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Not if, now LEGO own Bricklink and the AFOL design program, they decide to increase the numbers available. For example, they could still use this type of scheme with a limited palette of parts for smaller non-licensed AFOL designed sets (whether they do the packing or BL do it), while keeping IDEAS for both larger designs and licensed. Like every new initiative, LEGO were testing the idea of such a scheme first time around, much like other similar trials such as the original CUUSOO site, the Crawler, FORMA. All were quite limited numbers the first time around. The original statements from LEGO seem to have gone from BL, but Brothers Brick still have this one: According to LEGO, “the AFOL Designer Program is currently being tested” and depending on the outcome it “may be more broadly implemented.” https://www.brothers-brick.com/2018/09/12/lego-and-bricklink-will-sell-fan-designed-sets-through-new-afol-designer-program-news/

Yes, I know. That is because LEGO imposed a limit of how many of each set could be produced, the same as they do for LCP sets.

Like many toy content video producers, I imagine a combination of COPPA and the cut in the amount of money they were making.

The storyline is fairly complex and rather tedious (as is LOTR).

Presumably you mean LUKE's landspeeder, and minifigure scale (so not the teeny ones from advent calendars or comics). Even so, there have been five: 4501 2004 8092 2010 75052 2014 75173 2017 75271 2020 Plus the 2012 comic con mini one. Edit: PS. these are on brickset if you use the X-34 tag ... https://brickset.com/sets/tag-X-34-Landspeeder

They won't produce them all though, as not all of them have decent cases to be made. The important point is that each submission is judged on its own merits and the licensed, especially the sitcom sets here, do not stop other non-licensed ideas from being made. When Bricklink was sold to LEGO, they had recently worked together on Bricklink's AFOL designer program, and this seemed to be one of the strong reasons behind the acquisition of Bricklink. It wouldn't surprise me if Ideas and the AFOL designer program were somehow merged to create more fan based sets per year at some stage in the future. It may be something like only a limited palette of elements can be used (as in the ADP) to ease stress on production while also making a larger number of smaller run sets more viable.

It isn't limited by any rule though. They can make as many as they like, they are not restricted to only pass one or two per round.

Home Alone, Typewriter, Seinfeld. I make that three.

They won't be LEGO Dune sets though. I'm guessing this user has seen something online and assumed it is official LEGO.

They obviously do, as they keep deciding to make them. There is a simple solution, don't buy the sets you don't like. This isn't correct. There can be as many as LEGO wants to make. In the Third 2019 review, 3 sets were selected.

Yet other people will find them repetitive and boring, but really enjoy building more complex sets. Across the entire product range and within each age bracket, there will be different types of sets - build style, size, price, playability, displayability. Which is a good thing, as people are different. But that means that some people will enjoy a particular aspect in a different way to someone else.

I imagine they hope you will enjoy setting it on fire, so much so that you buy similar products in future.

Still not clear. I think you can have small adult-targeted sets that are not necessarily a good build experience but are great display pieces. Such as mosaics - some people will hate building those but love displaying them.

Whatever it is, it is likely to be a MOC.

And like trading cards, minifigures can be traded or bought/sold to get the ones you want.

LEGO won't care if they are played with, they care that they are bought and hopefully enjoyed so that more are bought in future.

There is quite a bit of play value for adults with DUPLO especially if they have kids. When my kids were young, we had many hours of fun building tall castles, and messing around with trains and train-track. DUPLO trains can easily go up and down hills on track, so this adds something not possible with regular trains. Even building more adult like MOCs can be interesting, due to the heavily restricted range of bricks in the DUPLO range. And then there is taking it to an extreme, such as ... http://thebrickblogger.com/2017/09/lego-duplo-for-adult-lego-fans/

I wondered as they do not rotate by 180 degrees on the first attempt, so I wonder what would happen in a narrow corridor or even a corridor that narrows as you go along it. At about 37 seconds it looks like it is about to happen, then the video cuts.

My daughter has the Grand Hotel from Friends. I think that is where she got the 8-deep technique from, and has always stuck with it. I bought her (and my son) a load of 8x16 plates too, which probably helps. My son tends to build castles that are hinged, so about 16x16 overall, but often these end up as opened out 8-deep display castles.

Interesting design. What happens if it goes down a corridor not much wider than itself, then glances on a wall? Does it come out again, or does it get stuck trying many directions that all lead to collisions?

There was speculation that LEGO would make a Muppets or Sesame Street CMF series to be able to justify new moulds for the Sesame Street IDEAS set.

I am sure one of the licensed Ideas will get through. It would not surprise me if it was Community, as it is widely available on streaming services.

The Liebherr is a bit of a red herring though, as it is a 2019 set, and the 18+ badge did not come in until 2020. It wouldn't surprise me if it was an 18+ set if released this summer. LEGO is still learning how to use the age to badge sets that it wants to appeal to adults. Within the space of a year, architecture has gone from 12+ to 16+ to 18+, for similar sized and priced sets. The January 2020 releases were both 16+, the White House (summer release) 18+, and 2019 San Francisco, Paris, Trafalgar Sq all 12+, Empire State and Burj Khalifa 16+. This covers both landmark and skylines. Trafalgar Square 12+ and White House 18+ are very similar in price and size, and in build complexity. A 12 year old could easily build the White House especially if they can build Trafalgar Square, but do most 12 year olds want a model of Trafalgar Square or the White House. And do adults (especially those not into LEGO) want sets designed for 12 year olds? This is what LEGO is learning about right now. I imagine they thought that the 16+ tag would help sell to adults, then realised that 18+ might be even better combined with a realization of how many adults were buying LEGO for themselves.

That isn't clear at all. Haunted House is 18+ and has playability. The cantina will have playability. Not all adults are the same, so not all adult sets will be the same. Even within the small number released so far, there is a range of sizes, a range of prices, a range of playability.