There’s snow on the ground. I’m in NYC and it’s absurdly early in the morning. It can only be Toy Fair Time again. This year, due to the new date format of Sunday through Tuesday, Toy Fair actually began with LEGO. Now, it is no secret, to anyone that has read my Toy fair coverage before, that I am a huge fan of LEGO, so I was very interested to see what they have in store for the rest of the year, since there first major releases of the year, in January, included some really fantastic products. I was very pleased with what I saw from them, and I’m going to take you through LEGO’s offerings theme-by-theme in this report.

FIGURES AND MORE @ TOY FAIR 2015: LEGO

The undisputed leader in the construction category, and the #1 Toy Company in the world, LEGO is continuing to strive for excellence in allowing consumers to build their favorite worlds and create new ones born in their imaginations. Here is a look at what LEGO has in store for the rest of 2015.

LEGO Friends

Since it’s inception a few years ago, the “girl” LEGO sets have continually burned up sales charts and continue to remain hugely popular. In addition to the Animal rescue and new Heartlake City sets introduced in January, LEGO has two new assortments for the rest of 2015, tourism and rock star. All told, 30 new building sets will be released in 2015. Here is a look at the sets still coming.

Tourist

The sets featured in this assortment are all designed around guests visiting Heartlake City. These sets will be available in August.

Sets in this assortment include:

• 41098 – Emma’s Tourist Kiosk – 98 pcs – $9.99
• 41099 – Heartland Skate Park – 199 pcs – $19.99
• 41100 – Heartlake Private Jet – 230 pcs – $29.99
• 41101 – Heartlake Grand Hotel – 1555 pcs – $129.99

All of these sets are really cool, and it’s nice to see more “non-traditional” activities, such as skateboarding being brought into the mix. The Private Jet set is really neat, with a security gate and luggage scanner. But, the highlight is by far, the Heartlake Grand Hotel. This incredibly impressive set boasts three levels, an outdoor courtyard with a table and chairs, a snack cart and a fountain, a revolving door and an indoor lobby with a piano and performance platform. It also features four individual rooms and the first ever working LEGO elevator. There is even a taxi included with the set.

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Pop Star

Next up is an assortment celebrating one of the coolest jobs in the world: Pop Star! This set aims to convey the glamour and excitement of being a pop singer, and touches on all of the main aspects of a pop star’s life. This assortment will be available in August. Sets in this assortment include:

• 41103 – Pop Star Recording Studio – 172 pcs – $14.99
• 41104 – Pop Star Dressing Room – 279 pcs – $29.99
• 41105 – Pop Star Show Stage – 446 pcs – $39.99
• 41106 – Pop Star Tour Bus – 682 pcs – $69.99

Again all of these sets are well done, but the standouts are the Pop Star Show Stage, which features multiple levels and different instrument stations, and the Pop Star Tour Bus, which is a fairly sizeable vehicle, with see-through windows, living space inside and lounge equipment for set up outside.

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LEGO Friends will finish out the year in September with their Advent Calendar (41102 – 233 pcs – $29.99)

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LEGO City

Lego’s evergreen theme, designed to replicate real life city environments, enters it’s 10th year. This year, the January assortment was primarily devoted to Swamp Police. The other assortments for this year will be primarily devoted to Demolition, Deep Sea Exploration and Space. Here’s what’s in store

Up first in March are three starter sets:

• 60088 – Fire Starter Set – 92 pcs – $9.99
• 60086 – LEGO City Starter Set – 242 pcs – $29.99
• 60072 – Demolition Starer Set – 85 pcs – $9.99

These sets are great for people who are just beginning a LEGO City collection, or for those who want to add some more essential personnel to their growing city.

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The Demolition assortment continues in March with 3 other sets. They are:

• 60073 – Service Truck – 233 pcs – $24.99
• 60074 – Bulldozer – 384 pcs – $39.99
• 60076 – Demolition Site – 776 pcs – $89.99

This assortment should be well received by young builders, as the “construction site” themes always seem to do well.

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There will be a single LEGO City release in June

• 60097 – City Square – 1683 pcs – $189.99

This set is HUGE! It has a number of play areas, including a LEGO Store. This set would make a fine centerpiece of any LEGO city.

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Then in August, the action shifts to two new assortment. First up is Deep Sea Exploration. There will be 5 sets in this assortment. They are:

• 60090 – Deep Sea Scuba Scooter – 42 pcs – $6.99
• 60091 – Deep Sea Starter Set – 90 pcs – $9.99
• 60092 – Deep Sea Submarine – 274 pcs – $39.99
• 60093 – Deep Sea Helicopter – 388 pcs – $49.99
• 60095 – Deep Sea Exploration Vessel – 717 pcs – $119.99

This is a really cool theme with lots of great sets. Again, the largest set in the theme is a real standout, with it’s depiction of the wreck of a sunken ship for divers to explore. However, all of the sets have very cool components to them, including several different submersibles amd different sea life, such as sharks and an octopus.

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The second assortment, also due in August, sees the return of a perennial favorite: Space. There will be 4 sets in the assortment. They are:

• 60077 – Space Starter Set – 107 pcs – $9.99
• 60078 – Utility Shuttle – 155 pcs – $24.99
• 60079 – Training Jet Transporter – 448 pcs – $49.99
• 60080 – Spaceport – 586 pcs – $119.99

I LOVE this assortment. I have always loved the LEGO Space Shuttle models and the one with the huge booster rockets that comes in the Spaceport set is spectacular. The Training Jet is also a stunning model, with folding wings. This whole assortment should do very well.

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And, again, like LEGO Friends, LEGO City will end the year with an Advent Calendar (278 pcs – $29.99)

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LEGO Architecture

LEGO’s series of intricate models based on famous landmarks from around the world continues. At Toy Fair, we learned that one of the most famous buildings in the world is at last getting it’s LEGO due this September.

• 21024 – Louvre – 695 pcs – $59.99

NOTE: In the catalog given to us at Toy Fair, LEGO lists the next Architecture model as 21023 – Flatiron Building – 471 pcs – $39.99, available in June. However, this model was not shown at Toy Fair. I will attempt to get clarification from LEGO.

The Louvre model is amazing, with a stunning recreation of I.M.Pei’s glass pyramid made from clear bricks.

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