No CNY modular? Man, that stinks. The Trolling Lantern looks alright I suppose.

I don't see any snakes though.

I really like 80117, it's a nice piece. I like the lantern but I'm less sure about it. Is it only the top that opens, or does the bottom too?

I'll give the rest a pass.

solid meh

@SMC said:
"Picture of a classic spaceman in light blue could be a hint?"

WAIT WHERE I NEED TO SEE IT OMGOMGOMG

@b2_O said:
" @SMC said:
"Picture of a classic spaceman in light blue could be a hint?"

WAIT WHERE I NEED TO SEE IT OMGOMGOMG"

NVM FOUND IT WE ARE SO BACK

I thought the lucky cats were a Japanese thing?

I don't much care for the lantern, although the snake-headed figure seems like he's going to be used again in the collectable minifig series (for another fig with an animal costume).

What exactly is a trotting lantern? Google just comes back with references to this set.

@Terreneflame said:
" @RaiderOfTheLostBrick said:
"No CNY modular? Man, that stinks. The Trolling Lantern looks alright I suppose.

I don't see any snakes though."

There is a Snake guy in the lantern set ????"

Ah, missed that. Strange that there's not more to it.

I prefer sets with minifigs. They could ar least have made a snake minifig

@merman said:
"I prefer sets with minifigs. They could ar least have made a snake minifig"

Check out the second and third lantern photos. There's a guy with a snake head just as previous years have had figs with that year's thematic heads.

@SMC said:
"Picture of a classic spaceman in light blue could be a hint?"

My hopes for a Classic Space Maxifig in the coming year are a little bit higher now.

until now i had all the sets off the chinees year but i think I'll pass these.......

Looking at that Monkie Kid mech, I can see knee joints, something that isn't a guarantee with mechs of that size within that line. Definitely getting that one. Maybe the lucky cat too, but the other sets aren't exciting enough.

@SMC said:
"Picture of a classic spaceman in light blue could be a hint?"

Wasn't there a bubble gum machine ideas set where LEGO asked what color spaceman would be dispensed from the machine? Gold seemed to be the prevailing choice, but this could be a hint LEGO went with light blue.

Are the windows on the Trotting Lantern done with stickers or prints?

@Pollywanna said:
"The sets designed for the Chinese market are so slick and so well done that they almost don't even look like something TLG would design. Really wish we could get this level of polish for other releases."

I find it distasteful. You wonder if they’re even making a profit on these sets or taking a hit in order to ‘crack the Chinese market’. But then they’re putting all this effort into a market run by a vicious communist dictatorship.

@ChocolateFrog said:
" @Pollywanna said:
"The sets designed for the Chinese market are so slick and so well done that they almost don't even look like something TLG would design. Really wish we could get this level of polish for other releases."

I find it distasteful. You wonder if they’re even making a profit on these sets or taking a hit in order to ‘crack the Chinese market’. But then they’re putting all this effort into a market run by a vicious communist dictatorship."
Oh I'm sure they will still make a decent profit on these sets, just maybe not an absurd one like on others like Star Wars or Super Heroes.
That they put in the effort just goes to show that they acknowledge what the competition is offering in China, both in terms of quality as well as in value for money. There are so many (legal) alternative manufacturers there with so many awesomely designed sets at incredibly good prices that LEGO just has to up their game there if they want to have any chance in that particular market.
As for the "communist dictatorship" bit, I must say that I find China a fascinating special case where an openly communist country has managed to (highly) successfully combine the advantages of market economy with those (few but important) aspects that actually do work better in a communist society, let alone a very strict one (I would not go as far as calling it a dictatorship - it's not quite North Korea after all).

Amazing sets, all of them. I loved the colors and the builds.

@StyleCounselor said:
" @kdu2814 said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @apolloivanhoe said:
"booo bring back the playsets. second worst news i've seen today."

Something tells me that I'm going to be building a lot more Lego in the next 4 years to de-stress. (sigh) And, that 'something' is called commonsense. "

And with tariffs on all imports leading to lower inflation you will have more money for more sets. That's how it works now. right? "

It the big head orange clown universe, perhaps. In this one, tariffs increase prices due to less competition and the increase in taxes (tariffs).

But, to give you credit, perhaps that was your sarcastic innuendo?

The last time we experimented with high tariffs was... hmmm, what was it? Oh, yeah, The Great Depression.

Lil' orange brains no work so good with history. "

This post will mysteriously dissappear in 3, 2...

Trotting Lantern is really cool!

@Harmonious_Building said:
"Can we please go back to talking about the real issues plaguing the world, like LEGO making too many mechs and I'm bored of them? "

If they continue to improve or at least iterate the mechs, I will continue to be there. I’m liking this one.

