CM4Sci Posted August 22, 2016 Posted August 22, 2016 I think they rejected it because the Jurassic World line was out and they couldn't make it. Quote
Robert8 Posted August 25, 2016 Posted August 25, 2016 (edited) I think they rejected it because the Jurassic World line was out and they couldn't make it. And it was way too big for Ideas Ohh and now Lamborghini Veneno Roadster, posted by Firas_supercar on Jun 22, 2015, got the 10000 supporters Edited August 25, 2016 by Robert8 Quote
Blondie-Wan Posted August 25, 2016 Posted August 25, 2016 ??! I've never even seen that one before. Really?! Huh. It's been around for a little over a year, and it's been near or at the top of the "Most Supported" sorting of the Gathering Support listing on the Discover page for the last several weeks. I take it you don't look at that page too often? I'm surprised, given that you have a project in the top twenty or so, yourself; I'd think you'd be obsessively tracking its progress every day (at least, I'm pretty sure I'll do that with mine, if I ever have any that make it that far). Hmm - a new Ideas user using the handle "afegwgeg" just posted in the comments that (s)he created 20 spam accounts to to help push it across the finish line. Not cool, if true, and stupid to boot; I suspect that account will be closed shortly... Quote
Robert8 Posted August 26, 2016 Posted August 26, 2016 (edited) Another project highlighted in media Caerphilly Castle I think it looks nice but it's tiny to be a set on its own Hmm - a new Ideas user using the handle "afegwgeg" just posted in the comments that (s)he created 20 spam accounts to to help push it across the finish line. Not cool, if true, and stupid to boot; I suspect that account will be closed shortly... I wonder if LEGO will take away those 20 votes and send the project back to the gathering support section Edited August 26, 2016 by Robert8 Quote
Blondie-Wan Posted August 26, 2016 Posted August 26, 2016 Another project highlighted in media Caerphilly Castle I think it looks nice but it's tiny to be its own set It is tiny, but I think it has a chance. The Research Institute isn't very large, either, and a set this small wouldn't eat into their production capacity all that much; they could fit it into the schedule more easily than a bunch of large sets. I wonder if LEGO will take away those 20 votes and send the project back to the gathering support section Nope, it turns out - they've capped the supporting and commenting with one of their congratulatory Official LEGO Comments now, as they do for all fully-supported projects shortly after they reach their vote goal. With nearly ten months left, it's safe to say this project obviously would have made it anyway, with or without that person's votes. IIRC, I think in the early days they used to subtract fraudulent supports from the support totals of fully-supported projects when they found them, which is why some old projects apparently reached their goals but now show support totals in the 9000s. But I think they stopped doing that now; I believe they close the accounts, but if a project has already reached its goal, they allow the votes to remain, rather than setting it back and reopening it for supports. That said, they have now gone and gotten rid of that account and that comment. Quote
jonwil Posted August 26, 2016 Posted August 26, 2016 I think that castle is about the right size/part count for one of the smaller Architecture sets so its not too small to make a good Ideas set IMO. It seems to slot in between the Farnsworth House and the Brandenburg Gate in terms of size and its a medieval castle so no-one would own any rights in the name or the look of the thing that LEGO would need to license (unlike some of the more modern structures TLG have produced in the Architecture line) Quote
AFOLguy1970 Posted August 26, 2016 Posted August 26, 2016 An Ideas/Architecture set would be a first. Its small size gives it an advantage, because less factory capacity would be needed to produce it. With the current backlog in projects that have passed review, perhaps that would also give the castle an advantage. I also agree that licensing will not be an issue which is another benefit. Hmmmm, it would make a nice model. May have to support this one. It also makes me feel like taking a trip to Wales. https://ideas.lego.com/projects/150517 Quote
Blondie-Wan Posted August 26, 2016 Posted August 26, 2016 It currently has 355 supports and 355 days remaining. The next support it receives will be the one that pushes its support count above its days remaining, and that support could be yours! It really is a nice little model, and one I doubt they'd want to change all that much. I supported it earlier; I hope it makes it. Quote
Robert8 Posted August 26, 2016 Posted August 26, 2016 An Ideas/Architecture set would be a first. Its small size gives it an advantage, because less factory capacity would be needed to produce it. With the current backlog in projects that have passed review, perhaps that would also give the castle an advantage. I also agree that licensing will not be an issue which is another benefit. Hmmmm, it would make a nice model. May have to support this one. It also makes me feel like taking a trip to Wales. LEGO has already a planned line-up of the Architecture theme. I don't know if they would admit an Architecture/Ideas set Quote
