LEGO Contest Round-Up for July 2021
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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 July 2021 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!
Celebrate twenty years of Bionicle and twenty years of BZPower.com by building!
Deadline: July 18th
Prize: First place will receive 8537 Nui-Rama, 8688 Toa Gali Mistika, and a Chronicler's Staff. Second place will receive 8689 Toa Tahu Mistika, 8722 Kazi, and a Chronicler's Staff. Third place will receive 8690 Toa Onua Mistika and a Chronicler's Staff.
Where to enter: BZPower forum
What would you like to see for a LEGO themed puzzle? Take inspiration from the four themes of Space & Astronomy, Nature, Retro, and Architecture to create an entry that could end up being produced as an actual puzzle!
Deadline: July 20th
Prize: One winner for each of the four categories will receive “goodies” from LEGO Publishing and Chronicle Books, 21322 LEGO Ideas Pirates of Barracuda Bay, 21324 LEGO Ideas 123 Sesame Street, 21325 LEGO Ideas Medieval Blacksmith, and 21326 LEGO Ideas Winnie The Pooh. Any entries that are independently chosen to be produced as puzzles will be rewarded with 1% of the net sales and 10 copies of the puzzle.
Where to enter: LEGO Ideas
Ready to try to combine humor and trains? Make the judges laugh with a LEGO railcar… if you can!
Deadline: Noon, July 23rd
Prize: First prize is an 8-wide TBRR tank car kit designed by Edward Chang, with custom award printing. Second prize, a new-in-box Brickstuff animated Metroliner billboard for your town. Third prize, a LEGO "Charles Dickens Tribute," 40410, new in box. There is also a “build bonus:” $100 in booth credit at the Brick Rodeo “Too Many Bricks” booth for the best physical entry that is actually brought to the show. And for the top dozen entries, a "2021 Funny Freight" 1x8 bricks each.
How to enter: Via email, or bring your build to the show!
Showcase your minifigures participating in fun sports activities!
Deadline: July 29th
Prize: no prize announced
Where to enter: Instagram
Take inspiration from classic myths and legends to design a banner image for LEGO Worlds!
Deadline: July 31st
Prize: $250 for at minimum three designers
Where to enter: Tongal (note: you are not allowed to share images anywhere else)
With six categories ranging from old favorites like 12x12 vignette to less frequently visited subthemes like Asian, the Summer Joust has something for every medieval builder!
Deadline: July 31st
Prize: There are two prizes for each category, and also the Conquering Hero award (21325 Blacksmith Shop) for the entrant with the highest average score out of three entries, the Grand Architect (71718 Wu’s Battle Dragon) for highest scoring entry overall, and Expert Artisan (10281 Bonsai Tree) for best presentation.
Where to enter: Flickr
Build something that expresses what the Women’s Brick Initiative means to you with 500 pieces or less.
Deadline: by August 1st
Prize: First place will receive 21324 123 Sesame Street. First place among younger builders (age unspecified), 41926 Creative Party Kit. There may be additional prizes for creativity or integration of WBI colors.
Where to enter: Facebook or via email
If you enjoy building MOCs in recent history themes, here’s a challenge for you!
Deadline: December 7th
Prize: Multiple places will be awarded BrickMania kits (which kit TBA).
Where to enter: via email
Bio-Cup’s preliminary round is over, but those who participated are continuing to advance, so keep your eyes peeled for more great builds!
The first round is over, but you can still follow the action and enjoy the themed microbuild battles that participants engage in!
Happy building! See you here next month for August’s updated LEGO community contest list. And if you would like us to add a contest to our list, 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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