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LEGO Ideas Review Results Announcement

by Thita (admin) on June 22, 2021

in Community News

Today, the LEGO Ideas team announced the results of the latest review period. Below are the results of the review.

To recap, there were 25 projects under review; the Boeing 737 Passenger Plane by BigPlanes-Customs, the Colosseum (Architecture Style) by SkyWalter, Gravity Falls: The Mystery Shack by TopLego8 & Minibrick Productions, the Brick Town Police Station by Bricked1980, Bag End by saabfan, the Red Dwarf Starbug LEGO Idea by Bobs Vintage Bricks, Avatar: The Last Airbender – YIP YIP! by StudioTRico, the Classic Castle by DERBOOR, the Open MRI by Apollo Exconde, the Motorized Lighthouse by Roses Must Build, Avatar: The Illuminated World of Pandora by bulldoozer, Spirited Away by legotruman, Jumanji of 1995 by NIKANA, The Little Venice by Bricky_Brick, the Auto Union Type C Racecar by redera00, the Automated Garbage Truck by MochiMaster & Alexander Hamsterton, TX Master Games by TXMaster, the Milwaukee Art Museum by Vida András, The Car Wash by Bricky_Brick, Wallace & Gromit by Tom Gerardin, Among Us: The Skeld by MinifigInDisguise, the Roman Warship by Iyan Ha, The Addams Family Mystery Mansion by Disneybrick55, the GMC – Blue Chip 100 [1957] by Ing-Manuel, and the Viking Village by BrickHammer.

LEGO IDEAS THIRD 2020 REVIEW RESULTS

Over the past 4 months, the LEGO Review Board has been evaluating 25 product ideas that reached 10,000 supporters between early September 2020 and early January 2021. It’s always a privilege for the LEGO Review Board to review such an impressively diverse selection of fan designs that show off the endless possibilities of the LEGO brick. Check out the announcement presented by LEGO Ideas Engagement Manager, Hasan Jensen, and LEGO Ideas Design Manager, Samuel Johnson.

LEGO IDEAS MOTORIZED LIGHTHOUSE

A huge congratulations to Sandro Quattrini (a.k.a. Roses Must Build) as his Motorized Lighthouse recreation has been selected as the next LEGO Ideas sets. Sandro’s lighthouse is a timeless beacon that evokes a sense of adventure and mystery. To top it off the LEGO Group has never created one with such incredible details and at such a scale! If you’d like to learn more about Sandro then make sure to check out his 10K Club Interview.

DESIGN, PRICING & AVAILABILITY

The LEGO Ideas Team is still working out the final product design, pricing and availability for the set. They will share more on the LEGO Ideas blog when they get closer to launch.

NEXT REVIEW RESULTS COMING FALL 2021

The next batch of LEGO Ideas projects are already in review. And there is a record-breaking review containing a mammoth 57 projects in review, which hit 10K between early January 2021 and early May 2021. The LEGO Ideas Team will share results of the First 2021 LEGO review period in the Fall of 2021.

WE LOVE SPORTS CONTEST REVIEW RESULTS

As you likely know, The LEGO Review Board has also been busy reviewing the many submissions in the We Love Sports contest. The results are ready to go, but to switch things up a bit, they will be announcing the results of this during LEGO CON 2021, which will happen this coming Saturday, the 26th June, 2021 between: 12PM – 2PM EDT (New York), 5PM – 7PM BST (London), 6PM – 8PM CEST (Billund). Save the date for the announcement, which will stream on LEGO.com.

What do you think? Are you excited for the next LEGO Ideas set? Or were you hoping that one of the other projects get selected? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below! And if you haven’t done so already, you can take a look at the currently available fan-designed sets at the LEGO Ideas section of the Online LEGO Shop.

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LEGO Ideas Typewriter Availability & Review

by Thita (admin) on June 21, 2021

in LEGO Exclusives

The recently announced #21327 LEGO Ideas Typewriter became available for LEGO VIP members a few days ago, and it looks like the first batch of sets is already gone. The next opportunity to purchase the set will be on July 1st, which is the official launch date for wider release. You can read all about the set, as well as watch the designer-video at LEGO Ideas Typewriter Press-Release.

The original concept for the #21327 LEGO Ideas Typewriter came through LEGO fan Steve Guinness’ submission to the LEGO Ideas platform. And the final design of the set is the work of LEGO designers Wes Talbott and James May.

The design is inspired by the classic typewriter used by the LEGO Group’s founder Ole Kirk Kristiansen, and it moves and sounds just like the real thing. The brick-built center typebar rises each time a letter key is pressed and is linked to the carriage that moves across as you type. There is also a platen roller that you can feed real paper into. In fact, the set comes with a letter written by Thomas Kirk Kristiansen, a member of the fourth generation of the LEGO Group’s owner family.

The typewriter model measures over 4.5 in. (11 cm) high, 10.5 in. (27 cm) wide and 10.5 in. (26 cm) deep, which is decently close to the size of classic portable typewriters. In fact, I learned to type on one these old style typewriters, which originally belonged to my grandpa, then was passed down to my mom, then to me. I remember that the keys were quite hard to press, especially for a first grader, but I still liked it because it looked ancient, and because of the clicking and ratcheting sounds it made. My mom kept using it for many more years even after most people switched over to computers. She said it reminder her of grandpa, who was an avid writer and typist.

Unfortunately, I did not have a chance to purchase the set last week, but I did watch the video-review by JANGBRiCKS with interest (included below). I’m also seeing on LEGO forums and social media that the set has been received with great enthusiasm and positivity. The printed keys, sand-green body, and new black & red fabric element make this set especially realistic and lovely.

As I mentioned, the #21327 LEGO Ideas Typewriter is currently showing as temporarily out of stock after LEGO VIP members snapped up the first batch of sets. It should be available again at the beginning of July. Prices are as follows: $199.99/€199.99/329.99 AUD/269.99 CAD. To keep tab on when the set is back in stock, visit the LEGO Ideas section of the Online LEGO Shop.

What do you think? How do you like the LEGO Ideas Typewriter? Is this a set you’re planning to get? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below!