Six more references in LEGO 71837 NINJAGO City Workshops

With early reviews for LEGO 71837 NINJAGO City Workshops starting to surface, even more Easter eggs have been spotted across the set.

Following our first look at the next LEGO NINJAGO City set a couple of weeks ago, including an analysis of every reference visible in official images, full reviews of the 3,244-piece creation have been shared. They offer a much more in-depth look at every inch of the fifth NINJAGO City set.

From one such review, we've found six more Easter eggs in 71837 NINJAGO City Workshops for NINJAGO enthusiasts to appreciate, including one that has been a long time coming.

Another NINJAGO card

Yet another NINJAGO trading card Easter egg is included in 71837 NINJAGO City Workshops alongside a Majisto reference for LEGO Castle fans. This continues a long-running tradition in NINJAGO sets where the classic cards are recreated using stickers but at minifigure scale. Such references have been included in almost every other NINJAGO City model and they started in the original adult-targeted NINJAGO set – 70751 Temple of Airjitzu.

A classic poster in LEGO form

In the mech garage section on the ground level of 71837 NINJAGO City Workshops, a sticker featuring Sora is located with a classic pose referencing the "We Can Do It!" World War II poster designed by J. Howard Miller. The Ninjargon on this poster translates to 'Power'.

The additional mech stickers

As promised in the announcement press release, 71837 NINJAGO City Workshops has extra stickers to customise the mech at the heart of the model. There are nine in total, including one for NINJAGO City, six with the first letter of Lloyd, Cole, Nya, Zane, Jay and Kai as well as two more with Sora and Arin's emblems.

A missing Titan Mech

The shelves of the Ninpla store, the name of which Bricks by Mind also notes is likely referencing the Gunpla fandom of mech enthusiasts, are populated with five models. That includes the four official Titan Mech builds on the bottom, Samurai X's original mech on top (the first mech for the ninja that was released), leaving a noticeable gap on the bottom shelf. Nya was the original Samurai X, meaning that every member of the initial team of heroes is represented here aside from Kai.

This may not be a tease for anything, but it's worth noting that current rumours posit that 71846 Fire Knight Mech is coming in June with nearly 1,000 elements – That's big enough for a Kai Titan Mech. This would leave Nya without an explicit Titan Mech set unless you count 71775 Nya's Samurai X MECH.

A surprise, small stage

The magic shop owned by Dorama in 71837 NINJAGO City Workshops is nowhere near as big as his base of operations in the Crossroads, but his stage is still represented in the set via a pair of stickers forming ornate red curtains. It's a small touch but one on what would otherwise be a blank wall.

Dr. Julien makes his debut

After nearly 15 years, Dr. Julien seems to be making his debut in an official NINJAGO set, to our knowledge, as part of a sticker in 71837 NINJAGO City Workshops. The esteemed inventor might not have a minifigure, with his passing making finding a place for him difficult, but at least he has a heartwarming reference in Zane's apartment alongside Zane's falcon.

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