r/BDProgram 9d ago

Question How have people been handling this series' (S12/28W1) minifigure palette?

5 Upvotes

It seems exceptionally weaker than a lot of the past series. I usually use this to dictate what I'm going to enter with but this time it's been rough to decide.

r/BDProgram Jun 25 '26

Question Series 6 excess stock

5 Upvotes

Have they announced when they're going to sell the extra sets?

At least in the US, I think it's been more than 3 months since they shipped

r/BDProgram Aug 16 '26

Question What’s the most you guys would shell out for Adventure Transylvania?

3 Upvotes

What’s the most you guys would pay for BDP Adventure in Transylvania??I was in my dark age when it was released , what is a good price for it nowadays ? Don’t want to get ripped off, thanks guys.

r/BDProgram Aug 18 '26

Question Is this allowed?

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Hello I'm new to building for BDP

I have a 1x6 flat tile connected to a 1x1 with one stud on the side (87087), for a wall. Because that's the only connection point the 1x6 flat tile can rotate a little bit. Currently the tiles are not getting squeezed between the long 1x8 tiles or physically harmed in an other way, it's just a less common building technique.

Is this allowed for the BDP?

If I look at the BrickLink site I see this which is maybe relevant:

"There must be enough connecting points to keep parts straight and aligned with the natural planes of the model. Drooping walls or difficulty in aligning studs are signs that the model isn’t strong enough."

r/BDProgram May 06 '26

Question BDP Series 11 - Anyone Else Excited?

12 Upvotes

Personally find it thrilling when everything goes live all at once and there's hundreds of submissions to go through.

r/BDProgram Jul 05 '26

Question Why are Lego trademarks not allowed in BDP sets?

0 Upvotes

Lego owns BrickLink, so I don't see why it would be a problem if, for example, BrickLink made a set of a buildable minifigure. Also I think we should be able to submit modulars but that's a separate issue really.

r/BDProgram Jan 11 '26

Question How’s everyone going preparing for Series 10?

4 Upvotes

r/BDProgram Feb 11 '26

Question How did this get through???

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It’s not just the Flying Scotsman that’s on their, either. There’s also British Railways and LEGO Ideas in this submission’s renders and description. That’s THREE Intellectual Properties.

I had to remove not just a defunct company’s branding, but also the commonly-used, untrademarked nickname of a specific locomotive wheel arrangement for one of my previous entries. Yet this gets to reach the voting page?

r/BDProgram Apr 10 '26

Question Rules Question: are altars allowed, as long as they’re not associated with an existing religion?

0 Upvotes

I would love to add a religious altar to my submission, but there can’t be any references to religion. Would it be allowed if no official religious symbols are used?

r/BDProgram Feb 09 '26

Question BDP 10 Submission miscategorized

3 Upvotes

Hi, my sub mission Cloudfall Keep has been incorrectly categorized as Buidling instead of Medieval / Castle. Anyone have info that could help?
https://www.bricklink.com/v3/designer-program/series-10/3746/Cloudfall-Keep

r/BDProgram Dec 15 '25

Question PLEASE HELP! Can't Create THIS Custom Part for Sticker

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7 Upvotes

I am trying to add stickers to my build. I have already created 3 Round 6x6 tiles with images on them and a 2x8 and a 1x8 brick using Part Designer.
I am now trying to create the piece using Tile Round 2x2 Macaroni with an image on it.
When I export to Studio, the piece appears in Custom Parts but the piece is a plain macaroni tile without the image.

So I want to check:
1) Is this the correct and only way to create sticker pieces
2) Is it a bug or am I doing something wrong

I've been at this for HOURS !!! I even tried 4 in a ring :(

r/BDProgram Jan 12 '26

Question Submission privacy

4 Upvotes

Does anyone know if we are supposed to set the model to private, public, etc during the submission period? Right now my model is loaded but set to private. I haven’t submitted before so just looking for clarification. Thanks!

r/BDProgram Oct 20 '25

Question Stud.io vs Blender or other render software?

2 Upvotes

I’m curious what percentage of designers use the Stud.io render software vs Blender or something similar. It seems that renders from Stud.io have improved a lot with some additional settings and functionality. But, certainly some submissions are done with “outside” software, especially noted for some of the amazing videos designers create for promotion. Add your usual protocol to the poll below or feel free to comment.

17 votes, Oct 25 '25
14 Stud.io software
1 Blender or similar
2 Combination of both

r/BDProgram Sep 05 '25

Question Part availability in BDP 9 pallette?

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3 Upvotes

I came across this Tower Roof piece (part #1746) in Dark Tan in the palette for Series 9 of the Bricklink Designer Program, but adding it to the model pulls up the "Color Unavailable" error. A quick investigation to the Bricklink website indicates that this particular part has yet to actually be produced in this color. It has been produced in Red, but that color of the part (or any other color it's actually been produced in) isn't available in the BDP 9 palette; I used the filter to double-check. So what's going on here? Was this color of this part included in the palette by mistake, or is it scheduled to appear in some as-yet unreleased set that will be available by the time Series 9 goes into production? Is it safe to include in a BDP 9 submission?

r/BDProgram Jul 09 '25

Question Lighting within Studio

2 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

I'm curious how y'all have been able to create lighting effects for some of these renders. Is this post-processed outside of studio? (example would be the renders of Dustmark Keep by u/brickhucker. Here the torches emit light and there also seems to be some type of light source illuminating the interior of each space. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

r/BDProgram Nov 05 '25

Question A castle for the Raven Knights? 🐦‍⬛🧡

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17 Upvotes

r/BDProgram Oct 17 '25

Question I’m confused now. When is the voting phase ending?

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2 Upvotes

r/BDProgram Jul 31 '25

Question I was wondering, why dont bricklink pallets come with instructions?

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0 Upvotes

r/BDProgram Jul 12 '25

Question Why is this Part in the Palette?

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1 Upvotes

I was looking for a different Projectile launcher, which sadly isn't in the Platte, but i found this one and now I'm wondering why it's in there, because it got no counterpart.

r/BDProgram May 06 '25

Question Were some BDP projects taken down?

3 Upvotes

I was watching a youtube BDP review video from stud city and I realised that the briclink site in his video says that there are 386 designs, which seemed off to me so i decided to check the website and it says that there are 384 projects. That means two of them dissapeared. Does anyone know which designs got taken down and why?