Summer City range unveiled!

Think that’s a new piece on the scooter in 60380?

I saw it in one of the Friends set too, the bus. It’s like a 3 way clip with an elongated arm.

Excellent City wave.

@chesney107 said:
"That big Bruce the Shark in the Submarine set!! Wow!! "

I thought the same - with the remains of Orca the boat!

Really digging this wave. I want all those damn Arctic sets, damit

MAyb a pit pricey but looks like an excellent wave of sets. First time I've thought I want all the City sets in a wave. Even that 4+ demolition site looks good.
I also really like that mobility scooter in the apartment building.

Fantastic big ship from Arctic, and a lot of new animals! That city center set looks magnificent! That 60389 is looking like a classic town set, very nice! I was hoping to not buy any city sets this year, but dang, it will be hard to resist...

Great new ideas but in terms of city sets, again like the main street in creator, pricey for just doors, windows and a few bricks...

Why not show USD?

City sets are really good nowadays, much better than 2-3 years ago.

Always been a fan of the City Arctic sets, these new ones look amazing! Really love the new animals in particular, and the ocean-focused direction. Fantastic to see so many detailed civilian buildings as well. Best City wave in years I reckon!

@iamkevinwill said: " @chesney107 said:
"That big Bruce the Shark in the Submarine set!! Wow!! "
I thought the same - with the remains of Orca the boat!"

That was my first thought too. When did Lego get the rights to "Jaws"?!

Neat ideas for the sets, unfortunately most of the sets are ugly and plain.

Liking the artic ship and the family house, the rest are a very easy pass, uninspiring.

Wow, amazing City & Arctic sets! - with the exception of the Demolition set, which is clearly for 4+ years, so it gets a pass mark!
Best city wave ever, I think!
I love the Orca & Great White!
I don’t love the prices on some of those larger sets though.

Interesting, quite the varied bunch of sets.

Family House looks like it could be a bit of a call back to 6374-1

60380 City Centre set is almost a Ninjago City of LEGO City sets! Looks incredible, and for once bricks aren't wasted on vehicles. Price is scary though. Might bite if there's a significant discount, but those seem fewer and far between these days.

60398 Family House is delightful. A little surprised to see City have something so similar in concept to 31139 on the market at the same time.

Overall, a very impressive wave. At long last City is covering building themes that Friends has been doing better for too long now.

Love the modern style and colors. Arctic and underwater exploration are some of my favorite themes. Where do I even begin. This will cost me a lot of money, ouch. Nice to see another cheap set with a small vehicle and some cute animals thought, it's a winning formula.

Seals ! For 10€ !

These sets look cool, the ice parlour would be perfect for my daughter

Out of this list I am interested in the apartment building, house and city centre (although whether I can afford any of it is another matter, maybe the mid-year toy sales at the retailers in Australia might deliver some of the new sets at a discount)

Did anyone else notice that the amount of minifigs per set has gone up? That's great for a fig collector such as myself.

These are all great. Some very impressive. I wish I had lots of money to buy ‘em all. But I also wish I had more interest in the City theme to buy ‘em all.

I'm conflicted with the orca, love the shape and color but the eye reminds me a little bit of the style they use for buildable animals in the 3 in 1 theme, somewhat departing from what they've done in the past with other animals in City sets.

I'm a little disappointed in the architecture style chosen for both the apartments and urban center. They look too futuristic/modern to me and clash too much with my existing city. So I'll be passing on those. That car wash and ski lodge are fantastic, but I don't have any need for either. (The car wash is tempting though.)

Best of the bunch is that house in my opinion.

Most of these are really well done.

Will probably get the Arctic sets. I never got around to getting the ship in the last wave.

Not over keen on the Demolition Site, which looks a bit Duplo to me. Also a little ironic to need a demolition team in a town where most of the buildings don't even have their backs finished!

@MBUK said:
"Look what happens when there are no police about. Motorcyclists taking over the skate park and winter sports park, ruining the fun for everyone else."

Those aren't motorcycles.

Honestly I'm very underwhelmed, although I love the Family House, it's likely the only one I will buy

60377 4 gorgeous animals for under $50... Wake me up from these DREAMZzz!

I wish the family house had a color scheme that was less bland. These sets come close but seem to be lacking something. Cohesion, focus, maybe a transcendence beyond half-finished boxes of transparent glass pieces. The prices here and across the whole product line are having a serious impact on my perception of them.

Holy what?! A stealth arctic wave?? A giant arctic ship im finally in the position to acquire?? The stars have aligned!

Wow, this is quite the wave! I love all of the new animals, especially the seals for $10. The buildings are a solid improvement especially the largest one. Does the lady in the family house have a new hairpiece? It looks like Gabby's cat ears are reappearing as well.

Prices could be a lot better all around, but this is by far the best City wave in years.
I've personally never been that into City, but damn do I want that submarine! (and also the whale, despite the creepy eyes)

My wallet is crying. A seal!! And a huge turtle! And a killer whale… Too awesome.

That Arctic subtheme wave looks awesome. I may purchase some of these sets.

Am I the only one thinking "Ninjago City light"?

LEGO Animal enthusiasts are eating good tonight! Orcas, seals, turtles!? Sign me up!

at last several great city sets, but... they are very overpriced!

210€ for 60380 (10.4 ppc)? I can get a modular building!
or 85€ for 60365 (12.4ppc! for an unbranded set!)... they're simply mad!

It seems that those sets are overpriced so after discount you pay the "real" price...

The Arctic Research Ship makes me wish we hadn't given away 1193 when our kids outgrew Duplo.

