Only Fools and Horses three-wheeled van on LEGO Ideas

Yes, please!!

Isn't Del boy's body a bit... feminine?

Never heard of it, like the car though.

Well that roof rack certainly isn't Lego 'legal'. The clips on the bars are pushing against the slope pieces of the roof. I'd have thought Bright Bricks would have known that. All it means is one more thing for the Lego designers to redo, but surely that goes against it in review stage?

Agreed with some other comments though, Del Boy's torso could have been better selected and the Robin is just massive. Too massive!

I like the idea, but I think overall execution, limited geographical appeal and ultimately pretty limited playability will mean this doesn't see the light of day. Sadly.

I think I can speak for most of us in the U.S.: I have no idea what this is.

Helpful link for those of us across the pond: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Only+Fools+and+Horses+

You have got to be kidding!?!

Neither do we in Spain...It looks ugly by the way...

I love British TV and I have no clue what this is... besides boring and bland and has no chance of ever becoming a set ever.

Also needs Toy Story legs.

Yes. Yes. Yes. A million times yes. Only Fools and Horses is one of the most-watched and most-popular comedies ever made in the UK. This model looks a bit odd but I guess Bright Bricks are more used to making garden-shed sized creations. I'm sure Lego could do the Regal justice (with blow-up dolls peeping out of the back window!).

If they make it, I'll buy it. Although I don't think the Reliant looks as good as it could. And STAMP?! Ugh!!

Oh, and the broken link mentioned above is this one:

"The project is live here: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/134865."

Where the link has an extra %A0 added on the end.

This seems like a convoluted, slow & potentially dead-ended way of making a marketing gimmick that the production company has paid for. This is by no means the first OF&H themed ideas submission and none of them got very far support wise. This very much has the look of a first draft of an idea. Wouldn't be surprised if real intention was to generate publicity about the DVD & they have no real expectation of this making it to production.

I have never really been a fan of the show.
As a car the Reliant is rubbish. As an Icon of the program it was great.
I will not want one of these, even as a parts pack.

No No NO!
I'm fed up with TLG failing to police these I.P. projects which will only ever have limited appeal. If John Sullivan's children want to make money out of this concept, then they should take a leaf out the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust's book of business.
I've just come back from Castle Espie where they were flogging a range of small sets, sixty to ninety pieces, which they have had designed by a Certified Professional and had made up by themselves at their risk, instead of begging our support for an IDEAS project.

A pointless project that will never be approved. As an iconic vehicle it does not have the playability of the DeLorean or the Ecto-1. And TLG would not make a set based on something that has a limited appeal like Only Fools. Back to the Future and Ghostbusters are much more widely known.

I personally kind of like it although I have no clue about the show. Perhaps if some of you that like it but think it has flaws should log in to the Lego Ideas site and make some suggestions over there. It seems many of the builders appreciate this and the eventual build evolves over time before final submission. That all said I would love for more original ideas to come through but we shall wait and see as it seems most now a days are all based on I.P.'s.

WOW, that's bad! The car looks awful - it doesn't capture any of the charm of the real thing from the show, which I love by the way. The choice of minifig elements seem rather "off" also. I mean, a female torso for Del Boy?!

Great idea, badly executed. The whole thing just looks a bit half-a**ed, tbh. I'm amazed to read that this was designed and built by a Lego Certified Professional and approved by the company who produced the show.

Does anyone have links to the show? As I'm from the US I've never heard of it, although I love other British comedies - Monty Python, Wallace and Gromit, and Mr. Bean are all time favorites. If I were more familiar w/the source material maybe I'd appreciate it more. That being said, it is hard to believe this set and figs were designed by "professionals." The figs in particular are kind of terrible and have a thrown together at the last minute look. I can imagine something similar if my daughter's first grade class were to be given a bunch of minifigure parts and a picture of 3 people and were told to "do the best you can kids." These figures may have won 3rd place. Btw is the dude w/the black cap partial to wearing female shirts/tops in the show?

Only Fools & Horses was, and still is a British Institution. We've had the Big Bang Theory so why not Del and Rodders? However, both TV shows are enjoyed by a multitude of diverse fans but both Ideas sets are ultimately lame.

Erg! I like the idea but the model is a mess. Like others have pointed out about the size we did also get a rather large DeLorean too so there is precedence for this. But the shaping is wrong. It is missing the distinctive upward curve at the front of the vehicle. The minifigs look bad. Beard is wrong for Grandad. I would prefer Del in a large brown jacket as that is what I remember him wearing as it always seemed to be cold in Peckham. I don't know how much work went into this but it seems more work needed to go into this.

And this is where it's evident that Brickset is a British site. Nothing wrong with it, but it feels a bit odd when less-known British things like this come up. Ignorance aside, this looks like a fairly bland set. We've gotten two cars already, and I think the appeal is too limited to put this in the ranks of the Ecto-1 and DeLorean.

