Summer sets now in the database
Posted by Huw,
LEGO has made images of the summer sets available to retailers on its B2B asset portal. That has resulted in many smaller ones publishing them, probably before they are supposed to.
Unfortunately, those found so far are miniscule so it's difficult to see them properly. It's a mystery to me why LEGO does not make full sized images available to fan media sites at the same time as it adds them to the asset portal to avoid this problem.
Anyway, I have now added them to the database and you view them all here, including City, DC and Marvel Super Heroes, Hidden Side, Friends, Dots, Jurassic World, Ninjago and Architecture.
Thanks mostly to bouwsteentjes.info for the images.
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As great as the new architecture white house is, the set looks fantastic, that box art really ruins it for me, to me part of the joy of architecture sets was the minimalist black box art with a nice picture and line artwork of the set and that was it but now they've added some awful looking white banner on the bottom, combined with that horrible white house set name, it really makes it look like some awful star wars playset, (but hey that's just my opinion)
@The_Trash_Man
I agree, its strange they made the box look like a Star Wars UCS box, I'm fine with them using it for the actual Star Wars sets but this doesn't match at all.
@Zayzon said:
" @The_Trash_Man
I agree, its strange they made the box look like a Star Wars UCS box, I'm fine with them using it for the actual Star Wars sets but this doesn't match at all.
"
Yep completely agree, ngl I was kind of worrying that I would be alone on that opinion ;)
Monkie kid not allowed yet?
^ No. Threats of legal action...
The White House looks great. I should try and get it.
@TheWackyWookiee said:
"The White House looks great."
What are your opinions on the boxart, I hate it but i'm curious to see what other people think
All superhero sets look like 4juniors ... I miss old sets like the first Avengers wave.
When are these sets released? Are they all June releases? Or do we get some sets in May?
Also when are the Monkey Kid sets going to be released for sale?
What about 60265?
This should be some kind of an undersea base...
This new White House is much better than the old one, but with all the cool buildings around the world, why do they have to issue remakes?
Definitely a lot of great sets, the new Dots and Ninjago especially look especially good and that new pirate ship too (and the new dinos too)
Probably going to pass on all the Mario and Hidden Side sets, unless they are really reduced (at least 50% off).
I like the look of the White House but I'm also not a fan of the box art.
I can't believe that too many collectors are going to be buying the Marine Research sets, which makes me think the line is for kids but the $130 price point on the big ship doesn't agree with that opinion. I mean, who is going to buy a big ship worth $130 for their kid? It's not even Christmas yet. The most interesting Marine Research set, for me, is the smallest: 30370, with the new coral piece and the sting-ray to add to the ever-growing LEGO animal collections.
The Hidden Side box art really puts me off, like there's something to hide.
As for Marvel, another Helicarrier? In my opinion, I think LEGO should just make a UCS type of microscale model and be done with it. The microscale model would sell so much better than a play set, especially one that we already have.
I am looking forward to the Ninjago Legacy line, although it has the same problem as the Helicarrier, in regards to the Destiny's Bounty. However, this one is scaled down quite a bit with a lower price tag, hopefully.
I'm not really bothered about the DC sets. Meh.
I've pretty much given up on DOTS, because I'm a young, male TFOL and the printed parts are not very interesting to me.
Same with Friends.
Being an avid Star Wars fan, I'm really looking forward to the 501st Legion Troopers. And.... that's about it!
I agree, shame about the new Architecture box art. At the very least they could've gone with the black background, not a white one. I'm also still disappointed about the discontinuation of Architecture Studio.
Stephanie's House is very reminiscent of 10686 Family House, but there are much fewer outdoor goodies. There does seem to be a good chunk of wall extending behind the façade, but how much of that will be playable remains to be seen. Either way, I'm putting it on my wanted list as I need a proper Stephanie minidoll.
I LOVE MIA'S TOP IN HEARTLAKE CITY PARK CAFÉ! And there's a cool new e-scooter piece in Emma's Fashion Shop.
