The best of the worst Lego Ideas

[anothergol]

https://ideas.lego.com/projects/149573

hahaha, "mythology animals in Lego sets such as Bigfoot, or the giant squid"

[x105Black]

Just about everything in the last few posts should not be considered viable for LEGO Ideas.

[StarWars8Spoiler]

Looks even worse than the 2009 version: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/149972

At least that one actually HAS an interior.

https://ideas.lego.com/projects/150331

The concept on this one is actually really good, but the build itself is overly-simple and too bland.

Edited August 10, 2016 by ChristopherLee

[anothergol]

If Lego rejected all pictures of the LDD using those ugly built-in backgrounds, I think that would filter a big part of the crap.

Funny how their rules state that a picture of the LDD is ok with the background scenery, but not with the grid, while the grid isn't as ugly.

[x105Black]

I agree that the grid is better looking than the scenery, but I don't think that LEGO needs to reject all LDD projects with the scenery.

[anothergol]

But have you seen even just 1 that wasn't crap?

[Artanis I]

Addendum to Ideas submission rules: "must be not crap"

[legobagel]

https://ideas.lego.com/projects/149670

Here's another one from the underage YouTuber.

And talk about self promotion... Correct me if I'm wrong, but a project like that by the name CakePieMuffin probably won't have a comment by *cakeandpiefan* saying "Nice set! I can totally see this being part of the mighty micros!" All the user has done was support that project. Someone made a second account...

[x105Black]

But have you seen even just 1 that wasn't crap?

That's not the point. The point is that not all projects using the LDD backgrounds are inherently crap.

[PicnicBasketSam]

This guy strikes again: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/150526

...yeah, no: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/150560

Don't we have enough police sets already without crappy SF vehicles like this? https://ideas.lego.com/projects/149669

Why on earth would anyone buy this one? https://ideas.lego.com/projects/150314

[anothergol]

That's not the point. The point is that not all projects using the LDD backgrounds are inherently crap.

if you've invested enough time in a MOC, you're not gonna make a crap screen capture of it in the LDD

[x105Black]

if you've invested enough time in a MOC, you're not gonna make a crap screen capture of it in the LDD

You'll take the best screen capture you're capable of, even if it includes the LDD backgrounds. Not everyone is computer savvy enough to know about and use the various rendering programs for LDD.

[anothergol]

Bluerender requires no knowledge, while the LDD takes time to master. You only have to know that Bluerender exists, and those who take crap screenshots of their crap builds don't know about Bluerender because they don't care.

[Blondie-Wan]

Bluerender requires no knowledge, while the LDD takes time to master. You only have to know that Bluerender exists, and those who take crap screenshots of their crap builds don't know about Bluerender because they don't care.

Not everyone was born knowing Bluerender exists. And not everyone who doesn't know about doesn't care. Lots of people care about making good-looking renderings, but honestly just haven't the faintest idea of how to go about them.

[x105Black]

And people building good ideas in LDD are more concerned with creating a good looking model than they are about learning about Bluerender.

I just disagree that all projects using LDD backgrounds are bad simply on the basis that they used an LDD background.

[xboxtravis7992]

Not everyone was born knowing Bluerender exists. And not everyone who doesn't know about doesn't care. Lots of people care about making good-looking renderings, but honestly just haven't the faintest idea of how to go about them.

I honestly didn't know Bluerender existed until a sometime last year. It's not very well advertised, and only well known in the Eurobricks community.

[Aethersprite]

Just stumbled on this thread. Wow, that Sphinx takes the cake. I brush aside most of these IDEAS projects as kids' projects, but the Sphinx is an obvious troll. Got me a good laugh, but ugh.

[Blondie-Wan]

I honestly didn't know Bluerender existed until a sometime last year. It's not very well advertised, and only well known in the Eurobricks community.

Heck, I didn't know about it until I saw that post to which I was responding. I guess I'll have to learn more about it.

[x105Black]

I brush aside most of these IDEAS projects as kids' projects

Kids should not be contributing projects to LEGO Ideas. That is, in itself, a big problem.

But yeah, I agree with the rest of your post.

[BrickJagger]

Looks even worse than the 2009 version: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/149972

Eh, not particularly bad.

...yeah, no: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/150560

The eyes make this one hilarious

[AFOLguy1970]

The giant minifig is actually not too bad of an idea. If the hands could be rounded out and the eyes fixed, that would be half the battle right there. A "macrofig" done well would probably make a good display piece.

[Blondie-Wan]

The giant minifig is actually not too bad of an idea. If the hands could be rounded out and the eyes fixed, that would be half the battle right there. A "macrofig" done well would probably make a good display piece.

Indeed, they actually did a set like that back in 2000. They're probably due for another.

[anothergol]

Not everyone was born knowing Bluerender exists. And not everyone who doesn't know about doesn't care. Lots of people care about making good-looking renderings, but honestly just haven't the faintest idea of how to go about them.

Fine, but wake me up the day you will see anything remotely good on a screenshot of the LDD with those backgrounds

Indeed, they actually did a set like that back in 2000. They're probably due for another.

Lego made one this year. And that's the difference between these, which are hardly "ideas", it's the execution:

[StarWars8Spoiler]

Random printed tiles, terrible proportions, and terrible cockpit. User says it's part of a his own theme, which isn't allowed under LEGO Ideas rules.

https://ideas.lego.com/projects/150621

The design on this one isn't really all that bad, but the way it's built would make the actual set extremely fragile, because so many of those leaves would be prone to breaking off with the slightest breath.

https://ideas.lego.com/projects/150670

EDIT: 200th post!

Edited August 15, 2016 by ChristopherLee

[BrickJagger]

The design on this one isn't really all that bad, but the way it's built would make the actual set extremely fragile, because so many of those leaves would be prone to breaking off with the slightest breath.

https://ideas.lego.com/projects/150670

EDIT: 200th post!

That might be the most leaf pieces I've ever seen together. I can imagine a full bag of 200 leaves.