LEGO Contest Round-Up for January 2022
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[Our current monthly LEGO contest round-up can be found here.]
Ready for another month of competitive building? Here’s a new batch of LEGO contests and challenges from all around the AFOL community for January 2022 to help you find some inspiration and motivation to build! There’s nothing quite like a theme or a prompt to take you out of your comfort zone and give you something new to try. Besides, 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 helps make sure you actually finish!
We’ve listed them in order of deadline so you can plan your building time to the best advantage. Make sure to check the LEGO activity calendar for local challenges and events near you. 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!
Build castles, medieval landscapes, and battle scenes! Find some inspiration in the eight categories of the 19th CCC.
Deadline: January 5th
Prizes: The entrant with the highest average scores across six categories will receive 21325 Blacksmith Shop. Category prizes are as follows: 31120 Creator Castle (Castle), 75947 Hagrid's Hut - Buckbeak Rescue (Movie Scene), 76177 Battle at the Ancient Village (Over Water), 10281 Bonzai Tree (Landscaping), 40478 Mini Disney Castle (Civilian), New Black Falcon fig parts x5 (Minifigures), 79001 Escape from Mirkwood (Tolkien Inspired), and TBD (Battle).
Where to enter: Classic-castle.com
How do the holidays look in the Star Wars universe? Get inspired by either May the 4th (Star Wars™ Day), Father’s Day, Summer Holidays/Back to School, or Holiday season (Christmas, New Year etc.) to create your own Star Wars themed brick film!
Deadline: January 13th
Prize: One winner in each holiday category will receive 75309 LEGO Star Wars™ Republic Gunship™, 75288 LEGO Star Wars™ AT-AT™, and a LEGO Ideas tote bag. One of these four will also receive the grand prize, 75313 LEGO Star Wars™ AT-AT™ UCS.
Where to enter: LEGO Ideas
Sharpen your swords and prepare to slay a dragon! With categories ranging from Monstrous Encounters (build a monster!) to Monarchic Minifigures (five minifigures), Brickscalibur has something for every castle lover.
Deadline: January 16th
Prize: The entrant with the highest total score across all six categories will receive 21325 Medieval Blacksmith. The team category winners will receive a brick-built trophy each. Each other category has two prizes, one a brick-built trophy, the other a set. The set prize for the vignette category is 40478 Mini Disney Castle. The set prize for the Monstrous Encounters category is 71753 Fire Dragon Attack. The set prize for Monarchic Minifigures is 40500 Wizarding World Minifigure Accessory Set. The set prize for Interior Architect is 76387 Hogwarts: Fluffy Encounter. The set prize for Rogues and Outlaws is 43188 Aurora’s Forest Cottage.
Where to enter: Discord or website submission
Iron Forge
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 14th
Prize: Advance to the prestigious Iron Builder and battle one of the four reigning champions!
Where to enter: Discord
Here’s a chance for even the youngest LEGO builders to get in on some micro fun! This challenge is open only to builders 14 and under.
Deadline: January 15th
Prize: Not announced
Where to enter: Instagram
Where does your signature minifigure live?
Deadline: January 24th
Prize: 76185 Spider-Man at the Sanctum Workshop
Where to enter: Instagram
BC Kiosks
Coming from Brick Central, build newspaper stands, coffee wagons, medieval potion carts, Christmas market stalls (ok, maybe it's a bit late for that one), art fair tents, or whatever small kiosk you can think of!
Deadline: January 27th
Prize: Grand Prize: Monkie Kid City of Lanterns 80036, People’s Vote: Lunar New Year Ice Festival 80109
Where to enter: Instagram
2x2 2022 Challenge
Create an awesome build using LEGO bricks with a base of 2x2 studs. Both physical and digital builds are eligible!
Deadline: January 28th
Prize: Grand Prize: Creator Expert 10297 Boutique Hotel, 2nd and 3rd Place: $50 LEGO gift card
Where to enter: Instagram
Find some sci-fi inspiration in the wide range of Space Jam categories!
Deadline: January 31st
Prize: Entrant with the highest score across three categories will receive 71741 Ninjago City Gardens. The winning team of the team category will receive four brick-built trophies. Each other category has two prizes: a brick built trophy and a LEGO set; the winner chooses their preference and the other prize goes to second place. The LEGO sets are as follows: 75305 Scout Trooper (Sci-fi Horror), 80020 White Dragon Horse Jet (Pet/Animal Companion), 75322 Hoth AT-AT (Alien Landscape), 75312 Boba Fett’s Starship (Carrier), TBD (12x12 Vignette)
Where to enter: Flickr or Instagram
Ready for a microscale building challenge? This fun tournament style competition is back!
Deadline: January 31st
Prize: Not announced
Where to enter: Instagram
This Flickr group is all about building cool stuff with Bionicle parts that doesn’t look like yet another Bionicle figure. The contest started Dec 11th, and asks builders to make anything they want… as long as they can make it using only the colors that each category demands.
Deadline: February 15th
Prizes: LEGO set 75531 Stormtrooper Commander / LEGO set 75121 Imperial Death Trooper (both provided by BZPower!)
Where to enter: Flickr
Happy building! See you here next month for our next LEGO community contest list. And if you would like us to add a contest, please email dave@bricknerd.com.
What are your experiences with LEGO contests? Are there any you know of that we missed? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
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