DOTS will be the end of me. I wasn't expecting the range to expand this much. There's even going to be a mega pack of the wristbands. And the series 2 extras pack is going to have a Super Rare print.
HAMMERHEAD SHARK IN 60263. I'm hoping it'll be priced right around the same as 60090, but... that new hammerhead shark element, as much as I love hammerheads, has me worried. Hope I'll be able to nab that polybag with the blue-spotted stingray too!
@LegoSonicBoy I'm afraid your Hammerhead shark dreams have just been crushed 60263 is $9.99, whilst 60090 was $6.99. I am sorry for your loss. :(
@Slobrojoe Bummer! I just realized it could be not just because of the hammerhead element but the new 4+ minisub chassis — it looked brick-built I couldn't tell. Oh well, there's always a sale...
^ agreed. Hopefully, that's where I'll get most of mine, otherwise I'll only be able to afford a couple of sets. Just got to find the best place to purchase.
A few sets are still missing from database.
70437: Castle of Mystery
60265: Ocean Exploration Base
Love that printed stingray.
@The_Trash_Man said:
" @TheWackyWookiee said:
"The White House looks great."
What are your opinions on the boxart, I hate it but i'm curious to see what other people think"
I don’t mind it actually. I mean, if this was the art which was on the first architecture sets, would we have hated it then?
It’s probably just a small marketing ploy to differentiate the 18+ sets from young ones.
Also, I just noticed, is that Ninjago set meant to be called ‘Zane’s Mino Creature’ or ‘Rhino Creature’?
Hurray for DOTS and the Friends animal sets!
That's about all of interest to me at the moment.
@TheWackyWookiee said:
" @The_Trash_Man said:
" @TheWackyWookiee said:
"The White House looks great."
What are your opinions on the boxart, I hate it but i'm curious to see what other people think"
I don’t mind it actually. I mean, if this was the art which was on the first architecture sets, would we have hated it then?
It’s probably just a small marketing ploy to differentiate the 18+ sets from young ones.
"
That's very true i guess it's just becasue they've all been a set way and they've just suddenyl changed it but very fair point
@Sinthoras said:
"A few sets are still missing from database.
70437: Castle of Mystery
60265: Ocean Exploration Base"
yeah @Huw , those sets aren't in the database. Brick Fanatics have got pictures of them both, The Castle of Mystery being the largest Hidden Side set.
Still waiting on pictures for Harry Potter sets...
Looking through the Friends sets, it seemed the figure selection was very limited. Even with sets that had opportunities for other characters you just get 2 of the 5.
Would be much more interesting if it was 1 & 1 other character
Have to admit I may be a little disappointed by the White House, perhaps because I was expecting a slightly larger version with greater detail compared to the previous White House (like how last years Empire State Building was a larger version). Instead it looks to be smaller but with extra building. Will have to see more pictures.
Any rumours on what 21053 will be?
I've seen the monkey kid ones on Instagram they look cool, 3 of the friends ones my kids will want and the sloth and white tiger especially,
Myself I love the jokers trike one and the hellicarrier ok but not a patch on the UCS one based on the movies...
Is there no more Disney princess or speed champion sets to come out?
The underwater sets look pretty decent. I love all the new animals.
The superhero sets are a pass, except for the big Helicarrier (with little flying MODOC).
Friends sets are okay (yay for more animals).
I love love LOVE the new dinosaur moulds (but still no Stegosaurus, Lego? C'mon).
The Hidden Side range continues on a downward slide (except for that gorgeous firetruck).
How freaking awesome does the new Ninjago stuff look?
I need to make a new list.
As I feared, a lot more that interest me than the first half of the year. Hopefully some more hi-res images can ease my wallet.
@Zordboy said:
"still no Stegosaurus...
The Hidden Side range continues on a downward slide (except for that gorgeous firetruck).
How freaking awesome does the new Ninjago stuff look?"
1. I believe there is a baby stegosaurus in Dr Wu’s Lab
2. I honestly think the fire truck is the worst of the bunch. It misses the core appeal of the line to me, since it can’t really function in a “normal” setting.
