I personally love how the new trees create more volume, but are not as dense. So they are able to frame the cabin more fully, with more color but NOT overwhelm the cabin.
I can understand the changes made to the trees due to cost and i really like the colour elements used but the curved branches look really unnatural and jarring.
Those original trees look like they would've been a nightmare to actually put together. They look like the pieces would constantly fall off, and when they do, it would be annoying to put them back on. I prefer more sparse trees that you can actually handle like a normal Lego set.
In regard to the one bed per four figures, I think there are some places where ratios matter and some places where I don’t think people consider the implications of not doing things the way they are done. So for instance, in the at-te, which is a troop carrier, there is basically a full battle pack of troopers in addition to commander Cody and the battle droids. It’s a troop carrier, so it should hold quite a few troopers, including those that come with it and more. It’s normally a problem when that kind of set doesn’t hold the troops it comes with, if not more. I also think the ideas medieval blacksmith, with the one six stud wide bed can’t realistically hold both the husband and wife. Then again, whether it’s his wife is up to the owner of the set and the designers were excited about the techniques that made that bed look so good at that size. I’ve shifted my thinking a bit. There are still cases where I will say that limited capacity is a big problem, but this set is about what it makes you feel more than it is about how many figures it houses. Several figures can hang out in and around it, but it’s not necessarily supposed to sleep a large group. If it is, lego fans can build additional beds and put them in. But here were the designers choices: (1) We make the set so it has a bed for each minifigure. We want the set to look good, so we don’t want it to feel crowded, so instead of including four figures, we’ll include two figures and two beds. (2) we make the house feel cramped because it’s full of beds instead of fun details and features for the minifigures to enjoy when they are awake. I think that lego designers know that sleep is not the most important part of a play pattern and that for display purposes, there don’t need to be beds in every room. There just should be a bed so that you can imagine it being a realistic place minifigures would sleep.
We have a family summer “camp” that has an A frame on the property, which our kids LOVE going to. We’re going to get this set to put together on a rainy day up there this summer. Can’t wait!
It's really nice to be able to understand why all these changes were made! Just finished the video and what a great interview, loved all the small details, especially the blue cabin print
This is the first set I bought as an adult after not building Lego since I was a kid. One aspect of the set that I love the most is that it really feels lived in. Between all the little nic nacs upstairs and Lego Easter eggs like the tree house set. It is such a cool set.
PHENOMENAL review. I gained so many insights. I was concerned any questions on the topic of the trees and modernization would be prickly but you and they handled it SO well. I understand that videos like this might be rare or this may be a one-off but if you do more I’m sure I won’t be the only ecstatic follower of your channel. (And yes, while I have my qualms, I’ll be buying this set in the next few months)
I love this set! I can’t wait to build it and add to my forest-y area. This is very true to life, including the controversial trees! I’m in California and have stayed in cabins much like this on several occasions. This gives me a very cozy, nostalgic feeling. Thank you to the designer (s) !
For the first time I looked up a designer after building a set because I loved it so much (Monkie Kid Hideout), so nice surprise to see Jordan Ramsden here! Also, I personally like the Lego designed trees better. Mocs are usually too dense for my taste. Thank you for the interview!
I like the new trees better for several reasons. Bushy dense trees are a specific type of conifer tree often found in northern regions around forest edges, lakes, or new growth forests. The branches and leaves on those trees almost always point UPWARDS. They are also evergreens meaning they stay GREEN. The new trees remind me of Douglas firs or other larger conifer trees that do have fewer branches. You would find these trees in an older forests WAY OUT in the wilderness, where a cabin like this would be. The new trees also don't have to be conifers at all, allowing designers to use the autumn colors in the original. This also helps explain fewer leaves...it's fall. For me it all makes total sense. The new trees are just a better fit for an A Frame cabin in my mind. I live in the USA and I know the types of forests we have where cabins exactly like this are found.
