The LEGO Ideas 21312 Women of NASA set is already available in at least one LEGO Certified Store (see / zux's flickr gallery) and it is therefore the opportunity to discover what LEGO has done with the project which had reached the 10.000 necessary supports in August 2016 and was then definitively validated by the brand.

We find in this box which will be marketed next December three of the four mini-constructions proposed in the project uploaded to the LEGO Ideas platform with Margaret Hamilton's chalkboard, Hubble telescope and a mini version of the Space Shuttle with detachable tank and boosters.

As for the minifigs, we go from five characters in the initial project to four in the official version. Scientist Katherine G. Johnson, portrayed onscreen by Taraji P. Henson in the film Shadows of the Shadow, So it goes by the wayside and only astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, scientist Margaret Hamilton and astronauts Sally Ride and Mae Jemison remain.

It will be without me, these three scenes would in my opinion have only deserved to be offered in different thematic polybags ...

From time to time, I ask myself a few existential questions. Today, without really knowing why, I thought about the LEGO Ideas project Voltron - Defender of the Universe which was finally validated and which will therefore be marketed in the coming months. For information, this project had gathered the 10.000 essential supports to take the next step in three weeks.

Between those who might confuse the thing with Grendizer and those who think they remember maybe one day having seen an episode of the original animated series, I'm curious to know who among you is really excited about this future set. .

I have no personal memories of the broadcast of this animated series, and yet I have a part of my youth watching children's shows from the 80s. The Internet is magical and so I read here and there that this series of 124 episodes was partially broadcast in France on Antenne 2 in 1988. No, really, that doesn't ring a bell.

The reboot of the series launched in 2016 on Netflix should logically support the sales of the set, even if the initial project seems obviously based on the original series, but I admit that I did not take the time to take a look at this umpteenth animated series. which features a handful of brave heroes piloting robot lions who assemble into a big robot to hit the bad guys harder.

So who are the Voltron fans here? Fans of the original series? Fans of the reboot on Netflix? Come forward, just to see if the license has support in our regions or if this future set will only be successful across the Atlantic.

As far as I'm concerned, I wouldn't have been difficult for a LEGO version of Grendizer with the minifigs of Actarus, Alcor and Venusia. For Voltron, I pass.

I'm not bigoted, if you just like robot-based mega-bots, you can give your opinion as well.

Lego announced the list of projects who gathered between May and September 2017 the 10.000 essential supports to take the next step. Nothing very exciting among these six projects, I personally do not see any of them end up on the shelves of the LEGO Stores.

Playset based on a TV series that everyone has already forgotten or never watched, 2500 piece set that deserves more to end up in a souvenir shop at Lima airport than anything else, airplane model without great interest, Star Wars scene that will go straight to the hatch due to the new rules in force, another rocket and no firing of nearly 3000 bricks for the set 21309 NASA Apollo Saturn V. which in the best case would be marketed at an indecent price for a simple extension while the launcher will be out of stock for a long time. Okay. Next.

It's the big day for all those who were impatiently waiting to be able to afford the set LEGO Ideas 21310 Old Fishing Store.

As expected, the set is now available on the LEGO Shop at the public price of 159.99 €.

If you follow this blog, you know how good I feel about this box. I promise you won't be disappointed. You can also put one aside to please someone who is not necessarily a fan of LEGO but who likes fishing: It will have its effect at the foot of the tree. It's your turn !

Today, Friday August 25, you will be able to meet Robert Bontenbal aka RobenAnne, the designer of the project that became the official set LEGO Ideas 21310 Old Fishing Store.

As part of his European tour of the LEGO Stores, he is indeed stopping today at the LEGO Store des Halles in Paris (13:00 p.m. - 16:00 p.m.) to meet those who wish to ask him a few questions or simply congratulate him. and have him sign the box that they will have the opportunity to acquire in preview (159.99 €). For the others, it will be necessary to wait until September 1st to obtain it on the LEGO Shop ou hope to be drawn...

For the occasion, LEGO offered me (as on other sites) to ask Robert Bontenbal a few questions and I give you his answers below. Nothing very complicated, but I especially wanted to have an explanation on the source of inspiration of this set by its creator.

Hoth Bricks: Hello Robert, congratulations on validating your project and converting it into a real LEGO set. In the project description, you mention that you were inspired by the sets from the Winter Village range. When I discovered this Old Fishing Store, I had the impression that it could fit into a coastal village in Maine (USA). What were your other sources of inspiration for this project, if any?

Robert Bontenbal: I really like the sets from the Winter Village range and, on the occasion of the holiday season, I actually started to design my own buildings with the help of my children. After having imagined the design and made the sketch, I created the Old Fishing Store under LEGO Digital Designer [official LEGO digital creation software] by combining my passion for fishing and the architecture of wooden houses in Saba (West Indies Dutch), where my family is from. 

Hoth Bricks: When the project was selected and validated, did you have the opportunity to work closely with the LEGO designer Adam Grabowski during the phase of adapting the set to the constraints and construction rules defined by LEGO?

Robert Bontenbal: When the project reached 10.000 supporters, I actually got in touch with Adam Grabowski and the entire LEGO Ideas team via Skype. It was the start of this incredible adventure.

Hoth Bricks: Are you happy with the end result? Do you consider that the spirit of your creation has been kept by the LEGO designer?

Robert Bontenbal: Yes, I am satisfied. The final product is very close to the original design. Technical changes were made to make the whole thing stronger and Adam Grabowski added some really cool props but overall I think the end product is really very close to my project.

Hoth Bricks: A lot has happened since your initial project submission to the LEGO Ideas platform. How do you feel now that your creation is finally available on the shelves in the LEGO Stores and that LEGO fans can acquire it?

Robert Bontenbal: It was indeed a long process. There were a lot of intermediate steps to validate. But the result is truly exceptional and seeing your creation featured on the internet, in the media and in stores is truly satisfying. I really enjoy reading comments on all of the forums and sites that deal with news about LEGO products. I think every designer should appreciate this stuff.

I see you have developed any a range of assorted modular buildings to this one. Many fans know this and are already supporting your other projects on the LEGO Ideas platform. Many of them would no doubt appreciate having an entire line of official products based on your designs. Do you plan to offer / sell the instructions for assembling these other models?

Robert Bontenbal: I have effectively created a range of buildings that form a seaside village. I'm not sure yet if I will offer / sell the instructions for putting them together, but I can assure you that the seaside village will continue to grow. develop !