Many congrat-ye-lations to IYan Ha!
His LEGO Ideas submission, The Old Man and the Sea achieved 10K Supporters during October 2025 but was relegated to the Parking Lot for future consideration. Well, the future is finally here…
During the LEGO® Ideas Review Results 2025-2 presentation it was revealed has been officially selected for production…
How do we pirat-ize this one?
Official Announcements
First from the “LEGO Updates” tab on the dated 31 October, 2025.
Congratulations again to Iyan ha for reaching 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas, and toward everyone for all your support for the The Old Man and the Sea project.
As of today, we’re still looking into the possibility of releasing a set based on this project and have decided to place it in the Parking Lot. We will keep it in review (for a maximum of three review periods in total) until we have made a final decision. Once we have a decision, we’ll share it with you here and on the LEGO Ideas blog
Guess which projects made the cut…
Unrivalled Innovation and Remarkable Creativity
And next from the on the LEGO Ideas blog published 27 April, 2026.
After undergoing careful consideration, not one, not two but three Product Ideas successfully cleared the Review round and moved into product development, alongside one that came in from the Parking Lot.
Tune in below and let Jim Clayton, Model Designer, and Andrea Santos Encarnacion, Marketing Manager, take you through the four successful Product Ideas that are on the road to becoming official LEGO Ideas sets.
146 projects were considered in the 2025-2 review
Qualifying Builds Presentation
And finally, yer must watch the video in the blog post because the LEGO Ideas crew ain’t committed the qualifying builds to words at this time.
Jim and Andrea will tell yer all about it
Builder’s Announcement
shared a post via if yer want to give it some love.
More Photos & Treasure
Classic Pirates covered The Old Man and the Sea in November 2025.
So if yer want the background details on the builder and Hemingway’s literature which inspired him, then be sure to give that a read.
What Do Yer Think?
Have yer any interest in The Old Man and the Sea?
Now, step into the and tell LEGO Pirate fans what you’d make of the set…
