40578 Sandwich Shop revealed!
Posted by CapnRex101,
An interesting City gift-with-purchase has been revealed on the LEGOLAND Japan website and uncovered by STDS.jp.
40578 Sandwich Shop will be available in Japan from the 16th of September and should be distributed similarly worldwide. I think the model looks rather nice and the green bicycle is unusual, last appearing in 2012.
What do you think of this set? Let us know in the comments.
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The avocado tshirt is cool.
Cute set, I like the avocado torso
Any guess on the threshold ?
Her pants are pulled up so far, it looks uncomfortable.
@woosterlegos said:
"Any guess on the threshold ?"
The Japanese report was in Yen, and the USD was around $90. I expect a worldwide detail from TLG soonish
Just a quick colour and logo change from being a remake of 3438.
You know this has to be Japan as the streets are so clean you can even put your sandwich down. And still deliver it to a customer without getting in trouble.
Nice little set overall! I'm just not a fan of such "shaped" torso prints, especially with those pants.
Deliveroo delivery guys scare me
@woosterlegos said:
"Any guess on the threshold ?"
This set will apparently be available in Japan with purchases over ¥12,000. For comparison, 40530 Jane Goodall Tribute required a ¥17,000 spend, or £120, $120 or €120 in Europe and the US. Something like £90, $90 or €90 therefore seems plausible for 40578 Sandwich Shop.
Has a similar color scheme of dutch New York Pizza bicycle deliverers , with green bicycle and black box for the food.
Decent little set, I'd probably buy it if they made it available as a regular set but I won't be buying anything specifically to get this as a GWP.
Is this the first GWP that has the new road plate system with it? That's pretty nifty if so.
@juicy420jam said:
"Her pants are pulled up so far, it looks uncomfortable."
High-waisted jeans and leggings have been stylish, especially with young women, for what feels like a decade or more at this point. Mom jeans!
They’re actually pretty comfy, and it’s neat to see them represented… but it makes that torso REALLY specific!
“What kind of bread would you like)”
“For the bottom, let’s go with hamburger buns, and then a baguette on top.”
@juicy420jam:
That’s how the female body is shaped. Men generally wear their pants at the hips. Women wear anything from low-rise that sit below the hips to ones that go all the way up to the waist, which is the narrowest point on the torso.
So Lego gets it's first Subway franchise?
Legit thought that was Master Chief from the thumbnail.
£90 in UK.
Fun fact, you can fit a regular helmet visor to those helmet types if you turn it upside down!!
All these GWPs are the sets I want to actually buy. This one's fun!
I got a green bicycle!
@dudebrick said:
"All these GWPs are the sets I want to actually buy. This one's fun!"
You wouldn't want to buy it....it includes a Road Plate, therefor this set would cost at least $50 ;-)
For once, a City set that isn't police or fire.
However, we basically get a drive-through window and a road plate. The other 3/4 of the restaurant is missing.
@dimc said:
"Legit thought that was Master Chief from the thumbnail. "
Master Chef.
Reminds me a little of Pizza to go 6350, but with less charm. Not a bad little set tho, could've been a regular one.
Is the very narrow sidewalk road plate new, as I don't remember seeing it before?
@cody6268 said:
"For once, a City set that isn't police or fire.
However, we basically get a drive-through window and a road plate. The other 3/4 of the restaurant is missing. "
There's plenty of these sets, have you not seen any recently? Train sets, train station, the supermarket?
Another green helmet to add into collection. I just love nice things like this popping up.
Thanks a nifty set! Hopefully we will eventually be able to get it in the States.
@lost_scotsman said:
"Fun fact, you can fit a regular helmet visor to those helmet types if you turn it upside down!!
"
Thanks! That's actually really useful (I kitted out lots of ADU personnel with the azure version of this 'extreme' helmet but don't love the look of the goggles; visors will be perfect! Can't believe I didn't think to even try that...)
Cool it would look great in my city.
Interesting use of the new road plate, had to take a second look to work out what the "pavement" was made of...
The backpack that the poor delivery guy has to strap to his back is huge! Even in LEGO City, delivery persons are being exploited... It's a miracle he's still smiling. ;)
The avocado shirt is cute, but I'm not a big fan of the "female-shaped" torso. I wish LEGO would just go back to the regular torso for female minifigs, makes it much more easier to swap (and it's not like the minifig torso is representative for men either - unless everyone in LEGO City has an abnormally wide pelvis).
