146 projects qualify for Second 2025 LEGO Ideas Review

I'm partial to Lunch Atop a Skyscraper, and Samurai Castle. I'd buy those.

Wow, none interest me but wo at that number.

The Flying Dutchman, Chitty Chitty Bang-Bang, Roman Forum, Mr Bean, and the Rubiks cube are my favorites.

I fear it's not a big enough property to get selected, but I'd LOVE to see an official Outer Wilds set.

More Scooby Doo? Yes please, that was a great range.

Also I’d buy KITT to go with Ecto 1 and the Delorean and 1966 Batmobile.

And probably the Gorillaz set (timely with the band in LEGO for Fortnite?) but would prefer their vehicle too.

Balloon dog!!!! When made in trans bright green an excellent companion of the ZBlob plush ??

I know the chances of it winning are slim but I really want the Narnia one to make it this time.

Nothing I really want, good for my wallet. I want the tmn turtles back, but not coming out off a pizzabox, and not as buildable figs.

So many......yet so few that stand out....

Spirited Away? Oh yes, please! But watch it get rejected again. And Totoro? I would absolutely love a Totoro set, but honestly, while the one from Petrus Odyssey looks fine (sadly no Catbus though), all of the other ones just need a LOT of work.

I do still love the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, but how many times has it been rejected? And without chrome and gold plated pieces (which Lego won't make), it loses a lot of its shine.

Also two PotC sets, one of which we just got a brand new set and one that has been done before, I'd say those should have been excluded by default. Cool MOCs, but zero "Idea".

The few that stand out to me:
* Ministry of Silly Walks - classic!
* Great Minds in Science - I just love such small vignettes.
* Clippy - though probably a bit too small and simple, more something you'd build from leftover pieces.

I think they should have something different for sets based on existing IP. It's fun to see a one-off set celebrating a Studio Ghibli movie, but that's why we have an "Icons" line now.

I would probably buy that Heron - preferably with extra bricks to change to a grey species version!

@GBP_Chris said:
"This is very quickly getting out of hand."

Now there are 146 of them!

Outer Wilds would be really cool, but so niche I figure there's no chance.

@CinnamonRobin said:
"I fear it's not a big enough property to get selected, but I'd LOVE to see an official Outer Wilds set. "

Me to. I wuld love some more sets based around vedio games and Outer Wilds is a great one

A whole lotta sets that definitely won't make it. The only real standouts for me are the Suit of Armour (a unique concept I surprisingly haven't seen before!), the computer, and the zoological models. I also would love an Outer Wilds or Portal 2 set (especially Portal).

@Broken_Cheese_Slope said:
"How'd a blue cat reskin of the toothless set make it?? isn't that against the rules?
Edit: "We don’t accept ideas based on existing LEGO themes, such as LEGO Star Wars, projects too similar to ones that have already been approved as LEGO Ideas sets or anything resembling any LEGO set currently on shelves. " So 145 if they actually want to enforce this."

It's from K-Pop Demon Hunters, never watched it myself but I've seen dozens of MOCs based on it.

Gosh now I feel silly for NOT making the review stage.

As always, the main entries here that interest me are the Gravity Falls Mystery Shack(s) and the Ghibli projects... and also as always, I don't see the slightest likelihood of any of them making it through.

The Mystery Shack has been rejected so many times already, including twice in the last review period alone, so these three really have no chance at all. And while I'd like to hold out hope that just the *right* Ghibli project might make it through one day, since they haven't been ruled out at the submission stage at least, I'm not optimistic... and honestly if one was to be picked, I'd rather it be the "World of Studio Ghibli" one from the upcoming review, which blends iconic elements from several of their most beloved movies, rather than the ones here that just focus on a single scene or location.

Hamilton and Narnia are both pretty cool; but while I like to see them, my interest in owning them would not be great.

Outside of those... nothing here interests me too much (and even some others where I like the IP, the model wouldn't be my first choice to represent it; e.g. Monsters' Inc., where a playset-style section of the Scare Floor would be much more appealing to me than a single (albeit highly-detailed) door), so I'll just sit back and see what comes out of it this time.

That said... yeah, agreed that it's definitely time for the system to change. I don't think raising the threshold is the answer, as that's more likely to reward the projects for IPs with big fandoms than anything else, but this number does feel more than a little ridiculous.

Favorite is the buildable Garfield. I feel like a lot here has absolutely no chance at becoming a set. Perhaps others are right about raising the requirement.

Edit: Recolored Toothless is also crazy

@TheBrickBulbasaur said:
"Favorite is the buildable Garfield. I feel like a lot here has absolutely no chance at becoming a set. Perhaps others are right about raising the requirement.

Edit: Recolored Toothless is also crazy "
Model doesn’t matter to voters, IP does. I put work into my 9 and Uncharted models but nobody wanted them, while I got my highest vote count on crappy Popee the Performer (quirky Millenial anime) Brickheadz I made as a joke.

"Wrong will be right when Aslan comes in sight, at the sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more. When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death and when he shakes his mane, we shall have spring again"

We need Narnia!

I need my LEGO Aslan!
"Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good." "Only you mustn't press him. He's wild, you know. Not like a tame lion."

@GBP_Chris said:
"This is very quickly getting out of hand."

and we'll be lucky to live through it... oh wait we probably can live through it :)

I was scanning through the list and looked at a few. Then I went back through once more. This second time I looked at the PotC Curse of the Black Pearl. I had skipped it the first time because it obviously did not have a chance given the upcoming release of a similar set. I am so glad I looked at it. It is stunningly beautiful in its proportions compared to many similar LEGO ships and, from my limited perspective, far more elegant than the official LEGO set. Congratulations to the designer @Tobnac. His design won't win but, IMHO, it is a work of art.

Raise the requirement!

Just scrolling quickly through the list made my thumb hurt!

My nickname in school was Garfield.
Don't ask!

Anyway, that's the one I would likely buy.

With 3 Gravity Falls Mystery Shacks in one review phase, I hope that LEGO will finally get the message that WE. WANT. THIS!
They already have an active license agreement with Disney . Please make it happen!

To be honest, I currently care for 0 of those 146 sets. The 10,000 vote minimum seems to have become too low.
I’m not saying these are not designed by competent designers, just that none of them speak to me personally. I hope there are some things there that others do find exciting.

Waiter! Waiter! More Mystery Shacks please!

@AustinPowers said:
"My nickname in school was Garfield.
Don't ask!"
Well.....how come? You really liked lasagna?

;-)

I feel a few communities at least have been busy voting for every single project representing their domain of interest

Definitely at the point where I can't even really remember them all, never mind pick out a favourite. Not helped by how samey and repetitious a lot of them are.
Oh and I see the sitcom box style of entry is making a return, really thought that was a trend that had died down...

@WizardOfOss said:
" @AustinPowers said:
"My nickname in school was Garfield.
Don't ask!"
Well.....how come? You really liked lasagna?

;-)

"

Ginger presumably

@BrickArchitect said:
"If 2 get selected and 144 are “not approved” then each designer will receive $500 worth of LEGO as a consolation. That’s $72,000 worth of bricks. "

Wait, there's a consolation prize? And if so, it won't cover the cost of a LEGO small moon?

I don't have an intrinsic objection to 146 sets going to review but I wish there were filters so I could just look at the ones that interest me (NOT established IP, not modulars).

I'm kind of over licensed themes, and retro licensed themes... but I would absolutely buy KITT, especially in the 16-wide format. Aside from that, having so many is overwhelming and they all tend to blend together. I really like the creativity and interpretation of the Lunch atop a Skyscraper--the first one, since I'm not sure what shenanigans are going on there or if it really is just two independent creators came up with it...

Crazy how many duplicates are up here. I'd guess honestly a lot of repeaters will get rejected off the bat; like if they make one Mystery Shack set how can they say it came from one designer when three people did the same thing.

I wonder if that 500 bucks has ever been adjusted for inflation? I mean, back in the early days that would have bought you a couple of the biggest sets, now it would buy you a nice mid-sized set, and in like five years it would probabaly get you a few polybags ;-)

Three I want are deltarune, phineas and ferb, and my most wanted is gravity falls

I want to know how the Black Pearl managed to slip through the cracks

Many great projects!
My favourite is the functioning Rubik’s cube. Both for construction technique, playability and display.
For display only my favourites are the heron and sitting atop a skyscraper

Fingers crossed specifically for The Martian (I've been meaning to submit my own version for years but this model is everything I'd hope for), Outer Wilds, and the Treasure Planet ship

Entries that I'd be interested in seeing progressing to the next stage:-

Rubik’s Cube: Fully Functioning Model
Freddie Mercury
Working LEGO Pendulum Clock
Great Blue Heron
Twister
Monty Python's "The Ministry of Silly Walks"
Cipher Machine
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

High number of entries is fine. Lego set the threshold. Lego whittle down the entries. If I didn't want to see so many I simple wouldn't bother looking until the next stage!

The only one one I would MAYBE buy is the Heron. But I think it's much too heavy for the spindly legs.

So there's at least four Totoros, Two TMNT, Two Rookies, Two Hamiltons, Two Gilmore Girls ... the amount of double ups is crazy.

Not sure about my favourite and I'm going to miss a lot, but if Monty Python can make it into a LEGO set, I'd be very happy! Same with any of the medieval/roman entries. My girlfriend has also introduced me to Gilmore Girls which I'm enjoying as well, so that might be nice if either of those get through.

So many repeat options. How many Totoro and Mystery Shacks are there?

I feel like that will automatically eliminate those from consideration.

@Schmopiesdad said:
"I was scanning through the list and looked at a few. Then I went back through once more. This second time I looked at the PotC Curse of the Black Pearl. I had skipped it the first time because it obviously did not have a chance given the upcoming release of a similar set. I am so glad I looked at it. It is stunningly beautiful in its proportions compared to many similar LEGO ships and, from my limited perspective, far more elegant than the official LEGO set. Congratulations to the designer @Tobnac. His design won't win but, IMHO, it is a work of art."

I'm not going to lie, my thoughts on this Black Pearl are the complete opposite. It doesnot do a good job representing the source material at all.

And 3 Mystery Shacks? Sheesh

Congratulations to all the fan designers. :)

I really like 20th century London, lots of GPU (great parts usage) and could be a good companion to Italian Riveria as a geographical scene)

Old Flying School: we need a proper hangar from lego and Id love to see it win and be expanded to a whole Icons level vintage airport, which would be popular with fans of all ages.

Monet: A further continunation of the popular art theme in lego such as Van Gogh and also just a really nice set of a pond and house which anyone can enjoy.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: A great car model and memorable film. I'm surprised lego hasnt made Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (or Herbie) yet.

Now I agree that 146 projects is 'getting out of hand'. However, I strongly disagree with those that argue for raising the vote threshold.

If that happens then non-licensed projects wouldnt have a hope.

Licences like Taylor Swift or BTS people will vote for, even if the project itself is absolute garbage.

Now there are plenty of fan designed licenced projects that are amazing and I commend the effort, but it is difficult to tell whether projects are succeeding because that specific fan design is good and popular or whether people just see 'brand name' and vote yes.

Sometimes we have had multiple IDEAS projects of XYZ licence (including the same subject matter from said licence) and all-round good projects have been passed over and a less-good model wins.

But the main point is that ordinary non licensed projects that dont have an immediate fanbase per say, they deserve a chance. 10,000 supporters is not an easy thing to do, in some instances the votes are more luck than an ultra-amazing project like some popular youtuber stumbled on it or the fan designer themselves is well known or has a large social media following.

To be honest I dont know why lego hasnt split the competition into licensed and unlicensed already.

Sometimes they seem to try and balance the two, like one licensed and one unlicensed, but it means heaps of other good licensed/unlicensed projects miss out.

I also often see complaints from fans (and lego themselves) as to certain themes or subjects being very common like space, trains, buildings, castle, pirates, life size objects etc.

So I would put it to lego to create some categories like most other awards do. We dont see 'best everything in hollywood' we see best director, best actor, best supporting actor etc.

Anyone can see that certain subjects keep popping up and it would be silly to just ignore them.

If we take modulars and similar buildings for instance, clearly people like those. I dont understand why lego is purging them (and even some comments here want a fan's hard work ignored just cause its a building...)

We had Market Street with Lego FACTORY, as well as IDEAS Botanical Garden, Old Fishing Store and the new Italian Riveria. Why cant we have a pathway for fan designed buildings?

I know many, many fans have requested one official and one fan designed modular a year (which remember is more profit for lego)

Similarly with licences, IDEAS shows lego ones which are popular. I'm sure there's been various licences that would have been good its just another one was chosen over it because lego has this maximum 2 set limit.

The other option would be to expand BDP so that set numbers arent limited but you only buy from Lego direct and that way we could have more fan designed sets available.

So yeah Lego, separate licensed and unlicensed and then break it down into categories which could include a miscellaneous category.
This would help fans too when searching and voting.

For myself I could click on the building category or historical category and vote for projects in that area, which is a lot easier than having to trawl through hundreds of projects where certain ones will always be at the top and other really good projects are just lost.

@WokePope said:
"LOL this is too many to even browse through! Lemme guess, we've got:

- TV Show Dioramas
- Nostalgia movie bait projects that are basically minifigure packs
- Buncha modulars that will be rejected out of hand
- Niche properties with intense fandoms that are largely unknown to most people
- "Science bait" projects
- 3-6 original ideas with potential (will not be made)"

"Science bait"? Listed just after "... intense fandoms"?

LEGO isn't a place for as much science (and *variety* of science) as possible? It is quite an important aspect of life, even compared to "Gravity Falls" (I have no idea what this, unless I look it up).

BTW I count the bird models as science, just another branch.

The Hamilton models are very interesting, as it is the likeliest broadway musical to ever get a set. But it's several review periods too late, since the ideal time for a Hamilton set would've been this year with the tenth anniversary celebration, which obviously drove both these submissions. It would be great to have and likely popular but the timing is horrible for peak popularity

Raise the threshold. The bots have gotten. Inolved

That heron is beautiful.

There are a few sets here I’d love to have.

There are a lot of sets here that have absolutely zero chance of ever being considered and will be tossed aside immediately by the team without any discussion.

There are a rare few that might actually be made into official sets.

The Venn diagram of these three is likely three completely separate circles.

@PurpleDave said:

“I could understand people feeling a certain way” and “the people involved MUST feel a certain way and there’s no other way they could feel” aren't the same thing. :) I was acknowledging the single scenario I could imagine it might - or might not - actually negatively impact someone, not saying that the scenario must apply.

I see some great builds and some "not need to see that in Lego form" builds (for me). There are a couple builds I'ld love to see, like Tintin set, or some vintage sport cars from Speed Champions (They are now 8 wide though and I'll have to convert them to 6 wide eventually, to mach with my previous 12 or so SC cars).

@WizardOfOss said:
" @AustinPowers said:
"My nickname in school was Garfield.
Don't ask!"
Well.....how come? You really liked lasagna?

;-)"
That might have been one of the reasons.
:-)

@Brick_Master said:
"So having looked at all the submissions (or at least skimmed the pictures....) I don't understand why there are multiple submissions such as two "Lunch Atop a Skyscraper"? I can see why popular IPs generate multiple submissions, but what's the process here by which random non-IP Ideas become successful? Does someone post an idea and others copy? Did a YouTuber or some social media person post something about Skyscrapers?"

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunch_atop_a_Skyscraper

Why the sudden interest in a photo that’s approaching its 93rd anniversary, I couldn’t say, but the photo itself is quite famous.

I don't bother anymore. It's just too much and the end result barely resembles the original idea.

All TV-shows dioramas should be banned, it's all walls and furnitures. they all look the same.

Give me the Treasure Island-ship, toss the rest.

TL:DR

I'll just wait for the results.

@Lamarider said:
"All TV-shows dioramas should be banned, it's all walls and furnitures. they all look the same.

Give me the Treasure Island-ship, toss the rest."

But then so do all castles, ships, modulars that aren't Modulars, smaller brick built version of real objects, things to hang on wall, and so on.

