Wednesday sets officially revealed

Those white pieces above and beside the window in the bedroom really stick out.

@gunther_schnitzel said:
"Those white pieces above and beside the window in the bedroom really stick out."

Thought room was split down middle?...
I do not know every piece in the room but the one above window does not look right.
That not split down middle?
or that an attic?

Looking forward to this Claudia Winkleman Brickhead.

Good, while the Dorm isn't a bargain, it's not excessively priced either. That one is tempting, though likely not a priority for me

Im honestly so extremely disappointed that the hands on the buildable doll is dual-molded and isnt a separate piece. Im not sure there's a conceivable explanation good enough for them not being separate pieces, but nonetheless Lego damn well better explain what happened there. Everyone wants them to be separate, everyone expected them to be separate, !! you cant really tell that they arent separate from the promotional material !! (this is the biggest thing IMO, its so misleading), there's no obvious structural reason why they shouldnt be separate, and Thing is an extremely similar piece that is separate. Even if there is some good structural reason (I specify structural because I dont consider brand identity BS to be a good reason for anything ever) for the part to be dual-molded, clearly it should have been fine to just use the same part as Thing instead of making two new parts! I was so excited for that piece, as someone who frequently builds brick-built figures, and honestly this revelation has significantly diminished my interest in these doll sets.

And since Thing is no doubt a licensed part, it wont appear on PaB. I'll still probably fork out for a bunch of Things on bricklink and remove the print, because its just as good as I wanted that hand to be, but it'll be a lot more expensive than I'd like and is a lot less likely to see lots of recolours

I’m a certified Brickheadz Defender, but it’s crazy how flat the Wednesday Brickhead looks compared to the minidoll and bigdoll. Feels like that translation isn’t usually so jarring, but maybe it’ll grow on me. I’m not big into Wednesday but lots of good parts and recolors here!

@magmafrost Has that been confirmed anywhere? Set photos don’t seem to indicate one way or the other

@magmafrost said:
".... clearly it should have been fine to just use the same part as Thing instead of making two new parts!

"

They appear to have two different functions for the hand though. The Thing needs to be an anti-stud in the hand so that it can be connected to a stud to stand upright. Whereas the other hands need to act like normal LEGO hands and hold onto a bar or similar object. No doubt they couldn't get both those functions into one hand piece.

Great sets, and will appeal to different audiences. I may now have to by two of the MAXI dolls as im calling them. I also like Brickheadz are using the newer "skin tones" more to add to the pallete

The Dorm is a maybe, would've been more likely if it was minifigs though.

Those brickheadz look good, which is surprising for me to say. I usually hate brickheadz!

@fakespacesquid said:
" @magmafrost Has that been confirmed anywhere? Set photos don’t seem to indicate one way or the other"

Yes, its been confirmed in a few public discord servers by people who have received advanced copies for review, and also by people known to work for Lego

If you want more accessible evidence (which, fair enough), note that the hand is in the exact same position relative to the bar holder in every photo, including the photo where the set is being assembled

@greenhorn said:
"I always ask myself how can there be sets with a 10+ age rating but the subject matter is a movie / TV show with 14+ rating.

The LEGO Group’s core values are beyond my understanding. "

Dont forget that weapons are not cool but this is just right for the kids

Based on the earlier, low res pictures, I had some hope there would be more prints in the big fig set, but it seems like it's almost all stickers, unfortunately.

Prices also a bit lower than first mentioned, but still feel the gap between the big fig set and the dorm room set is rather large. Sure, the latter looks a bit more substantial and obiously includes those minidolls, but I just don't see almost double the value. Decent deal versus overpriced.

And the Brickheadz.....meh.

I wish the Brickheadz set included an extra tan 1x2 plate with single clip on a standard Brickheadz stand.

I've not seen the show and don't know much about it, but just looking at the sets, there appears to be a lot of thematic overlap with the Wicked sets. Two young woman as protagonists, one dressed in moody black, the other dressed in colorful pink. Is it safe to assume that they start out as enemies but slowly get to know one another and eventually become friends??? Probably.
I just think that's unusual. Lego is usually pretty good about not cannibalizing their own sales with two such similar themes. Obviously the Wicked sets are scheduled to coincide with the movie. But why release the Wednesday sets now? Didn't season 1 come out quite some time ago? And it looks season 2 is "maybe sometime in 2025."

