After months of campaigning, a fan of Rupaul’s Drag Race has been successful in getting the RuPaul lego set of their (and our) wildest dreams to the official review stage!
LEGO has a community page where users can submit ideas for LEGO sets they would like to see. Once a user submits a project, the rest of the community votes for the ones that they like. If a project recives over 10,000 votes, it moves to the next round. This is where the project is reviewed by designers and project managers to see if it is a viable opportunity.
The user, SeeMarkGeek, originally submitted this idea and has been promoting the concept since January this year. Here’s the blurb that appears on the LEGO idea page:
“Minifigs, start your engines and may the best woman win!”
Introducing RuPaul’s Brick Race, a LEGO Ideas project inspired by LOGO TV’s long-running RuPaul’s Drag Race.
RuPaul’s Brick Race includes a cast of fan favourites who can prepare for, and compete in, Clutch Game – a family-friendly equivalent of a popular celebrity impersonation challenge from the series (in the style of Match Game and Blankety-Blanks).
![Lego figurines of Workroom Ru, Runway Ru and Racesuit Ru](https://i0.wp.com/gcn.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rpdr2.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
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The review process will begin in January 2018 and it could be a number of months before a decision is announced.
When the review is complete, LEGO will inform the public of their decision. If green-lit, this project will go into the longest phase; the Development phase. During this time, LEGO model designers refine the product and develop it for release, they create the product materials (box, instructions, marketing), and get everything ready for a production run. This could take anything from several months to a year.
![Mock up of Snatch Game Set](https://i0.wp.com/gcn.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rpdr8.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
It gained significant media attention in the first half of 2017 and it reached the milestone of 5,000 votes in less than 3 months. It has taken a further 8 months to achieve 10,000 votes.
We have some time to wait before confirmation that this project will go ahead, but for now, can we just appreciate how delightful these mock-ups are. Click on the first image to view the entire gallery.
![RPDR1 RuPaul entering the workroom](https://i0.wp.com/gcn.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rpdr1.jpg?w=296&h=296&crop=1&ssl=1)
![RPDR2 Lego figurines of Workroom Ru, Runway Ru and Racesuit Ru](https://i0.wp.com/gcn.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rpdr2.png?w=296&h=296&crop=1&ssl=1)
![michelle-visage Minifig: Michelle Visage](https://i0.wp.com/gcn.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/michelle-visage.png?w=196&h=196&crop=1&ssl=1)
![guest-judge Judges Table and minfig judges](https://i0.wp.com/gcn.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/guest-judge.png?w=196&h=196&crop=1&ssl=1)
![sasha-velour Minifig: Sasha Velour Finale Lip-Sync](https://i0.wp.com/gcn.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sasha-velour.jpg?w=196&h=196&crop=1&ssl=1)
![RPDR3 Milk as Julia Childs](https://i0.wp.com/gcn.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rpdr3.jpg?w=196&h=196&crop=1&ssl=1)
![RPDR4 Alyssa Edwards as Katy Perry](https://i0.wp.com/gcn.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rpdr4.jpg?w=196&h=196&crop=1&ssl=1)
![RPDR5 Bianca as Judge Judy](https://i0.wp.com/gcn.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rpdr5.jpg?w=196&h=196&crop=1&ssl=1)
![RPDR6 Jinx Monsoon as Little Edie](https://i0.wp.com/gcn.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rpdr6.jpg?w=196&h=196&crop=1&ssl=1)
![RPDR7 Katya as Bjork](https://i0.wp.com/gcn.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rpdr7.jpg?w=196&h=196&crop=1&ssl=1)
![RPDR8 Mock up of Snatch Game Set](https://i0.wp.com/gcn.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rpdr8.jpg?w=196&h=196&crop=1&ssl=1)
![RPDR9 Workroom essentials: mannequin, sewing machine and wigs.](https://i0.wp.com/gcn.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rpdr9.jpg?w=196&h=196&crop=1&ssl=1)
![RPDR10 The iconic mirror](https://i0.wp.com/gcn.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rpdr10.jpg?w=196&h=196&crop=1&ssl=1)
![runway Runway & Judges Table](https://i0.wp.com/gcn.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/runway.png?w=196&h=196&crop=1&ssl=1)
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