40228 Geoffrey & Friends images discovered
Posted by TheBrickPal,
The news on upcoming releases continues today with more information on a special promotional set!
Earlier this year, we discovered that there would be a new set related to Geoffrey the Giraffe. Well, via the German Toys R Us website, the official name of the set is now known to be 40228 Geoffrey & Friends. Images and a product description also accompany the listing which you can see hilariously translated to English after the break.
The set contains 133 pieces, is priced at 10€ and, similar to 40225 Rio 2016 Mascots, uses Mixels ball joints for the titular Geoffrey; the store chain's giraffe mascot. Here however, the grey color of them seems to be less of a distraction for some reason. Also included are two child minifigures who I assume want to be Toys R Us kids. I can't decide whether the model is cute or creepy... both? What do you think?
Hooray, hooray, Geoffrey is finally here! All fans of ToysRUs have waited a long time and now the time has come at last to be played with the cute mascot. The two minifigures are good friends of the Giraffe and experience best shared with her the most fantastic adventures. This special edition of LEGO is only available at ToysRUs and holds many fun hours of play ready. Combine Geoffrey with other LEGO playsets (sold separately) and expand your game worlds.
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I can never unsee this. Why did they have to pose him hugging the children?
It doesn't look bad, except for the face.
The face is absolutely awful.
Geoffrey looks too much like a middle aged man, but it will be the reason I get the set
For some reason, the first thing I thought of when I saw this was a gabbleduck.
Just.....wow......
... wow, that's creepy.
Showed my partner who said, "I think it's Ed Miliband!" He does have Ed's eyes and slightly alarmed expression...
This is the stuff of nightmares.
God, that's creepy. Also, LEGO? MAKE BALL JOINTS IN DIFFERENT COLORS ALREADY.
Got it today at Austrian TRU for 9.99 Eur
Here are box scans, parts list and stickers images (lot of transparent stickers with orange-yellow stars)
http://imgur.com/a/IUyMM
Can't stop laughing.
^^ Thanks! :-)
@Cheerioman 28: THAT COMMENT MADE MY DAY.
Nightmare fuel.
Ugh. This set gives me the creeps. It intrinsically carries a distinct undertone of the horror genre...
Probably try and get one if I can locally!
all i'm seeing here is an adult male in a Geoffrey the Giraffe costume and i have no idea what his intentions are with those kids.......
but with that said, i can't wait to get a hold of a copy for my collection!!!
Uh, wow. Did Chucky possess a fat giraffe plush..?
Haha this is worth a buy just for the creep-factor.
Jeeves, fire up the Bricklink engine! We're going shopping!
Looks like the first brick built giraffe (that I know has been released on an official set) needs a bit of work on the torso and the face. A good collectible item be had for sure.
1am build and quick picture
http://i.imgur.com/u1EAF8c.jpg
- It is relatively big but thin thanks to the long thin body parts (unlike the more bulky animal seasonals )
- Due to the off center attachment of legs and the attached tiles/plates limiting the movement of joints it is quite hard to balance.
- While building the head, it's even more spooky without some parts attached
Somehow, while building it, I got urge to build a Lumpy in similar style http://happytreefriends.wikia.com/wiki/Lumpy
It looks like something from Aardman Animations reject bin...
I am infinitely relieved to see I was not the only one to find this disturbing...
Some people see a nightmare of a giraffe kidnapping children and some people see the creepiest thing since Barney the dinosaur. I just see a badly built giraffe with a bad dental plan :P
Hugging the children or not, this thing is hilariously creepy. I have no words.
This set is awesome, I hope it's only $10.
I'm gonna have nightmares about this set O_o
Poor Geoffrey looks drunk on the back of the box. Are the kids pointing the way home for him after an afternoon at the boozer or getting to ready to catch him if he falls over?
These comments are too much. X'D
@HandyCap ... he does look drunk, there, doesn't he? It totally looks like the kids are helping him home after an all-nighter.