I like that new flower bloom piece. Black is perfect for this set, but hopefully LEGO makes it in brighter colors in the near future.

@ResIpsaLoquitur said:
"I wish the Brickheadz set included an extra tan 1x2 plate with single clip on a standard Brickheadz stand."

And label it on the box as Brickheadz 254.

These new hands in 76780 will prove to be extremely useful. I need some in white and red.

I find all this quite nice but I must resist buying yet another theme - my chances are not good - I might get 76780 but certainly not at that price.

oh the Enid minidoll is spot-on, Wednesday herself convinces me a bit less though

I know nothing about this show, and these sets don't interest me, but I will remark that it seems comparatively rare for Lego to partner with Netflix. (I think the only previous Netflix intellectual property in Lego was "Stranger Things"?)

If they make Lego of Netflix's "Arcane," I would definitely buy that.

@JDawg5 said:
"I've not seen the show and don't know much about it, but just looking at the sets, there appears to be a lot of thematic overlap with the Wicked sets. Two young woman as protagonists, one dressed in moody black, the other dressed in colorful pink. Is it safe to assume that they start out as enemies but slowly get to know one another and eventually become friends??? Probably.
I just think that's unusual. Lego is usually pretty good about not cannibalizing their own sales with two such similar themes. Obviously the Wicked sets are scheduled to coincide with the movie. But why release the Wednesday sets now? Didn't season 1 come out quite some time ago? And it looks season 2 is "maybe sometime in 2025." "

Addams Family?

@BrickAnomie said:
"I know nothing about this show, and these sets don't interest me, but I will remark that it seems comparatively rare for Lego to partner with Netflix. (I think the only previous Netflix intellectual property in Lego was "Stranger Things"?)

If they make Lego of Netflix's "Arcane," I would definitely buy that."

Addams Family?

? How many people never heard Addams Family?

@greenhorn said:
"I always ask myself how can there be sets with a 10+ age rating but the subject matter is a movie / TV show with 14+ rating.

The LEGO Group’s core values are beyond my understanding. "

Most of the modern Marvel and Star Wars films are PG-13, and those sets are frequently recommended for age brackets much younger than 13. Younger kids watch those films in droves, just look at toy sales!

The age range for the two LEGO Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom sets (7682 and 7199) were 7-14 and 8-14. It's a PG-13 movie where someone gets their heart ripped out before being burned alive. The age range has (historically) had less to do with the content of the source material and more to do with the set itself (how complex it is, etc.). This isn't anything new or scandalous.

@AustinPowers said:
" @greenhorn said:
"The LEGO Group’s core values are beyond my understanding. "
I thought they were quite easy to determine:

- make as much money as possible
- with as little effort as possible
- cut corners wherever possible
- make people believe they are getting good value for their money even when they clearly aren't
- make people believe there are no better alternatives

I think those are the main ones.
I may have missed the odd one though. "

These may be partly true …..

WHY are you even ON Brickset?!?
You are clearly NO fan of LEGO or their current / recent creations!

@greenhorn said:
"I always ask myself how can there be sets with a 10+ age rating but the subject matter is a movie / TV show with 14+ rating.

The LEGO Group’s core values are beyond my understanding. "

It's possible to enjoy a toy without ever viewing the source material its based on. I have fifteen G1 Optimus Primes and never seen the G1 Transformers cartoon. The set is easy enough for 10 year olds to build it and fun enough for them to play with, that's all a Lego age suggestion means: build difficulty and level of playability. If it had anything to do with whether it's age appropriate or not then why are Lego Winnie the Pooh and Sesame Street 18+ sets?

Maybe most 10 year olds won't buy it because they haven't seen the show, but why exclude the few 10 year olds who have never seen the show and just want the cute doll to play with, by making the Lego age rating 14+ for no reason?