LEGO teases something

I think it's some light-up bricks, that was just a two-second assumtion though

When I saw this on Facebook, people were leaving comments saying that it has to do with "Stranger Things". I don't know how this would relate to that show. (Then again, I've never watched it.)

It has a Tron vibe to it. Which would be awesome.

@PurpleDave said:
"They figured out how to cram an entire, functional Simon Says into a standard 2x2 brick!"
Lol, the animation reminded me of something but I couldn’t figure out what. They actually have puzzles based on Simon Says in some of the LEGO video games (like the Indy and Harry Potter ones).

I couldn’t tell what the announcement was at first, I thought this was another Vidiyo-type collaboration but it’s much more likely that it’s light bricks. These are gonna cost a heck of a lot but I’d be willing to pay more if it means quality. In any case, I feel like I’m a simpler person who’d just shine a flashlight on existing pieces and pretend they’re glowing.

Although I'd be over the moon for another Stranger Things set, this feels more Tron-ish. But Stranger Things is coming out this year, Tron is probably not.

Over a year ago there was a poll asking people several things and one was if they would like light kits for Lego sets, I do remember hearing something that Lego was going to release light kits for several sets, however that deal seemed to not happen. The deal ended up falling through because of the third party involved in the manufacturing process or something to that effect. I also heard that they were not giving up, so maybe they finally hammered out a deal with someone to finally produce these kits.

@TheAnalogKid said:
"I recognize that as a company, Lego needs to continue to press on with new releases, etc. But please get your house in order and fulfill your open orders and get your website sorted. *Rant over*"

I agree 100%.

More LEGO Light Bricks would be very welcome!

this is generally hilarious!!!

I wonder if the Vidiyo Llama is related to the WinAmp Llama?

My guess would be LEGO lighting kits. Wish they'd make a 2x4 brick that could record and playback a bit of audio.

I agree. "It's On" seems like a hint to me.

LEGO 80's Arcade?

Maybe an announcement about the implementation of bright colors in the next series of black box art design ... O_o

A Stranger Things set that uses coloured lights (the first of many lit kits)

Whatever this is teasing I’m keen to see it, hopefully it’s those official light kits they were talking about. Really want to see what kind of lighting solutions they’re coming up with.

My initial thought was Stranger Things with the 80s neon feel. But more I look, perhaps it is a light kit.

Considering how expensive some light kits can be and then I have to hide wires in a set, a Lego sold kit might actually be cheaper. Or at the least close to it, and make a good profit.

This teaser gave me some serious flashbacks of "9V electric" and "light & sound" sets like 846 : Lighting Set, 9V , 6484 F1 Hauler, 6482 : Rescue Helicopter, etc.
The 2x4 plate Part 4757, for example, if larger could be built into the structure, just like before.

We could *literally* build the wiring into the walls.

Maybe I'm reading to much into this, but I hope not.

Looks like maybe it has a clear stud tops and then the sides of the stud are regular non transparent but still shows some bleed through. Or maybe I am looking at the image in too discerning and eye.

If this is an official light brick in official sets then I might get a few for the 2017 UCS Millennium Falcon, for the Dayli Bugle and possible more.

I think that it's Starcourt Mall from Stranger Things! The animation looks very 80's and the neon lights!

@Alatariel said:
" @enamic5 said:
"If they bring out good lights, it would be great. Maybe the bought i-brix... Which I still have not received so many years later... The joy of Kickstarters."

Same here! I don't think that's actually gonna happen so we just lost our money. "

Lost my money there to. Gave up on that project actually producing anything.

If this is lighting related, we better also be getting trans-red and trans-green along with that orange light-blue, dark-pink and yellow.

Or maybe this is UV blacklight reactive bricks?

Gabbo! GABBO! GABBO!!!

@enamic5 said:
"If they bring out good lights, it would be great. Maybe the bought i-brix... Which I still have not received so many years later... The joy of Kickstarters."

You and me both!! I love how he sends updates that are actually not updates at all...

It's their own version of a lighting system.
So many small companies beat them to the punch so they had to do this.
Hopefully not too expensive and easy to set up.

So far they got one for the Ford Mustang (15 LED lights and 2 expansion boards), The Tree-house (32 LED lights, 12 expansion boards), Hogwart's Castle (74 LED's, 11 boards), and Andrea's Pool Party (24 LED's and 8 boards).

Too late Lego if it is a lighting system, I've already got one, it's called Auduino and it will probably still be cheaper and have more features than Lego's version.
This will be cool for younger fans though if it is a lighting system.