Post apocalyptic ? Lol, wtf ? Rustic, guys, rustic... I get the hunter's cabin aspect of it that would not please everybody but, Jesus, they really need countryside escapism ! 😆
I was so hyped for this set originally. As i loved the idea of it being a rustic self sufficient styled cabin out in the wilderness. but the lego design is just so lifeless and now just feels like a modern weekend holiday rental where you would expect to see 3 or more of these built right next to each other in a holiday village. It's still a good set but it definitely took the wind out of the sails for me with all the modern changes.
I don't know, I enjoy it being somewhere I could picture myself living rather than a set piece from the past. I see what you're saying, but the changes actually make it more appealing to me.
@@pookiepooh lifeless in that it looks quite generic compared to the original design. I can definitely understand why people would like the new design as a stand alone, especially for city builders. but the modern aesthetic is a drastic change to the rustic wilderness style the original design had going for it.
Am I reading too much into it, but after mentioning the lion knight's castle, the designers said "things to come"? Could that mean something something new castle sets
Os it just me or did Justin and Jordan become cocky and kinda arogant? I kniw Justin quite a long time, he was always kinda modest type guy, Jordan was cocky always :/
LOVE THIS! really interesting to hear about the process behind the scenes when designing a set. The A cabin is such a well executed set and they made the proper design choices and compromises to make it more affordable to the mass; I do wish for more from the set but it's still great nonetheless. Great contents, Tiago! Keep up the great work! PS: also if LEGO is seeing this, more printed parts and less scuffed mark/scratches on transparent parts would be greatly appreciated LOL
Much like when a part is missing, if a part is damaged you can order replacements absolutely free. I did this recently for my Galaxy Explorer and got two new canopies no questions asked.
@@Peter_McNutt I know that but it's not something that we have to do often esp when a lot of the sets they're offering use windows/doors/windshields; And with the new softer plastic means that parts are more likely to get scuffed inside the bag during transportation/shipping.
So their excuse is "Yeah we know Andrea came up with this story and idea and you all loved it but we don't care, we're doing our own thing" The old cabin in the woods away from modern day stuff is what people wanted. That's what they voted for. We already get enough "rich upper class family goes for a weekend" break sets from Lego City and Creator 3 in 1. And even if everyone's not into hunting, why did you have to make it modern? You could've just taken the hunting stuff out and made them foragers. If they wanted to do a getaway from home set, why didn't they just do that on their own instead of botching an existing idea to fit their preferences. Also the fact that they're laughing at the fans and making jokes like the post apocalyptic quip (when the set wasn't even meant to be that) rubs me the wrong way.
Yeah that irritated me too. They seemed to be implying that the 10,000 fans who voted for the original concept = a just bunch of unsophisticated red-neck hunter types (because who else could it possibly appeal to??), which is just so insulting.
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The Original is better. This new version is dumbed down for the masses and soulless. The trees should look like trees not empty branches with hardly any foliage. The cabin is bland with only one color tone , especially on the roof shingles. This whole set was made generic for all the little jimmies.
Honestly I don’t care about the trees but I hate the cabin. The old one had a vibe that says “my great great granddad built this with nothing but his bare hands and a hatchet” and I loved that which is why I voted for it. The new one looks like a vacation house by the lake that you rent out. Which just doesn’t have the same charm. They ruined this model.
Love the casual references to "hyglig" to describe the cabin vibe and family. Such a classic Danish phrase that unfortunately doesn't translate well to English.
The trees are fine in the final set, not as nice as the OG ones but still great. It’s the complete backstory and minifigure change I can’t stand. It’s gone from two brothers seeking out a more simple life in the woods, to being a weekend getaway for a bunch of swinging yuppies (there’s only one bed and 4 adult minifigures remember but I guess that’s why this is considered an 18+ set! 😂) in the original design, each brother had his own bed.
Lego designers admitting they build around the price of the set it seems like they’ve really got to make it worth it. That lego inflation makes this hard to swallow at $180. Maybe if we had a bag of extra leaves to make the trees bushier, as the designers poked at, or more flora/fauna.
