Driver Brandon Grumman

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@TeriXeri Fire sets are underrated. They obviously don't sell well thus why we don't see them a lot. Same with the trains. I hope all Sky Police sets are thrown out soon.

Very disappointing! I was hoping the unnamed sets would be a public transportation wave. Instead, another 2020 police wave. I still disagree with there being two police waves a year. Bad enough we get one every January. As far as pricing goes, I'm looking at $30.00 USD. There's not much diversity as you may think. Most of it is really different types of police sets and different types of wildlife. Otherwise, it's really just the same thing in different form (a police chase or some exploration squad going to find something). City has gotten kinda boring recently. Only a handful of sets were on my buying list this year. That's been the case every year since 2015.

Yeah! Especially the 2013 Coast Guard Ship with the helicopter pad. Been trying to get my hands on that one.

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Well Mayor Peas is getting inpatient. An airport is needed for Poodaville. Guess he'll have to find one on eBay! Btw, I wonder when they are going to bring Fireman Bob and Buster Lloyd from LCA into Lego sets! I hope its next year.

@TeriXeri But what about the airport? That set is late coming here. Last year, we got summer sets in June. What's going on with the factories in North America?

They have to do a 60269. Otherwise, there will be a gap. Btw, the airport and divers sets are late coming to the states.

Oh my goodness! That's actually pretty neat.

Of all the Lego City mega town planning sets, I'm surprised that they haven't stuck a courthouse in one of those sets with all the crime that takes place. Anyway, great job on this build!

A meeting place in the middle of the sea? That's new to me! Great Job!

Amazing Job!

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I know they make money. That's why a few months back, I recommended that they go back to three year status for police stations. Like they did during the late 2000s. Don't kill them off completely like most people want them to do.

@MAB You bring up valid points. But tbh, those other City themes don't really sell like police do. Even though I work with public transport, I even have to admit that I would probably be one of the very few to have loved a set like 8404 or 60154 as a child. Fire sets don't sell as well as police obviously as they don't really get as much clout as police. So...i mean....whats really the point in doing those other City topics if they don't sell. In this day in time, sells and numbers are what Lego is about now. City is not a theme that's for the fandom and by the fandom like it was back during the "HEY" generation. Also, the fandom's argument isn't really whether the police sets are there or not. Its really the fact that Lego releases a substantial amount every year with them taking up the majority of space in the theme. If you kick the sets that don't sell out of the house and give the one that does sell (Police) its own theme then everyone wins. The AFOLs win because they won't winge anymore and the KFOLs (the primary market) wins because they get to see the sets that they want in an even more straightforward way. As for those other City themes you mentioned......don't count on those being dedicated themes under City anytime soon. Great Vehicles and Town are your only hopes for those types of sets. That's just been the reality of City since 2012. You can say things like "If you don't like, simply don't buy!". But if you need to take into account that there have been times when City has went months to years without anything interesting. Therefore....what is there that we CAN buy? Nothing! There will be entire waves that we'll be passing up and our table towns will go a while without evolving whether its new vehicles or new buildings. You can also say...."You don't know what kind of limitations the designers of City are under!". That could mean various things. Like I said in a previous statement, their limitations may be that they can only afford to specialize in repetition for a year or two and do only the sets that sell. They may not be able to start a new theme for City.....as much as I would like public transport to get its own dedicated City subtheme instead of being regulated to the Town/Great Vehicles subtheme. But I'm not counting on it happening. Matter of fact, as far as non-emergency City subthemes go - we've got trains, arctic, miners, turbo wheels, divers and space. Limitations could also mean that the higher ups don't approve. You can do all the tests you want. If the higher ups who are above the designers say no.....it ain't happenin'. Personally, I think the designers of City does focus too much on police. I can also say the same thing about action outside of the city (i.e Space, Miners, Arctic, Divers, Volcano, Jungle, etc). But it obviously sells or else City wouldn't put other topics aside to focus on those more.

So police sets are obviously the money grabber for City. If that's the case, why don't they just give Police its own theme instead? It would make much more sense to do that instead of wasting money (and bricks) on sets that don't make money. Other City sets obviously don't sell and this time of crisis, Lego can only afford to make sets that sell the best. Just a suggestion, Lego! I say give City a break and focus on a theme that only centers around the police force.

Yeah! Could do with one of those. That's the case in my town too. The locomotives fetch their own trains. That might cause some confusion there.

I see a lot of those on my way to work.

@Vilhelm22 I saw something like a train station on Lego Ideas. Only it was a bus terminal with a coffee shop. Here it is. Big fan of buses. I drive a bus as a matter of fact. I'm getting this one if it becomes an official set.

That's actually pretty good! Love how you used the back of the Smart as influence for the trailer.

Overall, despite the various subthemes for City, I think I can officially split Lego City in two halves; action outside of the city and action within. However, in recent years, some sets under subthemes that supposedly take place within the city are portrayed as being out of the city such as the 2019 fire plane and the 2014 helicopter chase set. It seems like City is rather hesitant to give shine time to action within the city. Its obvious that action outside of the city sells better as I'm assuming that young boys don't just love action. They love WILD action. While I do wish for the days when City only focused on action within the city to return, I doubt that would happen as by now, action outside of the city seems to be too popular and provides more ready made action than action within the city. By why put those sets under City? Now that's a tough question! The thing is......putting those types of sets by themselves would be to their detriment and there is really no other place to put them. Put them under City and people buy them. So that's kinda the short version to a long a pointless explanation that would take me away from the point. City nowadays is more about jobs than city life. By giving more leeway to action outside of the city, the City theme itself is evolving rather than going against its heritage. Though this year, it seems City almost fully promoted action within the city except for the divers sets and the safari off roader.

I'm getting impatient for that one.

Ah yes! The classic Amfleet. One of Amtrak's longest running local passenger service coaches. Funny, I've ridden on the Amtrak lots of times in my life and only rode on Amfleets. I've never ridden on the Supreliner or the Acela. That's sad.

Unfortunately yes! It's kinda pointless for it to be one though. That's why @Vilhelm22 said that it would be better to sell them under more dedicated subthemes like police or fire. On another note, I'm surprised that City hasn't went the police train route yet. A fire train would be cool. MOCs are nice and all, but some people like myself, would like to see how Lego tries their hands at it.

Here are some ideas for a potential cargo wave revival, Lego! Perhaps instead of people in blue overalls, you can introduce a new green torso with the "CARGO" logo on the front and back. Truck & Forklift - updated version of the truck and forklift from 2013. Moutain Heliplane Delivery - follow up to the cargo heliplane from 2013. Ship Dock - either the harbor from 2007 or the harbor from 2011, except its painted in the green and white colors of Cargo vehicles. Freight Train - includes green locomotive with two green and white box cars