Only one month away seems really close, as i'll still be waiting for Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga OVER A YEAR AFTER ITS ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE

> The animation feels very 80s

I, for one, am so happy the 80s are back in full force. Height of human existence, that decade.

It looks like something we recorded on a VHS cassette in the 80's. It makes me think of 'Stranger Things'.

I currently have a large number of Light My Brick kits for my Winter Village. Will be interesting to see if Lego brings out products to compete with this. The light kits Can be fiddly with all the wiring and small lights, so would be good if the lights were incorporated in to the bricks.

@Emperor_D said:
" @Nick said:
"The animation feels very 80s?

That's all I got."

Maybe it's connected to that Stranger Things tease from nearly a month ago? God, I really hope they follow up on that."

After seeing your comment and rewatching the video. I think your right.

Judging by the video, I think Lego is going to try to combine their building bricks with some sort of digital platform that is full of technical glitches.

If it is a lightning system then maybe Lego will start doing train stuff like in the 80s- level crossing with working lights and barriers. Would be great.

@rtjepsen said:
" @enamic5 said:
"If they bring out good lights, it would be great. Maybe the bought i-brix... Which I still have not received so many years later... The joy of Kickstarters."

You and me both!! I love how he sends updates that are actually not updates at all...

"

I-Brix was shut down in March. The creator explained where things went wrong and where the money went. I'm disappointed too, but crowd-funding is investment, not shopping.

It may be related to the Daft Punk set which won the contest "Music to our ears!" one year ago:

https://ideas.lego.com/challenges/8e778633-2524-42d0-b3f8-3b1921b2dbdc/application/49e5f2d1-c80e-4c52-a1a6-a9cb8123ec6c

Maybe Lego created a new light brick to improve the original effect...

the Dimensions subreddit speculated that it could be a new Dimensions game with a tenuous link: https://www.reddit.com/r/Legodimensions/comments/nn51fy/its_happening_lego_has_officially_teased_a_sequel/ - they're a dedicated lot over there ;o)

@Obi_G said:
"the Dimensions subreddit speculated that it could be a new Dimensions game with a tenuous link: https://www.reddit.com/r/Legodimensions/comments/nn51fy/its_happening_lego_has_officially_teased_a_sequel/ - they're a dedicated lot over there ;o)"

I hope not. Dimensions was great while it lasted, but I think the way that they mention “ON” suggests lighting, like an on/off switch.

My guess is that they want to tap into the "light my builds" market and make their own lighting accessory kits, since they know that there are so many companies out there who make lighting packs to go with our sets.

@Aanchir:
Are you kidding? Deadpool 2 was releasing teasers to announce the impending release of teaser trailers...not even full trailers, but just a quick hint of a taste. Movies are rated based on how many times their trailers are viewed in general, or within the first 24 hours of being released.

I literally just bought my first light set for the Treehouse ! So now I have to wait before building it and using the set to see what Lego comes up with as a comparison.

Either way if it is lighting sets, I am very excited. I wouldn't put lights on all my sets (as I have seen some YT's do), but on select sets, absolutely ! Hopefully they won't be a Lego exclusive, and go to retail so we can take advantage of discounts. The prices need to be lower.

The twirling, flashing and jumping reminds me of Pokemon Go!

@HOBBES said:
"Not related but I had to say it because I am so very happy to see this development:
In the set "Warsaw brand store opening set" 6384342-1, there are mixel towball elements in black! (the shoulders)
Up until recently, these parts were only available in light and dark blueish gray - and were most of the time a serious eyesore on many otherwise very nice model. If we start having these pieces in other colours, that should improve the aesthetic of many models in the future. "

Pretty sure it’s 2 studs wide (look at the hands) so probably just a regular black ball joint.

@Norikins : thank you very much.
Indeed, as I don't follow social media I wasn't aware that the Everyone is awesome set had been teasered before. Mybad.
I also admit that I complain quite often about LEGO, or rather TLG, because while I love the product itself, TLG offers many reasons to complain in recent years imho.
But I also had many reasons to be happy about new sets and in those cases I don't complain at all.
Members like @FuddRuckus apparently only see my complaints plus might take some general criticisms of mine as personal attacks, which they are never meant to be.
We are a great community of brick building fans, there is no reason to attack one another, even if we feel differently about certain subjects.

@AustinPowers:
But many of the things you do complain about are very popular with the masses, so it's not even that they "offer many reasons". The vast majority of your complaints seem to start with, "Because this isn't popular in Germany...." If it's not popular in Germany, but a privately-owned company has managed to vault past both Mattel and Hasbro to become the top toy manufacturer in the world without any outside investment, while also regularly appearing towards the top of the "most trusted companies" list, it's a pretty clear indicator that they're now doing things better than ever before.

Maybe they are going to start making bricks in all the current colors, not just some of the colors. One can wish.
Got burned on the ibrix, so lighted bricks would be great. But something that big I feel would have a huge preview campaign, not just a teaser video. Hopefully I am wrong though.
Most likely it is a release of a new set, maybe one of the ideas sets. I've lost track on which ones have not been produced yet.

It could easily be a new orginal theme to replace Hidden Side!

@JCouss:
It’s Donkey Kong! Well, not actual Donkey Kong. More something _like_ Donkey Kong.

@HOBBES:
On both arms there are parts that are a lighter shade of black than the black used for the rest of the shirt. I agree with @Aanchir (but perhaps a bit more confidently) that these are probably just poorly lit dark-bley.

@Aanchir:
It’s worth noting that it’s not the towballs that are the problem, as they have appeared in multiple parts in a range of colors, even before the Mixel theme was proposed. The towballs also get subjected to compression force, which ABS has no problem handling. It’s the sockets, which have to withstand pressure pushing out, plus the added stress of being repeatedly snapped together and pulled apart. Even a minor tweak to the plastic could mean disaster.

@AustinPowers said:
" @FuddRuckus said:
""Everyone is Awesome" designer Matthew Ashton posted 14 teasers for the set over 11 days...

https://twitter.com/matthew__ashton/status/1395019174984966148

https://twitter.com/matthew__ashton/status/1395096789888405508

https://twitter.com/matthew__ashton/status/1395154934170066945 "
My only source of information regarding LEGO is Brickset (and LEGO newsletters of course).
Not partaking in fluff like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and all other such useless time-wasting, privacy-invading tat is bliss. "

"I can't stand teasers, Lego's are always disappointing, they should do more things like XYZ that didn't get any teasers!"
"Actually XYZ got 14 teasers"
"Well, uh, it's uh, social media doesn't count"

How can you possibly claim that all of Lego's teasers are disappointing if you clearly do not see even half of them? Brickset isn't a terrible source by any means, but they don't track 100% of Lego-related content and if you're only basing your opinions on information from a single website then you are going to be incorrect.

It's like if I said that I couldn't stand Christopher Nolan's movie trailers, and I only ever watched them in heavily compressed Youtube videos with no sound. Your stance isn't justifiable because you are choosing to ignore the information

@BrickToBasics : you misunderstood. I didn't mean the teasers themselves are disappointing. Like you said, I never saw the actual teasers (unless they were accessible via Brickset), I only read about them here.
I meant I was disappointed by the final products associated with the teasers, as for me none of them managed to meet the expectations drummed up by the supposed hype before.
That's why I said I thought the Everyone is awesome set was such a welcome difference. I simply didn't know it had been teasered before. When I saw it here on Brickset for the first time I was blown away by it. I had never heard or seen any mention of it before, so it came as a very pleasant surprise and I therefore thought that was the way LEGO should go about announcing new sets.

And @PurpleDave: of course my complaints come from a German perspective. Isn't that natural? Wouldn't it be natural too if it were the other way around, i.e. if LEGO's products were tailored mainly to German tastes and you would feel like I feel and would hence complain.
It might well be that we are the "odd one out", but currently over here LEGO definitely is far from as popular as it was until the turn of the Millennium, or even as ten years ago. The past few years have seen a massive shift that surprised even me, and there is no sign of it changing again.

@Namer18 said:
" @Alatariel said:
" @enamic5 said:
"If they bring out good lights, it would be great. Maybe the bought i-brix... Which I still have not received so many years later... The joy of Kickstarters."

Same here! I don't think that's actually gonna happen so we just lost our money. "

Lost my money there to. Gave up on that project actually producing anything. "

So did I. The last update was mostly to say that the project has almost certainly terminated. Unless anyone reading this would be able to invest 100k to have a large batch produced. Anyone??
There's rather a lot of unfortunate backers in this thread apparently.
@Lukasz64
A lightning system would be really cool indeed ;-)

Generally on this topic: maybe there will be really spectacular teaser in a month, one that will make us go like: wow, now I really don't have a clue what they're up to :-S

My guess it's the roll out of lighting kits with a Stranger Things vignette to kick it off.

@Huw @CapnRex101 Looks like we have an answer to what was being teased: https://www.lego.com/en-gb/lego-con