Only Fools and Horses is known across the English-speaking world, and has a cult following in many non-English speaking countries. Last I heard there's a US version being made at the moment.

An average Doctor Who episode achieves about 5m viewers on a good day. Only Fools used to get 15-20m viewers, and - should it ever return - would probably get 15m again. Even a naff sequel without the two main characters used to get 7m - which is more than Doctor Who! The biggest issue with this set, apart from the design, is that there'll be relatively few children who know it.

As an American, not only have I never seen this show, I've never even HEARD of it. British-based shows like Doctor Who that are still ongoing and more widely distributed throughout Europe and North America might have fairly good chances on LEGO Ideas. But I think the chances for a project like this passing review are slim.

This is a substandard set based on (despite bearing almost no resemblance to) an unremarkable TV show that was repeatedly cancelled in its own country. I think less of Brickset for publicising such a hopeless set.

"Unremarkable" - regularly voted in the top 1 of best ever British TV comedies, and the top 10 of best ever British TV shows. "Repeatedly cancelled" - sorry? They stopped doing them because the main actors wanted to do other things, but were persuaded to do the occasional Christmas special. They finally ended the show on a high with the brothers becoming millionaires, only for public demand to encourage them to make more. They finally pulled the plug after several supporting cast members had died. Top Gear might be the BBC's most successful export, but Only Fools was domestically their biggest earner in DVD sales and other merchandise. If it were up to the BBC they would still be making Only Fools.

There has since been a successful prequel and a spin-off, both of which would have continued were it not for the show's creator and main writer dying. Even now, there is demand for new episodes - a recent Channel 4 survey found that Only Fools was the show that people would like to see make a 'come back'. With the show's creator's son having done some writing for the spin-off, it's possible there might yet be a new series/special commissioned - hell, they brought the show's main actor back for two new series of a far less popular sit-com. Time will tell, but if it happens, they'd be guaranteed 15m viewers. In the days when 10m is seen as a success in Britain, any channel would sell their soul for a guaranteed 15m.

I like the show, but wouldn't consider buying a model of it.

On another point I'm not sure I like the idea that the IP holder is plugging the model, fair enough a fan designed model, but the idea of the IP holder just trying to grub up a few pennies for itself, seems wrong somehow.

^ Mojang did that with the Minecraft set.

@Mechalex
I grew up in Northern Ireland and watched every episode. IIRC, it was on BBC1 in a prime viewing slot, so quite hard to miss back in the day with only 3, then 4, channels :-)

I don't know what this is but I don't like it. I'd much rather see something like the General Lee with Bo and Luke from the Dukes of Hazzard or KITT and Michael from Knight Rider! How about Magnum PI and his Ferrari? Crockett and Tubbs from Miami Vice with the Ferrari Daytona? The only British show I can think of that I'd like to see in a set like this would be Life On Mars: Gene Hunt, Sam Tyler and the Ford Granada.

Also, WALL-E was created by one of the people behind the film, so there's definitely precedent. But regardless of statistics, it's clear that this set wouldn't be very popular at all outside of the UK.

Last week Red Dwarf, this week Only Fools and I'm hoping for Blackadder next week to complete the list of my favourite Britcoms. Obviously I would like Dad's Army, but Lego won't do war (unless it's a massive blockbusting film franchise).

Personally I think the van would have been better by itself rather than with three shockingly appalling Minifigs. I would buy this if released, purely as it's two of the best things I grew up with - Lego and OFAH - but would hide the Minifigs away in a very dark room! Looking online there are a few other versions, but they are much the same in quality. I think Brickset needs the MOC's to have a competition to build something better.

Bonjour!

After reading through the comments I have become aware of a terribly sad injustice: we in the US are being deprived of far too may British sitcoms. Honestly, we're being subjected to countless "unscripted reality shows" while lurching in the dark w/o knowledge of so much quality programming. So for the next few hours while I'm at work I plan on being productive; and researching links to these shows:)

US and British sit-coms are markedly different. I'm lucky in that I love both, from Dad's Army to Hi-de-Hi, Friends and the Big Bang Theory, but for many they're like chalk and cheese. The BBC has a long history of producing quality sit-com after quality sit-com, thanks in part to their policy of encouraging and nurturing new talent. Arguably the funniest movie ever made, the Life of Brian, probably wouldn't have happened without the BBC, even though afaik they never had any direct involvement.

Sadly, the BBC's best comedy days are behind it now and they don't produce quality like they used to. I think they've lost too much writing talent in the last 20 years and have struggled to replace it. They're getting much better with drama and even sci-fi, but still a little behind the US in these genres.

