Every LEGO Ideas set in production – June 2023

Two more LEGO Ideas sets have joined the longlist of models currently in production, so here’s a reminder of everything we’re currently awaiting from the crowdsourcing theme.

The results of the third LEGO Ideas 2022 review are here, and with them confirmation that two more LEGO Ideas sets will one day be making their way to shelves. They take the total number of LEGO Ideas sets currently in production up to 12, across a list comprised of regular review successes, contest winners and even one rejected project given a second chance in partnership with a retailer.

We’ve already seen three LEGO Ideas sets hit shelves in 2023 (21338 A-Frame Cabin, 21339 BTS Dynamite and 21340 Tales of the Space Age), and odds are good that we’ll see plenty more before the year’s end. Dive in below to find out what’s coming our way this year and next (and maybe even beyond that).

Tribute to Galileo Galilei

LEGO Ideas user Firecracker_’s tribute to one of history’s greatest scientific minds will be the theme’s next gift-with-purchase – having taken pole position in a STEM-themed Ideas contest – and is currently the oldest project on this list. Fingers crossed that means Tribute to Galileo Galilei will be available very soon, following in the footsteps of last summer’s 40487 Sailboat Adventure.

Hocus Pocus – The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage

The LEGO Group seems to have been playing the long con with Hocus Pocus – The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage. We’re getting further and further away from the Disney+ debut of the second film last year… but now Disney has announced that a third film is in the works. Amber Veyt’s LEGO Ideas set will therefore be sandwiched between the two.

Viking Village

BrickHammer’s Viking Village is an oddity on this list, because it didn’t progress to production in the same way as its contemporaries (by reaching the review stage or winning a contest). In fact, it was actually rejected by the review board at the first time of asking – then given a second shot in a public vote, hosted in partnership with US retailer Target. That was in summer last year, so fingers crossed it’s not far out from reaching shelves.

LEGO Insects

José María’s LEGO Insects combines five different brick-built beasts, but we already know from 21340 Tales of the Space Age that the LEGO Group might not stick to that number religiously. This is the second of four projects given the nod in the record-breaking first 2022 review (the first being the already-released 21340 Tales of the Space Age).

The Orient Express, a Legendary Train

LEGO Ideas is finally getting a train, and it’s starting right at the top with the Orient Express. One of the most iconic locomotives of all time, the enormous engine and carriage – designed by Thomas Lajon – probably won’t fit on regular LEGO track, just like last year’s Hogwarts Express. They might rival the price of that set, too…

Polaroid OneStep SX-70

If you’re looking for something a little more affordable from LEGO Ideas, Minibrick Productions’ Polaroid OneStep SX-70 should fit the bill. A replica of a far smaller real-world object than 21327 Typewriter, the retro object doesn’t look like it’s going to cost much more than getting a couple of reels of film developed. (Okay, maybe a bit more than that.)

Your Family Tree

Another LEGO Ideas set coming to shelves in partnership with Target, Your Family Tree topped a contest to find a future product themed around family. It’s designed by Ivan Guerrero, who you’ll recognise as bringing 21324 123 Sesame Street to the LEGO Group’s attention.

Dragon’s Keep: Journey’s End

Lucas Bolt’s incredibly detailed Dragon’s Keep: Journey’s End took first prize in a Dungeons & Dragons-themed LEGO Ideas contest, and will presumably launch in 2024 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the tabletop roleplaying game. Fans of the mostly-defunct LEGO Castle theme will want to keep an eye out for this one.

Red Telephone Box

Two LEGO Ideas projects made the cut in the second 2022 review, including John Cramp’s Red Telephone Box. It’s an icon of the British isles in decades gone by, and the LEGO Group is clearly banking on the same formula that brought 10258 London Bus to shelves. Britain sure does love red things.

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Simon Scott’s The Nightmare Before Christmas was also approved in the second 2022 review in February this year. It usually takes about 12 months minimum for a LEGO Ideas set to move through production, which means this could well miss the movie’s 30th anniversary in 2023 – but the LEGO Group has fast-tracked sets before, so you never know…

Jaws

The LEGO Group has flirted with the Jaws franchise before, including it in a list of options for its 150th BrickHeadz statue – but it’s now finally bringing Hollywood’s scariest shark (get outta here, Sharknado) to shelves through Johnny Campbell’s build, approved in the third 2022 review. If you need a bigger boat, maybe this one will do.

Cat

LEGO and cats feels like a surefire recipe for success, so the only real surprise in seeing Damian Andres’s project get the green light is that nobody attempted it earlier. The pitch includes pieces for just one cat – a cross between a Siamese and a Birman – but perhaps the LEGO Group will be able to figure out a way to include pieces for a few different varieties of brick-built feline friends.

Every LEGO Ideas set currently in production – June 2023

LEGO Ideas set	Fan designer(s)	Date approved
Tribute to Galileo Galilei	Firecracker_	June 20, 2022
Hocus Pocus – The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage	Amber Veyt	July 12, 2022
Viking Village	BrickHammer	August 17, 2022
LEGO Insects	José María	October 25, 2022
The Orient Express, a Legendary Train	Thomas Lajon	October 25, 2022
Polaroid OneStep SX-70	Marc (Minibrick Productions)	October 25, 2022
Your Family Tree	Ivan Guerrero	December 7, 2022
Dragon’s Keep: Journey’s End	BoltBuilds	January 5, 2023
Red Telephone Box	John Cramp	February 8, 2023
The Nightmare Before Christmas	Simon Scott	February 8, 2023
Jaws	Johnny Campbell	May 31, 2023
Cat	Damian Andres	May 31, 2023

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