That's pretty clearly bright light blue, I don't see how it could possibly be medium azure. Or did you mean medium blue?

@CliveyB said:
"Yellow Car! 1 point to me! (Anyone else play that game?)"

Yep, I love playing that!

LOL. Was murmuring as clicking Continue Reading, "I hope it's not another washed out..." And there it is! Was Mint Green already taken?

Could be sand blue

What about that set number? There haven’t been any in the range of 779**, isn’t it?

I didn't get this because of the color. I'll get it now.

Now re-colour 42056 Porsche 911 GT3 RS in any other colour but Orange

I think it would be cool if LEGO re-released ships like X-wings but with different pilots included each time.

Interesting to also find them under those 779xx set numbers.
And speaking of new releases, on the LEGO legal documents page you can also find conformity papers to a new 3x3 Technic Color Light matrix with item nr. 45608 and Technic Small Angular Motor 45607.

@gunther_schnitzel said:
"I misread the first sentence as ‘appalling’ instead of ‘appealing’. :)

Would love to see the Mustang released in ‘Bullitt’green."

That reminds me, i still need to figure out a purist Frank Bullitt torso to go with an unstickered 75884. A lot are close, but wrong colors or have SHIELD logos.

@CapnRex101 said:
" @LegoSonicBoy said:
"That's pretty clearly bright light blue, I don't see how it could possibly be medium azure. Or did you mean medium blue?"

I agree that it looks like bright light blue, but that would require a huge number of elements to be produced in a new colour, which is why I am hesitating."
Would it also be the case for medium blue? I just can't see how this would resemble medium azure, it's so far from it.

@Djhorn said:
"Does anyone think this could be because of the Cool Yellow color causing production challenges/expenses and/or problems with the integrity of pieces in the color?

this definitely indicates that Lego sees the set selling for years to come and this may be a step to future-proof production "

And then there's the issue of the color differences in parts in that set that are all supposedly the same pale yellow color.

I see no problem with a re-color of a small, popular set like the Creator dinosaur...my son has it and loves it...but to re-release the Fiat seems somewhat silly. Does this mean the yellow is discontinued and, once sold through, all subsequent sets will be blue?

I guess it's an interesting way to breathe some new life into a set but at the same time I'm surprised it's the Fiat and not the Mustang or Porsche. In any case, I won't be double-dipping here.

What they should do, is release it in multiple colors when it first comes out. That way people can choose or buy two :)

@CapnRex101 said:
" @LegoSonicBoy said:
"That's pretty clearly bright light blue, I don't see how it could possibly be medium azure. Or did you mean medium blue?"

I agree that it looks like bright light blue, but that would require a huge number of elements to be produced in a new colour, which is why I am hesitating."

It would be a huge number of new parts in Bright Light blue for one set, but in the original yellow set, based on the allocated part ID numbers it appears that 32 of the 56 yellow parts were created for that set.

@Zander said:
"70841 Benny's Space Squad but with the team in other colours. Realistically, I don't see that happening as there are likely licensing restrictions around TLM2, but one can dream. A variant of 40516 Everyone is Awesome but with CS astronauts in the LGBT colours would be, well, awesome.

Another recolour that would appeal would be to 31120 Medieval Castle. I wrote an article about that here: https://brickset.com/article/59997/makeover-31120-medieval-castle .

"

yes please: everything is awesome with
(1) grey/gray (not just so I could use it for a resistor colour code resource- it'd be nice for Oldies to be represented)
(2) Spacepeople in many colours!

At least if all the parts are being made to supply the FIAT in another colour, it might also mean it's possible to build the Mini Cooper from 75894 in that colour too (since you can make a light yellow one from current parts).

Multicolored sets are long over due. I wish we had couple more colors of T1.

And we aren't assuming this is a fake leak and they are playing tricks on you?

Seems weird to recolor that set since it is so new. Maybe if it was popular enough and it was at end of life, like the new VW Van (I know they aren't identical, but similar enough).

if this is true, i think it is really stupid and lego seriously started underestimating the consumers.

Why was this in a "safety document"? Was there some issue with the set that it needed to be mentioned?

@Astrobricks said:
"Looks like safety documents, not security documents.
And I find it hard to believe they would bother changing the color of a small set like the dinosaur. Much more likely somebody made a weird mistake generating the documents that resulted in those colors."

