Staff writer, with CNAA Lego model created by a Taiwanese teenager is being reviewed by the Danish toymaker after receiving 10,000 votes on Lego Ideas, a Web site that allows people to submit ideas for Lego products to be turned into potential sets available for sale. Cheng Yu-liang (鄭宇亮), 14, created a Lego model of a vintage BMW R60/2 motorcycle that reached the threshold of 10,000 votes on April 28 to be eligible for a review by Lego designers and marketing representatives on whether to turn it into a new Lego product. There have been more than 26,000 submissions to Lego Ideas, but only 146 projects have entered the review phase and 21 have been turned into merchandise, Cheng Yu-liang said. However, there could be an additional challenge for his work to hit store shelves, as his model is based on a BMW vehicle and might need the German company’s authorization, some Lego enthusiasts have pointed out. Cheng Yu-liang said he has dreamed of working at Lego since the fourth grade and would continue to work toward that goal.

Source: Taipei Times May 12, 2018 15:56 UTC