It was exactly my thoughts that the original premise of two bushwacker dudes in a run down cabin wasn't a theme that would resonate much with average buyer. It's a very cool adult concept art but this will be built by average kids and their parents who probably have been to a standard tourist cabin (or maybe they weren't but have some idea about one) and I see how that has a much wider appeal.
I like the new trees more overall. It would have been nice if one of the trees looked more like the fan one though. I think the green tree could have looked more like a pine tree that would add some visual variety to the set. I understand why they didn't though. Still very lovely.
Great insights Tiago - merci!! I find it hard to believe that a design team from LEGO isn´t able to deliver an acceptable movie quality where at least all of the persons in the room are visible....
@@klevkaisetsu4883 Yup - I guess so too...setting up a nice extra cam and sending Tiago the file isn´t that much of a deal though....it doesn´t take anything away from the content and that is cool. What I mean is - Tiago really upped his game with a hired editor, new studio and top notch quality videos and reels...but nobody seems to care at the other end of the line - and that is the biggest toy manufacturer in the world 😉
The interview was insightful, but I am irritated by Justin’s flippant responses to the question of why they changed the style/tone of the set. His statements of “we didn’t change it that much, it’s still an A-frame Cabin!” and his mischaracterising the original- concept as a “post-apocalyptic hunters cabin” (lol, what?!) felt disdainful and patronising. I loved the rustic charm and idiosyncrasy of the original set and it’s two minifigures. To me, it completely embodied the rural escape/slow-life/digital-detox that the Lego team claim to have been aiming for. I wanted David Henry Theroux on Walden Pond vibes, not some shiny Creator 3-in-1 house party. Ultimately I accept the design team is always bound to change fan designs in some way, and I accept that. But don’t laugh at/talk down to the fans who voted for the original concept.
They really changed this from house in the woods the people seem to live at full time with a lot of self-sufficiency to a vacation spot just getting rented
They completely missed the point. The set wasn't about escapism vacation, it was about escaping the now and changing your life to a simpler rural life of solitude like many of us desire.
Im sure they chatted with the designer and know quite a bit more about the sets intent than we do. And at the end of the day, it’s about what will sell the best. Would you rather have this version of the a frame cabin, or not have it at all?
Agreed. It went from a couple of Richard Proenneke like brothers living a low tech lifestyle out in the woods, to being a weekend getaway shag pad for 4 adult minifigures- I mean did none of the designers think that it was weird to include 4 adult minifigs and only one bed? I mean even the original design had 2 beds one for each brother. Apparently TLG/the designers are into polygamy/group “stuff” ! 😂
Now that you no longer work for Lego, are you able to still design a model and submit it for the Ideas line? Would you be able to use your connections and get it bumped up the line or would you still go through the same process like every other fan?
Thank you so much for bringing this interview to the Lego community and beyond. Such a brilliant insight into Lego design. Very well put together. Keep up the valuable and excellent work that you do Tiago
Great interview, really enjoyed hearing their process in changing the original. I do like the new trees better, easier to put together and makes a vignette by itself. Thanks for this! Keep it up!
5:10 That’s what bothers me. Every set they make they shouldn’t have to be hyper focused on pleasing every group of people. They should have gone with the vibe of the original but instead they feel the need to appease people who might not like too outdoorsy stuff I guess. Which makes me laugh
Exactly. The original is what people voted for. They didn't ask for a cabin in the woods that a rich family would go to for the weekend. That's the type of thing you'd expect to already get in Lego Creator 3 in 1. They ignored what people asked for and decided to do their own thing. If they wanted to do that, why even take on this set. Just make your own one and leave this one for someone else who could do it right
Oh god I hate how out of touch the lego group is, they were litteraly laughing at us and making fun of our wishes, Hunter look? Post-apocaliptic theme? Are you even trying to look honest? That ideas set it's clearly a lumberjack cabin and everyone who voted for it wanted that aesthetic, We are tired of boring family sets, just do a remote cabin in the forest, there's nothing wrong with that!
