Lego David

Built for the first round of Bio-Cup 2023, the theme being Biomes, with the subtheme of Tundra.

While I am very glad that we're finally getting another original theme, I can't help but feel worried about its success. Ninjago is also having a massive "soft-reboot" release this year, exactly at the same time as this new theme. So there's going to be a lot of direct competition, especially with all this cross-promotion that they've done. If I were in LEGO's shoes, I would have released this new theme either before the Ninjago reboot wave, or after it, when interest in Ninjago wouldn't have been at the highest. I'm afraid this might lead to yet another Chima vs Ninjago situation, where two similar themes with a similar target demographics compete for shelf space, inevitably causing one of them to lose sales to the other. And if history is anything to go by, Ninjago usually always comes on top. Another thing that concerns me, is the theme's title itself. "Dreamzzz" just doesn't sound like a cool name that would attract kids' attention. "Ninjago" sounds cool. "Bionicle" sounds cool. But "Dreamzzz"? It kind of gives me the same strange, cheesy vibe as "Vidyo", which we all know how that one turned out. I really hope that the sets and the TV show will be good enough to carry the theme, but given its strange title and competition with Ninjago, I am seriously worried about its chances of coming on top.

Wouldn't the Crocodile Locomotive set sort of fit into that category though? It was a set that was never approved, but LEGO still released it on their own later, despite being a rather niche vehicle. I don't think that many people outside of Trains fans would even know what this particular Locomotive even is.

Just because both the original Ideas project and the LEGO version were based off a pre-existing IP doesn't diminish what I said. The people who originally submitted the project still put a lot of thought and effort into adapting and designing the things from those IPs into LEGO projects, and LEGO still more or less copied their designs, without giving them credit. Not to mention how if it weren't for LEGO Ideas proving there was interest in such a set, LEGO would probably have not made it out if their own initiative. If this only happened once or twice, it could be dismissed as having been just a coincidence... But it has happened way too many times to be just a coincidence.

LEGO has been stealing from rejected LEGO Ideas projects for long enough, and it is about time they stop. They either approve the projects they are interested in, or they don't. Giving the benefit of selecting certain projects and giving the creators of those projects all the rewards associated with that, while rejecting most other submissions, but still reserving the right to release the exact same set under a different theme and not giving any credit to the creators of those original sets is simply unfair and wrong. The Ghostbusters HQ, Welcome to Jurassic Park, Fiat 500, Crocodile Locomotive, Bonsai Tree, Harley Davidson Fatboy, The Colosseum, and now, the Snow White Cottage, were all straight up plagiarized from rejected LEGO Ideas projects. It is about time they stop, and give the creators of those projects the proper credit they deserve.

I can't say I am personally interested in any of those new Disney sets, but I couldn't help but notice that the Snow White Cottage was straight up stolen from that LEGO Ideas project that was rejected twice a few years ago. Isn't it a bit sketchy how they rejected that particular set two times, yet now they suddenly changed their mind and produce it on their own, completely ignoring the creator of the original project? If I were in the place of the creator of that original LEGO Ideas submission, I'd feel very unfairly betrayed.

The problem is, 10$ system sets aren't going to give you much in terms of value. The Ninjago Mechs are nice for what they are, but honestly I wouldn't see their build as being a possible substitute to Bionicle. They are just... way too small, in my opinion, and the regular System parts in those sets don't offer much to those seeking to build Bionicle MOCs. Ideally, they would use a combination of system and some of the Technic parts that are still in production. Technic sets are still able to achieve large, imposing builds with a relatively low piece count, which I think would be the key to having Bionicle characters. Perhaps something in this style could also work? I don't think this would retail for more than 15$ at most if it were produced as a set. Notice how the build achieves almost the same look and style of the original set, while it's build is composed primarily of Technic and a few CCBS pieces. It might require LEGO bringing back a few old molds (or creating new ones), but it wouldn't be nearly as bad as a what a 1:1 recreation would require. What I am saying is, make the sets as large as possible while using the least amount of pieces. Also, design them in a way that feels distinct from all the regular System Mechs that we get all the time in LEGO.

If LEGO were to hypothetically try out a line of Brick-built Toa Mata sets, this is what they would ideally look like in my mind: Brick-built torsos, legs and arms, but still retaining the iconic masks and keeping the figures around the size of the original sets. While the GWP Tahu is good for what it is, I wouldn't want a whole line of System Bionicle to be just glorified Mixel builds. Rather, substantial builds that can pass as Action Figures and could be at the very least aesthetically comparable to the original sets.

It's not because Bionicle fans are dismissive of other themes, the problem lies mostly in LEGO limiting the GWP to those themes only. They should have made it standard with all purchases, instead of limiting it to certain themes only. This way, the set could have been more easily accessible to everyone. Please do note that the vast majority of Bionicle fans today are generally interested in just original themes like Ninjago in terms of today's offerings, so the frustration is not directed at the themes themselves as much as LEGO limiting the GWP to those themes only.

This is one of the best posts I have seen on Eurobricks in a while! If this were a real LEGO theme, I would certainly buy it. The use of pumpkin pieces as wheels for the Headless racer car is low-key brilliant!

