57 projects qualify for the first 2021 Ideas review

I'm a big fan of The Office, so I'd probably get that. The modular park is an interesting idea but I built my own during the 2020 covid lockdown so I'm good.

Me thinks some of these themes are very niche and I wonder how they got to 10,000.

A map of Middle-Earth! The Shire, The Hobbitholeof Frodo and Bilbo Baggins! Asterix & Obelix!

As usual some really great ideas & some that hold no appeal for me. I love most of the castle ones but some of them look very similar to the soon to be released Creator one so I expect them all to be passed over. I would really like to see the Medieval Marketplace get chosen. I love the Snow White set. Not a fan of Nightmare Before Christmas but this would make a great Halloween display so I would be tempted to buy it. Some really nice trains. The Sewing Workshop & Claus Toys are absolutely stunning creations. Love the Viking Ship & the Princess Bride set. There's a few others I'd consider buying if they pass review.

My number 1 would probably be Krusty Burger (RIP Simpsons theme) but there’s many lovely builds in here that I wouldn’t mind owning, and for that reason I hope Lego chooses at least a few of these.

@monty_bricks said:
"I guess they would need to restrict the "types" of submissions, in order to avoid putting ideas into review that will never be selected, such as modular buildings, repeats of previously not approved ideas, or sets which overlap with official ones (like all the castles here, when Lego are already releasing the Creator castle set this summer)."

My thoughts exactly

Best model : 43. 4½-Litre 1927-31 Bentley 'Blower'.

Huw, maybe I'm missing a subtle tone of anglosaxon humour (not being a native speaker), but what do you mean by "ridicolously high number"? Not sure if I'm with you there...:-)

Wow. So many. Some really fantastic builds in there, can't help but think though, is it time to up the 10,000 votes?

Tutankhamun's death mask and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang are the only ones that I would consider buying.

Tutankhamun and Totoro are the two I supported, so naturally they're the two I have most interest in seeing get picked... though if we get the Spirited Away bathhouse in the upcoming review, which I'm also rooting for, I suspect we wouldn't get a second Studio Ghibli one here. Though on that note, the bathhouse might not pass for exactly that reason; since the Totoro set seems smaller and more marketable, they might save the hypothetical Ghibli slot for that.

A lot of these are neat, but I also think a lot of them have no chance. With the new creator castle just announced, I think it's gonna be an uphill battle for many of the castle sets to get approved; and those aren't the only ones that Lego might see as competing with current / recent products. Others of these just don't translate well to official set form; and still more, I imagine, could be selected but would be massively reworked if so.

And I think the two offices and CCBB stand even less of a chance, seeing as past projects with the same inspirations haven't made it through.

Out of these? The ones I'd be most interested to see pass, as well as the two I first mentioned, would probably be: Post Office (I know it's *kiiiinda* modular-y, but at the same time not really? It just seems like a nice, authentic, slice-of-life-y set to me ^^); train bookends; jazz quartet; hobbit hole; and Greek temple. I don't know that I'd actually buy any of them, but any of them passing review would be cool :D

Nobody's mentioning my favorite project: the modular Portal chamber. It may not have a lot of play value or appeal for kids, but LEGO Ideas sets weren't made for kids anyway. And for adults, this thing is fantastic (if you like Portal of course). Like the title suggests, it's a fully modular setup but it's so much better than it sounds or looks like. I'm so amazed by the astounding amount of ways you can combine the parts and rearrange them. It even comes with spacious observatory rooms and 'backstage' walkways and rooms, exactly like the games! It sadly doesn't actually function with the buttons and all that, but that'd simply be impossible unless the chamber was one solid build. I think this is so much more interesting, I could literally build new chambers for so many hours without getting bored if I got my hands on this. I think the main issue is the licensing and limited appeal to most LEGO fans, but dang do I want this so badly! Once you take a closer look than just the pretty ugly thumbnail image, it's everything a Portal fan can dream of. I wish more LEGO sets would be like this project: not just big impressive display models, but actual toys for adults.

Quite a few really cool ones, but I won't get my hopes up as not to be disappointed in the end.

If I had to vote for one favorite though, it would absolutely be Asterix and Obelix, by a mile.

lot's of castle stuff, i love it :) we just got the Medieval blacksmith so I don't think the next ideas set is going to be medieval too but there is clearly a lot of demand for new castle stuffs. I'd love to see like all these medieval ideas as actual sets. Castle is still the best, imo, theme. love it :D

They've got to up the required number.

One way to reduce numbers might be a pay per vote system. If you had to commit £5 or more when supporting an idea, which would either be returned at the end of a set deadline/failed review or taken off the final cost when purchased from LEGO.com. Unlike a Kickstarter where payments are only taken when enough has been pledged punters have to pay some up front.

They would presumably need a shorter voting period so as to not hold on to people's cash for a year or more, but would be sure that if you want a set you are willing to pay for it, not just "like" it because an influencer says so or you might Bricklink the minifigs at some point.

So many of these look good. If I had to go for one, it'd be the X-Files set. No, wait! - the train bookends. No, wait! - the temple. No, wait! - [etc].

@mr_Fikou said:
"Nobody's mentioning my favorite project: the modular Portal chamber. It may not have a lot of play value or appeal for kids, but LEGO Ideas sets weren't made for kids anyway. And for adults, this thing is fantastic (if you like Portal of course). Like the title suggests, it's a fully modular setup but it's so much better than it sounds or looks like. I'm so amazed by the astounding amount of ways you can combine the parts and rearrange them. It even comes with spacious observatory rooms and 'backstage' walkways and rooms, exactly like the games! It sadly doesn't actually function with the buttons and all that, but that'd simply be impossible unless the chamber was one solid build. I think this is so much more interesting, I could literally build new chambers for so many hours without getting bored if I got my hands on this. I think the main issue is the licensing and limited appeal to most LEGO fans, but dang do I want this so badly! Once you take a closer look than just the pretty ugly thumbnail image, it's everything a Portal fan can dream of. I wish more LEGO sets would be like this project: not just big impressive display models, but actual toys for adults."
Personally not interested in it. But i hope for you that it’ll pass the review.

I think Baba Yaga has a chance, and they should do Tutachamon, because that is nice to put in lego stores for people that are not currently into lego, and you can blow them away with what is capable with legobricks

King Tut and the Jazz quartet. The rest is just meh...

