The winners of the official “If we could turn back time” LEGO Ideas Challenge have been announced!
The objective was to build a creation seeping in nostalgia, based on a classic 80s film or TV show.
After Idea Intake closed on 9 April 2024, an Expert Review was conducted to select five entries for Crowd Voting, allowing AFOLs to select their favourite entry.
Entries which progressed to the Crowd Voting phase have the opportunity to enter production as a LEGO Ideas set… so one day, you may be able to purchase them!
However, there’s one entry in particular we’d like to bring to the attention of LEGO Pirate fans…
“The Goonies (1985)” by Delusion Brick
Delusion Brick is renown for his superb digital builds, both original concepts and retro-inspired creations; many of which have been submitted to LEGO Ideas.
The Classic Pirates have a particular fondness for his Seagull Bay Lighthouse Imperial Fortress which has enjoyed a revitalised life through the BrickLink Designer Program in recent years.
Like most LEGO Ideas submissions the final product may be vastly different to the original submission
The Goonies (1985) is the first of two challenge winners announced on 14 August, 2024 via the LEGO Ideas Blog.
Updates
In the time since this article was written there have been a couple of updates…
A closer inspection of the build by Delusion Brick:
And… an informal update with alleged details of the set release.
The Film
If you’re not familiar with the 1985 Goonies film here be it in a nutshell;
A group of teenagers discover a treasure map and embark on a quest to uncover the treasure of the notorious pirate, One Eye Willy.
Spoiler alert!
“Hey You Guuuys! (The Goonies)” by Mark Davies, British Artist
During the film’s climax they discover Willy’s treasure laden ship, The Inferno, deep inside a system of booby trapped caverns. However, during the final confrontation with the film’s villains, they unwittingly free The Inferno from its earthly bounds, causing it to sail off into the great blue yonder with most of the treasure.
The LEGO Ideas Submission
Delusion Brick depicts The Inferno as more of a wreckage with broken masts, but if yer recall the film (or the above painting), then yer know this wasn’t actually the case.
But more on that later…
And if you turn the build around…
Key scenes from the movie are depicted as vignettes in the caverns
Not only do we get The Inferno ship, but cavern system as well, complete with vignettes depicting key scenes throughout the movie.
Ok, so the wishing well isn’t there, but the cut octopus is.
Builder Vaggelis Ntezes of Delusion Brick thanks fans via Instagram.
The LEGO Ideas Team writes:
Meet the winning models
First up, let us offer a big congratulations as we set sail for an epic adventure with The Goonies (1985) by Delusion Brick. Capturing all those on-screen moments from booby traps to the legendry ship of One-eyed Willy. This model depicts the entire ‘Goonies’ adventure in one well-thought-out model.
Gremlins fans will be pleased to know a brick-built Gizmo by terauma claimed the second winning position; however, the Classic Pirates do not advise taking mogwais onboard yer ship for fear they may fall overboard… just imagine the result!
If we could turn back time Challenge
This was an official LEGO Ideas challenge held between March 5 and August 16, 2024.
This was the graphic used to invoke nostalgia
The LEGO Ideas Team writes:
We’re talking leg warmers and big hair: this challenge is all about the 80s!
Regardless of if you were around in the 80s or not, there are so many iconic TV shows and films from that era. With a huge amount of nostalgia and the chance to become a LEGO Ideas Fan Designer, could you build submissions that celebrate these shows and films using good old LEGO bricks?
There must be a retro show or film you love from that era that inspires you. A cult classic, something from your childhood, or an old-school action-packed adventure!
They were “blown away” by the amazing 292 submissions ranging from Bob Ross and the Blues Brothers to Inspector Gadget and Garfield.
Other LEGO Ideas Goonies Creations
Not to steal Delusion Brick’s thunder, but his entry be not the only Goonies creation submitted in the challenge… and the other entries have sails!
“The Goonies” by TangTaizong
“The Goonies” by BrickStability
In fact, this isn’t the first time Goonies themed builds have been submitted to LEGO Ideas.
“The Goonies 30th Anniversary – The Inferno” by Lyonsblood
Back in 2013 Lyonsblood submitted a build named The Goonies 30th Anniversary – The Inferno to LEGO Ideas when it was still known as CUUSOO.
While the submission succeeded in attracting 10,000 supporters, the LEGO Review Board decided “we will not produce this project as a set.”
Well darn – they must have decided that due to lack of sails!
LEGO Dimensions Video Game
This isn’t even the first time The Inferno has been officially released in a LEGO set.
The LEGO Group acquired the rights to produce Goonies related products as far back as 2015, and released a Goonies inspired Level Pack for the LEGO Dimensions Video Game which also included physical builds.
And down in the bottom left you’ll find…
Included with the physical component, was an official mini build version of The Inferno named “One-Eyed Willy’s Pirate Ship“, which also includes sails.
The Goonies opens up many possibilities for pirate-themed creations
As the “If we could turn back time Challenge” has demonstrated, fans are still enthusiastic for a more substantial LEGO set based on The Inferno.
Nonetheless, you may still be able to procure the LEGO Dimensions version on eBay.
What Do Yer Think?
Are you a fan of 1985 The Goonies movie? Would yer buy an official LEGO set based on The Inferno?
And how do yer think the official set will turn out?
If you’ve watched the film, you may have spied sails on The Inferno
Ah yes, the Classic Pirates keep going on about the sails!
A question that weighs heavily upon the minds of LEGO Pirate fans is whether an upcoming ship will have material sails!
Delusion Brick’s interpretation seems to omit these vital instruments of propulsion, maybe through a limitation of the design software to render fabric, or perhaps a creative liberty to better facilitate the features at the rear.
During the final scene The Inferno is freed and sets sail
But for many AFOLs, material sails are very much an influencing purchase factor – what do you think?
Could we see a finished set that allows The Inferno to sail in all its glory?
Imagine the play possibilities! You could build scenes depicting One-Eyed Willy’s adventures long before The Inferno was incarcerated in stone.
Let yer thoughts be known about an official LEGO set based on the Inferno Ship in the LEGO Pirates Forum.
