Third time’s (hopefully) the charm for LEGO A-Team
If you have a problem, if no-one else can help, and if the LEGO Ideas crew decides that the third time’s the charm, maybe you can one day buy the LEGO A-Team.
Henk van der Linde has already tried to get his LEGO Ideas A-Team project over the line before, and has a groundswell of support from the community behind him: 10,000 people have now voted to bring the ‘80s classic to life in bricks three times over (first in 2021, then in 2022, and now in 2024). The latest iteration sneaks into the third 2023 review as the door slowly slams shut on the qualification period.
This one’s a little different from its two predecessors, though. Presumably in an effort to distinguish it from his previous two projects, the builder has added Faceman’s sports car to BA’s iconic van, for ‘double the heat, double the fun’. The 850-piece model is being pitched as not only a way to bring BA Baracus, Hannibal, Faceman and Howling Mad Murdock to shelves, but also to launch an entire theme of movie-inspired eight-stud-wide vehicles.
Should we just gloss over the fact that already exists in LEGO Speed Champions? Maybe. The LEGO Group probably will, even if it does decide to give the green light to van der Linde’s project. The question right now is: will this finally be the right time for LEGO The A-Team to make it to shelves? The height of the LEGO Group’s nostalgia for ‘80s properties has arguably passed, but we do still have Back to the Future and Ghostbusters sets on shelves.
The A-Team might find their way into LEGO Stores this time round, then – the property is clearly not off the table for the LEGO Ideas platform to still accept submissions – but it’s up against a steadily growing number of projects in contention in this round. Still, the third 2023 review must surely be closing any day now…
Every LEGO Ideas project in the third 2023 review
| Number | LEGO Ideas project | LEGO Ideas user | Date qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Modular Heritage Museum | Anon22 | September 4, 2023 |
| 2 | Great Temple of Abu Simbel | ilPas | September 7, 2023 |
| 3 | Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 “Phantom of Love” | dimexart | September 10, 2023 |
| 4 | Moon Palace | legotruman | September 13, 2023 |
| 5 | NASA’s SLS Block 1 & 1B Rockets – Artemis Missions | Whatsuptoday and Matthew Nolan | September 19, 2023 |
| 6 | LEGO Anatomy | legotruman | September 24, 2023 |
| 7 | WTC Twin Towers & Vista International Hotel 1979 | Daniel ASC | October 5, 2023 |
| 8 | Coraline: The Pink Palace | Thebigchicken | October 5, 2023 |
| 9 | Good Ogel’s Garden | Pablo Sánchez Jiménez | October 8, 2023 |
| 10 | Happier Than Ever | Friedrich3 | October 10, 2023 |
| 11 | City Burger | Bricky_Brick | October 13, 2023 |
| 12 | Desktop Rock’N’Roll | Adwind | October 23, 2023 |
| 13 | Phineas and Ferb! | Greygo | October 23, 2023 |
| 14 | JWST | tonysmyuncle | October 26, 2023 |
| 15 | Harry Styles Love on Tour 2023 | SunflowerVolume33 | October 30, 2023 |
| 16 | LEGO Microscope | Science16476 | November 2, 2023 |
| 17 | Sequoia Tree Trail | PieceOnEarth | November 5, 2023 |
| 18 | Tesla Center | Airbricks95 | November 8, 2023 |
| 19 | Working Canal Lock | Baron von Barron | November 9, 2023 |
| 20 | Christmas Theater | Tom79acaya | November 12, 2023 |
| 21 | Wreck-It Ralph 10th Anniversary | Vaicko | November 15, 2023 |
| 22 | Stray Kids ‘Oddinary Maniac’ | MadamTerrificHouse100 and Brick.Cucumber | November 19, 2023 |
| 23 | Rainforest Frogs | Mario Vela | November 26, 2023 |
| 24 | Steve Irwin & Majestic Crocodile | King of Crocs | November 27, 2023 |
| 25 | Kaamelott, the Knights of the Round Table | Lincoln SixBricks | December 1, 2023 |
| 26 | Classic Tractor | pezzz | December 3, 2023 |
| 27 | Forest Base | Iyan Ha | December 5, 2023 |
| 28 | The Vintage Service Station | MOCturnal and Besbaddesign | December 5, 2023 |
| 29 | Sea Turtle | legotruman | December 9, 2023 |
| 30 | No Man’s Sky | Radiant Pillar BC1 | nasa105 | December 18, 2023 |
| 31 | Pirate Treasure Chest | Sparkos | December 19, 2023 |
| 32 | Queen Elizabeth II | legolux1973 | December 21, 2023 |
| 33 | Mechanical Flip Calendar | Sariels Bricks and Pets | December 22, 2023 |
| 34 | The Italian Riviera | Galaxy333 | December 24, 2023 |
| 35 | Subnautica: The Aurora | OG Brick Studio | December 29, 2023 |
| 36 | The Pink Palace Apartment from Coraline | LordClimentos66749 | December 30, 2023 |
| 37 | Galley of Warriors | Iyan Ha | December 31, 2023 |
| 38 | The Simpsons: The Krusty Burger | FastBrickStudios | January 2, 2024 |
| 39 | IKEA Store Modular | brickster0404 | January 4, 2024 |
| 40 | Working Log Flume II – Redesigned + Motorized | Baron von Barron | January 4, 2024 |
| 41 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Here We Go Again! | 2PPL | January 6, 2024 |
| 42 | The A-Team: Double Heat | MOCturnal | January 7, 2024 |
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we need this set. along with a new minifigure daloreon.
totally agree we need a a-team lego as I would definitely buy one we also need a large scale of the Nissan skyline to go with dom’s charger