If you're genuine about wanting to look up some great British comedy, try these (not all BBC):

Crass, vulgar humour: Bottom / The Young Ones / Men Behaving Badly / Gimme Gimme Gimme
Slow burning with excellent sarcasm (gets better as it goes along): One Foot in the Grave
Gentle, double entendre, long story arc set in German-occupied France during WW2: 'Allo 'Allo
Fast moving, clever, sarcastic, witty rather than lol funny (though is incredibly funny at times): Blackadder
Slapstick: Fawlty Towers / Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Political, intelligent: Yes Minister / Yes Prime Minister
Poking fun at religion (primarily Catholics) and the Irish: Father Ted
Sci-fi (almost parody): Red Dwarf
Deadpan: The Office* / Waiting For God
Weird but lol: The League of Gentlemen
Must be British to understand many (but not all) jokes: Bread / Only Fools and Horses* / Phoenix Nights / The Likely Lads / The Royle Family
Social commentary (often mistaken for racist comedy): Till Death Us Do Part
Other old but gold: Porridge / Going Straight / Dad's Army / On The Buses / The Good Life / Steptoe & Son*
These have travelled well abroad: Absolutely Fabulous / Keeping Up Appearances
Often forgotten: The Visit / Hardware

I think those marked * have US remakes though maybe under a different name (check Wiki).

It doesn't really seem massively close to the source material: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=only+fools+and+horses+van&safe=off&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=989&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiFrrOw_8LLAhXItRoKHbgmDosQ_AUIBigB (which is admittedly quite a difficult one to make, I know I couldn't do any better).

The lack of awareness of this programme anywhere outside the UK , coupled with the fact that there's a good chance even people in the UK under 25 haven't heard of it, means there's no way I can see this one getting to even the review stage.

At aleydita, thank you! That should keep me busy, and productive lol, until quitting time!

I think this has as much chance as a 'Benny Hill show' Ideas project, which many more folks in the US have likely heard of. (and I liked Benny Hill show)

@Huw - indeed I did forget it. I love the TV show but the film was as extremely naff!

@madforLEGO - I never understood Benny Hill though was too young to understand all the pretty women. My Spanish wife tells me that Benny Hill was and still is massively popular in Spain. Weird!

There certainly seems to be an argument that if the show isn't known in America then it's not worth bothering with. I'm in the UK and know of the vast majority of UK shows over the last 35 years, but I'm also aware and have watched many of the US shows over the last 35 years too. Do Americans live in continental bubbles where only indigenous produce is consumed? :-)

One has to admit that as one of the top economies in the world, the US consumers have clout. But just because something is based in the US does not make it an automatic 'will be made' either. For example, someone did a 'Golden Girls' set and it did not get made.. I cannot see old TV shows going to get made as LEGO sets (and Doctor Who is a poor example IMO since the last two 'Doctors' are the only ones featured) . It would be like if someone did a 'I Love Lucy' set, I doubt many would be into that one either at this point (heck look at the production Lone Ranger Line LEGO saw die a horrible death).

For what its worth a version of this has already been done as an MOC by Duq with a brick-built Rodney and Delboy from a classic episode where they were in 'batman and robin' costumes.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/2801724894_ddc58a49b7.jpg

@Aleydita don't forget 'The Thin Blue Line' with Rowen Atkinson.

We yanks have to get most of our UK shows thru BBC America or thru PBS if the local stations are kind enough to fund them and acquire them (although the window of opportunity to see them is usually limited because of that). Not everyone gets BBC America by default tho, so only average households that bother to pay for higher tier cable access will likely have access to it. And PBS coverage is hit-or-miss; I'm fortunate that I've got about half a dozen PBS feeds available on basic cable and over-the-air digital where I live, but some rural US locations might be lucky to have even one.

Of course nowadays there's youtube if you know what to search for or luckily stumble across these cracking gems.

@mr_skinny - How can you fault Americans for not watching British television programs when up until VERY recently it has been nearly impossible for most of us to watch even the most popular British shows. Up until a couple years ago, BBC (or BBC "America" here) played the most recent episodes of hit shows like Doctor Who and Sherlock ridiculously later than they aired in the UK. And before that, they didn't air here at all. Before the internet, it was impossible to watch anything that wasn't on the regular cable channels here.

I have never heard of the tv series but I love the 3 wheeler it's so smooth!

The amount of people saying "I've never heard of it so it has limited appeal to everyone" is crazy.

