71 projects qualify for first 2023 Ideas review

Yes please to:
Either SG-1's
Multi-tool
Astronaut
The screem
Lego colour table
The moon

I realy want the HUMPBACK WHALE it looks amazing:)

I made a LEGO ideas project based on Duolingo the languages app if you like you can take a look:) https://ideas.lego.com/projects/09079325-b32c-4d58-b71b-a9693313f59d

1,3,10,11,12,18,23,24,26,28,29,33,36,42,49,59,67,68 are all things I’m interested in! Mindblowing…

Assuming they can get the license from Dreamworks (who they have a relationship with thanks to the new 4+ line) I could easily see a Shrek project being made this time around given how popular that universe is (for some bizarre reason...)

The ones I want the most from this batch would be the Stargate stuff and the Where's Wally set although there are quite a few other good ones as well.

I'm finding it hard to think - so much new LEGO information over the past couple of days... I would buy The Moon set, and I really like the Train Stations.

Daft Punk is all I need.

Ooh, I love that fishing boat! The sawmill also caught my eye, I bet it'd fit pretty nicely with the medieval blacksmith even though they're entirely different eras. The humpback whale is also great, and would be a neat change of style for "art"-type sets, taking them beyond images made using 1x1 plates on flat backgrounds.

There are some really great ideas here.

My personal favourites are: Narnia and the Wizard's hut.

I think the Lamp (although not something I would personally purchase), looks like a very clean and a clever build.

Narnia would be nice.

I hope the Twilight set gets made, I think that'd be pretty funny. (no offenses to people who like it intended)

Well, I can already tell that the Roscosmos set won't be chosen because it's Russian (I don't think LEGO can even work with Roscosmos at the moment due to sanctions) and the Bricklink table won't be chosen because there's no way that will sell plus they'd have to suddenly reproduce retired colors.

I really like the moon and astronaut sets. Those would fit great with existing space sets too, so I'd guess those have a good chance. I quite like the where's waldo set too!

The train and station sets. The medieval seaside market. Maybe the radio and rotary phone. Everything else, pass. I do hope The Scream makes it, though. That one looks cool, I just don't collect the Lego art sets. Most of the things: not going to happen.

Nothing I would pay for in this group

I think the Moon, astronaut, and classic telephone ones stand the best chance of being picked. All three are something completely different, which could easily be displayed nicely. The rest are mostly just 'meh' to me, especially the IP ones, although doubtless some will appeal to fans of whatever it is.

Yeah, I think Lego Ideas has jumped the shark.

A lot of great creative builds, but as LEGO sets on a store shelf, I just can’t see it. I might consider purchasing the astronaut or the shrimp boat if they make it through, but the rest… sorry no thanks.

NOW PUT THAT THING BACK WHERE IT CAME FROM, OR SO HELP ME---! Oh, hey. We're rehearsing a - a scene for the upcoming company play called uh, Put That Thing Back Where It Came From Or So Help Me. It's a musical. Put that thing back where it came from or so help me... So help me! So help me! And cut. We're still working on it, it's a work in progress but, hey, we need ushers.

There was a vintage radio build on LEGO's social media the other day, not sure what it was advertising but could see that being something they would make.

The Moon thing is also interesting and different. The rest, regardless of how good a build they might be, seem to stand little chance, or are repeats of much that we have already seen (sitcoms, popbands, modulars etc).

Perhaps a few good contenders for the bricklink designers programme...

If the motorised Howl's Moving Castle set becomes an actual set I might cry for joy, however knowing how the bathhouse from Spirited Away did last time I'm sadly not sure it'll get anywhere.

Some impressive set designs here. Almost too many to choose from, though I'd expect most of these to get rejected purely because of the licensing

I love the Botanical Garden. A great reminder of visits to the Kew Temperate House!

The Lego Astronaut looks excellent. Can you hear me, Major Tom?

The Multi-tool would make a really good GWP.

The Crown looks pretty cool... maybe ready in time for William!

