The Natural History Museum - Creator Expert

First and foremost, congratulations to tjspencer1 for reaching 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas, and toward everyone for all of the support of the The Natural History Museum - Creator Expert project! The results of the LEGO Review are in and you can see full details on the LEGO Ideas Blog.

Review Results for The Natural History Museum - Creator Expert
Our team has thoroughly considered the possibility of releasing this project as a LEGO set according to the criteria of the LEGO Review. Unfortunately the LEGO Review Board has decided that we will not produce this project as a set.

Thank you to tjspencer1 for the passion and creativity that went into this project, and to all of you who voted so that we would have the opportunity to consider this as a potential LEGO set. We’re sorry to deliver this disappointing news.

How do we arrive at our decisions?
By gaining 10,000 supporters, a fan-submitted project moves from the Idea Stage to the Review Stage, where it earns the opportunity to be considered as a future LEGO® set in a process called the “LEGO Review.” Gaining 10,000 Supporters is just the first step in this process.

A "LEGO Review Board" composed of professional set designers, product managers, marketing representatives, and other key team members examine each qualified project. They build concept models and determine if the concept meets our high standards for what it takes to be a LEGO product; including factors such as playability, safety, and fit with the LEGO brand. Every potential LEGO product, including those developed internally, goes through a similar process and must meet the same standards.

The amount of time this takes varies due to all the factors involved. Unfortunately, this process sometimes means that well-conceived projects that gain just-as-passionate followings have to be turned down. Please note that the LEGO Review Board makes all final decisions on which new sets the LEGO Group will release based on LEGO Ideas projects.

Dear tjspencer1,

Congratulations on reaching 10,000 supporters for your The Natural History Museum - Creator Expert project! You've captured the museum's high Victorian architecture beautifully in LEGO Creator Expert scale, and packed it with tons of geeky details. Hopefully LEGO fans around the world will be able to act out their own night at the museum!

We now officially advance this project to the Review phase.

What happens now?

This project moves from the Idea stage to the Review stage. A "LEGO Review Board" composed of designers, product managers, and other key team members will examine the idea. We'll build concept models and determine if the concept meets our high standards for what it takes to be a LEGO product. This includes factors such as playability, safety, and fit with the LEGO brand. Every potential LEGO product goes through a process like this and must meet the same standards.

The LEGO Review Begins in January

This project qualifies for the Third 2014 Review, which includes projects that reach 10,000 supporters between early September and early January. For more information about the LEGO review process, please see the Project Guidelines and House Rules.

The review is a thorough process and from its start, and can take several months. When finished, we make a "go/no go" decision to develop and sell a product based on the The Natural History Museum - Creator Expert.

When the review is complete, we will inform you of our decision. If green-lit, this project goes into the longest phase of the project; the Development phase. During this time, LEGO model designers refine the product and develop it for release, we create the product materials (box, instructions, marketing), and get everything ready for a production run. This also takes several months.

We will post follow-up information and our decision here.

As a child, the natural history museum was AWESOME. As an adult, well...it's even more awesome, really. You've turned that awesomeness into a LEGO project and inspired 5,000+ fans of science and history. The interior photos you've added show just how lovely this museum is, keep up the good work, you're almost there!

Good luck as you dig and examine your way to 10,000 supporters!

This is just the thing to add to a modular town layout - an attraction for LEGO Minifigure tourists as well as a destination for school trips! Whether this is a place for learning and curiosity or if the displays in this museum come to life after dark will have to be seen...

Good luck as you work toward 10,000 supporters!