{"id":6987,"date":"2012-12-20T16:44:17","date_gmt":"2012-12-21T00:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/?p=6987"},"modified":"2012-12-20T16:44:17","modified_gmt":"2012-12-21T00:44:17","slug":"lego-officially-announces-back-to-the-future-lego-sets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=6987","title":{"rendered":"LEGO officially announces &#8216;Back to the Future&#8217; LEGO Sets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6988\" alt=\"Lego-Back-to-the-Future-550x309\" src=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lego-Back-to-the-Future-550x309.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Woah, this is heavy Doc.<\/em>.&#8221; is the first thing that all fans are thinking right about now. \u00a0Earlier today,\u00a0<strong>Lego<\/strong>\u00a0officially\u00a0approved, and will produce a<strong>\u00a0<em>Back to the Future<\/em> Delorean<\/strong> set created on their very-own <strong>Kickstarter<\/strong> inspired page,<strong><em> Lego Cuusoo<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>On that site, fans can design and create<strong> Lego<\/strong> sets, which if they reach 10,000 votes and endorsements from other fans, Lego \u00a0then takes the design and reviews it for potential production.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, <strong>Lego<\/strong> officially announced this set had been approved for 2013 release.<\/p>\n<p>See the\u00a0official\u00a0announcement\u00a0below.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LEGO\u00ae CUUSOO Summer Review Results\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bnWPcP4f7uw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>While its completely understandable that you may not have watched the entire video,\u00a0one of the coolest things that this program offers is that the winning designer get 1% of the profits made from the designed sets, and that \u00a0<strong>&#8220;Team Back to the Future<\/strong>&#8220;, lead by\u00a0<strong>Mashahi Togami<\/strong>, has revealed that they plan to donate the entire profit they made from this 1% to the <strong><em>Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson\u2019s Research<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Here is Lego\u2019s\u00a0officially\u00a0reasoning for picking the set:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>After analyzing the supporters of the Back to the Future project, we learned that this product has a broad, worldwide appeal. The model presented in this project is built very closely to the LEGO Group\u2019s design standards and has therefore provided a strong base to design the final product. It has a high play value and it fits well with supporters\u2019 price expectations.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For these reasons, the Back to the Future project has passed the LEGO Review, and has been selected for production as the next LEGO CUUSOO set. The final product, pricing, and release dates are still being determined.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While it was literally just\u00a0announced\u00a0today, no real word on an\u00a0official\u00a0release\u00a0is set other than the mid-2013 window that was previously reported. One thing I can say for sure is that after learning about the <a href=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/the-lego-world-just-got-shell-shocked\/\">Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles<\/a> set today, and now this, if <strong>LEGO<\/strong> decides to pay homage to one other gem from the 80&#8217;s, **COUGH COUGH GHOSTBUSTERS COUGH COUGH**, my dream will be complete.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6988\" alt=\"Lego-Back-to-the-Future-550x309\" src=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lego-Back-to-the-Future-550x309.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Woah, this is heavy Doc.<\/em>.&#8221; is the first thing that all fans are thinking right about now. \u00a0Earlier today,\u00a0<strong>Lego<\/strong>\u00a0officially\u00a0approved, and will produce a<strong>\u00a0<em>Back to the Future<\/em> Delorean<\/strong> set created on their very-own <strong>Kickstarter<\/strong> inspired page,<strong><em> Lego Cuusoo<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>On that site, fans can design and create<strong> Lego<\/strong> sets, which if they reach 10,000 votes and endorsements from other fans, Lego \u00a0then takes the design and reviews it for potential production.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, <strong>Lego<\/strong> officially announced this set had been approved for 2013 release.<\/p>\n<p>See the\u00a0official\u00a0announcement\u00a0below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=6987\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;LEGO officially announces &#8216;Back to the Future&#8217; 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