This right here. People voted for an abandoned cabin in the woods away from modern day life. They've made something that is not that different from what you get in a Creator 3 in 1 set just with more detail. That's not what people voted for
This. Why didn’t they just come out and call everyone who loved/voted for the original concept a bunch of hillbilly rednecks. Because it’s clearly what they think.
Yeah i completely disagree its not any more about hunting. It felt like a rustic old cabin rather than a mass produced vacation home. You could literally remove any possible reference to hunting, make them total vegans, and still keep the old worn rustic feel. It was about the fact its an old handmade building. Idk why that sounds unappealing. I thought Europe loved their old buildings. I work in a museum for a rural mountainous area and we have a number of old log buildings that we've restored some are hunting cabins, some are just normal peoples houses, and some are luxury cottages, but all are rustic buildings. I think thats what they missed. They made it modern and clean and didnt give us the escapism from modernity that we wanted. I was excited for a set about two old men wearing fur coats in their ramshackle but loved cabin.
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It’s so cool that you got an exclusive interview with the designers!!
I personally love how the new trees create more volume, but are not as dense. So they are able to frame the cabin more fully, with more color but NOT overwhelm the cabin.
I agree. Obviously the original were nice, but this is working really well.
I can understand the changes made to the trees due to cost and i really like the colour elements used but the curved branches look really unnatural and jarring.
Those original trees look like they would've been a nightmare to actually put together. They look like the pieces would constantly fall off, and when they do, it would be annoying to put them back on. I prefer more sparse trees that you can actually handle like a normal Lego set.
Should've asked him the really pressing question: should you hang your LEGO car doors in the overhand or underhand fashion?
but is that even a real question though? we already know the answer is overhand 😉
Hehe ^_^
Over / Under toilet paper debate
It was predestined to be overhand since the dawn of sacrum sanctorum
In regard to the one bed per four figures, I think there are some places where ratios matter and some places where I don’t think people consider the implications of not doing things the way they are done. So for instance, in the at-te, which is a troop carrier, there is basically a full battle pack of troopers in addition to commander Cody and the battle droids. It’s a troop carrier, so it should hold quite a few troopers, including those that come with it and more. It’s normally a problem when that kind of set doesn’t hold the troops it comes with, if not more. I also think the ideas medieval blacksmith, with the one six stud wide bed can’t realistically hold both the husband and wife. Then again, whether it’s his wife is up to the owner of the set and the designers were excited about the techniques that made that bed look so good at that size. I’ve shifted my thinking a bit. There are still cases where I will say that limited capacity is a big problem, but this set is about what it makes you feel more than it is about how many figures it houses. Several figures can hang out in and around it, but it’s not necessarily supposed to sleep a large group. If it is, lego fans can build additional beds and put them in. But here were the designers choices:
(1) We make the set so it has a bed for each minifigure. We want the set to look good, so we don’t want it to feel crowded, so instead of including four figures, we’ll include two figures and two beds.
(2) we make the house feel cramped because it’s full of beds instead of fun details and features for the minifigures to enjoy when they are awake.
I think that lego designers know that sleep is not the most important part of a play pattern and that for display purposes, there don’t need to be beds in every room. There just should be a bed so that you can imagine it being a realistic place minifigures would sleep.
We have a family summer “camp” that has an A frame on the property, which our kids LOVE going to. We’re going to get this set to put together on a rainy day up there this summer. Can’t wait!
It's really nice to be able to understand why all these changes were made! Just finished the video and what a great interview, loved all the small details, especially the blue cabin print
I really love these interviews Tiago, it's always great to have a sneak peek behind the scenes. Hopefully you will have more of these opportunities
This is the first set I bought as an adult after not building Lego since I was a kid.
One aspect of the set that I love the most is that it really feels lived in. Between all the little nic nacs upstairs and Lego Easter eggs like the tree house set.