Lots of good ones this time, but nowadays, LEGO Ideas reviews mostly consist of sets that work great as MOCs, but have limited appeal as an actual set (Dynamite comes to mind) and this s no different.

Not to discredit the builders, but there's a lot of submissions here that I personally wouldn't buy. Take Catan as an example: as someone who owns and loves the actual game, is there any reason for me to buy a copy made out of LEGO? The original game will probably be cheaper too. I might get around to making my own version at one point, but I don't see any reason to buy it as a set.

I'm not sure which ones will make it through, but I will be happy if they make (and will consider buying) Bluey, Brooklyn Nine Nine, Lantern in the Wind or the Riverside Lodge. I might also consider the One Direction set as well: not the biggest fan of the band, but the model and setting is much more appealing and substantial than Dynamite.

Lots of great modular buildings as well, but we all know they don't stand a chance.

Please, those ones must become official:

Portal Gun
Naruto's Ramen Shop
Lantern In The Wind
Wizard's Hut

I wouldn’t mind seeing Ashnflash’s Shrek project get picked up. He’s one of the few LEGO you tubers who doesn’t sound whiny half the time to me.

14. HUMPBACK WHALE
19. OGEL CREEK SAW MILL
26. RIVER SIDE LODGE
35. AMETHYST GEODE
38. LEGO ASTRONAUT
71. VINTAGE RADIO

while 38. LEGO ASTRONAUT will be my super super super top choice! XDDD

A lot of nice buildings, but as we know, they won't be approved. Because there is 'Lion's castle' and the modulars like 'Boutique hotel'.

I do love(d) 'Narnia' and 'Shrek' but the builds here just don't convince me to ever buy them.

My 3 potential winners are these:

'Daft Punk' and the 'vintage radio' look very 'interesting' and should definitely get a chance of being released in LEGO-form.

Taken into account the previous art-winners (Van gogh, the japanese wave, ...), Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' WILL win this round.

The most approved, and most are absolute trash.

Clever: the multi-tool. Would cost a fiver and is really cute and fun. TBH, would be a great GWP or VIP reward.
Creative: the humpback whale. This has not been done before and it looks fantastic. I could see having a couple of silhouettes in white to change it up.
Fits with existing: the old telephone. It's well-built and goes with the ship in a bottle, typewriter, etc.

I would actually buy: medieval seaside market. For $200 ish, it's a great set to add to stuff I have and like.

Considering we got a BTS set, that Taylor Swift set doesn't seem that unlikely.

I'd love to see Narnia and the Shrimping Boat approved.

I've been burned too many times over the last reviews in order to get my hopes up for any I like. Judging by what was chosen in the end, none of my favourites were among them. And I'd wager to guess it will be the same this time around.
Plus, to be absolutely honest, this time there aren't many I would consider buying anyway. Just because there's so many to choose from doesn't mean there's many I like.

If I had to name one favourite in terms of creativity, I would pick the Humpback Whale one.

On a more positive note, there's lots of awesome submissions here, as a fan of the show, I especially like the Owl House model.

@RaiderOfTheLostBrick said:
"Not to discredit the builders, but there's a lot of submissions here that I personally wouldn't buy. Take Catan as an example: as someone who owns and loves the actual game, is there any reason for me to buy a copy made out of LEGO? The original game will probably be cheaper too. I might get around to making my own version at one point, but I don't see any reason to buy it as a set."

I've never played Catan, but I love Ticket To Ride. I've often tried to figure out how to make a Lego version of it so that the pieces on the board stay where they're supposed to instead of getting knocked off their spots. Could it be for a similar reason one might want a Lego version of Catan?

@ledmouse said:
" @RaiderOfTheLostBrick said:
"Not to discredit the builders, but there's a lot of submissions here that I personally wouldn't buy. Take Catan as an example: as someone who owns and loves the actual game, is there any reason for me to buy a copy made out of LEGO? The original game will probably be cheaper too. I might get around to making my own version at one point, but I don't see any reason to buy it as a set."