I think it’s time they overhauled this. In my view it’s just way way too many. Time for the10k threshold to be raised.

These are way better than I could ever do, so fair play to the designers. However, some of them just have absolutely no chance. Either due to IP issues or because they’re too niche and not likely to be commercially viable. They make great MOCs, but I don’t think they’re sets people would buy in volume.

In reality, there’s only a handful of these (at best) which have any hope. Don’t want to sound negative, just being realistic and honest.

Holy Hell there are a LOT of ideas and I am surprised to see that I like so many of them.

Honestly, too many from which to choose! Good luck to Lego deciding what to produce, because no matter what they pick, they are going to upset quite a few.

@BoltBuilds said:
"So many great ideas in here but, to me The Castle of Lord AFOL would be my favorite and looks perfect in terms of aesthetic, theming, use of pieces, play features and building fun! An amazing tribute to LEGO Castle.
I also love the Greek temple for being something new and unexplored, and the violin looks great.
Good luck to all designers!"

I also love that castle but my picks are: Metroid, Among Us and that Castle of Lord AFOL honestly in my picks.

Well that's a LOT of castle sets. Shame it's unlikely any will be made with the blacksmith and creator castle both releasing this year. I do like that post office, but it's probably too niche a topic and close to modulars in build to get selected. I reckon the steampunk airship is the best choice, it's something kinda different.

Castles, modulars, space and trains are still very popular, really like the interior of house of chocolate and a polar express would be great (but may have already reached 10k before). For something really different, original and creative, I can see the Jazz Quartet, snow globes or train book ends making a great tourist impulse store buy. To increase the number of 10k submissions reaching the shelves, the selection panel need to be more transparent on their selection criteria (similar to the competitions), so that designers and fans are not disappointed. This may steer designers to more original and creative ideas if they know what hurdles they have to meet.

I know it's highly unlikely to have the mass appeal, but I was surprised to see a Baba Yaga set in the group and now I desperately want that one to be made into a set. I've always known the character and to have a LEGO version of her would be fantastic.

It's interesting how many impossible projects are in this, but how many reached 10K. They definitely speak to trends in the community (they want Castle and modulars a lot) but I feel like there needs to be some kind of adjustment, because as long as existing LEGO properties and modulars are off the table by default it feels weird for them to be able to reach such high numbers, because what's the point of them even being voted on if their basic concept rules them out? There are definitely a few desk novelties that are viable, and I'd hope this review produces multiple sets because I feel like it's been a while.
Also, the Charlie set is cute, but I don't understand the approach to have characters from both film versions. Licensing doesn't work that way, so I imagine they'd go for the 1971 adaptation due to its higher recognition.

@Huw said:
" @dafish said:
"Huw, maybe I'm missing a subtle tone of anglosaxon humour (not being a native speaker), but what do you mean by "ridicolously high number"? Not sure if I'm with you there...:-)"

'absurd' in this context."

got it. perfectly agree on the too high number of ideas which made it beyond. But wouldn't a more rigorous voting system put the principle upside down? Defining better criteria is more promising I guess, such as reviewing it more on the basis of existing/previous themes, banning new license themes etc. I would be reluctant to reject the truly creative in the one or the other way

Kinda unrelated, but I hope that the Nintendo x Lego collaboration doesn't limit only to the Lego Super Mario playset lineup.

I hope that Nintendo thinks there are other IPs that could have some Lego adaptation.

Truly astounding that Among Us made 10,000. Also interesting that there are 2 Office sets. And eliminating licenses is a bad idea- they use IDEAS to gauge whether a license is popular enough to support a set- lots of licensed sets wouldn’t exist without it.

Make A Nightmare before Christmas, Baba Yaga, Hyrule Castle and A Map of Middle-Earth - AND TAKE MY MONEY..!!!

There were more interesting projects in the previous hand. Only for something with a medieval theme, I would decide to buy it, or Zelda

Personally, I think LEGO may need to tighten the belt when it comes to what gets preapproved for IDEAS sets.

Castle AFOL...whoever heard of a quiet torture chamber?

Lots of castle and IPs...I choose the steampunk

SpaceX would be a first day buy for me.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang would also be a tempting buy. Really accurate and beautiful build.

There are some neat projects but too many to choose between. While perhaps not the best project my choice would be Krusty Burger as I want more Simpsons lego

Modular Expansion set,
Animal crossing,
both The Offices,
Metroid, Zelda,
and Jazz Quartet.

It's so clear that people are interested in medieval sets, Nintendo sets, and sitcom sets. Everything else is the stuff here that's particularly interesting and why Ideas should exist.

@SolidState said:
"It's so clear that people are interested in medieval sets, Nintendo sets, and sitcom sets. Everything else is the stuff here that's particularly interesting and why Ideas should exist."

Agreed, I genuinely like the stuff that isn't mainstream as well.

I have seen 1000s of castle and modular building MOCs in my lifetime that I have become desensitized to them. Although some of them are really well designed, I personally don't buy or have the space to buy sets of large buildings. The sets that cost about $100 are the sweet spot for me. I would pay $200+ for a set with an IP that I really love though, but those would be on a special occasion.

I just want my Seinfeld set...

As a music teacher and trumpet player, I would LOVE to have that Jazz Quartet on my desk at work.

The bookends are a cool idea, especially the train one. And King Tut's mask seems like it lends itself perfectly to a set: immediately recognizable, not too big, a great discussion piece, and a great way to introduce a ton of new metallic gold elements. The Bentley Blower would be awesome but I'd be surprised if it passes.

My money is on the jazz quartet or the Mask.

Several very good builds but most probably nothing will be approved. And then some time later there will be 18+ sets of The Violin and The Astronaut.

That jazz quartet is awesome. I love the sense of movement in the figures. That one would be an instant buy for me.
The rest... well, the SpaceX set looks nice but with the chrome parts it would probably cost about €42 million.

Jazz Quartet, The Office, some modular and a car/truck will win.

Several posters have suggested limiting submissions to one project per user at a time. Seems rather pointless to make designers create accounts for their mom, dad, brother in law, and second cousin twice removed for submitting the rest of their ideas.

A good variety. I hope the X-Files, Map of Middle Earth, and
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory get produced. Hopefully the CatCF set would be based off the
1971 Gene Wilder movie( nothing against the 2005 Johnny Depp version). If the map set in produced, it will be nice to have those printed statuette/trophy figures. Regarding the X-Files, hopefully it includes Mulder,Scully,Skinner,Deep Throat and CSM, although the latter two seems highly unlikely.

