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Fun and Funky 2025 LEGO City Soapbox Racers

The Online LEGO Shop already lists many sets available in January. I have been browsing the various themes and categories and building up my wish list. A quirky collection that caught my eye is the LEGO City line featuring soapbox cars, also known as gravity racers. Soapbox racing is plenty of fun in real life, and these little sets perfectly capture the spirit of the sport.

The main set in the collection is the #60460 LEGO City No Limits: Race Car Ramp Track featuring a buildable ramp and two soapbox racers. One looks like a hot dog, while the other is shaped like a toilet with a plumber. At the ramp’s peak, there is a lever to flick to send the cars hurling from the start line. Such simple fun! The four minifigs are a hot dog vendor, a plumber, a race official, and a mechanic in a wheelchair. This set is going to be $49.99 and will be available starting in January at the LEGO City section of the Online LEGO Shop.

You can add more hilarious vehicles to the race with the #60458 LEGO City Pizza vs. Fire Truck, and the #60459 LEGO City Aeroplane vs. Hospital Bed. These add-on sets are going to be $9.99 each and include two vehicles and two drivers. They will also be available starting in January at the LEGO City section of the Online LEGO Shop.

The collection was designed by Rik Pauwels, a longtime member of the LEGO fan community who was hired by LEGO as a set designer in 2022. Since then, Rik has designed several sets in the LEGO City line.

I like little collections like this. They won’t break the bank, they provide hours of fun, and they encourage creativity and customization. I definitely plan to get them when they become available.

What about you? How do you like these fun little LEGO City sets? What other sets are you looking forward to next year? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below!

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Custom LEGO Winter Village Ideas by ChatGPT

Recently, in one of the LEGO Facebook groups I follow a member asked Chat GPT to design some LEGO Winter Village compatible buildings. I really liked some of the results, so I played with ChatGPT myself a bit to generate even more ideas. Below are some of the results. Enjoy!

ChatGPT is an AI (artificial intelligence tool) that anyone can use freely. It is available at chatgpt.com. Once you’re logged in, you can ask questions, make requests, etc. for all kinds of projects and ideas, including ideas for LEGO models. Basically, how this works is that you give ChatGPT a prompt and it will generate an image according to your instructions. (Image above, ChatGPT prompt: LEGO Winter Village Town Square)

You can make the prompt generic, like “Design a LEGO Winter Village compatible set”, or it could be specific, like “Design a LEGO Winter Village church with light gray bricks and stained glass windows”. Once the image is generated, you can add extra instructions to refine the model or to make some changes.

Although the images generated by ChatGPT look like LEGO, they aren’t necessarily buildable as is because it may be using pieces and colors that don’t exist. However, it can give you general ideas and inspirations for your own models.

ChatGPT prompt: LEGO Winter Village Church with light grey stone and wood

ChatGPT prompt: LEGO Winter Village Reindeer Barn > make it smaller

ChatGPT prompt: LEGO Winter Village Apartments > make it smaller

ChatGPT prompt: LEGO Winter Village Retirement Home

ChatGPT prompt: LEGO Winter Village Tavern

ChatGPT prompt: LEGO Winter Village School > make it smaller

ChatGPT prompt: LEGO Winter Village Candy Shop

ChatGPT prompt: LEGO Winter Village Mechanic

ChatGPT prompt: LEGO Winter Village Antique Shop

ChatGPT prompt: LEGO Winter Village Train Shed > make it smaller

ChatGPT prompt: LEGO Winter Village Book Shop

ChatGPT prompt: LEGO Winter Village Zoo > make it smaller

ChatGPT prompt: LEGO Winter Village Airport

ChatGPT prompt: LEGO Winter Village Space Station

As you can see, your imagination is the limit of what you can ask ChatGPT to design for you! I hope these fun designs give you some inspiration for expanding your own LEGO Winter Village! I also encourage you to give ChatGPT a try! Although it’s not perfect, it’s easy to work with and you can always make the models better when you build them with real LEGO bricks!

What do you think? How do you like these AI-generated LEGO models? Would you build any of them? Have you worked with ChatGPT before? Did it come up with some fun designs for you? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below!

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