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For people that don't know all part numbers by heart: @SNIPE is talking about this:

Numbered bags haven't always been the default voor Lego sets. In fact, it has been on and off multiple times in the past (talking from memory here though) 42096, according to Bricklink, is from 2019 (5 years ago) and the bag numbering that seems default now everywhere, probably wasn't used for all themes back then. You probably won't get much response when asking about a set from 5 years back, since the shelf life of sets is usually much shorter than that. I expect that 42096 is already out of production for a while and simply not the focus of attention anymore. So, just sort the parts, I guess :)

There's only one way to find out... ;) And yes, a place to put "builds that are just short of desevering their own topic" also sounds like a great place to get inspiration :)

Exactly what I was thinking.

I'm actually surprised by the high amount of entries. I thought this to be a difficult theme so I expected a lower number of entries. Well done to everyone who entered; there seems to be a lot to like and a lot of original, novel builds. I didn't have time to build; I hope I have time to vote. I think it's an improvement that we can't see other's votes. I'm not sure what to think of the fact that we have to order the entries at the bottom, (I don't want to have to ponder which entry I find the worst), so I think I'd prefer the 10/6/4/3/2/1 system to this. But I will see how much trouble this gives with voting.

This is my main concern about the lack of official B models. At least official B models had the abilty to inspire all buyers of a set. It promoted the concept of rebuildability and build-what-you-like to all buyers of a set. With rebrickable, people have to think for themselves first that "rebuilding a set into something else" is even a thing that can exist, and only then, some of them may find Rebrickable. Of course, all of this is easily explained by the fact that TLC don't want people to re-use their Lego bricks. They want people to buy sets and then spend as little time as possible on actually building them. So TLC actually have an incentive against having alternates. Edit: the concept of rebuilding may be obvious to us, but I don't believe it's evident by itself. It has to be taught.

It's not really my cup of tea, but I like that they try new things. I really have to await the functions before I decide on any purchase. (same goes for all the new sets that have been presented) Just asking, but what's the color? Is it red, is it orange? Dark orange?? It looks like something in between.

Absolutely. It’s not about that. If it's not the reviews themselves not the opinions of the reviewer not the costs then what is it? the number of views of the videos were dropping? -> But how is this a problem if it's not costs? TLC being more strict in trying to protect embargos? -> But I can't imagine Sariel trying to break embargo dates, I believe he's always quite strict with those himself. So I don't know. Edit: probably what Maaboo said above me (at the bottom of the previous page)

So Sariel is now not bound to a company anymore? Wonder how TLC think this is going to help them. I can't remember Sariel being overly negative. Critical, sure, but not unreasonable. Several sets got super high scores. In any case, I would take the chance if I were CaDA.

I have found that Sand Blue could play a role here.

This sounds like a fun contest. Well done on the theme choice. Looking forward to seeing some entries :) Only problem: I don't have any ideas at the moment. Will have to think about this. Not sure about the white/orange requirement - that may be a limiting factor for many people. I get it, within the theme, but I'm not sure I like it (even though I'm probably not really impacted by it). But this has probably be thought through by the judges already, so I don't think I'm saying anything new :) I do like the "no branding" option. I think this makes things more equal between people :)

Of course we can make suggestions and offer ideas. Why wouldn't that be helpful for future contests? :)

If you don't know about functions, then that may be a sign that it's not really a suitable theme. My reason for proposing trucks is that I expect that almost everyone will find something they like to try to build. If it's limited to, say, semi trucks, then I'd probably be out for example, because I have zero interest in those. But within the broader range of trucks, I can imagine trying to build a concrete mixer. Or a fire truck. Or a garbage truck. Etc. Agreed, I think a maximum width works best (and a maximum length that isn't too limiting) I'd really like to see a re-run of the Model Team contest. That one has been quite a while ago. I'd be wary of doing themes for which we have seen zero examples. I'm sure Lego musical instruments exist, but if this were to be a contest, I'd expect fewer entries than there are prizes... I do like the animals idea. Speaking of which: I really like the walker idea. Especially if some kind of "steering" is a requirement. That will be fun :) (also, this is broader than just "animals" but includes most of them. So you'd basically still have animals, but allow a broader range of stuff to cater to more people.) Edit: indeed, no size limit for this. Weight is already costly for walking mechanisms :)

On one hand, I like this idea. It's concrete and immediately clear what the goal is small, so overseeable for those with little time On the other hand, we're complaining for some years now about how there are too many cars in this theme the last competition was already set-based, so I'd prefer doing something not-set-based this time. it's hard to judge, because entries look like their respective sets and the differences are mostly on the inside What if the organization just picks a vehicle type, say, loaders, and just does a "build a loader" competition. The TC8 "Build a crane" was one of my favorite competitions, because we saw so many different versions that still were all cranes. OK, cranes bring a lot more variation than loaders or excavators etc., but I think a more "normal" competition to just build the best [pick your construction vehicle] is good to have again. To make it more varied, we could just do a "build a truck" competition. Easy to understand, easy to get ideas for, and you can make it as simple or challenging as you want. I think it's good to have a balance, and variety, between categories like set-based competitions (studless-ify, shrink/grow, ...) "weird" competitions (such as the cops vs bandits) "normal" vehicle competitions (cranes, trucks, ...) car competitions water/air based competitions etc.

The more voters there are, the more things like this are averaged out. Unless, of course, there is a community-wide dislike for red