LEGO Idea Fridays: Special Musical Blog Edition

As part of my LEGO-related YouTube channel, Molly Makes Stuff Up, I occasionally check out Ideas.Lego.com, a place where people from around the world post their LEGO creations in the hopes of them someday becoming an official set. The website also hosts periodic contests. The most recent one, Music To Our Ears, is currently in the fan voting phase. The build that gets the most fan votes will win all kinds of cool prizes, but all the builds, winners or not, are going to be considered for LEGO Ideas.

So the other day I filmed a video where I looked at these finalists, but there was a problem with my sound on the recording. Sigh. Since I don't have it in me to re-record the video, I thought I'd do a blog post instead! So today I'm going to be looking at the 10 finalists for the Music To Our Ears contest, and picking my favorites.

All photos below were directly yoinked from this page, and credit goes there.

P.S.: I know today is not actually Friday. But answer me this: Does time even matter anymore?

The Finalists...

Legendary Stratocaster by TOMOELL

These are nice! I've seen LEGO guitar replicas before, but these are taking it to a new level. They look tiny, but they must be at least 4-5 inches wide. Great details and variety across the five models.

Ludwig van Beethoven by Stevenhoward27

This is really cool! I love the ink bottle and the spilled ink, the pen, and the sheet music. Those are some crafty LEGO techniques, right there.

Daft Punk concert with LEGO Night Mode by RobotRock

I wasn't sure what this was at first, but... it's cool! Yay lights!

Long Live Queen by BrickskipperMx

This is a great tribute to the band Queen, and I can see this build becoming an official set, as it would complement the Beatles Yellow Submarine set that came out a few years ago. I love the lettering, the shape of the build, and even the earthy color choices.

Jazz Quartet by Hsinwei Chi

Absolutely incredible. Instantly recognizable. Such personable miniland-scale folks. 

LEGORILLAZ by yop1172

I'm not familiar with the band Gorillaz, so there was no instant recognition from me here. Still, you can tell a lot of love went into this build.

The Last Organ Grinder by Roldan A.G.

This is super cool, especially if you take a look inside (see the website), but I can't help asking -- where's the monkey?

Mr. Radio by MrMaestro

I do love me some vintage hardware, and this is a beauty. If this was just a model of the outside of a radio, I might give it a pass, but it actually opens up and you can see the "insides." Now, if only it played real music...

Sony Walkman TPS-L2 1:1 by Patrick60

Now, this is my kind of build. Nostalgia factor? Totally. Scale model of real-life object? Yes, please. The attention to detail here is well worth noting. Alas, I'd still rather own the real thing.

Musical Modular by Okay

I absolutely love this. From the guitar on the front to the clarinet on the corner, from the piano sidewalk to the music-note windows, from the music-loving minfigs to the record player on the roof. Dang. Can this be the next official Modular? I'd buy it.

So....

In conclusion, I would like to see sets made out of the following:

As for my vote for the contest? It goes to JAZZ QUARTET. It looks simple (yet totally isn't), it's recognizable, and it's got so much personality. Great job!

If you'd like to look at all these builds in more detail (including some backs-of-MOCs and MOC innards!), just head on over to Ideas.LEGO.com.