#1 My 14 Year Old Son Built Manhattan Using Freestyle LEGO. His Dream Is To Be An Architect Or Model Designer At LEGO
“Creating LEGO sets” is one of those jobs like astronaut or candy-taster that many kids would like to do at some point in their lives. To be clear, all of these are very real jobs, just by no means common enough for every other second grader to become one at some point. However, if you still harbor dreams of creating your own LEGO set, you might be in luck.
Since 2008, LEGO has had a program titled “LEGO Ideas” where netizens can pitch sets, which, if they get enough votes, end up being made into real sets, with the idea creator getting a 1% royalty.
#5 I Made A "Firebird" With LEGO. It Took 6 Months To Make And Was 75cm Tall. I Aimed To Make The Most Beautiful LEGO Work In The World...!! I'll Continue The Video And Details In The Tree↓
Now, don’t necessarily get your hopes up, since 2008 (a whole 17 years ago) only 56 sets in total have been picked. It has to get 10000 votes in two years, minimum, as well as a few other conditions, including 100 votes in the first sixty days. Even if it qualifies, it still might not be enough, as some sets have been rejected for copyright or just needing molds that would be too costly to make.
#8 Elizabeth Tower, After 5 Years Plus Of Designing, And Building, I Finally Completed And Displayed My Rendition Of Elizabeth Tower. It Has A Fully Functioning LEGO Clock Mechanism Run By A Spike Prime Hub, That Also Includes The Chimes And Big Ben Bell Sounds Every Hour
Indeed, there have been entire years where no projects end up being selected. Creativity isn’t enough, after all, LEGO has a lot of creative people already working there. It has to be something LEGO can actually sell (no intellectual property issues), produce (no massively custom molds and new technology and still has to garner enough user support.
#10 Thirty-Six Views Of Mount Fuji, The Great Wave Off Kanagawa, Has Been Made Into A Three-Dimensional LEGO Model. It's A Theme I've Wanted To Create For Many Years, And I Had An Image Of It In My Head, But This Time I Was Finally Able To Make It A Reality. Because It's Three-Dimensional, It Can Be Enjoyed From Various Angles. Starting Today, It Is On Permanent Display At The Hankyu Brick Museum In Hankyu Sanban-Gai, Osaka!
#12 I Was Asked To Make A Model Of This House From LEGO. The House Will Be Leaving The Family Soon And My Friend Wanted To Get It Made For His Dad For Christmas. He Asked That I Add A Bench At The Front Where His Grandad Used To Sit
If you’ve noticed that many of these come from 2020 or early 2021, you would be correct to assume that lockdowns did spur an increase in interest about LEGO. After all, if you’re stuck at home, buy and building LEGO, or just tinkering with the pieces you have was just one of many ways people did their best to stay entertained.
#15 My Dad Spent 8 Months Making His Own LEGO Disney World. He Worked Really Hard On It And I Think It's Pretty Cool
For example, in 2020, a record 26 projects qualified, while later that same year, 35 more reached the necessary threshold. This doesn’t actually mean this was enough for them to all get put into production and LEGO itself updated the requirements, noting the massive increase in interest following lockdown.
#16 One Totally Insane Mos Eisley Diorama Spotted At Last Year's Con. Looks Like It Took More Time To Make Than The Film Itself! Impressive... Most Impressive
#18 My Latest Creation. The Largest LEGO Batcave In The World!. 2 Meters Tall And At A Guess Using Somewhere Between 50,000 And 100,000 Pieces! Fully Lit With Moving Functions And Featuring Vignettes Starring Batmans Rogues Gallery And Scenes From The History Of Batman Lore
#19 Guinness World Record LEGO Brick Diorama
Regardless, it was impressive and quite pleasant to look at. Many small details were included and inspired from a historically famous ancient painting known as “Along the River During the Qingming Festival”.
