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FROM the LAN:
We are excited to announce the launch of the Project Support program for 2025. This year, we’ve made some important updates, so please take a moment to read through the changes and share this information with any members planning to submit a Project Support request.
Key changes for 2025:
A Project Support Brief is now required to be attached to the support request form on LAN. Please note that without this document, requests will not be approved.
Project Support requests will be accepted from April 1st to July 31st.
Once a project is approved, orders must be placed in the system within one month. Please keep in mind that it may take anywhere from 2 to 6 months to receive your order.
All orders will be processed at the end of the year, and all projects must be completed by 2026.We appreciate your attention to these updates and look forward to supporting your projects in the coming year.
“All orders will be processed at the end of the year, and all projects must be completed by 2026.”
So lil confusing here.
Does that mean even if you get approval in say May 2025, it won’t be processed until the end of 2025?
And the project itself must be completed by the end of 2026?
But the pieces have to be figured out and the order for them placed within a month of approval?Thanks for the info!
Assuming we go for this again this year, couple of things I’d like to put out there for consideration from a MILS bases standpoint:
* One thing Josh and I noticed at H&G this year is that we have LBG plates between the tracks on both the 9v (45) and RC (14) Double Straights. We also have LBG plates between the curves on the R40 Double Curves (4), but we have green plates between the curves on the R120/R104 Long Radius curves. While the LBG plates look OK in the rail yard, they stand out as different in the rest of the layout, so I’d propose changing them all to green. I did a rough count, and we would need approximately (1,200) 4×4 green plates to do this.
* In 2024 we added (14) RC Double Straights to the inventory to go along with the (45) 9v Double Straights that we built in 2023. At H&G this year we ended up using a mix of RC and 9v Double Straights to complete the main train layout, but we were able to do it without having to borrow from Phil. For 2025 I’d propose adding more RC Double Straights. Because of the (250)/item quantity minimum that Project Support has, we already have approximately (100) 5″ segments of RC straight track left over from the 2024 Project Support order. Each 32×32 Double Straight uses (4) of these, so we already have enough track for up to (25) more RC Double Straights.
* In 2024 we added (5) Left and (5) Right MILS RC Switches + Returns, and we finished ballasting the (3) Left and (3) Right MILS 9v Switches + Returns we started in 2023. We do have (5) more left and (5) more right RC switches (track only) available in inventory, but I think we have enough with what we already have MILS’d and ballasted (i.e. total of (8) left and (8) right) so I don’t recommend that we build any more of these this year.
Got the official announcement:
Project support applications will be open from April 1st to July 31st.
Assuming we go for this again this year, couple of things I’d like to put out there for consideration from a MILS bases standpoint:
[snip] While the LBG plates look OK in the rail yard, they stand out as different in the rest of the layout, so I’d propose changing them all to green. I did a rough count, and we would need approximately (1,200) 4×4 green plates to do this.
[snip] For 2025 I’d propose adding more RC Double Straights. Because of the (250)/item quantity minimum that Project Support has, we already have approximately (100) 5″ segments of RC straight track left over from the 2024 Project Support order. Each 32×32 Double Straight uses (4) of these, so we already have enough track for up to (25) more RC Double Straights.
This all sounds good to me. If we are building more track, do we also need more 1×1 and 1×4 reddish-brown tiles (for the ties)?
This all sounds good to me. If we are building more track, do we also need more 1×1 and 1×4 reddish-brown tiles (for the ties)?
@timf, we’ll need all of the materials to both MILS and ballast any new track sections, including the tiles for the ties. We do have small amounts of some of these materials (in varying quantities) left over from 2024, but there’s not enough to complete a full 32×32 Double Track MILS base.Once we decide to go forward with this for 2025 (probably at the Q2 meeting in May), I’ll work up a detailed parts list with quantities and dollar amounts like I did last year.
Sounds good. Thanks @rcgrier3406
They have increased the minimums again this year – here are the new requirements.
Application Minimums and Maximums
Minimum LEGO Elements: 100,000
Maximum LEGO Elements: 300,000
Maximum Number of Different LEGO Elements: 150LEGO Element Ordering:
Minimum order quantity: 250 units, with increments of 50 units.
For LEGO baseplates: Minimum order quantity: 10 units, with increments of 10 units.
For LEGO elements priced at €1.35 or more: Minimum order quantity: 10 units, with increments of 10 units.Project Restrictions
Aligned with LEGO Brand Values: The project must adhere to the principles and values that represent the LEGO brand.
Non-IP Related: The project should not involve any intellectual property or licensed content.
Non-Commercial: The project must not be commercially driven or motivated by financial gain.
No Freelance or Commissioned Artwork: The project cannot involve artwork created on a freelance or commissioned basis.
Community Support: The project must have the full backing of the recognized LEGO community and cannot be initiated for or by an individual community member alone.
Independent of LEGO Group Requests: The project should be community-driven and not created in response to any requests or requirements from entities within the LEGO Group, such as events, activities, or builds.
Confidential Element List: The list of project elements cannot be made public and should only be shared with those actively participating in the project.Just to clarify – is the restriction on IP a flat ban? Or are Lego licensed IPs allowed? Like could we submit to expand the Hoth battle or build an Animal Crossing Island? Or do all projects have to be unique creations?
I am thinking that we wouldn’t be to use it on Hoth anymore. I need to look at the guidelines from last year.
After talking to a fellow LAN Ambassador, the rule has always been in place on Licensed projects. He mentioned they are not supposed to be allowed and will usually be rejected. I think we may have scraped by with Hoth. He mentioned their LUG wanted to do a Jurassic Park project but decided against submitting it do to the licensing.
We may want to stay away from submitting those type of projects in the future if they are going to tighten the restrictions going forward.
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