In other news, y’all are the best. ‘Nuff said.

I'm only interested in the dumpling pieces and the snake head. The rest is easy pass so it's going to be either a PaB or a Bricklink order in due time.

I was REALLY hoping for some more sets that could be integrated into my city. So I’m pretty disappointed at the new sets in that aspect, they do look very nice though. But because of that they all look like skips for me… money in the bank, or for other sets I suppose.

If I didn't already have 40436 and a large backlog of unopened sets to build (as well as a good number of sets that need to be taken apart so I'll have space to build those sets), I'd be sorely tempted to get40813. Oh, and @StyleCounselor, it does have studs, on the side of its legs.

Absolutely love these 3 new Chinese Festival sets, especially the Trotting Lantern. It's a shame that they seem to have run out of ideas for location based sets like 80113, 80111, 80109 and 80107 but that in no way detracts from how excellent these new ones are.

@PurpleDave : I know.
Get ready for something similar in your own country from next year onwards. I am sure Elon will approve ;-)

I like the cat and the good fortune set, as well as that snake hat thing and the black dog in the celestial mech.

Looks like 2025 is shaping up to be a very good year.

@Andrusi said:
" @DaLegoNerd1 said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @kdu2814 said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @apolloivanhoe said:
"booo bring back the playsets. second worst news i've seen today."

Something tells me that I'm going to be building a lot more Lego in the next 4 years to de-stress. (sigh) And, that 'something' is called commonsense. "

And with tariffs on all imports leading to lower inflation you will have more money for more sets. That's how it works now. right? "

It the big head orange clown universe, perhaps. In this one, tariffs increase prices due to less competition and the increase in taxes (tariffs).

But, to give you credit, perhaps that was your sarcastic innuendo?

The last time we experimented with high tariffs was... hmmm, what was it? Oh, yeah, The Great Depression.

Lil' orange brains no work so good with history. "

wait... when did inflation start hurting? Lil' orange. Or Lil' Hyena and Lil' sleepy. I'll let you answer that"

Hyena, huh.

Thank you for explicitly telling us all exactly who you are."

The intent of my message was to get an answer to the question I asked. But if that's what you wanna take away from it, go for it :)

I have almost zero interest in these CNY sets this year. For the rest I will wait for that dumpling part & a few others to appear on PAB in about 8 months. In the past usually at least one of the sets appealed to me as it was a scene or building that I could see using with other sets in my collection. And as I've said before I don't buy mechs so the Monkie Kid sets are not for me either.

I still wish that, one day, these Chinese themed sets and the Monkie Kid theme is sold officially here in Brazil. It baffles me why these are the ONLY sets that Lego does not import here. It is bizarre.

These are not as impressive as the previous ones. But, I really like the pierogi piece and that new short chain looks useful as well!

Guess this means that my Ideas moc for the lucky cat won't ever see the light of day. At least mine still has the arm functionality https://www.flickr.com/photos/legomanijak/53350612282/in/dateposted/

@AustinPowers:
Oh, anyone with at least half a lick of sense has known for at least a year that the next four years were going to be rough either way. Best case scenario has always been that we get smacked by a giant asteroid (can you get on that, @NASA?). In the meantime, fortunately, the 1st Amendment is the most powerful law in the world, the likes of which I don’t believe any other nation has (I’ve heard of people in the UK and France being arrested for speaking out against their respective governments, and I know there are restrictions on what can be said in your neck of the woods).

There is an irony on an article about sets for Chinese New Year that people are moaning about the outcome of a democratic election.

@ForestMenOfEndor said:
" @b2_O said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @kdu2814 said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @apolloivanhoe said:
"booo bring back the playsets. second worst news i've seen today."

Something tells me that I'm going to be building a lot more Lego in the next 4 years to de-stress. (sigh) And, that 'something' is called commonsense. "

And with tariffs on all imports leading to lower inflation you will have more money for more sets. That's how it works now. right? "

It the big head orange clown universe, perhaps. In this one, tariffs increase prices due to less competition and the increase in taxes (tariffs).

But, to give you credit, perhaps that was your sarcastic innuendo?

The last time we experimented with high tariffs was... hmmm, what was it? Oh, yeah, The Great Depression.

Lil' orange brains no work so good with history. "

This post will mysteriously dissappear in 3, 2..."

But maybe not before @Hobbes can help us find some real estate in Canada…. “Brickset Compound North” has a nice ring to it."

My maternal great-grandmother was Canadian. My paternal grandfather had Italian citizenship. The process has begun. What do you prefer? Coasts, lakes, mountains?

