As of writing this post there are only 10 hours left to pre-order sets from the third series of the BrickLink Designer Program. There are only two sets that have sold out by hitting the 30,000 limit. With three sets remaining, which one(s) most take your fancy? They have all reached the required amount to be produced so don’t worry if you’ve pre-ordered already, the sets are pretty much a sure thing.

These sets often do well on the secondary market, if that is your game, as once the pre-order phase ends that’s it, no more will ever be produced.

Check out which ones are still available to pre-order below, I personally have gone for the Camping Adventure and Harbormaster’s Office sets.

https://www.bricklink.com/r3/designer-program/series-3/main.page

Still Available:

Harbormaster’s Office:

The Art of Chocolate:

Lost City:

Sold Out:

Forest Stronghold:

Camping Adventure:

Earlier in the year Series 1 sets became available to pre-order, today an update was issued to say they have started to process the sets ready to dispatch. It’s advised to login and check your shipping address and to change it if you have moved, also check your pay. Sent method too, just incase. The process to change details is easy, simply get in contact with LEGO. Cancelled orders, due to incorrect details, are very difficult to rectify, so it’s best to get in there early and check.

Some Series 2 sets are still available to pre-order, they close 30th June.

Announced today by BrickLink, the five sets will go on pre-order 6th June at 8am PT. Also detailed in the reveal are the all important price tags for each one, the most expensive set being $279.99. In order for the sets to make it to production, they’ll need to hit the 3,000 pre-order mark, once hit a maximum of 30,000 units will be made for each set.

Crowdfunding will end 30th June with production starting in November, they will be shipped approximately six months after pre-ordering. Take a look at what’s on offer below and let us know your thoughts on each one via the comments section.

Logging Railway by ties25 – $209.99

The Ocean House by Hanwas – $199.99

Mushroom House by JonasKramm – $89.99

Brick Cross Train Station by brickester – $279.99

Ominous Isle by jazlecraz – $239.99

A plethora of fan created designs are hoping to become purchasable BrickLink sets and they need your help, vote for the ones you like here. There are currently 185 designs in this series you can vote for, simply click one of three appreciate emojis, you have until 20th October.

Once voting has finished a shortlist of five sets will form the third series of the BrickLink Designer Program sets, these will be announced in November. Check out the full lineup of sets and vote for your favourites here.

In related News, more sets have been added to the Bricklink MOC Pop-up store.

For a very short time you can submit your ideas and designs to the program in hopes that it will ultimately get chosen and produced into a purchasable set. You have from today until 29th September (12:00pm PT) to get your ideas in, which isn’t a great deal of time. This is followed closely by the crowd support stage happening from 9th to 20th October, this is where fans can vote for their favorite submissions. On 20th November the final five sets that made it through will be announced and crowd funding will begin.

It may seem like a long time but fans that purchased sets won’t see them until March 2025!

Good luck to those that enter, we can’t wait to see what you’ve submitted. A handy guide has been made by the BrickLink team which you can watch below.

Bricklink has announced the finalists of the second round of their Designer Program. This saw fans vote for the projects they wanted to see produced after being rejected by LEGO Ideas. The five finalists are listed below and will go through to the crowdfunding stage in June 2024.

Check out the winning entries below and see which one(s) take your fancy. Fore personally I really like the look of the Mushroom House and Train Station. Leave your comments below and let us know.

Logging Railway by ties25

The Ocean House by Hanwas

Mushroom House by JonasKramm

Brick Cross Train Station by brickester

Ominous Isle by jazlecraz

May last year crowdfunding went live and everything sold out in roughly 12 hours. If you’re a fan of the program and watched it closely the previous round fetches high prices on the secondary.

Were you lucky enough to grab any from Round 3? Let us know in the comments below. Take a gander at the set image below, each one looks awesome!

Train Station: Studgate (910002):

$399.99/4,062 pieces

Winter Chalet (910004):

$199.99/2,705 pieces

Modular Construction Site (910008):

$319.99/3,371 pieces

1950’s Diner (910011):

129.99/1,377 pieces

$319.99/3,889 pieces

Once submitted your idea will be considered and if one of the five picked will be put through to the crowd support stage, where LEGO enthusiasts show their interest.

The submission window is open now until 28th February, crowd support will begin 7th March. Crowd funding will start sometime in 2024.

For more information and you submit your idea please visit the official website: BrickLink Designer Program Series 1.

Series 1 will be very similar to last year’s Invitational period but with a few changes that support the new program and help it flourish. The main aspect remains untouched with the first 5 sets to reach 3,000 pre-orders will be chosen, with each set having up to 20,000 sets produced.

There is a countdown on the official Bricklink page that highlights when submissions will start. Check out the time line below of how the program is structured and what happens and when.

• Create your designs (December 9, 2022 — February 2023) – Design your models in Studio. Follow the Submission Guidelines.
• Open Submission (February 1 — 28, 2023) – Submit your models during a 4-week window to be considered before the deadline on February 28, 2023 at noon Pacific US time.
• Crowd Support (March 7 — March 31, 2023) – We invite all BrickLink members to vote for their favorite submissions. This crowd vote weighs in alongside the BDP’s internal selection criteria and influences the designs chosen for crowdfunding.
• Review (April — May 2023) – Our team checks every design for building experience, brand fit, and crowd favorites.
• 5 Designs Announced (Late May 2023) – We’ll reveal the five Series 1 designs. Then we’ll collaborate with fan designers to prepare them for production.
• Crowdfunding (February 2024) – BrickLink members may pre-order their favorite sets, with a limit of 2 of each set per household. All sets that receive over 3,000 pre-orders will be produced. Up to 20,000 of each set will be manufactured during a limited, one-time production run.
• Production and Shipping (Summer/Fall 2024) – We produce the sets in the factory. Orders will be ready to ship approximately 6 months after pre-ordering. Actual dates and shipping times may vary.

Important Information about BDP Series 1

• BDP Series 1 is accepting submissions between February 1 and February 28, 2023.
• All submissions must follow the Submission Guidelines and use only parts from the BDP Series 1 Palette.
• All are welcome to join our live webinar on December 14th at 8am Pacific / 5pm CET to learn about the Submission Guidelines. Can’t join live? We’ll make a video available after the session. You must register to attend at https://bit.ly/BDPS1-Webinar.

What calling it “Series 1” says about the Program’s future

We’re committed to helping you realize your ideas through the BrickLink Designer Program. By calling this iteration Series 1, we’re indicating the BrickLink Designer Program has matured from the one-off 2021 Invitational into a program we can sustain over time. With this and each future Series, we’ll issue a fresh brief and Submission Guidelines. This way, the program can evolve as we learn from experience during each series.

These are the five sets that managed to reach the 3,000 pre-order requirement last November, selling out in record time. The interesting thing is that they’re listed as a 2022 release, we shall see if that is the case over the coming months.

If you managed to bag any of these you’re very lucky, they look incredible. They also fetch a great secondary market price, if that’s your thing. Take a look as the glorious box art below.

Clockwork Aquarium (910015) – 874 pieces/$64.99

Mountain Windmill (910003) – 2,085 pieces/$179.99

Modular LEGO Store (910009) – 2,149 pieces/$179.99

Retro Bowling Alley (910013) – 2,779 pieces/$229.99

Venetian Houses (910023) – 3,470 pieces/$289.99