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ATLAS mini model - education/outreach project

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LEGO Review Results for ATLAS Mini Model

First and foremost, congratulations to SaMe for reaching 10,000 supporters on LEGO CUUSOO, and toward everyone for all of the support of the ATLAS Mini Model project! The results of the LEGO Review are in and you can see full details on the LEGO CUUSOO Blog.

Review Results for ATLAS Mini Model
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 SaMe 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 CUUSOO projects.

Congrats on 10,000 Supporters, SaMe!

Oh my Higgs Boson!

Congratulations to SaMe and to our new friends who really, really love science, on successfully reaching 10,000 supporters in such a short time.

<font color="#413d3c" face="Verdana, sans-serif">You’ve done a great job compressing your ATLAS model down to a size that is accessible by students, families, and science departments around the world, to spread understanding of the field of particle physics. You’ve also connected with a passionate audience of people who want to encourage greater interest in science education. We now officially advance this project to the Review phase.</font>

<font color="#413d3c" face="Verdana, sans-serif">What happens now?
</font>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.

<font color="#413d3c" face="Verdana, sans-serif">The LEGO Review Begins in September
</font>This project qualifies for the quarterly review beginning in September. For more information about the quarterly review process, see this blog post.

<font color="#413d3c" face="Verdana, sans-serif">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 “ATLAS Mini Model - Education/Outreach Project” concept.</font>

<font color="#413d3c" face="Verdana, sans-serif">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.</font>

<font color="#413d3c" face="Verdana, sans-serif">We will post follow-up information and our decision here.</font>

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