Interior view of Simpsons house

Pretty cool, looks like they've learnt a lot from the Haunted house design? Also the set looks more 'in character' superimposed on a cartoon type background and base, I wonder if TLG have any plans to emulate this ?

Wow pretty amazing turning out to be a must buy! Dreading the cost though

I don't really care at all for the Simpsons. In fact, I am in disgust at the idea of Lego Simpsons. Seems absurd and that Simpsons just won't die already.

But I have to agree with geckostocks, this is turning into a must buy. It's a pretty impressive looking set and it looks like it would be very fun to put together. So I may not like the Simpsons, but this is an impressive looking set.

I'm glad they put the dent in the car thats a classic thing.
how did it happen?

So cool!! I just love these modular buildings, and wish Lego would do them more for themes like Star Wars and Superheroes as well. A $300 X-Mansion done in this kind of style would be absolutely incredible.

Yikes..I didn't know what I was expecting, but not loving this.

The many rooms is a nice touch. I don't love how small they are though. Not that they would be much bigger anyway.

"It would be nice to see LEGO taking this concept and applying it to LEGO City or Creator houses."

I don't think City or Creator houses are remotely big enough to demand that, and I don't think anybody operating within a typical LEGO budget wants them to be. I could never afford to populate a tabletown or train layout with buildings scaled to a house this size. In my opinion, the dollhouse-style houses in LEGO City and Friends are more than sufficient, and if you want them bigger or want to close up the back you can always buy multiples. No reason to inflate reasonably sized and priced buildings to huge footprints and $100-and-up prices. Unless, of course, you want there to be even FEWER buildings in LEGO City than there already are.

I would really hope Creator and Friends (City has houses, really?) do not take any cues from this. I can appreciate what the design is trying to do. It does seem to be a functionally sound piece of architecture when closed, but the playability and over-all aesthetic when opened is odd. The second floor bathroom wall looks bizarre when the set is opened and to have to remove the roof and reach deeply into that small room to play with what looks like complete but crowded bathroom fixtures? The kitchen is too small and cluttered. The living room is large and relatively empty with pieces that look too large particularly the couch. I get that the model closes for an optimal design, but open, the kitchen and living room, and it looks like the master and Maggie's bedrooms upstairs are split into two sections on opposite sides of the house hurting playability. This set isn't for play, but for collector display.

Which could be fine if there weren't some poor design choices. Why is the second story supported by a curved arch, but the roof supported by an upward slope? It looks ridiculous. The first floor looks to be two bricks shorter than the second floor. That perspective makes the second floor feel like it is smashing the first. I can't get past how boring and eye-drawing that bathroom door and wall look when the house is open. I keep finding myself staring at a 9x10 beige wall with a door stuck in the middle.

I can't wait to see more and clearer pictures of this set, because thus far I am really disappointed.

I'd like to hear what exact details folks truly like about this set, because I am seeing few.

On the eurobricks forum, skalldyr said the VIP release date is jan. 17th! May be true, may not be true:)

Oh, and homer's car has a sunroof, which means marge can ride with her family!

It does look a little strange opened out, but the box in the top right (and one of the boxes on the front?) suggests the top floor lifts off, a la the modulars. If that's the case then how you open it out and play with each room should be really very flexible.
And hey, whatever the case, it's Lego! So it shouldn't be hard for an AFOL to modify it so whichever wall they want comes off for display, or an imaginative KFOL to open out the side of the lounge to get at it properly.

South African site Kiddiwinks shows it at 2,649 Rand. That makes it approx $265 CDN....

Apparently this will be available in 2-3 weeks at Lego stores and online, though I think as per the other big releases they will be available only to VIP's first.

@Technic222 - are you referring to how the back of the car is cracked open? That's the boot/trunk slightly open and showing the radioactive rod in it, not a dent in the car.

This is getting better every moment.

*facepalm* c'mon LEGO!!

Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious!

ericjohn: Certainly, I've not seen the actual box to inspect in full detail. But I will say what a you and perhaps others have pointed out already – that this is more for collectors than actual play value.

If a buyer wanted a more scaled down version so that, say, an 8 or 10 year old could build easily and make a part of a playset – and not to mention an average family could easily afford (i.e., $50-70) – then indeed, LEGO likely need to sacrifice somewhere.

But I think here, Lego might be hitting more for the adult market and someone who may well make it part of a large city display (along with the Creator/Modular Building models), rather than someone who can build in one afternoon and be playing with that evening.

Certainly on first impression, it looks pretty impressive. I think most of the high points appear to be captured and it'll satisfy many collectors.

This isn't necessarily a collector item, more like the modular buildings. Kids CAN play with it by removing the roof. And adults can keep it closed for display.

This is a great model, but I think I'll pass on this. I like the Simpsons enough, I guess, but not $250 worth of like.

I've never been a huge fan of the Simpsons, so these sets don't really appeal to me very much (and, honestly, it seems so odd. Simpsons seems to have a tone and sense of humour that's a few years above your average Lego fan's age. Seeing the Simpsons characters in Lego form is just strange, it really is).

I do however appreciate that is a gorgeous looking house, with lots of details. The price is the worrying part, though.

Does anyone else think that this might be a fake?

^Yes I do. I think it's fake and here's why:

1. What do we see here? They aren't photos of a box because there are no shadows from the side of the box. We see two pieces of cardboard which are of different size. Since when does TLG produce boxes where front and back of the box have a different size? I've put the two pictures together, one on top of the other and it looks quite interesting, here https://imageshack.com/i/0bcnkrj

2. The pictures look like poorly photographed because of the flash. This implies they were taken in haste. Because the reflection of the flash light is exactly in the same spot for both pictures this could not been done without using a tripod. But if you have the ability to put up a tripod you're not in a hurry, aren't you? And when you're not in a hurry you could have scanned the box (or whatever it is). Or make better pictures.

3. There was no flash! As you can see clearly here https://imageshack.com/i/5evx2rj the white pixels --supposedly flash light reflection-- was done afterwords in a photo editing program. And it was done poorly too. Look at this: https://imageshack.com/i/jm1oyoj. Here we see that the white pixels are very different from the surrounding ones, especially the tan bricks. Also: the bright white spot in the centre of both pictures are the only white ones. If it was really a reflection of flash light there would have been more whites around it and in all probability you should have seen sparks, like when looking at a star.

I believe it's a hoax.
-- edited: removed a question because this is not a discussion forum.

I really hope it's a fake because it's simply awful! I hate the minifigures and the house looks like it was put together by a child.

If it is real I'm seriously disappointed with it. And thinking ahead, what other sets could they bring out in the range? Mo's Tavern (No, alcohol), Krusty Burger (Not really, fast food), the Church (No, religion), Power Station (really?). I just can't see it being a viable license for Lego.

Please be a hoax.

^Pretty convincing if it's a fake! Mocking up box artwork to photograph, building the house and car (pretty good MOC there) and custom figure heads that are exactly styled to all the other pictures we have seen so far..... I can't see why people still think this may be fake?

As a core set for the line I did wonder where the price would be pitched and how much of the house we might get. Lego went the whole hog here and did the whole house! I hope for a tree-house later with Milhouse and Nelson.

I do agree it's expensive (considering that $250 will end up being around £220 over here) but I think with the licensed themes Lego feel they can now push bigger and more expensive sets at the top end, because we buy them! Ewok Village anyone? Lots of people liked that set but it was essentially some big trees, rope bridges and minifigs. Lego seem to be bridging the gap between something like the Death Star or SSD and the $120 sets.

I don't care if this is not fit on LEGO City. I just wish LEGO will build Springfield City. I love to see all those House's and Businesses...

1. Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
2. Kwik-E-Mart
3. The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop
4. Aztec Theater
5. Barney's Bowl-A-Rama
6. Costingtons
7. KBBL Broadcasting
8. King Toots
9. The Leftorium
10. Noiseland Video Arcade
11. Sprawl*Mart
12. Springfield Mall
13. Try-N-Save

Bars and restaurants

1. The Gilded Truffle
2. Moe's Tavern
3. Krusty Burger
4. Lard Lad Donuts
5. The Frying Dutchman
6. The Singing Sirloin

Schools

1. Springfield Elementary School
2. West Springfield Elementary School
3. Springfield Preparatory School
4. Colleges/Universities
5. Springfield High School

Landmarks

1. Krustylu Studios
2. Sleep Eazy Motel
3. Springfield Retirement Castle
4. The Springfield City Hall
5. Springfield Courthouse
6. Five Corners

Other towns

1. Shelbyville
2. Capital City
3. Brockway
4. Ogdenville
5. North Haverbrook

Please LEGO make Springfield City... :)

I think its fake for the simple reason that Flanders is not shown on the back when being well placed on the front. Everything is always included to show the various features on the back of any set box and here he is suspiciously missing.

I wonder when we'll get closure on all these "it's a fake!" claims, and whether anyone will admit they were oddly-paranoid/naively-gullible when we find out...

The more I look at it, the stranger the scale feels. It looks too big compared to other Lego sets, and I wonder what that will mean for all the other potential sets. Will they be a more normal Lego scale, or will every Simpsons set end up being just as large, leaving the whole theme far more expensive than it could have been?

@super curry max: Flanders IS on the back of the box. Twice. Not that suspicious then?

I will gladly admit to my naive gullibility if I am wrong, but is someone really that attention starved they would mock this up to fool a load of Lego fans for a few days? Or go to the effort of putting fake flash glare on the photos as suggested above?!?!

The mind boggles.

I also believe this is a fake (but I could totally be wrong). The box art feels off style for what I feel accustomed to seeing in present day lego box art.

My biggest reason for thinking this is a fake is that it is really unusual to have a set with this high of a piece count as part of the first wave of a new line (ie Simpsons). It just doesn't seem to make sense. Nor is the style of the house really what I would expect to see of a house designed by Lego for play (the Modular buildings are not like the "house" like sets for other themes and lines, which makes sense as they fill different roles/purposes). I'm on the "This is a hoax" camp.

I can't imagine how most People here thought this is a Fake. I don't wanna call you guys Stupid Flanders. it's already on the News a couple months ago. If you don't like it, stop saying it's a Fake. Nobody asking you to buy this set...

Again, just like Homer said. Stupid Flanders (People)...

People, this IS NOT fake... If it is fake, it is the best faked Lego item in history...

And didn't these pics also came from the same person who posted pictures of the Sea Cow...?

People keep talking about Simpsons as a theme (implying more sets), but they are just making this set and one series of minifigs. Lego is not doing a Simpsons "theme." Of course, I don't know if that could change if this sells well. IF they do end up making more sets in the future I hope they keep the scale and level of detailing the house has.

Why are some so intent on declaring (and trying to prove) this as a fake? Things are different from previous Lego sets? Of course they are, because this is Lego's first and possibly only Simpsons set. As much as this has been shared the past couple days (even on The Onion), I think someone would have got a message (maybe unofficially) by now that this is a fake if that were the case.

I don't think the people that disbelieve it is a set are trying to be mean or dislike it or whatever. Something about it seems off (I can't imagine why they would make a garage for example, that seems to be such a waste of pieces). I think it looks nice, but I somehow think that if it were real (and this may be) it would be a little "smarter" in that it would have fewer pieces so that more of their target could buy it. given that the first wave of sets is coming, you'd think they would want to get as many people interested and buying as possible. Thats all. I find the lack of official word that this is a fake reasonably convincing that it may be legitimate. But it still seems off.

