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Here’s Another 2019 LEGO City Firefighter Set – The Fire Plane (60217)

Over the past week we have covered the release of the first full images of so many LEGO sets that are officially coming out throughout the beginning of the coming year. Among those lines is LEGO City, which boasted an impressive number of upcoming sets, themed around firefighting and police. While the batch updates of 2019 LEGO City sets seem over and done with, individual sets are still being presented, such as this impressive firefighting set featuring the impressive LEGO City Fire Plane (60217). Listed by Toys R Us Canada, the Fire Plane is a shout out to those extreme machines that are deployed to fight forest fires in national parks.

The Fire Plane (60217) evokes the “water-bomber” firefighting aircraft, amphibious planes that can land on a body of water, fill up its internal tanks, then fly over a large blaze to dump the water onto the fire (represented by transparent dome pieces).

Also included in the set is an all-terrain buggy with an all new 3-stud shooter. As for what these vehicles will be trying to put out, the set includes two trees of varying sizes (with a resident skunk), dotted with these awesome “fire pieces” found on the other LEGO City firefighting sets.

The LEGO City Fire Plane (60217) also includes three minifigures: an aircraft pilot, buggy driver, and an on-foot forest fireman. Here’s the set’s product description as mentioned by TRU Canada.

LEGO City Fire Plane (60217)

363 pieces; 79.94 CAD

Help the firefighters protect the forest critters of LEGO City with the exciting 60217 Fire Plane set, featuring a dual-propeller firefighting plane with pontoons, detachable minifigure cockpit, hatch on top to load the water elements and a lever to drop them This rescue building toy set also includes a fire buggy with new-for-January-2019 3-shot stud shooter, plus 2 trees, 3 minifigures and a skunk figure.

Includes 3 LEGO City minifigures: a pilot and 2 firefighter minifigures, plus a skunk figure.
Also includes 2 buildable burning trees, one with a burrow at the base for the skunk to hide in.
Accessory elements include 14 water elements (6 small studs and 8 larger elements), 6 buildable fire elements, and new-for-January-2019 smoke gear set and fire axe.
Open the top hatch and fill the plane with water elements.

More Police and Firefighting 2019 LEGO City Sets Revealed

If you’ve been keeping pace with our updates on what LEGO sets are scheduled to officially come out in 2019 (or unofficially, be already available in toy retailers from, say, Canada), then you’ll know that many of the upcoming 2019 LEGO City sets have common themes: action and adventure, judging from the various firefighting and police operation sets in the previews.

As it turns out, the action-packed and adventurous LEGO City sets for next year are just getting warmed up. Following the first batch of previews, more 2019 sets have been revealed, lots of them depicting exciting sequences of epic firefights or high-speed high-altitude police chases and urban surfaces to play on.

Sky Police Parachute Arrest (60208)

Features a police jet, motorcycle, ATV and parachute

Sky Police Diamond Heist (60209)

Features a police armored van, wing-pack, and gyrocopter

Sky Police Air Base (60210)

Has a police airbase with motorcycle, wing-pack and transport plane featuring an ejecting parachute and a getaway car.

Downtown Fire Brigade (60216)

Features a fire engine with ladder-hose apparatus (real water pump action), helicopter and firefighting drone; burning building facade with construction crane

Straight & T-Junction (60236)

Curves & Crossroads (60237)

Credit goes to German news source Promo Bricks for these exciting images of the 2019 LEGO City sets.

2019 LEGO City Official Images Now Up

Following the release of a good number of 2019 LEGO Creator official set images, we now have crisp, set images for the 2019 LEGO City scheduled to arrive this December. Since spotted at the store shelves of Mastermind Toys in Canada, last week, early rumors are now confirmed that the first wave of 2019 LEGO City sets will follow the usual Police and Firefighter themes that LEGO has released before.

Though the LEGO City theme is beginning to be a bit redundant having the same old themes being released again, one couldn’t help but notice how these sets evolve throughout the years particularly with the inclusion of new pieces and building techniques. Somehow, LEGO managed to release new sets that are based on old themes, and still offer a new and exciting look given their new elements and designs. I’m looking forward to the Downtown Fire Brigade (60216) which is not featured here since there are no official images of this set as of this posting; the Snow Groomer (60222), and the Harvester Transport (60223). These sets include several interesting pieces like the rehashed light bricks and the clever use of Nexo Knights shield pieces, to name a few.

These new 2019 LEGO City sets are expected to be available in LEGO Stores and at shop.LEGO.com before the year ends.

