In case you missed it, Bricklink released the results of Series 1 of the Designer Program on 8 May 2023. You can see the results here. I made a post back in March 2023 with my top 5 picks. Well the results are in and only one of the five I voted for were selected.

Before we get into that, the program will open for crowd funding in February 2024. Bricklink users will be able to pre-order up to two sets of each available design. A design will go into production if it receives at least 3,000 pre-orders. LEGO will produce a maximum of 20,000 sets. Production/Shipping won’t occur until summer/fall 2024 so get ready to wait if you pre-order.

Onto the finalists selected…

#1 - Mountain Fortress by user SleeplessNight. This set contains 3,986 pieces as currently designed. It’s a Black Falcon subtheme castle and it looks great! With the popularity of the castle theme, I’m not shocked to see a castle set in the top five. I have no doubt this one will get produced and it’ll probably go quickly. As for cost, I would guess over $400. We’ll see.

#2 - Parisian Street by user NicolasCarlier contains 3,465 parts. I voted for this one back in March 2023 and I’m stoked to see it made the list. This one looks awesome! I’m sure it’ll get made with the popularity of modular buildings. The initial design looks awesome! I can’t wait!

#3 - Old Train Engine Shed by user Mind_the_Brick. This one contains 2,298 pieces and to be honest, I didn’t think it would get voted in as train themed sets usually don’t see a lot of love. This one made it and it has some great details on the outside and then check the Bricklink site for pictures of the inside. The designer put a lot of details inside to capture what would be in an engine shed. Now we just need an engine to go with it.

#4 - The Snack Shack by user Skeletuhr. This set contains 548 pieces and is a fun little food trailer. It looks like it could be set at a beach for beach goers to grab some food. It’s a smaller set, but it still has some fun details. I like it and I think the price should be lower as compared to the others making it a bit more obtainable. Maybe $70?

#5 - General Store - Wild West by user llucky. This one contains 1,848 pieces. We’ve seen a number of Wild West type sets on the LEGO Ideas platform as well as in previous Bricklink Designer Program offerings. This is another opportunity to have something in the theme built. I think there’s a good opportunity here with this fun design. I like the inclusion of the stage coach and the blue coloring of the siding on the store is a nice choice. I hope to see this one as well as the other four out there in production.