ITS THE MASTER CHIEF. I knew I loved Sandwiches
I’m excited about this set and looking forward to getting one! Good addition to the City line up!
It looks a bit like a modern update of the Snack Bar 675-1. Not sure if I like it or not. It doesn't quite tick the boxes for me...
I have a general rule to never eat anything taller than my head. Apparently Lego minifigs don't have the same rule.
@juicy420jam said:
"Her pants are pulled up so far, it looks uncomfortable."
Due to the difference in color between the pants and the printing, it looks to me like her pants are normal and she's wearing something green underneath (such as panties, tights, or leggings) that she has pulled up too high. Ends up looking ridiculous.
@WemWem said:
" @juicy420jam said:
"Her pants are pulled up so far, it looks uncomfortable."
High-waisted jeans and leggings have been stylish, especially with young women, for what feels like a decade or more at this point. Mom jeans!
They’re actually pretty comfy, and it’s neat to see them represented… but it makes that torso REALLY specific!"
I think it's a cool torso addition, the main issue will be print quality. It has to match perfectly or it won't "read" well.
@picopirate said:
"Looks good except for the Karen hair."
She wants to speak to the manager, because there is no cheese on her sandwich! :P
@RaiderOfTheLostBrick: 3438 didn't have a brick-built sign, and it had a car instead of a bike, because it was a drive-thru.
@Tc99m: I'm fairly sure that isn't a backpack; I'm pretty sure it attaches to the bike.
@TheOtherMike said:
" @RaiderOfTheLostBrick: 3438 didn't have a brick-built sign, and it had a car instead of a bike, because it was a drive-thru.
@Tc99m: I'm fairly sure that isn't a backpack; I'm pretty sure it attaches to the bike."
It's a large food delivery backpack as seen on some other pics of the set.
Looks good but 40488 Coffee Cart had just the right amount of depth for Modular displays, whereas this foregoes depth for a...road plate?
The best part of this set is that the superior triangle-cut sandwich is the cheapest (everyone knows triangle-cut tastes better).
I wish the City line had a few of these kind of sets every wave. Just 2 or three smaller shops to expand a street
@WemWem:
When she wasn’t wearing fluttery white dresses, or incredibly fragile evening gowns, Marilyn Monroe wore clothes like that, and she died 60 years ago this month. Maryann on Gilligan’s Island wore shorts that went to her waist, or maybe higher, because the network wouldn’t let her show her belly button (it’s still visible sometimes, apparently). I think it was the rise of hippie culture that changed things, with less focus on fitted garments, and women being more likely to show a bare midriff.
I have the old pizzeria 6350 so this will fit nicely with it!
Another set I would happily buy off the shelf if Lego sold it off the shelf.
Why are these little sets always GWP.
Not fair.
Nice "deliveroo" backpack. Hope it shows up in future city sets
@RaiderOfTheLostBrick said:
"Just a quick colour and logo change from being a remake of 3438."
I noticed that similarity as well! Though fortunately, this has much more detail than sets of the "Town Jr." era like that one — including a lovely striped awning, sloped roof, drive-thru speaker, and brick built sign. The use of a road plate with a speed bump is also a nice detail, and it's neat to get a DoorDash/UberEats style delivery cyclist instead of a more typical car and driver.
In terms of size, it's also somewhat reminiscent of the sandwich kiosk from 6399 Airport Shuttle!
@legomaniac said:
" @picopirate said:
"Looks good except for the Karen hair."
She wants to speak to the manager, because there is no cheese on her sandwich! :P"
I think she IS the manager! Certainly the Avocado-print outfit would be fitting for a sandwich shop worker, though if she's truly meant to be a worker and not a customer, some other headgear piece like a ball cap or visor might be more effective at communicating that.
@VaultDweller_197 said:
" @cody6268 said:
"For once, a City set that isn't police or fire.
However, we basically get a drive-through window and a road plate. The other 3/4 of the restaurant is missing. "
There's plenty of these sets, have you not seen any recently? Train sets, train station, the supermarket?"
