From Gizmo to iMac G3 How One LEGO® Ideas Designer Keeps Winning Fans

Nostalgia runs on two tracks. Sometimes it’s a fuzzy Mogwai named Gizmo, other times it’s a translucent hunk of late-90s Apple hardware. For Japanese designer Fuma Terai, both are ticket stubs to LEGO® Ideas fame.

The Mogwai Effect

Terai, better known online as terauma, already has a certified success. His LEGO® Ideas 21361 Gizmo is hitting shelves within weeks, and fans are gearing up for furry chaos. But instead of basking, Terai has pulled another rabbit (or rather, rainbow-colored desktop) out of his hat.

The new project? A lovingly accurate iMac G3, one of those bulbous machines that turned computer labs into candy stores. Terai’s model clocks in at roughly 700 pieces, many of them transparent to nail that signature translucent shell. Pop the hood, and you’ll find a brick-built cathode ray tube, a board, plus the obligatory matching keyboard and USB mouse. Yes, even Apple’s “Bondi Blue” feels right in plastic.

The Long Game of LEGO® Ideas

This isn’t Terai’s first ride past the 10,000-vote mark. He’s previously shepherded concepts like the Louis Vuitton Train Case into review and dropped cult curiosities such as Overpass Park, Antique Cabinet, and River Side Lodge. Not all made it through the gauntlet, but each showed a knack for design that resonates with fans.

And that’s the trick with LEGO® Ideas. Getting 10,000 votes feels like winning the game. The real boss battle starts in Billund, where LEGO designers decide if your dream becomes shelf-ready reality or stays a digital daydream.

The Competition Board

Terai’s iMac now sits in the third 2025 review, shoulder to shoulder with some eclectic company. We’re talking Naruto’s Ichiraku Ramen Shop, a Backstreet Boys: I Want It That Way stage set, BBC Ghosts, a brick-built bowl of Ramen Noodles, even a Converse Chuck Taylor All Star. Pop culture, meet pop bricks.

Why It Matters

The iMac G3 wasn’t just a computer. It was a statement piece, a desk ornament, a candy-colored gateway to the internet. Rebuilding it in LEGO® is less about technology and more about feeling that moment again.

For LEGO® fans, it’s proof that nostalgia scales well in studs. For Apple fans, it’s a wink that their design cult is alive and well. For everyone else, it’s another reminder that LEGO Ideas thrives where fandoms collide.

Your Turn

Which project from the current review would you back with your last vote? The Backstreet Boys stage? A humble potted plant? Or Terai’s glowing retro computer? Drop your favorite in the comments, because if LEGO Ideas teaches us anything, it’s that nostalgia is better when it’s shared.