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nobbyiscool
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The light starts to decrease so quickly at this time of year. It bums me out, I'm rarely enamoured by the Big Bash, but it's a good thing to have on while I'm building Lego at this time of year. But as the light starts to fade, my options are limited to a pretty dull reading lamp... which I had to buy, because my loungeroom lights are 5 torturously bright LED lights that completely throw off my sleep rythm.
nobbyiscool
Brownlow Medallist
- Aug 11, 2006
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- 25,194
- AFL Club
- Tasmania
- Other Teams
- TasTigers, JJs, MV, CRaiders, PhEagles
The pure 80s beauty of this has me seriously considering it.
I've literally just seen it for the first time on the Lego site, I mustn't be paying enough attention to upcoming releases.
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I've literally just seen it for the first time on the Lego site, I mustn't be paying enough attention to upcoming releases.
Blacktron Renegade 10355 | LEGO® Icons | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop AU
LEGO® Icons Blacktron Renegade building set for adults
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BLUEY!! Just revealed by Jays Brick Blog!! Coming mid year are half a dozen sets. He says this wave is Duplo and 4+ sets, is it too much to hope there will be an adult set, or even CMFs?
Definitely on the list, I suspect I'll wait for a discount though.The pure 80s beauty of this has me seriously considering it.
I've literally just seen it for the first time on the Lego site, I mustn't be paying enough attention to upcoming releases.
Blacktron Renegade 10355 | LEGO® Icons | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop AU
LEGO® Icons Blacktron Renegade building set for adults
nobbyiscool
Brownlow Medallist
- Aug 11, 2006
- 22,684
- 25,194
- AFL Club
- Tasmania
- Other Teams
- TasTigers, JJs, MV, CRaiders, PhEagles
I'm only seriously back into Lego over the last couple of years.
What's the deal with the Lego Bricklink crowdfund stuff? Since when does Lego need to crowdfund projects?
Where did these projects come from? Were they also crowd sourced?
What's the deal with the Lego Bricklink crowdfund stuff? Since when does Lego need to crowdfund projects?
Where did these projects come from? Were they also crowd sourced?
This started a few years ago when COVID caused the number of Ideas submissions to skyrocket. Lego went from a dozen or so in each round to more than 50, and of course they could only make 1 or 2 from each round.
In addition, many of the builds were large and complex, and not easy to turn into official sets.
They decided to implement the Bricklink Designer Program to allow some of the Ideas submissions not selected to be made available to fans that wanted them. These sets are not built to "official" standards, but are vetted and approved by Lego.
In order to avoid inventory/production scheduling issues with additional unplanned sets, Lego makes the sets available for pre-order only, which is where "crowd funding" comes in. If they reach a minimum order quantity, they will build them, up to a current maximum of 30,000 sets I believe. There is only one production run each, and they do not go on general sale.
I'm not sure if the BDP takes submissions from outside the Ideas process, but I don't think so.
TL;DR it's for sets that although worthy, don't make the Ideas official set cut.
I am a Star Wars fanboy. I have been one since going to see the original movie at the Elizabeth Drive-In in Adelaide back in the 70's. Yes for anyone in SA there was a Drive In in Elizabeth. Many suburbs had one.
