BrickBob Studpants

There, FTFY At least there’s a good chance for a CMF reveal Now give me something for my pain and let me die

I’m 99.9% sure the Burtonmobile would have been an 18+ set if the label existed last year Heck, its boxart even had the 18+ style background with the set information on the very bottom I wouldn’t be surprised if this boxart was a sort of prototype for the 18+ style, I mean just look at it

My thoughts exactly The main question is what dictates the age range of a set. Size alone can’t be it since the last Death Star playset was 14+. The target audience for DA should also be quite varied in its age range, opposed to the Grand Piano or the NES which are pretty clearly focused on adults, despite having play features as well. It’s very hard to draw a conclusion here, especially since the lines between display models and playsets can be very blurry. The good thing here is that once DA is revealed, we at least know how TLG will handle it for all future D2Cs

True, not all 18+ sets have to be huge, the question is more whether all huge sets have to be 18+ I feel that the new 18+ label killed the 16+ one since most of these would be 18+ if released today and there’s nothing that separates a 16+ from a 18+ set in terms of content. The only reason I could get behind to keep both labels would be the boxart style

Check out Brickset's review of the NES: https://brickset.com/article/52670/review-71374-nintendo-entertainment-system Two highlights: The set only contains three stickers (two for the cartridge and one for the info on the back of the TV, which is funny because both of these are also stickers IRL). So many awesome prints This hidden level on the back of the NES: This is simply amazing. You can feel the designers' love for the NES oozing from every corner

Everything except D2C sets The NES has the same release date in the USA as the rest of the world and recent D2C sets like 43179 were also launched worldwide on the same day. I don’t see a reason to assume it would be different for DA

The August store calendar has been spotted and there is no mention of a VIP early access period Don’t be surprised if the set doesn’t get revealed for another three weeks At least we have the CMF series to look forward to

Several issues here: We don’t know if any of the shows will get sets in the first place F&TWS has been delayed There’s no way WV won’t be moved as well If there were any sets intended to be released this year, we would’ve heard about them by now They especially wouldn’t have missed the chance to reveal something at SDCC@h And finally, just to reiterate: not everything FalconFan posts has to be a hint. This isn’t the first time people interpreted way too much into a single post of his

Not everything @Falconfan1414 posts has to be a hint

...you do realise that the CMF series includes that book with new moulds and everything, right?

The magic word here is “if” We simply don’t know if there’s going to be a VIP early access period. I feel it’s become a bit of a rare commodity since none of the recent D2Cs had one. The only thing in its favour would be the VIP-exclusivity of the Q&A, but I wouldn’t call that waterproof evidence In essence, unless a leaker (or the next store flyer) confirms it, I’m not expecting it

A rando on IG having a scoop on a new polybag with the source being an anonymous leaker who lets some rando claim the glory? Yeah right. Maybe they also have a bridge to sell to us Edit: Oh, and I think the last opportunity for something to be revealed this week has just passed SDCC really was beyond useless this year. So I’m hoping for a CMF reveal on Tuesday or Wednesday and a DA reveal around August 15th

You’re the devil BTW, I assume it won’t take long before WB will follow suit and postpone a majority of their upcoming film slate as Disney, Sony and Paramount just did. Since the filming hasn’t even started and WB will probably need that November release date for Dune (since that one doesn’t really fit anywhere else in their schedule), I don’t think there’s any chance FB3 will still be released next year The only silver lining to this is that it increases the chances of the theme to continue into 2022

Trust me, if any of us had more info, it’d already be all over the internet

As I've mentioned before, WB Interactive being sold might be a factor: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/07/warner_bros_interactive_entertainment_is_reportedly_up_for_sale

Well, the human malware and WB Games being auctioned off surely didn't help

I sure hope so, but why would they reveal DA three weeks before a potential VIP release (or five weeks before the official release) when the NES was unveiled two weeks and the Grand Piano just one week ahead of their release? SDCC obviously is of no concern to TLG this year and the pattern from two years ago isn‘t necessarily valid any more, so there’s no compelling reason for a reveal this week And sure, it said „soon“ in the Q&A, but that’s not very specific, now is it That being said, please prove me wrong TLG

You mean the Dutch price? Assume the worst and be glad when you’re wrong... or cry when you’re right Is it at least somewhat consistent within themes? If so, 71043 should be a pretty good indicator

Now that the Grand Piano has been revealed, DA should be next on the list, unless TLG shadow-drops another set first Edit: Ninja’d Interestingly, even Ideas sets share the same style of boxart with their 18+ selection It fits perfectly fine here, but I still hope DA will be 16+ instead and get the regular set boxart treatment

*cough* https://brickset.com/sets/40433-1/1989-Batmobile *cough* I’m not saying it’s going to happen, far from it, but at least it’s not entirely unprecedented

https://brickset.com/sets/71719-1/Zane-s-Mino-Creature

6. 7. Profit! I think A LOT of people squandered their question by trying to fish for info on future content Some were probably more stealthy about it than others, but Solid Snake, you're not

You're all right, this shouldn't take all that long to be completed since I imagine a lot of the questions can be sorted out at a quick glance and the amount of VIPs is limited after all. Imagine the ****show the Q&A would have been if it wasn't VIP-exclusive

@Guyon2002: About time we finally move on

Not buying it. Even if he gets 100% of his remaining hints right, the chances of them being educated guesses are way too high Now can we please send him back into the abyss where he belongs? Yeah, it's all quite weird