production accordingly. Even without sophisticated analyses it’s become super obvious that licensed ones are guaranteed to run out quicker than any other GWP. I didn’t imply that the way GWP are handled is flawless, as there is certainly a lot of room for improvement. My point was merely about it not being a full-blown scam

That could look cursed very easily DEWIT

I’m not a fan of Shrek the Third in any way, shape, or form, but I did enjoy Eric Idle’s performance as Merlin That would’ve worked really well!! Too bad, but I think it’s still a strong line-up for the CMF series. It’s not gonna happen, but how awesome would it be if the CMF version of Puss was actually based on TLW, and the set version based on Shrek 2? I love the Shrek movies (minus the third one), but nothing else Dreamworks ever did beats TLW in my eyes

You can dislike GWP sets for multiple reasons, but a scam they are not. There is no trickery or deceit involved, and the conditions are transparent: buy set x or meet a threshold, and you get an exclusive set valued at a certain price as a bonus. Not sure where the scam’s supposed to be Creating FOMO is questionable ethically, but it still doesn’t constitute a scam. You get what you pay for

Yeah, there aren’t too many options overall! Maybe Stonewars used “Gaming” as a generic placeholder because of the set number. Or Lollipop isn’t KPDH at all and that theme instead gets a completely different number, leaving it for the returning theme! Fingers crossed the identities of those two themes will also be revealed soon, but I’m already very satisfied with Shrek getting both sets and a CMF series ^^

It’s definitely an option! The main issue is that Portal isn’t overly relevant right now… It’s been 10 years since Dimensions and there hasn’t been a new game since. And calling any Dimensions-only license a “returning theme” is a bit of a stretch

Another set: 21596 The Evoker’s Attack on the Village, 607 pcs, $89.99. Finally, an evoker!!

I thought so too at first, but this year marks the 25th anniversary, and Shrek is popular enough for sets and CMF series to do well even before the next movie comes out

The prophecy came true!! Lisan-al gaib!! (Can’t stop stomping that one into the ground )

That’s exactly our current conundrum… If Lollipop is KPDH, which one is the returning gaming theme, assuming Stonewars got it right? Also, both Lollipop and P only have one set each, not much of a “theme” to be honest! Which theme would return with a single set anyway?

72423 also comes with a Puss in Boots minifig! I wonder how it differs from the CMF version. It’d be hilarious if it was the FA version

My bad, it’s indeed B! I confused the two

Thanks to the ever-reliable Maxbautde, we have the full list of Shrek CMF figures, and it turns out it’s the theme codenamed “B”! The line-up features: Shrek Fiona (ogre) Dragon Gingy Lord Farquad Pinocchio Executioner Prince Charming Fairy Godmother Big Bad Wolf Merlin Puss in Boots One of the sets is 72423: Buildable Shrek & Donkey. This leaves 72421 and 72422 A BrickHeadz set (40923) is also part of the line-up!

Considering the focus of the series lies solely on the first three movies, I suppose the alleged sets will be based on the fifth movie and thus come out next year? Or they might start with a wave based on the first four movies this year, in which case there would be significant overlap with the series, unless they’re mostly variants! I mean the only main characters we’re missing are Fiona’s parents, Rumpelstilzchen, and Arthur (I wish The Last Wish got some love too) Edit: It’s the theme codenamed “B”!! 72423 is a buildable Shrek & Donkey. I opened a separate thread ^^

From the sound of it!

The CMF series is based on Shrek after all, and we already have the full list of minifigs! There are supposedly sets too

It’s Shrek!! We also have the list already: Shrek Fiona (ogre) Dragon Puss in Boots Gingy Farquad Charming Fairy Godmother Merlin Executioner Pinocchio Big Bad Wolf I wanted the other wolf, dangit!!! Donkey is said to be an accessory, consisting of two new pieces. They didn’t say which character he comes with… Either Shrek or the dragon I’d say!

I’m still a bit baffled by the codenames. We’ve had Leaf (Mario), Titan (Dreamzzz), Coconut (Avatar), Pineapple (Indy), Lemon (Sonic), Sparkle (Gabby’s Dollhouse), and Lollipop (?), among others, and then…. B and P Did they run out of ideas?! Fingers crossed we’ll soon learn what the 3 new themes actually are! The toy fairs currently going on would be a good opportunity to announce one or two of the new (and old) partnerships!