GlenBricker's Review: Some Interesting Ideas

Pick of the Week

I have been waiting for some good "space western" material to show up on Ideas. Firefly is off limits but that does not mean the genre has to be avoided completely and this Brownout seems to fit the bill.

If the style looks a bit familiar it is, because this project is brought to you by Nick Royer formerly of "Space Troopers" and currently also working on Hyperborea.

If you like rough and tumble sci-fi adventure, or you just want to see what a really impressive LEGO Ideas project looks like, well here you go.

Honorable Mentions

LEGO Vehicle models Package (Mini figure scale ve

by JeongSeungbok

LEGO has made big version of each of these vehicles and slightly less than minifig version, so this might be a hard sell to get LEGO to produce a third, but it would certainly be nice to see these guys driving around in front of some Modulars and other City sets.

Ninjago Dragon Arena

by Imagine

This is just plain gorgeous. The only problem is I don't see how you could get your fig spinning very well. There does not appear to be any room to get your arms in there, well, not without whipping your arm out and destroying one of those factions.

Still, an amazing display piece and worth of note.

William Tell

by reekardoo

I had not idea the legend of William Tell was so detailed. This is one of the things I love about Ideas, finding out new things I never expected. Make sure your project has interesting or fascinating qualities that make people want to share it with other, like I did just now.

Notables

LOTR - Doors of Durin

by Anduin1710

Impressive MOC but as an Ideas project it has way too many figures based on traditional LotR sets and it relies too heavily on retired elements to give the right look to the monster.

Not only retired elements, but parts prone to breaking.

Muppet Theater

by Typometer%20mx

This is a great build but it will always be handicapped by the fact that it can't use custom elements for the muppets.

You can certainly get away with Miss Piggy, people will forgive you for Kermit's head, but Gonzo's giant nose just can't be forgotten. It is a defining character trait.

To be blunt, minifigs don't do a very good job of replicating characters that are not nominally human in scale and form. Projects intended to be minifig scale and including abstract characters will always have an issue garnering support.

The Secret of Monkey Island - Guybrush and Carla t

by VoteLegoMonkeyIsland