It is such a cool set.
PHENOMENAL review. I gained so many insights. I was concerned any questions on the topic of the trees and modernization would be prickly but you and they handled it SO well.
I understand that videos like this might be rare or this may be a one-off but if you do more I’m sure I won’t be the only ecstatic follower of your channel.
(And yes, while I have my qualms, I’ll be buying this set in the next few months)
I for one don't like them bushy.
Can we take a moment to really appreciate those illustrations on the instruction booklets. Really nice 😍
So much love. Really classy compared to the usual generic render of the model. Hope they do more of this ❤
As a designer relearning the creative and technical industry, I find this to be a really valuable content. "You learn your way into it", so they said.
Oh I love such interviews, make more of them if possible!
The car door story is incredible a propper laugh at that
I love this set! I can’t wait to build it and add to my forest-y area. This is very true to life, including the controversial trees! I’m in California and have stayed in cabins much like this on several occasions. This gives me a very cozy, nostalgic feeling. Thank you to the designer (s) !
For the first time I looked up a designer after building a set because I loved it so much (Monkie Kid Hideout), so nice surprise to see Jordan Ramsden here!
Also, I personally like the Lego designed trees better. Mocs are usually too dense for my taste. Thank you for the interview!
I like the new trees better for several reasons. Bushy dense trees are a specific type of conifer tree often found in northern regions around forest edges, lakes, or new growth forests. The branches and leaves on those trees almost always point UPWARDS. They are also evergreens meaning they stay GREEN. The new trees remind me of Douglas firs or other larger conifer trees that do have fewer branches. You would find these trees in an older forests WAY OUT in the wilderness, where a cabin like this would be. The new trees also don't have to be conifers at all, allowing designers to use the autumn colors in the original. This also helps explain fewer leaves...it's fall. For me it all makes total sense. The new trees are just a better fit for an A Frame cabin in my mind. I live in the USA and I know the types of forests we have where cabins exactly like this are found.
Post apocalyptic ? Lol, wtf ? Rustic, guys, rustic... I get the hunter's cabin aspect of it that would not please everybody but, Jesus, they really need countryside escapism ! 😆
Agreed, the original seemed more inspired by Richard Proenneke (google him) than them being some sort of hunters or post apocalyptic survivors.
Thank you for the order!
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So you are the menacing man that makes us apply all those annoying stickers!!!
Thanks for the interview, sadly the thumbnail is pure clickbait :(
They could have put that third row of Thor's hammer.... So not as many hammers as possible
Designer Justin was in a Lego documentary that was on Prime. It showed him interviewing and ultimately getting a job at Lego.
Great interview! Thank you so much!
Great interview! When I hear the logic behind some of the decisions they made, it makes it easier to accept the changes from the original design.
How aggressively some here are demanding a hunter variant.. my goodness, it's Lego! Build whatever you want from The Set!
It's almost like that's what they voted for and wanted but these guys decided "nah we'll do our own thing"
I was so hyped for this set originally. As i loved the idea of it being a rustic self sufficient styled cabin out in the wilderness. but the lego design is just so lifeless and now just feels like a modern weekend holiday rental where you would expect to see 3 or more of these built right next to each other in a holiday village. It's still a good set but it definitely took the wind out of the sails for me with all the modern changes.
they butchered this set
I don't know, I enjoy it being somewhere I could picture myself living rather than a set piece from the past. I see what you're saying, but the changes actually make it more appealing to me.
Lifeless. lol They both look good for different reasons.
@@pookiepooh lifeless in that it looks quite generic compared to the original design. I can definitely understand why people would like the new design as a stand alone, especially for city builders. but the modern aesthetic is a drastic change to the rustic wilderness style the original design had going for it.
Poor Justin looks so sad in the thumbnail
9:34 higgledy-piggledy is my new favorite word.
Bruh it was originally a hunters cabin? I would have bought that in a heartbeat.
