Five more LEGO Ideas projects that stand a chance in the third 2023 review

15/07/202415/07/2024 Chris Wharfe 255 Views 0 Comments

The LEGO Ideas third 2023 review results could be right around the corner, so here are five more projects that stand a decent chance of getting the green light.

LEGO Ideas’ third annual review results have dropped anywhere from May 21 to July 12 since 2018, which means we’re now past the point of the latest announcement within the last five years. The entire announcement calendar has shifted a little in the past 12 months, though: the first 2023 review results didn’t drop until December (but would typically have come in October), while the second 2023 review results were only announced in May.

That could mean we’ve got a few weeks or even a couple of months to go before we learn the outcome of the third 2023 review. But on the off-chance the LEGO Group is planning to catch up to its usual schedule, we’ve dipped back into the fan-voted projects in contention in this round to find five more that might be in with a shout of becoming an official LEGO set.

Click here for our original six picks from this review round, or keep reading for our latest selection of contenders. Let us know in the comments if you agree, or if there are any others from the full list you reckon could be in with a chance. Note that one of the submissions from this round has already been quietly removed from the final list.

Desktop Rock’n’Roll

Alex Storozhuk has already seen one LEGO Ideas project cross the finish line in 21330 Home Alone, but he’s back in the third 2023 review with Desktop Rock’n’Roll, a buildable jukebox crossed with a cuckoo clock. Turning a crank on the ground floor of the jukebox (which has a full two-storey interior) lifts up the song selection screen and slides out a stage and dance floor.

It’s a neat build with more going than it first appears, and the LEGO Group has been leaning heavily into music as a concept in the past few years. The jukebox feels just different enough to the likes of 21329 Fender Stratocaster and 10334 Retro Radio to fit into the same space without being repetitive.

Forest Base

With 21325 Medieval Blacksmith now firmly in the rear-view mirror, there’s a gap in the LEGO Ideas portfolio for something castle-themed. It’s no secret that these medieval designs would sell well, too – just check out how quickly the BrickLink Designer Program’s castles have sold out – and Iyan Ha’s Forest Base could be a strong contender for a new historic LEGO Ideas set.

The 2,470-piece model is a lush homage to the Forestmen subtheme, combining a wooden building with trees and rocks, and is littered with references to the late ‘80s range – from its blue roofs and practice targets to its flags and shields.

Mechanical Flip Calendar

At its core, LEGO Ideas is a platform designed to bring something different to the table; something the LEGO Group might not otherwise create on its own. Sariel’s Mechanical Flip Calendar feels like the perfect realisation of that notion while still fitting into the company’s wider portfolio. It’s a technical model that serves a genuine purpose, but is perhaps too far beyond the remit of something like LEGO Technic to otherwise appear on shelves.

The A-Team: Double Heat

Following a flirtation with all things ‘80s in the mid-2010s, largely prompted by LEGO Dimensions, retro licences from that particular era are enjoying a resurgence with the likes of LEGO Transformers and Jaws. It feels like the time is finally right to bring us a full LEGO A-Team set, courtesy of MOCturnal’s The A-Team: Double Heat – and given the LEGO Group has already dabbled with the licence in the aforementioned video game, the pieces are technically in place…

LEGO Anatomy

This isn’t the first time the concept of a minifigure anatomy has clocked 10,000 votes on LEGO Ideas: Stephanix’s Anatomini reached the first 2019 review, but was rejected at the final hurdle. Truman Cheng’s LEGO Anatomy is a slightly different take on the same idea, building into a model that’s half-minifigure, half-skeleton, complete with exposed brick-built organs.

As a slightly more polished (and likely more affordable) model, this one could well be a winner – not least because it’s educational.

Check out the full list of LEGO Ideas projects in the third 2023 review (minus the Twin Towers build), and keep an eye on Brick Fanatics for the full results announcement.

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Chris Wharfe

I like to think of myself as a journalist first, LEGO fan second, but we all know that’s not really the case. Journalism does run through my veins, though, like some kind of weird literary blood – the sort that will no doubt one day lead to a stress-induced heart malfunction. It’s like smoking, only worse. Thankfully, I get to write about LEGO until then.