NINJAGO City Workshops official images!
Posted by CapnRex101,
LEGO has today announced the latest addition to the NINJAGO City series, 71837 NINJAGO City Workshops! The press release follows:
71837 NINJAGO City Workshops
Rated 18+, 3,244 pieces
$249.99 / £219.99 / €249.99
Available at LEGO.com from 1st March
LEGO NINJAGO City Workshops Set: A New Play Experience in the NINJAGO City Series
Today, the LEGO Group proudly introduces the LEGO NINJAGO City Workshops set, an extraordinary addition to the beloved NINJAGO City series. Designed for fans aged 14 and up, this intricately detailed modular set offers a captivating build-and-play experience, and is compatible with other LEGO Ninjago CITY sets, perfect for young ninjas and seasoned collectors alike.
This impressive 3,244-piece set features a stunning 4-story model featuring a mechanic workshop, two working cranes, and for the first time ever, the ability to create and customise a poseable mech toy complete with a selection of armour and stickers. This mech can be displayed proudly on a platform in the mech bay, adding a new dimension to the play experience.
The set also features vibrant apartments, bustling stores, and delightful restaurants, each designed to be removed and enjoyed separately. The NINJAGO City Workshops provides endless opportunities for imaginative play and dynamic storytelling, and it's a modular set that's compatible with other NINJAGO CITY sets, including City Gardens and City Markets.
The set also references locations from the LEGO NINJAGO TV show, with many hidden Easter Eggs.
The set comes with 10 iconic NINJAGO minifigures, including Zane, Pixal, and the never-seen-before characters Dorama, Dr. LaRow, Harumi, and Twitchy Tim. Fans can recreate epic battles from season 3 of the NINJAGO Dragons Rising TV show or invent their own thrilling adventures.
With its intricate design and interactive features, the LEGO NINJAGO City Workshops set is a must-have for fans of the series and a fantastic gift idea for those who love large builds and creative play.
The LEGO NINJAGO City Workshops set will be available for purchase starting 1st March 2025 at www.LEGO.com/Ninjago-workshops and LEGO Stores, priced at €249.99/ £219.99/ $249.99.
What do you think of this expansion for the city? Let us know in the comments.
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Why did they turn MODOK into a nutcracker?
WOOOOO peak. Love the mech, love the style of the build and im so excited to see a cheaper ninjago city expansion. I imagine this will be a... decisive set to the masses though.
I see in-house themes are starting to get the minifig shrinkflation treatment now, too. Only 10 figs in a set this size?
Looking at the product video, I understand why they don't show the back in the photos. It's pretty lackluster.
Nevertheless, I'm glad they are still providing additions to The City. The slide out floors are a convenient touch.
In the end, this is good, not great. Definitely the most underwhelming of the editions.
The first three Ninjago City sets were absolutely awesome, maybe my all time favorites. I still haven't bought Markets because it was big but kind of empty. Now this one seems cramped and way too quirky. It also looks like a fan build to me, unpolished. Nice that it's a little cheaper but I think I will pass.
Pretty good! Don't think it's grabbing me as much as the previous few modules, granted a smaller-scale build was always going to struggle stacking up with the big hitters of the original and the Gardens so they've done a damn good job with the brief at the end of the day.
Also already seeing some great references in the first few pics alone - love the Fabuland billboard and the Akira poster recreation with Kai and that one mech-with-motorbike set!
Have all the previous Ninjago building sets so will be getting this as well, though not sure on day 1 or when 20% off.
The scarf piece being used to represent noodles is genius.
How does this fit in with the other ones?
Please please let there be a mini scale of this available in the rewards center. That way o can avoid my FOMO without breaking my budget.
@Ridgeheart said:
"
Also, you are not the boss of me."
Ridgewife begs to differ
That mech looks a little unfinished even with the bolt on parts added. Whilst that opens up possibilities for moc-ing, it does mean it's a little underwhelming to me initially.
I have no opinion on the City aspect of it - I don't build cities.
@leetshoe said:
"How does this fit in with the other ones? "
You slide it diagonally, and then pop it 33 1/3 degrees starboard.
Not sure it has the same amount of connection points as the others. The backside is not shown
@sipuss said:
"I see in-house themes are starting to get the minifig shrinkflation treatment now, too. Only 10 figs in a set this size?"
