LEGO Ideas Discussion

[Lucarex]

21 minutes ago, JintaiZ said:

I don't know if we are allowed to post links to it, but check out the 2021 rumors list.

Ok thanks. But it’s listed as a small €50 Creator Expert set so if that rumour is true, the gorgeous Bonsai Ideas set that has just made review, will have already been privately rejected.

https://ideas.lego.com/projects/ca8eed3e-61d3-4e2e-8978-6a71fc273356

[JintaiZ]

Avatar: The Illuminated World of Pandora reaches 10k supporters!

[JintaiZ]

Among Us: The Skeld Detailed Map by @VaderFan2187 has reached 5000 supporters! 

Spirited Away reaches 10k supports!

[Digger of Bricks]

On 10/29/2020 at 10:20 AM, JintaiZ said:

Avatar: The Illuminated World of Pandora reaches 10k supporters!

Heh, kinda amusing that projects based upon James Cameron's Avatar and Nickelodeon's Avatar: The Last Airbender should both make the same review... 

8 hours ago, JintaiZ said:

Spirited Away reaches 10k supports!

Huh, I don't believe a submission based upon a Ghibli film has ever achieved support?  Should be interesting to see how it'll fare in review.

[JintaiZ]

1 minute ago, Digger of Bricks said:

Huh, I don't believe a submission based upon a Ghibli film has ever achieved support?  Should be interesting to see how it'll fare in review.

Honestly didn't think it would make it either... I think there's some projects that have a better chance than Spirited Away...

But sometimes Ideas results are unpredictable... only time will tell.

[MAB]

On 10/12/2020 at 1:52 AM, jonwil said:

Per https://www.brickfanatics.com/first-images-of-lego-ideas-92176-nasa-apollo-saturn-v/ it looks like the Saturn V Rocket is basically unchanged from the original except the set number (still printed parts, still the same design etc)

 

 

On 10/12/2020 at 8:41 AM, Roebuck said:

I think the only reason why it got a new number is that it was a retired set, other than that it should be identical to the original

It turns out not to be identical. When building the lander, they have made a small modification by using a 2x4 technic plate instead of a 2x4 plate.

[Vilhelm22]

There's a world map rumour for Art 2020 - wondering if that and the Earth Globe will look good next to each other....

I feel like the globe has got a lot of hate, but I rather like it.

[MAB]

30 minutes ago, Vilhelm22 said:

There's a world map rumour for Art 2020 - wondering if that and the Earth Globe will look good next to each other....

I feel like the globe has got a lot of hate, but I rather like it.

If there is, it will be a "no interest" from me. If I want a world map on my wall, I'd prefer an accurate one (that costs a fraction of the price). I like displaying LEGO as a toy but not when it is a poor copy of a real world object. Sometimes there is a fine line, especially for the art series (I used to make a lot of mosaics) but a map goes beyond it for me.

[JintaiZ]

On 11/6/2020 at 4:30 AM, Vilhelm22 said:

There's a world map rumour for Art 2020 - wondering if that and the Earth Globe will look good next to each other....

I feel like the globe has got a lot of hate, but I rather like it.

I don't think there was a problem with the globe... but many people were disappointed that only one project was chosen...

[Digger of Bricks]

The Brick Fan - LEGO Ideas Jumanji of 1995 Achieves 10,000 Supporters

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The Jumanji of 1995 by NIKANA is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build is based on Alan’s house from the hit Robin Williams movie. The house seems to be a normal one and each room shows a memorable scene but it is able to open up in the middle to recreate the final scene from the movie. It also proposes seven minifigures as well.

The project now joins the Boeing 737 Passenger Plane, Colosseum (Architecture Style), Gravity Falls: The Mystery Shack, Brick Town Police Station, Red Dwarf Starbug,  Avatar: The Last Airbender – YIP YIP!, Classic Castle, Open MRI, Motorized Lighthouse, Avatar: The Illuminated World of Pandora, and Spirited Away as the ones that have reached the Third 2020 Review Stage.

[JintaiZ]

The Little Venice achieves 10000 supporters!

[Lucarex]

8 hours ago, JintaiZ said:

The Little Venice achieves 10000 supporters!

Hands down favourite of all the recent “building/architecture” 10k projects (alas RIP Krusty Krab).

Will this go up into the next review round, alongside the Night at the Museum submission?  

[JintaiZ]

3 hours ago, Lucarex said:

Hands down favourite of all the recent “building/architecture” 10k projects (alas RIP Krusty Krab).

Will this go up into the next review round, alongside the Night at the Museum submission?  

It will go into third 2020 results

[JintaiZ]

Auto Union Type C Racecar achieves 9993 supporters... guess I could say congrats already...

[Lucarex]

1 hour ago, JintaiZ said:

Auto Union Type C Racecar achieves 9993 supporters... guess I could say congrats already...

Given the Audi license in Speed Champions, this must be a dead cert to pass review.

[jonwil]

The fact that they already have a relationship with Audi and VAG makes it less likely that it will get approved IMO.

Look at all the real-world-car ideas that made it to 10k and got rejected (the only one they approved was the Caterham)

If anything, something like the E-Type Jag they rejected previously would have been a much bigger seller (quite a few lists of the "most beautiful cars in the world" put the E-Type at #1 for example)

 

[Lucarex]

Why does it make it less likely if there is already an established relationship? The theme’s rules if you can call them that, are by TLG’s own admission, constantly evolving so I don’t think you can look at the past for future predictions. Also this is vintage AU and technically not Audi.

