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Didn't expect this news to hit so soon...

Sounds like they've seen it. 

 

Hey wait, shouldn't it be revealed soon? Usually a D2C is 2 months before, then released mid next month for VIPs, and then released on the first of the 2nd month?

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That's the main offender.  There was a MOC Haunted House that was out before that set was introduced as well and was strikingly similar to the Monster Fighters version.  Surely others I'm forgetting off top of my head.  I get that there will be MOC's that are similar to official Lego sets, but the GBHQ was a rip off.

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2 minutes ago, Huskers1236 said:

That's the main offender.  There was a MOC Haunted House that was out before that set was introduced as well and was strikingly similar to the Monster Fighters version.  Surely others I'm forgetting off top of my head.  I get that there will be MOC's that are similar to official Lego sets, but the GBHQ was a rip off.

Yes, the GBHQ was so far beyond dispute (they even brought the poor guy in, to copy examine his set even better) - and then they had the nerve to send him a free set.

My sense of anger over that behavior will never pass.

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10 minutes ago, Shewie said:

I'd rather give Super Meh title if it's going to look close to this one on Ideas web page, probably another future shelf warmer, especially for this price point.

I disagree with your Super Meh award unless you honestly believe that Lego can go from concept phase, to design, to 3-D model, to redesign, to brick model, to packaging, to production, quality control, back to production, and finally packaging and distribution in 3 months or less.  That would make them the most innovative and fastest company of this magnitude in the world (doesn't sound like the Lego I know considering their website sucks).  It is more likely that Lego worked on the mini model and the larger model at the same time similar to the new beetle.

My wife and I are excited to buy this, if it looks nice.

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Ha, so for fun checked the certificate of it and surprise surprise, one just issued last month with a new production run.  Go figure

 

Item: 6137277 Product: 0040220 Name: 40220 London Bus V39 UPC: 673419250313 Certificate: LEGO-000000009761 Doc Id: 10023316

 

Test Date: 08.05.2017

Production Date: Apr 2017

 

original run was Production Date Apr 2016 , tested on May 6th, 2016

 

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