Hooraaa... oh, it's 4+. But we get another van!

Grey squirrel and a butterfly

@Boettner_Builds said:
"LEGO makes a new mould for a baby pig.
LEGO makes a new moulds for a baby sheep.
But LEGO can’t make a new mould for a damn goat…"

Why would they have to make a new mould? Do they not already have a mould??

With a pig fan in the family, assuredly going to buy 60346.

So glad to see more farm sets after a 13-14 year drought. Chicken Coop looks perfect, but I'm not too keen on the van. I'm beginning to feel the 'food truck' fatigue.

The barn itself isn't bad for 4+ and it's satisfactory enough. I just wish there was a larger set like the one from 2009.

Dragster tractor?

I love all of them but farm is so wonderful.

@BrickAstley said:
" @domboy said:
" @Boettner_Builds said:
"LEGO makes a new mould for a baby pig.
LEGO makes a new moulds for a baby sheep.
But LEGO can’t make a new mould for a damn goat…"

Why would they have to make a new mould? Do they not already have a mould??"

Apparently it was broken or destroyed. Hence why no more goats "

Then why not just make a new one? They make tonnes of new animal moulds (these sets included).

Lets hope there is another set in this line just like asome previous special city themes.

@Djhorn said:
" @PixelTheDragon said:
"Also, why do we have a specialized piece for poop? You can’t convince me we needed a special part for that. Wouldn’t brown studs work instead?"

I think you vastly underestimate how much kids in this target age range get a kick out stuff like that."

yes, the kids >.<

I'm very much sold on 60346. I'll have to buy 4-5 of them.

Ee-i-ee-i-o. Very welcome if a bit restrained, get a chunky farmhouse in there replete with mud and dung

Breaking News: Princess Peach retires in 60346.

Love all the animals and the coop, but the other builds are disappointing. Quad nr 4646379574, same old truck and the 4+ farm are just not for me.

Yum, yum... An ice cream van for carrot flavoured cones and choc ices!

These are great. I like Farm with Animals and the Chicken Coop.

I am in for rows upon rows of chicken coops. All of these look like multiple buy items to me.

For some reason, I rather like the barn set. It accomplishes exactly what it sets out to – play value for young builders – and it has bunch of animals, including (about time) a new cow. (I'd expect that once these sets become plentiful, the cows will be far less expensive on Bricklink.)

@KaiserCoaster said:
"Definitely a huge disappointment to be mainly all 4+/Juniors sets. I was expecting something on par with the old City Farm sets. I see the resemblance to the old farm/barn set, which is a nice nod, but not what I want. Hopefully this is not all."

Only the barn is 4+.

These are going to fly off the shelves. New animals appeal to tons of people. People always clamoring for new castle stuff, these will help with some of their farms too.

I hate the prices, but I will definitely get some of these for the animals alone. Who knows about Pick a brick having them in the future to buy extras. But I'm guessing the sets will sell well enough.

No goats :(

I think this is one of the reasons why City has a higher price than most other themes: all the investment in new parts.

60346 does kind of echo the spectacular 7637 and even the pig farmer 7566, but without the dark red granary and paddock bit.

And who knows, maybe a goat will feature in an upcoming castle set.

@BrickAstley said:
" @Andhe said:
" @BrickAstley said:
" @domboy said:
" @Boettner_Builds said:
"LEGO makes a new mould for a baby pig.
LEGO makes a new moulds for a baby sheep.
But LEGO can’t make a new mould for a damn goat…"

Why would they have to make a new mould? Do they not already have a mould??"

Apparently it was broken or destroyed. Hence why no more goats "

Then why not just make a new one? They make tonnes of new animal moulds (these sets included)."

I was just answering the point about them already having a mold but I completely agree with you. Considering some of the other animals they have released recently it seems odd they haven't redone the goat yet."

Oh, I don't know that I realize something happened to the mould. What a shame! But I'm kind of surprised the goat mould wasn't remade for Jurassic park theme to re-create the iconic scene when the T-Rex first gets out.

I really like these, though I'm a bit disappointed that the sheep is in the most expensive set. I've been wanting a sheep for ages.

Why the angst for the Greatest Of All Time?

The farm itself is the same as the Mickey mouse one, and a bit pricey.

The vegetable truck is nice, will go well with the pizza and ice cream vans.

Overall - a huge let down compared to the previous farm line, which will probably get a price hike now (assuming no other sets for the 2022 farm line will be revealed).