But it's got a Harumi minifig! I would gladly spend over £100 for any set with that Harumi minifig, seeing how poor condition mine is...
I don't care much for Ninjago in general, but these big sets never disappoint! I'm still kinda sad I never got the OG Ninjago City set that started it all, still think that's one of the most amazing looking Lego sets of all time. This one doesn't quite have that same first impression, but there are nevertheless so many cool details. I bet Lego designers fight over the opportunity to work on these, as they can really go all out here.
No pics of it connected to the others?
2nd floor on the left. If they used white here instead of orange I think the whole set would look more like the rest of the Ninjago city sets and would look better.
Worst design of the serie.
Few figures, lame figures.
I cannot find a single Wow element in the whole set.
Excellent! Continuing with pop out room interior sections is a very good sign.
This looks really nice, possibly a corner? Or next to the Docks? I'm really excited to see how this fits within the Ninjago City modular sections on the edge of my modular City.
Surprisingly poor minifigure selection, a few of the figures look like they're made up of random parts from the BAM section of Lego Stores.
I’m not a Ninjago fan, I’m a Ninjago City modular fan and this will be a day one purchase for me. I have the first 4 sets and I’m excited to add this. I may need to do a little modification to get it to fit into my current setup due to the inverted corner layout of the set, but that will be fun to figure out.
For those underwhelmed, I get it. And I agree it needs more figures. That being said, the inverted corner display layout is creative and I tip my hat to the Lego designers trying something new. And don’t forget, a lot of people didn’t like the Docks when it was released because it was smaller and felt underwhelming; now that set is a lot folks favorite one.
Will get this to service my mechs
The guy in the purple top hat reminds me of Mr. X from the Stunt Rally game.
I had to dismantle these because I running out of space and now another one pops up! Its good, as usual, not too bothered about the minifigures, but I really need to rethink how and where to keep these up if they're gonna keep adding to it, as they're a pig to take apart.
I really like this. An industrial warehouse-type setting like this would have the potential to be boring, but features like the large open bay with crane and the very cool curved garage door keep things plenty interesting even on the lower levels. The under-construction mech that can be outfitted with additional armor from the warehouses is a neat concept and works well thematically with the "Ninpla" toy store on the top level!
I don't mind the smaller minifigure selection than previous sets since it seems to be plenty to populate this smaller area. And honestly I'm sort of happy that it's smaller than the previous two Ninjago City sets (only being on a single 32x32 baseplate), since I'm running out of room where I have them displayed!
Been looking forward to this set ever since it was rumored, and it doesn't disappoint. Just like all of the other four it does have an identity to itself. The whole outdoor workshop I think is a clever idea.
It's definitely not as grand as some of the others but it is also the smallest and cheapest (adjusted for inflation) of the five, so I don't expect it to be.
I hope this series continues to live on - these sets are the best building experiences I have ever had.
Definitely a little disappointing given the rumors suggested a set with a higher piece count and size, but it still doesn’t really stand out, which I suppose is ok for what makes the smallest set of the bunch as of late. Wish we were getting more than one every 2 years to justify it though.
This might be the first time I’ll pass on a Ninjago city expansion set… not sure if it’s the mech, the way it’s set up as an open corner or the more industrial vibe that is throwing me off. I’ll have to wait to see some reviews. The price seems decent given the current LEGO trend.
Not my favorite of the series but it's still great. Also why do they give us Harumi finally but it's in such an expensive set that I generally don't want. Going to cost a fortune on the aftermarket to get her.
@Ridgeheart said:
"So - I have no idea who most of these characters are. That guy in the purple top-hat might as well be Dick Dastardly for all I know, he certainly gives off those vibes."
What he makes me think of is Willy Wonka. Maybe the Ninja can fight candy-themed monsters after they deal with the dragons.
This set makes me want to jump up, kick back,
whip around, and spin. And then jump back and do it again!
I love this. As a fan of the mechs LEGO has been releasing lately, this being the theme of this set makes me happy. And seeing all the Titan mech toys(boxes) & the roof with signage is great. The mech is a bit underwhelming, but that’s fine because the building is what I’m after.
The normal city torsos, and common ones at that, are a bit of a bummer. At least give us some old world style outfitted minifigs. And yeah, a few more would’ve been nice. Docks came with 4 more than this.
