william-james88 wrote:But then again rememebr that Lego Ideas is not a Lego Design either, thats the whole point of that subline. They did not pay a designer to come up with it. All Lego did was deal with the licensing.
So we have a set of non patented construction bricks for a set not designed by Lego. Pretty fuzzy.
Actually they do pay a designer. Lego Ideas is a contest more than anything for fan designed sets. If a set is made Lego actually pays royalties to the designer.
Lego Ideas wrote:New LEGO Product—our team transforms your design into an actual LEGO product sold around the world.
Projects selected in the LEGO Review go into production. You give input to our professional LEGO designers, whose job it is to create the final set based on your project. Once complete, it goes to the factory, then it’s shipped around the world and released for sale. You’re featured in set materials, receive a royalty on sales, and are recognized as the product creator. Your supporters can now own the LEGO set they helped make happen on LEGO Ideas.
I'm sure it's only a fraction of what an in-house designer would get, but it's still something they're paying out for. Plus there is that pro designer that's also working on finalizing the design for retail that would also have to be paid. It's called Lego Ideas because people pitch set ideas, but it's up to Lego staff to make them feasible, it's a lot more than just negotiating a license on their end.
This is what the pitched set concept originally looked like:
Compared tot he final product:
It isn't even the same.
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