BrickLink Designer Program Ongoing Discussion Thread

[RichardGoring]

Series 2 is expected to ship in November according to the website. Who knows if that's accurate.

[JohnTPT17]

Voting for Wave 6 is now open. A few notable ones for me:

• Monkey Business: It's at least not another minifigure-based location! It's probably not in scale with the unscaled minifigs, but it still looks nice for the part count.
• Planetary Charger: What if Blacktron was commissioned to make a Bat-Tumbler? I don't know how many votes it will get, but it makes me chuckle.
• Bounce Castle: Similar to the one from last wave, but now smaller. Looks nice to me!
• Alchemist's Tower: Great NPU, and I like the black/purple color scheme. I do wonder how stable that dragonfly would be in real life though...
• JOROCK CITY - The Wild West: Nice looking Western build, with an enclosed back. Probably too expensive for my tastes, but I know that lots of people like these kinds of builds.
• Vintage Foodtruck Festival: The "sub-800 part vehicle on a baseplate" niche is hit pretty hard, but this one stands out to be because it is a little bigger, and it justifies the baseplate. Nice shaping on the truck, too.
• The Art Factory: It's not one of my favorites, but I know it was a fan favorite last time, so I thought I'd mention it.
• The New Maldives Water Villa: Ocean houses have been a popular choice, and I think this one looks a lot better than the past offerings. Having two buildings, a small beach area, and centering it around a honeymoon helps it stand out.
• The Scientist's Kit: Reasonably scaled real-life objects. Other than the eraser, I think it looks great.
• Pirates of the Seven Seas: I usually like the smaller ships more, but I like the shaping and the imposing black sails of this one. 
• Sushi Resturaunt: Another one that was popular last wave, and it here again.
• Pigs and Potions: One of my personal favorites from last time, and it's back again!
• Dwarven Blacksmith Bust: Again, not the usual fare for this program, but I think it looks pretty cool.
• The Power Mecha for Space Construction: What if Blacktron was commissioned to make a Hulkbuster?
• Wolf of Swamp: There's several Wolfpack castles, but this one is pretty unique. I'm not a fan of the interior, but the exterior is pretty unique.
• Scalawag Sloop: Ah, a cheaper ship for me to enjoy!
• Beach and Boardwalk: I can't tell if it's "detailed" or "busy," but I like it!
• Elven Haven: There's only a few sets that get close to 4k parts, but they usually have barren insides. This one, however, balances things mu8ch better, and looks great on the inside and out. The foldability is another plus.
• Northpoint Academy: There's a school niche that Lego hasn't really fille, but I think this one does a good job at it. 
• Old West Mine: I think this one is another re-entry? Either way, I still like it.
• Kraken Attack: Another repeat from a previous wave and I liked. 
• Samurai Castle: A good break from the traditional castles, with lots of clever building techniques. 

Overall, the "vehicle on a baseplate" idea is far too overused this wave, and there's still a lot of castles (many of them Wolfpack themed). I do find it interesting how many sci-fi submissions there are, though - and many of them look a lot better than previous waves, so one of them might squeeze through to getting approved. Lots of good builds, but nothing super stands out to me - or, at least would be in my budget. My Top 5 would probably be: Elven Haven, The Scientist's Kit, Alchemist's Tower, The New Maldives Water Villa, and Samurai Castle. 

[JohnTPT17]

Orders for Wave 3 will open on the hour. If anyone needs direct links:

• The Art of Chocolate: https://www.lego.com/cart?product=910039
• Harbormaster's Office: https://www.lego.com/cart?product=910040
• Camping Adventure: https://www.lego.com/cart?product=910041
• Lost City: https://www.lego.com/cart?product=910042
• Forest Stronghold: https://www.lego.com/cart?product=910043

I may get Art of Chocolate, but probably nothing else from this wave. I still might keep an eye on the numbers for fun, though.

[RichardGoring]

Perfect, thanks! I was just trying to figure out what the direct links were. Much appreciated!

[JohnTPT17]

Looks like the links went live a few minutes early, so feel free to order now!

[RichardGoring]

I had a few 'Oops something's gone wrong' screens as I tried to load the cart and checkout, but it eventually went through. The direct links helped a lot, thank you!

Wow. Forest Stronghold already funded after six minutes. It's the one I didn't order. I hope the others make it!

Edited October 8, 2024 by RichardGoring

[JohnTPT17]

I checked back through from last time, and everything was funded in 22 minutes last wave. Lost City is lagging behind, but everything else should be funded in a few minutes.

Yup - all funded 11 minutes in (possibly 10) except Lost City. 

[RichardGoring]

Oh, yes. 11 minutes in and all but the Lost City are funded. And Lost City is making progress. I know it's not got play features, and it's a bit empty inside, but I do love the look of it. I'm going to see if I can mix it into an Indy setup.

