{"id":13071,"date":"2017-05-14T21:52:47","date_gmt":"2017-05-14T11:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/?p=13071"},"modified":"2017-05-31T23:37:47","modified_gmt":"2017-05-31T13:37:47","slug":"preview-lego-city-jungle-2017-sets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/2017-lego-preview\/preview-lego-city-jungle-2017-sets\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: LEGO City Jungle 2017 sets"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The second half of the year is approaching at breakneck speed and that can only mean one thing – new LEGO sets!<\/strong> Official images and set information has already been trickling onto LEGO.com, so I’ll kick off this year’s preview season with one of my most anticipated themes of 2017 – the new LEGO City Jungle sets!<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Australian LEGO.com store recently updated<\/a>\u00a0itself with all the new sets from the City Jungle theme, which gives us a really precise look at what we can expect from this new LEGO City sub-theme as well as pricing!<\/p>\n

The new LEGO City Jungle sets should release worldwide on 1 June 2017<\/strong>, although depending on where you live, you may get sets a little earlier if retailers start breaking the street date.<\/p>\n

The LEGO City Jungle theme is a continuation of the the Science and Exploration City subthemes<\/strong>, which kicked off with Arctic<\/a>, and was then preceded by Deep Sea Explorers<\/a>\u00a0and last year’s Volcano<\/a>. I’ve been a big fan of nearly all these subthemes (except for Volcano which didn’t appeal to me), so the 2017 Jungle sets are right up my alley.<\/p>\n

I also love collecting LEGO Animals, so the LEGO City Jungle sets are almost a match made in heaven for me.<\/p>\n

From what I can tell from the sets, the LEGO City Jungle subtheme sees a new research and exploration crew (with a snazzy new Jaguar peeking out a bunch of leaves logo) taking to the Jungles of LEGO City (that sounds super oxymoronic) to uncover ancient ruins and study the local wildlife.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are a total of 6 LEGO City Jungle sets ranging from a small AU$9.99 set<\/a>, to a ridiculously expensive $229.99 set<\/a>, so we’re getting a decent spread of sets of all sizes.<\/p>\n

What’s new?<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

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The main draw of the LEGO City Jungle sets is naturally the wildlife. For the first time ever, we get a trio of Big Cats, a Panther, Tiger and Leopard!<\/strong> I cannot fully express how excited I am that we’re finally getting some Big Cats.<\/p>\n

The new moulds look terrific, and even though they’re all based on the same base mould, the printing and individual details look incredibly sharp and allows each Big Cat to assume their own identity.<\/p>\n

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The Big Cats aren’t the only new LEGO critters, we also get an awesome looking Venus Flytrap<\/strong>, which is comically oversized and looks like it could actually eat a minifigure.<\/p>\n

In the Venus Flytrap above, you can also spy a new Spider mould<\/strong>, which also makes it debut in the Jungle sets. It’s a cool variant of the existing spider-piece, and I particularly like the tiny little eyes.<\/p>\n

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Oh and we also get an awesome new weapon\/accessory, a new LEGO Machette!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Disappointingly, there isn’t any new foliage piece, which I did sort of expect, given that this is a Jungle theme and all. Anyway, let’s take a look at the LEGO Jungle sets!<\/p>\n

*Do note that the US product pages aren’t live yet, so I’ve just put placeholder links for now. You can click on the Australian and UK LEGO Shop links if you want to check out the products in more detail.<\/p>\n

LEGO City Jungle Sets<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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60162 Jungle Air Drop Helicopter
\n<\/strong>Pieces: <\/strong>1250
\nMinifigures:\u00a0<\/strong>7
\nAnimals:\u00a0<\/strong>Tiger, Crocodile, Venus Flytrap, 2x Spiders
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