Meet the Ideas Test Lab Fourth Build Challenge Winners

In early April, we had the pleasure to announce the four amazing winners of the LEGO Ideas Test Lab Fourth Build Challenge and have since been in touch with all four creative masterminds to hear more about them and their experience participating on this short but enriching journey with us.

Keep reading to learn more about what drove their desire to participate in the challenge and what inspired their particular models!

10K Club Interview: Meet Brett Cuviello of The Iron Giant

This week the 10K Club interview visits sunny California to introduce a talented young builder whose nostalgic project surely brings about many fond memories for fans of the animation. Please give a warm welcome to Brett Cuviello, a.k.a BrettCuv, the creator of the The Iron Giant project.

10K Club Interview: Meet Robert Lundmark of UCS Rey´s Speeder

Following a quick break due to the software upgrade, we return with this week's 10K Club interview featuring a Swedish school teacher whose big passion for LEGO bricks is only rivalled by his love for Star Wars. Please give a warm welcome to Robert Lundmark, the creator of the UCS Rey's Speeder project.

Help us congratulate Robert on joining the exclusive LEGO Ideas 10K Club!

LEGO® 21309 Apollo Saturn V - Launching Today!

3...2...1...LIFTOFF!!

We're delighted to officially launch the incredible, 1 meter tall LEGO Ideas 21309 NASA Apollo Saturn V designed by LEGO Ideas members Felix Stiessen (saabfan) and Valérie Roche (whatsuptoday).

Introducing LEGO® Ideas 21310 Old Fishing Store

Woahhh! We’ve reeled in a big one! It’s big, green, brown and oh so fishy...ahem, we mean BEAUTIFUL! We’re thrilled to finally unveil the first offishial images of the charming LEGO Ideas 21310 Old Fishing Store designed by LEGO Ideas member Robert Bontenbal (RobenAnne) from the Netherlands.

LEGO Ideas will be offline May 30 and 31st for a Software Upgrade

On May 30th at 7:00am Eastern US Time (EST), LEGO Ideas will go offline for a scheduled upgrade. We expect to be offline for 24 hours and back online the morning of May 31st. This scheduled maintenance takes longer than usual because we’re upgrading our entire software platform to a new version. We’re migrating all of the site data (including your projects, supports, comments, and profiles) to new servers … including about 65 million unique ...

10K Club Interview: Meet Jacob Sadovich of Ship In A Bottle, The Flagship Leviathan

This week's 10K Club interview brings us to the USA, as we have the pleasure to introduce the builder of the uniquely shaped Ship In A Bottle, The Flagship Leviathan project, which took a short 48 days to accomplish its 10K goal. Please welcome its creator Jacob Sadovich, known as JakeSadovich77 on LEGO Ideas.  It's certainly not every day that we see a transparent bottle built of LEGO bricks (some in the LEGO team even thought it was a glass ...

10K Club Interview: Meet Damien & Aiden MacRae of Surf Rescue

Author's note: This week we're presenting a special edition of the 10K Club Interview to highlight and celebrate the achievements of Damien MacRae a.k.a LegoSurfRescue, one of the co-creators of the Surf Rescue project, whose collaborative project with his son, Aiden, achieved 10,000 supporters in the middle of April 2017.  Some of you may be wondering why we're publishing Damien and Aiden's 10K Club Interview months ahead of schedule - and ...

10K Club Interview: Meet James Cox of 1950's Diner

From classic cars to classic buildings - this week's 10K Club member can do a bit of both to great effect. Please welcome James Cox, better known to many of you as pix027, the fan designer of the 1950's Diner; the perfect setting for countless Hollywood movies, whether set in the past, present or future.  As a relative newcomer back into the world of LEGO building, James has quickly found his footing and an interest within designing LEGO models ...

10K Club Interview: Meet Kevin Szeto of Vintage Tram

Some say he lives in a Yellow Submarine, others say he lives in Toronto. What we're 100% certain of is that this week's 10K Club member is the one and only Kevin Szeto, a.k.a kevinszeto, whose Vintage Tram project hit the magical 10,000 supporters mark in December 2016.  If you've got a strange feeling that you've heard that name somewhere before then we're quite certain we know why. Kevin was propelled into the LEGO Ideas hall of fame last year ...

