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Yeah, the awaiting for ANY news is annoying. Imo deadline for 'to be or not to be' should be Feb 15-16th. But still thinking positively.

Yeah, I keep my fingers crossed for 60278

It's hard to say as noone sells this plane wreck separately. But with shipment I paid approximately 10€. So I guess I would not be able to buy it for same price if someone would decided to separate the set and sell it alone.

I know what you mean. I did such a thing when my son desperataly wanted cargo plane wreck only from 60161 :) I took pdf instruction, wrote down all needed parts (takes time) and started to seek them on bricklink. I was lucky as one of sellers here in Poland had most of required parts (partly new, partly used). At the end, plane is 98% same as original with custom made sticker. So in my situation, yes, it was worth it.

It wasn't and it is not for sure. As I said before, someone wrote on stonewars, that Lego could simply forgot to update some Friends instructions (if they decided to cancel 60278). And if they didn't, one expected month still left. But no official confirmation, no rls data, nothing new while other themes have got some new sets leaks with March date. That's why I concern.

I'm bit worried... still no news about Crooks Hideout while possible one month left till 1st of March. C'mon Lego.

With some help of luck (thank you to whom may it concern) I was able to get 60305 Car transporter for my son. And I am positively surprised. It looks and feels really nice. It can carry most of City cars and with some others like Dodge Charger from Speed Champions, it just requires to switch/fit top pieces. Ofc, there are some flaws like empty space under the back of roof but generaly it is a nice set and we like it a lot.

Yeah, I am glad as well forum is back

Funny but at this moment here in Poland, I can buy 2x new 60304 Road Plates, exactly in the catalog price of 60290 Skate Park (with free delivery). Btw, I don't like skate park at all.

OLX is selling/buying platform. New, used, job offers, cars... everything offered inside country (without selling abroad). Here in Poland it is very very popular, and personally I used it very often.

Meanwhile, my son's wip. He found some use idea for slope parts haha

Just spotted what our 60182 camper says lol. Coincidence for sure lol

I wonder if the camper 60283 will have something common with new Wildlife theme as it fits into these words at some point. Also I'm thinking will Lego would have an idea to make these new road plates in different colors to imitate fe. grass or sand fields. Not all as roads but as an extention to connect with city roads let's say upcoming 60307 Wildlife camp if you know what I mean (we can attach almost everything to these 16x16 plates; just take a look on the family house 60291 where hockey is possible). It's bit hard to me, to imagine how 60296 Stunt show arena's included roads will match with what? rounded arena entry? Just straight from the road to the arena?

60278 Crooks Hideout will have 654 pieces

Maybe 60308 will be some small police station with road plates, car and... a thief of course lol.

Yeah, we have this '12 4431 ambulance; it's quite nice but it is a second hand - and it's only the vehicle as it was quite cheap, but stickers are badly and carelessly placed with some corners peeling off.

I want a bus set as well, same as I want new ambulance set (without hospital) for my son.

According to https://brickcatch.com/lego-60278-crooks-hideout/ 'This product is available from 1 march via the LEGO shop'.

@TuffTuffTuff @Salix there is another solution... Just simply put the new road plate directly on the track and connect it. A small ramp will form; because road pieces are not too big like old 32x32 ones, tilt angle is more natural and not so ugly if I can say so. It will never be perfect or proper but there are always some options we can live with. And I accept that

Just one more thing about Crooks Hideout... Helicopter has got 2 knobs as I spot. One is at the end of the tail and it definitely do something and second one is on the top of the rotor, I'm not sure it has got a job to do or it is simply finish element. There could be two actions; one for rotating rotors and second for pulling in and pulling out the rope.

Wildlife sets might be expensive due to animals maybe. Tho, I'm bit shocked how expensive they are. Damn...

So... The 60278 Crooks Hideout must be March release then or... it is completly canceled. I read on stonewars, that it could be canceled and Lego simply forgot to update some Friends instructions.

Connecting the tracks with new roads is not so harsh as I thought.

I wonder if we will get a new huge cargo train set for 2022 (if yes, leaks should come out somewhere in October). 60052 was in 2014, 60198 in 2018. What do you think guys?

That could be quite possible for summer wave. Maybe not huge set but if we have already some buildings with roads, they can create green park with some stuff plus piece of the road.