The Caterham was hardly an iconic or beautiful car, and from what I’ve heard sold poorly even for an IDEAS set so that may explain the reluctance to approve niche cars. But then we’ve since seen iconic non-IDEAS sets like the VW bus, Routemaster, DB5, Fiat 500, so it’s not that unlikely IMO especially as can’t imagine LEGO already have a Auto Union Type C on the drawing board.

As for the E-Type, hard to do it justice in brick form, but regardless I’d much prefer to see a 300SL Gullwing if we’re going down that route.

[White Phoenix of the Crown]

When to wait for the re-release of Voltron ?

[JintaiZ]

3 hours ago, Ragana9289 said:

When to wait for the re-release of Voltron ?

It's unlikely. But prices didn't go up that much yet.

[jonwil]

If you look at the vehicles that have been released to date in the Creator Expert line (VW Bus, VW Beetle, Mini, Ferrari F-40, London Bus, DB5, Mustang, Harley, Fiat 500) they are a LOT more well known among people who aren't hardcore car/race fans (or at least recognized as a car even if people don't know exactly what they are looking at) than an Auto Union Type C (Heck, I know a lot about cars and even I don't really know what an Auto Union Type C is other than that its some sort of old race car made by a company who later became part of Audi and I certainly have zero interest in owning a LEGO model of one).

I think quite a few of the cars that got to 10k and got rejected (Corvette, E-Type Jag, Jeep Wrangler in particular) are far more well known than the Auto Union Type C (or the Caterham for that matter)

 

[Lucarex]

1 hour ago, jonwil said:

If you look at the vehicles that have been released to date in the Creator Expert line (VW Bus, VW Beetle, Mini, Ferrari F-40, London Bus, DB5, Mustang, Harley, Fiat 500) they are a LOT more well known among people who aren't hardcore car/race fans (or at least recognized as a car even if people don't know exactly what they are looking at) than an Auto Union Type C (Heck, I know a lot about cars and even I don't really know what an Auto Union Type C is other than that its some sort of old race car made by a company who later became part of Audi and I certainly have zero interest in owning a LEGO model of one).

I think quite a few of the cars that got to 10k and got rejected (Corvette, E-Type Jag, Jeep Wrangler in particular) are far more well known than the Auto Union Type C (or the Caterham for that matter)

 

Sadly I have to agree when you’ve argued it like that. Cars seem to be that way. Then again, clutching at straws, LEGO are into the whole retro (typewriter, globe, piano) vibe right now so who knows.

Like you I’m not an expert on the details of the Type C (the occasional awareness whilst waiting at Audi service) but I happen to think it’s a really cool looking old race car that lends itself to being accurately recreated in brick form (unlike say the DB5). The largely monochromatic colour scheme is another plus.

 

 

[tafkatb]

Looking through all the previous Ideas sets (as well as the ones we know are coming), I can lump them into four distinct categories: Science (mostly space exploration, but with some paleontology and ornithology thrown in as well), Pop Culture (mostly of a nostalgic bent, but with some more current stuff as well), Objects like the Maze and Pop-Up Book, and what I would call Neo-Classic (sets that broadly fit into classic LEGO themes, but with a much more advanced level of detail - I see the Treehouse and Old Fishing Store as belonging to this category, along with the more obvious ones like the Exo Suit, Pirates of Barracuda Bay, and forthcoming Medieval Blacksmith). The Caterham is the only outlier in this taxonomy, so it's difficult to gauge how another car model might fare in review.

Incidentally, I'm curious if others have similar mental categories for LEGO Ideas sets, or other patterns you see.

[adwind]

Genius automated garbage truck has 3 more votes to go at the moment I'm writing this post. Supported this set a long time ago and was rooting for it. I just love it's simplicity and complexity at the same time. The only problem I see is that review board might think it's too close to something they can do themselves in their city or creator lines...

[JintaiZ]

58 minutes ago, adwind said:

Genius automated garbage truck has 3 more votes to go at the moment I'm writing this post. Supported this set a long time ago and was rooting for it. I just love it's simplicity and complexity at the same time. The only problem I see is that review board might think it's too close to something they can do themselves in their city or creator lines...

Achieved support, of course...

I feel like it got soooooooo much support after JK Brickworks made a video about it.

[MatthewRC]

On 9/26/2019 at 4:40 PM, astral brick said:

Macross is allowed, I would have never imagined it. The sadness is increasing now.

Miyazaki IPs: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind and Future Boy Conan not even mentioned, Laputa Castle in the Sky, Totoro, Porco Rosso, Princess Mononoke allowed; Howl's Moving Castle and Ponyo not included in the list, Spirited Away allowed (!).

Grendizer, Mazinger Z, Daitarn 3, Voltes V and Gundam are surprisingly allowed; Evangelion not allowed.

Hokuto No Ken (Fist of the North Star) no, Saint Seya yes.

Akira not allowed, Ghost in the Shell not mentioned.

Dragon Ball Z and One Piece not allowed, Naruto admitted.

Captain Tsubasa and Astro Boy not on the list.

Lupin III not allowed.

Leiji Matsumoto IPs: Space Battleship Yamato and Galaxy Express 999 not on the list, Captain Harlock allowed (!).

Gatchaman allowed (!), Yattaman not mentioned.

M.a.s.k. not allowed, Starcom not mentioned.

Mario Bros no (?), The Legend of Zelda yes.

Street Fighter no, The King of Fighter not present, Metal Slug allowed.

League of Legends and Starcraft yes, Warcraft not mentioned.

Final Fantasy and The Witcher not allowed.

Tetris, Pac Man, Mega Man, Sonic, Metroid, Bomberman, Myst (!) allowed

Tony Hawk and Gran Turismo allowed.

Monument Valley allowed (!).

Is Splatoon allowed or banned? I could’ve sworn I heard it was banned.