Technic Gap in LEGO BDP
45sHighlights a controversial trend: lack of Technic entries, sparking debate among LEGO fans.
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Balazs from RacingBrick provides a quick overview of his favorite submissions from the BrickLink Designer Program Series 11, highlighting a notable lack of Technic-focused builds and the dominance of medieval, castle, and space themes. He showcases standout entries across categories like vehicles, trains, and buildings, sharing his personal picks and encouraging viewer engagement.
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[00:00]
Introduction and Focus on Technic
Balazs introduces the video as a follow-up to his previous BDP Series 11 video, which focused on a Technic submission. He notes that viewers asked for his other favorites and that there are fewer Technic entries than he'd like, a trend seen in previous series.
[00:26]
Technic Submissions Highlighted
He highlights two Technic builds: 'Compact Road Fun,' an open-wheel sports car with a modular design, and a hybrid supercar with a police livery featuring a 2-speed gearbox. He laments that these are the only proper Technic-focused entries out of nearly 600 submissions.
[00:55]
Category Trends in BDP Series 11
Medieval and castle builds dominate the submissions, followed by space, sci-fi, and fantasy themes. There are also many buildings, though Balazs suspects the official statistics undercount them due to categorization. He expresses a wish for more variety in the lineup.
[01:19]
Nostalgia-Driven Builds
Many builds are nostalgia-driven, including castles, large ships, and classic space-inspired sets. Balazs highlights a classic space set that keeps the original color scheme but feels fresh in shaping and styling, and another space build with an unusual style and color combination.
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Train Submissions
The train category has a fair number of submissions, though many are train-related buildings rather than rolling stock. He praises a lift bridge design for its unusual color scheme, working mechanism, and modular structure, and names an 1896 Millennium Underground railway car from Budapest as his favorite train.
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Vehicle Highlights
Vehicles remain his favorite category. He highlights a customizable stunt bike with a working chain, the returning 'Flame Monster' with improved steering and suspension, a classic hot rod with a massive engine, and a nostalgic 'Tiny Turbos' inspired hot rod club set.
[03:01]
Favorite Aircraft Build
Among several aircraft builds, Balazs picks one as his absolute favorite, praising its smooth shaping, excellent part usage, and clever use of Technic suspension elements to support the wings. He confirms this build got his vote.
[03:17]
Conclusion and Call to Action
Balazs wraps up the overview, inviting viewers to share which submissions they voted for in the comments. He asks for a thumbs up and subscription with notifications for future LEGO videos.
The video serves as a personal tour of the BrickLink Designer Program Series 11 submissions, emphasizing the scarcity of Technic builds and the prevalence of medieval and space themes. Balazs encourages community engagement by asking viewers to share their own favorites.
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What is the name of the Technic open-wheel sports car highlighted in the video?
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What is the name of the Technic open-wheel sports car highlighted in the video?
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Compact Road Fun
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How many submissions were there in BDP Series 11 according to the video?
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How many submissions were there in BDP Series 11 according to the video?
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Nearly 600 submissions.
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Which theme dominates the BDP Series 11 submissions?
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Which theme dominates the BDP Series 11 submissions?
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Medieval and castle builds dominate the submissions.
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What is the name of the 1896 railway car from Budapest featured in the video?
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What is the name of the 1896 railway car from Budapest featured in the video?
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Millennium Underground railway car.
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What feature does the 'Flame Monster' build have that is highlighted as impressive?
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What feature does the 'Flame Monster' build have that is highlighted as impressive?
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Steering and suspension at a small scale.
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What is Balazs's favorite aircraft build in the video?
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What is Balazs's favorite aircraft build in the video?
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A build with smooth shaping, excellent part usage, and Technic suspension elements supporting the wings.
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💡 Key Takeaways
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Technic Scarcity
Highlights a significant trend in the LEGO community: the decline of Technic builds in custom submissions.
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Nostalgia Trend
Shows how nostalgia drives many submissions, indicating a broader community preference for classic themes.
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Budapest Metro Tribute
Connects a LEGO build to historical engineering, adding educational value to the video.
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Technic in Aircraft
Demonstrates creative part usage, a key technique for LEGO builders.
03:01Full Transcript
[00:00] Hi everyone this is Balazs from RacingBrick! In my previous video about the latest BrickLink Designer Program series, I focused mainly on this awesome Technic submission for obvious reasons, but a lot of you asked about my other
[00:13] favorites from Series 11, so today let's do a quick overview! You can probably already guess my absolute favorite, no surprise there, but there are some other Technic focused submissions as well, although unfortunately far fewer than
[00:26] I would like to see. We already saw this trend in previous BDP series too, so hopefully over time more Technic builders will join the program and get the attention they deserve. The first one is called Compact Road Fun, a cool open wheel sports car with a very interesting
[00:40] modular design. Then we have this hybrid supercar, now wearing a police livery, featuring a 2 speed gearbox and several other interesting functions. And unfortunately that's basically it for proper Technic focused entries out of almost
[00:55] 600 submissions, which really shows how much custom LEGO buildings shifted away from Technic over the past few years. Looking at the overall categories, medieval and castle builds are still absolutely dominating,
[01:07] followed by space, sci-fi and fantasy themes. There are also a huge amount of buildings, honestly probably even more than the official statistics suggest, I think quite a few are simply categorized differently.
[01:19] Personally I'm not the biggest fan of these giant dollhouse style buildings, I understand why they are popular, but I just wish the BDP lineup had a bit more variety overall. There are also lots of nostalgia driven builds this time around, plenty of castles, huge
[01:33] ships and surprisingly many classic space inspired sets. This one might actually be my favorite among them. It keeps the classic color scheme, but the overall shaping and styling feel fresh enough to really stand out.
[01:46] This is another space related build that immediately caught my attention, it uses a very unusual style and color combination looks fantastic The train category also has a fair amount of submissions although many are actually train related buildings instead of rolling stock I really like this lift bridge design the unusual color scheme the working mechanism
[02:06] and the modular structure all make it look very impressive. And when it comes to actual trains, this one is clearly my favorite, although I might be slightly biased. This is an 1896 Millennium Underground railway car from Budapest, based on the oldest electrified
[02:20] metro line in Europe. As you probably know by now, vehicles are still my favorite category, so let's check out some highlights there as well. Starting with the smaller builds, this customizable stunt bike has a working chain and several
[02:32] other clever functions. The Flame Monster is back once again, and honestly it keeps getting better with every iteration. Steering and suspension at this scale are seriously impressive, and there's also a much bigger companion build if you like good music and cool looking trucks, I would happily build
[02:48] both of them. Here's a classic hot rod with a massive engine and a unique steering setup, then another nostalgic set inspired by the Tiny Turbos era, the hot rod club with some wonderfully crazy designs, and of course, planes.
[03:01] There are several nice aircraft builds this time, but this one is my absolute favorite without any doubt. The shaping is incredibly smooth, the part usage is excellent, and using Technic suspension elements to support the wings is just brilliant, this one definitely got my vote.
[03:17] So folks that was my quick overview of the Bricklink Designer Program Series 11. Let me know which submissions did you vote for and feel free to share them in the comments below. If you enjoyed this video then please give it a thumbs up and don't forget to subscribe
[03:29] with notifications as more exciting LEGO videos are coming soon. See you next time, bye bye!
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