In a word, no. This is a model created by an individual LEGO fan. I'm happy to have the 4 sets I have, and they do look great, but the build experience and final product is simply not as good as the official sets. That's too high, IMHO. It seems that they werent expecting such a huge response. This page was last updated: 18-Jan 12:08. We invite LEGO fans to pre-order their favorites among nine fan projects on the BrickLink Designer Program page. Something went wrong. If you havent been keeping track, BrickLink is running another AFOL Designer program. The BrickLink Designer Program Continues with Series 1. A lot of convention toys from other lines are merely redecos of existing mass-released toys, making them only marginally different and not a new toy experience. https://www.reddit.com/r/lego/comments/43q0s6/the_pick_a_brick_wall_at_the_lego_store_at/. Were disappointed by this as it wasnt our intention to enable such behavior. WebThe BrickLink Designer Program is Back! Interesting Miscellaneous LEGO Sets Available Now! My local official LEGO store is inside a mall, but there are also stand-alone LEGO stores, which seem to be the inspiration for this model. Get the latest updates about new features, popular items, best sales, and what's happening on BrickLink. When you build a For more information: www.bricklink.com and @bricklink on IG and Twitter. Msg 9 -SylvainLS(38),252 days ago,2022-05-11to Administrative at the best online prices at eBay! I think we'll easily get production of the Castle, Bionicle, Flight, and Observatory. There might be a fan base from the New Zealand area or just bird and wildlife lovers in general. I really wish we could at least see the prices in advance, but Brick Fanatics also raises good points about a lack of information about packaging, piece counts, and other fairly basic information that people would probably factor into their decisions to fund a project or not. These BrickLink Designer set are entire UNIQUE sets, that people worked hard on to submit to Ideas, which was never intended for artificial scarcity. Previous post: LEGO Volkswagen T2 Camper Van Press-Release. In the meantime, projects from the first round of the BrickLink Designer Program are going to be shipped soon (December/January) to those who purchased them during the crowdfunding stage. Next post: LEGO Star Wars Republic Gunship Coming Soon! Im hoping this comes in at $40. So, where do you pre-order?! I figured the designer was basing it off of something. LEGO Ideas Set What Does Family Mean to You? You can read more about the program in the original announcement here: BrickLink Designer Program Details Revealed and the update here: BrickLink Designer Program First Round Funding. Ill be honest I saw this one and was not impressed. Id just prefer people go in with their eyes wide open. Again, I may just be missing it. We initially set the maximum order quantity at five per customer. Mark your calendar. LEGO Art Hokusai The Great Wave Mosaic Coming! It seemed odd to me as wellso perhaps I'm way off base. Set completionist? This was hardly the debacle some are making it out to be. As we discussed recently, the first round of the BrickLink Designer Program took place on July 1st. Well see if everyone else likes it. Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below! This will also delay the release of Rounds 2 & 3. Interestingly, it also had another moving model, with the full list including a Modular LEGO Store , Venetian Houses , Retro Bowling Alley , Mountain Windmill and Clockwork Aquarium. Previous post: LEGO Ideas A-Frame Cabin Coming Soon! Surely manufacturing capabilities are just based on the resources they previously allotted for the manufacturing of the set, so they may be looking at whether they can allot more resources to produce more sets? WebAny sets that make it to production through this method are by-and-large a design straight from the fan designer. And you might also like to check out the following related posts: So a server glitch caused the order cap for the Forest Castle set to be 10k instead of 5k and it STILL sold out on the first day? Not sure if i've missed anything on this or if it's wait and see. BrickLink became a place where LEGO fans would connect with each other and share the same drive and enthusiasm. From simply being curious to becoming a seller, a collector, or buyer, BrickLink grew to be the place for them to find anything from sold-out sets to retired pieces. But, now, Legos Bricklink Designer With all They should have never had a maximum of 5 units per person. https://www.reddit.com/r/lego/comments/43q0s6/the_pick_a_brick_wall_at_the_lego_store_at/, Brick Breakdown: BrickLink Set Modular LEGO Store. Brighter colors are present to liven up certain areas like the front step, the various LEGO sets displayed in the store, and the pieces on the Pick-A-Brick Wall. Instead of one round of crowd funding, there will now be three rounds. We, as individuals, all have weaknesses in our designs, and we are not professional LEGO designers. The entire front face of the building, for instance, is mostly vertically stacked parts with only minor interlocking near the top. These are toys. This does allow you to have a rounded shape and the ability to have loose parts in the model, but the amount I have to extend my suspension of disbelief is a bit too much for me to even recommend that this is a good idea. I like the castle & the observatory but I expect the prices to be more than I'm willing to spend. The history of LEGO doesnt have a lot of ships if you pull out the CITY versions. These Lego sets were designed by fans, not the Danish brickmaker itself, and Lego originally rejected each and every one. We have been blown away by the response. You can get a second hand Ideas Birds set for the same amount of money Ive seen in some places so one single bigger bird perhaps doesnt have quite such the fast