LEGO Bits N’ Bricks & The Rise Of BrickLink
As the LEGO Group retires the fan version of the LEGO® Digital Designer building tool and transitions to support BrickLink’s Studio program, the LEGO Bits N’ Bricks podcast examines the history of both digital building platforms. This special new episode of the LEGO Bits N’ Bricks podcast can be found on various podcast platforms including Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts. To learn more about the end of LEGO...
BrickLink Studio To Replace LEGO Digital Designer
Today it has been announced that LEGO® Digital Designer will no longer be available to download at the end of the month and moving forward BrickLink Studio will become the official platform for digital LEGO building. LDD has a long history within the LEGO Group, helping to create everything from LEGO sets to video games and even Hollywood movies. But the public version has long since been unsupported by the LEGO Group, with no new...
Bricklink Round 1 Set Instructions Now Available
With many people now receiving their pre-ordered Bricklink Designer Program sets from the first round, instructions for those sets are now available as well. As the Bricklink sets needed to use current parts, if you didn’t purchase any of the sets, you can still try and build them by sourcing the parts from elsewhere. You can find the instructions here but I highly recommend using the LEGO Building Instructions App as...
First Bricklink Designer Program Box Art Revealed
The LEGO® Instructions App has been updated to include the first batch of sets from the 2021 Bricklink Designer Program. The first collection of sets include five fan designs that previously hit 10k votes on LEGO Ideas but didn’t become an official set. Selected fan designers were invited to include their original projects in the Bricklink Designer Program, where the first five sets to hit their funding goal would become an...
BrickLink Designer Program Round 2 Begins
The second round of crowdfunding for the BrickLink Designer Program has begun today. LEGO® fans can now pre-order their favourites among nine fan projects on the BrickLink Designer Program page. The first five projects to reach the goal of 3,000 pre-orders will be produced as a limited edition set. Up to 10,000 of each will be produced based on pre-orders received from registered BrickLink members. Round 2 crowdfunding will close at...
BrickLink Designer Program Round 2 Details
Details regarding the second round of the BrickLink Designer Program have been revealed today. The second round will kick off on November 9th with nine previous LEGO Ideas projects back with a chance to become BrickLink sets. The first five projects to hit 3,000 pre-orders will be produced by BrickLink as a Limited Edition set. Due to issues with the first round, now 10,000 sets will be created. You can see which sets make up Round 2...
BrickLink Designer Program Reopens Pre-orders
The BrickLink Designer Program re-opens pre-orders for four sets later today. It was announced a few weeks ago that there would be a few changes to the program after a few issues during the first round of product support. An error allowed the Castle set to reach 10,000 pre-orders despite sets being limited to 5,000. In response, the additional sets will be produced and the four other successfully funded sets pre-orders have been...
BrickLink Response To Designer Program
The BrickLink team held a round table this evening in response to the first round of the BrickLink Designer Program. It’s safe to sound the first wave of sets were very popular so much so BrickLink servers struggled and sets reached their goal in record time. The extremely popular Castle set actually reached 10,000 pre-orders despite sets being limited to 5,000. In response, the additional sets will be produced and the other...
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