3. Very.
Box art? Who cares! You're supposed to take the Lego out of the box and play with it :)
I can't wait for pics of the new Harry Potter sets to show up.
That's a lot of minifigures for the Helicarrier!
It might be an unpopular opinion, but I think that Helicarrier set looks horrible. However, the minifig selection on it appears to be fantastic.
@The_Teenage_Brickster said:
"That mobile bat base looks like someone took the great 8635 and absolutely ruined it."
As I designed both of these I'm not sure how to feel about this comment... 12 years of experience has added nothing? Hahaha. :D
@EvilTwin said:
"Box art? Who cares! You're supposed to take the Lego out of the box and play with it :)"
I care, as someone who likes to keep the boxes for the sets and you're not really meant to play with the architecture sets they're DISPLAY models therefore in my opinion the box should be the same :)
Still nothing from the 2020 Overwatch sets, even though there are entries on Brickset's database. Fearing that the theme was dropped and the new sets cancelled.
The theme had such fantastic sets and minifigs...
@Mr__Thrawn said: "1. I believe there is a baby stegosaurus in Dr Wu’s Lab"
I wish that was true, but I'm almost certain it's a baby Ankylosaurus. I'm a Power Ranger, Stegosaurus is my dinosaur avatar, and I know stegs :).
"2. I honestly think the fire truck is the worst of the bunch. It misses the core appeal of the line to me, since it can’t really function in a “normal” setting."
I'm sure you could rebuild it quite easily into just a normal fire-truck. I just don't like that it's 8-wide. And I like the creepy villain figure that comes with it. The jail's not too bad, but I'm not feeling the other two.
"3. Very."
The new red mecha looks like it'd make the most beautiful companion model to Lloyd's Titan Mech (that came out last year).
I didn't know there was add ins to the White House. I thought it was just the main white building, but I guess I never considered the press room and all that. The set looks completely different from what I expected, but it still looks cool! Can't wait to see the Technic sets in the near future.
@Nabii The mobile base was one of the sets I was most looking forward to being revealed, and I think it looks wonderful. I can't wait to build it!
Everyone is talking about the Architecture box art, but I can't really get over the Hidden Side and Ninjago box art's immense visual clutter. I understand that they want to make the Hidden Side sets look unique, but I still feel like focusing the primary side of the box on the renders/art takes away from the fantastic builds that the theme has to offer.
And some of the Ninjago boxes... Ugh. Maybe it's just the low-resolution images, but everything just blends together into this big mess of unappealing colors to me. The mech looks nice though, I'm sure it'll go well with the Monkie Kid mech (Which I hope isn't $150 as the rumors go, but that's another topic.)
@Huw said:
"^ No. Threats of legal action..."
Probably because it is asiany
Maybe it's for the better that the Monkie Boy set images aren't officially released yet. The theme looks very... interesting. In an Asian market it may do well but a Western one it may be a bit much. Hopefully there's a good support back story like a TV/web series or similar to further explain the plot.
As for the other sets, I'm looking forward to the new City aquatic animals and some od the Ninjago line.
I don't mind the Architecture packaging. It still looks suitably refined, though I don't quite get the white stripe at the bottom.
I'm going to be interested to see how the Friends sets created for the National Geographic partnership compare with the City sets created for NG. The other Friends sets look very similar to those from a few years ago; the airplane looks just as impractical from an aerodynamic standpoint as the last one did.
@Mr__Thrawn
The only babies we are getting are a Triceratops and an Ankylosaurus, still no Stegosaurus.
@JasterMereel42 said:
"It might be an unpopular opinion, but I think that Helicarrier set looks horrible. However, the minifig selection on it appears to be fantastic."
Totally agree with you on the look of the thing. I believe it is possible to grab a bunch of totally random pieces and slap them together in the dark and arrive at something better looking than this abomination. There might be minor redemption with some useful parts though. I feel sorry for completist who might have to buy this. Still waiting for HP and Lambo Sian.