Childhood me is soooo happy! :) We need more! Hopefully farm subtheme gets more and stays around like police and space exploration

@ForestMenOfEndor said:
"I understand the goat's iconic GOAT status as the Imperius Rex of all molded LEGO animals ... but honestly I'd rather have these new and "rare" (looking at you, cow) molds instead. Of course, giving us all of the above would be ideal. Maybe next year we'll get a "Back To Basics" theme focused on sustainability, with new bicycle molds and colors, a smaller (army-builder) version of 10268, and a whole fleet of lawn-mowing goats! Wait ... is that a possible submission for Ideas or World Builder? :)"

EDIT: So I actually did create my first "world" in World Builder: "Back To Basics, For The Future!"

"This world integrates innovations and advancements from the late 21st Century with time-tested and sustainable technologies such as: (1) people-powered vehicles; (2) solar and wind-powered energy generation; (3) local, organic agriculture and food systems; and, of course, (4) lawn-mowing goats. Society has abandoned the use of any non-renewable resources, and its aesthetic seamlessly integrates futuristic architecture and design with both direct and inspired cues from the natural environment."

I look forward to playing around with it!

Take my money!

Finally, rabbits in a natural wild color instead of white. And piglets and calves! And cows in a new color! And the fleece! And corn cobs! It's been too long since there were City sets worth buying, but these definitely qualify. I hope these parts eventually hit Bricks and Pieces.

I might also be relieved that my Jerseys, Holsteins, and goats are still secure in value!

Could have re-used the turtle egg piece in 60328 for the chicken eggs.

The chicken coop and farm might just win me over, regardless of the grotesque price that the former will probably have in America and the latter has regardless. $10 for the former would be the best deal out of any City set in the US this year, but I won’t get my hopes up. LEGO animals are cute and the removable wool for the sheep is genius, I wonder why they didn’t include it in the Mickey Mouse farm, though.

A lot to like here. Yes, it's sad the largest set is a 4+ one, and I hope there are more sets to come, but it isn't just the target market that loves baby animals, and the shearable sheep is "shear" genius!

@WesterBricks said:
"No goats, no sale."

Wasn't LEGO's argument for not making goats in the Blacksmith Ideas set that they lost the mold? If it's so hard to make new molds, why do we see several new animal molds in these sets (excluding the coveted goat).

I like the new animals, but lack of goats is disappointing.

I am so here for these baby animals. I love all the new animals LEGO has been introducing this year. I just picked up some kittens and squirrels!

@Vindic8ed said:
" @WesterBricks said:
"No goats, no sale."

Wasn't LEGO's argument for not making goats in the Blacksmith Ideas set that they lost the mold? If it's so hard to make new molds, why do we see several new animal molds in these sets (excluding the coveted goat).

I like the new animals, but lack of goats is disappointing. "

I don't have an answer for TLG's policy on how they choose with molds to make or which animals to include. But you make a good point. Clearly they can invest and make new molds for various animals or pieces routinely. I'm sure they have heard that goats would be desirable among fans. Especially if they put them in an expensive set again, they know that set will sell! But only they know why they haven't created a new mold for the goat since the other one was damaged supposedly.

I love these and I will probably snag all 3 if I can get them on a decent discount (not that hard for City sets here in Australia usually)

@Paperdaisy said:
"I really like these, though I'm a bit disappointed that the sheep is in the most expensive set. I've been wanting a sheep for ages. "
There’s been a System sheep for a while: https://brickset.com/parts/6342625/sheep-no-5
New ones go for about £3 on the secondary market. They were available in the UK through B&P/PAB at one point. Don’t know if they still are.

Remember 7637 with the complementary 7684? Now that was a proper farm! Even Duplo had better farm sets than this. But guess this is the best TLG can offer nowadays for City and still charge a premium for some small animals.
Those brown chicken must be spliced with dinosaur genes by Dr. Wu to be able to lay giant eggs like that. :))

P.S. Don't believe the fake excuses that they allegedly lost the goat mold or other fairy tales like that. Even if that was the case they would still have the tool drawings archived and even if that was "lost" too they could 3D scan the goat and remake a new tool for it or simply make a different, better goat with today's molding technology.

Oh that 60345 is a must have. What a lovely set.