23, 28, 39, 44, 45...

Getting any hints there TLG!? Just give us a full-on castle/medieval wave already.

@krysto2002 said:
"Fingers crossed for the Metroid Gunship.
Given Nintendo's treatment of the series over the last decade, I'm not going to hold my breath. The series turns 35 this year, and I'll be shocked if they so much as wish Samus a happy anniversary. Link on the other hand...

As for the number of projects up for review, I don't think it's nearly as much a problem as it looks. While their review process is somewhat opaque I'd hazard a good number of these will likely be dismissed rather quickly. This isn't to say those aren't good models, but whatever criteria are being applied is clearly very stringent and often includes factors unrelated to the quality or demand. Odds are it shouldn't make a big difference whether there are 5, 50 or 100 applicants for this reason."

I'm doubting that, since the majority of Nintendo fans are small children and kids, who've heard only about Super Mario and/or Animal Crossing. So I'm not hoping that an IP outside these two can have some sort of celebration (see Zelda), because it can't create the same sales as Super Mario or Animal Crossing.

now that I think, maybe an Animal Crossing "modular" lineup would be a nice idea, in a similar way that Lego Super Mario works...

How long until they get the hint and raise the required amount of votes?

I would choose The X Files. I loved the show.

Jazz Quartet pls!!!!!!!!!!

Like another commenter said, there's an audience for a Fantasy Castle theme is what I take away from this. With a Ninjago imaginative twist, a classic questing narrative, sorted.

And Zelda. A Zelda theme. Please.

I hope Hyrule Castle gets the green light!

Cranking the minimum supporter level to 25.000 will eliminate the 'noise'. For Lego, the Ideas objective behind the low threshold is exposure so don't expect this to happen anytime soon.

Ironically none of them really stand out to me, other than the Princess Bride set, which I'd buy day 1. The Hyrule Castle is nice but honestly I've liked past Zelda submissions more and at this point there's no way Lego isn't doing a full-on Zelda series anyway, so I really don't see it getting made.

A lot of great showings, but not a lot jumping out at me as something I immediately want. Some of those castles look pretty good, especially Lord AFOL. With the Blacksmith and Creator Castle coming out, it'd make a nice companion piece.

So many gaming related ideas, to bad they are always bottom priority for Lego on the Ideas theme. Metroid and The Legend of Zelda ideas look amazing.

More likely that we'll get something we have already seen in most of the Ideas projects so far: either a NASA spacecraft, some 90s/00s sitcom set, something based on a 40s/50s/60s tv series or movie or some simple decorative thing.

@Studfinder said:
"Cranking the minimum supporter level to 25.000 will eliminate the 'noise'. For Lego, the Ideas objective behind the low threshold is exposure so don't expect this to happen anytime soon."

I think it’s worth keeping in mind how many projects are uploaded versus how many of them actually reach 10k. Also, what’s noise to one person may be something someone else really wants to see happen.

I personally am hoping for Metroid. Sure, it’s not as well known as Mario or Zelda, but it’s still an iconic series that’s been very influential to videogames as a whole.

@Meadius said:
"Ironically none of them really stand out to me, other than the Princess Bride set, which I'd buy day 1. The Hyrule Castle is nice but honestly I've liked past Zelda submissions more and at this point there's no way Lego isn't doing a full-on Zelda series anyway, so I really don't see it getting made."

Maybe they should just discuss the idea with Eiji Aonuma (one of the main developers of Zelda Breath Of The Wild)

Or maybe Nintendo denies it because reasons...

So great to see so many builds in here, such a bummer that my Lego Ideas account was hacked and then shut down by Lego who won't do anything to fix it. And many of the ideas that I was supporting got 100s or 1000s of extra support so glad to help boost those numbers to 57 supported ideas!

The top 6 IMO are:
Tutankhamun
Succulent Garden
Jazz Quartet
Violin
LEGO Astronaut
Marine Life

So if I had to hazard a guess on this one Lego is going to narrow this down to something unique that we haven't seen before, so I could see the Marine Life, Tutankhamun or the Astronaut making it into the final 3.

Here are my comments: if I did not comment on a build, it is likely 1) an inappropriate IP/idea 2) a low-quality build or 3) an oversized modular that is more Mould King than Lego
Princess Bride- good IP, build is not appropriate for a set. Needs redesign
Tutankhamun- good concept, maybe some cultural appropriation issues but that’s never stopped Ninjago
Nightmare Before Christmas- another good IP , build is solid but could iterate
Hyrule Castle- Zelda is a very strong IP but this build is ass
Steampunk Airship – my top choice of all 57, this really needs to get made, either as Ideas or the Bricklink AFOL program
Metroid- another very strong choice, very nice build but maybe use the Super Metroid ship instead?
Jazz Quartet- fantastic build, a much better choice for the medium than the typewriter, my runner-up
Ancient Greek Temple- great aesthetics, the flames probably won’t be in the final design. Lego hates detailed rock landscapes in sets and it’s sad
SpaceX- SpaceX is a good subject but I don’t think Lego makes bricks in this burnished metal color.
Portal- the IP and choice of subject matter is on point but the build is just completely out of scope for what Lego does. Why are there 2000 bricks in the floor?

I feel like whereas in other rounds there have been 4 or 5 I'd love to see and think have a reasonable chance of winning, in this case I'm only really excited about:
- Jazz Quartet (not something I'd have thought would be good before seeing it, but very cleverly done!)
- The bowling alley (great concept if it can be made to work well)
- The steampunk airship (but I very much doubt it would be chosen)

Others are nice but highly unlikely to ever be chosen (any of the castle concepts - too close to the Medieval Blacksmith, anything resembling a modular), or else unlikely to get the license (Totoro).
And much as I love Space, i think we've had enough space designs for now.....

But I hope Lego don't change the rules, I always enjoy seeing new designs!

So many to choose from.

Tutankhamun would be an excellent addition to the bust set theme that I would actually buy.

I like the X Files, but I'm not sure it'll get the green light.

I am surprised Chitti wasn't chosen before. Is there a difficulty in securing the license for it?

I love the Post Office, Train and book Bookends but again I'll be surprised if they get approved. The latter looks as if it might prove an expansive set, quantity of bricks and size.

