The latest LEGO Ideas 10K project wants to be your neighbour

The second 2023 LEGO Ideas review just got a whole lot more neighbourly with a Mister Rogers project by Matt Smith.

Fred Rogers and his iconically wholesome show have been submitted to LEGO Ideas many times in various forms, with dozens of other Mister Rogers projects currently on the website. Smith’s project, though, is the first to reach the all-important 10K mark – meaning it has a chance to become a real set.

Smith, who goes by the username Bricksmitherd, used 1,968 pieces in his model as a reference to the show’s original air date in 1968. The model is double-sided, with one side representing Rogers’ home and the other depicting the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. There are lots of little play features like a moving red trolley on a 360-degree track and a function that pops Henrietta out of her house.

The fan-made model contains Fred Rogers, François Clemmons, Betty Aberlin, and Mr. McFeely minifigures as well as a whole bunch of animals. Easter eggs for fans of the show are littered throughout the build in a similar way to many of the classic sitcom LEGO Ideas sets. If you want to see a full list of references, you can check out the original post.

This model brings the LEGO Ideas second 2023 review project count up to 21, but there are surely more to come. Keep your eyes peeled for more LEGO Ideas 10K updates!

Every LEGO Ideas project in the second 2023 review

Number	LEGO Ideas project	LEGO Ideas user	Date qualified
1	“Big Boy” Locomotive	Lassehfl	May 2, 2023
2	Retro Arcade	If You Build It	May 7, 2023
3	Spartan Helmet of Leonidas	Delusion Brick	May 8, 2023
4	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider	Lego.Ozzy.Fan	May 15, 2023
5	The Muppet Show	BulldoozerBuilder	May 20, 2023
6	Red Bull Racing F1 Team RB18 1:12 Scale	LukasRS	May 20, 2023
7	Scooby Doo Mystery Machine	Let Them Fly	May 20, 2023
8	Western River Steamboat	CTDpower	May 23, 2023
9	Dreamwork’s Shrek Swamp	Pedro_RuizMx	May 25, 2023
10	Asterix & Obelix	Ganpat the Celt	May 26, 2023
11	Venice	LEGOverwatch	May 30, 2023
12	Stilt House	Norton74	May 31, 2023
13	Red Bull RB18	_MrB_	June 2, 2023
14	Trojan Horse	Daytona	June 7, 2023
15	Red Dwarf: Sleeping Quarters	BRO3	June 7, 2023
16	TaleSpin Seaduck meeting Seagull	Delusion Brick	June 11, 2023
17	Stud Lane Book Nook	LORDSQUISH	June 12, 2023
18	Minifigure Gumball Machine	Goosestore	June 14, 2023
19	Greenhouse	JaredR2	June 14, 2023
20	Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Box: Dark Magician vs Blue-Eyes White Dragon	Zero Helix	June 15, 2023
21	Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood	Bricksmitherd	June 23, 2023

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