LEGO Contest Round-Up for January 2021
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[Our current monthly LEGO contest round-up can be found here.]
Are you ready to get building and maybe win a prize? Find some inspiration and motivation in these LEGO contests from all around the AFOL community! There’s nothing quite like a theme or a seed part to take you out of your comfort zone and give you inspiration to something new to try. Plus, contests are the perfect place to interact with other contestants and judges and get to know your fellow builders. And if you’re like me, a deadline is all I need to make sure I actually finish that WIP!
We’ve listed them in order of deadline. Our Nerdly Strikes Back contest is obviously our favorite and we were tempted to list that first, but deadlines are deadlines! Here at BrickNerd, some of our fondest memories, greatest building achievements, coolest trophies, and best friendships came from LEGO contests, so we really hope you try some of these out. We look forward to seeing what you build!
A four-round contest, where builders are challenged to use a seed part in as many creative ways as they can! If you’re thinking about entering this one though, watch out… you may have a Brick Nerd contributor or two right behind you!
Deadline for Round 1: January 15th
Prize: Advance to the prestigious Iron Builder and battle one of the four reigning champions!
Where to enter: Discord
Coming from Brick Central, shoot the same scene with two different fields of view - wide, and tight. This is a good opportunity to hone your skills in the macro photography side of the LEGO hobby!
Deadline: January 27th
Prize: Your choice of 71738 Zane’s Titan Mech Battle, 75301 Luke Skywalker’s X-Wing Fighter, 60291 Family House, 31118 Surfer Beach House, 10281 Bonsai Tree, 10280 Flower Bouquet
Where to enter: Instagram
Choose from six different categories and build something space! Categories are travel poster, bounty hunter spaceship, grandmaster’s new champion (brick-built figure), asteroid, 12x12 vignette, and space rally racers (a team category). You could even take home a trophy built by Brick Nerd contributor Ted Andes!
Deadline: January 31st
Prize: Each category has two prizes (one medium-sized LEGO set and one brick-built trophy - winner chooses and second place gets the other). Highest average in three categories will win 80008 Monkey Kid’s Cloud Jet. Highest scoring entry across all categories wins 75275 A-Wing Starfighter.
Where to enter: Flickr or Instagram
Coming from RogueBricks, recreate an unforgettable childhood memory in one of two categories - figbarf or MOC.
Deadline: January 31st
Prize: For the MOC category, first place is 21324 123 Sesame Street. Second place, 21316 Flintstones. The prize for the figbarf category is 40377 Donald Duck.
Where to enter: RogueBricks forum
From The Rambling Brick, a LEGO bouquet needs a LEGO vase, right? Great minds think alike because I thought of this a few days ago. Build a good one and you could win the flowers to put into them!
Deadline: January 31st
Prize: First place, 10280 Flower Bouquet; 10281 Bonsai Tree; 40460 Roses and 40461 Tulips. Second place, choice of 10280 Flower Bouquet or 10281 Bonsai Tree, plus 40460 Roses and 40461 Tulips. Third place, 10280 Flower Bouquet or 10281 Bonsai Tree.
Where to enter: A dedicated form via Airtable (no account needed)
With eleven castle themed categories from Vampire Castle to Festivals and Celebrations, the CCC fits all kinds of castle themed builds!
Deadline: January 31st
Prizes: Each category has it’s own prize, average value is around $10-20. The Master Builder prize, awarded to the builder with the highest average out of a minimum of six creations, is being kept a mystery this year.
Where to enter: Entry form on Classic-Castle
From LEGO Ideas, show your love for sports in LEGO bricks!
Deadline: February 8th
Prize: First place receives a custom LEGO trophy, 21321 International Space Station, 21322 Barracuda Bay, 21323 Grand Piano, 21324 Sesame Street, and the next Ideas set. Three runner ups receive a custom LEGO trophy and their choice of 21321 International Space Station, 21322 Barracuda Bay, 21323 Grand Piano, 21324 Sesame Street or the next LEGO Ideas set.
Entries that reach the fan vote phase will be reviewed by the LEGO Ideas team for potential production as a set.
Where to enter: LEGO Ideas
This is a great contest for builders with smaller collections to get involved in! Build a scene from a Nintendo Switch game, and make sure it fits the Nintendo Switch featured in the poster to the left. Check out the template in the contest’s Discord server.
Deadline: February 13
Prize: First place, 71374 LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System. Second place, a LEGO Super Mario bundle (Starter Course 71360, 71634, 71370, and 71372). Third place, a full set (x10) of Series 2 LEGO Super Mario Mystery packs.
Where to enter: Discord
Nerdly is back and better than ever—and we want you to build one! It’s the perfect opportunity to put a pair of glasses on your favorite theme. This is the best contest on this list by far! (Though we may be a bit biased…)
Deadline: February 14th
Prize: The Golden Nerdly trophy and a super-secret box of swag and surprises for the top three winners, plus $200 toward LEGO Shop@Home for first place, $100 for second place, and $50 for third.
Where to enter: Flickr or Instagram
I’ve got a soft spot for Ninjago since it was the theme that introduced me to the online LEGO community. So I’m excited to see that LEGO is celebrating 10 years of Ninjago appropriately by an Ideas contest! Build the ultimate display piece for a Ninjago museum for a chance at the new Ninjago Botanical Gardens!
Deadline: February 16
Prizes: First place, 71741 Ninjago City Gardens, 71735 Ninjago Tournament of Elements, 71736 Ninjago Boulder Blaster, 71737 Ninjago X-1 Ninja Charger, 71738 Ninjago Zane’s Titan Mech Battle, 71742 Ninjago Overlord Dragon, and a selection of ultra-rare Ninjago Posters from ten years Ninjago. Two runner-ups receive 71735 Ninjago Tournament of Elements, 71736 Ninjago Boulder Blaster, 71737 Ninjago X-1 Ninja Charger, 71738 Ninjago Zane’s Titan Mech Battle, 71742 Ninjago Overlord Dragon, and a selection of ultra-rare Ninjago Posters from ten years Ninjago.
Where to enter: LEGO Ideas
Brickset is seriously #goatflexing! There are two categories: take the existing Bonsai Tree set and modify it or build a bonsai tree of your own from scratch. You could win a LEGO goat - and if you’ve ever wanted to buy a goat, you know what that means!
Deadline: February 28th
Prize: First prize in each category is four goats, Brickset printed items, first choice from these 2020 gift with purchase sets 40409, 40410, 40412, 40413 and other LEGO goodies. Second prize is two goats, Brickset printed items, second choice from the 2020 gift with purchase sets and other LEGO goodies.
Where to enter: Flickr, Instagram or Blockheads
With thirteen categories, there’s an award for every kind of a train lover!
Deadline: February 28th (open for submissions starting February 1st)
Prize: A 1x8 winners brick, and other TBC prize(s) from their sponsor(s)
How to enter: Via email
Good luck and we will see you here next month for February’s LEGO contest list. Happy Building!