I’ve loved these sets so far, and I love this one a lot. Minifig selection feels a little slim though
I have all the other Ninjago city sets so I feel compelled to get this one as well even if it's not th best one. I've also built several add ons on 32-16 baseplates. I'm wondering how everything is going to fit together. I'm also worried about the space it'll take. My Ninjago city display was already stretched to the max...
No, but I love it!
I'll go for the micro version if they make it.
Amazing! My only issue is that Dorama's puppet should have been a similar size to the mech for show accuracy.
This doesn’t *POP* like the other Ninjago City sets to me. I own the other four, even though I don’t care about the theme, just because they are so unique and fun-looking. Feeling really underwhelmed by this one.
Not a Ninjago fan so this isn't for me. But I hope that purple torso & the aviator one show up on PAB.
They are really milking this series. I have the first 3, but I think the 4th and now the 5th are not of the same quality.
What is throwing everyone off about this set is it break several design standards that the previous Ninjago City sets have had. The first is that the bottom two levels are supposed to be the "old city" design and feel. In the workshops there is way too much industrial supports and equipment that breaks the "old city" plane. While there has always been some degree of industrial supports or a hidden workshop in the "old city" of the other sets, this has way too much especially with the large dark blue modern garage door.
The other big design standard that was broken was the lack of a 3rd level wrap around sidewalk. In every Ninjago City set you can walk between every part of the city on the 3rd level (except the Docks because they haven't "built" over the old city yet). The 3rd level sidewalk always uses the same style railings with advertisements attached. The workshops gives lip service to the sidewalk by having a tiny section of it in front of a shop or two but it should have wrapped around half the model and connected the two tower sections together. This is the most egregious error.
It's a bummer that they let this set drift out of the design standards. While I understand the need to tie it into the current series, it could have been done without breaking the "rules". Now when are we going to get the Borg Tower?
@Darth_Dee said:
"What is throwing everyone off about this set is it break several design standards that the previous Ninjago City sets have had. The first is that the bottom two levels are supposed to be the "old city" design and feel. In the workshops there is way too much industrial supports and equipment that breaks the "old city" plane. While there has always been some degree of industrial supports or a hidden workshop in the "old city" of the other sets, this has way too much especially with the large dark blue modern garage door.
The other big design standard that was broken was the lack of a 3rd level wrap around sidewalk. In every Ninjago City set you can walk between every part of the city on the 3rd level (except the Docks because they haven't "built" over the old city yet). The 3rd level sidewalk always uses the same style railings with advertisements attached. The workshops gives lip service to the sidewalk by having a tiny section of it in front of a shop or two but it should have wrapped around half the model and connected the two tower sections together. This is the most egregious error.
It's a bummer that they let this set drift out of the design standards. While I understand the need to tie it into the current series, it could have been done without breaking the "rules". Now when are we going to get the Borg Tower?"
I don't think the more industrial feel of the lower levels in this set fails to fit in with the "old city" feel of the earlier ones. These warehouses definitely look sufficiently old and weathered compared to the modern and sleek storefronts you'd typically see on the upper levels. The wraparound sidewalk is also still here in this model, but modified with stairs to raise it and continue it behind where the mech stands.
So all in all I don't think there's any lack of compatibility or consistent design standards here. If anything, there's slightly more compatibility than usual, since Technic pin holes on the "front" of the baseplate would allow you to connect modules in any of four directions, depending on what works best for your layout.
Is that Mr. X from the Stunt Rally game? Probably not, but with the purple top-hat and attire and similar moustache, I can pretend that his design is somewhat a homage to another physical-minifigure-less minifigure character even if that isn't the case xD
And OOOOOH, that classic Ninja poster at the top-left of the back-of-box image! That's a piece to go on my Bricklink list sometime, for sure :D
(I see the Fabuland poster around front too, but don't have the personal connection to that theme. Still, I love such little references, very cool ^^)
@ScholtzTKO said:
"The first three Ninjago City sets were absolutely awesome, maybe my all time favorites. I still haven't bought Markets because it was big but kind of empty. Now this one seems cramped and way too quirky. It also looks like a fan build to me, unpolished. Nice that it's a little cheaper but I think I will pass."
Couldn't have said it better. My thoughts exactly.
I was super excited when I saw the announcement, but on closer inspection, it's rather disappointing.
