LEGO Ideas Voltron (21311) Review
When the LEGO Ideas Voltron (21311) was first announced that would become an official set, my inner adult child was filled with joy. Some of you may know that I’m a huge fan of the show but I have pretty much collected a number of Voltron toys and to have this set in my hands is something I’ve never dreamed would have happened. For the background of the Voltron project on LEGO Ideas, Leandro Tayag was the fan designer and it only took him just three weeks to hit 10,000 supporters. As for the details of the set itself, it has 2,321 pieces and retails for $179.99 and will be available starting on July 23 for VIP members or August 1 for the general public.
LEGO Ideas Voltron (21311) Designer Video
In preparation of the LEGO Ideas Voltron (21311) being available for sale in a few weeks, LEGO has released the designer video for the set. LEGO designers Niek van Slagmaat and Mark Tranter talk about the background of the set as well as some of the features of it.
I’ve already completed building it yesterday and I’ll have my review of the set online soon. Voltron will be available for VIPs on July 23 and to the general public on August 1. The set will also be available in limited quantities at San Diego Comic Con next week.
LEGO Ideas Steamboat Willie Achieves 10,000 Supporters
The Steamboat Willie project by szabomate90 is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. If you’re a Disney fan, you would know that this model is a replication of the cartoon in which we saw the debut of Mickey Mouse.
The project now is now the third space project so far to reach the Second 2018 Review Stage joining the SpaceX Falcon Heavy, International Space Station, and SpaceX – The Ultimate Collection.
LEGO Ideas The SpaceX – The Ultimate Collection Achieves 10,000 Supporters
The SpaceX – The Ultimate Collection by Matthew Nolan is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The project is a 1:110 scale of the SpaceX fleet including the Falcon, the Falcon Heavy, and the TEL.
The project now is now the third space project so far to reach the Second 2018 Review Stage joining the SpaceX Falcon Heavy and the International Space Station.
LEGO Ideas Voltron (21311) Officially Announced
At long last, LEGO has finally announced the LEGO Ideas Voltron (21311) set and I’m very, very excited for it. The set contains 2,321 pieces and will retail for $179.99 which makes it the largest and most expensive LEGO Ideas set that LEGO has produced. As you can see from the images, Voltron looks amazing and if you’re wondering if it can transform from the five lions to Voltron, yes it can! You’ve probably heard be say it before, but I’m a huge Voltron fan and I will definitely be getting multiples of this set to display them with the lions and the combined form. The LEGO Ideas Voltron (21311) set will be available starting on July 23 for VIP Early Access and on August 1 for the general public.
21311 LEGO® Ideas Voltron
Ages 16+. 2,321 piecesGERMANY 179.99 EUR / DENMARK 1499 DKK / UK 159.99 GBP / AUSTRALIA 289.99 AUD / HONG KONG 1599 HKD / US 179.99 USD / CANADA 229.99 CAD
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.
Let’s go Voltron force in LEGO® style!
Build 5 awesome lions and get ready to form LEGO® Ideas 21311 Voltron—the biggest buildable LEGO mech ever! Activate interlocks! Dynotherms connected! Infracells up! Megathrusters are go! Form feet and legs with the blue and yellow lions. Form arms with the red and green lions. And form torso and head with the mighty black lion. Then grab the super robot’s huge sword and shield and form Voltron to defend the universe!
It’s time to defend the universe so get ready to form LEGO® Ideas 21311 Voltron, the biggest buildable LEGO mech ever! This awesome set features buildable and highly posable black, blue, yellow, red and green lions with specially designed, extra-strong joints to combine them all and create the Voltron super robot, plus a huge sword and shield that attach firmly to Voltron’s hands. Ideal for display or to recreate thrilling action from the original 1980s animated Voltron TV series and the modern DreamWorks Voltron: Legendary Defender series.
• Features 5 buildable and posable lions that can be transformed and combined to create the giant Voltron super robot.
• Play with the lions individually or combine them using extra-strong joints to form Voltron—the black lion forms the head and torso; the red and green lions form the arms; and the yellow and blue lions form the legs.
• Pose the head, shoulders, arms and wrists of Voltron (legs are not posable).
• Also includes a sword and shield (each with silver-colored elements) that attach firmly to Voltron’s hands.
• Includes a booklet with building instructions, plus information about the set’s fan creator and super force of LEGO® designers.
• Display or play out exciting stories from the original 1980s animated Voltron TV series and the modern DreamWorks Voltron: Legendary Defender series.
• Voltron measures over 15” (40cm) high, 5” (14cm) long and 8” (21cm) wide.
• Black lion measures over 6” (17cm) high, 8” (22cm) long and 5” (15cm) wide.
• Yellow and blue lions each measure over 3” (8cm) high, 8” (21cm) long and 3” (8cm) wide.
• Green and red lions each measure over 3” (8cm) high, 7” (18cm) long and 1” (5cm) wide.
• Voltron’s sword measures 11” (29cm) long.
• Voltron’s shield measures 6” (16cm) in diameter.
LEGO Ideas Redesigned & LEGO Rebrick Shutting Down
LEGO Ideas has a new blog post that announced some new changes that have been implemented as well as some things coming to the site. The main thing is the updated look of the site overall. Some of the changes can be seen below.
-A redesigned, responsive site design with an improved mobile experience.
-A news feed that shows you top items according to a score by default. You can also toggle the feed to show the most recent items first by selecting “New” in the Sort By box underneath the left menu on any news feed page. Read more about how Top items are sorted.
-Redesigned navigation menus that make Contests more visible.
Projects are now called “Product Ideas.” We found the public called them “ideas” anyway, so we updated this for clarity.
-The Discover page now lets you search product ideas, contests, contest entries, and blog posts.
-We’ve updated our Product Idea Guidelines and Terms of Service. Most notably, now:
All product ideas must be submitted on your own behalf and not on behalf of an employer or client.
Under Prizes and Rewards, we have added a missing mention of the consolation prizes given for Product Ideas not approved in Review.
I will say that the new design looks good but it’s also very convoluted. Some of the filters went away including the “most supported” one which I think most people use to track what projects are close to reaching the 10k milestone. Honestly, now I can’t find anything on there and it looks like a mess.
Another thing that will be changing is that all the contests they run through LEGO Rebrick will now be ran through LEGO Ideas and it also means that Rebrick will be shutting down on September 1 so if you have anything on there, you have now until then to save your stuff.
What do you guys think of the new changes to LEGO Ideas? Let us know in the comments below as well as on the LEGO Ideas blog post in the link above.
LEGO Ideas International Space Station Achieves 10,000 Supporters
The International Space Station by XCLD is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. This is actually the second time XCLD reached the required amount of supporters for the International Space Station, albeit a different version. The first one hit 10k back in 2015. This updated version consists of about 850 pieces (station: 650, shuttle: 50, support: 150) and is in scale with the Space Shuttle from the LEGO Ideas Women of NASA (21312). The model features two Soyuz capsules and two progress capsules. It now joins the SpaceX Falcon Heavy as the projects to reach the Second 2018 Review Stage.
