Lego has decided to cancel the release of its Lego Technic 42113 Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey kit just 10 days before its official release due to a petition from the German Peace Society.
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The 1,642 motorised kit has been shipped out to retailers and it was said that some kits had been sold.
The German Peace Society’s argument is that whoever bought the kits will be paying licensing fees to Bell and Boeing. Therefore, those people are indirectly funding arms companies.
Lego’s statement on the issue said the V-22 kit was 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.”
The company had 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.”
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