I spy “1X2X1 half round brick”s in Hidden Side sets!
I was reading through the comments to check nobody had mentioned those nice trans-yellow canopies in the Batman sets when I saw @Nabii say he was the designer, and that made perfect sense. Thanks for the gift to the classic and neo-classic Spacers.
If @nabii has had a hand in it it's likely to be excellent but unfortunately it's impossible to tell just by squinting at the minute images we have at the moment.
O think the White House box art looks cheap. I most likely will not be buying it, not even with a Trump Tower GWP.
Empire State Building and Statue of Liberty are still on the wish list though.
@LegoSonicBoy said:
" @Slobrojoe Bummer! I just realized it could be not just because of the hammerhead element but the new 4+ minisub chassis — it looked brick-built I couldn't tell. Oh well, there's always a sale..."
The sub’s chassis is mostly one piece. I’ve seen the ‘easy-to-build’ artwork for it.
A nice selection of sets to satisfy the needs of most everyone! But do you know what I'd really really really want to see made from Lego?
A set like https://brickset.com/sets/45029-1/Animals but at minifig scale.
The Friends line is getting there somehow but why is it so hard to do it minifig style?
I like that the Ninjago themes have gone from being based more up to date online style multiplayer gaming to being based on what like looks like old school D&D adventure multiplayer gaming
The only three sets that interest me are the Fire Truck and Castle from Hidden Side, and the Gallimius and Pteradon Breakout.
So far I like what I see! I'll just do a rundown of each theme. The biggest plus I've noticed is how good the value is in the smaller sets.
Jurassic World
I really like all the new dinosaurs. It'll be great for adding variety to the park, and many of them have been long overdue. I also love the lab set for including two baby dinos to play with. Still, I'm expecting to get gouged for these, so I won't be picking the sets up. That is, unless my brother needs a Christmas gift.
Hidden Side
-Mixed, but they are addressing one of the biggest issues I've had with the theme. We're getting better ghosts! This wave and the last have really added to the variety that we get and it looks like there's even a ghost that's an ally in the submarine set. There's even an actual boss-level ghost included in the firetruck set that looks creepy. I love it. This also alleviates my issue with Hidden Side where all the cool ghosts were pretty much only in either expensive sets or only appeared in the videogame. I hope there's more brick built ghouls and monsters to come.
Although, I am worried this theme is on it's last legs I dread people being able to finally play the game on current hardware that's widespread only to have the sets discontinued and expensive second-hand.
Ninjago
Someone at LEGO has been playing Dungeons and Dragons recently. While I'll likely only pick up Wu's dragon, these sets are awesome! I love the underground aesthetics with the lava and skeletons decorating the area. Kinda looks like a kid-friendly heavy metal album cover come to think of it. The new variety of enemies is also nice with trolls, orcs, new skeletons, and even what appears to be a witch doctor of some kind. The board game element will be interesting to see, and reminds me of when they did similar content with Adventurers.
Monkey Kid
LEGO is really bad at keeping these leaks off of Instagram, aren't they?
Super Mario
I love Mario, but I'll have to wait for a sale.
Avengers
I love the new Captain Marvel minifigure. A good new helmet, more detail, and is actually colorful. The helicarrier actually looks like a well-sized set for the value. I will say though that the avengers tower is laughably bad. Why didn't they just make the set have a theme of battling on the roof of the tower like they did with Clash of the Heroes? That would've worked and kept the price down.
Batman
-Well, at least the builds have improved. Still wish we got more location based sets.
City
-Overall Great! But I feel the value gets worse as the sets get bigger.
@Brickalili said:
"I like that the Ninjago themes have gone from being based more up to date online style multiplayer gaming to being based on what like looks like old school D&D adventure multiplayer gaming"
I happened to be a DM before this dreaded lockdown hit us. Do you play?
Why remaking the same Architecture sets, while other famous buildings didn't got the chance yet?
At lest they could do a White House in pink as it looks like in the last years...
Helicarrier looks nothing like the " real" thing from 2015.... but ok kids will probably like it.
