Results of the Second 2016 LEGO Ideas Review Cycle

The results of the LEGO Ideas Official Review Process for the second qualification period of 2016 are finally here! You can read the official announcement here or watch the reveal in the video below.

 


The project that was selected, Women of NASA by 20tauri, is a very nice project that captures the contribution that five women have made in the area of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), and specifically at NASA. This set should go well with the Apollo 11 Saturn V set that was approved in the third 2015 LEGO Ideas review cycle. The fan design has very nicely designed vignettes for each figure, and I look forward to seeing what the official set looks like when it is released. This is a good move, both for TLG and for the STEM community as there is a large push to get more people, especially females interested in the STEM areas. There is a second project, Voltron - Defender of the Universe by len_d69, that is still being reviewed as a potential set. The results of this review will be announced with the results of the third 2016 LEGO Ideas review period results.

There were a couple projects in this review cycle that I was hoping would pass. Those projects are the Plum Creek - Little House on the Prairie and the Modular Construction Site, but I cannot say that I was expecting them to pass primarily due to the size of each project.

 

What are your thoughts? Will you be purchasing a Women of NASA set? Leave a comment below!

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Results of the 2016 First Official LEGO Ideas Review

The results of the LEGO Ideas Official Review Process for the first qualification period of 2016 are finally here! You can read the official announcement here or watch the reveal in the video below.

Let me start by saying, I personally was not overly excited with any of the projects that were in this review, but I am glad to see the Old Fishing Store by RobenAnne pass the review process. The Old Fishing Store is a very detailed model, with a great deal of character because of the many details. As a collector's item, this will be a great set to display, and I am sure there are many AFOLs who are looking at the numerous useful pieces that would come in this set (assuming the LEGO set designers do not change too much). Though I did not support this project, I do really like it because of the high level of detail included. Whether or not I will purchase this LEGO Ideas set will depend on how much it changes from the fan model to the final set design, and what the MSRP is listed as.

There are a couple of projects that I wish would have been approved, and they are the Modular Train Station and the Gingerbread House. Again, both projects tend to be more along the lines of collector type builds, and I can understand not wanting to produce too many collector type LEGO Ideas sets all at once.

 

What are your thoughts? Will you be purchasing an Old Fishing Store set? Leave a comment below!

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Results of 2015 Third Official LEGO Ideas Review

The results of the LEGO Ideas Official Review Process for the third qualification period of 2015 were posted today, and they are quite interesting. You can read the official announcement here or in the video below.

 

This time, there were two projects approved to be made into official LEGO sets, and they are Beatles Yellow Submarine by Kevin Szets and Apollo 11 Saturn-V by saabfan and whatsuptoday. Personally, I am not overly thrilled with the results of this review. Don't get me wrong, both projects are very well designed and build and worthy of becoming sets, but I did not support either, and more than likely will not be purchasing either when the official sets are released (Beatles Yellow Submarine because I do not have an interest, and Apollo 11 Saturn-V because it will likely be more than I would want to shell out for that type of set).

Of the two projects, Apollo 11 Saturn-V has the most appeal to me, largely due to the aesthetics of the build, the history associated with this model, and the potential pieces that will be included. It really is a beautiful build with lots of great details and lots of good pieces, but I will have to wait and see what the official set looks like before I say I will purchase it.

I am really disappointed that the National Park Service Centennial Vintages did not pass. Even though it would have been too late for the U.S. National Park Centennial Celebration (the sets will be released end of 2016, beginning of 2017), I still would loved to have whatever vintages they chose to produce and would likely have purchased several of them. Full results of the third 2015 Official LEGO Ideas Review can be seen below.

 

 

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