Wow, this is awesome! I've seen plenty of brick-built Toa MOCs over the years, but never have I see one where there's also a full-on brick-built background for them! Nice work!

Well... It seems like my prediction ended up being accurate. I fully expected they would make a large D2C Castle right after the poll ended, and as it turns out, I was right. It just seemed like the most obvious choice and the easiest to market. Congrats to all the Castle fans who finally will get the set they've been waiting for so long, but... this also puts the final nail in the coffin for Space and Bionicle...

Are those rumors actually reliable, or is this another case of some random user posting fake rumors online only to admit lying and then request to be banned? That just recently happened, so I am a bit skeptical about any new rumors. Four sets and one Brickheadz doesn't exactly scream "New Original Theme" to me either.

Dang, what's taking them so long for just one set? The Poll was held all the way back in February of last year. Assuming the set choice was made immediately after the poll closed, I don't see what could have possibly taken then so long to design the set. The thought that it will probably be revealed only In May at the earliest and most likely even later than that is just mind boggling to me.

For the record, we just recently had the Baracuda Bay set, which is basically the best Pirates Anniversary Tribute set you could ask for. I think making another super big set for that would be kind of redundant, unless they make it an Imperials-focused set instead (which I am not sure Imperials is a popular enough subtheme for them to consider it). My guess would be something more like: 40% Castle 30% Space 20% Bionicle 10% Pirates

I really like the use of the Bionicle Skull Spider mask as a shoulder pad for the Big Orc!

Apparently, once a world gets selected for development, it get publically removed from the site so it can be developed more "secretly", I guess. But as someone who kept up with the platform, I can say that the original submission was titled "The Missing Piece: A LEGO Christmas", barely had any presentation images, and got a whomping 7 likes . I think that tells you everything you need to know about this platform and what they select from it... If you are dead serious about bringing "Timequake" too life (sounds like a really cool title btw!), I would suggest writing a book of sorts based on it instead. I know it doesn't sound as exciting as a Movie or TV Show, but hey, we all gotta work within our limitations.

This one turned out to be the winner (out of 20 projects that qualified for the pitch fest): Personally, this feels like a big missed opportunity to me... Out of all the ideas that were submitted, this one was honestly one of the least interesting ones. I honestly don't know what prompted then to select this one over all the others...

I mean... obviously, but why not just straight up release it now in early 2022?

We are already passed the 1 year anniversary of the poll, and we still have no clue about what set are we getting... Why is LEGO waiting so long to reveal the thing? I do not believe producing a set takes that long, and neither have they focused their resources on building up hype for the set. I feel like it might just get revealed at a completely random date and promptly forgotten about as soon as it hits the shelves (especially if turns out to be a disappointing choice).

Thank you for still being interested in my idea! So what basically happened was that I tried to pitch my idea to LEGO, but I got turned down simply because I was "under 18", which also resulted in my World Builder account getting taken down. I was very disappointed with that, but I still held out hope that I could pitch it again this year... But after seeing which projects had ended up being selected from the the pitch fest my world was part of, I lost all my hope in the platform. From 20+ incredible original ideas, they only approved a single one, and it was honestly the lamest possible choice they could have went with. So honestly, I don't really have that much hope left in the platform, so I decided to take the matter into my own hands and write my own fantasy novel based on the idea. I wrote about eight chapters thus far, and hope to publish the book before the end of this year. I don't think a novel based on my idea would have been nearly as successful as, say, TLG turning it into a LEGO theme, but hey, at least I'll have full creative control to do whatever I want. So yeah, if you are still interested in the idea, and appreciate more serious storytelling like I do, I feel like you might want to check out my novel whenever I get around to publishing it. Do note, however, that the novel will be its own thing, not related to LEGO in any way.

I am very skeptical about the whole "LEGO wants both boys and girls to play with mini dolls" idea. For the record, we only got that announcement like a few months ago, and it seems to me like they just kind of rushed out in order to get a new theme with that idea. And will the theme feature bright "girlish" colors, or will it be like a normal theme, but with mini dolls? I have never been particularly a minidoll "hater" myself but this rumor strikes me like a weird experiment that has the potential to fail miserably. The prices for those sets also look unusually high for an original theme, which also could be a big turn away point for many people. But hey, don't judge a book by its cover I guess. If this rumor is true, than I'll wait until we get actual pictures to pass my final judgement.

You know, now that I think about it, a special CMF series based on Classic themes would honestly be amazing, and would more or less please everybody. Why not just remake classic characters with a more modern design? They already did that with a few Minifigures such as Johnny Thunder already, why couldn't they make an entire series of Minifigures like that? And while we're at it, throw in a special "chase" minifigure like Mr. Gold for good measure. A special gold edition Classic Spacemen, perhaps?

Last year LEGO held a poll where fans could vote for their favorite vintage theme to be made into a special 90th anniversary LEGO tribute set. They didn't say anything about there being any new Mr. Gold type figure. If there was, it would probably be end up being included in the set that we will get, but not as a part of any upcoming CMF series.