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I heard about a city set on reddit last week that was using soft plastic instead of the hard crinkle plastic that we are used to on our polybags.

I then received these pictures of the R3-M@ Star Wars Lego Buildable Droid and I noticed that this one is also soft plastic as well.  They are a little harder to open without damaging the polybag.  I went ahead and checked the listings on eBay and all of them in the USA and overseas appear to be this softer plastic.  You can see some in the USA here.

This particular set image was sent to me from a reader Jens L on Facebook and he said “Just to let you guys know. It seems like the danish toy store BR (in germany) has R3-M2 polybags for free if you buy any lego star wars” 

So, if you are in Germany, go check out BR Toys!

What do you think of this decision by the Lego Group?  Is this just a one off for a few sets, or is this the future?  Do you think that these are an offshoot of the polybags being produced by new machines, or as a cost saving measure?  Maybe this type of plastic is better for the environment.  Let me know your thoughts in the comments below of on the facebook post.

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