LEGO Ideas Sea Turtle surfaces with 10,000 supporters 

The latest fan design to swim into the third LEGO Ideas 2023 review is Sea Turtle, a 1,218-piece brick-built version of the aquatic reptile.

The third LEGO Ideas review of 2023 continues to attract all kinds of impressive submissions, with nearly 30 fan-made designs currently competing to ultimately become a physical LEGO set. We’ve seen another two models drum up 10K supporters this week, in the shape of Forest Base and The Vintage Service Station, and now third is joining them.

Sea Turtle is the creation of legotruman and is a 1,218-piece version of the aquatic reptile, one that measures over 42cm wide, 37cm in length and 14cm in height. The build is intended to capture the realistic look of the animal, using various brown and orange elements to accurately replicate the shapes and patterns of the scutes (scales) on its shell.

In addition, Sea Turtle also boasts a moveable head and flippers, which can be repositioned for various swimming poses. This is the third fan-made model from legotruman, who has already managed to crack the third LEGO Ideas review of 2023 with Moon Palace and LEGO Anatomy, potentially giving the designer a slight edge over other competing submissions.

We’ll find out which of the brick-built creations have been successful when the LEGO Ideas team announces the winners of the third review at some point in January 2024. 

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

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