It is not possible for just the build image to change colors while the rest of the box art remains the same unless it's an intentional change. Also these have new set numbers and new safety documents. There is no "mistake".

@Minifig290 said:
"To be honest these images so look photoshopped to me, just very well done. Personally I'm sceptical and hopeful these won't happen."

Yes they look like they might be photoshopped but they are sourced directly from LEGO's website so they created the images. Why do you hope they won't happen? What is the downside?

I think I prefer the yellow. Hard to tell from such a low quality picture, though.

Hope we get a better look soon (although, to be honest, I'm unlikely to buy either, as I'm not a big fan of the car).

@Lyichir
@CapnRex101 said:
" @LegoSonicBoy said:
"That's pretty clearly bright light blue, I don't see how it could possibly be medium azure. Or did you mean medium blue?"

I agree that it looks like bright light blue, but that would require a huge number of elements to be produced in a new colour, which is why I am hesitating."

The light yellow Fiat already had a lot of uniquely coloured parts, so if they stop producing the yellow one, and make everything in any blue colour, I don't see why that would be a problem. They would be saving all the production capacity otherwise spent on the yellow parts.

Not April 1st so seems reasonable.

I already have the creator expert mustang and love the set but further to some comments yes indeed…if LEGO rereleased the set in a bullitt dark green and without the white stripes I would buy again in a heartbeat. It would look fantastic in the garage on the shelf next to my real 2020 bullitt. Too bad the chances of it happening are slim to nil.

Typewriter in dark red, just like my Grandparent’s had.

@Feroz said:
" @lippidp said:
"I think it's a great idea. Multiple different colors of certain sets at launch, preferably. "

I don't know. I can see a certain colour being more popular than the others. Leaving more people disappointed and more unsold boxes on the shelves.

I think a pre-order setup where you can choose your desired colour would get the most out of this idea."

Eh, probably wouldn't matter much. I'm sure they do market research beforehand. Plus the initial production run isn't 100% of a set's lifetime production. If one color does poorly they can just pull that one from production and keep producing the other color.

I kinda like the idea of these recolored re-releases, even if it seems a bit like filler.
reminds me of when they re-released 8942: Jetrax T6 in yellow

It's very possible that these are just photoshopped recolors for some reason.

Could they release some white wall tires? For the authentic Luigi experience.

It’s 8942-2 all over again.

@eiffel006 said:
"Ok, so it seems legit because of this here : https://www.lego.com/en-us/service/buildinginstructions/77942

I don't understand why they did not update the box art, however."

I think you might be onto something. Interestingly enough, the (presumed) 31058 replacement has the same name, but a sequential set number of 77941 .

But, if it's due to perhaps issues (or even safety hazards) of the cool yellow color, how come the bottom jaw of the dinosaur changes to cool yellow?

https://www.lego.com/en-us/service/buildinginstructions/77941

These are still probably Photoshopped images, but mockups of real sets.

If they were to do the mustang in red (bright red) and keeping the white stripes, that would work with the movie: "I am Legend". Although the car did not have much screen time. That is a more modern version of the car but this modern version is available on Rebrickable.

To me, this just goes to show that recolour (assuming this whole story is true) and new moulds are not an issue for Lego. Whenever they want to do something, they just do it and spread the cost on the whole line up. I just don't like it when they toss that as an excuse when they don't feel like doing a new recolour or bringing back an old mould (as often requested by fans). They don't have to do these requests, but don't give a lame excuse, just say: no, we don't see economic benefit in doing this now so we won't, that's all.

Did not get the yellow one, won't get the blue one. If I had to pick, I'd take the yellow one.
A recolour on Emerald Night would be nice. Would also like a recolour of the Technic Porsche (and fixing a few other things in the process). Or they could simply redo the Piano idea in white! Blacktron in fuchsia: Fuchsiatron...

I have seen somewhere that there will be two new different mighty dinosaur: 77940 and 77941. 77941 is the blue variant, now what colour will 77940 be?

I want the volkswagen beetle 10252 in red to match my real one.

The BIONICLE fan in me adores this. There's something so cool about seeing a model in a different color pallet. It feels so fresh and sometimes alien and can bring about a lot of cool recolors for mocs.

@paulmison said:
"Is 31058 the longest-selling non-Expert Creator set? It seems to have been around since the very end of 2016, so it'll reach its fifth birthday if it's still available at the end of the year. Deservedly so, by the way: Rebrickable shows dozens of alt builds on top of the three in the set plus a fourth bonus instruction download.

