For many, LEGO is a childhood toy that brings back memories of laying out on the floor and being enthralled as you built a multi-colored masterpiece. For adults, it can be a great way to improve mathematical and engineering skills while channeling creativity.

Lego Ideas, a https://noelsbricks.com/2020/12/26/build-your-own-city-with-lego-design-construction-sets/ program run by the toy company allows fans to turn their ideas into Lego sets. Anyone can submit their ideas and if it gets 10,000 votes from other Lego builders The company could consider making it real. This is exactly what happened when Angus MacLane, who works as an animator, storyboard artist and director for Pixar created a LEGO version of WALL-E from the dystopian movie. The resultant set is now available and is a fantastic replica of the adorable character.

The massive mech from Voltron: Defender of the Universe is a different set of success that has been developed through the Lego Ideas process. Created with the most sophisticated builders in mind, it’s packed with cool details, like the pilots’ arms that can move and delta wings that open and close as well as a drooping nose.

Typically, sets only stay available for two to three years. Then, they’re replaced by a new version. This one is an exceptional instance: a design created by brothers Marc and Nick Parsons, based on the Back to the Future tree house, was so well-loved in 2022 when it was first introduced that it is now entering its fourth year in stores with no sign of slowing.