I don't mind the smaller selection of minifigs, but would have preferred to see some more unique pieces, and a few more printed legs :-)
I would also be happy if there was no Mech, but have at least some of the buildings closed from the back. This is to me a severe deviation from the other sets.
@sipuss said:
"I see in-house themes are starting to get the minifig shrinkflation treatment now, too. Only 10 figs in a set this size?"
My thoughts exactly!
@supervir2 said:
"No pics of it connected to the others?"
They normally only do this for sets still available.
@Lyichir said:
" @Darth_Dee said:
"What is throwing everyone off about this set is it break several design standards that the previous Ninjago City sets have had. The first is that the bottom two levels are supposed to be the "old city" design and feel. In the workshops there is way too much industrial supports and equipment that breaks the "old city" plane. While there has always been some degree of industrial supports or a hidden workshop in the "old city" of the other sets, this has way too much especially with the large dark blue modern garage door.
The other big design standard that was broken was the lack of a 3rd level wrap around sidewalk. In every Ninjago City set you can walk between every part of the city on the 3rd level (except the Docks because they haven't "built" over the old city yet). The 3rd level sidewalk always uses the same style railings with advertisements attached. The workshops gives lip service to the sidewalk by having a tiny section of it in front of a shop or two but it should have wrapped around half the model and connected the two tower sections together. This is the most egregious error.
It's a bummer that they let this set drift out of the design standards. While I understand the need to tie it into the current series, it could have been done without breaking the "rules". Now when are we going to get the Borg Tower?"
I don't think the more industrial feel of the lower levels in this set fails to fit in with the "old city" feel of the earlier ones. These warehouses definitely look sufficiently old and weathered compared to the modern and sleek storefronts you'd typically see on the upper levels. The wraparound sidewalk is also still here in this model, but modified with stairs to raise it and continue it behind where the mech stands.
So all in all I don't think there's any lack of compatibility or consistent design standards here. If anything, there's slightly more compatibility than usual, since Technic pin holes on the "front" of the baseplate would allow you to connect modules in any of four directions, depending on what works best for your layout."
The 3rd level wraparound sidewalk should really be on the opposite side of the mech but they ran out of room to do that. The stair solution doesn't work. The two level construction workshop that goes between the old city and new city also breaks the Ninjago City feel. Additionally the colors on the upper levels should be much brighter and obnoxious.
Weakest of the theme so far.
Haters gonna hate but Fabuland sticker? I'm in!
Seems very "NinjaPunk" to me. What's not to love?
@Darth_Dee said:
" @Lyichir said:
" @Darth_Dee said:
"What is throwing everyone off about this set is it break several design standards that the previous Ninjago City sets have had. The first is that the bottom two levels are supposed to be the "old city" design and feel. In the workshops there is way too much industrial supports and equipment that breaks the "old city" plane. While there has always been some degree of industrial supports or a hidden workshop in the "old city" of the other sets, this has way too much especially with the large dark blue modern garage door.
The other big design standard that was broken was the lack of a 3rd level wrap around sidewalk. In every Ninjago City set you can walk between every part of the city on the 3rd level (except the Docks because they haven't "built" over the old city yet). The 3rd level sidewalk always uses the same style railings with advertisements attached. The workshops gives lip service to the sidewalk by having a tiny section of it in front of a shop or two but it should have wrapped around half the model and connected the two tower sections together. This is the most egregious error.
It's a bummer that they let this set drift out of the design standards. While I understand the need to tie it into the current series, it could have been done without breaking the "rules". Now when are we going to get the Borg Tower?"
I don't think the more industrial feel of the lower levels in this set fails to fit in with the "old city" feel of the earlier ones. These warehouses definitely look sufficiently old and weathered compared to the modern and sleek storefronts you'd typically see on the upper levels. The wraparound sidewalk is also still here in this model, but modified with stairs to raise it and continue it behind where the mech stands.
So all in all I don't think there's any lack of compatibility or consistent design standards here. If anything, there's slightly more compatibility than usual, since Technic pin holes on the "front" of the baseplate would allow you to connect modules in any of four directions, depending on what works best for your layout."
The 3rd level wraparound sidewalk should really be on the opposite side of the mech but they ran out of room to do that. The stair solution doesn't work. The two level construction workshop that goes between the old city and new city also breaks the Ninjago City feel. Additionally the colors on the upper levels should be much brighter and obnoxious."