Love the new JP dinosaurs and next seasons Ninjago sets. Only wish there will be another addition to the Ninjago city line.
I dont understand the Super Mario sets. If Lego would have made minifigure based sets it would have been a major hit for adults and therefor for kids too....since parents would have bought their kids all super mario sets for sentimental reasons.
Love the White House. Even like the box art ;) will be my first architect set.
Easy pass on all these sets, except I might get the diver polybag to get the new helmet mold. I do agree with others here that it is an odd decision for LEGO to change the box art for the White House, looks like an SW hybrid. The only thing that is and has ever been good in Marvel sets are the figures and the new wave keeps that trend. Could care less about the other waves since there not for me. Hopefully, the new SW wave will not be disappointing for once...
@MeganL said:
"I don't mind the Architecture packaging. It still looks suitably refined, though I don't quite get the white stripe at the bottom.
I'm going to be interested to see how the Friends sets created for the National Geographic partnership compare with the City sets created for NG. The other Friends sets look very similar to those from a few years ago; the airplane looks just as impractical from an aerodynamic standpoint as the last one did."
Honestly the Lego City Airplane that is releasing for 99$ also looks pretty impractical. Something about the new cockpit piece just doesnt make the plane look right, make it looking pretty big and thick compared to the actual wing piece.
The Hidden Side Prison looks cool. The HS box art is better this wave as well, I can now see what it is instead of a load of purple swirly mist.
Do the Architecture and Friends sets also come out July 1st like the City sets, or on another date?
Is there an ETA on when we will see the 2020 Harry Potter sets?
No Overwatch, that's unfortunate... Maybe they're pushing them back for the release of Overwatch 2?
Otherwise, the Marine Research Vessel looks quite nice, and so does the Creator Pirate Ship. The Hidden Side stuff is still keeping me on the edge: should I get into that line or not?
Looking forward to see what the Monkey Kid stuff is all about.
30370: {Diver} has a brand new helmet - something similar to old Stingrays faction on Aquazone!
Also - news stingray and coral (in vidrant coral colour, I presume).
@Phoenixio said:
"No Overwatch, that's unfortunate... Maybe they're pushing them back for the release of Overwatch 2?
Otherwise, the Marine Research Vessel looks quite nice, and so does the Creator Pirate Ship. The Hidden Side stuff is still keeping me on the edge: should I get into that line or not?
Looking forward to see what the Monkey Kid stuff is all about."
I wonder if LEGO’s relationship with Blizzard has soured after all the stunts they’ve pulled since the first wave.
@Zander said:
" @LegoSonicBoy said:
" @Slobrojoe Bummer! I just realized it could be not just because of the hammerhead element but the new 4+ minisub chassis — it looked brick-built I couldn't tell. Oh well, there's always a sale..."
The sub’s chassis is mostly one piece. I’ve seen the ‘easy-to-build’ artwork for it.
"
Yeah, I realized it only by the time I started typing that, hence the past tense in "looked brick-built" and "couldn't tell" :P
Airport sets are awful, I might get the Airliner, but the rest are too junior. This is disappointing as there appeared to be some hope for the City theme with some of the earlier sets this year but these have driven the car off the bridge. I would have said train but they have all but killed that theme off as well.
Just keep those licensed themes going so you can continue to alienate the classic theme collectors.
@Slobrojoe said:
" @Brickalili said:
"I like that the Ninjago themes have gone from being based more up to date online style multiplayer gaming to being based on what like looks like old school D&D adventure multiplayer gaming"
I happened to be a DM before this dreaded lockdown hit us. Do you play?
"
I do! Thankfully my friend groups were already dipping into online DnD options even before the lockdown so we’ve managed to keep going despite the odds
What about the upcoming Harry Potter sets? I’ve seen lots of leaks these past weeks but no offical news / images yet to be published? :(
There’s some cool looking stuff in the Summer wave but nothing that could entice me to spend money though.