I mean, narrow, open-backed Town/City buildings are nothing new — even 6683 from the 80s was just 4 studs deep front-to-back. Traditionally, Town/City buildings more than around 6 studs deep have traditionally been the exception, not the norm. Frankly, that's probably part of why it took until this year to get a Town/City supermarket for the first time — the traditional 4- to 6-stud deep approach wouldn't allow enough floor space for that sort of thing.
I also feel like modern City sets are more substantial than you're giving them credit for. After all, just this year we got the most spacious Town/City hospital ever ! Likewise, this year's train station building is about as large as those from 60050, 7937, 7824, or 7822 (albeit with no rooftop patio), and quite a bit larger than 7997 — it's only the exterior station platform that's smaller than most previous stations to allow for the level crossing and road plates.
@B_Space_Man said:
"I think it's a cool torso addition, the main issue will be print quality. It has to match perfectly or it won't "read" well. "
The torso is the same one used as the swimsuit in 60328 Beach Lifeguard Station, and I feel the print is a good match for the Bright Yellowish Green hips in that set, at least judging from Brickset's review photos.
This is a wholesome little set. This also has some extra value with the included road plate!
@legomaniac said:
"She wants to speak to the manager, because there is no cheese on her sandwich! :P"
"That's no good is it.
Here give me your sandwich, I will fix if for you.
You can't have people complaining that there's not enough cheese in the cheese sandwiches now, can we. I mean, if there's no cheese in a cheese sandwich, that's basically just two slices of bread!
If word of that were to get out, I could lose my job. I can lose ALL OF THIS! And we wouldn't want that now would we, would we WOULD WE!!! AHHH!"
- Tom Green
I think the awkwardness of the girls waist graphics is that it's above the hip joint there. So sorta' kinda' it looks like two waist lines. They didn't need to show that curved waist line on her torso.
Like she's wearing tights I assume. But, not a biggie really.
Nice gift with purchase. Good amount of city stuff to work with.
I love this set.
@CapnRex101 The green bike is present in Seinfeld set 21328 from last year.
I like the avocado print but it's not a very versatile torso - it can only be used with like green legs and no arm swapping because of the print either.
It's a cute mini food outlet with bicycle delivery person which I would think would be relatable to kids in a lot of countries. I'd even say sandwich shops are universal but someone is bound to know of a city that doesn't have one!
If you were going to pass the threshold anyway I think it's a nice GWP but possibly not remarkable enough to entice extra purchases.
@juicy420jam said:
"Her pants are pulled up so far, it looks uncomfortable."
and they don't even have pockets.
To me it looks more like an updated Hamburger Stand (6683) from 1983!
This is really cute. Shame it’s not just sold as a regular set.
NO "Deliveroo" or "Foodora"-CRAP in my City.
Pavement/Road section is not needed and is there just to make it look 'bigger' or "setty". I think it could've been a fun little Polybag or $9.99 small city set without it.
Won't order something to get it, but if I do end up getting it I'll find a use for it.
The torso of the lady is nice.
@KingCobraIV said:
" @juicy420jam said:
"Her pants are pulled up so far, it looks uncomfortable."
and they don't even have pockets."
+1 ;)
I believe the same torso print in 60328: Beach Lifeguard Station.
@legoDad42:
A woman’s waist is a few inches above her hips. When you see measurements like 34-24-36, the three numbers represent bust, waist, and hips. They’ve been adding a cinched waist to female-exclusive torsos for several years now. I don’t think the first Princess Leia minifig had them, but by the time they started making Batman sets in 2006, all the female villains got waist deco. I wouldn’t be surprised if this was initiated by a female employee who was irritated by the fact that most female minifigs look like they shopped in the Men’s Department. And the blowback is going to be that doing this color-locked options for pants/shorts/swimsuit bottoms, so this may end up being the only time they do this.
As usual, your foot longs never look the same as what’s in the pictures
@Reventon said:
"As usual, your foot longs never look the same as what’s in the pictures
"
I legit LOL'ed at that.
Green bicycle is good, stickers are alright but I don't like this set for two reasons. 1. Why did this need a roadplate?? It doesn't make sense and it bumps up the price. Not every set needs a roadplate...
2. The backpack thing, while a nice piece for some, is clearly based on food delivery services like UberEats, Deliveroo, HungryPanda, there's a few others I forget the name of.