Am I reading too much into it, but after mentioning the lion knight's castle, the designers said "things to come"? Could that mean something something new castle sets
I read a rumour about a castle set in April.
@@matthewferguson6524 I think there's also a leaked GOAT market set in 2024
Buying 2 sets like Sanctum Sanctorum and A Fram Hut for 2 doors is how I build my MOCs ;-)
They should have made the front door more creative. Guess I'm gonna do it myself if I ever get the set.
But it's not on my number one list tho
despite being not a fan of this piece and detail reduced yet high price modern Lego I actually like this cabin ,-)
Os it just me or did Justin and Jordan become cocky and kinda arogant? I kniw Justin quite a long time, he was always kinda modest type guy, Jordan was cocky always :/
you should interview the actual LEGO STAR WARS design and production team :)
Love this! I’m an industrial designer myself and really like to know the why’s and how’s so this is absolutely fantastic! Great interview 👌🏻
LOVE THIS! really interesting to hear about the process behind the scenes when designing a set. The A cabin is such a well executed set and they made the proper design choices and compromises to make it more affordable to the mass; I do wish for more from the set but it's still great nonetheless. Great contents, Tiago! Keep up the great work!
PS: also if LEGO is seeing this, more printed parts and less scuffed mark/scratches on transparent parts would be greatly appreciated LOL
Much like when a part is missing, if a part is damaged you can order replacements absolutely free. I did this recently for my Galaxy Explorer and got two new canopies no questions asked.
@@Peter_McNutt I know that but it's not something that we have to do often esp when a lot of the sets they're offering use windows/doors/windshields; And with the new softer plastic means that parts are more likely to get scuffed inside the bag during transportation/shipping.
Great interview! Always like ur videos!
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I'm very happy that they decided not to go with the hunting related details, because I'm 100% sure I wouldn't buy a set like that
Awesome interview, informative.
You should do more of them
So their excuse is "Yeah we know Andrea came up with this story and idea and you all loved it but we don't care, we're doing our own thing"
The old cabin in the woods away from modern day stuff is what people wanted. That's what they voted for. We already get enough "rich upper class family goes for a weekend" break sets from Lego City and Creator 3 in 1. And even if everyone's not into hunting, why did you have to make it modern? You could've just taken the hunting stuff out and made them foragers. If they wanted to do a getaway from home set, why didn't they just do that on their own instead of botching an existing idea to fit their preferences. Also the fact that they're laughing at the fans and making jokes like the post apocalyptic quip (when the set wasn't even meant to be that) rubs me the wrong way.
Yeah that irritated me too. They seemed to be implying that the 10,000 fans who voted for the original concept = a just bunch of unsophisticated red-neck hunter types (because who else could it possibly appeal to??), which is just so insulting.
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I am so sad they did not make Gravity Falls - Mystery Shack as special case of A cabin models, but this set is good base for it :)
The Original is better. This new version is dumbed down for the masses and soulless. The trees should look like trees not empty branches with hardly any foliage. The cabin is bland with only one color tone , especially on the roof shingles. This whole set was made generic for all the little jimmies.
Honestly I don’t care about the trees but I hate the cabin.
The old one had a vibe that says “my great great granddad built this with nothing but his bare hands and a hatchet” and I loved that which is why I voted for it.
The new one looks like a vacation house by the lake that you rent out. Which just doesn’t have the same charm.
They ruined this model.
Love the casual references to "hyglig" to describe the cabin vibe and family. Such a classic Danish phrase that unfortunately doesn't translate well to English.
The trees are fine in the final set, not as nice as the OG ones but still great. It’s the complete backstory and minifigure change I can’t stand. It’s gone from two brothers seeking out a more simple life in the woods, to being a weekend getaway for a bunch of swinging yuppies (there’s only one bed and 4 adult minifigures remember but I guess that’s why this is considered an 18+ set! 😂) in the original design, each brother had his own bed.
Tiago did a great job asking questions… the lego designers didn’t answer well
such a great interview, it was great going right to the source and getting info. Hopefully will be a recurring theme.