The modular expansion looks good and the medieval/castle sets, although considering the upcoming release of a creator castle, I doubt we'll get them.

I like the violin, but given what they did with the piano, I worry about how that will be transformed.

Overall, Snow White and the Dwarfs cottage is my favourite and given disney, I can't understand why it hasn't been done before.

Quantity over quality is the way to go ;)

From this list, I would avoid most of them (not that I'm the sole purchaser of the product).

When I first saw the Jazz quartet, I voted for it. Same with the violin. (and I'm not even musically literate!). So I voted for those, when under normal circumstances I don't vote for anything on the platform.

I love The Office, but I don't see either of them passing. They have released A LOT of sitcom sets already. I'm not sure how well they sell, but there is probably a line where they are saturating the market with them. (But I don't love either of these MOCs of the Office anyway).

Castle makes sense why it is popular right now, but considering they just released one, I highly doubt any of these would make the cut. Plus, most of them being larger scale also.. I do love the Brickwood Forest one though.

Seeing that no one other than me has mentioned Asterix and Obelix, I wonder how it got to 10,000 votes. I mean, I totally understand it, but apparently Brickset readers and Asterix fans are two separate entities...

Then again, I can't for the life of me fathom why anyone would want a set for The Office. Granted, the show is funny, especially the original, but the setting is truly dull - and intentionally so of course.

@AustinPowers said:
"Seeing that no one other than me has mentioned Asterix and Obelix, I wonder how it got to 10,000 votes. I mean, I totally understand it, but apparently Brickset readers and Asterix fans are two separate entities...

Then again, I can't for the life of me fathom why anyone would want a set for The Office. Granted, the show is funny, especially the original, but the setting is truly dull - and intentionally so of course. "

Maybe many of the commenters come from a place where they aren't as big. I've heard of it in the US, but haven't ever gotten to read it.

Another Zelda submission makes the cut... I don't know, for some reason I believe Lucy this time, she'll just hold the football in place while we kick it.

I'd buy several of these but they do seem a bit niche. Guess we'll see. That Jazz quartet is amazing!

Wow, so much to unpack here.

Realistically, none of the Castle ones are gonna make it, because LEGO is already releasing similar sets; The Office has already been rejected once before (and if they did pick it, which of the two entries would they choose?); none of the Lord of the Rings stuff is likely to pass because LEGO holds its LotR license separately (same with Nintendo, which is too bad, because that Metroid build is nice!); we've recently been choked with space sets of all sorts, so those entries are uncertain; and lastly, the Succulent Garden is nice, but LEGO is probably going to rip it off later in their Botanical line.

I might sound cynical, but in this round of review, the only submissions that really have a chance are the original builds and the one-offs. I especially like the Steampunk Airship entry.

Hopefully, LEGO can learn from this quarter and implement changes, such as: separate Space into it's own theme, bring back LotR, branch out from Mario with the Nintendo license, prohibit Modular Building entries, basic stuff like that to prevent extraneous submissions and to fill the demand that is clearly already here and waiting.

I know people have been saying to reform Ideas, but the real problem lies in LEGO not taking its existing themes to their fullest potential and rather investing in risky (and absurd) themes like Vidyo.

'Nuff said.

I'd like to see the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory one and definitely the Snow White and Seven Dwarfs submitted twice already and I think they should make it also the office

I remember first finding that Map of Middle Earth and voting on it back when it had around 4000 supporters. I wanted to get to 10k sooooo badly. Now I really wish it gets approved.

The bike lane was just covered at the dutch youth news on national television!

My personal favorites are the baba yaga, metroid and zelda sets.

Also that violin would look nice with the piano that we got earlier.

My thoughts on likely-ish ones:

Lego DNA - the idea could work, but it would be HEAVILY redesigned with more color

Succulents - this will almost certainly happen, just in the botanical collection. Great model

Train bookends - the idea is strong, but not sure it has quite enough appeal

Jazz quartet - this is my best bet. Beautiful model, reasonable size, unique content

Castle of Lord AFOL - unless they do this for the anniversary set...this could be the successor to pirates of barracuda bay in terms of being a one-off classic castle set

Lego astronaut - great realism here - they’re running out of truly iconic ships and this would be a neat deviation

Winter snow globes- they’re beautiful, but I wonder what the final result would be seeing how they changed the ship in a bottle

Snow White - seems like an opportunity to sneak a high end cottage build in

Given Ideas' affinity for Space-related projects, the SpaceX Rocket seems like a shoe-in. And, I actually think the model's quite nice.

I love the Hyrule Castle as, despite not being a Nintendo fan, it seems like a really fun playset. I hope it gets made, but given Zelda's track record, it probably won't.

One of the Office sets could be made, following the trend of TBBT, Friends, & Seinfeld of all things. But, choosing which one could get messy, especially with their respective designers.

I love the Jazz Quartet, as it seems just the crazy kind of thing Ideas should be about. Sadly, I don't have much hope for it getting made.

So many castles, they kind of blend together, but clearly the demand is there for a theme, Lego. 8 years is more than enough time to bring back classic Castle (and Pirates, and Space, though Creator has Space covered for now) The new Creator Castle and Medieval Blacksmith sets are a nice start, but we want more.

The only others I really like are the Winter Village Ideas, like the post office, but they seem like foregone conclusions anyway.

My picks (in no particular order):

1. Hyrule Castle
2. SpaceX Rocket
3. Jazz Quartet
4. The Office (the smaller build)
5. The House of Chocolate
6. Castle of Brickwood Forest

Any one of the above I mentioned would be absolutely incredible.

@Froggage said:
"A few recommendations as potential fixes:

1. Size tiers, 1-500 pieces, 500-1000, 1000-2000, 2000-3000 or something with a rough ratio of what can realistically be produced in a single wave, so that there is incentive to build something that isn't just the biggest.

2. Have a second round of voting for very similar projects so that Lego can better understand which builds within a theme are getting votes.

3. Give more transparent feedback on why sets were rejected (IP, build stability, set too similar to existing theme, doesn't meet brand values, etc.). This would give submitters more information and eliminate a lot of "no chance" submissions."

In regards to point 3, I don't know that people particularly care. The likihood of Lego producing two similar Ideas sets in quick succession is low, but often an approved idea is followed by an uptick in similar ideas on the platform. Case-in-point the number of sitcoms after Friends and Big Bang Theory, or the number of castle after Medieval Blacksmith. Additionally some users post a ton of really similar projects despite the fact that the odds of multiple getting approved is low. Also, the modular building submissions or obscure IPs that would likely never even be considered.