Jet Patrol (60206)

Drone Chase (60207)

Barbecue Burn Out (60212)

Dock Side Fire (60213)

Burger Bar Fire Rescue (60214)

Fire Station (60215)

Desert Rally Race (60218)

Construction Loader (60219)

Garbage Truck (60220)

Diving Yacht (60221)

Snow Groomer (60222)

Harvester Transport (60223)

Police Patrol Car (60239)

Kayak Adventure (60240)

SPOTTED: 2019 LEGO City Sets Now Available in Canada

It looks like our friends in Canada will have a head start with these new 2019 LEGO City sets. Thanks to an eagle-eyed LEGO fan, these new LEGO City sets have been reportedly found on physical store shelves of Canadian toy store Mastermind Toys.

We first mentioned about these sets back in August, and this time we now have a first look at their respective box arts. From the looks of it, these new 2019 LEGO City sets follow a predominantly Fire fighting theme complete with light accessories which is kind of a throwback on certain LEGO sets released in the 80s. You may also have notice that 2 of these sets belong to the new 4+ theme that LEGO will be formally introducing next year.

With these 2019 LEGO City sets spotted out in the wild, better expect LEGO to release their official images and info anytime soon. Check out their images below courtesy of LEGO insider CM4sci.

Thanks also to Brickset for the tip.

LEGO City Barbecue Burn Out (60212)

LEGO City Dock Side Fire (60213)

LEGO City Downtown Fire Brigade (60216)

LEGO City Desert Rally Racer (60218)

LEGO City Garbage Truck (60220)

LEGO City Diving Yacht (60221)

LEGO City Snow Groomer (60222)

LEGO City Harvester Transport (60223)

New LEGO xtra Playmats Arriving at shop.LEGO.com

LEGO will be rolling out its first wave of LEGO xtra Playmats this October. If you recall, this collection of LEGO playmat accessories first came in to view last June after the reveal of the LEGO xtra polybag sets and minifigure accessories. The announcement of the LEGO xtra theme had a warm reception, especially from those who are into serious LEGO City MOC building. Though I really don’t think that the LEGO xtra Playmats will cater to all LEGO enthusiasts, it offers a lot of play opportunities for younger LEGO fans, and perhaps will be a nice additional element for certain vignettes. Whether you’re next inspired build will be minifigures on the road, a stroll in the grassy park, or an ocean-filled adventure, the LEGO xtra Playmats has it covered.

The LEGO xtra Playmats contains 11 LEGO elements per pack and will retail for $7.99. The nice thing about these packs is that they come in sets of two, with each Playmat having back-to-back prints and measuring 9 inches each. There is no news yet if the LEGO xtra Playmats will include additional themes in the future such as the timeless Castle, Space or Pirates theme (perhaps it’s the AFOL in me who is hoping), but it will really be cool if LEGO will offer those. For now, be sure to visit shop.LEGO.com every now and then to check when these playmats are available, or just click the following links below.

LEGO xtra Road Playmat (853840)

$7.99; 11 pieces

Set up new roads and cruise around your city!

Stretch your imagination and playtime with the help of this LEGO® xtra 853840 Road Playmat pack, featuring 2 laminated, double-sided playmats with printed graphics, 2 buildable connectors and a shovel play-starter element to do some digging on your roads. The double-sided pieces let you create 4 different settings. Combine and use the LEGO xtra accessories with any LEGO sets, to enhance children’s play in any way they can imagine.

Features 2 laminated, double-sided playmats with printed graphics, 2 buildable connectors and a shovel play-starter element.
Playmats each measure over 9” (25cm) square.

LEGO xtra Sea Playmat (853841)

$7.99; 11 pieces

Catch some sun, sand and surf at the seaside!

Expand your playtime to the beach with the help of this LEGO® xtra 853841 Sea Playmat pack, featuring 2 laminated, double-sided playmats with printed graphics, 2 buildable connectors and a crab play-starter element. The double-sided pieces let you create 4 different settings. Combine and use the LEGO xtra accessories with any LEGO sets, to enhance children’s play in any way they can imagine.

This pack features 2 laminated, double-sided playmats with printed graphics, 2 buildable connectors and a crab play-starter element.
Playmats each measure over 9” (25cm) square.

