Hapori Tohu Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 LEGO has just unveiled the latest set based on the popular Simpsons TV show: 71016 The Kwik-E-Mart. Designed from the iconic shop, the set contains iconic features you're sure to be familiar with if you're a fan of the series. Yahoo! TV has the exclusive reveal, so head on over there to check it out if you want to learn more! This seems like a great addition to the Direct 2 Consumer line of sets. View the full article Quote News Forums Q&A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobber Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I REALLY love these Simpsons sets! But why do they cost so much?! WHYYY?! Ahem. I feel like this set in particular isn't really that "big", and most of the pieces go into into the little decorations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rahkshi Lalonde Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 these simpsons sets are scary detailed, they almost look like they aren't even LEGO at a glance. o: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Smoke Monster Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I don't watch the show, but that doesn't change my opinion of this set. And said opinion is that it is really impressive. It looks very detailed inside it and the minifigs look good too. I won't be getting it, but its still a cool looking set. Quote Everyone is one choice away from being the bad guy in another person's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aanchir Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I REALLY love these Simpsons sets! But why do they cost so much?! WHYYY?! Ahem. I feel like this set in particular isn't really that "big", and most of the pieces go into into the little decorations.It is pretty big, all things considered (40 studs by 30 studs by 14 bricks, with solid walls on all four sides and a separate police car and back alley), and those "little decorations" (especially the many exclusive recolors and printed parts) still cost money. The Modular Buildings often have similar or higher piece counts for a lot cheaper, but those don't have to be designed to match a particular subject, and so the designers have more freedom to make the building and decor more affordable by using existing parts in existing colors (plus, no royalties). I'm not a Simpsons fan, but I definitely think this set looks like a great design! Like the Simpsons House set, it is well-rounded. In this case, it has all the details that you might expect from a convenience store, though I'm sure Simpsons fans might have some gripes about classic jokes and references that weren't included. The show's colorful cartoon design language also really shines here. Of course, even more so than the Simpsons House, this set's primary appeal will be with fans of the show. Considering what a mundane subject a convenience store would have been for other themes like LEGO Friends or LEGO City, it's great that this license offered the designers an opportunity to go all-out instead of constraining themselves to a 16x16 footprint or smaller. There are even plenty of decorations that convey the Simpsons' iconic humor even for someone like me who has never really watched a full episode and doesn't get most of the references. Quote Latest MOC: PAIGE (Prototype Artificial Intelligence, Gynoid Expression) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfg1_grimlock Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Lego via Instagram has release images of the new Simpsons Series Minifigs. Quote Please visit my Flickr at www.flickr.com/tfg1_grimlock for my photography and MOCs. Please visit my Instagram at www.instagram.com/tfg1_grimlock for other Lego Posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyichir Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Do you know what it's like when you see a part you didn't know you needed, and suddenly you realize you've needed it all along? The garbage bags in this set are that part. I had never considered the potential the Collectible Minifigure Santa sack would have for garbage bags, but now I wonder why City sets with garbage trucks and the like have been missing them for so long.Other than that, this set doesn't particularly interest me. It looks fantastic (like the Simpsons house last year, which is pretty much the ideal "dollhouse" set that all similar sets will be compared to in the future), but of course it's expensive and I'm not really a Simpsons fan. Quote Formerly Lyichir: Rachira of Influence Aanchir's and Meiko's brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfg1_grimlock Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Here is the link to Lego's Instagram that has the Simpsons Minifigs reveal if you wanted to post about this. https://instagram.com/lego/p/0IcvmDtdaU/ Quote Please visit my Flickr at www.flickr.com/tfg1_grimlock for my photography and MOCs. Please visit my Instagram at www.instagram.com/tfg1_grimlock for other Lego Posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPIRIT Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Who needs the Kwik-E-Mart?Their floors are sticky-mart!They make Dad sick-e-mart!Let's hurl a brick-e-mart!The Kwik-E-Mart is real— D'oh! Quote ~ The Jazziest JtO Spoof ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotcom Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Man, this set looks great. I haven't watched the Simpsons in a long, long time, so I'm not really interested, but it's just really impressive. It's got so much detail and from a collector's point of view it must be an even greater sight. (oh how i wish futurama wasn't an impossible dream for lego. i would kill to see the planet express ship get the same treatment....oh, how i wish) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adventurer Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Argh money vs desire! ...*Adds to list anyway* I really want to get this and the Lego Bartman minifig... Quote Credit to Pohuaki for the awesome banner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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