Final Vote for LEGO Classic Theme Anniversary Set

by Thita (admin) on February 8, 2021

in Community News

You might remember that last month LEGO asked fans to help choose a classic LEGO theme to be reimagined as a single new product scheduled to be released in 2022. For the first voting round, LEGO created a list of 30 favorite classic LEGO themes, and LEGO fans had a chance to choose their three favorites (see: Vote for LEGO Classic Theme for 90th Anniversary Set!)

The first voting round is now over, with more than 77,000 people voting for their favorite classic LEGO themes. The LEGO Ideas team was absolutely blown away by the incredible interest and support, and they wanted to thank everyone who made their voices heard in the first fan vote.

Thank you to everyone who made their voices heard in this fan vote. We have seen every single one of your votes and comments both on LEGO Ideas and off, it’s mind-blowing how excited you all are. And we are too! – The LEGO Ideas Team

The classic themes you could choose from in the first round were as follows: Trains, Town, Classic Space, Classic Castle, Lion Knights, Black Falcons, Model Team, Forestmen, Blacktron, Black Knights, Pirates, Imperials, Space Police, M-Tron, Wolfpack, Paradisa, Dragon Knights, Ice Planet, Aquazone, Spyrius, Exploriens, Time Cruisers, Divers, Adventurers, Xtreme Team, Rock Raiders, Studios, Bionicle, Arctic, and Alpha Team. The top three voted themes were: Bionicle, Classic Space, and Pirates. You can see the full numbers for each theme below:

Bionicle – 24,799
Classic Space – 18,171
Pirates – 15,884
Trains – 14,855
Adventurers – 13,988
Classic Castle -12,603
Forestmen – 8,056
Lion Knights – 7,117
Imperials – 7,012
Town – 6,610
Black Knights – 6,427
Model Team – 6,397
Dragon Knights – 6,334
Space Police – 5,738
Rock Raiders – 5,298
Studios – 5,179
Blacktron – 5,088
Ice Planet – 4,503
Black Falcons – 4,244
Aquazone – 4,051
M-Tron – 3,555
Alpha Team – 2,807
Paradisa – 2,584
Time Cruisers – 2,234
Wolfpack – 2,111
Exploriens – 1,695
Arctic – 1,620
Divers – 1,424

Although three winners emerged, the LEGO Ideas team had seen an absolutely huge amount of support for Castle and each of the subthemes of Castle. They believe that they have made a mistake in not having all the Castle themes as just the one option to vote on in the first round. Even if you combine ‘Classic Castle’ and ‘Forestmen’ and not all of the other Castle subthemes, it pushes the number of votes up and Castle would be in the top three. This is what the results would look like with consolidated sub-themes for Castle:

Adding up every user that cast either 1, 2, or 3 votes for Castle, that’s 33,489 users (more than double the necessary votes to make the top three).
Adding up all of the non-fantasy castle themes, excluding Classic Castle (Lion Knights, Black Falcons, Black Knights, Forestmen, and Wolfpack) there are 20,821 users who cast a vote for at least one of these themes.
Adding up Forestmen, Lion Knights, and Black Nights, (the three themes to succeed the Classic Yellow Castle) there are16,030 users who cast a vote, again enough to take the 3rd place position from Pirates.

Because of this, the LEGO Ideas team decided that for the second round of voting, they increase the originally planned three options to four, including Castle, as to not push out Pirates. This means that the second fan vote includes the following options: Bionicle, Classic Space, Pirates, and Castle.

We feel as though this is one of the best ways not only to honor the winners of this fan vote, but also to let the voices of 33,489 people who voted for Castle or a subtheme be heard. If we consolidated any other sub-themes together, for example ‘Classic Space’ and ‘Space Police’ or any other subtheme, it wouldn’t change the top three, and the winners. The only exception is Castle! We hope you understand why we’re changing the rules slightly, and that you’re excited to cast your final vote to help us decide which themed set to launch in 2022! – The LEGO Ideas Team

Now that all of that got sorted out, it’s time to cast your vote again amongst the top four. The second vote will close on February 10th at 11AM CEST. It’s already guaranteed that one of these four themes will be what the 90th Anniversary Set will be based on, but the LEGO Ideas team still wants to know what the most popular of the final four is! Below is the link to vote in the second round.