Just the bike lane or the post office for me, some of the others are good, but I would not buy them

I'm not sure why they allow resubmission of a rejected idea, or even submissions of very similar product ideas. If it was a good enough idea for a product then it would have been made, surely? I really think they should just make The Office a non-permitted licence if they're never going to make it.

I like the bookends and I think they have a reasonable chance, as they do seem to like real life stuff at the moment like the globe, and they're different enough from other product lines. All the entries based on existing themes, whether cycle lanes for City, modular buildings, or botanical seem to stand a very low chance as they just don't pass ideas that are within existing themes/product lines.

I think they need a pass/fail part way along the voting process, whether that's before 10k or after with additional voting to a new limit.

While I think the Jazz Quartet looks really good, it looks too fragile to be produced as a set and I think would require too many compromises to make it work.

Time for mypersonal bad takes in a tierlist!
Has a chance:
2. Tutankhamun, 19. LEGO Viking Ship
Has a small chance:
3. The Nightmare Before Christmas - Halloween Town, 5. The Polar Express, 35. My LEGO Totoro (Feat. Cat Bus), 38. Via Rail Canada - The Canadian, 46. Violin
Cool build but not enough interest for a set, sorry:
6. Steampunk Airship, 7. Baba Yaga, 9. LEGO DNA Double Helix Discovery, 18. Train Bookends, 20. Jazz Quartet, 26. LEGO Bookends, 47. Marine Life, 48. LEGO Astronaut
Terrible build carried by a licence, also Nintendo properties aren't gonna happen:
4. Hyrule Castle (The Legend of Zelda), 8. The Office, 10. The X-Files: I Want To Believe, 14 Among Us: The Skeld Detailed Map, 21. Animal Crossing: New Horizons Paradise, 49. The Office
Cool build but owned by Nintendo:
11. Metroid: Samus Aran's Gunship
Not enough interest in the IP:
1. The Princess Bride: The Guilder Frontier, 13. Chitty Flies Again!, 25. Asterix & Obelix, 29. Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, 32. The Karate Kid "Wax On, Wax Off"
Probably already internally considered so no chance:
16. Succulent Garden, 23. Bike Lanes
This already was a set or something too similar:
22. Medieval Marketplace, 27. The Shire, The Hobbithole of Frodo and Bilbo Baggins, 36. NASA's SLS & Artemis, 50. Winter Snow Globes
Missed the best things about a licence (what happens in Krusty Burger? Where is GLaDOS?):
41. The Simpsons - The Krusty Burger, 51. A Map of Middle-Earth, 53. Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs, 57. Modular Portal Testing Chamber
You just posted your oversized moc:
28. The King's Castle, 31. Ancient Greek Temple, 39. Castle of Lord AFOL and the Black Knights, 45. The Castle of Brickwood Forest
Meh / modular building wannabe:
12. The House of Chocolate, 17. The Village Post Office, 24. Working Bowling Alley - With Functional Pinsetter & Ball Return!, 30. The Trulli of Alberobello, 33. Claus Toys, 34. The Sewing Workshop, 37. The Lisbon Tram, 42. LEGO Modular Expansin Pack, 44. Fantasy Castle, 52. Retro Arcade
Terrible:
15. Welcome to the Black Parade, 54. A Nice Day At The Farm, 55. The Forth Bridge
I have no idea if people want these:
40. SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy (BFR), 43. 4½-Litre 1927-31 Bentley 'Blower', 56. Scania Next Generation S730

I am normally all over the Modular builds, but... Wow Jazz Quartet is just lovely, such poise and lightness and movement. stunning, bravo to the builder and good luck.

so many but ... yet I would only be willing to buy only one of them if that don´t make it after several years on supporting all my fav project and not one getting through so this is time I give up and stop following ideas as the wast majority will be licensed ones again or some instrument or something to just display .. quite dissapointed with ideas as the really creative ones get pushed aside and this is really just space for LEGO to release single license sets ...

My prediction: King Tut and Jazz Quartet.

@Snaz said:
"Watch as we get 3 of the 57 :/"
IF we're lucky... :-(

There are a number of good ones, but I have to say Jazz Quartet caused me to pause.
Gorgeous set, and I would buy that immediately... it is just so different, and has such motion to it. A snap shot in the midst of playing. Just gorgeous.

I absolutely love the train bookends, though I don't think they have a shot of getting selected among this many choices. Fortunately that one isn't too complicated so it shouldn't be too difficult for me to reverse engineer and make my own.

Definitely agree that there is an issue with too many voting for things that look cool, rather than ones they would actually buy. Then again, I thought that about Big Bang Theory, Friends, and Home Alone and Lego keeps picking them, so I have to assume they are selling well.

A number of good sets but Baba Yaga and Jazz Quartet are brilliant.

EDIT: Jazz Quartet is more than brilliant. It's stillness in motion.

The Jazz Quartet is original and impressive and does not use anyone's IP.

I love Chitty Chitty too. Would pay good money for that. So much nostalgia, first when I was a child, and then my kids! Two generations of feels.

Some other amazing stuff there. Too back it won't get made

If you look at the guy who did the bigger version of the office, you can see that he already submitted the same project previously and it wasn’t approved. Cross your fingers! =)

Whatever happened to starry night?

Going to keep to the point, the Scania truck is awesome and we don't see enough technic ideas, plus the do large scale cars currently a truck would be an excellent addition to that scale.

For me by a mile stand out is Nightmare before Xmas, definitely be the first ideas set I'd buy on day one.

Many other greats in the mix too ??

I am absolutely in for the Bentley even if no one else is.

Well, there’s too many to keep track for me. But A Princess Bride and Zelda set look great. I like some of those castles too, but I’m not sure about them since we have the Blacksmith.

X-files, Simpsons Krusty Burger, Portal testing chamber would 100% buy asap. All the other aren't horrible, but are kinda meh.

3) Trulli
2) Lisbon streetcar
1) Jazz Quartet wins it for me

Yes!

Out of the 57 ideas, it’s probably the least likely to make it to a finished product, but I would die if they made a LEGO X-Files set.

Ooh Bentley 4 1/2 litre would be great. Also a VAG brand so might be feasible at 1/8??