^ exactly - I've never heard of Adventure Time but that won through :)

@darkstonegrey - I love the Thin Blue Line! To be honest, you'd be hard pressed to find a comedy I don't enjoy. They have to be truly bad for me to pass them over usually, though a handful I just don't find funny at all - The Office among them for some reason. I included it above because it's obviously very popular. Some of the others I like but didn't list: The Upper Hand (based on a US show I believe), 2 point 4 Children, The Brittas Empire, Chef, Desmonds (absolutely loved this back in the day!), Gavin and Stacey, the Vicar of Dibley, Rab C Nesbett... and the list goes on :)

As for US comedy, I really enjoy the Big Bang Theory, and Friends was an absolute masterpiece. How I Met Your Mother not as good but still good, and Roseanne, the Golden Girls, Third Rock From The Sun, Modern Family, Married With Children, all fantastic. Never really liked Scrubs, 30 Rock or Home Improvement and I'm not familiar with many more to be honest, I've accumulated a massive collection of DVDs and downloads of stuff I already know I like, and I love watching them all back so rarely time for anything new! The one thing I note with US comedy is that most tend to go on for a couple of seasons too long. Friends was an exception to this rule, but Roseanne and Third Rock went really weird towards the end.

I love Doc Martin, but I suppose that's not really a traditional comedy. It is quite funny at times though. I want to MOC a Port Wenn.

I remember seeing quite a good Mr Bean proposal a while back but it sadly didn't even make it to 1000 votes. I think the problem with making sets based on comedies is that there's not much that can be made from the source material that would be interesting. For instance I love Seinfeld, but really the only thing they could make would be Jerry's apartment or booth at Monk's, which would be pretty boring.

Not another lost post! Gah!

Repost with brevity:

TV show is part of UK TV collective consciousness.
Set is uninspired: awkward-looking car, Del-boy necklace more important than male torso? Santa in civvies and Rodney in platform boots.

Not. Interested.

Another three to add to the list:

Man About the House (was remade in America);
George and Mildred; and
Robin's Nest.

The second two are spin offs that can confuse - the same actor plays three characters throughout the first two series, but this would work well with the Lego Minifig - and indeed in Robin's nest no mention is made of characters from the original. George and Mildred are THE best comedy couple ever created.

@aleydita: Don't get me wrong, I'm sure there are plenty of things I've never heard of that could definitely make good Ideas projects. The recently approved Caterham for instance. Never heard of it before it was approved as a LEGO Ideas set, and yet looking it up on Wikipedia I don't doubt it's well known and loved enough by car buffs to make a good product. By contrast, this is a show that has never aired in North America, nor in a whole bunch of major European LEGO markets like Germany and France. So while it may be well-loved in Great Britain, I'm not convinced it has the global reach to make it as a LEGO Ideas product.

And I feel much the same way about some LEGO Ideas projects based on things I HAVE heard of. The National Park Service Vignettes project that's currently in review, for instance. To me, that seems awfully America-centric for a LEGO product. If it were depicting more widely known American landmarks known like Denali, Niagara Falls, or the Grand Canyon it might be a different story.

"Only Fools and Horses" is *huge* in Serbia and the rest of former Yugoslavia. So huge, in fact, that many Serbs who visit London for the first time include Peckham on their must-visit lists. The proposal is weak, but a better set would be a huge seller here (not that the toy market here is huge, but this would appeal to so many people that it would be regularly bought as a gift to non-LEGO fans who enjoy the show).

I'm rather sick of seeing TV show based Lego Idea projects getting exposure. I don't find most particularly appealing. Whatever happened to the Lego Ideas articles that tried to promote other noteworthy projects? This is just another project that lacks international appeal.

I never liked the show, so the set doesn't interest me.
I do feel a bit sorry for PetarRamljak who has been trying to get his Only Fools' project going for ages. e.g. https://ideas.lego.com/projects/103682
He posted it over a year ago.
I have to agree that this does look like the production company trying to make a fast buck.

I also have to agree 100% with Wodanis's comment above.

I'm sorry... but this set doesn't look great. I am getting a bit tired of seeing licensed IDEAS stuff, getting tired of more vehicles, and overall this model isn't that good. It looks, eh, it's appeal is limited, and to be honest it isn't that hot of a topic right now to be worth trying to sell. I also agree with the thing about the company possibly using IDEAS to advertise their product. I just really am getting tired of seeing all the licensed stuff get through/noticed.. I want to see something new and unique.

Only a fool or a horse would buy this set.

Love the show, i'd buy it just for the novelty.

Space:1979 - Orders from Lego Certified Pro's are only allowed to given away as gifts now, I was intouch with Bright Bricks about having various Lotus / McLaren F1 cars produced @ 500 sets of each, as of 2016 Lego have changed their rules for the Certified Pro's apparently. I guess it was because of the Lego Paris Hilton Opera Hotel set which is being sold for around £1000, luckily I got 12 of those atleast.

I think a Lego Ideas set of Monicas apartment in Friends would sell absolutely shitloads, surprised Lego haven't done anything to do with James Bond either, if I had loads of money i'd buy a Toy License from the owners of JB and pitch it to Lego lol.

@Hushed: lol!