LEGO Contest Round-Up for July 2022
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[Our current monthly LEGO contest round-up can be found here.]
Another month of competitive building is upon us! Are you ready? Here’s the latest batch of LEGO contests and challenges from all around the AFOL community (and our newest Pirate contest right here at BrickNerd!) for July 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!
Create and post at least one habitat for your favorite fig(s) from any of the CMF Series 1-22, the NINJAGO Movie CMF series, or The LEGO Movies CMF series following the habitat format on the challenge post.
Deadline: Challenge runs July 5-7th, with builds posted on the 8th
Prize: No prizes, just the fun of building with your LEGO!
Where to enter: Instagram with #legohabitatstack
It’s time to get cute n’ quirky with our GIPHY stickers project!
We’re looking for a total of ten cleverly animated stickers celebrating the LEGOWorldBuilder and Tongal communities. These stickers will be used across Instagram Stories to promote projects, spotlight creators, and add some pizazz to the current sticker offerings.
Get familiar with the types of stickers we're looking for in our brief and show us your most creative concepts!
Deadline: July 8th (noon PT)
Prize: This project has a budget of $1,300
Where to enter: Instagram
Join the tournament-style contest where builders face off against each other in a series of rounds, each with a unique Middle Earth-based theme, until only one contestant remains!
Deadline: First round runs through July 14th
Prize: The two tournament winners (first and second place) will receive a custom LOTR MOC and a castle parts pack each. Additionally, the two highest-scoring entries from the first round will each get a castle-themed parts pack.
Where to enter: Discord
The goal of the contest is to present a MOC or piece of artwork that is your depiction of one of the many dinosaur-like creatures of Bota Magna as described in the 2009-2010 Bionicle comics and story serials. These were said to be cybernetically-enhanced reptiles and dinosaur-like creatures, with a mix of organic and technological components. See the announcement video (linked below) for more details.
Deadline: July 19th
Prize: The Grand winners for each category will receive a custom Bionicle helmet, and runner-ups will receive LEGO Set 31058 Mighty Dinosaurs.
Where to enter: Upload your entry to any public platform and enter via Google forms
Design a unique poster for the Jazz Quartet’s next show! It could be either brick-built or drawn in LEGO element style.
Deadline: July 26th
Prize: One Grand Prize winner will receive 21334 Jazz Quartet, 21329 Fender Stratocaster, 21333 Vincent van Gogh - Starry Night, 21331 Sonic the Hedgehog, 92176 NASA Apollo Saturn V, LEGO Ideas tote bag, and a printed LEGO Jazz poster. There are two runner-up prizes as well.
Where to enter: LEGO Ideas
Create an awesome photo of a brick-built invention - anything from a silly Acorn Enlarger to a real invention like the printing press. Whatever it is, it must be built out of LEGO bricks.
Deadline: July 28th
Prize: One Grand Prize Winner will receive the Viking Ship 31132 set or one set of equal or lower value of winner's choosing, and the Community Vote Winner will receive the Grocery Store 60347 set or one other set of equal or lower value of winner's choosing
Where to enter: Discord and Instagram
Build an epic pirate creation to help celebrate LEGO’s 90th anniversary with this fourth contest! Your submissions can be recreations of past pirate-themed LEGO sets (but not copies) or your own new creations based on pirates and could even be mashups with other themes (space pirates anyone?).
Deadline: July 28th (6:00 a.m. EST)
Prize: One grand prize winner will receive the following LEGO sets: 11021 LEGO Classic 90 Years of Play, 10305 LEGO Icons Lion Knights’ Castle, 10497 LEGO Icons Galaxy Explorer, 40567 LEGO Forest Hideout (Gift with Purchase), and 30510 LEGO 90 Years of Cars.
Where to enter: LEGO Ideas
With six categories ranging from old favorites like 12x12 vignettes to big layouts, the Summer Joust has something for every medieval builder!
Deadline: July 31st
Prize: Many LEGO prizes from the Disney Castle to the Bonsai Tree and everything in between, including custom builds and trophies!
Where to enter: Flickr
Build something Bionicle to share the beloved theme with the world! This includes new takes on Bionicle sets, your own Bionicle themed creations, and even mash-ups with other (non-IP) themes!
Deadline: August 4th (6:00 a.m. EST)
Prize: One grand prize winner will receive the following LEGO sets: 11021 LEGO Classic 90 Years of Play, 10305 LEGO Icons Lion Knights’ Castle, 10497 LEGO Icons Galaxy Explorer, 40567 LEGO Forest Hideout (Gift with Purchase), and 30510 LEGO 90 Years of Cars.
Where to enter: LEGO Ideas
Build something in a state of deconstruction or decay. Show us something that's seen better days using at least 75% Bionicle/Hero Factory/Technic parts.
Deadline: August 5th
Prize: Prizes TBA!
Where to enter: Take or send your build to Brickfair Virginia by the deadline.
Just dream up the 'wishbrick' you want to see LEGO produce someday – and then build it!
Deadline: August 22nd
Prize: 1 first prize of Doctor Strange's LEGO® Marvel Sanctum Sanctorum (76218), and 3 runner-up prizes of the spacetastic LEGO Galaxy Explorer model (10497)
Where to enter: New Elementary
Build Studley the Scottie a new doghouse using the six new pieces as seed parts
Deadline: August 26th
Prize: No prizes, just the fun of building with your LEGO!
Where to enter: BrickLink (Studio Gallery)
Here’s the pirate-themed contest that all you scurvy dogs ‘ave been waiting for—but with a nerdy twist! In your epic pirate crew, no human minifigs are allowed (except costumed stowaways!) and you must build an awesome pirate-themed build inspired by your crew to exhibit their scallywaginess!
Deadline: August 31st
Prize: Golden trophies, LEGO shopping sprees, rare minifigs and more! Too many awesome prizes to mention them all! Check out all of them with the details below!
Where to enter: Flickr or Instagram
A multi-round contest with a focus on constraction creations themed around nature, the Bio-Cup is a great place to flex your character-building skills!
Deadline: The preliminary round is finished, but everyone is welcome to watch as the contest unfolds!
Prize: A plethora of prizes! First Place will receive a prototype LEGO piece, 71316 Umarak the Destroyer, 71312 Ekimu the Mask Maker, first pick between two sealed Galidor Sets, a custom-cast Socketball Mask, a $100 cash prize, and 1st place trophy!
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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