A different kind of LEGO train could be next for LEGO Ideas

The latest LEGO Ideas project to pass 10,000 supporters is proposing a different, but all too familiar kind of LEGO train. 

Thomas the Tank Engine is the TV adaptation of the Railway Series books and the cast of talking trains and other vehicles has become popular with children worldwide. Now, KaijuBuildz is proposing that the franchise should get a LEGO Ideas set as their submission enters the second 2022 review round just before the deadline. 

However, provided this project impresses the judges and becomes a real set, this wouldn’t be the first time that the LEGO Group has represented the talking trains in bricks as waves of DUPLO models released between 2005 and 2009 included larger brick-built versions of the characters. Some of these sets even included a Sir Topham Hatt figure, just like the minifigure proposed in the LEGO Ideas submission. 

The design of the submitted model is more complicated than those DUPLO sets though, instead using a similar base as the one featured in 76405 Hogwarts Express – Collectors’ Edition including brick-built track and transparent pieces to hold the train in place. 

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This is the 50th project in the second 2022 LEGO Ideas review as the deadline for this round approaches. Here are all the other submissions that will soon be considered for a future LEGO Ideas set: 

Thomas the Tank Engine 
The Goonies 360 
LEGO Cats 
Night at the Museum – Re-Open the Doors 
Ancient Greek Temple 
Bluey! 
Clockwork Solar System 
Ratatouille: Let’s Open The Doors 
Sea Turtle 
Mata Nui Rises [BIONICLE Tribute Set] 
Working Log Flume – Fairground Water Coaster 
Ed and Edna’s Scrap Junkyard 
Armada Port 
Garfield – 2-in-1 
Medieval Watchtower 
Heartstopper Charlie’s Room 
The Treasury – Petra 
The A-Team: I Love it When a Plan Comes Together 
Golden Trumpet Tree With Park Bench 
Sony Walkman 
Chinese Gardens 
Gravity Falls – The Mystery Shack 
The Great Wave off Kanagawa  
The Old Train Engine Shed 
Terraria 
Witch House 
Red London Telephone Box 
Ski Chalet 
Taskmaster 
Medieval Guarded Inn 
Sikorsky S-70i Firehawk Cal Fire Edition 
Viking Village 
The Krusty Krab – Spongebob Squarepants 
Traditional Japanese Village 
Tuscan Villa 
University of Brickester 
The Art Center 
The World of Civil Engineering: Types of Bridges 
LEGO Mushroom House 
Working Polaroid Sun 600 LMS 
Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: Escher Room 
Working Orrery 
Medieval Alchemist 
Lisbon Tram (Elétrico De Lisboa) 
Fishing in the Muddy Waters 
Escape Game: Carter’s Secret 
Auto Repair Garage 1930s 
Motorized Steampunk Ship 
Indiana Jones, Raiders Of The Lost Ark – 40th Anniversary 
Lilo & Stitch: Beach House 

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