Awesome. So glad I bought the Creator Beetle months ago :-(

Honestly, this is why I didn't do any "day one" purchases. This way I can buy things as these little sets come out.

@Matt89180
Methinks you doth protest too much!

Ha! I did wait, so I'm happy about that :-) It looks excellent!

Looks a bit like a 2CV to me...

I have the mini VW Campervan and the mini Mini, anxious to get this one too.

Do we have any idea what the minimum spend in order to obtain one will be?

@Grimlock - Free with Creator Expert purchases at LEGO Brand Stores between 16th - 31st January, 2017.

Guess I will just have to buy more, don't want to wait for Assembly Square.

Is that release date for US or just U.K.? I don't recall seeing it on the Lego store calendar.

The USA will bet it later in the year, LEGO is really pushing The LEGO Movie. My guess will be that we will get it in the summertime, May-September.

OMG, was just about to buy Assembly Square! I always click thru from Brickset when i buy from Lego and just saw this, so will wait a week or so. Gonna get Batman minifigs today though as they are nowhere to be found on the High Street!

so why didn't lego ever do a mini f40?

This set comes in the box, not polybag.

Still waiting to order the assembly square. So may be i jump on and get the polybag too.

Heh I'm still to get the 10252 Beetle, so this will be perfect! Was going to wait a few months for the Assembly Square anyway.

Now I just need a mini F40...

I think its 2CV rather than a VW.

Edit - I see the 'VW' badge. Its not very Beetle-ish at all.

^ The 2CV / Beetle comments were also made about 10252 Beetle too.

I wonder why they never did a mini F40.

I am pretty sure this promotion won't happen this month in Germany, it would have been in the calendar, newsletter or store news – just like the Nexo Knights and LEGO Batman Movie promotions. I am assuming March seems more likely.

I agree with all comments about mini F40. I want it! I love this creator cars with their mini counterparts.

^^ It's not in the calendar here either, but let's admit.. The calendar is pretty empty as far as fwp gifts are concerned..

It doesn't even slightly resemble an actual beetle, and if it wasn't for the surf board on the roof, it would bare little resemblance to the Lego beetle too.
How much do I want it - sooo much.

Nice "freebie" but the 5% price increase on the UK lego site is a bit annoying.

This is no poly, but a box, just like the London bus... ;-)

@omnium - the bigger version looks a lot more beetley to me than the mini looked miniey!

Why has that 2CV got a VW badge on the front?

@jackthenipper - yep that's a tin snail alright...even the big version also has a gaelic whiff about it

The F40 had a polybag with a 2011 Shell promo, but only with help from several large "Cars" leftover parts. The F40 shape just doesn't do well at that scale I guess...

Correction: This offer is only for the certified stores in Italy at the moment, so not for the flagship stores over here.

There is a much much better mini beetle moc on instagram - search 'minibeetle'

No such campaign in Sweden. Currently there's a Nexo Knights campaign. February will be Batman.

Not available at shop @home today so guessing this rumor was false.