This is the best set ever. Two children abducted by a drunken giraffe. I mean, what other toy system can give you that kind of play value?
GEOFFREY SMASH!!!!
Shudders.
If only those stars had been printed.
Sometimes, as an adult, you still sometimes question things you know to be true. For example, today I had to Google images of giraffes just to verify to myself what a giraffe actually looked like, because after witnessing this monstrosity I actually questioned myself whether I really knew what a giraffe looked like.
Alas, my previous knowledge and belief I held was correct. What I now must question, do Lego designers actually know what a giraffe looks like? Because it isn't like this...
This is just wrong. For starters, the head shape is an awful version of the mascot. It's as if some old guy has made his own Geoffrey costume at home to get the kids to come to him!
And while we're raising questions, the torso chosen for the little girl is printed with what might be considered an inappropriate body shape for a child.
But, you know, maybe we're seeing this all wrong. Maybe the Mother of the boy is of restricted growth, and the Father - desperately working a second job as a mascot - has just taken a few brief moments off to be with the family. Shame on you all for your judgemental attitudes!
;-)
I have never heard of this character before. Weird.
Can I just point out that TLG has already shown they know exactly how Geoffrey actually should look in LEGO:
http://brickset.com/sets/40077-1/Geoffrey
Which makes this set seem even more like it intentionally represents, by contrast, a creep wearing a bad homemade Geoffrey suit!
is this part of the new Horror theme? it's the sinister giraffe drug fuelled nightmare set I've been waiting for...
Horrifying, as all good mascots should be. I approve.
Good grief, what were they thinking? Poor kids... XD
I concur that the previous Geoffrey set was better than this (even if it was just the neck and head). I actually found one (previous Geoffrey) in a Toys R Us totally randomly and just had to buy it but I have zero interest in this new one...
Did anyone else notice that the description says "the time has finally come to be played with the giraffe"
YOU DONT PLAY WITH THE CREEPY GIRAFFE
THE CREEPY GIRAFFE PLAYS WITH YOU
This set needs to include a white, windowless van.
^ LOL!
TRU's reputational risk managers are in a world of trouble! How long before someone posts somewhere online a MOC/photoshopped parody of the front box art that's even less appropriate?
@Aidypie, the description in the article is badly translated from German. It's probably fine in the original and will be OK when it's professionally translated for English-speaking countries.
Go home Giraffe; You're Drunk.
is it just me or does it look like a guitar
A scary giraffe hugging children, sponsored by TRU, and I agree that it looks like a middle aged man. What has been seen and made cannot be unseen and unmade. Something also tells me that its head is a little large...
Everybody is a critic! I'm sorry but I think it is adorable and will probably get a bunch of copies just for the female MF...it's my favorite torso!
I think it's cute. Geoffrey looks more dopey than creepy here, but I think that just adds to his charm. He is kind of off-model, though.
Set number 666 - Demon Giraffe possesses small kids
These comments are hilarious.
It's really too bad the designer made such odd decisions with the face, because this could've been a really cute set, like the past LEGO giraffes. Making the face so narrow was unwise. But really, the giraffe could've passable if the designer had at least not included that dreadful unibrow. A silly, buck-toothed face would've been fine. But give it a big, thick brow and now it has another personality entirely.
Picked one up on the weekend. Geoffrey looks a lot like a yellow Polka-Roo to me. (From an old kids show in Canada called "The Polka Dot Door")
The set itself isn't that bad, just kinda meh. Those pictures on the box, though... o_o
I think the last one is bad because of the position of the legs, they're not meant to stand, or do much else.
"Come play with me," said the giraffe.
And the children were never seen again.
The end!
XD at the commentary here.
Ok. Why is he holding guns? :<
This looks very creepy.
That's why I'm going to get 12 of these.
And holy moly I'm loving this comment section XD
Its the newest Five Nights at Freddy's character in Lego!!! On a more serious note this set looks
disgusting. :P
The giraffe is out for blood :< o