[Ixen Darastrix]

I do not think there is any risk even Lost City does not hit the minimum required, I too noticed the links went live a couple minutes early and was able to order them first time without issues for the the first time with BDP sets, hate that they go live at a crazy time in the morning for Australia though :(

[JohnTPT17]

Stats 30 Minutes in:

• Forest Stronghold - 43.3% sold - about 13,290 sold
• Camping Adventure - 33% sold - about 10,000 sold
• The Art of Chocolate - 29.9% sold - 8,970 sold
• Harbormaster's Office - 26.9% sold - about 8,070 sold
• Lost City - 8.9% sold - about 2,670 sold

[Artanis I]

Following the links from Bricklink, I got sent to the American page even though I'd logged in already... eventually had to manually type the local one in to get to the correct cart page. Then it tried to tell me my home address doesn't exist, wanted to use one from 3 years ago, and I had to over-ride the form twice. Then in the summary, it listed the wrong email address for my account and I couldn't change it. Seems to have gone through. Why is this a mess every time though?

[Ixen Darastrix]

There we go, 42 minutes to funded for Lost City

[RichardGoring]

1 minute ago, Ixen Darastrix said:

There we go, 42 minutes to funded for Lost City

Hurrah!

[JohnTPT17]

3 minutes ago, Ixen Darastrix said:

There we go, 42 minutes to funded for Lost City

Yup - There's really not too much of a debate if something will get funded, but when. Even then, an hour to sell 3000 copies is still respectable, even if it is selling slower than the other ones.

[JohnTPT17]

Stats 1 Hour in:

• Forest Stronghold - 54.9% sold - about 16,470 sold
• Camping Adventure - 43.1% sold - about 12,930 sold
• The Art of Chocolate - 38.2% sold - about 11,460 sold
• Harbormaster's Office - 34.8% sold - about 10,440 sold
• Lost City - 11.4% sold - about 3,420 sold

[JohnTPT17]

Stats 1.5 Hours in:

• Forest Stronghold - 87.3% sold - about 26,190 sold
• Camping Adventure - 67% sold - about 20,000 sold
• The Art of Chocolate - 60.2% sold - about 18,060 sold
• Harbormaster's Office - 55.2% sold - about 16,560 sold
• Lost City - 16.7% sold - about 5,010 sold

[squiz18]

2 hours ago, JohnTPT17 said:

Stats 1.5 Hours in:

• Forest Stronghold - 87.3% sold - about 26,190 sold
• Camping Adventure - 67% sold - about 20,000 sold
• The Art of Chocolate - 60.2% sold - about 18,060 sold
• Harbormaster's Office - 55.2% sold - about 16,560 sold
• Lost City - 16.7% sold - about 5,010 sold

Thanks for doing this. Interesting to see how it progresses. 

Forest Stronghold has now sold out. 

[The Reader]

2 hours ago, JohnTPT17 said:

Stats 1.5 Hours in:

• Forest Stronghold - 87.3% sold - about 26,190 sold
• Camping Adventure - 67% sold - about 20,000 sold
• The Art of Chocolate - 60.2% sold - about 18,060 sold
• Harbormaster's Office - 55.2% sold - about 16,560 sold
• Lost City - 16.7% sold - about 5,010 sold

Thanks you very much for providing these stats. Very interesting.

I thought "The Art of Chocoloate" would make the front runner.

[JohnTPT17]

36 minutes ago, squiz18 said:

Thanks for doing this. Interesting to see how it progresses. 

 

22 minutes ago, The Reader said:

Thanks you very much for providing these stats. Very interesting.

I've been keeping a running tab of the stats every half hour or so - the numbers are kinda wonky, though - they often decrease, for whatever reason. I'll post a compilation later.

[RichardGoring]

36 minutes ago, JohnTPT17 said:

I've been keeping a running tab of the stats every half hour or so - the numbers are kinda wonky, though - they often decrease, for whatever reason. I'll post a compilation later.

Very curious!

[Black Falcon]

1 hour ago, JohnTPT17 said:

I've been keeping a running tab of the stats every half hour or so - the numbers are kinda wonky, though - they often decrease, for whatever reason. I'll post a compilation later.

Might be that they count them as sold when someone goes from Bricklink to Lego - and refresh the data with removing copys that were not actually sold every now and then.

 

Wouldn´t have expected it to go that fast, seems like the demand for BDP-Sets isn´t decreasing like some people claim.

[JohnTPT17]

I made a nice chart for the data, but I'm having trouble pasting it in directly. I'll ink to my Reddit comment about it - hopefully that won't be too difficult to access for those interested.

 

[Murdoch17]

Camping Adventure is going to be sold out any second now...

EDIT: ..and 30 minutes later, it's gone. (might have been sooner, I had to step away from my computer)

Edited October 9, 2024 by Murdoch17

[danth]

Damn...Forest Stronghold sold out in a couple hours. Probably a good thing I missed it since I am running out of room for more stuff.

[hrdknxbrix]

On 10/8/2024 at 2:58 PM, The Reader said:

I thought "The Art of Chocoloate" would make the front runner.

It probably would have if it came with a minifigure like this: