BrickLink Designer Program Series 6 revealed!

All cool builds, but none that I have a particular interest in.

Those sequoia look like the most tedious builds ever....

I’ve been tempted a few times by these BDP sets but based on reviews over the years there still seems to be a sizable gap compared to official models in terms of design standards and parts allocation, as expected. Though, I would say there are some nice models in this wave that could perhaps benefit from a bit of refinement. Off road adventure is trying to fit in too much, I would probably remove the dirt bike altogether. Outlaw forest den looks far too visually busy for my liking. Sequoia tree trail is the most appealing one for me and I wonder how well it scales compared to the a-frame cabin and tree house, could make for an excellent display scene.

The art gallery has been done, albeit smaller, and the gold mine looks a bit fake. I'll probably get the outlaw Forrest den, though it seems expensive but this series is the one I am least enthusiastic about.

And is the exchange rate for USA and EU really the same? It doesn't seem right to me.

as long as 1€ is the same as 1$ for TLG I will not buy anything

This has become something focused on only hight tier price sets as well.

I'd love to get the Outlaw Forest Den - especially since it's pretty much the only way to get printed Wolfpack shields - but I am in no position to casually throw $230 at a set that won't even arrive until next April.

Although I wonder if LEGO reproducing the Beastmaster shields could mean that they'll come to Pick-A-Brick...

"I'll take one art, please."

@myth said:
" @ToysFromTheAttic said:
" @myth said:
"The Wolfpack tower will sell out so fast :-)"

All the castle-related sets sell out within several hours, and I'm sure this one won't be an exception."

Yes, but I think that this one will sell out much faster, as Wolfpack faction has quite dedicated fans. Just look how hard it was to find Wolfpack Beastmasters from CMF"

Yeah, I was lucky enough to find a fresh case and get three for myself, so I know all about it, haha. Will definitely be getting this. After this, I'll be fine if they don't do any castles for a while.

I want The Art Factory and Gold Mine Expedition. Prices look reasonable.

They’re all cool, but only one under $200? Oof. I don’t have enough space to keep up with the volume of releases I’d like to get, so…will probably pass on most of these.

Very neat sets! None of them really scream must-have to me but they are very pretty, and I'm impressed with some of the techniques like the rapids in the Off-Road Adventure set or the very smartly constructed Sequoia trees.

I assume the Wolfpack shields will be stickers. There is only one available shield resource and that is the cmf beastmaster.

I want to see the OG vs updated Art Factory. I really like it, but I feel like I liked the submission better?

Still seems like a solid build and one I want for my city.

dang that art factory set is good

Love that Wolfpack includes builds for the Tower and Renegades. And that's a lot of minifigs! The variety of legs and heads and hair really helps. Definitely glad my beastmaster will get some friends, as well as the vintage Renegades I have. Love these "remakes" even if the price can be tough. This is the last one I want (LKC for Lion Knights, Mountain Forest for Falcons, two options for Forestmen, Transylvania for Fright Knights, and at least a small GWP for Dragon Knights) so this will make a nice closing point for classic castle remakes.

"The Art Factory" is such a terrible name. Mass production and "art" are antithetical.

@BJNemeth said:
" @DenDeze said:
"as long as 1€ is the same as 1$ for TLG I will not buy anything"

Keep in mind that in Europe, the price of the set is the price the consumer actually pays, because European VAT taxes are incorporated into that price. You can buy a €100 Lego set for exactly €100. (Which is how things should be. Good job, Europe!)

In the USA, we have state and local taxes that we have to pay *on top of* the listed price. So when we take a $100 Lego set to the register, we always have to pay more than that.

These sales taxes vary all over the country, but the average is about 7.5%. So in the USA, a $100 Lego set actually costs us about $107.50. That's what you have to pay to leave the store with the set. It's a stupid system, but it's what we've had for decades, and it's unlikely to change anytime soon.

So U.S. consumers are paying more than European consumers even when the suggested retail prices in the different currencies are 1-to-1."

Be glad that shops have to pay their employees a (somewhat) fair wage, otherwise you'd have to tip them 20% or so on top of it!

@vzarmo said:
"I assume the Wolfpack shields will be stickers. There is only one available shield resource and that is the cmf beastmaster. "

It is hard to tell from the images due to being straight on, but in the last image the shield on the left is perfectly centred whereas the one on the right is poorly aligned. It could be a poorly aligned sticker or a poorly aligned print. I don't think the shield was in the allowable parts, so most probably stickers. Unless of course there is another Wolfpack set coming that uses a shield that we don't know about yet. Other parts like the wanted poster are clearly stickers in the images.

The Gold Mine set is intriguing. Makes me want Lego to start doing modular buildings from different eras. I'd love to build a wild west town, or some Star Trek-like futuristic cityscape.

Off-Road Adventure would pair well with Sequoia Tree Trail imo.

These all look great. I want the Off-Road Adventure and the Wolfpack Tower. The Sequoia Trail looks good, but I don't have room for it. The Art Factory would go well with any Modular city, but I'm not really into the Modulars. The Wild West Gold Mine looks alright, but I'd rather have small Western playsets. Of course, I'd also like to have small Castle playsets ....

@CCC said:
" @vzarmo said:
"I assume the Wolfpack shields will be stickers. There is only one available shield resource and that is the cmf beastmaster. "

It is hard to tell from the images due to being straight on, but in the last image the shield on the left is perfectly centred whereas the one on the right is poorly aligned. It could be a poorly aligned sticker or a poorly aligned print. I don't think the shield was in the allowable parts, so most probably stickers. Unless of course there is another Wolfpack set coming that uses a shield that we don't know about yet. Other parts like the wanted poster are clearly stickers in the images. "

It says there are 7 stickers, and there are at least 6 shields, plus we can see for sure the big banner and red flag and wanted poster are stickers, so unless the sticker count is lying, the shields are printed. We know the Beastmaster has a printed shield, so it'd be REALLY weird for these to be stickers.

I very much want to know what models you guys want from BDP that don't include castles, trains, wild west, classic space, or pirates.

All smashing sets but fortunately the only one that really tempts me is also the cheapest... The Off-Road Adventure.

@TrainNRT said:
"Yellow jeep from 'Off-Road Adventure' reminds the one from 6490-1, which i never possessed, but still have a warm feelings toward"

It was meant to be a bit of a modern version of vehicles like that, so glad that comes through!

I have the same thing, I've never owned the set but think it's really cool.

@fourstud said:
"I very much want to know what models you guys want from BDP that don't include castles, trains, wild west, classic space, or pirates."

Well, for whatever it's worth, so far I have bought:
- all the castle ones
- clockwork aquarium
- bikes!
- modular construction site
- the mushroom house and village

Having Outlaw Forest Den with the shields and the wolves from CMF, hmm... Both in the same year. I'm I wrong, or is it the first time? A new related set coming soon, perhaps?

For me, the good news out of this is: the wolves will be available on PaB. That said, because of someone, most Lego parts are not available anymore in North America.

Best selection (IMO) I have seen in a while.

Tempted by the Art Factory, but it'll be a bit of a pain to modularize... I usually like how you can take apart floor by floor, but this one will always have the middle split as well... Tough choice...

I've been waiting for the Art Factory for what seems like forever, but the other sets are also very appealing. Just when I'd convinced myself I really didn't need more Lego--hah! TLG always makes me break that resolution....

I just want the Art from the Factory - Classic Space, LEGOified Scream plus some nice abstracts!

Now that was a bit too enticing. Good thing it will be a while before the actual sales start so can temper my “oh shiny “ impulse… curios if this batch will also get the all you can buy treatment, or if it really was a once off.

I guess the mould for horse saddles broke and they couldn't be bothered to make a new one?

Though the technique used in the Forest Den looks neat.

@TrainNRT said:
"Yellow jeep from 'Off-Road Adventure' reminds the one from 6490-1 , which i never possessed, but still have a warm feelings toward"

That alligator looks like it has a massive pair of fangs.

I just might buy them all and maybe two of the Sequoia trees.

@Norikins said:
""The Art Factory" is such a terrible name. Mass production and "art" are antithetical."

Isn't it ironic?

@bigmanjones said:
" @Norikins said:
""The Art Factory" is such a terrible name. Mass production and "art" are antithetical."

Isn't it ironic?"
Don't you think?
A little too ironic.
And yeah, I really do think.

These all look very good. Even though I may be a member of the Castle Mafia, the Outlaw Forest Den might be my least favourite set here (because it is a bit too greebly). The Sequoia Forest looks amazing.

Outlaw Forest Den looks even better than in the submission; I'm glad figures and wolves could be added to the final design. One day I'll build a medieval diorama for the different BDP castles I have bought over the years… but first, I need my kids to grow up (otherwise they'll destroy everything)… and above all find some space for that project…

I like several of these more in their refined versions than the original. That being said, I don’t think I can justify any of them for my collection at this time

Instant Custom Wonka Factory kit:
I can ‘see’ the Oompa Loompahs at the windows, it even comes with a glass elevator shaft!
If there’s a rat under the pavement then a sewer isn’t far away to take all those floaters.
Strip that thing out and wrap it around your Chocolate Room and Boom!

Meh

Yes to the Art Factory and is that woman with the glasses Mandy Warhol?

Simply the best BLDP series (or round) yet. I'm starting to become uncomfortable with the number of BLDP sets securing prime real estate in my LEGO City. They're starting to force my modulars to move out.

@MisterBrickster said:
"There had better be a banana slug in that Sequoia Tree Trail set"

I was hoping for a Stellar's Jay with a printed or dual-molded head. But, it looks like a plain blue bird.

