LEGO Technic Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey (42113) Is Cancelled
As most of you have already known, the LEGO Technic Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey (42113) set that was slated to be released in August was taken off the LEGO Shop@Home website due to its affiliation to the military.
I blogged about the details in a previous post which you can read here about the exchange between the German Peace Society and The LEGO Group.
Protestor outside the LEGO Brand Store in Berlin ©Stonewars.de
Now, LEGO has released an official statement regarding the matter and it is with great disappointment that they have decided to cancel the launch of the Osprey.
The LEGO Technic Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey was designed to highlight the important role the aircraft plays in search and rescue efforts. While the set clearly depicts how a rescue version of the plane might look, the aircraft is only used by the military. We have a long-standing policy not to create sets which feature real military vehicles, so it has been decided not to proceed with the launch of this product.
We appreciate that some fans who were looking forward to this set may be disappointed, but we believe it’s important to ensure that we uphold our brand values.
I respect the decision and it is important to note that it was probably not an easy decision to make considering all the stakeholders involved.
The LEGO Technic Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey (42113) will definitely go down in history as one of those “unicorn” sets that will fetch an arm and a leg on the secondary market.
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