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BrickLink Designer Program Series 8

Brace yerself for BrickLink Designer Program Series 8!

Pre-orders for “Privateer Frigate Fortuna” have been officially announced and Crowd Funding for The Thieves of Tortuga be just months away.

But that ain’t no excuse for us to remain idle, as we desire even more pirate-themed build to pass review in the future!

So here be the course we’ve charted to make it a reality…


Official Announcement

The official BrickLink Designer Program Series 8 webpage is live and loaded with valuable information!

BrickLink Designer Program Series 8 Announcement

As always, review the updated guidelines before starting a build

The official Series 8 webpage declares:

We’re accepting submissions from April 14th – April 25th 2025. The best designs have the chance to be Series 8 sets, so get those ideas flowing!
Learn more

So be sure to digest them updated guidelines and craft the finest pirate masterpiece to ever sail the BrickLink Designer Program!


Series 8 Q&A Webinar

Mark yer calendars for 10AM Pacific time on 25 March, 2025!

The Series 8 Webinar will walk you through latest guidelines so yer can build the best submissions possible.

LEGO® BrickLink YouTube Channel writes:

Learn about the Submission Guidelines for BrickLink Designer Program: Series 8 as Alex, BDP Project Manager, covers updates and common questions. Aspiring fan designers ask questions and get clarification to some of the nuances of various guidelines.

And if yer unable to watch embedded videos in yer web browser, off to YouTube ye shall go.


Series 8 Timeline

Here be the key dates for this series:

Open Submissions

Open Submission for Series 8 is between 14 and 25 April, 2025.

You have until the timer reaches 00:00:00:00 to build yer design!

Once that happens, hit the button below and submit away…

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Do you consider BrickLink Designer Program Sets as OFFICIAL LEGO Sets?

Learn more about BrickLink Designer Sets


Reduced Pirate-Themed Parts?

Bugger! From Series 6 onward fewer Pirate-themed parts be available in the BrickLink Design Studio palette.

Now that 10320 Eldorado Fortress has been retired, there be no need to keep producing them Soldier parts!

Fewer Pirate Parts Available in BrickLink Design Studio?

So how you will overcome this limitation in your Soldier and Imperial-themed builds? DelusionB demonstrates how it’s done in “Anchor Cove Imperials Shipyard“.

Just don’t turn yer fort into a blinkin’ modern day tourist attraction!


Crowdfunded Pirate Designs

The BrickLink Designer Team has granted three pirate-themed designs the nod of approval.

The most recent; “Privateer Frigate Fortuna” by Brickperfection from Series 7 has been announced for Crowdfunding (pre-orders) during February 2026.

LEGO Pirate themed BrickLink Designer sets

Privateer Frigate Fortuna” by Brickperfection joins the lineup

Also awarded the team’s seal of approval; “Ominous Isle” from Series 2 by the joyful Jazlecraz, and “The Thieves of Tortuga” from Series 5 by the crafty Krackenator.

‘Tis a magnificent leap forward from the dark times of July 2021 when the BrickLink Designer Program set sail, leaving pirates marooned and forgotten.

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Would you buy "Privateer Frigate Fortuna"?

Learn more about the upcoming set

"Privateer Frigate Fortuna" by Brick Perfection

The Thieves of Tortuga

Once the good ship Fortuna casts off, yer LEGO Pirates will be needin’ a haven to evade capture! Don’t allow them to be shackled by privateers!

BrickLink Designer Program: "The Thieves of Tortuga" by Krackenator

The Thieves of Tortuga” by Krackenator from Series 5

Ye will be able to pre-order Thieves of Tortuga via LEGO.com during the Crowdfunding phase in June 2025.

But do ye dare?

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Would you buy "The Thieves of Tortuga"?

Learn more about the upcoming set

BrickLink Designer Program: "The Thieves of Tortuga" by Krackenator

Ominous Isle

Perhaps yer missed the Crowfunding phase for Ominous Isle but all is not lost!

eBay sellers are still offering the set… BUT avoid complacency because the longer yer leave it, the higher the price rises.

Boxes of 910038 Ominous Isle from LEGO's BrickLink Designer Program

There be no limit to how many BrickLink sets yer can purchase on eBay!

And one day, they’ll disappear from eBay too!

What Next?

Our labors not be done, salty sailor! The brick seas still demand the sweat from our brows.

LEGO Pirate lovers must remain ever ready, seizin’ every opportunity to champion new pirate-themed LEGO products whenever they arise!

What kind pirate-themed BrickLink set is yer heart yearning for next?


What Do Yer Think?

Will you be submitting pirate-themed designs to Series 8?

Start building for BrickLink Designer Program Series 8

Time to fire up BrickLink Studio

Builders

Read the updated guidelines  and start working on yer designs!

Open Submission for Series 8 takes place between April 14 and 25.

You have until the timer reaches 00:00:00:00 to build yer design!

So build away!

Buyers

Is the BrickLink Designer Program the last bastion of hope for new LEGO Pirate set releases?

Or do BrickLink Designer sets lack the allure of the retail releases?

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Do yer have a general interest in Pirate-themed BrickLink Sets?

And what of The Thieves of Tortuga? Will yer be pre-ordering come June 2025?

Share yer thoughts and questions in the LEGO Pirates Forum and Classic Pirates Facebook Group.

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