I'm so glad that they've kept the cow mold the same, and that there's a new color, and a calf! Still hopeful for some more Holsteins some day. Hopefully these do well and we see more farm sets in the future!

I always love a good carrot walking stick— and now a garden for growing them!

@Interstellarpig said:
"Going to be buying so many animals when they come to pick a brick :) as for the sets - I’ll get the produce van and chicken coop.

Maybe… just maybe the 90th anniversary castle set’s going to have surprise new mold goat herd and dragon :) "

No you won't - because they will be available for only the best of 5 sec and then someone somewhere will buy them all and Lego in their great wisdom will decide not to produce any more of them so you'll have to pay exorbitant prices on Bricklink (another Lego venture).

But, I do hope you can buy as many as you want - I want a few for myself as well - and let's just hope that what I wrote in the previous paragraph won't happen.

That said, I regularly check pick-a-brick to monitor the transition to an apparently 'enhanced' version of it. Before the merge of PaB and BnP: on BrickHunter, there was 431 items belonging to the category animal and plants. As of today, in Canada, you could now buy a whopping 21 parts in that category. Those are the sorts of 'improvements' that Lego always do - remember the 'improvements' of Lego VIP?

I like the farm - annoying that it is a 4+. The farm is actually not that bad. To me, what is the most cringe- worthy is the tractor. For crying out loud, 4 years old surely can build more complex thing than that - I received 358 when I was 4 and I managed - surely today's kids can do it as well.

I was/am for a return of the goat; but to me this is even better - I won't complain when Lego produce 3 new moulds. Now they have to make sure these are widely (emphasis on widely) available on PaB.

Making the farm a 4+ set is disappointing to AFOLs but it makes sense from LEGO's perspective. Farms and farm animals are much more popular with young children than with older kids, hence the numerous DUPLO sets.

But hopefully they'll decide to get some more use out of some of these designs and throw them into a Castle set or something. I think by now they must know we want it. ??

@HOBBES:
Sheep (adult) _were_ available for quite a while, post-merger, but right now the animals and plants have been almost completely picked over. Some of this might be resellers, but for sheep they might have just depleted stock while producing these sets. The three new baby animals and the new cow variant likely won’t show up for purchase for several months, to maybe a year.

This could be to keep people from skipping the sets they come in and just buying the loose parts, it could be to prevent resellers from hoovering up the supply and selling them for a huge markup, or it could be to give them time to weed out IP elements so they never even land on the “for sale” list. Whatever the case, sheep were up for grabs post-merger, but squirrels weren’t. That kinda sets a window for when new elements should be listed.

And there are six new molds. Three baby animals, wool coat for the adult sheep, corn, and cornstalk. The latter first appeared in the reveal of the new cargo train, but it seems logical that it was created for this theme.

Still big compared to the hens but those are better sized eggs: 40121

@PurpleDave

Yeah, I would assume they limit the availability of 'desirable' parts for some time until people actually buy the sets. I will buy these sets (all 3 of them and more if they come up with other farm themed sets) but farms hardly ever have only one of each animals. A farm will have many of a given animals (cow farms will have many cows , sheep farms will have many sheep). I will want to complement my sets with additional PaB items (hopefully!).

3 wide doors in white, hello ambulance!

@PurpleDave

Alrighty then sir, how about we cross that one more time with a Buzz Lightyear set. Surely the chin would be big enough (Sigh, a Swintrek set would be soooo much fun. But, I suppose it might be like asking for a Star Trek set. At least Lego has the IP license.).

@tim1724 said:
"Making the farm a 4+ set is disappointing to AFOLs but it makes sense from LEGO's perspective."

I understand your perspective. Yet, my thought was the opposite. I look at this as an animal battle pack. I'm grateful for the lack of building extras.

Perhaps, @HOBBES is correct, and the pieces won't be readily available on PaB (however, @PurpleDave is correct that the sheep were available for quite awhile. I ordered quite a few). Thus, this is a reasonable alternative.

The most I've ever spent on a 4+ was thirty bucks for 10761 (and that was because I'm a huge Incredibles fan), but that farm is tempting. Interesting that 60345 has a hair piece of a color that doesn't occur in nature, those aren't usually seen in more 'grounded in reality' sets like this.

@StyleCounselor said:
" @PurpleDave

Alrighty then sir, how about we cross that one more time with a Buzz Lightyear set. Surely the chin would be big enough (Sigh, a Swintrek set would be soooo much fun. But, I suppose it might be like asking for a Star Trek set. At least Lego has the IP license.)."

