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Do you have a reference to an official Lego City set with semi-autos? I find that hard to believe.

https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?q=gun try this

I still don't see it. There are sci-fi guns like blasters, historical guns like flintlocks, and there are guns used in superhero sets, but nothing for Lego City or any other set that claims to represent real life.

Re: Lego to open 160 new stores as other toy retailers suffer

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https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?q=gun try this

I still don't see it. There are sci-fi guns like blasters, historical guns like flintlocks, and there are guns used in superhero sets, but nothing for Lego City or any other set that claims to represent real life.

https://warehouse19.se/images/normal/1-1981-.jpg

Admittedly a revolver and not a semi-auto, and I don't know if it's from a current or recently discontinued set. But it's definitely from a modern set.

edit: link to the specific piece: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=1356...

Re: Lego to open 160 new stores as other toy retailers suffer

#153
post #152

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I still don't see it. There are sci-fi guns like blasters, historical guns like flintlocks, and there are guns used in superhero sets, but nothing for Lego City or any other set that claims to represent real life.

https://warehouse19.se/images/normal/1-1981-.jpg Admittedly a revolver and not a semi-auto, and I don't know if it's from a current or recently discontinued set. But it's definitely from a modern set. edit: link to the specific piece: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=1356...

In the first picture, is that from an actual Lego City set, or has someone added the revolver to the police officer from another set?

The BrickLink page lists the revolver as part of a bunch of western and cavalry sets, that is, historical sets. Click "Item Appears In: 7 Sets" to the right.

Re: Lego to open 160 new stores as other toy retailers suffer

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post #152

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https://warehouse19.se/images/normal/1-1981-.jpg Admittedly a revolver and not a semi-auto, and I don't know if it's from a current or recently discontinued set. But it's definitely from a modern set. edit: link to the specific piece: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=1356...

In the first picture, is that from an actual Lego City set, or has someone added the revolver to the police officer from another set? The BrickLink page lists the revolver as part of a bunch of western and cavalry sets, that is, historical sets. Click "Item Appears In: 7 Sets" to the right.

I was very convinced I'd seen guns in the Lego City sets. Upon further consideration I might have to concede that was, in fact, wrong.

Re: Lego to open 160 new stores as other toy retailers suffer

#155

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This is accurate, but the sense I get is that there's a deliberate effort to move from licensed IP to Lego-created brands. E.g. there are vastly more "Friends" kits, the Lego house brand targeted at girls, than Disney princesses. Ninjago has become a perennial answer to the sword fighting action that Star Wars only delivers intermittently. Lego's new "Hidden Side" brand seems clearly targeted at being a Lego-owned al…

As the parent of a Lego-consuming youngster I have to agree - but it's also interesting to watch Lego try to create lines that fail to thrive (compare Chima to Ninjago, both started at about the same time, only one remains...) Partly that seems to be about story-telling, maybe ninjas just easier to work with.

Lego Ninjago cartoon is actually quite good. Its on season 9 if i am not mistaken and the movie was pretty good too. Considering its an own brand - it's doing well.
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