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That one was extra cruel because they stole Lego meant for kids in hospital.

Where did that happen?

I believe a hijab and other religious clothes are not suitable as Lego toys. Considering that Lego is even actively trying to include more female minifigs it would be very counterproductive to introduce clothing pieces that are used to cover the heads of women because of religious laws. I have previously talked to a Muslim colleague about this and he disapproves of the whole head covering thing and no women in his family wants to wear such stuff. People wear a lot of inappropriate headwear such as MAGA hats that have both a practical and political/religious application and just because enough people are wearing them doesn't make it okay to introduce them as Lego pieces in the name of representation.

The F1 sets are licensed

Has this happened before or has Lego theft reached new levels? At least they were caught which is a good thing. https://swedenherald.com/article/truck-hijacking-in-sweden-leads-to-lego-theft-worth-250000-kronor

Nice build! The colors even match the Ukrainian Flankers.

I was only trying to say that licensed themes are more specific when it comes to what they encourage people to build and play with them while with unlicensed themes it is more up to the customer to imagine what is going on and who the characters are.

Maybe I should build "Hank the Fox" and submit the build to Lego Ideas?

Licensed themes are killing creativity and imagination because they are replacing in house themes that used to encourage people to use creativity and imagination. I was mostly thinking about minifig themes but the Red Fox is also very different from licensed themes in a good way. It is a 3 in 1 set and with no Hollywood connections and is a nice model of a fox. If it was a licensed set it would be named something like Hank the Fox and have a laser gun and a purple hat and a backstory and be part of a superhero franchise and cost 35-40 euros more.

I was mostly addressing the argument that the Space theme has run out of ideas and therefore can't exist anymore (which is totally wrong). Therefore I compared it with Star Wars and their habit of releasing the same spaceship every two or three years and the boring gray color scheme. City space is fine but that subtheme also suffer from boring color choices such as the NASA color scheme and the use of trans black for canopies and windshields which is the most boring transparent color ever. The Friends sets look much better with trans purple canopies but those sets are very few and not for minifigs. I very much welcome new unlicensed themes and subthemes but as you said Monkie Kid, Dreamzzz and Ninjago are too similar. I think that out of those three only Ninjago should exist because having all three is like having for example three different Pirates themes with similar colors and designs. If the lineup of themes was up to me I would have City (including trains), Space, Castle, Pirates and Ninjago as permanent themes that would get new sets on a yearly basis. I would also have two in house themes that would change every two or three years and would focus on fresh and popular ideas (stuff like Rock Raiders, Aquazone, Western, Alpha Team, Dinosaurs etc) and also only two licensed themes (currently Star Wars and Harry Potter) and if any of those would lose popularity they would be replaced with other licensed themes such as Pokemon if that would be more popular at that moment. I would remove the 4+ sets as a separate entity and merge them with Classic and I would also make Creator 3in1 a subtheme of Classic. Collectable minifigs, Friends/minidolls, Duplo and Technic would remain but with zero licensed content. I would also merge Speed Champions and 18+ and call that merged theme Model Team (with no licenses except Star Wars and Harry Potter).

I find it very hard to believe that they have no more ideas for new sets and subthemes for the classic themes when the possibilities are endless when it comes to very broad concepts such as space and castle nor that the new designers only want to do different stuff when most of them grew up with the classic themes and like them very much. With the licensed themes they are not even allowed to design anything, they are only making Lego models of Hollywood popular culture products. That is very limiting. Every two or three years we get the same boring gray Star Wars spaceships with minimal changes instead of getting new Space subthemes with fresh designs. Licensed themes are killing creativity and imagination.

What made Lego popular back in the day were the original classic themes like Town, Castle, Space, Trains and later Pirates. Sadly only Town remains as City. If all those themes were available today and well made and designed no licensed themes would be necessary. Maybe a couple of the most popular licensed themes could remain like Star Wars and Harry Potter but no more than two licensed themes should be available in any given year. Besides the original classic themes Lego has also released some newer themes that have become very popular like Bionicle and Ninjago and that proves that modern kids doesn't need licensed sets. A good mix of old and new in house themes should be at least 80% of the sets available and Technic should go back to being in house only.

I like this build. The proportions and colors are great and you have managed to create a nice combination of buildings, animals, terrain and vehicles. All the small details are so fun to look at. This would be perfect for Lego Ideas.

I believe that they'll retire when the sets that include them are retired. The current retirement date for Lion Knights Castle is late 2025 and it is the same for Medieval Town Square so both will be available for the rest of this year and then discontinued unless new sets are released. https://www.brickfanatics.com/every-lego-set-retiring-this-year-and-beyond/#retiring-icons-sets

I agree. That set is very special and also my favorite Castle set. The knight with the white dragon plume from that set is one of my favorite minifigs.

Yes, I have made some great buys from him. He doesn't sell online at all and mostly sells used toys at swap meets and local weekly markets besides his store. I bought the minifigs from 6103 from him for six euros (I get a discount if I buy several minifigs), with the weapons but with no shields and pitchfork. Most of his minifigs are in very good condition. I'm very lucky that he has very low prices. Are there any local online marketplaces where people sell old toys and stuff? Those are also good places to find deals on Lego and minifigs.

A good idea is to visit local thrift stores that sells toys. I know a guy that sells bulk Lego and minifigs and from him I can buy 80s Black Falcons and Lion Knights for € 1.50/minifig. Selection is of course very varying but when he gets new stock he lets me build the minifigs that I want.

Lego City has been going downhill the last five or so years and it keeps getting worse. City Tower should be renamed Clown Headquarters.

Thanks! The forts are made with instructions from the idea books. After seeing your display I want to include a Sabre Island in my display as well.

I recently made something similar.

Very nice to see all these great sets together!

Time passes, things change, Lego decides over time to have less and less in-house themes competing with licensed. The situation in 2010 is different than today. Also Chima and Nexo nights were the in house continuation (or replacement) of Castle. And those did go away precisely when Harry Potter sets came back. And we haven't had a Castle-like theme since. It wasn't me who said that. I only replied to to mandalorianknight who said it. I agree with you.

Yes, the Chase McCain style would be a good compromise. Lego City Undercover is a very fun game and I actually finished the campaign a couple of days ago.

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