@TheOtherMike said:
"If I didn't already have 40436 and a large backlog of unopened sets to build (as well as a good number of sets that need to be taken apart so I'll have space to build those sets), I'd be sorely tempted to get40813. Oh, and @StyleCounselor, it does have studs, on the side of its legs."

Oh, there they are. I wonder what the record is for least amount of studs?

@MegaBlocks said:
"There is an irony on an article about sets for Chinese New Year that people are moaning about the outcome of a democratic election."
I guess, as nice as these sets definitely are, the frustration of many people all over the world over the outcome of said election is so massive that it had to be vented somewhere, so this article was as good as any.

Oh and speaking of which:

@PurpleDave said:
"I know there are restrictions on what can be said in your neck of the woods)."
Oh, anything can (and will) be said over here
The only things said which might get you fined (if you even get caught saying them in the first place) are Nazi related, or certain kinds of hate speech.
Which are utterances that anyone should be prosecuted for anyway imho - anywhere in the world by the way.

But apparently, thanks to the 1st. Amendment you mentioned, in your country such people are free to use vicious hate speech, lies, and agitation as much as they like. Hell, they can (and will) even be voted into the highest office in the country - even as a convicted criminal.
Why do I feel such strong 1933 Germany parallels?
All I can say is god help us all over the coming years.

@StyleCounselor said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"If I didn't already have 40436 and a large backlog of unopened sets to build (as well as a good number of sets that need to be taken apart so I'll have space to build those sets), I'd be sorely tempted to get40813. Oh, and @StyleCounselor, it does have studs, on the side of its legs."

Oh, there they are. I wonder what the record is for least amount of studs?"

Zero, of course. 5626 is a full model, which, when assembled as shown, leaves zero points where you can attach an anti-stud. All you have left to work with are some bar connections.

@AustinPowers:
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"
- Evelyn Beatrice Hall

Perhaps the most important SCOTUS ruling of my lifetime is when they unanimously, and emphatically, upheld the 1st Amendment protections of free speech for even hate speech. Part of the reasoning is that to do anything else requires that someone be allowed to designate what constitutes hate speech, and that leads to Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. And the other reason is that criminalizing it doesn't make it go away. It just forces it underground, where you can't keep an eye on it.

2025 looks to be a great year!!! These CTF sets are going on my wanted list.

@PurpleDave: criminalizing it, as practice over here shows, doesn't force it underground. There are still more than enough people in this country who are proud to show Nazi symbols, shout their slogans or things like "expell foreigners". There's even a (relatively new) political party (plus a second, even newer one that shares part of the others' ideology) that thrives on these racist views and has even won their first election in one of our Eastern Federal states exactly because of their hateful agenda. History is beginning to repeat itself it seems.
What is especially sad is that now these exact same racist views are able to win elections in a country that has historically helped rid our country of just that evil after the worst war in the history of mankind.

@AustinPowers said:
" @PurpleDave: criminalizing it, as practice over here shows, doesn't force it underground. There are still more than enough people in this country who are proud to show Nazi symbols, shout their slogans or things like "expell foreigners". There's even a (relatively new) political party (plus a second, even newer one that shares part of the others' ideology) that thrives on these racist views and has even won their first election in one of our Eastern Federal states exactly because of their hateful agenda. History is beginning to repeat itself it seems.
What is especially sad is that now these exact same racist views are able to win elections in a country that has historically helped rid our country of just that evil after the worst war in the history of mankind."

Even in the U.S., hate speech can be used to enforce jurisdiction (making it a federal crime), as an element of the crime (e.g., harassment, lewd speech), increasing the severity (hate crime), or as a sentencing factor.

@PurpleDave said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"If I didn't already have 40436 and a large backlog of unopened sets to build (as well as a good number of sets that need to be taken apart so I'll have space to build those sets), I'd be sorely tempted to get40813. Oh, and @StyleCounselor, it does have studs, on the side of its legs."

Oh, there they are. I wonder what the record is for least amount of studs?"

Zero, of course. 5626 is a full model, which, when assembled as shown, leaves zero points where you can attach an anti-stud. All you have left to work with are some bar connections."

Ok. But, for a larger set, say over 100 pieces, I wonder what's the record?

@StyleCounselor said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"If I didn't already have 40436 and a large backlog of unopened sets to build (as well as a good number of sets that need to be taken apart so I'll have space to build those sets), I'd be sorely tempted to get40813. Oh, and @StyleCounselor, it does have studs, on the side of its legs."

Oh, there they are. I wonder what the record is for least amount of studs?"

