Here are the results of the Winter 2012, Spring and Summer 2013 results.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-NTCGA5uKE

On one hand, I'm ecstatic to finally see a non-intellectual property get the green light.

On the other, it's disappointing seeing three different review stages with only one idea going through at all.

The Brick Fan

6 minutes ago, MotorCityMuscle said:

Needs like triple the balloons 

This is only the front part of the house.  It needs the back half of the house to put the  rest of the balloons

I can't wait to see this in a large Modular City between the Daily Bugle set and some other set like Town Hall. Wish they would have snuck in one of the connection pin points on the side.

7 minutes ago, CosmicSpeed said:

I can't wait to see this in a large Modular City between the Daily Bugle set and some other set like Town Hall. Wish they would have snuck in one of the connection pin points on the side.

I do wish it was a little bigger, but I guess this is ok for scale.

1 hour ago, exciter1 said:

I do wish it was a little bigger, but I guess this is ok for scale.

 

Jaws (sell that BL Designer Boat)

Cat 

2 hours ago, Pseudoty said:

Jaws

 

Yes! 

Official Orient Express 21344 pics are up, it is Blue. 

15 minutes ago, Pseudoty said:

Official Orient Express 21344 pics are up, it is Blue. 

The first thought that popped in my head as the photo came up was Polar Express because of the blue cars and white tops.  Although quite a bit different side by side.  Anyone know why they chose blue?  A lot of the images up to this point seemed to be leaning green.

Edit:  I see now, the original campaign had a green engine/tender and the car was a dark blue.  Sort of like the original better.

Edited October 11, 20232 yr by BRIX23
Updated

engine does not look scaled well with the cars. and if it's just another display train, easy pass from this train fan

Perhaps they went with blue because there's already a fantastic green engine. I feel that it might be an easy mod to lengthen the engine 4 studs, but won't know until I see it.

Pictures look like it's compatible with current setup, thus in for 3.

Yay LEGO!

Orient Express Train is up now:

https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/the-orient-express-train-21344?

 

28 minutes ago, scratchdesk said:

Orient Express Train is up now:

https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/the-orient-express-train-21344?

 

No included power functions or the option to add them for $300?

 

 

Edited November 16, 20232 yr by Pseudoty

1 hour ago, Pseudoty said:

No included power functions or the option to add them for $300?

 

 

i don't think lego really knows how to make motorized trains anymore outside of the city sets that come around every 5 years or so. i don't really understand these statue sets, but apparently they sell well enough that they keep making them. 

This would sell so much better if they didn’t include the display track.

In the designer reveal video they stated that the learned from the "UCS" Hogwarts Express that people wanted a train that fit on real tracks so they downsized the original locomotive submission and included 2 cars instead of one. But what good is it if the train fits on lego tracks but can not be motorized? Perhaps they will get it right on the next train set.  

I'm sorry, but that engine looks terrible. Price seems absurdly high for an Ideas set too. Easy pass. Keep it up LEGO, I need to scale back in 2024 😂

I was really looking forward to this set, but looks like a miss. Funny that Lego will use the slow sales of the UCS Hogwarts Express and this Ideas set as 'proof' that Creator Expert trains are not worth the effort.

They priced themselves right into a slow seller here.  Should have been $199.99.  UCS Hogwarts Express is over 5000 pieces plus licensing at $499.99.  

 

 

20 hours ago, BRIX23 said:

They priced themselves right into a slow seller here.  Should have been $199.99.  UCS Hogwarts Express is over 5000 pieces plus licensing at $499.99.  

There is also a licensed parnership in this set as well.  It sounds like they were heavily involved on the design process.

$80. First ideas set with such an atrocious price per piece. Specialized pieces yeah yeah.. dont care. Hard pass.

Posting for the Thumbnail Only

 

 

So many unnecessary IP based Ideas sets. They need to rethink the theme. 

3 minutes ago, Mathew said:

So many unnecessary IP based Ideas sets. They need to rethink the theme. 

It’s become the way they launch single theme sets. Really a great example of LEGO needing to shrink the amount of sets they launch.