appeal as the other 4 sold out projects. LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site. The problem is this set has a ton of verticle space that needed filling up. Msg 3 -Llewyn(162),253 days ago,2022-05-10to Administrative Msg 15 -SylvainLS(38),252 days ago,2022-05-11to Designer Program Unfortunately, we saw a very small number of opportunistic customers hoarding sets and re-selling them for inflated prices. I can say that I vehemently disagree with a limit of 5 per Customer. Like I also noted, LEGO also took what was already a small amount and then made it smaller by allowing people to buy more than one, in having the 'limit' at five per customer. And no Sealed LEGO BrickLink Designer Program Mountain Windmill Set #910003, View seller's store: Store of Requirement, New Sealed LEGO 910010 Bricklink Designer Program - The Great Fishing Boat, LEGO Bricklinks Designer Program - Mountain Windmill #910003 - Retired, Leave feedback about your eBay search experience - opens in new window or tab. First is the novel intricate builds you find in these types of sets. The second is attention to scale. Save the Date! January 2023 New LEGO Sets & Promotions. I hope Lego reopens ordering for the five or all seven sets. When you are the largest toy company in the world, you should not be making such mistakes (especially when said company seems to keep repeating said mistakes). Does it go against the rules to build to that standard, as they don't want bricks just for sake of parts, and they encourage smaller plates? WebWith Bricklink coming out with some amazing sets on the second round of pre orders - I as I'm sure some of you felt the pain missed some amazing sets. The Sheriff's Safe is sold out now too unless you live in South Korea! The only standalone Lego stores I have visited are the ones in Copenhagen. Perhaps, there are fans out there who dont feel the same way I do. I was thinking of getting it, but then I decided against it. I feel you are picking at nits from my overall comment. I'm my reading of the updates Crowdfunding rounds is correct, it appears that the three who don't make this round will be eligible for voting for the next round as well. So, I dont consider the builder to be bad in any way. The last round prices were actually more reasonable that I had assumed they would be so I'm interested in seeing what they look like this time. The sets are pieced together and shipped by Lego itself, with 10 percent of the proceeds going back to the creators for their work, and each of the five winners will be limited to 10,000 units. Msg 27 -yorbrick(1059),251 days ago,2022-05-12to Administrative ^ Getting 10,000 votes on Ideas doesn't actually mean much- preordering a set is a much bigger commitment. This was one of the more popular sets in the second round and one of the first to sell out. Builders often forget that if they want the interior of their buildings to look inviting, they will need to let in more light. I guess this might belong in unpopular opinions but I just added the below comment to the main site: Maybe for round 2 the can make them even more special and only produce one of each set. I think I saw something in their FAQs saying the payment is not taken until its confirmed that the set has enough funding. Some LEGO sets contain small parts that are NOT And if so, theyll take some kind of payment info at time of ordering? This created a lot of disappointment in the LEGO fan community, so much so that LEGO decided to release an official response, which you can read below. Not sure how many pieces this one is so I cant give a cost estimate. WebBrickLink Designer Program Building Instructions You can download digital building instructions for BDP sets in the LEGO Building Instructions app. Your goal is to make money and those two lines would be like printing all the money you wanted, as long as you didn;t do something stupid i.e. 2023 LEGO BrickLink, Inc. All rights reserved. There are the Maersk ships, but beyond that this would be another one. The main Vimmelskaftet store has pretty big glass door / windows at the entrance similar to this model, but no cog wheels on top. You see, there are two features of the Modular Buildings style that interests me the most. You put the ball in and it keeps it going around the round track. Get in touch by email or social, or subscribe below! In wave 1, I am interested in the castle, the flight motion model, and the fishing boat. ^have you made BL purchases before? While we understand many of you are frustrated, we are grateful for your quick and clear input. July 1st at 12:00AM (EST, MST, PST? The downside is that program will take much longer to see sets. The Great Fishing BoatDesigner: EdouardClo. Msg 25 -yorbrick(1059),251 days ago,2022-05-12to Administrative Sign in or register to get started. He is 10 and has very limited capacity to purchase said sets should they ever make it to production. It looks like the observatory has been dropped from round 1. Flight is maybe in the 4k order range. While I agree that the number of votes does not translate to an obvious purchase, then I could counter why bother having a voting process for Ideas at all then if there is no indicator of ability to purchase in the first place (and why does LEGO even ask that question during polling for an Idea)? In just under seven hours, the second round of Bricklink Designer Program projects have now been locked in, with the Modular LEGO Store, Mountain Windmill, last minute entrant Venetian Houses, Retro Bowling Alley and Clockwork Aquarium which squeaked in right at the end, pipping Brent Wallers Seasons in Time: Calendar to the 5th New sets. Msg 20 -yorbrick(1059),251 days ago,2022-05-12to Designer Program Msg 11 -Lossecorme(57),252 days ago,2022-05-11to Administrative Categories At the same time, the designer didnt go overboard with bright colors and risk making the model look garish. ), Recent