So many entries, so many that are in no way viable sets... Ideas deserves better materials than this.

Not that my vote matters, but it's about time LEGO made a Japanese Village! Looks stunning!

Lego ideas selection process really needs to be overhauled, it's utterly ridiculous now. There are some entries from the gwp nostalgia competition, others you know won't win as soon as you look at them.

@Lamarider said:
"All TV-shows dioramas should be banned, it's all walls and furnitures. they all look the same.

Give me the Treasure Island-ship, toss the rest."

Actually, I think they should be more similar. As in, how cool would it be if they were all part of a modular system so you could combine them all into one big sitcom tower?

Other than that, it is one of those things that should be considered "same idea with just another IP slapped on it", and on that base should be excluded.

I don't get why so many of you complain about the vote threshold and the number of sets to choose from. From a seasoned afol perspective every new round of Ideas gets less and less exciting but for people that just got the news that it's a thing it seems fantastic. From Lego perspective the more varied designs fight for attention the more designers actively advertise their designs to get the votes. Which means more new customers. Why would Lego want to change that?

Those Jumping spiders look so cute!

It does seem kind of weird that there are so many *specific* duplicates.

Speaking of which, I guess it's my turn under the Brickset Rock, because I've never heard of this Rookie show.

It's not in TLG's corporate interest to raise the threshold. They probably enjoy having so many choices, they can choose what they think will make the most profit. Not every vote equates to a sale, and they want to choose a product that is appealing to consumers outside of those who voted online. Those who spend much time online voting have less income anyway.

There is likely little overhead needed. They probably use AI market analysis at this point to narrow down the selection for an ultimate human choice.

@Andrusi said:
"Speaking of which, I guess it's my turn under the Brickset Rock, because I've never heard of this Rookie show."

Join the club......half of these IP's I only know because they repeatedly show up on the Ideas reviews. This is basically my way of keeping up with the world.....Gravity Falls? Hamilton? Clash Royale? K-pop Demon Hunters? Supernatural? Indeed the Rookie? And quite a few more? Never heard of it....

But hey, at least I know Chiikawa! Absolutely inescapable when in Japan.....

More than a few things here that intrigue me, and plenty of designs I find highly impressive even though I know they won't get made (and are probably too large even for the Bricklist Designer program). I don't have a problem with the large number, or even the multiple duplicates--although when the preview images look *identical,* as in the two "Lunch on a Skyscraper" models and the pair of Gramaphones, I do wonder what's going on.

If I like what TLG selects, and can afford it, I'll probably buy it. If not, not. And I didn't realize that anyone who gets this far will receive more than just the glory of earning 10,000 votes--which may be why TLG doesn't screen out the duplicates and non-starters any earlier.

I don't follow Ideas as closely or eagerly as I once did, but that's true of many things. It doesn't follow that Ideas really needs fixing. Actually, the numbers suggest that Ideas is quite successful as it stands.

Good luck to everyone involved!

A few of them look great, but this is too many. They need to rework this system

@BLProductions said:
"...
I'd love the WRX - one of my favorite cars of all time - but (presuming it's based on the '08) it definitely needs refining, as it looks rather too chunky as-is. However I don't see it passing review: Ideas doesn't do big car models.
..."

Also as a fan of the Subaru rally car (I am the owner of a 2000 Impreza turbo), I assume that's a typo as it's clearly a '98 - with a 9. The quality of the build is irrelevant as it's Ideas, if Lego makes it it will be refined anyway.
It probably won't happen for ideas as you said, but hopefully ideas voting prove that there is an interest for the model. So I keep hoping for both an 8-wide Speed Champions version, and a large scale Icons one. I'll take either a WRC rally car or the 22B road car please. In icons-guise both should easily be buildable from the same set.

@WizardOfOss said:
" @Andrusi said:
"Speaking of which, I guess it's my turn under the Brickset Rock, because I've never heard of this Rookie show."

Join the club......half of these IP's I only know because they repeatedly show up on the Ideas reviews. This is basically my way of keeping up with the world.....Gravity Falls? Hamilton? Clash Royale? K-pop Demon Hunters? Supernatural? Indeed the Rookie? And quite a few more? Never heard of it....

