Ship in a Bottle to become an official LEGO Ideas set

, The Flagship Leviathan is the one project to pass the third 2016 review and be confirmed for official release

Jacob Sadovich’s

, The Flagship Leviathan project is the only one that has passed the third 2016 review period, meaning it will become an official release under the theme. The official announcement confirmed that Jacob’s project was selected, ‘for its unique approach to what official sets can look like.’

Jacob was inspired to build a

after constructing a traditional one, setting himself the challenge of recreating it in bricks. The is a classic challenge as it requires not just constructing the ship, but placing it in the bottle in such a way that it expands and is displayed attractively – of course the version will not be quite such a challenge. The project reached 10,000 supporters in 48 days.

The official

set based on the project will be released in 2018.