I've never played Catan, but I love Ticket To Ride. I've often tried to figure out how to make a Lego version of it so that the pieces on the board stay where they're supposed to instead of getting knocked off their spots. Could it be for a similar reason one might want a Lego version of Catan?"

Fair enough. I've played Ticket to Ride as well, but I can confirm pieces being knocked over isn't as big of an issue in Catan. The point I was making is that most fans of the game would own an official copy of it, and the core set is relatively inexpensive compared to the expected cost of the proposed set. I have a feeling most board gamers would pick up the original set, unless they are AFOLs. I'm not saying it's a bad MOC, but I have mixed feelings on it becoming a set.

Despite this, I highly doubt it would get through the review stage, so it's not too much of an issue.

It helps to not ask “what do I like” but rather “what is a viable Lego set”.

Godzilla would be awesome but it’s too big and would most likely be totally redesigned.

Dr. Seuss while not super inspired could be an easy win since the design is pretty simple.

Where’s Waldo could be delightful if done right.

Stardew Valley would be great to see, but it would have to have some design choices that made it unique enough to set it apart from other farm ideas.

I’m loving the Shrek renaissance with younger people online and it would be fun to get a Shrek set.

I'm hoping for Shrek and Narnia. Nonlicensed, I think the multi tool, whale art, or hourglass are interesting. The amount of modulars in these reviews is exhausting.

There are so many good ones!

Botanical Garden is my top choice.

They'd better release Stargate SG-1.

But who am I kidding? They're gonna release something like a sculpture such as the lamp and scrap the rest. That's just how it goes these days.

9 10 18 27 42 and 61. I should play these numbers ^^

Didn't looked everything but here are the results: three sets - some NASA pandering, sitcom set and random static piece of decoration.

I don’t get the color chart. Do people who supported this really expect lego to unretire a bunch of old colors to make this?

1.DR. SEUSS AND LEGO by LegoFan_506 Pretty cute. Surprised Seuss hasn't gotten the LEGO treatment yet.

2. SWEET HONEY by RobertVII Bees are pretty cool. Not sure if I'd get it but I like it

Two Stargate projects? If they don't pick one people are gonna riot.

12. SHREK'S SWAMP - 20TH ANNIVERSARY by The Real Ashnflash I actually supported this one. Shrek is an absolute classic. Rumors/leaks back in the day suggested that Shrek was going to appear in Year 3 of LEGO Dimensions, so maybe we'll finally complete a prophecy here. Also another Shrek project got through so that's extra potential.

13. BA by GREEN SEA TURTLE - KINETIC by QuaintWolf082 I'm always a sucker for ocean builds

17. LED LAMP by Castor-Troy and Max Brich Oh that's very pretty!

19. OGEL CREEK SAW MILL by Krackenator4 Using a GIF instead of an image to advertise the set is underutilized. I didn't even know you could do that!

20. HOLLOW KNIGHT: FORGOTTEN CROSSROAD by Ben Osborne I've had Hollow Knight sitting on my desktop for like three years now, adamantly avoiding spoilers till I've got the time to play it. Even still this set looks cheap enough I'd snag it in a heartbeat.

29. MONSTERS INC: THE DOOR TO MONSTROPOLIS by HollyOnFilm As much as I love Monsters Inc. this set itself feels clunky. Hopefully it'd get refined and scaled down if it passes.

31. MULTI-TOOL by Tall Guy Bricks I know we usually only get 1 set per review period anymore, but common LEGO, this'd be like a $5 polybag. Let it through it wouldn't hurt anything!

32. PORTAL 2 QUANTUM TUNNELLING DEVICE. THE "PORTAL GUN" by Hooded-Blaze While I'd prefer something Minifig scale, Portal 2 is in my top five videogames of all time, I'd love this!

35. AMETHYST GEODE by gman13579 Gorgeous!!!

40. ROBOTIC MECH FACTORY by The_B3_ At first glance I was like "meh" but on closer inspection I'm loving all the greebling and little bots in this one. Big Power Miners vibes.