Lego designers admitting they build around the price of the set it seems like they’ve really got to make it worth it.
That lego inflation makes this hard to swallow at $180. Maybe if we had a bag of extra leaves to make the trees bushier, as the designers poked at, or more flora/fauna.
why the significant changes?
money
The business wants money?? How can it be????
It was exactly my thoughts that the original premise of two bushwacker dudes in a run down cabin wasn't a theme that would resonate much with average buyer. It's a very cool adult concept art but this will be built by average kids and their parents who probably have been to a standard tourist cabin (or maybe they weren't but have some idea about one) and I see how that has a much wider appeal.
Its a very cool set but I wish I could get it
I like the new trees more overall. It would have been nice if one of the trees looked more like the fan one though. I think the green tree could have looked more like a pine tree that would add some visual variety to the set. I understand why they didn't though. Still very lovely.
What a great interview! Thank you guys. The Blue Cottage printed piece is one of the cutest thing ever!
This was great…thumbnail looks like you are interrogating the designers though so I was fearing a much more contentious conversation.
Storing the canoe properly in this set just kills me. I need this sent just for the canoe setup. Looks so good.
Great insights Tiago - merci!!
I find it hard to believe that a design team from LEGO isn´t able to deliver an acceptable movie quality where at least all of the persons in the room are visible....
maybe the three that didn't show up were camera-shy (i mean, we know they're there at 0:24 and 20:26). but if you're right, that would be really weird
It seems that they used Skype and recorded directly with it. Skype crops sides like that
@@klevkaisetsu4883 Yup - I guess so too...setting up a nice extra cam and sending Tiago the file isn´t that much of a deal though....it doesn´t take anything away from the content and that is cool. What I mean is - Tiago really upped his game with a hired editor, new studio and top notch quality videos and reels...but nobody seems to care at the other end of the line - and that is the biggest toy manufacturer in the world 😉
The interview was insightful, but I am irritated by Justin’s flippant responses to the question of why they changed the style/tone of the set.
His statements of “we didn’t change it that much, it’s still an A-frame Cabin!” and his mischaracterising the original- concept as a “post-apocalyptic hunters cabin” (lol, what?!) felt disdainful and patronising.
I loved the rustic charm and idiosyncrasy of the original set and it’s two minifigures. To me, it completely embodied the rural escape/slow-life/digital-detox that the Lego team claim to have been aiming for. I wanted David Henry Theroux on Walden Pond vibes, not some shiny Creator 3-in-1 house party.
Ultimately I accept the design team is always bound to change fan designs in some way, and I accept that. But don’t laugh at/talk down to the fans who voted for the original concept.
They really changed this from house in the woods the people seem to live at full time with a lot of self-sufficiency to a vacation spot just getting rented
Seems understandable that that'd be relatable to a larger audience, does it not?
Why didnt you ask about the goat!!!!!!!
So interesting to hear about the design process from the designers themselves. Great interview!!
I need this for every set🌟 So interesting
Are we about to start getting Tiago-podcasts...!?! This was a great watch/listen! :D
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Honestly, this cabin looks similar to a cabin you would find in the north eastern us. I would say the trees on the released model seem more accurate.
Thank you so much for having my these creatives! This is much wanted information in the community and you're providing it with great quality!
They completely missed the point. The set wasn't about escapism vacation, it was about escaping the now and changing your life to a simpler rural life of solitude like many of us desire.
Im sure they chatted with the designer and know quite a bit more about the sets intent than we do. And at the end of the day, it’s about what will sell the best. Would you rather have this version of the a frame cabin, or not have it at all?
At the end of the day, it's what sells the best. I'm more upset they didn't include a black bear🤣 It would've been the perfect set to do so.