LEGO xtra Park Playmat (853842)

$7.99; 11 pieces

Take a break in the park with a little help from this LEGO® xtra 853842 Park Playmat pack, featuring 2 laminated, double-sided playmats with printed graphics, 2 buildable connectors and a snake play-starter element. The double-sided pieces let you create 4 different settings. Combine and use the LEGO xtra accessories with any LEGO sets, to enhance children’s play in any way they can imagine.

Features 2 laminated, double-sided playmats with printed graphics, 2 buildable connectors and a snake play-starter element.
Playmats each measure over 9” (25cm) square.

LEGO City Magazine Issue 7 Now Comes With Two LEGO City Freebies

The latest issue of LEGO City Magazine is now available, and Issue #7 has double treats for subscribers and fans that will pick up a copy. The LEGO City Magazine Issue 7 now comes with two foil bags instead of one, and for this month’s issue we have a free LEGO City Octan Race Car with a driver minifigure, PLUS another mini vehicle set with its respective minifigure driver as well. The second foil bag may vary though, as shared by Brick Fanatics.

Images courtesy of Brick Fanatics.

The second foil bag freebie seems to be based on previously released free sets as bundled before with past issues of the LEGO City Magazine. Though the LEGO City Octan Race Car foiled bag is pretty much consistent across copies of the LEGO City Magazine Issue 7, the second freebie is somehow random as observed by Bricks Fanz. This particular copy of issue 7 has in fact, an extra minifigure instead together with several fire fighting accessories.

LEGO City Mag 7 1 — Image courtesy of Bricks Fanz

Inside, the LEGO City Magazine Issue 7 is jam-packed with the usual comics, activity sheets, puzzles, posters and even post cards to share with friends. This current issue also gives us a glimpse of what free item to expect from next month’s issue which is a policeman minifigure and a motorbike. If you’re still missing a mini motorbike in your LEGO City collection, then this is the most cost-effective way to bag this.

LEGO City Mag 7 4 — Image courtesy of Brick Fanatics.

LEGO City Arctic Official Box Art Images Revealed

As early as January, we already mentioned that the new LEGO City-themed sets will go north to for one awesome brick-built, icy adventure. Following the recent Mountain Police and Mining themes, the next LEGO City sets will focus on an Arctic adventure, as we can glean from the following box art images as posted once again in Radio Kontrol’s website. Check out the following LEGO City Arctic images and product descriptions below, with additional box art images from Croatian LEGO Store Brick.hr.

I am particularly interested in the new animal molds, particularly on the mammoth bigfig from Arctic Mobile Exploration Base (60195) and the saber-tooth tiger. All in all, I am pretty positive that these new LEGO City Arctic sets will go well with fans once they appear on toy shelves in June.

Arctic Ice Glider (60190)

50 pieces | $6.99 USD

Wear your warmest clothes and go for an exploration on the LEGO® City 60190 Arctic Mini-snowmobile! Charge your mini-computer, the flashing lights and all the other equipment on the snowmobile and slide on the ice like a snowmobile! What’s in that valley? Turn on the flashing lights so that the explorers at the camp can follow you and see what is hidden under the snow. There is always something exciting to discover in the arctic expeditions of LEGO® City!

Arctic Exploration Team (60191)

70 pieces | $9.99 USD

Take the camera and go to the excavation site with the LEGO® City 60191 Arctic Exploration Team! The team has found an interesting find and needs to take some pictures before returning it to the base. Charge the snowmobile and drive to the ice block. Free the find with the saw and place it safely in the crate on the trailer. Call the dog before you run away and go back to the camp to warm up and find out what you found!

Arctic Ice Crawler (60192)

200 pieces | $24.99 USD

Great discoveries await you at the site of the Arctic expedition with the LEGO® City Crane 60192! Move to the roughest terrain and lower your arm to collect the frozen samples. Wait, take that big piece of ice, there’s something inside. What a discovery! Let’s get back to base camp as fast as possible! Another exciting discovery in the Arctic!

Arctic Air Transport (60193)

277 pieces | $39.99 USD

Call the pilot! We need to handle a bulky cargo with the LEGO® City 60193 Arctic Transport Plane! Climb to the edge of the crevasse and help drive the quadcopter in stationary mode to allow the pilot to lower the hook. Fix it to the ice block and give it the signal to hoist it on board. Return to the ATV base camp at great speed to analyze the rare discovery!

Arctic Scout Truck (60194)

322 pieces | $59.99 USD

Load the equipment onto the LEGO® City 60194 Arctic snowmobile and set off on your exploratory mission! Collect samples for analysis in the vehicle laboratory as you explore the snowmobile site. Uuh, look at the ice wall and that mysterious cave … what’s going to be inside? Pay attention to the polar bear! Call the husky … it’s time to go back to the camp!