My favorites and ones I would consider buying:

Lisbon tram
Karate Kid

And these look like impressive builds:
Jazz Quartet
Violin
Chitty flies again

Not so sure about the two office sets, they seem rather tame when compared with all the other sets.

@MudkipDoom said:
" @8BrickMario said:
" @Robot99 said:
"From the blog post on Lego Ideas:

"The competition is certainly getting tougher!"

The phrasing of "competition" confirms for me the disappointing reality that many people have assumed for a while, that only a certain number of Ideas can make it through per review...

Such a shame, there's a lot of amazing stuff here too. I'm at the very least rooting for Samus and her gunship (and archenemy)!"

That is frustrating, especially because there's never any clarity on why they pass up equal contenders when a review seems as if it could easily produce multiple good sets. I think more transparency on the review process and the consideration in each review could be very constructive to the audience and future submitters."

Yeah, I reckon It'd be nice to get a short blurb on why each set was rejected. Something as simple as "licensing conflict" or "not suitable for the ideas platform" to help tell people what Lego wants from an ideas project."
Won’t happen. Imagine if the winner(s) and losers had been announced three months ago and LEGO had given explanations for every rejection except the ones that happened to be castles. Would sort of spill the beans that LEGO was going to release a non-Ideas castle. Also, non-availability of a licence can be commercially very sensitive, so not something LEGO could always discuss, not even superficially.

Just looking at them all, there seems to be a whole lot of sameness in that list. I mean I love me some Castle goodness, but dear lord where did they all come from? Now with that said, I think I can see a few that will likely leap to the top of the heap, based on the sorts of things that Lego seems to look for for Ideas.

King Tuts Mask, especially give Lego’s fascination with busts this seems a no brainer.

The Violin, the Ideas people seem to really like this type of sculpture.

Marine Life, once again some very clean designs that you can see having decent appeal. And something different from what they have done before.

The Astronaut, Holy sheet! Does that not hit every mark for an Ideas set.

As an added bonus the only one of these that involves a license is the Astronaut. So no negotiations. No complexity, etc. I’m probably wrong, but those are the 4 that grabbed my immediate attention as viable sets.

In the BAba Yaga post, the Aba yaga is the link to the baba yaga set, and the B is another link to an avatar set under review too. Has any1 else notices this?

Wow...there are so many good ones...so sad that more won't be chosen to be produced.

I hope the blacksmith sold well so they keep making castle sets like some of these.

They could release a new one every month and I'd buy it.

Whereas like . . . something like the jazz quartet is so cool. I love that someone was able to make that. It's art. But I'm not actually going to spend money on it. Maybe I'm a weirdo? But probably not. I spend way more on actual musical instruments than I do lego. Surely adult musicians with too much disposable income would be the target?

Would love to see the bowling alley or Krusty Burger. The violin or one of the space ships is probably most likely. Yet another Legend of Zelda idea, maybe this time they’ll cave now that they have a Nintendo license. I hope The Office gets chosen if only for the many fans of the show, but personally I hate it (mostly due to the fans who don’t shut up about it but hey at least they’re happy).

I don't know if I'd buy any of these, but here are some of my topic picks from this list

We've gotten a ton of Zelda submissions in the past so I'd like Hyrule Castle (The Legend of Zelda) but I doubt it'll make it through.

Metroid: Samus Aran's Gunship, Not a big fan of Metroid, but that build is so beautifully done I might have to get it.

Among Us: The Skeld Detailed Map. While it's not anywhere near as popular as it used to be, Among Us is still boomeranging back into meme culture every 3 or 4 months. Social deduction games have always been my favorite form of videogame, and I love Among Us for bringing them into public light. Since this is the second AU project to get through maybe it'll increase chances for the first one.

Baba Yaga is an underrated cryptid/mythological beast. I'd like her chicken house. It'd be fun.

I missed out on the old Medieval Marketplace from 2007. I'd love a second chance at it.
There are A LOT of castle builds in this review, and I think Castle of Lord AFOL and the Black Knights is the best of 'em. As I said during the 90th anniversary vote, I'd rather the anniversary set be BIONICLE or Classic Space and for at least two of these Ideas Castles to pass review.

I love parks more than buildings so LEGO Modular Expansion Pack has a lot of draw to me. Depending on price I may even get a couple and alt build 'em. Sans the Ninjago City collection I don't even own any modulars, the parks are just that good!

Marine Life by Brick Dangerous is nice. I love fish!

Modular Portal Testing Chamber is cool, though since Chell and the Turrets were already released during LEGO Dimensions I'd rather get an official GLaDOS set. Funnily enough I got on a massive Portal kick around 3-4 weeks ago. 2 Weeks ago that kick convinced me to finally play Half Life for the first time ever after nearly a decade of avoiding spoilers. It was fun! I even started on a list of potential LEGO sets that could be made for Portal and/or Half-Life. Since World Builder is for original ideas I have no clue where I'd pitch it, but if I ever get it done I ought to show it off somewhere.

I honestly don't see any of these being approved for a variety of reasons. I guess Snow White would have the easiest path as Disney is partnering strongly with LEGO at the moment. I would absolutely love to have Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, though.

My wife is Ukrainian (I'm Ameri-Krainian myself) and the Baba Yaga would be such a big deal in this part of the world. If that came out, I would have no choice but to buy it and show it to all my neighbors. The Snow White house and the Airship are stand outs to me as well, that I would buy.

The bicycle lane is odd to me because I could build it by looking at the picture. Is it just a way to get bikes in more colors? I would do something like this to force Lego's hand to produce more goats. But bikes? :)

@huw , starting with 7, there are a number of hyperlinks split between the first letter and the rest of the item name.

e.g.: "B" links to the Avatar set and "aba Yaga" links to Baba Yaga.

@Legonk said:
"The jazz quartet is such a gorgeous build!"

Lego please make this a set!

@monty_bricks:
They already do this to an extent. Any previously approved Ideas go on a list of topics that are permanently banned. Anything that falls under a current license is also banned. Certain topics are banned.

