Satisfied

Oh, you’ve got me thinking. 42248 is the 18+ 2689‑piece set dropping in March, so it cannot be the 2027 Technic flagship construction set. Those big flagship releases usually show up in the August wave. That means a set at this piece count is most probably a large licensed off‑roader along the lines of 42110 or 42177. Granted, it could still be a heavy‑duty truck‑type build instead, which would honestly be a little more appealing.

Does set number 42258 even exist?

Have slight‑variation recolored re‑releases become the new trend now?

42252 at 1415 pcs 18+? There is a strong chance it is a 1:8‑scale F1 car! 42248, 2689 pcs 18+, might well be next year’s flagship construction set. 42243 is the second wave of those little Mighty Machines. Then we have the two usual Monster Jam trucks. 42250 with 675 pcs — could it be yet another small‑scale sports car, ugh. All in all, going through this list for the first time, I’m not feeling much excitement. Is this supposed to be the 50th‑anniversary lineup? It hardly feels commemorative at all; it looks pretty similar to this year’s assortment.

No 2027 product lists have leaked yet even though we’re already in August. I wonder how much longer we’ll have to wait.

Given the new lead designer came over from Speed Champions, I’d love to see him apply his design style to deliver more trucks and trailers.

60517 is priced at only $30 yet supposedly comes with three vehicles. It will likely require significant cuts to make that work. Even the 4+ set 60391 retailed for $60. What’s more, there does not appear to be a regular truck cab included, which is fairly disappointing. I also wonder whether the Rides subtheme actually sells well. It feels overly juvenile and keeps pushing City’s target age bracket lower and lower.

Set 60519 Ice Cream Truck looks to be in the same series as the previous burger, fries and doughnut builds. It should be set 60516, there was a typo as 60515.

60516 green stunt plane

The City lineup’s product list for next year has leaked from the neighboring community. I’m wondering when we’ll get the Technic lineup reveal here.

Does anyone know when official information regarding the 2027 City range will be released?

When do the official written previews of next year's new sets usually come out? I reckon we'll get the full lineup list for next year pretty soon this year.

Only set 42238 still hasn’t had official images revealed for this year’s lineup, so the 2026 Technic slate is basically wrapped up. For next year’s 50th Technic anniversary, will packaging feature explicit 50th anniversary branding just like we saw on the 40th anniversary boxes? Also, are we expecting commemorative printed tiles or similar special anniversary included parts?

What do you guys think? Will TLG release a complete F1 set for all 11 F1 teams? Including the upcoming 42240 coming out in the second half of the year, we already have five models in total: 42171, 42206, 42207, 42228 and 42240. That leaves six more sets yet to be released. Even if we exclude Sauber and feature Audi instead, plus the newly added Cadillac, there are still six models left unreleased. It will likely take 2–3 years to finish the entire lineup, meaning we’ll probably get another two F1 sets next year. If so, they will continue to take up two release slots as usual. On top of that, 77252 and 77258 may also be developed into official LEGO Technic versions in the future.

Alright, thanks for letting me know.