LEGO Ideas Project: King of Red Lions Play Set
Posted on April 05 2015 by Alexis S. Anderson
Remember LEGOs? Those fun little building blocks from childhood that always seemed to get lost and that the internet now regards as the equivalent to spiked-footfalls in video games? Building with those was always a good time to test one’s creativity as the kits were rarely finished as desired; it was more about the adventure than the finished product. As it turns out, Zelda fans love adventures, because there is once again a Zelda LEGO set doing exceptionally well in LEGO Ideas. This time around it’s a “King of Red Lions Play Set” that contains Link, Tetra, and pieces to build the King of Red Lions, Chu-chus, an island, and an enemy ship. The project already has 9,265 supporters out of the needed 10,000 and there are 23 days left to get the remaining supporters and be considered by LEGO for actual production.
For those of you unfamiliar to LEGO Ideas, it’s a project run by LEGO that lets people create their own ideas for LEGO sets and then gives these people a certain amount of time to ascertain 10,000 supporters. Once a project idea gets 10,000 supporters, it enters a phase called the LEGO Review where a review board of set designers and marketing representatives evaluate the project according to review criteria. Chosen projects become new LEGO Ideas sets that are sold both in LEGO stores and online.
This set comes with around 576 pieces and would probably fall in the $40-$45 price range. The King of Red Lions’ sail is moveable, his head can be turned and placed in a variety of positions, and the sail can be swapped out for the canon. Also, the rock on the island can be removed to reveal a hole that leads to a secret chamber where there are small Skulltula and a treasure chest. As mentioned both Link and Tetra are available with this set.
Some fans have LEGO Ideas battle scars, as a previous Zelda set did meet the support requirement but was not chosen by the board for production. However, LEGO has said some very encouraging things about this set.
“We love this approach to the Legend of Zelda in the design style of the Wind Waker. Your models and characters are very well done!”
“This project packs in a lot of play value, between the King of Red Lions, enemy warship, Chu-chu jellies, and secret chamber.”
I think it’s a beautiful set, one I definitely want the youth of today to play with, so I’ve already lent my support to the project. What do you think of the set? Will you be supporting it? If it reaches 10,000 supporters what do you think are the chances of it really being produced? Do you think Nintendo would shut-it-down before it could reach stores? Speak your mind in the comments!
Source: LEGO Ideas
Alexis S. Anderson is a Senior Editor at Zelda Dungeon who joined the writing team in November, 2014. She has a JD from the UCLA School of Law and is pursuing a career in Entertainment and Intellectual Property Law. She grew up in the New Jersey suburbs with her parents, twin brother, and family shih-tzu.
