The colorful LEGO iMac G3 for nostalgic Apple fans just cleared another important milestone on its long journey from fan concept to store shelves.
A LEGO version of Apple’s iconic iMac G3 desktop has been working its way through the approval process for almost a year, and the LEGO company confirmed on Tuesday that the possibility remains very much alive.
LEGO iMac G3 advances in race to become an official set
When Steve Jobs returned to save Apple in the late 1990s, the iMac G3 was the centerpiece of his comeback strategy. The iconic all-in-one desktop computer redefined consumer technology design with a colorful, translucent plastic shell, contrasting vividly with the beige boxes of the PC era. It was a major sales success for Apple and is widely credited with turning the company’s fortunes around after years of decline.
In 2025, a fan designer who goes by Terauma transformed the iMac G3 into LEGO bricks and submitted it as a Product Idea to the toy maker. It needed 10,000 votes from potential buyers to move ahead, and it got them.
Now, LEGO confirmed that the retro desktop is among the projects advancing to the Second 2026 LEGO Ideas Review. The project went into the Parking Lot, another step on the path toward approval.
“The Parking Lot is where selected product ideas are given additional review time before a final decision is made,” said Maria Anna Jedryszek, a model designer in LEGO Ideas.
While there’s always room for optimism, the competition is fierce. A whopping 97 fan projects qualified for the First 2026 Review alone, highlighting just how selective the LEGO Ideas program has become. Even popular designs are frequently rejected.
Why the LEGO iMac could stand out
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Unlike many LEGO Ideas submissions based on movies or TV shows, the iMac G3 proposal celebrates one of the most recognizable computers ever made.
Terauma’s design features about 700 parts in the iconic all-in-one shape of Apple’s desktop, along with a USB keyboard and the infamous “hockey puck” mouse. The classic macOS startup screen appears on the CRT.
The creator also included multiple colorful outer shells, allowing builders to swap between several classic iMac finishes, including Bondi Blue.
The Apple question
The LEGO iMac G3 must pass a major hurdle that LEGO has little control over: approval from Apple.
Cupertino has never officially partnered with LEGO on a retail set. That helps make this proposal especially intriguing for nostalgic Mac fans, but it also raises questions about whether Apple is interested. It may even want a cut of the revenue.
If LEGO approves the project, its designers would rework the fan model into a retail-ready product, a process that typically takes 12 to 18 months before a set reaches stores. That means Mac fans shouldn’t expect to build an official LEGO iMac G3 anytime soon — but the odds are better now than they were before.