44. BIONICLE: TOA HEAD STATUE by yannickbuildsthings BIONICLE fans are always torn on System, be it build or price, but I'm loving this!!! I'd bust out some cash for that bust!

50. STARDEW VALLEY FARMHOUSE by fourbrickstall Maybe the interior has more details, but you make a Stardew set that big and focus it entirely on the farmhouse!? You'd think doing facades of a bunch of the places around town and including a bunch of minifigs for different characters would fit the spirit of the game more. Based on what's built here I know its a deep ask but.. Sebby, my beloved, come to LEGO form!

60. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - BIKINI BOTTOM by Vaicko Personally I think the Krusty Krab is in more need of a new Spongebob set than the pineapple, but it's something!

61. BRICKLINK-LEGO COLOR TABLE by PancettaSublime019 I'm torn on this one. A lot of stickers would be need for the text and it has practically zero child or casual fan appeal, but to hardcore LEGO collectors and MoC designers it'd be a godsend and it wouldn't be that expensive for LEGO to produce.

67. EDA'S OWL HOUSE by t-brick The Owl House is a fantastic show. Series finale was nearly a month ago and I'm still reeling from it! Based on how the Mystery Shack was treated in the past I don't have high hopes, but I'd love this one.

68. WIZARD'S HUT by J.K.Brick Whimsical

It's unfortunate that I can look at more than half of these and know immediately that there is zero chance that Lego would ever approve them. I've been paying attention to these for about a decade and it's pretty obvious now the stuff that Lego isn't going to accept. (I'll admit, I'm occasionally surprised, but not often.) I'm assuming most of these designers also realize their creations are unrealistic to be approved and are just happy to be recognized.

Of all of these, the least likely is 61. Bricklink Lego Color Table. If that gets approved, I'll eat my hat. Some of those colors are out of production and the appeal of this is miniscule. I mean, I'd love to have my own display of all the Lego colors...but there's no way that Lego will make this. They certainly wouldn't do it referencing fan-invented Bricklink color names (even though Lego does own that site now.)

So many good ones! As always, of course. Granted, I could never get all the ones I’d like, but then I already can’t keep up with all the sets LEGO makes that I want anyway, alas…

@Chilis_no said:
"71 projects… So many nice ones! But maybe its time to raise the bar to get through the assessment process? 15.000 votes needed maybe?"

But why? I get that it would trim the increasingly large review batches, which might make the LEGO Review team’s job easier, but why would *we* want that?

@Bobsy said:
"As always, a good many of these are great MOCs, absolutely terrible ideas for products on shelves.

Hows about an Ideas set with <1000 pieces?"

Like 21100, 21101, 21102, 21103, 21104, 21108, 21109, 21110, 21301, 21302, 21303, 21304, 21305, 21306, 21307, 21308, 21312, 21313, 21314, 21315, 21316, 21317, 21320, 21321, 21339, and 21340?

But yeah, they’ve definitely trended larger in recent years, and so do the bulk of the proposals here. Funny to remember the early days, when some fans thought there’d never be a CUUSOO / Ideas set above the $50 price range or so…

@Rob42 said:
"71 projects, and like three of them are good."

@dimc said:
"The most approved, and most are absolute trash. "

Wow, publicly trashing not commercial products but the individually crafted projects of regular ordinary people like yourselves. How cool of you. You must be fantastic neighbors.

@jaredhinton said:
"I don’t get the color chart. Do people who supported this really expect lego to unretire a bunch of old colors to make this?"

*Expect*? No, but then if Ideas were limited entirely to what people *expect*, it wouldn’t be here at all. From the beginning, they’ve typically approved something like one project out of every thousand submissions; the odds for any one individual submission have never been great, but the fact there are so many of them ensures some will get through.