I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. Putting the sidewalk in front of the mech would be a nightmare for both play and display (since it'd obstruct both your view of the mech and your ability to reach in and move it). I think the stair solution behind the mech works to allow travel between both sides and makes this module look more unique next to the two previous corner modules. I also don't think the taller workshop is a problem, in part because the "old world" and "main street" areas don't need to have a firm, perfectly horizontal boundary between them for them to read as separate areas—making the boundary between those areas more flexible feels fairly natural to me (as if the warehouses were larger before new construction took place, forcing the new construction to adapt to the existing structures). In general I feel like trying to enforce rigid, unyielding "rules" for how modules must always look or function isn't true to the chaotic, busy nature of Ninjago City's design.
Far less beautiful or technically impressive than previous models, this is definitely not a Markus design.
I just want to point out a small in the article:Harumi is not a new character as she already has 5 physical minifigure forms.
@Darth_Dee said:
"What is throwing everyone off about this set is it break several design standards that the previous Ninjago City sets have had. The first is that the bottom two levels are supposed to be the "old city" design and feel. In the workshops there is way too much industrial supports and equipment that breaks the "old city" plane. While there has always been some degree of industrial supports or a hidden workshop in the "old city" of the other sets, this has way too much especially with the large dark blue modern garage door.
The other big design standard that was broken was the lack of a 3rd level wrap around sidewalk. In every Ninjago City set you can walk between every part of the city on the 3rd level (except the Docks because they haven't "built" over the old city yet). The 3rd level sidewalk always uses the same style railings with advertisements attached. The workshops gives lip service to the sidewalk by having a tiny section of it in front of a shop or two but it should have wrapped around half the model and connected the two tower sections together. This is the most egregious error.
It's a bummer that they let this set drift out of the design standards. While I understand the need to tie it into the current series, it could have been done without breaking the "rules". Now when are we going to get the Borg Tower?"
I somewhat agree. I do wish the lower level felt MORE old world. The walkway is there , they just had to get a bit more creative since it’s an inverted corner broken up into two buildings(which I love best). I think the overall aesthetic of the series is still there but the old world feels a bit forgotten. Especially in the minifig line up.
Despite having never built any of these, I'd have to rank this fourth, above the Docks. There's just so much more going on in the other three sets, plus the mech bay aspect of this would be a constant reminder of a dark moment in AFOL history (and that's all I'm going to say on that matter, IYKYK). I do have the four micro sets (which I also haven't built) and as long as they plan to keep making the big sets, I do hope they keep recreating them in microscale. The first two sets looked fantastic, but between the enormous expense, and the fact that having a complete city would have required buying the Docks (which was only palatable in microscale because I was spending ethereal points, and not physical cash...and only a fraction of what it would have taken to buy the big version on points), I quickly passed on my last chance to actually buy the large versions at retail and moved on with my life. I can check them out in the display cases at The LEGO Store, or pics online, plus I'll have the micro city that'll give me the experience of having the whole spread. Even if I want to set a potted plant in front of the Docks. I won't though, because that would probably kill the plant with boredom.
@LotRBrickfan196 said:
"Not my favorite of the series but it's still great. Also why do they give us Harumi finally but it's in such an expensive set that I generally don't want. Going to cost a fortune on the aftermarket to get her."
Keep an eye on Pick A Brick three month after release, most if not all the minifig pieces usually appear on there for the Ninjago City series. :D
If you look at brickset database for every Ninjago City set, you'll see that this one is 1 cent more expensive ppp than the rest. It feels quite empty, there is less signs and neons than in the other sets from the range, and the minifig lineup is rather uninspiring. But I still want to see it next to other Ninjago City sets to make up my mind about it.
I've done some arrangement and measurements of the existing previous sets with the new set added, and my ideal layout makes a wide C shape layout. The new set likely will go in next to Zane's Shrine at the top of the C with the rest of 71741, then the Markets 71799 making it's longer edge. My bottom corner 70620 then connected with the Docks 70657 makes a natural sort of harbor for me to park any of the Destiny's Bounty ships with relative comfort. Overall this layout will require 40.5 x 25 inches (US).
I think they choose to reduce final price by cutting some little objects...like, behind I suspect could appear a little incomplete.
This could not be entirely a bad thing, most people may buy more sets...especially if you display it in a library. It depends.
Good, but not like city or garden.