Lego has the IP license? A Star Trek... nice Bet that'll be pricey, nice scale version.

@night13flyer said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @PurpleDave

Alrighty then sir, how about we cross that one more time with a Buzz Lightyear set. Surely the chin would be big enough (Sigh, a Swintrek set would be soooo much fun. But, I suppose it might be like asking for a Star Trek set. At least Lego has the IP license.)."

Lego has the IP license? A Star Trek... nice Bet that'll be pricey, nice scale version."

I meant Muppets. Sadly, not Star Trek. I know many, many people would love to see that.

@HOBBES said:
"Still big compared to the hens but those are better sized eggs: 40121 "

I agree but with 60315: Police Mobile Command Truck using big eggs and egg splats, I assume LEGO chose the big eggs for more play value.

That said, those small "eggs" have been used for turtle eggs in 60328: Beach Lifeguard Station this year.

60346 ... what a terrible set but... what a great collection of farm animals for my Medieval Market Village.
I'll buy it, when on sale!

@HOBBES:
Same Barakki eyes that @shodan mentioned. Still has a bar sticking out of a flat bottom, still better for display than play.

And it’s not just the desirable parts. It appears to affect every first-time part, at least for a while. In terms of single-instance animals, roosters, bulls, dogs, and other “pleasure” pets (plus anything a kid is raising as a
4H project) are all I can think of. Even cats often are found in multiples, since there’s a lot of ground to keep rodent-free (plus a herd of cats will ensure you don’t need to keep buying replacements when they die).

@StyleCounselor:
Only the Toy Story 3 sets had a sculpted chin for Buzz. From the Disney 1
CMF through the Lightyear sets, he’s always used a standard minifig head.

And the sheep still show up if you select “Show Out of Stock”. It just says “Out of Stock” on a greyed-out button. Squirrels are nowhere to be found, unless you go through the Lost/Missing/Broken parts portals. But I did see all three colors on B&P before the merger, and even ordered one brown squirrel. I was regularly checking B&P before the merger, because I wanted to buy the white 4L version of the part that looks like a plug for a mouse hole, and it never showed up before the merger happened.

@pawelg said:
"That's pretty lame. No real tractors, no combine harvester, no trucks. No buy."

@emQ said:
"Those complaining about lack of vehicles: There are tons of great sold-separately farm vehicles (example: 60287 is pretty good)."

Exactly, also they released a harvester not too long ago, 60223 Harvester Transport, 40280 Tractor, even 76054 could be made into decent farm vehicles, as well as dozens of others that could be farm MOCs.

I like the back doors on the van. I’d have put the carrot on the roof the other way round though. Much more streamlined…

They all look great. The animals are amazing. But 60346 Farm with Animals at 230 pieces for $50 is bullocks. It's not even a licensed theme and they're gouging customers?

Really hope there are more coming.

60344 Chicken Coop: Who laid those eggs? The set includes two roosters; where are the hens?

@560heliport:
All chickens have combs and wattles. They use them for temperature regulation, and to indicate breeding maturity/health. Roosters have significantly bigger combs and wattles than hens (and sometimes more flamboyant coloration of feathers), so it’s actually the roosters who are missing from the LEGO animal lineup. Unless you count the brickbuilt Creator type.

@PurpleDave: Thanks, I guess my memory is faulty: we had a pair of bantams when I was a kid. I don't remember Gertrude having a comb! This was about 40 years ago. At any rate, I'm delighted to have more LEGO animals. I'd like to see the chickens in marbled plastic, like the parrots. Cats, too!

@560heliport:
On a hen, the comb and wattle can be very small, especially on breeds from northern climates (the bare flesh is vulnerable to frostbite). If you had bantams with big poofy feathers, they were probably kind of hidden from view.

The barn is as good as you can expect for a 4+

The carrot truck is pretty much what I expected, though the corn is nice

The chicken coop is the most disappointing, for as others have said it's more like a mini-shrine to the chicken god and a coop. It could have been made to look more like a real coop.

Saying this I'll get all of them.

My only odd complaint is apparently some sort of Octan/Soylent Green corporation controls farming in Lego City, so I'm sort of sad to see the end of independent family farms...sniff...

Gotta get a bunch of the farm with animals set to build a proper farm and mod the tractors into Ukraine colours. What an army builder!