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...
BrickLink Designer Program First Round Projects Revealed
Today, BrickLink announces the first round of crowdfunding for the BrickLink Designer Program. This gives various previous 10K LEGO Ideas project which didn’t make the cut, another chance to be turned into buildable sets. The first round of 8 sets can be pre-ordered from July 1st. The first of these projects to reach 3,000 pre-orders will be produced by BrickLink. Check out the first 8 projects below. Announcing the first round...
Kicking Off The BrickLink Designer Program 2021
Late last year, the LEGO Group have announced a collaboration between LEGO® Ideas and BrickLink where they’ll be giving past 10K designs from LEGO Ideas, a second chance of being a set via the BrickLink Designer Program. This is similar to the 60th Anniversary AFOL Designer Program. With so many fan designs hitting 10K, it’s inevitable that not all of them can be turned into retail sets. The BrickLink Designer Program will see...
Behind The Scenes Of Bricklink’s AFOL Designer Program
Back in September 2017, Bricklink began a special program which celebrated the 60th Anniversary of the LEGO® brick and the creative world of AFOL builders. From all the designs submitted to the program 16 are currently available to pre-order, with half the sets already way beyond their funding goals. The AFOL Designer Program was created with the support of the LEGO Group, who are providing the new elements needed to create each set,...
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