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It's quite easy for you guys to get some discontinued sets, which I'm pretty envious of. Most of the older sets here are out of stock.

Also, do you think 42242 could be the lotus we mentioned earlier?

Don't worry, because I think all these brands will eventually show up. LEGO doesn't seem to want to repeat brands right now; maybe we'll only see repeats once they've gone through all of them once. That said, when exactly will info on 42242 come out? I feel like I’ve been waiting for it forever.

That's right. For the magazine sets, the numbering ran from 412401 to 412403 starting in 2024, and from 412501 to 412506 in 2025. Now 2026 has just kicked off, and we initially still used 412601, but the numbering has now switched to this alphanumeric format.

Are L0002291 and 412602 the same set? Why did they stop following the previous numbering pattern?

If next year's lineup is still the same as this year's—nothing but cars—how do you think everyone will feel? What will they plan to do? Will they be completely disappointed?

Is brown the main color for this car? Although it's a bit difficult for LEGO to achieve this color, it's hard to say if they'll switch to another color instead.

I think the brands for the next three 1:8 supercars will be Koenigsegg, Pagani, and Aston Martin.

What's more, 42242 could very well be a recolor variant of an already confirmed set in this lineup, just like 42241. If that's the case, it will completely kill any hype and anticipation we have for it.

Didn't expect it to be the Sadair Spear in the end. Looks like the rumors were right. I reckon they might use some transparent pieces for the windshield; otherwise, the roof looks a bit flimsy. Only three numbers left now—hope we get something different. Fingers crossed.

These two brands are more business-oriented than sporty compared to others, so they may be more suitable for the Icons series.

Why doesn't TLG choose brands like Rolls-Royce or Bentley to design 1:8 scale sports cars

It hasn't been updated in ten years; the latest content is still from 2016. I wonder if there's any hope for an update.

If I remember correctly, the top five best‑selling themes LEGO officially announced last year were Icons, Star Wars, Technic, City, and Harry Potter.

I’ve been wondering — is the Technic pull-back line just going to stick with Monster Jam permanently? Will we ever get other kinds of pull-back vehicles, or other licensed IPs for this range? Is it possible that 42166 and 42169 had lackluster sales, which is why TLG switched straight back to Monster Jam the very next year? I also can’t help but wonder: the older tire mold had a 3-year run, so will the newer one also only get 3 years before it’s discontinued? After all, if they keep putting out two Monster Jam sets a year, it will take many years to get through the full Monster Jam truck lineup. Actually, I think set 42106 is really great. Its design concept is quite similar to set 8473, with both A-model and B-model available. The A-model is a pickup truck with a trailer, and the B-model has a wide range of play scenarios. It also has the highest piece count among all pull-back vehicles, and it feels like it was designed to be the swan song for original pull-back Technic sets.

Brands of building blocks here love making these shell cars for their 1:8 scale sports models—they remove the gearbox and stuff them with various motors for remote control, and surprisingly, they actually run pretty fast.

Absolutely! You’ve definitely found the three sports cars from that brand. They claim to be 1:6 scale—admittedly the scale isn’t perfectly accurate—but they’re way bigger than 1:8 models, reaching about 68 cm in length. The only pity is they’re just shell cars with no gearbox; they’re only designed to add motors for remote control. They do come with larger sports car tires, though.

Actually, I think movie‑themed vehicles are still a possibility. Take Fast & Furious as an example—there are already sets in the Speed Champions line, and now they’ve also recreated them with Technic parts, adding extra functions like drifting and wheelies. After all, movie cars always have more functional mechanisms than regular road cars. As for backhoe loaders, I bought set 42197 last year. I think it’s pretty nice and looks well‑matched with 42163; it’s just a shame it’s way too small. This proves they still remember this theme—they’re just not very willing to make large‑scale versions. Well, if none of my wishes come true next year and we still get this many ordinary cars, I might just consider switching to the City theme.

I hope that if they keep making sports car sets, they’ll choose real-world cars with high playability and plenty of functional mechanisms to keep things interesting. Movie-themed cars would be great choices—like James Bond’s Aston Martin, the Ecto‑1 from Ghostbusters, or the DeLorean from Back to the Future, just to name a few. After so many 1:8 scale cars, I feel there’s hardly anything new or innovative left to improve on. Why not try a larger scale instead, like 1:6? That would give the cars more internal space and bigger wheels. This is my vision for future car sets. Now moving on to construction machinery: It’s been ages since we had a large‑scale backhoe loader. I really think it’s necessary to remake one using modern, up‑to‑date Technic technology. Backhoe loaders also have great playability and lots of articulation, whether powered electrically or pneumatically. As for trucks, I hope they’ll make another set similar to 42043. Lucioswitch81’s truck designs look really cool. I’m hoping for something different next year. For the 40th anniversary, they paid tribute to the 8860 using a modern car chassis. Surely they won’t use the 50th anniversary just to pay homage to the 853… right? It’d be really cool to build this car with Technic parts, as long as they fully and faithfully recreate all its functional mechanisms.

I think if they’re really set on making sports cars as their main theme, why not go for James Bond’s Aston Martin? It has far more functional mechanisms and gimmicks, so it won’t feel boring even as a model. Of course, the scale can’t be too small—at least 1:10. That way, it has good playability and isn’t as dull as ordinary production supercars. It would also better showcase the technical side of Technic.

Well, it’s not that bad actually. Some brands have already put out models in this scale. They just cut out the gearbox and replaced it with motors to make them drivable, and the models end up being 68 cm long. Haha, that’s definitely an unavoidable problem. But there’s no way around it—even if you don’t buy this model, you’ll eventually run out of space and have to stop buying sets one day anyway.

It might be possible. After all, churning out more 1:8 scale supercars is just more of the same—nothing really innovative or fresh. They might as well upscale to 1:6 scale and give it a try; who knows if that could wow the whole community.

4000+ pieces should be the limit for 1:8 scale supercars. After all, adding more parts won’t increase the physical size—all it does is use more small panels to cover the body for a more seamless, wrapped look. If supercars want to break past this part count, the only way is to go up to 1:6 scale. A local brick brand here called Taigaole has already made three 1:6 scale supercars, with part counts ranging from 5,000 to 6,600 pieces—and they don’t even include a gearbox. I think LEGO should consider making 1:6 scale models. After so many 1:8 supercars, there’s not much new functionality left to add besides refining the gearbox. A larger scale might allow for more functional features to be included. I never imagined the top spot for highest piece count in Technic would also be snatched by a supercar—isn’t this a tragedy? What we really need is a 6000+ piece heavy machinery flagship to break this record.

It seems a bit difficult to recreate this car with the existing part colors.

Yes, they’re a team with probably quite a few members. I was told before that there are roughly a dozen of them—after all, they need that many people to release around twenty sets a year.