But hey, at least I know Chiikawa! Absolutely inescapable when in Japan....."

Supernatural is 20 this year. Gravity Falls is over ten years old. Alexander Hamilton has been dead since 1804, but is still around if you look at at a US ten dollar bill.

@Murdoch17 said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @Andrusi said:
"Speaking of which, I guess it's my turn under the Brickset Rock, because I've never heard of this Rookie show."

Join the club......half of these IP's I only know because they repeatedly show up on the Ideas reviews. This is basically my way of keeping up with the world.....Gravity Falls? Hamilton? Clash Royale? K-pop Demon Hunters? Supernatural? Indeed the Rookie? And quite a few more? Never heard of it....

But hey, at least I know Chiikawa! Absolutely inescapable when in Japan....."

Supernatural is 20 this year. Gravity Falls is over ten years old. Alexander Hamilton has been dead since 1804, but is still around if you look at at a US ten dollar bill."

Supernatural pre-streaming era, not even sure if it aired over here.
I'm probably just about 35-40 years too old for Gravity Falls, and again no clue if it ever was a thing over here.
As for Hamilton, yes, I know the name, but I don't think these submissions are about the historical figure....

Maybe it's just my age showing, but I just don't think those IP's are quite on the same level as, say, Monty Python, TNMT, Totoro or Garfield. In itself no problem, I mean, I still have absolutely no clue about Horizons yet the Tallneck remains one of my favorite sets of the last couple of years. Just saying it's not weird to not know every franchise there is nowadays, even more so considering how quickly many come and go. No need to live under some minerals for that.

I wish people would just buy the actual Spongebob sets instead of incessantly posting new versions of the same sets we already got several times

at the end of the day, 10,000 votes just isn't that many anymore for an online platform. it's not really a sign that a product has mass appeal, it's a sign that someone posted a link on a social media page.

How many is too many?
I really get dismayed at all the attempts at licences people clearly have a fondness for, but I would rather see some technical wondery or aesthetic choices taking prevalence over yet more Gilmore Girls, Gravity Falls etc.
That said, as a complete hypocrite, I do think the KITT car looks good and at least would fit into the pre-existing theme of upscaled cars, the Rubik's cube is probably highly unlikely from a licensing point of view but would be interested in seeing how it works and the Garfield is quite cute.

If I was to pick one though I'd either go for the cuckoo clock or the crane.

@WizardOfOss said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @Andrusi said:
"Speaking of which, I guess it's my turn under the Brickset Rock, because I've never heard of this Rookie show."

Join the club......half of these IP's I only know because they repeatedly show up on the Ideas reviews. This is basically my way of keeping up with the world.....Gravity Falls? Hamilton? Clash Royale? K-pop Demon Hunters? Supernatural? Indeed the Rookie? And quite a few more? Never heard of it....

But hey, at least I know Chiikawa! Absolutely inescapable when in Japan....."

Supernatural is 20 this year. Gravity Falls is over ten years old. Alexander Hamilton has been dead since 1804, but is still around if you look at at a US ten dollar bill."

Supernatural pre-streaming era, not even sure if it aired over here.
I'm probably just about 35-40 years too old for Gravity Falls, and again no clue if it ever was a thing over here.
As for Hamilton, yes, I know the name, but I don't think these submissions are about the historical figure....

Maybe it's just my age showing, but I just don't think those IP's are quite on the same level as, say, Monty Python, TNMT, Totoro or Garfield. In itself no problem, I mean, I still have absolutely no clue about Horizons yet the Tallneck remains one of my favorite sets of the last couple of years. Just saying it's not weird to not know every franchise there is nowadays, even more so considering how quickly many come and go. No need to live under some minerals for that."

Hamilton is indeed about Alexander Hamilton, and Supernatural ran for 15 years, and had a spin-off series with one season. Also, much of Monty Python wouldn't fly today and is better left in the past (I say that as a fan of the TV show and *most* of the films - Meaning of Life is the exception to this rule - it is just too strange!) and TMNT isn't gonna happen again due to unconfirmed issues with between LEGO and rights-holder Nickelodeon.