I'm excited for the return of the large shark in the Research Submarine since I passed on sets with it years ago.

Love the arctic sub-theme, how many of those animals are new releases? I don't think I've seen a seal before.

CIVILIAN BUILDINGS!
IN CITY!

I thought the day would never come and those buildings in the 2021 lineup were just a weird outlier. This majorly ups the ante for... you know... 'CITY' to have this stuff. It's also nice that they have a fairer distribution of pricepoints than the last few years, given that they're all buildings, which are historically higher pricepoint sets.

objectively a very good wave and the level of detail and thought compared to some previous City sets (like the horrid 60271 Main Street) is fantastic. The creativity, fun, and energy are truly impressive.

Saying that, personally these urban sets will be a hard pass as the designers seems to have been inspired by Friends and Ninjago more than 'real life'.

I do love how the City house is so simple and plain compared to the zany-ness of the city center and apartment building - almost like the designers all went and did their own thing and then came back with their reveals, and 1 guy was out of step with the rest.

in the summer
in the city
in the summer
in the city

but seriously, those are awesome! one of the best city ranges in a long time

@Ephseb said:
"in the summer
in the city
in the summer
in the city

but seriously, those are awesome! one of the best city ranges in a long time"

Is that a reference to the Lovin' Spoonful?

OMG, seals, Orca, big shark and a family house. Yes!!!!!

@PhantomBricks said:
" @Ephseb said:
"in the summer
in the city
in the summer
in the city

but seriously, those are awesome! one of the best city ranges in a long time"

Is that a reference to the Lovin' Spoonful? "

of course :)

Fun stuff. Been a while since we've had an actually-floats-on-water boat. The kid with the flannel shirt and purple pants, love that grunge style coming back (sort of!).

Finally a really good round of City sets - most of these look first-rate, best in years for this theme.

The "inexplicable City theme price premium" is still there, but not so bad on most of the sets.

Nice to see the minifig from 6655 return in the carwash.
I like the seals

I've been waiting for new City-Adventurer/Explorers-Sets and FINALLY here they are!! Not as many as I'd hoped and quite pricey (like all the new sets), but my planning for this Lego year is now set.
Speaking of pricey: while all these new sets look very nice, Lego is more and more stepping out of an affordable price range. I got used to Star Wars and adult sets being expensive. But now Creator- and City-sets ranging between 150 and over 200€? That's just crazy.

@bricks4everyone said:
"I'm conflicted with the orca, love the shape and color but the eye reminds me a little bit of the style they use for buildable animals in the 3 in 1 theme, somewhat departing from what they've done in the past with other animals in City sets."
I’m also not sold on the killer whale. The shape of the head and the style of the eyes say DUPLO to me, not System.

Am I the only one that noticed that the car in 60362 doesn't have anyone in it? Apparently self-driving cars can feel the need to look sharp... Interesting to see the Stuntz ramp piece appear in 60364. Besides the seals, I love the movie camera in 60376. I also love the puppy in 60398.

Nice to see LEGO coming to their senses after recent years of "juniorization" of the entire line. I used to buy a lot of City sets, hardly any in recent times. These sets look way, way more interesting than City has been in a long, long time.

I'm guessing 60366 Winter Sports Park is most likely based on Copenhill, a power plant in Copenhagen that has a ski slope on top of it. https://parametric-architecture.com/copenhill-a-waste-to-energy-plant-with-a-ski-slope/

So we now get Sonic sets, AND an Orca! It's the perfect combination for the MOCs I'm planning to do!

@Ephseb said:
" @PhantomBricks said:
" @Ephseb said:
"in the summer
in the city
in the summer
in the city

but seriously, those are awesome! one of the best city ranges in a long time"

Is that a reference to the Lovin' Spoonful? "

of course :)"

You can't beat classic '60's Rock-n-roll!

I think what's making the Orca look wrong is it's eye print is too far forward on the snout; should be further behind where the upper and lower jaw meets.

To quote my child when they first saw 60368 "Oooo, Lego made a whaler!"

Great wave! The Car Wash, Ski Slope, and Modern house are personal highlights!

I don't know why they put the seal's in the cheapest set.

Kitty girl from 60321 is back as an adult!

Is that helmet in 60368 a new mold? It looks suspiciously like Eowyn's helmet...

@snake8257 said:
"Is that helmet in 60368 a new mold? It looks suspiciously like Eowyn's helmet..."

I'm pretty sure it's the hornless viking helmet from the series 20 Viking. It has also made an appearance in the new Sanctum.

It almost looks like 60380 is the top half of a Ninjago City module.

The arctic stuff is looking particularly curved and smooth. Very nice to see it back, though.

@Chunky_Sauce said:
"I love the new artic ship
"

Someone else pointed out to me (and now I can't un-see it) that the ship has the old style of hull for the stern, but a new style of hull for the bow. The older style hull had a flattened prow, but the new hull comes to a point. So I think the price is justified, considering we are getting two different huge hull pieces.

Considering the modernistic, boxy design of the apartment and city center sets (which I like, by the way), I wish LEGO had made each building floor and section modular, then sold them separately (kind of like Hogwarts, but even more modular). So I could buy a modern apartment and stack it on top of a noodle shop, or vice versa. I'm kind of obsessed with sub-systems within the larger LEGO system (like the standardized shipping containers used for the cargo train), and wish that these modern buildings had the same kind of inter-compatibility (I think they do have the ability to be somewhat rearranged, but they need to be sold in smaller quantities, so that they are more affordable).