Correus Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Hello fellow brickheads! I was just sitting here having my first cup of jo, checking e-mails and listening to the news. Then, a commercial for the new Sherlock Holmes movie came on. First thing that popped into my head was "WOW - think of all the possibilities this could provided for a new theme set of LEGO!!". These sets could tie into so many other sets out there not to mention the popularity of Steampunk as well. I wonder if those at LEGO know how HUGE the market would be to the Steampunk community that had never really looked into that genre. Can you imagine the tie ins that could then go into Jules Verne type sets - 'A Journey to the Centre of the Earth', 'Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea', 'Around the World in Eighty Days' and 'The Mysterious Island' to name just a few?! you have all those fancy sets like the 'Market Street', 'Café Corner' and 'Green Grocer' that easily adapt to the whole Victorian theme - not to mention la Tour Eiffel!! What do you all think? Anyone know if LEGO is even looking into it? Moderators - if I have placed this in the wrong section PLEASE feel free to move it. I'm still learning my way around this excellent site! Yours in bricks, Larry Quote
Izzy Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 I think that for TLG to bring out some Steam Punk sets there needs to be some really popular KIDS shows and movies that they can base them on something that kids would have actually watched and understood. As Sherlock Holmes is definately not a kids movie I do not think any sets will come from there in particular. There has been some different kids movies like Steam Boy and many of Hayao Miyazaki films would be super cool to make sets from. But as I already said, I think for TLG to make new sets it would have to be from a new movies or tv series that the kids aged 6 - 12 (the usual set ages range) would understand and be able to relate to easily. I can't see them making Special Edition Steam Punk sets for the AFOL's in the near future that is for sure. Quote
Oky Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Uhm... you lost me. What are you talking about? Sherlock Holmes sets or steampunk sets? And what does S.H. have to do with Jules Verne? I don't know much about S.H. but I'm pretty sure it doesn't involve airships and all that kind of good steampunky stuff AFOLs would like to see as sets. As Cutlass Iz said, you'd be much better off with some of those animes as a license. But if you ask me, if Lego should ever decide to make a steampunk theme, they should make one up by themselves. That way the sets would be cheaper and the designers would have lots of creative freedom. Quote
Izzy Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 But if you ask me, if Lego should ever decide to make a steampunk theme, they should make one up by themselves. That way the sets would be cheaper and the designers would have lots of creative freedom. They wouldn't make one up themselves as small children wouldn't know what it is all about and wouldn't want to buy it. TLG aims at children with most of their sets and would need something licensed to base it on, for example a popular new movie or tv show. It is quite big in the AFOL world so hopefully something similar will soon be around for the kids and then TLG would be able to make some sets. The Golden Compass was also a kids movie that was Steam Punkish / Sherlock Holmes-ish era. I love those types of movies and eras, like Around the World in 80 days, the Time Machine, Kate and Leopold ( acting) etc. What you need to ask yourself is... what is Steampunk and what is not? I believe what Correus was saying when he mention so many different things including Sir A C-D's 'Sherlock Holmes', is that they all would fit together nicely in Steampunk MOC's etc. I would love to see TLG do some wrought-iron looking things, like the street lamp that Jamie designed in the Winter Toy Shop set. And sure Correus, we can dream! I'm right there with you. Seeing this type of movie makes me very excited for the possibility of future sets from TLG. Quote
Correus Posted December 18, 2009 Author Posted December 18, 2009 I believe what Correus was saying when he mention so many different things including Sir A C-D's 'Sherlock Holmes', is that they all would fit together nicely in Steampunk MOC's etc. I would love to see TLG do some wrought-iron looking things, like the street lamp that Jamie designed in the Winter Toy Shop set. You hit it right on the head Cutlass Iz!! All of the items I mention fall within the time period SP seems to cover. As for me...I will keep plugging along and see what I can come up with in that time period / genre. Speaking of SP...since I'm new to this forum and all, and have just mainly been reading what I can, what section would a person find Steampunk? I would assume it'd be in the historical section - is this correct? Cheers! Quote
Range Viper Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 Most of the Steampunk is in the Sci Fi section; I have noticed a couple of clockworks in the Historical section though Quote
Correus Posted December 18, 2009 Author Posted December 18, 2009 Most of the Steampunk is in the Sci Fi section; I have noticed a couple of clockworks in the Historical section though Thanks Ranger Viper - I'll go take a look. I wonder why the 'clockworks' would be in historical? I'll really have to try and find those! Cheers! Larry Quote
Range Viper Posted December 20, 2009 Posted December 20, 2009 Probably because those particular clockworks were castle mocs Quote
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