I’m not sure they’ve ever done it for an Ideas set specifically, and I certainly don’t think they’ll do it for this one, but *if they did* resurrect a bunch of the palette for this set, a lot of us would love it, and surely buy it. And the project *is* a good *idea*, which is after all what the whole thing is named for. Heck, if they approved it and just went with the full *current* palette, missing all the discontinued colors, I’d probably still get it myself; even with just the current palette, it’d be a useful tool as well as a valuable parts pack.

Shrimping Boat will fit perfectly with the old fishing store. Other than that Humpback Whale is interesting. Rest looks more of the same.

Some genuinely creative and/or beautiful stuff here. Plenty that isn't, but if I don't worry about what will become a set I find I can really enjoy the talent and inspiration that went into some of these.

If they made the sea turtle, my wife would buy that.

If they made the Iron Giant, I would buy it.

Yet again, a brilliant selection of Ideas projects. Sure, they definitely will only pick one or two and let everyone down as per usual but the very concept of a Lego Owl House, Wednesday or a BLACKPINK set is just great.

I just don’t get all the hate for this process or the number of candidates that meet the threshold. Before Ideas (and Factory), we had 0% chance to get our creations considered for production by LEGO. We had limited opportunities to get a seat at the table, even a very small seat. But these 71 submissions now have their shot. Maybe it’s not a great shot for many of these but it’s higher than 0%.

There are only so many available spots in the LEGO production portfolio so most won’t make it, at least through Ideas. But that number is not likely static so Ideas could gain a bigger footprint as time goes by. And even if these don’t make it, LEGO has wonderfully given us a second chance through the Bricklink Designer Program. I didn’t crosscheck the designer of that humpback but there’s a very similar shadow box currently under review for BLDP.

This may be the best batch I’ve seen to date, and with something for almost everyone. At the very worst: these designers have gotten a great opportunity to showcase their work; we’ve gotten the pleasure of seeing upwards of 71 interesting creations, that at a minimum were enjoyable to see but could also inspire some of us in our own builds; and some number of these are indeed going to make it to store shelves.

LEGO Ideas has quickly become one of my favorite themes (if not already my favorite) and I welcome the opportunity to view if not support as many submissions as folks have. And some of the final sets are my most cherished like the Fishing Store, Birds, Saturn, Lighthouse, Voltron, Ship in a Bottle, Globe, Fossils, Blacksmith, etc. I just got the A Frame Cabin and really appreciate the Jazz Quartet though haven’t yet bought it. Finally, Barracuda Bay could be my favorite out of the entire bunch!

I love LEGO Ideas and am very excited to further peruse this list for favorites as well as my best guesses on what might make it. I’ve also got my fingers crossed for the Wright Brothers and Jaws come July…

Godzilla, Daft Punk, and multitool all have two things in common: incredibly cool-looking, and I can't believe no one (including Lego) thought of them before!

It's a shame Studio Ghibli won't license, as the motorized Howl's Moving Castle would be a day-one purchase for me.

Ditto with the Iron Giant.

Also, the antique cabinet is not for me personally, but props to the designer - it's absolutely beautiful!

I'm gonna amend my previous statement: I want either of the two SG-1's and the Iron Giant. I still stand by my statement they don't have a snowball's chance in Heck in winning judging in TLG's choices these days...

Don't see many people talking about the Parks and Rec one. Just started watching it recently and would love if it became a set!

@Brickalili said:
"So many which are just “hey what about this media!” I get that those probably sell, but I do personally prefer the ones that are legitimately creative or uniquely styled rather than just “Lego hasn’t done this thing that I like yet”."

Completely agree! I love seeing art an innovation in ideas, not just a sitcom minifig grab. The Antique Cabinet is gorgeous, and Catan, the E.T. movie poster, multi-tool, Geode... so many great ideas here. Not all of them are for me, but I love that I'm seeing things I've never seen before. That said I will admit I would probably get Stargate if they made it. And I would probably add a Klingon Bird of Prey to the Humpback Whale...

