Category: LEGO Ideas/CUUSOO (Page 277 of 279)

LEGO Minecraft (21102) Sold Out (Updated)

June 25, 2012 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

If you were waiting to get the new LEGO Minecraft set in the USA, you might be out of luck. Apparently, there were only 10000 sets created and won’t be any more for a long time. A reader by the name of Dennis over on Brickset received the following email from LEGO:

Dear Dennis,

Thanks for your interest in our products.

Set#21102 CUUSOO Minecraft is sold out. There were 10,000 sets created, Dennis, and all have been sold! There are not plans to produce any more of the set. Meanwhile, we have a team of experts in Denmark whose job it is to invent new LEGO® toys every year. They spend their time trying to create new and fun toys for children of all ages. You never know though, some of the old favorites sometimes make a comeback, so keep a look out!

You might still be able to get your hands on one over in the Europe LEGO Shop@Home if you hurry. You could also find one on eBay or Amazon but at extremely high prices. Good luck!

**Update – 6/26/12** One of our readers, AlphaYoder, notes that Tim from LEGO CUUSOO gives us an update of the production run of the set.

Actually, the message Dennis received is inaccurate. We knew the LEGO Minecraft Micro World would be popular, and though we are temporarily sold out at LEGO Direct, more than 10,000 have been made, and we are planning to meet demand on this item throughout the year.

Update 2: We just got an

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LEGO CUUSOO Minecraft Micro World (21102) Review

June 24, 2012 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

In 2009, Markus “Notch” Persson developed a sandbox building game called Minecraft. Like LEGO, in Minecraft you can build anything that you put your mind to with parts that are available to you. On December 5, 2011, Mojang submitted the project to LEGO CUUSOO. The project received overwhelming support and reached 10000 supporters in 48 hours and the rest is history. The Minecraft Mirco World set became the third project to be approved. The set contains 480 pieces and retails for $34.99, which comes out to be $0.07/piece. The box is shaped in a 12cm square box that resembles a block in the Minecraft world. The box contains six un-numbered bags, two instruction booklets, and an orange brick seperator. The beginning of the first booklet describes what Minecraft and LEGO CUUSOO is. Also, if you pre-ordered through J!NX in February 2012, you get a Creeper Inside sticker.

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LEGO Minecraft Micro World (21102) Teaser

June 21, 2012 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

In February of this year, J!NX partnered up with LEGO for pre-orders of the LEGO Minecraft Micro World (21102) to be shipped in the summer. As you may remember, the set was the first project to receive 10000 supporters on LEGO CUUSOO and the third overall to be produced. I received my package a couple of days ago and will be doing an in-depth review in the next couple of days. I am looking forward to building this set and to see what different combinations I can come up with. Be sure to keep an eye out to see when the review is up.

LEGO Minecraft (21102)

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LEGO CUUSOO Star Wars Dark Bucket Achieves 10000 Supporters

June 6, 2012 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The Star Wars Dark Bucket has achieved 10000 supporters on LEGO CUUSOO for it to be reviewed and considered to be made into an official LEGO set. At first the project started off with Darth Vader and an army of 99 Stormtroopers. LEGO made a comment on Haru’s message on 5000 votes that “it will not be possible to release a set consisting solely of minifigures.” LEGO also adds, “if the Dark Bucket concept were to go further, it would need to include some significant brick-based model component to be considered a construction toy for licensing purposes.”

The project was revised and called the Star Wars Dark Bottle which consists of a Darth Vader minifigure and 16 Stormtroopers as well as brick pieces for the minifigures and to spell out the Star Wars logo. The project will now be reviewed in the September session. We can only hope for more Stormtroopers to add to our battalion. Congratulations to Haru for this accomplishment.

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LEGO CUUSOO Themed Brick Box

June 6, 2012 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Have you ever took pieces from a completed set to finish a MOC? If so, then this project is worth supporting. Chris Ciafardini aka Odd.Robot has come up with the idea of Themed Brick Boxes on LEGO CUUSOO. The premise is simple. LEGO bricks that have already been manufactured are put into their particular themed tubs for builders to expand their models. Below is a description of the project:

Themed Brick Boxes would work the same way as the generic brick boxes that currently exist. The difference would lie in the unique pieces commonly found within a series, including colored bricks that fit the brand colors of the series.

This concept utilizes the licenses LEGO currently has and would only repurpose the bricks/pieces and containers that the company currently produces. Each new series can utilize this type of product.

This isn’t necessarily a brand new concept or a plea to begin a new LEGO series based on my favorite video game, movie, or cartoon franchise. This is however a solution to an issue I myself and others have come across while purchasing and playing with LEGO products.

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LEGO CUUSOO Château d’Arbre Needs Our Support

June 4, 2012 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

A reader by the name of Matthew Copeland has asked me to review his project on LEGO CUUSOO. He has created Château d’Arbre, a castle build with a very unique design and he needs our help for it to reach 10000 supporters. From what I can see, I really like the design of it because of the fantasy/fairy tale theme of the castle. What’s neat about it is that it is a fairly small build but filled with detailing, for example, the balcony, turrets, and the patched roof tiles. Below is the description of the Château d’Arbre from Matthew and don’t forget to support and comment on his project on LEGO CUUSOO.

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The LEGO CUUSOO Review: Explained

May 21, 2012 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has explained on their blog how the LEGO CUUSOO Review works. Sets that have reached the required 10000 supporters are now review quarterly in the months of March, June, September, and December by the LEGO Jury. The “Jury” is made up of many different members including the LEGO CUUSOO project team, model designer, graphic designer, and a few people from management just to name a few.

After a set has reached the review stage, there are four phases that it goes through: Brand Fit Analysis, Business Case Development and License Agreements, Model Design, and Final Review. LEGO states there are no definite timeframes because some sets are easier to review and get everything together faster than others.

In the first phase, the Brand Fit Analysis determines if a set is appropriate for LEGO and their customers. This usually takes around 2 weeks or so. If projects do not pass this stage, then it will not be looked at any further. Examples of projects that are rejected in this phase are The Winchester and Firefly Serenity.

In the Business Case Development and License Agreements phase, the Jury determines if the project is feasible financially for the company. They also get the appropriate licenses for the sets. Because this takes a while to obtain, it may take months before this phase is completed.

For the Model Design phase, the LEGO designers creates models similar to the LEGO CUUSOO project that are in review. Here LEGO considers the playability factor or “Play Promise” for the set to … Continue