Zero, of course. 5626 is a full model, which, when assembled as shown, leaves zero points where you can attach an anti-stud. All you have left to work with are some bar connections."

Ok. But, for a larger set, say over 100 pieces, I wonder what's the record?"
I wouldn't know which larger set holds the record, but two contenders that come to my mind could be 21327 and 71411
Many of these large display type sets feature very few visible studs.

Oh how mighty has fallen. The MK sets look so uninspired.

@apolloivanhoe said:
"booo bring back the playsets. second worst news i've seen today."

If everyone who liked your comment voted, maybe you wouldn't have had such bad news

@StyleCounselor said:
" @kdu2814 said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @apolloivanhoe said:
"booo bring back the playsets. second worst news i've seen today."

Something tells me that I'm going to be building a lot more Lego in the next 4 years to de-stress. (sigh) And, that 'something' is called commonsense. "

And with tariffs on all imports leading to lower inflation you will have more money for more sets. That's how it works now. right? "

It the big head orange clown universe, perhaps. In this one, tariffs increase prices due to less competition and the increase in taxes (tariffs).

But, to give you credit, perhaps that was your sarcastic innuendo?

The last time we experimented with high tariffs was... hmmm, what was it? Oh, yeah, The Great Depression.

Lil' orange brains no work so good with history. "

I thought it was pretty obvious that it was sarcasm.

@Andrusi said:
" @DaLegoNerd1 said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @kdu2814 said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @apolloivanhoe said:
"booo bring back the playsets. second worst news i've seen today."

Something tells me that I'm going to be building a lot more Lego in the next 4 years to de-stress. (sigh) And, that 'something' is called commonsense. "

And with tariffs on all imports leading to lower inflation you will have more money for more sets. That's how it works now. right? "

It the big head orange clown universe, perhaps. In this one, tariffs increase prices due to less competition and the increase in taxes (tariffs).

But, to give you credit, perhaps that was your sarcastic innuendo?

The last time we experimented with high tariffs was... hmmm, what was it? Oh, yeah, The Great Depression.

Lil' orange brains no work so good with history. "

wait... when did inflation start hurting? Lil' orange. Or Lil' Hyena and Lil' sleepy. I'll let you answer that"

Hyena, huh.

Thank you for explicitly telling us all exactly who you are."

This sounds like something a character in some show would say after tricking the villain into saying something then clicking the stop button on the recorder. Except it makes no sense here... like what did you trick them into saying. Are you trying to dox them?

Bought every CTF set so far, but now I'll stick with Good Fortune and gradually let go of the drive for completion.

@Ridgeheart said:
" @Spectator_S_Lego said:
" @Andrusi said:
" @DaLegoNerd1 said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @kdu2814 said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @apolloivanhoe said:
"booo bring back the playsets. second worst news i've seen today."

Something tells me that I'm going to be building a lot more Lego in the next 4 years to de-stress. (sigh) And, that 'something' is called commonsense. "

And with tariffs on all imports leading to lower inflation you will have more money for more sets. That's how it works now. right? "

It the big head orange clown universe, perhaps. In this one, tariffs increase prices due to less competition and the increase in taxes (tariffs).

But, to give you credit, perhaps that was your sarcastic innuendo?

The last time we experimented with high tariffs was... hmmm, what was it? Oh, yeah, The Great Depression.

Lil' orange brains no work so good with history. "

wait... when did inflation start hurting? Lil' orange. Or Lil' Hyena and Lil' sleepy. I'll let you answer that"

Hyena, huh.

Thank you for explicitly telling us all exactly who you are."

This sounds like something a character in some show would say after tricking the villain into saying something then clicking the stop button on the recorder. Except it makes no sense here... like what did you trick them into saying. Are you trying to dox them?"

Username does not check out."

I was planning for this to be a spectator account but some things need addressing

@AustinPowers said:
"I wouldn't know which larger set holds the record, but two contenders that come to my mind could be 21327 and 71411
Many of these large display type sets feature very few visible studs. "

On Bowser, I can make out no less than 76 attachable studs, and can infer up to at least 80. Tiled mosaics can max out at 12 studs (2x2 corner plate in each corner of the frame), with fairly high piece counts.

@Spectator_S_Lego said:
" @Andrusi said:
" @DaLegoNerd1 said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @kdu2814 said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @apolloivanhoe said:
"booo bring back the playsets. second worst news i've seen today."

Something tells me that I'm going to be building a lot more Lego in the next 4 years to de-stress. (sigh) And, that 'something' is called commonsense. "

And with tariffs on all imports leading to lower inflation you will have more money for more sets. That's how it works now. right? "

It the big head orange clown universe, perhaps. In this one, tariffs increase prices due to less competition and the increase in taxes (tariffs).