@Rimefang said:
"I've done some arrangement and measurements of the existing previous sets with the new set added, and my ideal layout makes a wide C shape layout. The new set likely will go in next to Zane's Shrine at the top of the C with the rest of 71741, then the Markets 71799 making it's longer edge. My bottom corner 70620 then connected with the Docks 70657 makes a natural sort of harbor for me to park any of the Destiny's Bounty ships with relative comfort. Overall this layout will require 40.5 x 25 inches (US)."
Cool layout.
My preliminary plans are to assemble the sets to form an inverted Möbius strip where the Markets and Workshops are at Planck scale because I've so far neglected to purchase them as Lego has yet to offer me a generous discount as they did with the prior iterations.
For images of my layout, please feel free to crawl inside my head.
@LotRBrickfan196 said:
"Not my favorite of the series but it's still great. Also why do they give us Harumi finally but it's in such an expensive set that I generally don't want. Going to cost a fortune on the aftermarket to get her."
Lego has an unfortunate habit of sticking exclusive figures in expensive sets.
While I suppose it will work ok, just 1 peg connection on each side to join this one to the others will not look good - you're going to have a 1x2 technic brick showing on (for example) the original Ninjago City.
Probably not difficult to fix with a few spare tile changes, but still seems like no-one has bothered lining this one up with the others.
@yellowcastle said:
" @supervir2 said:
"No pics of it connected to the others?"
They normally only do this for sets still available."
If you're on Instagram itavix_bricks has a pic of all of them together.
The merch is one thing I'd wish they'd left as an optional extra, it has no attraction for me.
Has it really been 2 years between sets? It doesn't feel that long ago. Then that may be because of when I received it, timing, price and affordability wise.
@jh84007 said:
"While I suppose it will work ok, just 1 peg connection on each side to join this one to the others will not look good - you're going to have a 1x2 technic brick showing on (for example) the original Ninjago City.
Probably not difficult to fix with a few spare tile changes, but still seems like no-one has bothered lining this one up with the others."
Looking at videos and other announcements of this set shows the two sides that Bricklink has no pictures of with the same connection points as the other modular sets. These single-ports are not meant to connect the city.
I was looking forward to a new Ninjago City set but I must say I'm really disapointed by this oine :(
I don't mind the inverted corner attempt but I must say it lacks that certain cyberpunky busy-ness of the other four. it looks almost like a regular set. And I find that giant mech in an open workshop space doesn't really fit the general idea of a "regular" city with secret ninja protecting it...
I'll have to see a more in-depth review and what other people come up with alternatve builds before I make a definitive decision but right now, it's a pass from me...
@Ridgeheart said:
"So - I have no idea who most of these characters are. That guy in the purple top-hat might as well be Dick Dastardly for all I know, he certainly gives off those vibes.
I've heard people call this build boring, empty, shallow, et cetera. I don't know, I don't care either. I like industrial builds and I really, really like this. And even though I'm not going to buy this set, I will definitely be copying part of the layout for my own sinister designs. The use of the garage-door pieces on the curved Technic pieces is inspired and inspiring. It looks great!
Also, you are not the boss of me."
Okay so you're not a Ninjago fan and its okay
@Rimefang said:
" @jh84007 said:
"While I suppose it will work ok, just 1 peg connection on each side to join this one to the others will not look good - you're going to have a 1x2 technic brick showing on (for example) the original Ninjago City.
Probably not difficult to fix with a few spare tile changes, but still seems like no-one has bothered lining this one up with the others."
Looking at videos and other announcements of this set shows the two sides that Bricklink has no pictures of with the same connection points as the other modular sets. These single-ports are not meant to connect the city. "
I think the consistent spacing of the single connections on the front side suggest that they're meant as a secondary option for connecting the city, even if the primary connections on the back side are for it to function as a traditional corner (after all, it would be trivial for those Technic bricks to have been another type of brick that lacked those connections). Having connections on all four sides means it can be used as a corner, an inverted corner, or as part of a straight layout, depending on what best suits your display space.
cool idea, but while it's a good model, I don't think it stands out compared to other ninjago city set. Also having the mech as the focal point would be a good idea if it was actually a good looking mech. I figure that may not suit ninjago, but if the unfinished mech was more in the 21109 exo suit style, that would look more interesting.