I really don't like Lego encouraging that because its these online food delivery services that are killing good restaurants and the idea of being getting out of their room and having an experience. There was a lovely French restaurant in my local area run by a really nice young French couple. They had great food, not too expensive, nice atmosphere etc. They liked Australia and the beach and all but they had to close the restaurant and move back to France because things like UberEats had taken all their customers :(
@Brickchap said:
"Green bicycle is good, stickers are alright but I don't like this set for two reasons. 1. Why did this need a roadplate?? It doesn't make sense and it bumps up the price. Not every set needs a roadplate…"
Funnily enough, to integrate with the City roadplate system they’ve been building on over the past 2 years…
The first Princess Leia (in 7190, the first Lego Millennium Falcon) did indeed have a narrower waist.
So did the female Pirate in 6285 Black Seas Barracuda, eleven years earlier!
@PurpleDave said:
" @legoDad42:
A woman’s waist is a few inches above her hips. When you see measurements like 34-24-36, the three numbers represent bust, waist, and hips. They’ve been adding a cinched waist to female-exclusive torsos for several years now. I don’t think the first Princess Leia minifig had them, but by the time they started making Batman sets in 2006, all the female villains got waist deco. I wouldn’t be surprised if this was initiated by a female employee who was irritated by the fact that most female minifigs look like they shopped in the Men’s Department. And the blowback is going to be that doing this color-locked options for pants/shorts/swimsuit bottoms, so this may end up being the only time they do this."
Thanks Dave, all these years I never knew the measurements meant bust, waist and hips.
I have a bone to pick with my anatomy professor. He told me it was head circumference, then neck then foot size in a woman. Jeez! Damn you Professer Marmalard!!!
Help me out, you seem to be the man with all the answers, were do babies come from.
My wife and I need to know ;)
Oh yeah, I'm totally gonna trust a site called "STDS.com".
Love to see the “space mailbox” being used as the delivery pack. Love this set!
@crazylegoman said:
"Oh yeah, I'm totally gonna trust a site called "STDS.com"."
A hive of information that has aided me before.
I came here for the threshold, stayed for discussion of woman Minifigure anatomy. (•__•;)
I wish it was a regular retail set. It's been so long since we could buy a restaurant at this size and without a vehicle bigger than the building because the target audience likes vehicles so they have to be disproportianally represented in every single City set.
The new residential buildings are better at this, but the line could really use a smaller set likes this to round it out more.
A real shame it's a GWP. Again.
@Binnekamp said:
"I wish it was a regular retail set. It's been so long since we could buy a restaurant at this size and without a vehicle bigger than the building because the target audience likes vehicles so they have to be disproportianally represented in every single City set.
The new residential buildings are better at this, but the line could really use a smaller set likes this to round it out more.
A real shame it's a GWP. Again."
I don't know why TLG doesn't sell this set like a stand alone for... 20€? and, for a selected time, if you buy for 90€ you get this as GWP...
@Binnekamp said:
"I wish it was a regular retail set. It's been so long since we could buy a restaurant at this size and without a vehicle bigger than the building because the target audience likes vehicles so they have to be disproportianally represented in every single City set.
The new residential buildings are better at this, but the line could really use a smaller set likes this to round it out more.
A real shame it's a GWP. Again."
Since this isn't pirates, castle, classic space or starwars GWP it will be easily and cheaply available in the aftermarket. You really can buy it without much hassle or expensive price.
I found one for 9,99€ in my lego store... In Nantes, France.
A good little set, shame the part count has been padded out with the useless road plate section.
Dunno...cyclist is giving me "Hi Ho, Kermit the Courier here..." vibes...
Also, still; STILL not 'sold' on road-plates (hey kids, challenge for today: make a 'roundabout'...which is funny; Lego comes from Europe, which has a plethora of those things...:))
I actually like the "half" road plate in this, like a lane split off a main road, to a takeaway window. (think something like McDrive)
Especially during Covid (probably the time this got designed), takeaway, or delivery got marketed a lot more then usual.
And the yellow bit is there so the cars won't drive though at high speed.
it looks pretty cool to me. might even be a nice addition to most LEGO city's.
finally a speak to the manager hairstyle on a minifig