LEGO BrickLink AFOL Designer Program instructions are finally online
The instructions for all of the original LEGO BrickLink AFOL Designer Program have finally been released online, making it easier to recreate them.
Before the more familiar LEGO BrickLink Designer Program started, the crowdfunding concept was trialled through the AFOL Designer Program, in which fan designers saw 13 of their models released as official sets, in the usual limited capacity.
Instructions for LEGO BrickLink Designer Program models are typically only available in a digital format. They are usually released shortly after the sets are shipped out to fans who crowdfunded them. That hasn’t been the case with the AFOL Designer Program for six years, but this has finally been rectified.
The BrickLink listings for all 13 AFOL Designer Program sets now list the instructions for each as a PDF, complete with a parts list in case you’re aiming to recreate the models for yourself. Here’s a guide to the 13 sets and their corresponding instructions.
| Image | AFOL Designer Program set | Instructions link |
|---|---|---|
![]() | BL19001 Löwenstein Castle | Instructions |
![]() | BL19002 Antique Fire Engine | Instructions |
![]() | BL19003 Skyline Express | Instructions |
![]() | BL19004 Wild West Saloon | Instructions |
![]() | BL19005 Isle of Peril | Instructions |
![]() | BL19006 Eight Studs | Instructions |
![]() | BL19007 Science Tower | Instructions |
![]() | BL19008 The LEGO Story | Instructions |
![]() | BL19009 Imagine It! Build It! | Instructions |
![]() | BL19010 Hot Shot Carnival | Instructions |
![]() | BL19011 Vintage Roadster | Instructions |
![]() | BL19012 Bikes! | Instructions |
![]() | BL19013 Steampunk Mini Chess | Instructions |
With this long-awaited LEGO BrickLink update, the next step for the program is the entry intake for Series 9, which is scheduled to begin on September 15. This follows a webinar with guidelines and additional information that took place just last week. You can find the rest of the BrickLink Designer Program set instructions on the program’s webpage.
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