VOTE FOR LEGO ANNIVERSARY THEME

What do you think? Are you excited about this announcement? Which classic LEGO themes did you vote for in the first round and which one would you like to see turned into an anniversary set? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below!

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LEGO Ideas Medieval Blacksmith Review

by Thita (admin) on February 6, 2021

in LEGO Castle

(Written by Geneva – gid617)

Medieval lovers rejoice – the #21325 LEGO Ideas Medieval Blacksmith set is a slice of medieval life brought to the bricks with loads of realistic detail! This blacksmith’s workshop was originally designed by LEGO fan Clemens Fiedler, but the final product has undergone a lot of revision. There are some definite similarities like the half-timber style second story and the roof with an angle in the middle, but the LEGO designers were able to make the set brighter and less cluttered – fortunately without destroying its realistic look!

The set brings back the Black Falcon knights; two of them are coming to buy armor or get repairs. The older knight’s shoulder armor doesn’t look very medieval – in fact, it looks like it’s from Ninjago. Oh, it is from Ninjago! What do you know… Maybe he is coming to the blacksmith to get the right side fixed.

The Medieval Blacksmith is impressively ready for 360 viewing. It’s also surprisingly sturdy, and although the carrying points are limited since you have to be careful not to lift the second story off by mistake, it’s easy to transport once you find a good spot to hold it.

The detail doesn’t stop with the outside either; there are three fully-furnished interiors. I have to call out the bearskin rug in the attic especially.

There’s only one function in this set (besides opening doors and windows and simple things like that), but it’s a very fun one. Pushing in the bellows on the right of the forge triggers a light brick and simulates a fire in the chimney. It’s strangely satisfying to play with!

The Medieval Blacksmith is not small – it dwarfed this little half-timber house I happened to have on my desk at the same time.

My little brother and a friend of his had loads of fun exploring this set while I was supervising carefully and trying to visualize what I would have done differently if it were my own creation. Although it only has one real function (the light brick), this set has so much space for kids to interact with and create stories for.

Four Bricks Tall took the Medieval Blacksmith on a forest trail for a beautiful picture and inspired me to get some outdoor shots as well. While I’m at it, I’ll complain about the wagon. I’m not sure why knights are in wagon anyways, it makes it look like they just came off a farm, but on top of that this wagon is blocky and looks unrealistic.

Besides the wagon, I’m also not a huge fan of the moss on the roof. There just seems to be way too much of it, and besides that, sand green and blue isn’t a great color combination.

Another small gripe of mine is the dog. A husky hardly seems the right animal for a medieval blacksmith. I also have to mention the tree; it’s a bit spindly and doesn’t look very organic.

The build process for this set was enjoyable. It’s a large set, and took several hours to put together, but except for the tree there’s not much dull repetition. On the other hand, the instructions frequently had lots of pieces in one step and sometimes the yellow lines meant to highlight new pieces were visually confusing. Not a big deal, but it would probably be difficult for kids to follow.

There are two techniques that are particularly worth mentioning; the brilliant construction for the wooden “A” on either side of the house, and the stylish use of shield tiles for the roof. If you’d like to see more about the build process, I put together a time lapse video below.

I love this set – it’s a highly playable, highly displayable medieval themed LEGO build. If medieval is even a little bit your thing, you’re sure to love it too. And for those one or two things that could be tweaked… well, stay tuned, because I’ll be hammering those out in another article soon! In the meantime, if you would like to check out the set, it’s now available at the LEGO Ideas section of the Online LEGO Shop.

What do you think? How do you like the LEGO Ideas Medieval Blacksmith? It’s about time we get a new medieval set, isn’t it? How do you like the details and play-features? Anything you would like to change? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below!

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