@kwilder

No garage? What kind of simpsons house would that be?!?!

The garage is actually a pretty iconic part of the Simpson's house... The only problem is that this Lego version isn't quite wide enough and the house should extend over the garage.. But I suppose compromises had to made somewhere...

For the skeptics: I talked to a Lego employee friend of mine who worked at the LEGO Kidsfest up in Connecticut and he confirmed that this set is 100% genuine -- he said that he got to see it and actually play with it at the LEGO Enfield office. He did not know when it was going to be released, though.

Hideous.

Are the people saying that this is an ugly/bad/poorly designed set saying that because they don't like the Simpsons house in general, or because they don't like this particular model of it?

If I were just looking to buy an attractive brick-built home (like a Creator design), I'd be disappointed. But if I want the Simpsons home specifically, then this design is very faithful to it. It's simply not an attractive house on the show--it's intended to be a dull, blocky, generic suburban home. If you don't like how it looks on the show, you won't like this, either.

For me, it's like what happens on Project Runway when the designers have to work with a real client as a challenge, and the designer lets the client have too much say or the designer tries to please the client too much. The over all design ends up being an overworked mess. Yes, there are many details packed into this set, but the proportions are very wrong from these pictures; maybe in real-life it will be better. That couch, although iconic, is just too large. The kitchen, although iconic, is too crowded. I haven't watched the Simpsons for years, and yes they have a piano, but it is necessary in this set or was it just put there to fill the space? That bathroom door has no place in a smart open-view of a LEGO set. Yes, I get the great achievement that the rooms with doors has achieved with this set, but let's not overlook the issues that they also present and pretend like this set doesn't have its problems. This is the feature that is making the living room too large and the kitchen too small.

Yes, many folks despise stickers, but to me they are not problem. Stickers have been a part of LEGO's history for as long as I can remember. Since so many people are saying that the walls are dull and others are trying to defend the walls by saying things like "it's a cartoon" and "that's how they look." I am sure that there are pictures and such on the walls of the Simpson's house. A few stickers here and there would have went a long way to give this set a better final presentation.

Yes, LEGO did achieve many design strides with this set, but to me they don't seem to quite get the set where it should have been. Design strides were met, but the feats were not reached. I can see what they were trying to do, but while trying to please a client (The Simpsons producers) and the fans, I think they really dropped the ball on what a LEGO product should be. I think LEGO sacrificed a bit of themselves in this design process something that I do not see the Star Wars, Hobbit, or Lone Ranger themes none of which I am a fan, but as a LEGO fan, I can appreciate their designs. I can't do that with this Simpsons set.

@joefish

No, it's not!

check out the lego facebook page. they have photos up of the set. also it's coming out in feb with a price of $199 in the US

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151914405768403.1073741856.6665038402

The set will retail US $199.99 - CA $229.99 - DE 199.99€ - UK £179.99 - DK 1,699.00 DKK *Euro pricing varies by country so please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing in February

Nope, not gullible. Awesome.

popo123 - Yes, it is hideous.

Why bother making a model of an off-hand cartoon sketch of a house? It's the blandest of houses LEGO have ever made with the blandest of details, just like you'd expect from the background of a cartoon. The figures look as dsenchanting as their cartoon equivalents and a satirical series about a wholly broken and dysfunctional family seems to me the complete antithesis of what LEGO is about. What's next, South Park?

By all means, waste your money if you want to. For once LEGO has produced a set which I would be glad to see as a US exclusive.

So, everyone crying "FAKE!" There were some very in depth reasons given...
...and yep...
...they were all completely wrong!!!

Lesson for the future: a long list of reasons and probably mean absolutely nothing if reality disagrees. It doesn't matter how cleverly you tell something why it shouldn't be real, it will carry on existing.

I hope you'll all bit a bit less paranoid and conspiracy theorist next time. The world's already got more 9/11 third tower and moon-landing-never-happened nutters as it is!