But, to give you credit, perhaps that was your sarcastic innuendo?

The last time we experimented with high tariffs was... hmmm, what was it? Oh, yeah, The Great Depression.

Lil' orange brains no work so good with history. "

wait... when did inflation start hurting? Lil' orange. Or Lil' Hyena and Lil' sleepy. I'll let you answer that"

Hyena, huh.

Thank you for explicitly telling us all exactly who you are."

This sounds like something a character in some show would say after tricking the villain into saying something then clicking the stop button on the recorder. Except it makes no sense here... like what did you trick them into saying. Are you trying to dox them?"

I'm alluding to the Maya Angelou quote, which has been popular to cite lately, about believing people when they show you who they are. The implication being that the use of that particular descriptor for that particular public figure is a strong indicator of other traits ("who they are").

@AustinPowers said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"If I didn't already have 40436 and a large backlog of unopened sets to build (as well as a good number of sets that need to be taken apart so I'll have space to build those sets), I'd be sorely tempted to get40813. Oh, and @StyleCounselor, it does have studs, on the side of its legs."

Oh, there they are. I wonder what the record is for least amount of studs?"

Zero, of course. 5626 is a full model, which, when assembled as shown, leaves zero points where you can attach an anti-stud. All you have left to work with are some bar connections."

Ok. But, for a larger set, say over 100 pieces, I wonder what's the record?"
I wouldn't know which larger set holds the record, but two contenders that come to my mind could be 21327 and 71411
Many of these large display type sets feature very few visible studs. "

293 and 294 don't seem intended for display and have no visible studs, at least on the front. So studless models aren't as recent as you might think.

@TheOtherMike: you are right. I totally forgot about the Homemaker type of sets. Probably because they were from before my time.

@AustinPowers said:
" @TheOtherMike: you are right. I totally forgot about the Homemaker type of sets. Probably because they were from before my time. "

Hey, I only knew about those two because they've both been VSotW, they were from before my time as well.

Quite like the lantern to be honest - looks very decorative, but opens up into a little playset, which I like. I don't really play with my Lego, so the fact that it can be either appeals. Depending on the price, I think I'll probably get it, especially given the little Snake guy and the fact that I am rather fond of getting the yearly CNY GWP.

I can understand the complaints though - I have liked the fact that have usually been obvious display pieces or playsets in previous years in this theme.

So, what happened to 80114 and 80115? I had appreciated the numbering consistency with these sets.... Welp, that's gone!

@Andrusi said:
" @Spectator_S_Lego said:
" @Andrusi said:
" @DaLegoNerd1 said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @kdu2814 said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @apolloivanhoe said:
"booo bring back the playsets. second worst news i've seen today."

Something tells me that I'm going to be building a lot more Lego in the next 4 years to de-stress. (sigh) And, that 'something' is called commonsense. "

And with tariffs on all imports leading to lower inflation you will have more money for more sets. That's how it works now. right? "

It the big head orange clown universe, perhaps. In this one, tariffs increase prices due to less competition and the increase in taxes (tariffs).

But, to give you credit, perhaps that was your sarcastic innuendo?

The last time we experimented with high tariffs was... hmmm, what was it? Oh, yeah, The Great Depression.

Lil' orange brains no work so good with history. "

wait... when did inflation start hurting? Lil' orange. Or Lil' Hyena and Lil' sleepy. I'll let you answer that"

Hyena, huh.

Thank you for explicitly telling us all exactly who you are."

This sounds like something a character in some show would say after tricking the villain into saying something then clicking the stop button on the recorder. Except it makes no sense here... like what did you trick them into saying. Are you trying to dox them?"

I'm alluding to the Maya Angelou quote, which has been popular to cite lately, about believing people when they show you who they are. The implication being that the use of that particular descriptor for that particular public figure is a strong indicator of other traits ("who they are")."

Thank you for explicitly telling us all exactly who you are.

The Lantern's pretty cool, but I'd definitely prefer more of the amazing playsets from that theme. I'm not too into the huge amount of sculptural sets for the 'adult' audience.

I'm here for MK though. But not incredibly enthused about another Celestial Mech since we already have Nezha's from the wave this year. Frankly I wouldn't mind //more// mechs if they made more of an appearance in the show, rather than only popping up to justify the mech set releases.

That said, the Qilin rocks. Love the combo MK/Mei logo on the side. The show has a joke about the lack of an MK/Mei team-up adventure; wonder if it might've involved this Qilin.