discussions Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below! The program received overwhelmingly positive response, and in fact the first round went a little too well, exceeding all expectations. And what do you think about the LEGOs response to the issues that came up during Round 1? opportunistic customers hoarding sets and re-selling them for inflated prices. Lego 910009 Bricklink Modular Lego Store Brand New Sealed. BrickLink Designer Program Round 1 Reopens Today! LEGO Set Name: Sheriff's Safe. This third and final round of crowdfunding concludes the BrickLink Designer Program invitational where up to 15 out of 26 projects will ultimately be realized across the three rounds. Re-opening pre-ordering for round 1 on August 3rd to allow the four projects Kakapo, Great Fishing Boat, Sheriffs Safe and Pursuit of Flight to also sell up to 10,000 sets. Also, thats mainly for exclusive toys produced ahead of the sales event. Were you able to order the projects you wanted? Based on our first round of crowdfunding, we believe the BrickLink Designer Program has strong potential. ^ This. Bricklink Designer Program Round 1. BDP is a fragment of LEGO's business. Msg 2 -par016(5612),253 days ago,2022-05-10to Administrative Are you expecting scalpers to dominate the servers so they sell out in the first minutes? Use of this website constitutes acceptance of the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Msg 30 -jgrossman1025(226),251 days ago,2022-05-12to Administrative Msg 36 -psusaxman2000(247),246 days ago,2022-05-17to Designer Program Given that most of us know LEGO stores that are in malls, its something we dont really see. I dont understand why things crowdfunded on the major crowdfunding sites have no problem meeting whatever the demand turns out to be, yet the major manufacturer collectable toy market, which operates almost entirely on pre-orders at this point, apparently isnt smart enough to increase production numbers when something turns out to be extremely popular. This is because I found the building experience of the sets from round one rather unpredictable. Rewards designers whose entries didnt make the cut, Creates strong buzz/excitement (even if not all positive). It was a joy to browse the quality sets thus far in the BDP, carefully deciding which I'd purchase. Im looking forward to seeing this one get produced. LEGO 910009 Modular LEGO Store - 2022 Bricklink Designer Program - Free Gifts! And to the buyers :), Mountain View Observatory by ThomasW_BL for $319.99, Studgate Train Station by BrickyBricks82 for $399.99, Working Waterfall by TheKingOfLego for $229.99, Steam Powered Science by EndlessAges for $299.99, Modular Construction Site by ryantaggart for $319.99, Brickwest Studios by BrickyBricks82 for $349.99. So it just seems odd that Lego thinks artificial scarcity adds value here. Get the latest updates about new features, popular items, best sales, and what's happening on BrickLink. At the time, I figured LEGO designers would work with the model creators, especially since these sets were marketed as rare collectors items. LEGO BrickLink Designer Program - Sherrif's Safe (910016), LEGO Bricklink Designer Program MOUNTAIN WINDMILL 910003 Gift -Immediate Ship, LEGO Bricklink Designer Program -New- Clockwork Aquarium - Retired #910015. LEGO and BrickLink are trademarks of the LEGO Group. It was a limited edition of 10,000 sets. Thats because Lego is about to put its third and possibly final batch of officially unofficial sets on sale, and thats the time you can vote with your dollars for the five fan-made creations that will become a reality. You're damned if you do and damned if you don't. It seems the Kakapo is only available if you live in South Korea. Even then, its clear missed opportunity if you sell out too quickly. The BrickLink Designer Program brings select LEGO fan designs to life as limited-edition sets designed by The second round of the LEGO BrickLink Designer Program featured a heavier focus on modular buildings in its line-up of builds to reach 3,000 pre-orders first. The prices are listed in Dollars (US) and range from $129.99 to $399.99. The app lets you zoom, rotate, and view your model in 3D and ghost view mode to see how far youve come and what part youre in the process of building. but just like I've had to pass on the Blacksmith's Shop and new creator Castle, this is just not a path I can go down at the moment. The more I look at it, the more I am considering the Observatory. Do they even live in [current year]? Maybe it's mentioned elsewhere, but I read this to mean that the MINIMUM number of sets will be 3000. Privacy Policy LEGO Bricklink Designer Program 910028 LEGO Bricklink Designer Program 910028 NEW Lego 910010 Great Fishing Boat Bricklink Designer Program FREE SHIPPING! This model features plenty of windows to accomplish this very well. with no pressure. I thought they had only planned 3? I hear LEGO say 'We're sorry' a lot but I notice things do not change. For quite some time now, fans have been clamoring for a LEGO store that is compatible with the LEGO Modular Building series, and thanks to the BrickLink Designer Program, one such model is finally realized. What's your plan for getting one? Perhaps they can't sell more this round since it breaks their promise of a "limited edition". Msg 39 -jennnifer(3274),246 days ago,2022-05-17to Designer Program. Were disappointed by this as it wasnt our intention to enable such behavior.. Msg 6 -Wesman(295),252 days ago,2022-05-11to Administrative I doubt all 3 of my preferred models will make the cut this time. As far as I know there are no plans for a round 4 or any other rounds in the future right now. It looks like you're new here. Yeah, companies/people can make mistakes, and I get that. FOMO? Designed by LEGO fans for experienced builders. However, the key is that one. 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