by Thita (admin)
on February 18, 2025
LEGO has been experimenting with adult-oriented sets in the past few years, and while the sets are amazing, they are also raising some concerns. Most of the sets in the adult line are very expensive, they are mostly meant for display with no play-features, and they take up shelf space from sets that are more affordable and more appropriate for younger builders.
In the past, I have only seen adult-oriented sets at official LEGO stores, Toys’R’Us, and the Online LEGO Shop. Other retail locations like Walmart, Target, etc. carried smaller sets for children and a couple of medium-size sets for special occasions like birthdays and holidays.
I don’t know how it is at other locations, but walking down the LEGO aisle at my local Wal-Mart or Target is now much different than a decade ago. Instead of the colorful smaller sets, now I see a lot of big black boxes with display sets meant for older builders. Sets like the LEGO Star Wars Helmet collection, and LEGO Botanical sets. There are still a few smaller LEGO City and LEGO Creator sets in between, but definitely much less than it was years ago.
It looks like others also noticed these changes judging from the conversations I have seen on LEGO forums and on social media, and I even stumbled upon a video that pretty much summarized my thoughts. You can watch it below.
What do you think? How do you like the adult-oriented sets? Would you like to see smaller sets in the adult line, or do you prefer larger and more detailed display sets? And do you feel like adult sets take away space from lower-priced and kid-oriented sets? What do you think the future holds for the LEGO hobby? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below!
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by Thita (admin)
on February 17, 2025
Voting for Series 7 of the BrickLink Designer Program is now open! This is your chance to select your favorite projects and push them to become official LEGO sets.
There are 375 projects to choose from, so it takes about 5-10 minutes to glance through them all. Voting is made easy with filters, sorts, and emojis, which speed up the process. You can vote for as many designs as you wish.
Like in the previous series, castles are very popular, and so are spaceships and trains. But there are also some other interesting projects. I know it’s just a coincidence, but I’m just now working on adding a tram to my own city, and I was surprised by how many trams are included in this round.
Voting is open until February 21st, so there are still a few days left. After that, the BrickLink team will select five finalists based on public votes and their own internal selection criteria. The five selected models will be announced on March 17th, and then the sets will get ready for production. Crowdfunding will begin early next year, and the sets will be ready to ship sometime next summer.
So when you have a few minutes, go through the projects and select your favorites. It will help narrow down which models will get approved. People often complain that only large and expensive projects get approved, but we all have a chance to vote and make our voices heard. So go ahead and vote for what you like best! You can vote at this BrickLink Designer Program page.
And feel free to share and discuss the program, the projects, and your favorite models in the comment section below!
Also, just as a reminder, crowdfunding for Series 4 is still open. Three of the five projects are already sold out, but two are still available; the amazing Wild West Train by llucky, and the Merchant Boat by NicolasCarlier. Crowdfunding for Series 5 will open on June 10th and for Series 6 on October 6th. We will talk about these later when we get closer to those dates.
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