Agreed. It went from a couple of Richard Proenneke like brothers living a low tech lifestyle out in the woods, to being a weekend getaway shag pad for 4 adult minifigures- I mean did none of the designers think that it was weird to include 4 adult minifigs and only one bed? I mean even the original design had 2 beds one for each brother. Apparently TLG/the designers are into polygamy/group “stuff” ! 😂
Please no hate this set needs more love
@@arghjayem 😂😂 I'm dead. Luckily I won't really display the interior but you're right, it is pretty weird!
Now that you no longer work for Lego, are you able to still design a model and submit it for the Ideas line? Would you be able to use your connections and get it bumped up the line or would you still go through the same process like every other fan?
How can we view the submission and vote?
I think the original looks better, the size, the trees, but I LOVE the windows that they used instead.
Thank you so much for bringing this interview to the Lego community and beyond. Such a brilliant insight into Lego design. Very well put together. Keep up the valuable and excellent work that you do Tiago
Amazing how they animated the designers out of moving legos! (JK. It's great you managed to interview them and the designers did an amazing job!)
the audio is kinda bad at their end, hope there will be a close caption soon
This is such an incredible video! Please continue to do more videos like this. This is the best brick building channel on RUclips!
Great questions. Thanks for the interview. 🤜🏽 I plan on getting this set.
12:25 Rufus from Disney Kim Possible
Great interview, really enjoyed hearing their process in changing the original. I do like the new trees better, easier to put together and makes a vignette by itself. Thanks for this! Keep it up!
Great video! Always interesting to get an insight into the designers thoughts and decisions.
Thank you, Tiago, for bringing it them to us. What a great input into how other folks see their job.
Wonderful, so glad to have this kind of content.
WELL DONE, TIAGO!!
I loved this video Thiago. Thanks a lot for for putting this together for us.
So great to hear the thought processes behind all the creative decisions. I'm so excited to get this set!
5:10 That’s what bothers me. Every set they make they shouldn’t have to be hyper focused on pleasing every group of people. They should have gone with the vibe of the original but instead they feel the need to appease people who might not like too outdoorsy stuff I guess. Which makes me laugh
Exactly. The original is what people voted for. They didn't ask for a cabin in the woods that a rich family would go to for the weekend. That's the type of thing you'd expect to already get in Lego Creator 3 in 1. They ignored what people asked for and decided to do their own thing. If they wanted to do that, why even take on this set. Just make your own one and leave this one for someone else who could do it right
I love this set! That being said I sure wish there could have been a few redwood/pine trees added to it.
Glad you did this interview and I hope you do more in the future. I would of liked to see the whole team in the shot though
Oh god I hate how out of touch the lego group is, they were litteraly laughing at us and making fun of our wishes, Hunter look? Post-apocaliptic theme? Are you even trying to look honest? That ideas set it's clearly a lumberjack cabin and everyone who voted for it wanted that aesthetic, We are tired of boring family sets, just do a remote cabin in the forest, there's nothing wrong with that!
This right here. People voted for an abandoned cabin in the woods away from modern day life. They've made something that is not that different from what you get in a Creator 3 in 1 set just with more detail. That's not what people voted for
This. Why didn’t they just come out and call everyone who loved/voted for the original concept a bunch of hillbilly rednecks. Because it’s clearly what they think.
For your next video you should do a car lego auction
Yeah i completely disagree its not any more about hunting. It felt like a rustic old cabin rather than a mass produced vacation home.
You could literally remove any possible reference to hunting, make them total vegans, and still keep the old worn rustic feel. It was about the fact its an old handmade building.
Idk why that sounds unappealing. I thought Europe loved their old buildings. I work in a museum for a rural mountainous area and we have a number of old log buildings that we've restored some are hunting cabins, some are just normal peoples houses, and some are luxury cottages, but all are rustic buildings.
I think thats what they missed. They made it modern and clean and didnt give us the escapism from modernity that we wanted.
I was excited for a set about two old men wearing fur coats in their ramshackle but loved cabin.
How u managed that
Was Justin in the document about how to get job from Lego?
very nice set. bit pricey.
Nice video