Adeel Zubair Posted August 26, 2016 Posted August 26, 2016 Thanks everyone for the comments regarding my Caerphilly Castle MOC; I've posted pictures on Flickr, please check out the full gallery: https://flic.kr/s/aHskFFGgcJ It sits on a 16x32 footprint with 348 elements, so it's price could be roughly £35-£50. I don't believe it would make it to an official product due to it clashing with an existing theme. Caerphilly Castle by Adeel Zubair, on Flickr I've create a separate thread for the MOC itself: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=139352&hl= Quote
x105Black Posted August 26, 2016 Posted August 26, 2016 LEGO has already a planned line-up of the Architecture theme. I don't know if they would admit an Architecture/Ideas set I don't know why that would be an issue. Ideas, as I understand it, exists outside of the other themes. So an Architecture Ideas project is just as viable as any other (so long as this specific subject matter isn't already in their plans). Quote
Peppermint_M Posted August 26, 2016 Posted August 26, 2016 An Ideas/Architecture set would be a first. Its small size gives it an advantage, because less factory capacity would be needed to produce it. With the current backlog in projects that have passed review, perhaps that would also give the castle an advantage. I also agree that licensing will not be an issue which is another benefit. Hmmmm, it would make a nice model. May have to support this one. It also makes me feel like taking a trip to Wales. https://ideas.lego.com/projects/150517 Loads of Castles in this neck of the woods. Caerphilly is one of my favourite daytrips, being only a short drive from home. I logged my support. Quote
BrickJagger Posted August 26, 2016 Posted August 26, 2016 Hmm - a new Ideas user using the handle "afegwgeg" just posted in the comments that (s)he created 20 spam accounts to to help push it across the finish line. Not cool, if true, and stupid to boot; I suspect that account will be closed shortly... Even if it's true, why would you admit that knowing full well that your account would be terminated? Sometimes I just don't understand people. Quote
Robert8 Posted August 27, 2016 Posted August 27, 2016 (edited) My god this is what LEGO Ideas was made for! This is brilliant! I'd buy the hell out of this! Here is the link to the project on LEGO Ideas! Edited August 27, 2016 by Robert8 Quote
Blondie-Wan Posted August 27, 2016 Posted August 27, 2016 Lovelace & Babbage is the eleventh project to accrue 10,000 supports and enter this batch! Quote
AFOLguy1970 Posted August 27, 2016 Posted August 27, 2016 That pop up book is truly an original. Already there are 750 votes just in a couple of days. If it is promoted well, it should have an easy path to 10,000 votes and likely a very good chance in review. Quote
x105Black Posted August 27, 2016 Posted August 27, 2016 My god this is what LEGO Ideas was made for! This is brilliant! I'd buy the hell out of this! It's great! I love the jungle and castle scenes, and hope that the production version would come with all of the scenes.. Supported! Lovelace & Babbage is the eleventh project to accrue 10,000 supports and enter this batch! Very happy to hear it! Quote
Boromir Posted August 27, 2016 Posted August 27, 2016 The pop-up book is a great project. It's rare to see something so original. It won't make this review deadline sadly, but next I think. Quote
CM4Sci Posted August 27, 2016 Posted August 27, 2016 (edited) Open. Close. Open. Close. Edited August 27, 2016 by CM4Sci Quote
x105Black Posted August 27, 2016 Posted August 27, 2016 (edited) Open. Close. Open. Close. Sure, it doesn't do much, but it's an interesting concept (a build in a pop-up book style), and the builds themselves look great. For me, it's mostly the themed builds that I'm interested in. Edited August 27, 2016 by x105Black Quote
PicnicBasketSam Posted August 27, 2016 Posted August 27, 2016 (edited) 850 supporters in 2 days! Jason should put more stuff on LEGO Ideas, he makes really original and awesome stuff. EDIT: Thanks Blondie-Wan, I knew about the Maze but not the others. Huh. Can't wait to see this get made, it seems like the exact sort of thing the Ideas people are looking for. Edited August 27, 2016 by PicnicBasketSam Quote
Blondie-Wan Posted August 27, 2016 Posted August 27, 2016 (edited) 850 supporters in 2 days! Jason should put more stuff on LEGO Ideas, he makes really original and awesome stuff. He does! He's actually had multiple really cool projects on Ideas, but so far, his Labyrinth Marble Maze (which was approved and became the Maze, the most recently-released Ideas set) and his Particle Accelerator (currently in review) are the only ones to make it to 10k, although it looks like this one has a good chance of doing that as well. I love the Pop-Up Book, though I also confess to minor annoyance, in that I've also been meaning to submit a similar project (as well as a project not entirely unlike the last project right before this one, the Star Wars Lars Homestead). That's what I get for taking forever with my projects... Edited August 27, 2016 by Blondie-Wan Quote
parsom Posted August 27, 2016 Posted August 27, 2016 Pop-Up book is awesome. It would be a shame if Lego won't produce this model. By the way - I hope that JKBrickworks will create Ideas entry for his Sisyphus. Quote
Robert8 Posted August 27, 2016 Posted August 27, 2016 Sure, it doesn't do much, but it's an interesting concept (a build in a pop-up book style), and the builds themselves look great. For me, it's mostly the themed builds that I'm interested in. You can tell the fairytale to an audience. And you can build your own stories to tell! Like Horror stories for Halloween (Headless Horseman, Frankenstein, Dracula, etc...) Or Christmas stories for the holiday season (Grinch, A Christmas Carol, etc...) This thing is amazing! Quote
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