New parts discussion

Casper_vd_Korf

And a new bike helmet!

Mynatt

I don't know if I am missing something but at first glance, I can't say that I am seeing too many new pieces. Beehive is cool though.

I gotta say a lot of these new sets are super cool. So colorful! I love it!

Switchfoot55

^ What set is that from?

Mynatt

Switchfoot55 said:

^ What set is that from?

#60173

CaptainLego

Didn’t see this posted. These two sets have a new hair+hat piece.

Mynatt

Black curve piece:

New Nexo shield:


Official image of this silver piece:

And just an interesting trans green wing piece:


Love the color scheme for these builds!

wardm

That black curve piece can be very can be really useful!!!

CCC

#10748

Friends marker pen

wardm

new leaf piece with stud. 

Fauch

I wonder if it will be used in place of the 3 leaves piece. I remember it being one of the most fragile piece when I was a child. not sure about now since I'm being more careful.

Aanchir

Not a new part, but maybe even bigger news than that: https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/154319-rambling-on-about-colours-some-ideas-for-new-colours-too/&do=findComment&comment=2877241

So I guess this confirms that the bluish/greenish color that appears in some prelim pics of next year's Elves sets IS in fact, Bright Bluish Green/Dark Turquoise/Teal!

fourstud

Aanchir said:

Not a new part, but maybe even bigger news than that: https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/154319-rambling-on-about-colours-some-ideas-for-new-colours-too/&do=findComment&comment=2877241

So I guess this confirms that the bluish/greenish color that appears in some prelim pics of next year's Elves sets IS in fact, Bright Bluish Green/Dark Turquoise/Teal!

Yep! The Disney Elsa said uses it too, the tooth piece for Chima I believe 

Fauch

I remember looking at my rock raiders sets a while back and thinking what the hell is this color? it doesn't appear anywhere else.

Aanchir

Fauch said:

I remember looking at my rock raiders sets a while back and thinking what the hell is this color? it doesn't appear anywhere else.

The main themes to use it extensively were Rock Raiders and Technic Competition (Cyber-Slam). It did appear in a more limited capacity in other themes like Throwbots/Slizer, Roboriders, Bionicle, Belville, and Harry Potter, but not across the entire theme like in Rock Raiders.

Mynatt

Interesting blade piece with multiple spots for connections

Mynatt

Fun hood ornament on the new Mack Anthem:

Shib

Is it bad that every time I look at the images for #72004 all I think is “ooo, new colour nexagon!”?

Shib

New textured roof cone pieces in the upcoming Disney Princess sets.

Bumblepants

New door frame too. Lavender in the Elsa Market and you can see the white version in the photo @shib posted.

CCC

It should go nicely with the gothic / pointed arch pieces as it looks to be the same curve. Although, thinking about it, it looks like one of those pieces that is completely unnecessary as it could be done with a couple of existing arches and bricks, just without the tapered / cornered front.

arathemis

Can`t wait to see a Gothic pink cathedral...

Lyichir

Door frame could be very nice for Elves... I've often run into issues where I want that sort of curved tower but there's no way to use the "gothic arch" pieces in such a small space and still have the walls taper to the sides.

Plenty of other new parts of interest as well... such as the new "gold nugget" piece (previously seen in a different color in the Lego Ninjago Movie, but not in the sets), longer straight segments of the roller coaster track than the Joker Manor offers. And too many awesome new recolors to mention!

buildalot

What about these new flower pieces: 



Are these meant to replace "6170300: Bracelet Upper Part"? I hope not. They resemble flowers much more closely in form that they are bound to be less versatile.

Pumpkin_3CK5

Per brickshow screen shot: two helicopters in one set?? Best set ever. Also that log suit guy that's surpringly not in the cmf line. 

Bumblepants

buildalot said:

What about these new flower pieces: 


Are these meant to replace "6170300: Bracelet Upper Part"? I hope not. They resemble flowers much more closely in form that they are bound to be less versatile.

I was wondering if those were different. I guess they are. At a glance I dislike them but maybe over time they will grow on me. (pun intended)

buildalot

Bumblepants said:

buildalot said:

What about these new flower pieces: 


Are these meant to replace "6170300: Bracelet Upper Part"? I hope not. They resemble flowers much more closely in form that they are bound to be less versatile.

I was wondering if those were different. I guess they are. At a glance I dislike them but maybe over time they will grow on me. (pun intended)

Yeah, feeling the same here. I like the idea of a new part, but makes me a bit sad my stash of 6170300: Bracelet Upper Part won't be growing as fast as before. 

