LEGO Ideas project inspired by real-life helicopter hero reaches 10K
A brick-built version of a rescue helicopter has made it past 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas, putting it into contention for becoming a real LEGO Ideas set.
Fan designer bart_afol was inspired to create Polish Falcon – Resque Service while they were hiking in the Tatra Mountains, climbing one of the most difficult trails known as Orla Per?.
“After six hours of hiking, I heard the characteristic sound of a helicopter,” they wrote. “When you hear such a sound in the high parts of mountains, you know that someone needs urgent help and the rescuers’ journey on foot would be too long or it would be impossible to carry down the injured person.”
That inspired them to create a brick-built version of the rescue helicopter used by TOPR (Tatra Mountain Volunteer Rescue Service). Some of the photos pictured below were taken on Kozi Wierch, part of Orla Per?, with the transparent support elements removed.
Polish Falcon – Resque Service becomes the 32nd project in the third 2024 review. Check out its competition for becoming a real LEGO Ideas set in the table below.
LEGO Ideas projects in the third 2024 review
| LEGO Ideas project | LEGO Ideas user | Date qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cliffside House | red-panda58892 | September 4, 2024 |
| 2 | Gravity Falls – The Mystery Shack | mad.bricks | September 7, 2024 |
| 3 | Round House Ski Lodge | ThomasTheCross | September 7, 2024 |
| 4 | Italian Villa | BrickHammer | September 8, 2024 |
| 5 | Summit Station | Baron von Barron | September 11, 2024 |
| 6 | Betta Splendens | Farmfarm | September 12, 2024 |
| 7 | The Moon: Lunar Landscape | SharkyBricks | September 15, 2024 |
| 8 | Overpass Park | terauma | September 19, 2024 |
| 9 | Motorised Howl’s Moving Castle | ericlego321 | September 21, 2024 |
| 10 | The Discworld Unseen University Library | BrickMorpork | September 27, 2024 |
| 11 | Clue – The Playable Mystery Game (AKA Cluedo) | RobZic | September 28, 2024 |
| 12 | Mr. Brick Coffee Pot | RainbowToTT | October 4, 2024 |
| 13 | Bob Ross: Studio and Paintings | Bricknificent | October 4, 2024 |
| 14 | Woodland Wildlife | Brickicist | October 8, 2024 |
| 15 | Sawmill | Bob_Brickman | October 8, 2024 |
| 16 | Gravity Falls Mystery Shack | BrickLumberjack618 | October 8, 2024 |
| 17 | LEGO Godzilla | MattE720 | October 23, 2024 |
| 18 | Turing Machine – Working LEGO Computer | The Bananaman | October 25, 2024 |
| 19 | From the Kitchen to Bricks: Linguini & Remy BrickHeadz | Alfstuff | October 27, 2024 |
| 20 | Portal 2: P-Body & ATLAS | VNMBricks | October 27, 2024 |
| 21 | Magic Bookends | Brick Dangerous | October 29, 2024 |
| 22 | Science Lab Kit | Brick Science16476 | October 30, 2024 |
| 23 | Beetlejuice: Ghost House | Jean_Jacket | October 31, 2024 |
| 24 | Genshin Impact: Liyue Harbor Wharf | BrickBob_Studpants / StrongEngineer066 | November 1, 2024 |
| 25 | Camping Trip | terauma | November 2, 2024 |
| 26 | Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere | ChiefWilyChair | November 3, 2024 |
| 27 | Bolex 16mm Camera | eliot.obrien | November 6, 2024 |
| 28 | Springfield Elementary School Simpsons | Airbricks95 | November 9, 2024 |
| 29 | Deep Rock Galactic Drilldozer | JaoGosma | November 9, 2024 |
| 30 | The Princess Bride – From Book to Blockbuster to Brick | Frogtopia | November 11, 2024 |
| 31 | The Eras of Taylor Swift | Minibrick Productions | November 12, 2024 |
| 32 | Polish Falcon – Resque Service | bart_afol | November 15, 2024 |
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