Are we one step closer to LEGO Doctor Who?
Many fans have long wished for Doctor Who LEGO toys, and now the official LEGO Cuusoo website is allowing submissions for Doctor Who.
Their recently updated website explains the previous issues preventing such sets ever becoming a reality:
Sometimes we have to turn down project submissions that refer to specific brands or licensed properties. We do this to avoid getting your hopes up for something we know we aren’t able to make. In these cases, we already know the LEGO Group can’t secure licensing rights to produce construction toys based on a particular brand or property, due to a conflicting interest with a third party.
If such a conflict goes away, we’ll then be able to accept projects based on a particular brand or license.
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Resolved Past Licensing Conflicts
We now welcome projects based on the following licenses that used to have conflicts:
Doctor Who – February 2014
Last updated February 25, 2014
This does not mean that LEGO Doctor Who is definitely going to happen, though it certainly opens up the possibility.