Hasta La Gadget!

Frozen has turned out to be one of the most popular movies Disney has put out in a long time. The films racked up big bucks, and the toys that go along with it have sold well. Over on the LEGO Cuusoo site someone has posted a blocky version of Elsa’s ice palace complete with minifigs and guardian snowman.

Designed by Fohzen L, the entire castle is modeled in blue parts that are translucent and it looks great. With the popularity of this film, I would think it could easily rack up the votes needed to become a reality pretty easily. Whether or not LEGO can get the licensing done to make it real is another story.

It would be great to see more LEGO sets aimed at girls. My daughter plays with “boy” themed LEGO sets all the time and thinks the LEGO Friends sets aimed at girls are “lame” so it would be great to see some other gear that is a bit more girly yet still cool from LEGO.

[via Topless Robot via Nerd Approved]

Crowdsourcing site LEGO Cuusoo has to be choosy about which sets based on licensed material they allow on the site. If they don’t, or can’t get the license for those ideas, they don’t want to get our hopes up by allowing projects based on those characters. That’s understandable. However, we have some good news for Doctor Who fans.

Cuusoo users have noticed that LEGO has just lifted its ban on submitting Doctor Who based Cuusoo projects, stating that there are no longer hard conflicts between them and making the sets. So all you you LEGO builders with great Doctor Who ideas had better get busy.

I can’t wait to see what people come up with. As long as I get to see a LEGO K-9 set, I’ll be happy.

[images via Brickdon, Eldeeem and Building K-9 via The Mary Sue]

LEGO already has some really cool DC Comics sets, but we can never have too many. This “Assault on Wayne Manor” design by LEGO Cuusoo contributor DarthKy is definitely worthy. Bruce Wayne’s mansion has never looked so amazing (though his Batcave has.)

In this proposed set, you’ll get Wayne Manor and minifigs of Ra’s al Ghul, Red Hood, Firefly, Batgirl, Lucius Fox, Bruce Wayne, Alfred, and Batman. The manor even has secret passages and a Batcave. Because what would Wayne Manor be without the Batcave.

The set is designed to hinge out into multiple sections, so you can open it up and reveal each section of the interior of Wayne Manor’s interior.

This set is estimated at 2,000-2,800 pieces, and the detail is quite impressive.

The Batcave even has some of Batman’s best known trophies, including a T. Rex, a giant Lincoln penny, Mr. Freeze’s gun, a Joker card, and some green Kryptonite. What, no Two-Face coin?

If the set gets 10,000 votes on Cuusoo, LEGO has no choice but to look at it and evaluate it for possible production. It’s almost halfway there. I think it will reach the goal easily – and it doesn’t hurt that LEGO already has a business deal with DC Comics either.

You can find more images of Wayne Manor over on Flickr, and show your support by heading to Cuusoo now and casting your vote!

[via Nerd Approved]

I think one of the coolest things LEGO has ever done was to launch the LEGO Cuusoo website. This is the place where you can go to vote on DIY LEGO builds that could eventually become kits you can actually go to the store and purchase. Last time we talked about this was when the Goonies LEGO set turned up on the website.

This time out it’s another 80s childhood favorite of mine with an E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial LEGO kit complete with flying bicycle and little brown alien.

The guy behind the LEGO kit says it would have about 575 pieces, including the medical van, Elliott’s house, hooded scientists, Gertie, Michael, and a pack of Reese’s Pieces. There’s even E.T.’s Speak and Spell and Elliott’s bicycle, complete with a basket for E.T. to take flight in.

The kit is up on the Cuusso site right now if you’d like to vote for it. If it happens to make it through to the next round, we might be able to buy one down at the local Walmart someday.

[via Geekologie via Nerd Approved]

As far as iconic ’80s kids movies go, it doesn’t get much better than The Goonies. In just 2 years, this pop-cultural phenomenon will turn 30! So, let’s honor Chunk, Sloth, Mikey, Data and Mouth with the ultimate tribute…an official Lego Goonies set.

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