@sipuss said:
"I see in-house themes are starting to get the minifig shrinkflation treatment now, too. Only 10 figs in a set this size?"
Yo so right!!
5/5
Is it possible to put that SUPER BIG Mech (71821) next to workshops?
@testudo80 said:
"5/5
Is it possible to put that SUPER BIG Mech (71821) next to workshops?"
Probably not unmodified. The mech in this set already takes up a lot of space here and it's only a fairly mid-sized mech by Ninjago standards. If you put this on a bigger baseplate and rebuilt the gantry the mech stands on you could maybe figure out a way to do it.
@AustinPowers said:
" @ScholtzTKO said:
"The first three Ninjago City sets were absolutely awesome, maybe my all time favorites. I still haven't bought Markets because it was big but kind of empty. Now this one seems cramped and way too quirky. It also looks like a fan build to me, unpolished. Nice that it's a little cheaper but I think I will pass."
Couldn't have said it better. My thoughts exactly. "
I feel the same way. (Quirky is definitely a good way to describe this set.)
This set looks cool, but much like the Markets it's a major step down from the first three Ninjago City sets. I really dislike how both this set and the Markets have done away with the 360 degree detail established in the first three sets. Yes, there's still a bit of detail at the back of the Workshops, but both this set and the Markets look significantly worse from the back than the original sets did.
I know many found Ninjago City's back side to be underwhelming in 2017 but it still had a storage room, fish market, fishing boat, small pier, and an elevator to access the rest of the city. This set has a sidewalk and a ladder. The first three Ninjago City sets looked so good from every angle that you could display them from either the front or back, but that possibility ended with the Markets where the back lacked the previous level of detail and it's a shame to see that style continuing here.
Everything else about the Workshops looks incredible but the decrease in detail at the back has really killed a lot of my excitement for these sets.
Hmm, now I have to figure out how to rearrange my display of the sets.
From Gardens it's just downgrade
Looks great, just bought my third Gardens set so nice that this is a bit smaller, makes the Ninjago Cityscape more varied.
Including a mech bay is ingenious, it fits into the world and you could potentionally display other Ninjago mechs there. Sure, it feels emptier than others and the minifig selection is questionable but if you have other sets, it's easy to populate the city with minifigs from those sets.
Its not exactly half the piececount but almost the same price as the Gardens back in 2021 when it was released! And it looks far less appealing to many people as i read in the comments above. It almost looks like it doesnt belong to the ninjago city but i bet it would look somewhat nice beside the markets. Its aged 14+ which means it can be played with and therefor it might be appealing to younger folks more than adults but mostly those teens cant spare this much money to buy something like that..
I hope the next ninjago city instalment will be more appealing to me. I´ll definitly pass this one the same as i did with the markets which are too big and pricey.
@Ridgeheart said:
" @Oli said:
"Its not exactly half the piececount but almost the same price as the Gardens back in 2021 when it was released! And it looks far less appealing to many people as i read in the comments above. It almost looks like it doesnt belong to the ninjago city but i bet it would look somewhat nice beside the markets. Its aged 14+ which means it can be played with and therefor it might be appealing to younger folks more than adults but mostly those teens cant spare this much money to buy something like that..
I hope the next ninjago city instalment will be more appealing to me. I´ll definitly pass this one the same as i did with the markets which are too big and pricey.
"
Well, all Lego-sets can be played with in some capacity. Even 10307 is swooshable if you're bold enough."
Or you can reenact its scene from the film Independence Day. Or that one episode of Futurama.
I don't know, at one hand it's relatively bland and boring compared to all other Ninjago City sets, but at the other one it's still good because I like industrial-type buildings. The only downsides are the mech, which isn't really necessary and fells like the designers just didn't know what else to put in the set to justify it's price, and the figures. Only some exclusives, LaRow and Harumi are good but Dorama didn't even get leg printing so he really fells "exclusive". 1/3 of them are just generic City figures, which is just outrageous. Pixal isn't exclusive; Shirtless Zane isn't exclusive; Tourist Dragonian just isn't funny; All in all: great build, bland in comparison, poor selection of figures, only some are interesting. Isn't worth it's price: I'd personally only buy it if I was collecting all Ninjago City sets. 6/10 just for the build and Harumi, Dorama, LaRow and Twitchy for me. And wait, does Harumi return or are the figures non-canon? 'Rumi no mo please.
