All these new factories require capital investment, hence LEGO’s overpricing.

Rather than Millennium Falcon, I was thinking that they make great sides to a Bork space-cube that had discovered organic gardening. Don't get me wrong, I like the trees and landscaping as add colour to all the grey buildings for the workers. Lets hope the contractors don't forget to add in real life, but doesn't seem to be a priority in the photos.

@Jack_Rizzo said:
"Collect them all to build one giant super-factory!"
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1WHYkZLbqs/
Does this count?

I thought this was a PCB at first

I am trying to work out, is this a completely new factory, or is the old factory still in this set but now at a different scale to the original set?

@WizardOfOss said:
"Nyirgegegg....Nyigeraya....Nyirahaga.....you know what, let's just call it NYI Factory!"
The pronunciation of Nyíregyháza is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hu-Ny%C3%ADregyh%C3%A1za.ogg , so [nyeeraithazo] or something like that. :)

@CCC said:
"I am trying to work out, is this a completely new factory, or is the old factory still in this set but now at a different scale to the original set?"
The original is 4000011 , this is its expanded version, perhaps with some minor updates, too.

@aquarian said:
" @Jack_Rizzo said:
"Collect them all to build one giant super-factory!"
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1WHYkZLbqs/
Does this count?
"

I’m not a member of that facebook community so I can’t see what you’re linking to, but I’ll take your word for it!

I don't want to be a Negsative Nancy, but a boring set that isn't even generally available - could I care less?

In general, I feel Lego makes WAY too many sets you can't easily buy, like GWPs, VIP rewards, magazine gifts, Lego House exclusives, employee gifts etc etc. It's especially annoying when many of the most unique/interesting/reasonably priced sets are in these categories. I for instance just ordered the 40786 Microcosmos Control Station, and would've loved to buy more to get more figures and extend the track. Not only are you required to save up points from previous purchases, there's also a hard limit so I'm not allowed to buy more than one anyway (not to mention that I missed out on the 40712 Launch Pad entirely). Why won't they make sets like these more easily available?

@skypilot22 said: "I thought this was a PCB at first"

LOL - Modern industrial architecture is extremely dreary, especially how they build it all as a single floor (to be able to use forklifts throughout and save money on load-bearing structures). One thing is that it looks dull, another is how it eats up pristine land and potentially causes loss of wildlife habitats (the main reason for loss of species today). They try to "make up for it" by adding solar panels on the roof, but it's just virtue signalling and doesn't nearly compensate for the damage.

One for the fans and scalpers to worship for its printed parts. There should be a separate news channel on this site for all the sets you cannot buy.

@axeleng said:
"I don't want to be a Negsative Nancy."

Don’t be too dismayed! You came to the right LEGO fan website comment section.

@axeleng said:
"I don't want to be a Negsative Nancy, but a boring set that isn't even generally available - could I care less?

In general, I feel Lego makes WAY too many sets you can't easily buy, like GWPs, VIP rewards, magazine gifts, Lego House exclusives, employee gifts etc etc. It's especially annoying when many of the most unique/interesting/reasonably priced sets are in these categories. I for instance just ordered the 40786 Microcosmos Control Station, and would've loved to buy more to get more figures and extend the track. Not only are you required to save up points from previous purchases, there's also a hard limit so I'm not allowed to buy more than one anyway (not to mention that I missed out on the 40712 Launch Pad entirely). Why won't they make sets like these more easily available?

@skypilot22 said: "I thought this was a PCB at first"

LOL - Modern industrial architecture is extremely dreary, especially how they build it all as a single floor (to be able to use forklifts throughout and save money on load-bearing structures). One thing is that it looks dull, another is how it eats up pristine land and potentially causes loss of wildlife habitats (the main reason for loss of species today). They try to "make up for it" by adding solar panels on the roof, but it's just virtue signalling and doesn't nearly compensate for the damage."

Most parts are generic on that micro set you can go ahead and get those out your spare parts or even just bricklink them

@Brickes_ficko said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
"Nyirgegegg....Nyigeraya....Nyirahaga.....you know what, let's just call it NYI Factory!"
The pronunciation of Nyíregyháza is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hu-Ny%C3%ADregyh%C3%A1za.ogg , so [nyeeraithazo] or something like that. :)

@CCC said:
"I am trying to work out, is this a completely new factory, or is the old factory still in this set but now at a different scale to the original set?"
The original is 4000011 , this is its expanded version, perhaps with some minor updates, too."

