I Designed a LEGO Set to Prove It Was Easy
What happens when a LEGO YouTuber stops criticizing fan designers and actually tries designing a set himself?
Today I’m revealing Athena Books Pop-Up Store — my very first submission for the BrickLink Designer Program Series 11. From Studio nightmares and palette restrictions to failed roof designs, weird rendering tricks, and real-life prototypes, this video documents the full process behind designing a LEGO set that could one day become an official release.
I genuinely thought this would be easy. Turns out: designing LEGO at this level is WAY harder than it looks.
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In this video:
My complete BrickLink Designer Program submission
Athena Books Popup Store reveal
Real-life prototype footage
LEGO Studio problems & rendering issues
Minifigure design choices
Storytelling details & Easter eggs
Why I wanted to prove a point to LEGO
How the BDP actually works
The biggest mistakes I made during the design process
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