Aanchir

With the new Disney pics I guess we now have for certain, non-leaked evidence of Bright Bluish Green (Dark Turquoise/Teal) coming back.

buildalot said:

What about these new flower pieces: 



Are these meant to replace "6170300: Bracelet Upper Part"? I hope not. They resemble flowers much more closely in form that they are bound to be less versatile.

I dunno, the fact that these are more round with just a slight indent between the petals makes me think they could still be really versatile in their own right. For instance, as decorative capitals on a column. Also, a lot of the old four-petal flower's non-flower uses are not quite so essential anymore with the existence of the regular 1x1 round plate with through hole. I don't know for sure if these would be replacing those but I don't think I'd mind too much.

buildalot

Yep, folks will no doubt come up with clever usages for this new part for sure! Can't wait. I would like to see it in pearl gold... 

CCC

Introduction of similar but slightly different flowers will make sorting a PITA.

MattDawson

https://brickset.com/article/32046/new-parts-for-2018!

Paperballpark

What on earth is the part used in the right-hand tower here?



Surely they can't have used a massive stack of 57 or so 2x2 jumper plates, and expect people to be able to line them all up correctly?

EDIT: Wait, that's too wide to be a 2x2 plate - look at the 1x2 trans tile below it. It may be some kind of technic piece. Honestly, I have no idea. I suspect it's probably a new element.

Shib

Technic was my first thought, but can’t think of any that could be loosely connected and stacked with the rotation at the centre point...really hard to tell from that angle though

CCC

I think they are individual pieces stacked up, as there are at least four different size dark stacks. So I assume you will need to get the twist right. They also don't appear to be square unless the photo is taken at a strange angle. The real ones is quite curved, to reduce wind resistance.

gratefulnat

According to user theJang on the front page news article, could be this part with hoses as support (part 32249)

Shib

^something like that was my thought, but the rotation of them is around the centre point so in theory it should be a part with a centralised connection point

Shib

This image on brothers brick looks Technic to me

Fauch

If I see well, they are half a stud thick, so that would mean technic? a tile would be 2/5 of a stud. I think jang probably has a good guess. having a hose go through the center means you have to line them the same way than jumpers. but with a hose at each edge, I guess you can just hold the base and top, then twist them to get the right shape.

Paperballpark

There's a few interesting new pieces in the 2018 Minecraft sets:


This new flower piece - similar to the 6-stalk piece released a couple of years ago, but now 3-stalk and with a hole in the middle.
  
A new 'game-style' micro-fig, presumably with a stud or neck to hold a head, rather than having a head on it already.


A cute little bunny head - if you like your bunny heads square, that is. Interesting slope behind it, which is likely to be part of the head mould. Note the 1x2 rounded plate underneath the right-hand bunny.


A new 'chicken head' mould - essentially a 1x1 plate with a plate on the side of it, and a couple of bits sticking out from that for the beak and mouth. I can see this being used in LBG as architectural detailing.


This one isn't a new mould, but a recolour of the 2x2 tile with 2 studs which was first seen in Ninjago City. Thought I'd mention it anyway :)

Shib

I glanced over those pics and missed the microfigs- I thought it was the baby body but now you’ve pointed it out it’s obviously different!

CCC

Minecraft pushing new boundaries again -  this is the third scale figure in the sets. Micromobs, then minifigs, now game pieces with heads. The heads look smaller than the ones that fit on minifigures, so presumably they will be like the baby heads (but cubic) in terms of hole size.

Paperballpark

CCC said:

The heads look smaller than the ones that fit on minifigures, so presumably they will be like the baby heads (but cubic) in terms of hole size.

Good catch! I think it's possible they're stud-sized, but more likely to be as you say.

Mynatt

This one seemed to have gone under the radar (Given if it is indeed new). I looked it up in the database and didn't find anything. We have seen 1x2x1 and 1x4x1 wall elements but it looks like 1x3x1 wall elements have arrived:

Mynatt

^Well now I can't edit the original post. Had never seen it before but is has been around since 2016. Nevermind on all of that.

Paperballpark

Honestly thought you were highlighting a 1x1 cheese slope before I read the post...

CCC

^ Uncracked 1x1 cheese slopes ... they are new!

AdeelZubair

I only found out about the 1x3 panels during my LUG meeting a couple weeks ago.

Aanchir

1x3 panels first showed up in the Spider-Man Bridge Battle set, afaik… not sure what they’ve been in since.

Fauch

in a police car polybag they were giving away just about everywhere

Mynatt

http://www.newelementary.com/2017/11/70922-joker-manor.html?m=1#more

Nice article on all all of the new pieces in the Joker’s Mansion including a closer look into the new roller coaster pieces.

elspankdog

the light bluish gray windows and lemon tile are awesome