I know the original set. I am trying to work out if this set has the original factory in it (but at a smaller scale) and that was expanded, or if this is a new factory at the same site, next to the old one.

@axeleng said:
"LOL - Modern industrial architecture is extremely dreary, especially how they build it all as a single floor (to be able to use forklifts throughout and save money on load-bearing structures). One thing is that it looks dull, another is how it eats up pristine land and potentially causes loss of wildlife habitats (the main reason for loss of species today). They try to "make up for it" by adding solar panels on the roof, but it's just virtue signalling and doesn't nearly compensate for the damage."

But then if they were going to reduce the footprint by making a taller structure, they would need significant ground work to take the increased weight over a smaller area, plus they would need to use more energy every day transporting materials up just to need to transport them back down again. Keeping heavy items on one level negates that.

@axeleng said:
"I don't want to be a Negsative Nancy, but a boring set that isn't even generally available - could I care less?

In general, I feel Lego makes WAY too many sets you can't easily buy, like GWPs, VIP rewards, magazine gifts, Lego House exclusives, employee gifts etc etc. It's especially annoying when many of the most unique/interesting/reasonably priced sets are in these categories. I for instance just ordered the 40786 Microcosmos Control Station, and would've loved to buy more to get more figures and extend the track. Not only are you required to save up points from previous purchases, there's also a hard limit so I'm not allowed to buy more than one anyway (not to mention that I missed out on the 40712 Launch Pad entirely). Why won't they make sets like these more easily available?
"

I doubt many people could care less that you couldn't care less. It is easy to hold of GWP and Insiders sets, and very easy to get magazine sets if you live in a country that those magazines and sets are made for. Similarly it is easy to get hold of LEGO House sets if you go to the LEGO House. Employee gifts are harder to get, but it is nice to see what they are and some people decide to put them together themselves.

They should do a set for the data centre that hosts the LEGO website, that would be equally exciting.

@gunther_schnitzel said:
"They should do a set for the data centre that hosts the LEGO website, that would be equally exciting."
Yes, it would be good to see the ZX Spectrum it runs on!

@sjr60 said:
" @gunther_schnitzel said:
"They should do a set for the data centre that hosts the LEGO website, that would be equally exciting."
Yes, it would be good to see the ZX Spectrum it runs on!"

Hard to know whether it is a 48K model or 128K one.

@gunther_schnitzel said:
" @sjr60 said:
" @gunther_schnitzel said:
"They should do a set for the data centre that hosts the LEGO website, that would be equally exciting."
Yes, it would be good to see the ZX Spectrum it runs on!"

Hard to know whether it is a 48K model or 128K one."

I bet it is still the 16K one I owned decades ago!

@CCC said:
" @Brickes_ficko said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
"Nyirgegegg....Nyigeraya....Nyirahaga.....you know what, let's just call it NYI Factory!"
The pronunciation of Nyíregyháza is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hu-Ny%C3%ADregyh%C3%A1za.ogg , so [nyeeraithazo] or something like that. :)

@CCC said:
"I am trying to work out, is this a completely new factory, or is the old factory still in this set but now at a different scale to the original set?"
The original is 4000011 , this is its expanded version, perhaps with some minor updates, too."

I know the original set. I am trying to work out if this set has the original factory in it (but at a smaller scale) and that was expanded, or if this is a new factory at the same site, next to the old one."

Comparing the set images it looks to me like the top left and centre are the old factory (so basically the part without solar panels on the roof).

@paulvdb said:
" @CCC said:
" @Brickes_ficko said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
"Nyirgegegg....Nyigeraya....Nyirahaga.....you know what, let's just call it NYI Factory!"
The pronunciation of Nyíregyháza is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hu-Ny%C3%ADregyh%C3%A1za.ogg , so [nyeeraithazo] or something like that. :)

@CCC said:
"I am trying to work out, is this a completely new factory, or is the old factory still in this set but now at a different scale to the original set?"
The original is 4000011 , this is its expanded version, perhaps with some minor updates, too."

I know the original set. I am trying to work out if this set has the original factory in it (but at a smaller scale) and that was expanded, or if this is a new factory at the same site, next to the old one."

Comparing the set images it looks to me like the top left and centre are the old factory (so basically the part without solar panels on the roof)."

Yes, I think that is right. It is also a similar scale, with the long building 11 vs 12 studs.