BILLUND, Denmark—Suddenly last summer, there they were in Billund. Two experts from the Volkswagen car manufacturer – seated at a conference table in Idea House.

In their hands they held a beetle. The Beetle. The one­ and­ only Beetle. Their own “Volkswagen Type I” – known all over the world under a host of local names: Beetle, Käfer, Boble, Coccinelle and many more. And now it was being carefully studied – in LEGO bricks.

Sitting by them – watching intently – was a LEGO designer. For Steen Sig Andersen, this was the culmination of months of development work.

This summer, two VW employees visited Billund. And next summer, the car (the small one) will hit the market, targeting the adult fans.

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I ****ING LOVE LEGOS
(yea i'm still a kid at heart)

Yes, it does. From the concept stage, to getting the proper legal bits in place for both companies involved, to design and numerous revisions (which involves more legal work) to implementing production (I'm not sure if this set has exclusive LEGO elements, but if it does, entirely new injection molds will have to be designed and produced and the parts will have to be made) to finally producing enough sets to supply to retailers... yes. It takes a long time.

And hopefully this is the first of many licensed products to come...

Did I miss anywhere, are they listing the size of the completed kit?

VW's and Lego's.

If we could incorporate a 80's freestyle bike in there somehow, that would pretty much sum up how I spent my first 34 years on earth.

iracing

1600 CCs of German muscle!

Yeah a Thing would be great, maybe even a dune buggy

is it small, medium, or large? can you divulge THAT much??

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I forgot- and stepped on in the middle of the night during a run to the pisser?

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--ATL-Av8r

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Sound like a good idea?

BTW whatever happened to the creative side of lego and not just building what is shown on the box? Can you even buy random lego pieces by the pound any more?

Definitely. Needs to be available with TDi or TSI engine, manual transmission, and optional AWD. No deal otherwise.

(of course, in this case, I will get one, anyway... )

VW EV, plug-in Hybrid, and/or 1.4-2.0 VVT&VVL T/dual-charged FSI engines for the US would be useful...

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Old Car(s):
1996 Classic Green VW Jetta GL she will be missed

Holding out for Tiguan 4MOTION TDI 6MT!

I know no more about it than what was in the press release, unfortunately. If I can find more pictures or information, I'll definitely post it. Sets designed specifically for the adult fan base, such as this one, tend to be medium to large, which is, of course, subjective. Sorry I don't have any more information.

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Announcement: VWVortex sponsored contest to create scale-model VW cars using generic LEGO pieces Sound like a good idea?

I like that idea a lot!

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BTW whatever happened to the creative side of lego and not just building what is shown on the box? Can you even buy random lego pieces by the pound any more?

Kids like themed sets. They sell well. "Random" LEGO elements are available in tubs, by the pound through LEGO and LEGO company-owned stores, and through consumer-to-consumer channels (like eBay and BrickLink). A lot of the hard-core adult fans buy sets to obtain specific pieces, and then part out the rest.

Seems like the marketing flacks have taken over the world.

VW buyers don't want Legos, MP-3, Text messaging, more cross-overs talk-to-the-car bullcrap...

What happened to 'DRIVERS WANTED'......

Now, it's TOY WANKERS WELCOME! x47

does anything in today's world make you happy? Perhaps a move to Mayberry, South Carolina would be in order. You can ring Sarah with the crank phone and everything! Of course, you won't be on-line any more.

I think that the Lego connection is great. I certainly would buy one.

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A restoration to me is some sort of exorcism/brainwash for a car. /rant.

Many LEGO builders like this type of product. Many VW drivers like this type of product. It’s generally a win-win situation.

and by the looks of the picture it (judging by the size of the pieces) looks like a 1:18 scale.