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BrickLink Designer Program Sets for Pre-Order & More!

by Thita (admin) on October 10, 2024

in Community News

There are a couple of pieces of news from the BrickLink Designer Program. First of all, projects from Series 3 are now available for pre-order. There are five projects in this series and they will all become official LEGO sets. Pre-ordering ends on October 31st, 2024 at 1 PM Pacific time, or once all sets sell out.

The five sets are as follows: Harbormaster’s Office by Rich_Herbert for $199.99, The Art of Chocolate by brickester for $229.99, the Forest Stronghold by Krackenator for $299.99, the Camping Adventure by KingCreations for $54.99, and the Lost City by letsgolegobrick for $289.99.

BrickLink members may pre-order their favorite sets, with a limit of 2 of each set per household. All sets that receive over 3,000 pre-orders will be produced. Up to 30,000 of each set will be manufactured during a limited, one-time production run. The sets are made in LEGO’s own factories. Orders will be ready to ship approximately 6 months after pre-ordering. Actual dates and shipping times may vary. BrickLink Designer Program sets sell out quickly, so if you want to get any of these, act fast.

Also, now it’s time for you to help the BrickLink Designer Program team pick potential future LEGO sets from Series 6! You have until October 18th to cast your vote. This crowd vote weighs in alongside the BDP team’s internal selection criteria and influences the designs chosen for crowdfunding. The team will check every design for building experience, brand fit, and crowd favorites and will reveal the five finalists on November 18th. Then, the BDP team will collaborate with fan designers to prepare the sets for production. There are 296 candidates in this round, so there is plenty to choose from. All you need to do is pick your favorites. (You can also mark your least favorites and the ones you’re neutral about.)

Do you own any of the BrickLink Designer Program sets released so far? Did you pick any from Series 3? And which ones did you vote for in Series 6? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below!

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Fortnite vs. Halloween – LEGO Ideas Challenge!

by Thita (admin) on October 9, 2024

in Community News

There is a timely and exciting LEGO Ideas contest with the challenge to create spooky/Halloween-themed creations with a chance of winning a collection of LEGO Fortnite and LEGO Ideas sets. But that’s not all! The LEGO Games team will pick some of the best builds to be rendered in the upcoming LEGO Islands in Fortnite. This means that your design will be digitized and playable in the game for others to interact with. And that’s still not all! Builders whose creations are chosen will also receive a special Interactive Plaque in the game, displaying their name whenever a player interacts with their model—a personalized shoutout to celebrate your hard work and creativity! Details below!

Brick or Treat! Fortnite vs. Halloween – The LEGO Challenge! Calling all little ghouls and goblins! This haunted season, we dare you to craft creations for our upcoming LEGO Islands in Fortnite that will send shivers down everyone’s spine. Prepare to unleash your darkest, creepiest ideas and conjure up eerie, hair-raising designs that will give everyone a frightful delight! We want to see hauntingly beautiful structures, ominous-looking flora, or evil-looking landmarks, but remember—this is a scare fest for the brave-hearted kids! So get your cauldrons bubbling, let your imagination haunt the night, and create something so scary, that it’s sure to be a scream! Let the bone-chilling fun begin—if you dare!

The challenge will consist of 3 phases: Submission Phase – Build and submit your entry before October 29th, 2024 at 6am EST. Voting Phase – LEGO Ideas members will have the opportunity to vote once, for their favorite entry, and select the best 15 entries, from October 31st, 2024 to November 7th, 2024. Judging Phase – The LEGO Ideas judges will then review the entries and choose one grand prize winner and two runner-ups, no later than November 12th, 2024. Winners Announcement – The LEGO Ideas team will share the results no later than November 18th, 2024!

Submissions may be in either physical bricks or by using a digital building tool such as Bricklink’s Stud.io. You’re welcome to use image editing tools, such as Photoshop, to create your images. Take a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 10 photos of your creation and submit them to the challenge. Make sure to show off all angles and any features or functions of your creation. Add a title and a short description. Upload your entry to the challenge using the Submit Entry button on the LEGO Ideas contest page.

The grand prize winner will receive the following: #77073 LEGO Fortnite Battle Bus, #77072 LEGO Fortnite Peely Bone, #77071 LEGO Fortnite Supply Llama, #77070 LEGO Fortnite Durrr Burger, #21347 LEGO Ideas Red London Telephone Box, #21344 LEGO Ideas The Orient Express Train, #21342 LEGO Ideas Insect Collection, #21349 LEGO Ideas Tuxedo Cat, and #21334 LEGO Ideas Jazz Quartet.

Two runner-up winners will receive the following: #77073 LEGO Fortnite Battle Bus, #77072 LEGO Fortnite Peely Bone, #77071 LEGO Fortnite Supply Llama, #77070 LEGO Fortnite Durrr Burger, #21347 LEGO Ideas Red London Telephone Box, and #21349 LEGO Ideas Tuxedo Cat.

Also, get inspired all month long by dropping into the two islands available for free on Fortnite:

LEGO CHASERS VS. HUNTERS – Join this 8v8 battle between the Dream Chasers and Nightmare Hunters. Defend the dream world (or oppose it) by capturing territory across the map. Collect Sand to buy new tools, and eliminate opponents to lead your team to victory!

LEGO DEMO: SCARY SPACE – Knock, knock creators! Can you feel that chill? Something scary has arrived in your LEGO Space Station. Find out what has gotten to your crew, but look out! Something might be lurking around the corner… the new LEGO Template: Scary Space! Learn how to create your own epic LEGO jump scares with Verse Code and create spine-chilling scenes with lots of new LEGO assets.

For more details on the contest, visit the LEGO Ideas contest entry page. What do you think? Are you excited for this challenge? And are you planning to enter? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below!

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