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  1. Herky
    It's way past 23 hours now, anyone seen any photos?
  2. Herky
    That's the rumor as of right now, June 1. No set info from Lego though, and no true pictures. Will be interesting to see how they do this.
  3. Herky
    Is that the one with the big scorpion and the little sarcophagus? That was a great set if it is the one I am thinking of, will be interesting, I don't want to buy a set that is just a pyramid unless it's at least 16"x16".
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    Lego has continuously been cautious with their press releases. For ex, the new UCS Landspeeder just announced yesterday, and it is available May 1. That's two weeks basically. I would say we get something mid May for the June 1 releases. May 4th is huge for Lego SW so they are not going to release something in competition with those sets...after then, maybe.
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    Agreed, to me this is not an official Architecture set since it doesn't have an Architecture them set number. I would like to purchase it of course, but the cheapest eBay price I have seen is $600 USD. Nope...I am in at $150 at most. Speaking of the MoMA set from a few posts back, I visited MoMA last week. I am not sure how they will do this set after seeing the museum in person. The 5th floor, which houses the most famous paintings including Van Gogh, Dali, Matisse, Seurat, etc...is certainly a showstopper, but I kind of got bored after the 4th floor. The sculpture garden is kind of cool but not enough pieces. The other post that caught my eye is that Monuments of the World is not the official title of the set. Actually gives me hope for a nice landmark of some sort. We are 6 weeks away from that release so hopefully we see more. Lego certainly is keeping a tight lid on set releases these days.
  6. Herky
    That's still funny to me, just because it rhymes. Petrol to go. Ok, I need a nap I think. Never knew that's how you all pronounced it; I looked it up, in Dutch it is Hauwh, which really threw me. But since that is his real home, I guess that is how you do it. So much for Go...
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    Anyone know when this will be released? We will be in NYC in a couple of weeks and going to MOMA to see the real thing, so would be cool to get the set as well. Dad joke: What makes a van gogh? When you put gas in it. HAHAHA
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    I believe that this is going to be an Art piece like the Elvis and Warhol and items like that. MOMA is home to Starry Night so that might be the item they picked? Kind of interesting item, but certainly not the building or architecture per se if you ask me.
  9. Herky
    I agree, but I just can't see Lego siding with religion using Christ the Redeemer and risk angering their market in Asia. I would guess if they do South America, they go Macchu Picchu. I have actually been amazed that the Disney line never put anything out for Emperor's New Groove using Kusco, Kronk and Izma with llama animal moulds, it's almost too easy of a set to do, especially since most kids and teens love that movie, it's sequel and the tv series they did. At least in the States, I am not sure how it played out in the other markets, but no matter. South America and Africa are woefully under represented in Lego.
  10. Herky
    Well we know it won't be Christ the Redeemer. Macchu Picchu seems a bit difficult to me and I don't know if they would do Petra either. I am going to guess Pyramids at Giza or the Chichen Itza pyramid or possibly the Sphinx. Uluru would be ok, but not sure that is exciting. I can think of a lot of others but if they do that skyline as you speak I might be done with this theme
  11. Herky
    Thanks! It has shown out of stock since the holidays for the US site. Frustrating.
  12. Herky
    Just a quick question, this set has not been retired yet, correct? I have been wanting to pick it up and now have the funds, but out of stock on lego.com and not in the local store. I hope I didn't miss it.
  13. Herky
    YouTube video: 100+ LEGO SUMMER 2022 SET LEAKS! (Marvel, City & MORE!) - YouTube It is at 6:22
  14. Herky
    They are interesting sets, mostly "flat" since the postcard theme, but agree somewhat architectural. I would not put them in the Architecture line per se though. I think the majority of us are ready for some actual buildings, or even go back to the landmark style. Should be easy to do a Pyramids of Giza or a Chichen Itza. No one knows what goes through the minds over at TLG though.
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    Great job with the review and such, any insight into why TLG is not giving us buildings and just keep shoving skylines down our throats? They are ok, more like cool little tourist pieces, but time to get some real sets out. I guess TLG doesn't care much about this line so they throw whatever out and hope it sells is what it seems these days.
  16. Herky
    I love this! I would buy this in a heartbeat if it was a set so supported for sure. This is one of the best MOC's I have seen in a while, thanks for sharing your design with us.
  17. Herky
    And a new set finally...yet it is a skyline (ugh), but a new country, Singapore LEGO Architecture Singapore Skyline (21057) revealed - Jay's Brick Blog (jaysbrickblog.com)
  18. Herky
    Speculation that it is a Singapore set is probably true. I know the Ideas skyline of one did well, of course, Ideas is a worthless site for MOC's of Architecture since they would never make one of those sets but I do know the MBS set sold out and is still highly prized. Easy way to get a mini in and put it in a skyline.
  19. Herky
    saw this on YouTube, I guess I missed the Lego ad they reference with the sign and possibly the building itself: LEGO 2022 Modular Building Leak - New Hotel & Art Gallery - YouTube
  20. Herky
    Every LEGO Set LEAKED 2022 Release - YouTube The orchid is mentioned in this video.
  21. Herky
    I agree, most likely a skyline. And if this is the only set for 2022, that is pretty sad. Saves me money for other things I guess. I feel this line might be doomed.
  22. Herky
    According to this video, one set coming out next year at $60. He mentions it at 17:30. Only one set is really kind of annoying. Every LEGO Set LEAKED 2022 Release - YouTube
  23. Herky
    For those who have been in this since day 1, there was a contest one time where people voted on many different buildings that were to be made into sets. Eames house was one, Habitat 67 (not sure if that is the right name) was another, and 30 plus other buildings. The habitat one actually won. I have never seen an update on this at all. It is also why, early on, you see some skipped numbers in the sets. Those numbers were earmarked for these winners. I have no idea what happened to this whole thing. I guess they scrapped it, but it sure would be nice to revisit and maybe someone take up the mantle to champion those sets and get us back to real architecture and not just landmarks and skylines.
  24. Herky
    I was a bit disappointed that Atom hasn't released the Arch yet. I will get that one. The issue I had with Atom is that there is no need to make the bricks that small. So we have the Taj, I wonder if that is the only offering this year. Be nice to have more than one set.
  25. Herky
    I will say this about this release...2,022 pieces for $120 USD is a great price. Most modular sets are at 2,000 pieces now and are $200 USD. So that alone is nice; however, I imagine the Taj to be A LOT of 1x1 and 1x2 type pieces while the modulars are a mix. So if you need a lot of white pieces, this is a good deal IMO. Now one other thing I thought about is, how does Lego go about deciding what to build? For example, let's take the Gherkin in London. Does Lego need their permission to create a set? If so, then there is negotiation and likely some sort of licensing contract that has to be done. Lego may feel they can make 1 million sets and get a $5 million profit from them. Say the Gherkin folks want $2 million for their license...not sure Lego would feel that is worth it. I am not sure by any means but just using this as an example why we may not be getting other architectural buildings we desire in this line. I do wonder how they do the skylines though, not sure they contract out with each little building in the skyline sets. Anyone know? If it is not a licensing thing, then I am even more disappointed in the lack of creativity in this line. I will be getting the Taj though, have the rest of them, need to keep up. The more I look at this picture, the more all I see are the 1x1 floor tiles that will never line up properly. This is probably 750-1000 of the 2022 pieces along with the white out pieces that line the walls. The actual building might be fun to build, the base and outer walls...no possible way will this even be remotely fun.
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