More pictures of next year's store exclusives
Posted by Huw,
LEGO has released more images of the 40xxx sets that will be available from January 1st exclusively in brand stores (where they are open) and at LEGO.com.
View them after the break.
40440 German Shepherd
40441 Shorthair Cats
40462 Valentine's Bear
40466 Chinese New Year Pandas
40468 Yellow Taxi
40469 Tuk Tuk
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Honestly, the only set of any interest to me is the Tuk Tuk.
I think they look pretty cool.
We are getting shorthair cats. So should we expect longhair cats in the future?
The Tuk Tuk is the most interesting and the larger creator size seems to allow more detail than the previous mini-fig versions that have appeared in 70607. The taxi is very 1970's and reminds me of a gift with purchase. The dogs seem to be a blockheadz version of Lego Doggo https://ideas.lego.com/projects/eb6b37ff-1ba6-4347-a714-68502c583115 which is awaiting approval? The valentine's bear could come in useful and looks to be an interesting build as well as display item.
German Shepherds are some of the best friends you could ever have in life, so that’s going to be one I’ll keep an eye on!
smiley face feet on the bear haha
It took me forever to figure out what the bear was holding; then I realized it was a heart, and the piece on the left is sideways. Seems pretty sloppy for an official promo photo.
The Tuk Tuk is a must have I think; my partner will love the cats - even if I MOC them up into the colours of our 3...
The tuktuk should come with a working horn to add authenticity
That Taxi is rather plain, but I really enjoy the design.
@woosterlegos said:
"We are getting shorthair cats. So should we expect longhair cats in the future?"
Yes, but they are going to all have mullets.
Panda!
Love the design of the taxi. Reminds me of classic Lego.
All really cool. Time to work on conversion for a litter box.
The Cats are adorable!! Using Wolverine's Claws as whiskers is excellent parts use, bravo Lego!
The Pandas are killing me, so cute!! Especially the one on the right.
I really love those pandas! Not sure how I'm going to get them, though...
Really need that Tuk-Tuk!
That tuk tuk is fantastic!
The taxi's license plate begins with LDC. Perhaps it was intended to be a LEGO Discovery Center exclusive.
@EarthGirl83 said:
"The Cats are adorable!! Using Wolverine's Claws as whiskers is excellent parts use, bravo Lego!"
Agreed, and the whiskers have been used a couple times prior in this fashion. (Brickheadz 69 & 96)
The German Shepherd looks so much like Appa from Avatar the Last Airbender. Hope it means more sets, it’s had a renaissance in 2020.
German Shepherds and Tuk Tuk
I'm slightly concerned that the tuktuk has a fire extinguisher on the back. Do drivers of these vehicles expect a lot of fires!?
Does anyone here have an estimate on the price of the tuktuk, because it seems like a must buy?
If that taxi was made for minifigs and cost like 10-15 bucks it would sell like hotcakes.
The Brickheadz animals are adorable...but that Tuk Tuk is a big need. It looks to be bigger than minifig scale though(compared to the one in Ninjago City Chase especially).
I wonder if we’ll be getting a Creator Expert (or 18+?) taxi next year. This mini taxi build seems to be a similar size to previous mini vehicles that have been offered as promos alongside the Creator Expert equivalents.
I like the taxi and those cats might be neat, hopefully these wont be too hard to find here in Australia... (the local LEGO stores are open and there is no indication they will need to close again)
Those dogs are adorable! I love the puppy's tongue. Interesting that they used a bow piece on the front of that and the cats, instead of a 1x4 tile.
@Vanvonfull said:
" @EarthGirl83 said:
"The Cats are adorable!! Using Wolverine's Claws as whiskers is excellent parts use, bravo Lego!"
Agreed, and the whiskers have been used a couple times prior in this fashion. (Brickheadz 69 & 96)
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Thanks. I was never interested in the Brickheadz so probably why I never noticed before, but these are just too cute I might have to get them.
Wait, do the pet Brickheadz actually come with the little beds? I was already going to get them but that's just adorable!!!
'Yellow Taxi' should really be named 'Various Shades of Yellow Taxi'
If they can't even manage consistent colours for the promo pic it doesn't bode well for the retail sets.
@sjr60 said:
"'Yellow Taxi' should really be named 'Various Shades of Yellow Taxi'
If they can't even manage consistent colours for the promo pic it doesn't bode well for the retail sets."
Huh? I'm not seeing any color inconsistency beyond the obvious caused by reflection and different surfaces being at different angles to the source of light.
@Baldarek said:
" @sjr60 said:
"'Yellow Taxi' should really be named 'Various Shades of Yellow Taxi'
If they can't even manage consistent colours for the promo pic it doesn't bode well for the retail sets."
Huh? I'm not seeing any color inconsistency beyond the obvious caused by reflection and different surfaces being at different angles to the source of light."
There's a very obvious difference between the side of the plate on top of the front wing, and the rest of the wing... both the same angle!
@sjr60 said:
"There's a very obvious difference between the side of the plate on top of the front wing, and the rest of the wing... both the same angle!"
You mean between the SNOT bracket and the inverse slope? I can barely notice it.