This is a thread about Ninjago Core development! In the spring of 2020, we got the brief for what our leadership had in mind for 2022. We were asked to come up with a line of Ninjago that would not only stand on its own without content but also be the epitome of Ninjago toys. After the specialized launches like Prime Empire and Seabound, the markets asked for a wave with the classic Ninjago identity. We would not get any story continuing content in order to make sure we could get started on 2HY 2022 as early as possible. Thus, Core was born.

Thanks so much for the positive response to the #Ninjago summer sets for this year! I was lucky enough to get to design 2 sets for this wave. Here is a thread on the development of the Hydro Bounty. This is the first model I developed mostly from home during the pandemic so I have less fully build pictures as I was mostly tinkering with the model instead of building new versions from the ground up.

For the fire truck, I wanted to include some kind of villain, much like we did for the bus. Nehmaar Reem, The Harbinger, was a figure that I had been playing around with since late 2018. The first version looked more alien and was intended to go with the lighthouse. The story changed a bit. :p

The new Hidden Side fire truck was my favorite Hidden Side set to design so far! With it releasing soon, I thought it would be cool to share some of my process on this set. Here are my initial quick sketches from January 2019. #LEGO First off, some development pics on the truck. This is the first version I built of this final direction we ended up going with. It showed a lot of potential to make for a fantastic toy. Sadly, there was an incredible amount of structural issues to resolve.