Arctic Mobile Exploration Base (60195)

786 pieces | $119.99 USD

Alert the Arctic Expeditions Team and prepare the LEGO® City 60195 Arctic Exploration Base for departure! Once you reach the excavation site, download the vehicles and start working. Analyze the samples in the mobile lab while the explorers check the area on the snowmobile in search of other interesting finds. Wait … but what’s in that block of ice? Wow, that mammoth is huge! On! Let’s get to work and dig a piece of history!

Arctic Supply Aircraft (60196)

707 pieces | 79.99 USD

Take warm gloves, LEGO® City 60196 Arctic Supply Aircraft will soon be leaving! Save all the necessary equipment in the boxes and load them into the cargo plane before you reach the Arctic Expedition team to work. Put the plane near the excavation site, then jump on the ice scooter and see what the researchers found. Oh, how beautiful a pattern! Use a cutter to remove the ice and then cut it to the plane and attach it before taking it off!

Even More LEGO City 2018 Official Images Released!

After the first wave of reveals of the latest LEGO City sets slated to be released in 2018, now comes another series of releases for the LEGO City theme. Dutch LEGO fan site, Bouwsteentjes, has uploaded several official images of 9 upcoming LEGO sets which were never before hinted nor teased. These latest LEGO City 2018 offerings seem to focus more on Police, Vehicles, and Mining subthemes and feature relatively new designs and aesthetics. I particularly like the yellow and red colors of the Mining sets, which kind of reminds me of the LEGO Town sets many years ago.

Let’s check out these images and let me know what you think of these upcoming LEGO City 2018 sets.

Off-Road Chase (60170)

37 pieces | $6.99 USD

Mountain Fugitives (60171)

88 pieces | $9.99 USD

Mountain Police Headquarters (60174)

663 pieces | $89.99 USD

Wild River Escape (60176)

126 pieces | $19.99 USD

Airshow Jet (60177)

87 pieces | $9.99 USD

Speed Record Car (60178)

78 pieces | $9.99 USD

Mining Team (60184)

82 pieces | $9.99 USD

Mining Heavy Driller (60186)

294 pieces | $49.99 USD

Mining Experts Site (60188)

883 pieces | $99.99 USD

There are several sets that were already listed by Brickset, however, we still yet to see their official images. These are:

Mountain River Heist (60175)
Mining Power Splitter (60185)
An unnamed set – 40302

We’ll keep you posted as soon as more info comes in.

LEGO Toys R Us Bricktober 2017 Minifigures Have Started Appearing in TRU Stores in the US.

Though they have appeared earlier in some parts of the globe a few weeks ago, it seems that several Toys R Us stores in the US have already begun this year’s LEGO Bricktober promotions. With four, undoubtedly impressive sets to collect throughout the month of October, this year’s LEGO TRU Bricktober Minifigures includes a colorful collection of minifigures hailing from the LEGO Batman Movie, Ninjago, City Jungle Exploration, and Collectible Minifigures series.

As mentioned by The Brick Fan, some Toys R Us branches in the US have already started the said promotions. These exclusive minifigs are given for free, for every minimum single-receipt purchase of LEGO products worth $50 and above. Different TRU stores in various geographical regions have observed slightly different release dates throughout their Bricktober promotional, and in the US the following are the scheduled release dates to be followed.

October 1 to 7 – LEGO Ninjago Masters of Spinjitzu (5004938)

October 8 to 14 – LEGO Batman Movie (5004939)

October 15 to 21 – LEGO City Jungle Exploration (5004940)

October 22 to 28 – LEGO Collectible Minifigures (5004941)

It seems that the in-store announcements and activities came in first, and we should expect some updates from TRU’s official website any time soon. Similarly, Toys R Us has lined up a pretty interesting series of Bricktober weekend in-store events, with a handful of freebies up for grabs. Check TRU’s website for more details.

More LEGO City 2017 Summer Sets Official Images!

This year’s Nuremberg Toy Fair in Germany saw the release of the latest LEGO City 2017 subthemes that caught the attention of fans for their excellent designs and inclusion of exciting new elements. This time around, LEGO released another wave of official images (in addition to the ones released by a Dutch online store last March) that gives us a closer look at the new LEGO City 2017 Summer sets which features a Jungle and Coast Guard theme. Check these out.