Here be dragons in the latest LEGO Ideas set to join the 10K club
The latest LEGO Ideas set to make 10,000 supporters includes a nifty fold-out feature to reveal a hidden pirate-themed secret.
Fan designer Sparkos‘ Pirate Treasure Chest became the 31st LEGO Ideas submission to make it into the third and final LEGO Ideas review for 2023. While at first it might look just like a brick-built chest, it opens to reveal something even cooler than treasure: a buildable map of an island, complete with a waterfall, beaches, and rocky outcrops.
Essentially, it lays out a dynamic landscape perfect for pirates to explore and can easily fold in and out of the chest via its hinged parts. Made up of 2,500 parts, there are even two locations where treasure and jewels can be found, as well as tiny boats cruising the high seas.
The inspiration for Pirate Treasure Chest is buried in the personal history of the designer and in the long-standing history of LEGO.
“My introduction to LEGO came when my father gave me 6265 Sabre Island, which he placed into a life-size Treasure Chest (personally made) that had the ability like this design to fold down on all four sides to become a Treasure Island (i.e. LEGO playing surface),” Sparkos wrote. “This design is my tribute to that original introduction.”
Of course, Pirate Treasure Chest isn’t a surefire LEGO Ideas set yet. It’ll now go up against at least 30 other sets in the third 2023 review. Remind yourself of the full range of sets with potential to become real-life LEGO ideas sets in the table below, and check out which sets are now confirmed to become real sets from the record-breaking first 2023 review.
Every LEGO Ideas project in the third 2023 review
| Number | LEGO Ideas project | LEGO Ideas user | Date qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Modular Heritage Museum | Anon22 | September 4, 2023 |
| 2 | Great Temple of Abu Simbel | ilPas | September 7, 2023 |
| 3 | Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 “Phantom of Love” | dimexart | September 10, 2023 |
| 4 | Moon Palace | legotruman | September 13, 2023 |
| 5 | NASA’s SLS Block 1 & 1B Rockets – Artemis Missions | Whatsuptoday and Matthew Nolan | September 19, 2023 |
| 6 | LEGO Anatomy | legotruman | September 24, 2023 |
| 7 | WTC Twin Towers & Vista International Hotel 1979 | Daniel ASC | October 5, 2023 |
| 8 | Coraline: The Pink Palace | Thebigchicken | October 5, 2023 |
| 9 | Good Ogel’s Garden | Pablo Sánchez Jiménez | October 8, 2023 |
| 10 | Happier Than Ever | Friedrich3 | October 10, 2023 |
| 11 | City Burger | Bricky_Brick | October 13, 2023 |
| 12 | Desktop Rock’N’Roll | Adwind | October 23, 2023 |
| 13 | Phineas and Ferb! | Greygo | October 23, 2023 |
| 14 | JWST | tonysmyuncle | October 26, 2023 |
| 15 | Harry Styles Love on Tour 2023 | SunflowerVolume33 | October 30, 2023 |
| 16 | LEGO Microscope | Science16476 | November 2, 2023 |
| 17 | Sequoia Tree Trail | PieceOnEarth | November 5, 2023 |
| 18 | Tesla Center | Airbricks95 | November 8, 2023 |
| 19 | Working Canal Lock | Baron von Barron | November 9, 2023 |
| 20 | Christmas Theater | Tom79acaya | November 12, 2023 |
| 21 | Wreck-It Ralph 10th Anniversary | Vaicko | November 15, 2023 |
| 22 | Stray Kids ‘Oddinary Maniac’ | MadamTerrificHouse100 and Brick.Cucumber | November 19, 2023 |
| 23 | Rainforest Frogs | Mario Vela | November 26, 2023 |
| 24 | Steve Irwin & Majestic Crocodile | King of Crocs | November 27, 2023 |
| 25 | Kaamelott, the Knights of the Round Table | Lincoln SixBricks | December 1, 2023 |
| 26 | Classic Tractor | pezzz | December 3, 2023 |
| 27 | Forest Base | Iyan Ha | December 5, 2023 |
| 28 | The Vintage Service Station | MOCturnal and Besbaddesign | December 5, 2023 |
| 29 | Sea Turtle | legotruman | December 9, 2023 |
| 30 | No Man’s Sky | Radiant Pillar BC1 | nasa105 | December 18, 2023 |
| 31 | Pirate Treasure Chest | Sparkos | December 19, 2023 |
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