Recolouring it to make it new yet keep it available seems smart (and given it's a $15 set with over 170 pieces, hardly "money-gouging")."

I have never seen mighty dinosaurs sold here for the past year and more

31058 Mighty Dinosaurs was very good for it's time of design, the ball joints are a bit clunky now, but the model is still succesful seeing how long it's been sold for.

3-in-1 is my favorite theme so getting a second of the same set in another color isn't an issue, and hopefully a start of a trend of "legacy" type sets, like how Ninjago brought back some sets from the past recently.

1: I think this is probably fake.

2: I think it is super silly.

3: I need one in either Tan or Dark Tan

"although medium azure seems more likely given the range of available elements in that colour"

All the more reason bright light blue would be much more appreciated. By me, at least.

And hey, barely any parts were available in bright light yellow before this set.

@DavidBrick said:
" @lemish34 said:
"Cool, but completely unnecessary and money-gouging by TLG!!
And yet many collectors will happily fork over there hard-earned money for this overpriced set ….. twice!!"

So Lego isn't in business to make money? You don't want this overpriced set then don't buy it in either color."

Don’t worry, I won’t be!
I certainly hope LEGO makes lots of money, for decades or centuries to come!

It's obvious what's going on - they don't want to keep producing all the parts in the original colours, likely because they're harder to incorporate into other sets to justify keeping a stock on hand and a regular production slot, so in order to keep these sets going forward, they need to change the colours to a more universally-used and useful colour.

Be interesting to see if they supply the fan-prize alternate builds for 31058 (Scary Scorpion and my Dino Island Recon Plane):
https://rebrickable.com/instructions/31058-1/

this is certainly... unique? personally i would rather they didn't release 4 creator expert cars every year, as it makes it harder to keep up with such things. and with regards to recolours, it just seems like they're trying to make some extra cash off of people who assume a green dinosaur is a completely different set to a blue one. if these sets are a VIP series, then the dinosaur set is a strange choice for VIP's, and while the fiat makes sense. i can only assume making it something you buy with VIP points could easily send the price into $400+, which would be a slap in the face to those trying to collect all the creator expert vehicles. same issue goes for releasing 4-5 every year.

Obviously Creator and Technic vehicles would be easy to sell in other colors (10295 Porsche 911), but I would rather buy quite a few Friends sets if they only would come in normal City colors with regular minifigs and uncutified normal color animals. All that pink, purple and light blue needs to go, so that we could get a normal school (based on 41682), a pizzeria (41311), a diner (41349), surfshop (41315) or even a Circus caravan (41688).

Reminds me of the Brickish camper van competition all those years ago. I still have tic & tac (lime & orange) on display at home.

I feel Lego is trying to move towards a practise that is very common in the world of collectibles.
Variants / recolours / vendor exclusives may well be commonplace in the future.

@ash2907 said:
"I feel Lego is trying to move towards a practise that is very common in the world of collectibles.
Variants / recolours / vendor exclusives may well be commonplace in the future."
I suspect it’s part of a move to give consumers more choice. 76188 Classic TV Batmobile, for example, came with a choice of stud shooters or not.

@paulmison said:
"Is 31058 the longest-selling non-Expert Creator set? It seems to have been around since the very end of 2016, so it'll reach its fifth birthday if it's still available at the end of the year. Deservedly so, by the way: Rebrickable shows dozens of alt builds on top of the three in the set plus a fourth bonus instruction download.

Recolouring it to make it new yet keep it available seems smart (and given it's a $15 set with over 170 pieces, hardly "money-gouging")."

Some of the early Architecture sets, particularly 21005 Fallingwater, on sale from 2009 to 2015, and 21006 The White House, on sale from 2010 to 2016, come to mind. There's also 21028, the New York City skyline, which has been continuously on sale since the start of 2016.

@busyman said:
"Definitely the Porsche. The white didn't do it for me, but I would like to see an orange version.
I'd also like to see another Mini Cooper, maybe red with the British flag on the top. "

Italian Job set of 3 Minis - been thinking of doing that as MOC's myself with simple black front seats and some gold in the back - wheelarch bits are scuppering it at present, as well as funds and space...

@iwybs said:
"Weird. Why? They seem to be flooding the market with Creator Expert cars this year. Porsche 911, VW Microbus, Pickup Truck, and now this? There was a designer interview a few years ago where Mike Psiaki said they didn't want to release more than one Creator Expert car per year because they didn't want anyone to feel like they couldn't afford to keep up with the Creator Expert car series. I guess that's changed?"

