A few people have mentioned this so I figured I would make a new thread for it. I was wondering what people think will be the next set to be remade by The Lego Group and why they think so?
My bet is on something from the UCS like the Y-Wing, and for non-UCS I say the Taj Mahal.
Other ones I could see being remade are the Cafe Corner, Green Grocer, Market Street, a bunch of UCS sets (ISD, Tie Interceptor, Blockade Runner, Death Star II, AT-ST, Vader's Tie Fighter, Cloud City), Harry Potter sets, PoTC ships, Emerald Night, Statue of Liberty, and Eiffel Tower.
Sets like the new Winter Toy Shop
#10249 (which is almost an exact replica of #10199) and the new MF have paved the way for more remakes. The Winter, UCS, and modular themes seem more prone for remakes because we get a least one set from those every year. I think there is a concern of what iconic architecture sets could really be made at this point. Tower Bridge has been out for 7 years and when it gets retired I suspect we will get a remake of a landmark already done. I don't think TLG would pay to license PoTC again, but they are bound to make exclusive pirate sets again that look similar to the ones in that theme. Also, I can definitely see them licensing Harry Potter again with new HP books coming out.
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Insofaras large architectural sets, there are just so, so many. Large scale Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Monticello, Willis Tower, Independence Hall, and a slew of others lend themselves to the big building dynamic.
I, for one, am stunned at the number of rereleases the past few years: Beetle, Carousel, Snowspeeder, Falcon...clearly they're catering the the AFOL market who missed out on these sets from 8 -10 years ago. But, overall, the number of customers who come in bemoaning that those sets are long since retired pales to the number of people looking for new stuff.
I concur with @MrJackson regarding the Modular line.
Same Name
Different Color
People will be scratching their heads on that one.
True, but I don't think most young Americans know about those, maybe the Louvre, maybe. I only know about the Arc de Triomphe because I studied French in school. Even if you see it briefly in movies, it's not really talked about much.
It is a fairly famous Star Wars ship so I bet it gets remade within 10 years or so. That one is a remake of #7163 I'm pretty sure. They came out 11 years apart. I like #10195, myself.
Really? To me, besides the Millennium Falcon, the X-wing and the Y-wing are the two most iconic rebel scum ships and the X-wing was already redone in a much more improved version. I'm with @Astrobricks as I'd love a new Blockade Runner (and Eiffel, Eiffel really needs an upgrade), although I think #10019, #10198, and #10030 were all done well.
Though I will add that I think the Beetle, and Carousel are not re-releases as they are different models from the originals. As for the SW sets like the SnowSpeeder and Falcon, they are Star wars staples and LEGO has made it quite clear they are open to redoing any SW sets and have done so for a long time now.
So that being said I see the UCS Star Destroyer or DS II possibly being redone in their respective scales as there is money to be made there still.
I think Market Street will definitely be redone eventually, but not so sure about the other modulars. I don't see an Eiffel tower or anything of that like that coming any time soon either. I think we will be getting an Emerald Knight or something equally fantastic eventually.
Of all things, there's one re-release we're definitely going to get even though nobody asked for it... another Sopwith Camel.
I'm sure I've read someone from within Lego (possibly Mark Stafford?) comment that the Toy Shop was re-released because designer capabilities were incredibly stretched that year and it was either reissue the first one with some minor tweaks or have no WV set that year at all. So I wouldn't necessarily consider it as a precedent.
We already "know" from the leakers that HP should be returning next year and that would inevitably mean updated versions of previous sets such as Diagon Alley, Hogwarts, Hogwarts Express and Knight Bus.
As to Star Wars, I love the films but tend not to buy many sets but I would like to see a new version of Cloud City.
...that dang Rumour Mill has been ruining lives for decades...
I would love a new Eiffel Tower. Or Parthenon.
#885 - Space Scooter
#6821 - Shovel Buggy
#6702 - Minifigure set with robots
#6970 - Beta Command, but with a #920 rocket launch homage incorporated
#6928 - Uranium Search or #6952 - Solar Power Transporter
I have these sets but would just love to see official updates.
Statue of Liberty seems like it would be hard to improve very much. It's just so un-Lego friendly. (Maybe a constraction version?)
As far as the modulars go, I don't see why they'd do it. It's not like they can improve them to be "closer to the original source material". Maybe I feel this way because personally I'm not sad that I missed the old modulars. I'll just look ahead to the new ones. And unless I'm mistaken, TLG don't rerelease versions of their own IP (unless you count City police and fire stations, and the above mentioned Toy Shop).
Unfortunately for me, I feel that with this wave of remakes/rereleases/updates (X-Wing, Sandcrawler, Assault on Hoth, Snowspeeder, Millennium Falcon) that it is becoming increasingly unlikely that a UCS A-Wing will be made.
I will throw out one that will probably never be remade though, and that would be the UCS B-Wing. I personally really liked that set but it didn't sell well until the sale as far as I'm aware.
Outside of Star Wars, the Eiffel Tower and Taj Mahal seem like good candidates, and I think a dark horse could be the Wright Flyer.
Edit: Another one to consider would be a brick built mini-figure, especially with the popularity of mini-figures nowadays. That set was released in 2000.
So what vehicles are there through out all the films? I think the x-wing and tie fighter are to recent to re-launch, so I'm hoping for an AT-AT, or AT-ST!
Apologies on the confusion. I don't actually expect a retail (as opposed to UCS/D2C) ISD for the next several years, especially with the new Fist Order Star Destroyer getting released this year.
https://www.thebrickfan.com/lego-harry-potter-hogwarts-castle-d2c-set-in-2018/