[CUUSOO] TMNT Splinter Sensei's Big Decision

[BossLEGOs]

TMNT

Edited May 2, 2015 by BossLEGOs

[Faefrost]

It's a great little MOC. But remember CuuSoo is for presenting a project that you feel could be made into an actual set. Not simply showing off a MOC or getting people to vote on if they think it is good. (Something that all to many do.)

With that in mind, here are a couple of questions regarding it as a product or product proposal project.

What exactly is the story? You put it in the title, but give no details in the description. Not does the set tell a story in any way. It is figures standing in an environment. Very static. A great MOC. A not so great play set.

What clearly and cleanly differentiates this from existing official products? Specifically the Turtle Lair set? They both obviously take place in or around the sewer lair. The actual visual lines of the set seem similar. Two story right hand section, one story left. The major differences seem to be more accurate plumbing? Am I missing something important?

Does this in some way tie into or clearly represent an existing scene or lore from the TMNT franchise or license? A particular episode from one of the series? Maybe something from the original comics? This is one of the hidden gotcha's with licensed IP properties on CuuSoo. No license holder will ever let a third party tell their own story within an official licensed set. They don't want any IP conflicts or questions.

Are their any play features? Any conflict? Something to do with the set once built?

As I said just a few questions to ask yourself, to help think through the set design.

[BossLEGOs]

It's a great little MOC. But remember CuuSoo is for presenting a project that you feel could be made into an actual set. Not simply showing off a MOC or getting people to vote on if they think it is good. (Something that all to many do.)

With that in mind, here are a couple of questions regarding it as a product or product proposal project.

What exactly is the story? You put it in the title, but give no details in the description. Not does the set tell a story in any way. It is figures standing in an environment. Very static. A great MOC. A not so great play set.

What clearly and cleanly differentiates this from existing official products? Specifically the Turtle Lair set? They both obviously take place in or around the sewer lair. The actual visual lines of the set seem similar. Two story right hand section, one story left. The major differences seem to be more accurate plumbing? Am I missing something important?

Does this in some way tie into or clearly represent an existing scene or lore from the TMNT franchise or license? A particular episode from one of the series? Maybe something from the original comics? This is one of the hidden gotcha's with licensed IP properties on CuuSoo. No license holder will ever let a third party tell their own story within an official licensed set. They don't want any IP conflicts or questions.

Are their any play features? Any conflict? Something to do with the set once built?

As I said just a few questions to ask yourself, to help think through the set design.

I really appreciate all your comments, reminders and suggestions. I am totally aware of how difficult in design of a true product, e.g. if it is playable, if it is working well to tell a story, and appealing enough to both kids and AFOLs, or any conflict if it is related to a licensed franchise. After a rethink on your questions, I realized this project is better to stay as a MOC rather than a CUUSOO.

I am an AFOL and I love LEGO. That's all. To be honest, this is almost the first time for me to experience CUUSOO. I just followed the instructions from CUUSOO webpage to post, to propagandize...I never expected I can get or collect anything from such a little MOC. Maybe I shouldn't use CUUSOO as the platform for a purpose to merely share my creation. It is too much beyond my original thought.

I think I'd better avoid using any TMNT franchise and just leave it as a general sewer vignette, because it doesn't tie into any existing scene or lore from TMNT. I just made it totally out of my own imagination. What do you say, any further suggestion? Thanks.

Edited December 18, 2013 by BossLEGOs