My thinking too, I love collecting the larger scale cars, but man...This year's got us with the 911, T2, and Truck are, and now another Fiat? I like the light blue but I already have the set, and gotta keep the budget tight and this means no Fiat 2 for me.

i hope this concept is profitable for them, then in the future they can release at the same time and you can pick what color you want. For example the new F150 is awesome, but im sick of the orange, would be nice in blue of silver.

Do we know what the (Latvian language ?) safety document actually says ... ?

Are we not sure it doesn't just say something along the lines of:

DANGER! DO NOT RELEASE SETS LIKE THIS AS IT MAY SEVERELY HARM AFOL'S WALLETS!

;-)

@iwybs said:
"Mike Psiaki said they didn't want to release more than one Creator Expert car per year because they didn't want anyone to feel like they couldn't afford to keep up with the Creator Expert car series. I guess that's changed?"
I guess that's why Mike Psiaki's a superb Lego set designer rather than a Lego accountant!

It’s probably a new colour to replace the yellow version given the various shades of the pale yellow that appears rather jarringly in the set. I don’t think it’s a new trend, just a means to increase the life of the set whilst simultaneously addressing the colour problem

@gunther_schnitzel said:
"Would love to see the Mustang released in ‘Bullitt’green."

Me too!! That would be awesome.

I wouldn't mind if they produced all of their Expert cars in multiple colors.

Well, since LEGO is re-releasing things with different colours, they should take the opportunity to re-release the "UCS" Imperial Probe Droid in either black or gunmetal grey...both of which are much better colours than dark bluish grey.

Still not for meregardless of color. Maybe it goes against popular option (not sure how many out there were hoping for a fiat to begin with), but I think the fiat is a stupid looking car. I want more classic cars like the mustang.

@Huw said:
"You are reading too much into the 'safety' aspect of the documents. They are produced for every set as a matter of course to comply with toy regulations around the world.

The fact they exist for these recolours does not suggest the earlier versions are unsafe somehow."

If this is directed at me, thanks for answering my question. I guess if anything I was just questioning if LEGO was using safety as the reason behind the change of color. And because I actually own a copy, I was legitimately concerned about whether or not there was indeed an issue. What I didn't realize is that all sets have this safety message- though I should have as most products usually do. I feel kind of dumb now. lol

I'd like to see the Harley in black with pearl silver elements throughout.
And maybe they'll do the Porsche in light yellow or blue.

@CapnRex101 said:
" @LegoSonicBoy said:
"That's pretty clearly bright light blue, I don't see how it could possibly be medium azure. Or did you mean medium blue?"

I agree that it looks like bright light blue, but that would require a huge number of elements to be produced in a new colour, which is why I am hesitating."

Given the number of new elements in Cool yellow that we saw in the original 10271 Fiat, it strikes me as an awesome way to boost the palette in bright light blue. Does this model become the 'under-represented pale shade' parts pack?

Why???

Is putting this info out there clandestinely by LEGO another amazing market “test” like, say, e-mailing a few select VIP members with codes to free LEGO stuff? :D

Pink 1989 Batmobile, please

Greedy move from Lego- reduce staff then make a greed move like this.

@lemish34 said:
"Cool, but completely unnecessary and money-gouging by TLG!!
And yet many collectors will happily fork over there hard-earned money for this overpriced set ….. twice!!"

People forget and by people I mean you and others like you and it's not an insult,
Truly it's just my opinion.
But some people tend to forget this whole thing is a hobby and a luxury that we are lucky enough to have.
It's not at all Price gouging by the lego group,
I think it's more than fair to say they release a lot of duds, in some people's eyes But other people love them.
I think the new HP collection set Is garbage,
But other people love it.
I own the yellow 500 I'm not buying the blue one it's that simple,
No one is forcing anyone to buy this stuff they're simply releasing it and if you want it buy it.
If it sells it sells, if it doesn't they retire it that's all.
I personally always welcome pieces in new colors and that's all I see this as and when inevitably it goes on deep discount I'll pick one up maybe (probably not) if I find a cool piece in a specific color I want then yeah, but that is 100% my choice as you have yours.
Just don't buy it dude, problem solved.

Great! Now release Slave I in Jango Fett colours. We need that!