So, looking over this list, No3 is out because they just did Jack & Sally minifigs _and_ Brickheadz. I think we can rule out No15 on content. No16 competes with their new Botanical Collection. No22 will probably get declined because they just accepted the Blacksmith. No23 is already incorporated into one of the sets that use the new road system. No18 and No26 are sorta the same concept, so one of them will be rejected for sure (which is no guarantee that the other will be accepted). No8 and No49 are in the same situation. No28, No39, No44, and No45 run into the new Creator 3-in-1 Castle. No33 looks like a Modular. No36 and No40 are long shots just because of how much other NASA stuff they've done through Ideas and in general lately. No42 should be fine, except the name indicates that it's intended to be part of the Modular series. No43 feels like it's too close to the Caterham. No46 could be rejected because of the Grand Piano. No47 is too close to the new fish tank. No53 _might_ be allowed, but it could run afoul of the Disney Princess license, or the general Disney license. That's 19 projects that you can write off now, or 1/3 of this review class.

@magpie9:
And they already have that as well, to a certain extent. A while back they announced a rule that no more than I think 50% of approved projects can be licensed. If they have a review class that's entirely licensed projects, at most they might accept one, or roll some of them over into the next review, but I think they'd be more likely to just reject the full slate.

The problem is, licensed sets draw more attention than original stuff. Cut them out entirely and the program may collapse. Enforcing a 50/50 minimum seems to be working. It hasn't exactly skewed in favor of original projects, but it has probably both limited how many licensed projects make it through, and pushed a few original projects over the bar so they could approve another licensed one.

@Sandinista:
There might have been one that was previously declined. The only sitcom set we're still waiting on is Seinfeld.

@TheOriginalSimonB:
That would fly like an anchor chained to an anvil being piloted by a coyote.

@ambr:
I don't see it happening. Joining the 10k Club gives you bragging rights. Doing it multiple times just increases your fame. People still submit stuff that has a clear license conflict, knowing full well that it will be rejected, because there's value in even making it to review.

@Andhe:
I think there are at least two projects that cleared 10k in three days or less, Minecraft being one of them. The Project That Must Not Be Named did it in about a week as well. Not that they'll admit it...

@MainBricker:
On the contrary, BttF, Ghostbusters, Doctor Who, and Adventure Time are projects that were all accepted for Cuusoo/Ideas, and _then_ went on to appear in Dimensions packs. Sonic the Hedgehog is the only Dimensions theme I know of that has since been approved for production as an Ideas set. Simpsons, Portal 2, and Lord of the Rings are three Dimensions themes that are about to go under review in this class. I can't actually think of any Dimensions themes that were previously rejected for Cuusoo/Ideas projects.

@Be_hapi:
Starry Night has been approved for production, but we won't see an official version for many months. Currently things seem to be running about a year out from when the review results are announced.

I would honestly like to buy at least half of these. So probably a good thing they're not making them all. But wow, great batch of projects. Such a shame most if not all will get rejected.

'Asterix & Obelix,' 'Jazz Quartet,' and the succulent garden all appeal to me strongly, but I'm not sure I'd actually buy any of them at the likely price, and so many modular-scaled buildings (whether truly modular or not) made my eyes glaze over.

I'd really like to see an emphasis on smaller sets, although I can't see how the Ideas platform could be made to encourage such a thing.

I like that the Ideas platform has grown so popular with so much participation from fan designers and supporters, but the pool has become so large that it's really difficult for me to pay attention to each year's runnings anymore. All I can say at this point is best of luck to the 57 entries in the running — boy, they're gonna need it.

I'm just glad we're not seeing the same successful fan designers getting more and more of their work being selected for production, which would've taken opportunities away from other fan designers who haven't had something produced yet.

For an 18+ set the Jazz Quartet wins on almost any parameter.

Like the 'Middle Earth' map. How is 'Animal Crossing' not a LEGO theme already? Found something visually appealing about the 'Marine Life' project, but they're all pretty good. Makes me want to do more with my project.

It's cold down here at the bottom of the comments...

My favourite are:
Ancient Greek Temple
A Map of Middle-Earth
Asterix & Obelix
Steampunk Airship
LEGO Astronaut
The Shire, The Hobbithole of Frodo and Bilbo Baggins
Train Bookends
Working Bowling Alley

The Krusty Burger was released a few years ago, so...

Succulent Garden has no chance as part of LEGO Ideas.

As for the next space rockets, I doubt their release.

Modular Buildings, as always, don't stand a chance.

The LEGO Group should limit to one idea per person.

@ShadoWind said:
"My favourite are:
Ancient Greek Temple
A Map of Middle-Earth
Asterix & Obelix
Steampunk Airship
LEGO Astronaut
The Shire, The Hobbithole of Frodo and Bilbo Baggins
Train Bookends
Working Bowling Alley

The Krusty Burger was released a few years ago, so...

Succulent Garden has no chance as part of LEGO Ideas.

As for the next space rockets, I doubt their release.

Modular Buildings, as always, don't stand a chance.

The LEGO Group should limit to one idea per person."

That was the Kwik-E-Mart, but I'd be surprised to see the Krusty Burger. I think LEGO's license for The Simpsons has lapsed, but if they got it back for one set, they'd have a pretty easy time getting back into it.

@oldfan : As a rule, being from a licensed property LEGO already works with means that it has instantly become inelegible for production, not that it has a better chance. Disney is a weird position, though, since it's an active license that nonetheless got two Ideas set under its umbrella (Steamboat Willie and Winnie the Pooh). So you may actually be right about it having a chance.

@parsom said:
"Meanwhile Lepin is not waiting for the results and draws from Ideas base: https://lepinland.com/shop/lepin-technic-series/technic-moc-90023-bicycle-bicycle-bicycle-mocbrickland/
And I think this is an another ridiculous aspect of Ideas..."

Too bad they're sets of clone bricks and NOT LEGO!

@neonglass
I think that worse thing is that they are stealing Lego fans' projects, submitted to Lego Ideas, and Lego don't care about this.

The bookends sets are cool but impractical. You would need a lot of bricks in the build for them to be heavy enough to be actual bookends. Otherwise just asking for books to slide and turn the bookends into a pile of bricks on the floor...

They really need to look at either implementing a piece limit or increasing the vote count. I feel like most of these submissions could be written off in the first 5 minutes of a meeting.

@parsom said:
" @neonglass
I think that worse thing is that they are stealing Lego fans' projects, submitted to Lego Ideas, and Lego don't care about this."

Lego probably cares, but at the same time what can they do? Lego doesn’t own the submission ideas yet, they’re essentially out there for everyone to see and copy if they want. I think the issue would be up to the designers as it’s their thing. I suppose it’s the risk you take; putting your design up on the platform for the world to see.