@RaiderOfTheLostBrick said:
"The point I was making is that most fans of the game would own an official copy of it, and the core set is relatively inexpensive compared to the expected cost of the proposed set. I have a feeling most board gamers would pick up the original set, unless they are AFOLs. I'm not saying it's a bad MOC, but I have mixed feelings on it becoming a set."

I think the real problem with Catan is you'd -have- to own the actual game because the Lego set alone wouldn't be playable without the cards.

Really liking The Moon poster idea, but not sure I'd want a production version without using the old dark grey tho.

Astronaut, Godzilla, Humpback Whale, Portal Gun, Classic Telephone, and Shrimping Boat are my other favorites from this round.

Even more evidence of the brilliance of Lego creators. For me, the two most tempting are those that can be displayed hanging on a wall - 36. THE SCREAM by Spacemanship and 62. THE MOON: EARTH'S COMPANION by SharkyBricks.

Lots of cool models. The fact that there's two versions of Shrek's Swamp makes me think that'll be a top contender to be made.

The entry requirements need a revamp because we know most of these won't get through. No modulars. I could swear I've seen some these pirated.

I like 14, 17, 30, 31, 36, 62, 70, 71. There are others, but they won't get through and I shall be surprised if any of these do.

@Ridgeheart said:
" @TheBrickBulbasaur said:
"Don't see many people talking about the Parks and Rec one. Just started watching it recently and would love if it became a set!"

It's a great show, especially after S1 - but it's possible that people are a bit worn out by the Lego sitcom-sets and/or Lego Chris Pratt."

Yeah, I love the show, but I wouldn't buy a Lego set of it.

They should just ban IPs at this point. Half of these are niche properties whose small communities have come together to vote for the project but won't sell on shelves and the other half have been tried half a dozen times and the licensors won't budge on the merchandising rights. 71 is way too many and it takes away from the actual ideas.

Some cool stuff. Only ones I would actually shell out cash for would be either of the Stargate ones, and the Bionicle Head. I would perhaps consider the Shrek ones.

Anyone who creates another Lego Ideas project from a tv-series with the boring floor layout, should have some kind of ban placed upon them.

I like the Bluey one and Where’s Waldo as well as the Dr Seuss books.

23 (Where's Walxx) is a completely nonsensical implementation of the concept, it doesn't even look like a crowd

All it needs is a figure of the titular red-striped character you can hide in your own Lego scenes. The IP would be a much better fit for Collectible Minifigures.

Portal Gun
ET
Ice Cream Parlor
The Owl House
These 4 are insta-buys for me. :-)

My top 5 that I would instantly buy:
1) Medieval Seaside Market
2) V&T RR
3) Amethyst Geode
4) Bionicle: Toa Head Statue
5) Lego Color Table

"Lego Astronaut: Never Give Up"
Never Surrender!

my favorite thing is when we get a good balance of licensed and original idea sets. This lineup is lacking in decent original ones imo but the beehive, turtle and the humpback are stunning! meanwhile I'd love to finally see Narnia, Brooklyn 99 or Monsters Inc. get approved as real sets, the odds of all those are probably low. Above all else I think I want the humpback whale model and E.T.

@Brickalili said:
"So many which are just “hey what about this media!” I get that those probably sell, but I do personally prefer the ones that are legitimately creative or uniquely styled rather than just “Lego hasn’t done this thing that I like yet”.
I like the look of that humpback whale one, and the multi tool including a brick separator genuinely made me laugh, I’m rooting for those ones"

The multi tool was cool but my first thought was a kid takes that to school and bam!! Suspension zero tolerance policy.

River Side Lodge, Bionicle Toa Head Statue, and Iron Giant are day one buys for me!

@BrutonBricks said:
"Yet again, a brilliant selection of Ideas projects. Sure, they definitely will only pick one or two and let everyone down as per usual but the very concept of a Lego Owl House, Wednesday or a BLACKPINK set is just great."

thank you!! (PowerFusion here, co-creator of the BP set!)