That last photo from Outlaw Forest Den—the cart robbery vignette—should be its own set (minus a few characters to make it reasonably priced). It’s great and right in line with the traditional small sets. I’m looking forward to instructions for building the cart!

@dvw2 said:
"That last photo from Outlaw Forest Den—the cart robbery vignette—should be its own set (minus a few characters to make it reasonably priced). It’s great and right in line with the traditional small sets. I’m looking forward to instructions for building the cart!"

So many small side builds from big expensive sets would be great small sets on their own. So many side builds I wish I could buy separately at retail :/

When did dual molded black and brown legs get released? The Wolfpack have some stylish boots.

Whoot! Printed Wolfpack shields! Do want.

These all look great!
I probably won’t buy any - due to budget and space constraints - but kudos to the fan designers!

@dimc said:
" @CCC said:
" @vzarmo said:
"I assume the Wolfpack shields will be stickers. There is only one available shield resource and that is the cmf beastmaster. "

It is hard to tell from the images due to being straight on, but in the last image the shield on the left is perfectly centred whereas the one on the right is poorly aligned. It could be a poorly aligned sticker or a poorly aligned print. I don't think the shield was in the allowable parts, so most probably stickers. Unless of course there is another Wolfpack set coming that uses a shield that we don't know about yet. Other parts like the wanted poster are clearly stickers in the images. "

It says there are 7 stickers, and there are at least 6 shields, plus we can see for sure the big banner and red flag and wanted poster are stickers, so unless the sticker count is lying, the shields are printed. We know the Beastmaster has a printed shield, so it'd be REALLY weird for these to be stickers. "

Of course it’s possible to build the set without stickers, because those shields exist, but when we are talking about 30 000 times (or I don’t know what is the exact number for this program), even with 5000 times, LEGO should give them extra, because through bricklink not that much available.

And if LEGO has extra why isn’t it available in P @B?

I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a bricklink set with cmf part which is only available through (a desired) cmf.

Anyway I hope you are right and those are printed elements.

@vzarmo said:
" @dimc said:
" @CCC said:
" @vzarmo said:
"I assume the Wolfpack shields will be stickers. There is only one available shield resource and that is the cmf beastmaster. "

It is hard to tell from the images due to being straight on, but in the last image the shield on the left is perfectly centred whereas the one on the right is poorly aligned. It could be a poorly aligned sticker or a poorly aligned print. I don't think the shield was in the allowable parts, so most probably stickers. Unless of course there is another Wolfpack set coming that uses a shield that we don't know about yet. Other parts like the wanted poster are clearly stickers in the images. "

It says there are 7 stickers, and there are at least 6 shields, plus we can see for sure the big banner and red flag and wanted poster are stickers, so unless the sticker count is lying, the shields are printed. We know the Beastmaster has a printed shield, so it'd be REALLY weird for these to be stickers. "

Of course it’s possible to build the set without stickers, because those shields exist, but when we are talking about 30 000 times (or I don’t know what is the exact number for this program), even with 5000 times, LEGO should give them extra, because through bricklink not that much available.

And if LEGO has extra why isn’t it available in P @B?

I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a bricklink set with cmf part which is only available through (a desired) cmf.

Anyway I hope you are right and those are printed elements. "

What we can hope for is, while it isn't available at PAB now and wasn't in the allowed parts list for BDP, the shield could be coming in a future set and so LEGO has allowed the printed one to be used here as it will be produced through the normal channels.

Not that it matters to me, as I have enough to equip all my Wolfpack guys through the CMF. But if there is a new official Wolfpack set, I might be interested.

Again, brown and/or gray as the main color for all sets. More variety would be appreciated.

The Brown Series

Wow another castle

Why is gold mine 300? 230 for wolfpack seems only a bit overpriced...but gold mine... man

I want those sequoia trees for an endor build!

@PieceOnEarth said:
"Designer of Sequoia Tree Trail here. Thank you so much for all of your comments and support! I’m thrilled to have had the opportunity to design a model for the BDP and be included in such a wonderful Series 6 lineup :)"

My favourite set! Congratulations!!

Would it be reasonable to take this as a sign the Wolf Mold will soon come to PAB?

Those trees....

@Norikins said:
""The Art Factory" is such a terrible name. Mass production and "art" are antithetical."

Might this building originally have been built as a factory? But years after the company that built it it to produce there, the location has been turned into a creative space for artists of varying plumage …

Absolutely getting the Wolfpack set...I have so many of those minifigs I bought for army building...Now my Army has a hideout

This is a very nice selection of sets. It's going to be hard to choose which ones to pass on.

@Norikins said:
""The Art Factory" is such a terrible name. Mass production and "art" are antithetical."

The Factory was the name of Andy Warhol’s art studio.

Those all look great. Email me when they get released so I can get them asap!
Thanks!!