@Krutak:
Given the theme’s long history of mech sets, it was only a matter of time before one of the Ninjago Modulars included one. The end result in this case is impacted by the format of the subtheme (limited footprint and height issues), the expense of building the rest of the model (make the mech too big and the rest of the set would be anemic or $$$$$), and having to incorporate removable sections.
This screams SW compatible.
@Lordmoral said:
"This screams SW compatible."
Uh, sure. I guess we could stick a dianoga eyestalk in the water somewhere.
@Darth_Dee said:
"What is throwing everyone off about this set is it break several design standards that the previous Ninjago City sets have had. The first is that the bottom two levels are supposed to be the "old city" design and feel. In the workshops there is way too much industrial supports and equipment that breaks the "old city" plane. While there has always been some degree of industrial supports or a hidden workshop in the "old city" of the other sets, this has way too much especially with the large dark blue modern garage door.
The other big design standard that was broken was the lack of a 3rd level wrap around sidewalk. In every Ninjago City set you can walk between every part of the city on the 3rd level (except the Docks because they haven't "built" over the old city yet). The 3rd level sidewalk always uses the same style railings with advertisements attached. The workshops gives lip service to the sidewalk by having a tiny section of it in front of a shop or two but it should have wrapped around half the model and connected the two tower sections together. This is the most egregious error.
It's a bummer that they let this set drift out of the design standards. While I understand the need to tie it into the current series, it could have been done without breaking the "rules". Now when are we going to get the Borg Tower?"
This is how I feel as well.
While Ninjago has always been more of a kid-oriented theme, Ninjago City nonetheless always still managed to inspire my imagination as an adult, primarily due to the exceptional level of detail and the brilliant tiered approach between the Old World, the Street and the High-Rise. This not only set Ninjago City apart but I think it contributed a lot to what made the later City Docks and City Gardens so unique. Their design has always reminded me of the futuristic dystopian cities one might expect to see from something like Blade Runner.
Sadly, this newest offering doesn't inspire that feeling in me at all. The idea of placing this one next to the others is weird--forced, even. I suppose it's kind of like the set itself.
Okay. Its all coming together as a city block. We have three corners and two sets inbetween (docks and market). If my guess is right we will have three more sets in this series.
@Vesperas said:
" @Darth_Dee said:
"What is throwing everyone off about this set is it break several design standards that the previous Ninjago City sets have had. The first is that the bottom two levels are supposed to be the "old city" design and feel. In the workshops there is way too much industrial supports and equipment that breaks the "old city" plane. While there has always been some degree of industrial supports or a hidden workshop in the "old city" of the other sets, this has way too much especially with the large dark blue modern garage door.
The other big design standard that was broken was the lack of a 3rd level wrap around sidewalk. In every Ninjago City set you can walk between every part of the city on the 3rd level (except the Docks because they haven't "built" over the old city yet). The 3rd level sidewalk always uses the same style railings with advertisements attached. The workshops gives lip service to the sidewalk by having a tiny section of it in front of a shop or two but it should have wrapped around half the model and connected the two tower sections together. This is the most egregious error.
It's a bummer that they let this set drift out of the design standards. While I understand the need to tie it into the current series, it could have been done without breaking the "rules". Now when are we going to get the Borg Tower?"
This is how I feel as well.
While Ninjago has always been more of a kid-oriented theme, Ninjago City nonetheless always still managed to inspire my imagination as an adult, primarily due to the exceptional level of detail and the brilliant tiered approach between the Old World, the Street and the High-Rise. This not only set Ninjago City apart but I think it contributed a lot to what made the later City Docks and City Gardens so unique. Their design has always reminded me of the futuristic dystopian cities one might expect to see from something like Blade Runner.
Sadly, this newest offering doesn't inspire that feeling in me at all. The idea of placing this one next to the others is weird--forced, even. I suppose it's kind of like the set itself."
I mean, not every Ninjago City set manages to represent all three "levels" of the city. In terms of price and piece count, the closest other Ninjago City set to this one is the Docks, which likewise didn't really have a "High Rise" section and only had a couple properties at "Street" level. So I don't think it's entirely fair to expect this one to measure up to the larger sets in the series. If anything, I think this set does a better job differentiating the tiers than the Docks did, thanks to the sidewalk that rises up above the mech bay and warehouse to connect the two ends of the street together.