10K Club Interview: Meet Hasan Kabalak of Volkswagen Golf MK1 GTI

This week's 10K Club member is a self-proclaimed LEGO maniac and the talented builder responsible for the cult classic Volkswagen Golk MK1 GTI project that in a short time span became one of the most viewed projects on LEGO Ideas yet. Please say a big hello to our first Turkish 10K Club interviewee, Hasan Kabalak, a.k.a hasskabal. Read more about Hasan's lifelong passion for building with LEGO bricks and how this beautiful Golf came about!  Help ...

Eleven Projects Qualify for the First 2017 LEGO Ideas Review

The First 2017 LEGO Ideas Review qualifying period ended this Monday morning, May 1st at 12:00 a.m. Central European Time or GMT+1. We are thrilled to celebrate the ELEVEN wonderful projects that have gathered 10,000 supporters between the months of January 2017 and early May 2017. It's always impressive to see so many high quality projects reach this important milestone. Congrats to you all! Although we're still working our way through the ...

First 2017 LEGO Ideas Review Deadline – May 1, 2017

The First 2017 LEGO Ideas Review deadline is rapidly approaching. Projects have until this Monday, May 1 at 12:00 midnight (Central European Time or GMT+1) to gather support if they want to be considered in the First 2017 LEGO Ideas Review. Now's your chance to spread the word to help promote your favourite projects that you want reviewed as soon as possible! Projects that reach 10,000 supporters after midnight on Monday qualify for the Second ...

Introducing LEGO® Ideas 21309 NASA Apollo Saturn V

The wait is over! After a year in development we're incredibly proud to unveil and present the first official images of the LEGO Ideas 21309 NASA Apollo Saturn V designed by LEGO Ideas members Felix Stiessen (saabfan) and Valérie Roche (whatsuptoday). You'll be able to find the 1 meter high (approximately 1:110 scale) icon of space exploration in stores from the 1st of June, 2017 for a recommended retail price of just USD 119.99 / EURO 119.99 ...

10K Club Interview: Meet Terry Fisher of Landrover 4 x 4

We're sticking around in the UK this week as we introduce yet another Englishman whose project hit the 10,000 supporter mark. Please say hi to Terry Fisher, a.k.a Dadandlad, whose love for classic cars led to the Landrover 4 x 4 project and it's numerous iterations. Terry and his family went on quite the wild journey as they promoted their project. Read on to find out more about their adventures!  Help us congratulate Terry on becoming a part of ...

10K Club Interview: Meet Robert Turner of Red Dwarf LEGO

Sci-fi buffs - rejoice! This week's 10K Club member has got your sci-fi cravings covered! Please say hi to Robert Turner, a.k.a Legobob32, whose passion for the cult TV show led to the 7 month long build journey of the Red Dwarf Lego project that gained the 10,000 supporters even quicker than the time it took to build.  Help us congratulate Robert on becoming a part of the exclusive LEGO Ideas 10K Club!     About Yourself Where are you from? ...

LEGO Ideas Test Lab has gone offline.

From mid-January through mid-April, LEGO Ideas members were invited to help us test a new version of our software platform called LEGO Ideas Test Lab. Test Lab has gone offline today as planned. Thanks to those of you who joined in our little experiment, including new features and a new Challenge format. Introducing the Test Labber Badge As a small token of our appreciation for you being here, every active Test Lab member* who is also a member ...

LEGO Ideas Test Lab Winners

  Over the last few months we had the pleasure to host a Fourth Build challenge on the LEGO Ideas Test Lab platform and were astounded by the creativity and results that poured out of the community. All 572 Fourth Builds were impressive in their own way, but as the challenge progressed, the Fourth Builds were narrowed down in various stages until just 10 were left. From these a Kids Vote recently determined the Top 3 winners, whilst a Brick Vote ...

10K Club Interview: Meet So Youn Kim of Lego Store Modular Version

If you're a LEGO fan, which we're pretty sure you might be if you're hanging around this neck of the woods, then you'll surely have to look carefully as we introduce this week's 10K Club member. Please welcome So Youn Kim, a.k.a kashaka, the book designer turned serious AFOL, who created the dream Lego Store Modular Version that includes everything from a Pick-A-Brick wall to Wall-E, packaged in an intricate exterior design.  Help us ...

Update to LEGO® Ideas Guidelines: Restricting projects based on active licenses

Since we started accepting your ideas for new LEGO sets, we’ve kept our Guidelines open until we learn something is simply not practical. Early on, we learned to restrict projects that proposed an entire playtheme, new LEGO elements, and ideas that weren’t brick-based LEGO sets. Along the way, we’ve gradually adjusted the scope of projects we accept as we learn what is realistically possible. We will continue to do so as we evolve the LEGO Ideas ...