Modal Posted March 16, 2021 (edited) 29 minutes ago, JintaiZ said: They are not allowed to make instructions available to the public, but sometimes sending an email to the creator could work! I dm'd him on Instagram and he's seen it but hasn't responded. A few weeks ago he would tell people he's planning on selling them in the future, but now I'm not getting a response. Wish people would at least be a little transparent. Don't want to bother anyone but I just see so many cool ideas and would love to check out stud.io file or instructions. I down to pay for them as well! Edited March 16, 2021 by Modal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JintaiZ Posted March 16, 2021 3 minutes ago, Modal said: I dm'd him on Instagram and he's seen it but hasn't responded. A few weeks ago he would tell people he's planning on selling them in the future, but now I'm not getting a response. Wish people would at least be a little transparent. Don't want to bother anyone but I just see so many cool ideas and would love to check out stud.io file or instructions. I down to pay for them as well! Some people just don't read their messages on instagram but did you try to send him a direct email? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Modal Posted March 16, 2021 1 minute ago, JintaiZ said: Some people just don't read their messages on instagram but did you try to send him a direct email? No, I can try but instagram notifies you if they've seen the message so he definitely has. I also commented on his latest post and he liked every message except mine I think he just want to avoid the question of whether he will publish instructions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koalayummies Posted March 16, 2021 8 hours ago, Modal said: What exactly are the rules regarding instructions for Ideas submissions? I've been annoyed lately, as I've wanted to build some of the Ideas sets that have reached 10k and been not approved, but a lot of the creators won't respond to the question of selling instructions. Are they not allowed to even when their sets are no approved? Seems a bit ridiculous Its in the terms of service. Not a lawyer but from my reading they own the rights to all submissions for three years regardless of whether its approved or not, so no one can distribute instructions during that period. There have been builders that have released instructions to non-approved and non-10K builds but only after their designs were released from that Ideas TOS period. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Modal Posted March 16, 2021 4 minutes ago, koalayummies said: Its in the terms of service. Not a lawyer but from my reading they own the rights to all submissions for three years regardless of whether its approved or not, so no one can distribute instructions during that period. There have been builders that have released instructions to non-approved and non-10K builds but only after their designs were released from that Ideas TOS period. Wow that’s insane, 3 years?! Absolutely ridiculous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
icm Posted March 16, 2021 No, it's perfectly fine for designers to release instructions to Ideas projects, as long as it's for free. They just aren't allowed to sell the instructions or otherwise make money off the projects for three years. Quite a few unapproved 10k projects have free instructions available. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koalayummies Posted March 16, 2021 12 hours ago, icm said: No, it's perfectly fine for designers to release instructions to Ideas projects, as long as it's for free. They just aren't allowed to sell the instructions or otherwise make money off the projects for three years. Quite a few unapproved 10k projects have free instructions available. Good to know (but Modal specifically mentioned the discussing selling with the designers in the question that was replied to). Still some are probably wary of distributing regardless because, as has happened a lot even outside of Ideas, anyone else can take someone else's instructions and in turn sell them themselves which would create a problem for the original designer, their account etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karmajay Posted March 16, 2021 Wasn't there an approved Ideas guitar coming out in the future or am I thinking about something else? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tube Map Central Posted March 16, 2021 Looking at the current Ideas front page, you sort of get the idea of which projects they would like you to vote for ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark1991t Posted March 16, 2021 No. Those are just the most popular ideas right now, as you can see in this tab on the site. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JintaiZ Posted March 16, 2021 2 hours ago, karmajay said: Wasn't there an approved Ideas guitar coming out in the future or am I thinking about something else? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JintaiZ Posted March 17, 2021 What a great selection of projects! Really looking forward to see which one will make it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ajf350d Posted March 17, 2021 Yes, some really great sets potentially later in the year. The only thing I am slightly disappointed is that the final 13 are all coming in one batch so if you like several there is no chance to spread out the cost. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caiman0637 Posted March 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, Ajf350d said: The only thing I am slightly disappointed is that the final 13 are all coming in one batch so if you like several there is no chance to spread out the cost. Yeah, that's too bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CopperTablet Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) So, here's the 2021 Bricklink AFOL Designer Program. The results look good and include a lot of RobenAnne's stuff, including...some sets that were licensed to BlueBrixx? The 10% royalties beat Lego's previous policy of giving the creator ten copies of the set. No Caribbean Clipper? Sadge Lego will make a bazillion amazing pirate ships but God forbid the damn pirates actually have anything Imperial to pillage. Maybe the pirates are actually the formal navy of the nation of Pirateistan and they enforce law and order on the seas under the banner of the Jolly Roger. Edited March 17, 2021 by CopperTablet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ql97 Posted March 17, 2021 Damnit, I want so many of these. Forestmen Castle, Bionicle vignette, Mountain windmill, both Japanese temples...my wallet is already crying! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Modal Posted March 17, 2021 Oh hell yea, the Mountain Windmill was picked for that program! Anyone know how much these sets cost typically? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JintaiZ Posted March 18, 2021 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Modal said: Oh hell yea, the Mountain Windmill was picked for that program! Anyone know how much these sets cost typically? Just a little more expensive than official LEGO sets the same size. Edited March 18, 2021 by JintaiZ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeriXeri Posted March 18, 2021 (edited) Now I just hope they also keep those Designer sets in some shipping point from Europe, as last time they shipped from US only (which adds a lot of extra import/taxes etc.) but that was before Bricklink was aquired by LEGO so I'd assume they'll handle this more internationally now. Will look at Castle in the Forest for sure. Edited March 18, 2021 by TeriXeri Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chill9394 Posted March 18, 2021 Main shipping point is out of Europe this time and they are working on a US shipping point too. So many amazing sets to choose from! Shame only the top 13 will make it instead of whatever passes the crowd funding requirement of 3000 sets. Only wish Robenanne's lighthouse was also included. That was my favourite one out of his designs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roebuck Posted March 18, 2021 8 hours ago, CopperTablet said: No Caribbean Clipper? Sadge Lego will make a bazillion amazing pirate ships but God forbid the damn pirates actually have anything Imperial to pillage. Maybe the pirates are actually the formal navy of the nation of Pirateistan and they enforce law and order on the seas under the banner of the Jolly Roger. No pirates sets and only one castle set, makes me think Lego has something in the oven themself This is great news for a lot of fans of the Ideas sets, however for me personally I will probably not buy any since they only can use parts in production for the sets. So e.g. a castle set would have very few animals and minifigs which for me is one of the best part of it, then we are left with a great moc/parts pack and the parts can probably be bough cheaper somewhere else so you must really like the moc then However I will wait and see how they end up before I make up my mind.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lego David Posted March 18, 2021 Why they don't ship those sets worldwide is beyond me. They only have a list of like, 30 specific countries they will ship those sets to. My country is not among them . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adwind Posted March 18, 2021 13 hours ago, CopperTablet said: So, here's the 2021 Bricklink AFOL Designer Program. The results look good and include a lot of RobenAnne's stuff, including...some sets that were licensed to BlueBrixx? The 10% royalties beat Lego's previous policy of giving the creator ten copies of the set. They give 1% royalties to Ideas fan designers aside of 10 copies I'm happy the Calendar by Brent Waller is there! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blondie-Wan Posted March 18, 2021 Where are these Designer things? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adwind Posted March 18, 2021 23 minutes ago, Blondie-Wan said: Where are these Designer things? Ideas blog post - https://ideas.lego.com/blogs/a4ae09b6-0d4c-4307-9da8-3ee9f3d368d6/post/7e027d01-6ec9-473c-b6b0-db8f92bbe5af Where you can track the progress on each design - https://www.bricklink.com/r3/designer-program/introducing.page Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
