2021 Technic and Creator sets revealed!
Posted by Huw,
An errant European retailer has revealed dozens of January 2021 sets! We'll be publishing a series of articles over the next half-hour or so revealing them all.
Let's start with Technic and Creator...
42116 Skid Steer Loader
42117 Race Plane
42124 Off-Road Buggy
31111 Cyber Drone
31112 Wild Lion
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Wow, the lion and the plane are amazing sets!
that lion is what I call a legend beast from chima. definitely picking it up at some point!
31111 is a must buy.
Too bad there aren't elbow/knee hinges in the lion. He looks very stiff.
So.. A 3-in-1 set that has a lion, a warthog and a... ostrich ? Who wants to bet there will be a fourth build of a meerkat?
My mighty dinosaur and my future creator lion are going to have a battle over those bones someday in the future.
Cool colors!
I’m not so inspired by the Lion, but the vulture is a neat little build. I’ll be buying the set for the ostrich build!
31111 is amazing! Looks like a small set and comes with an awesome minifig!? Sold.
The airplane and the skid-steer loader are my favorites.
Robot in 31111 has a classic space torso and the face is reference to the Spyrius droids?
Count me in!
Have they ever included a minifigure like that in a smaller creator set?
Is that a new 3x2 L-shaped technic beam in 42116?
I love these simple Technic sets. These basic mechanics are very cool for young kids. I wondering what's the second build of the plane set.
Wow that's a nice very classic droid, must have for me. It's highly unusual for a Creator set to have an interesting minifigure. It'll go nice with this year 31107.
I hope classic space-ish Creator sets become a recurring subtheme.
These are all must-have buys for me. I love the smaller Creator and Technic sets too. 31111 in particular looks great and seems like it's using the Sand Blue colour, much like 76102.
42117 looks like it has a lot more System parts than a small Technic set usually has. Between that and the use of a good number of Technic panel parts, it’s some detailed shaping for such a small set!
The thumbnail assigned to 42116 in the database is wrong, it's showing the off-roader instead. The skid-loader image loads when I click on the thumbnail.
@bwaaatch said:
"Robot in 31111 has a classic space torso and the face is reference to the Spyrius droids?
Count me in!"
I know! It's so cool!
Off Road Buggy gives me vibes of the old Robo Racers like 8511. I like the color scheme.
That buggy has some nice wheels! They look like they can be used on turf and dirt!
I wonder if Lego is trying to actively compete in the RC car business.
I love 31111 Cyber Drone so much! I feel like it's so representative of what Lego can be; simple, creative, adventurous fun in a small set. Lots of character. I would love to see tons of creator sets like this; a cool vehicle or other small build with a single unique minifigure. No theme or explanation needed. :)
@Mosquitosquisher7 said:
"Is that a new 3x2 L-shaped technic beam in 42116?"
I'm not sure but it seems like a regular T-beam, one part behind the gear.
The straight legs on the lion are a big no for me.
I love that Cyber Drone, awesome throwback figure! I'm a sucker for small Technic sets, I hope those don't cost more than $15 since they look look a little bigger than the usual $13 sets, especially the plane.
@Kalhiki said:
"31111 is amazing! Looks like a small set and comes with an awesome minifig!? Sold."
I'm totally going to get it!
@Mosquitosquisher7 said:
"Is that a new 3x2 L-shaped technic beam in 42116?"
Looks like it could be a 3x3 T: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=60484T=C
The lion set reminds me of the 4884 Wild Hunters set from 2005.
Wow! That cyber drone is awesome, or maybe it’s just because I’m a big sci-fi nerd.
31111 is worth picking up for that minifigure alone - reminds me of a late 90s space android.
Is it unusual for 3 in 1 creator sets to have minifigs?
The plane is a must buy for me.
They brought back to from alpha team!
These are all great!
@jdm said:
"Is it unusual for 3 in 1 creator sets to have minifigs?"
Sort of, but there have been sets with then as far back as 2011. (5766)
That Cyber Drone set is something else, huh?
Nothing for me here although that Cyber Drone reminds me of old Space sets.
I want to like the lion, but it just looks really awkward without knees or elbows. I probably will get it (because I've really loved the Creator brick-build animals like the dragons, or shark, or dinosaur), but I'll wait for a sale.
I like the drone, just because of the mecha alternative build.
31111 looks awesome
31111 is gonna be a popular set, especially for its robot spaceman minifig. I'm building mine with the mech.
The Technic dune buggy is neat, but I bet for what it is gonna sell for, I can go with Tamiya and perhaps splurge on something 4WD.
Thats the only creator sets?
Disappointed by the Lion one. I like the idea of making a smaller version of the 4884 Wild Hunters, but the color is bad, the 2-stud body is bad, and the stiff legs are VERY bad - even the tiny 70123 Chima Legend one looked way better than this.
I wonder if the whole "3-in-1" concept is too much of a compromise - at best it's "1-good-and-2-crap-ones-in-1", at worst it's "3-turds-in-1".
Bring back CLASSIC SPACE!!! (and classic castle!)
Is that a new shade of purple in the 42124 buggy? It looks like the old Technic Competition purple. If so, it's cool to see teal's sister color return.
That Technic off-road buggy gives me real big old-school RC car vibes, mainly due to the wheels.
Robot in a set? TAKE MY MONEY! And you didn't even make it a big set... thank you Lego!!! I also love the colour scheme on that little Technic plane, and the new wheels on the Control+ car is rather alluring too...
10€ Technic sets seem to be cooler than the big ones.
I just had another close look at 31111 Cyber Drone and it looks like it has two of the Connector Beam 1X3X3 Technic pieces, which has only been in the SPIKE Prime Set and several other really expensive sets. I do like it when LEGO starts using new pieces like this, in smaller more reasonably priced sets.
The 42124 buggy is the only new set that grabs my attention if I was new to Technic and didn't already have the current 42099 which I could adapt to lose some weight.
However, agree with cody6268 that if the price is similar to a dedicated 4x4 outdoor buggy with strong, stiff suspension, lithium battery then the competition may be too great.
Finally we get the Osprey!
Surprisingly happy with that robot set. If it's any sort of affordable it looks lie a fun build!
The Control+ buggy looks cool. I can see several new pieces in there. New wheels, new tyres. What looks like a new 3x7 rectangular panel on the roof and bonnet. Some existing panels in pink for the first time. Rumours are that this one is cheaper than the top gear rally car, making it the cheapest control+ set.
@CrimsonFury said:
"The Control+ buggy looks cool. I can see several new pieces in there. New wheels, new tyres. What looks like a new 3x7 rectangular panel on the roof and bonnet. Some existing panels in pink for the first time. Rumours are that this one is cheaper than the top gear rally car, making it the cheapest control+ set. "
Panels well spotted!
The wheel looks like an existing one, new in white: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=56908T=S&O={%22iconly%22:0}