@monkyby87
"In exchange for use of the Platform (...) you hereby assign all rights worldwide to the content generated by you to LEGO"
More to say - users have no chance in fighting with Lepin. Lego does.

Lego can't stop random companies from reproducing a design by eye: it's impossible. The patents on the bricks have expired and a lot of these feature subtle changes anyway.

Oooh, so many, what to choose, I supported most of these, so. Hmmm, I think I'll choose the Metroid one, I really wish it could be official.

I wish more submissions were actual builds as opposed to digital renders.

Jazz Quartet would be a nice follower for the Grand Piano.

@8BrickMario:
Disney isn’t a single license, but a collection of licenses. Just because they have one property doesn’t automatically give them access to everything. If you look up the list of restricted and banned IP, they regularly adjust the list of Disney characters to account for incoming and outgoing characters. Steamboat Willie (distinct from Mickey Mouse, Sorcerer’s Apprentice, or various other works where they “cast” Mickey Mouse in a different role) and Winnie the Pooh are both on the permanent banned list due to having already been produced as Ideas sets.

@parsom:
I don’t know that they have the right to challenge that behavior in court, since they’re not the primary rights holder until they rework the design into an official set. If it infringes on a license that they already hold, then that’s something they can address in court, but that would also mean it would never be accepted to Ideas because it’s an active license.

@SithLord196:
Building it on a computer costs a lot less, and you don’t have to wait for orders to arrive. It also means you can cheat on available colors.

@PurpleDave said:
"
I don’t know that they have the right to challenge that behavior in court, since they’re not the primary rights holder until they rework the design into an official set. If it infringes on a license that they already hold, then that’s something they can address in court, but that would also mean it would never be accepted to Ideas because it’s an active license.
"

Once again: "In exchange for use of the Platform (...) you hereby assign all rights worldwide to the content generated by you to LEGO"
When you are deleting existing Ideas submission the information appears that you are not allowed to use this project commercially, etc. for some time (I don't remember how it was phrased exactly).

@parsom:
The Ideas rules impose limited restrictions on the creator. You can’t do anything with the design, and possibly can’t even republish the specific images you upload, but until they approve your project and design their own version, they’re not the creator of record. Imposing restrictions on your rights doesn’t automatically mean they can treat the design like they created it themselves. Whether that gives them the right to sue over copyright violations or not is certainly going to depend on local laws. I suspect in China they would say it’s the original creator who has to file suit, and as a foreigner with no presence in their country, you probably wouldn’t have much luck in that regard.

@parsom said:
" @monkyby87
"In exchange for use of the Platform (...) you hereby assign all rights worldwide to the content generated by you to LEGO"
More to say - users have no chance in fighting with Lepin. Lego does.
"
That just means that, while the design is up on Ideas, you can’t then go and have it commercially produced or sourced somewhere else in the event Lego does want to produce it. But Lego doesn’t outright own the idea, and never would until the creator actually signed a deal with Lego. Thus, as far as other companies taking the idea, it’s still mostly in the creators hands.

It’s a tough area to navigate, but you really can’t blame Lego for not doing anything to prevent it. Again, there isn’t much they can do.

Edit: @PurpleDave explained it best.

Krusty Burger, Post Office and Snow White are the only sets worth making here imo. Hoping for Krusty Burger myself to go with my Kwik-E-Mart and Simpsons House.

The ones that really stand out to me are
1) Hyrule Castle (The Legend of Zelda)
2) Metroid: Samus Aran's Gunship
3) Among Us: The Skeld Detailed Map
4) Animal Crossing: New Horizons Paradise
5) Ancient Greek Temple
6) The Office
7) Middle Earth Map

How are there three Nintendo based sets?! This is Awesome!!!

I think that LEGO starting their new rejected Ideas project with Brick Link, would welcome additional projects reaching 10k votes. This would give them a variety of possible items to choose from & to expand the program if it works out.
Also more people seeing what can be made of LEGO & free advertising, win win.
Most of these ideas do not appeal to me, which is fine, as my wanted list is already too long.

DNA? Double-u tee eff.

And most of these really. Who is voting for these and how are they hitting a support threshold. Ugh. Just. Ugh.

Does it say anywhere how many pieces Jazz Quartet are? Seems to be a lot?
Unbeliavable quality in that build, if it doesn't get picked, Lego can scrap Ideas as far as I'm concerned.

@CapnRex101 said:
"The only potential change I can envisage would be to increase the number of Ideas sets which are actually produced each year."

IMHO, the number of new sets Lego introduced each year is already so (too...) high. More isn't always better. It makes things "less special" and makes it difficult to "keep up" (for lack of better expressions). Well, I guess TLG would disagree. ;-)

Like a lot of these, some real good ones. Echoing comments above though, 57 means some good sets will miss out, and two The Office makes a bit of a joke. I appreciate the differences, but having them as 'one' idea and Lego can then pick the best elements from both, who knows

Man, that X-Files set would be a day 1 purchase

I think some of the issue is that builders need to think more critically (i.e. be honest with themselves) about what they submit. Every time I share photos of a MOC, without fail someone always says I should submit it to Lego Ideas (or asks for instructions). But I know that the MOCs I build don't really lend themselves to being mass-produced or are too specific to be widely appealing (they often come from monthly themed LUG builds). So I don't submit them because I know they're unlikely to be selected and made.

I usually prefer Minifigure scale and a big fan of everything castle, as well as a regular binge-watcher of The Office. However, there is one set that stood out in this batch, and that is the jazz quartet! That was one of the coolest builds I have seen!

@Lamarider:
Under 3000?

The Jazz Quartet is incredible. I also would buy the X-Files set (My desk at work needs a Mulder and Scully!) and the Metroid one.

The Totoro one is sooo cool, I’d like to see it win! And nearly all of them I really like!

6 castles and another medieval building...

Apparently its clear what AFOLS want...

Whoa, the Jazz Quartet really stands out to me. I noticed this style of Lego people at Lego Land a few years ago, I didn't like it at first but it's grown on me, they are not that bad. I have never seen them in a set but this set really works well with these people. Minifigures would not work well as a display band, this scale is much better for the instruments to be bigger and detailed and the stage platform is great, I really want to buy that and put it on my shelf, it is such a nice display piece, and Jazz is famous where I live. I like the book ends made out of Legos and made into realistic books, they look so good and will be super useful.