I display my LEGO sets, not the boxes they came in. Why do people care so much about box art? Anyway, I wish the White House came with a presidential minifigure, my dog needs a new chew toy.
I don't see what all the fuss is about the White House box art. The architectural drawing is just a small detail that can tie real world building sets together in the future.
Imo, Lego have up until now had two problems - first, that they mixed skyline and building sets together in the same theme / style. Larger scale buildings and smaller skylines are quite different things.
Secondly, a black box isn't necessarily that distinctive by itself, and there are a few Creator Expert sets that have been black or nearly black - James Bond, Harley Davidson, and most confusingly, Old Trafford (which in most senses felt like an architecture set but was themed as Creator Expert).
Hopefully this is a step towards solving both of those issues.
@Brickalili said:
" @Slobrojoe said:
" @Brickalili said:
"I like that the Ninjago themes have gone from being based more up to date online style multiplayer gaming to being based on what like looks like old school D&D adventure multiplayer gaming"
I happened to be a DM before this dreaded lockdown hit us. Do you play?
"
I do! Thankfully my friend groups were already dipping into online DnD options even before the lockdown so we’ve managed to keep going despite the odds
"
Good to hear! However, my group was not as fortunate. We play at my Secondary school as an after-school club, so we weren't able to take it online.
When do the Jurassic World sets release? I’m going to be snagging all of them, but I keep hearing either June or August.
@hackenbacker said:
"I don't see what all the fuss is about the White House box art. The architectural drawing is just a small detail that can tie real world building sets together in the future.
Imo, Lego have up until now had two problems - first, that they mixed skyline and building sets together in the same theme / style. Larger scale buildings and smaller skylines are quite different things.
Secondly, a black box isn't necessarily that distinctive by itself, and there are a few Creator Expert sets that have been black or nearly black - James Bond, Harley Davidson, and most confusingly, Old Trafford (which in most senses felt like an architecture set but was themed as Creator Expert).
Hopefully this is a step towards solving both of those issues."
I take your point but my point was just that the majority of the architecture line has had a very distinctive box art style and in my opinion to change it suddenly is just a mistake, but hey I take your point :)
Any word on new LEGO Ideas sets?
Since nobody else has mentioned it HOLY SMOKES IS THAT TEE VEE IN THE HIDDEN SIDE FIRE TRUCK??
Almost surprised they continue the Hidden Side theme - the entire first wave is currently 40% off in my local store (just picked up two of the 70425 School set). And trust me - Lego discounts are *rare* around here (especially in actual stores), it's not like in the US where you can pretty much expect any set to go on 20% sale after a month or two. As said earlier I believe the problem is the poor and confusing box art, it's too hard to see the actual model (seems to have improved slightly on the new sets) and most people thinks the app is required (according to the cashier it seems like the overall spookiness turns off potential buyers too, again a reason to tone down the art a little).
Spacebug - While I've never been a fan of these single-piece cockpits, I agree that the new one looks particularly bad. I think it's how the part above the windows is just a bit too tall, making it look like a mix of an A380, a Beluga and a white van (just noticed how they've painted the new Beluga XL like a dolphin to make it less fugly).
Don't feel there are any real must-haves here, the Pirate Ship is interesting (have to see better pics) and the same with the Space Rover (but I feel the front window is a bit off and makes it look like a combine harvester).
New Ninjago looks uber cool to me, those connecting sets are very nice for castle and pirates setups which makes them more universal. I love the box art, even though obviously it's far from classic town or castle boxes, but it's the sign of times and by today's standards that boxart looks marvelous. New friends sets are nice, those transparent tubes are really intersting for mocs. There's also a couple of hidden side sets I really like, and creator pirate ship is a must buy.
Since the new White House is basically just the old one Extended to the sides, I really hope they next make a new version of the Louvre because the one they released definitely didn't do justice to the building.
Hey @Huw ! Where are the summer sets representations?!! One post for one theme of summer sets releases! On other sites and forums this is released. Why not on brickset? That we can comment,...
The new White House is now listed on the Lego website : https://www.lego.com/product/the-white-house-21054