LEGO Challenge – The Brick Post!

It’s LEGO Marvel Vs LEGO Star Wars In A Week Long Hashtag Battle!

Greg — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:59:47 +0000

The guys that host #LEGOMarvelMonday, @boombrickz and @superhero_bricks, have teamed up with the duo that host #LEGOStarWarsSaturday, @brickmcbricksworth and @lets_brick_it, to bring you a week long mashup of epic proportions!

Whether you’re a fan of Marvel, Star Wars, or both, the possibilities are endless of what scenes and stories you can make up, most will be epic, some funny and some just down right silly, the latter is my favourite. The aim is you combine these two franchises and share it on Instagram for the whole world to see. There are guidelines to follow if you wish to take part along with prizes up for grabs.

Check out the full details below and share your photos now!

https://www.instagram.com/p/C83smmFIFAQ/?igsh=dzYxaW5hejVxaHRp

LEGO and/or Instagram do not endorse this competition.

LEGO Building Activities for December

Bricksterdam — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 19:53:57 +0000

Every month sees plenty of fun LEGO activities hosted by AFOLs on social media, mostly Instagram. December is no exception and we’ve got some great ones for you to join!

Building Challenges can be a lot of fun. Not just the creative aspect with building, but also the social interactions with other builders from around the world. In December most challenges will have a holiday theme, which will give an extra excuse to get your bricks out and join in the festive building! And if you’re not building these can be some fun hashtags to follow to check out the creations from other AFOLs.

#YourLEGObaubles

Anabelle @brickswhynot is hosting the ornament hashtag #YourLEGObaubles. These can be sets, MOCs, digital etc as long as it’s LEGO. So the prompt is simple: show your LEGO balls on instagram, tag @brickswhynot and add #YourLEGObaubles.

#LetsBuildHolidayHabitats23

Just like last year Jen @brickfambuilds and Kate @brickhuntress (who hosts the monthly @letsbuildseries we’ve featured before) join forces for a December mega collab.

Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Life Day, Festivus, or just enjoy the excuse as a break from work to go on holiday, this prompt is entirely open ended to your interpretation and celebration of choice! Build as many or as few as you’d like, most will build one for each of the six days, or at least three to have a mini stack for stack day, but one is just as fun and will allow you to qualify for multiple prizes.

If you want to see the basics of building a habitat you can visit @habitatchallenge or read or blog about them here. The challenge will run December 16th-21st for individual habitats with stacks posted on December 22nd. Be sure to tag both @habitatchallenge and @letsbuildseries as collaborators on your entries!

#DiversifyLEGOholidays

(image by Dana @virginia_bricks)

For the 4th year @bradyjoynerbricks is hosting #diversifylegoholidays. This is a challenge I particularly support. Last year I discovered this quite late when building my holiday habitats, but managed to sneak some diversity in my stack. Ever since I’ve tried to keep diversity part of my building projects. So this had a huge impact on me as a builder.

Many people don’t see themselves reflected in holiday movies, ads, stories, artwork, etc., whether that be because of their culture, race, ethnicity, religion, ability status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or another part of their identity.

You can help! Consider changing up the skin tones of your buildable BrickHeadz character or your minifigs! Add a family with two moms in your winter village! Share a build celebrating Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or Winter Solstice! Install wheelchair ramps in your winter village!

This challenge is open to any format and can be combined with any other challenge. So it can be a bauble, habitat, heart, sigfigscene or anything you can imagine. So share the joy and celebrate the diversity of the community. Include the hashtag #diversifylegoholidays and tag @bradyjoynerbricks in your entry and you’re done! If you want to see some examples, be sure to follow for his interesting tips!

#BuildToGive

The LEGO Group hosts their annual charity building event #BuildToGive. This building challenge started in November but will be running on in December so be sure to join! This year builders are invited to build a heart and post it to social media. TLG will donate sets to their chosen charities for all builds entered up to 1.500.000 sets. All details can be found here.

#BrickBuiltCalendar

A monthly returning Instagram challenge hosted by @speedykiwi92 @plasticwanderer and @reddsbricks. The challenge is just as straightforward as the hashtag suggests: build a decorated or themed calendar for the month December. Post your brick built calender before December 11th and be sure to add @brickbuiltcalender as a collaborator.

Are you planning to join any of these challenges? Or did we miss a fun activity? Let us know in the comments! If you are hosting and want to have your building challenge featured in November please reach out on Instagram or comment below.

LEGO Building Activities for November

Bricksterdam — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 22:31:17 +0000

Every month sees plenty of fun LEGO activities hosted by AFOLs on social media, mostly Instagram.

Building Challenges can be a lot of fun. Not just the creative aspect with building, but also the social interactions with other builders from around the world. November is packed with plenty of building fun so get your bricks out and join any of these!

#HeroVillainhabitats23

What’s a month without a good old Habitat Challenge hosted by Jen @brickfambuilds? Co-hosted by @teflontodd it’s the return of Heroes and Villains Habitats. Build a fun habitat with a superhero (or supervillain) and post with the hashtag #HeroVillainHabitats23. Don’t forget to tag @habitatchallenge. Individual Habitats are to be posted on November 24-25 and stacks on November 26. If you want to know the basics for building a habitat, you can read our blog about it here.

#BuildToGive

The LEGO Group hosts their annual charity building event #BuildToGive. This year builders are invited to build a heart and post it to social media. TLG will donate sets to their chosen charities for all builds entered up to 1.500.000 sets. All details can be found here.

Nerdvember 2023: Survivor Edition

November has arrived which means BrickNerd is celebrating Nerdvember! The Bricknerd website runs a competition with many great prizes. All you have to do is build a survival version of their mascot ‘Nerdly’ in a apocalyptic scene (or whatever you might think of considering the theme).

You have until the end of November to build your entry and post it on Flickr in the Nerdvember 2023 group or on Instagram using the hashtags #Nerdvember2023 #BrickNerd and #Nerdly. More information on the competition and prizes can be found here.

#BrickBuiltCalendar

A monthly returning Instagram challenge hosted by @speedykiwi92 @plasticwanderer and @reddsbricks. The challenge is just as straightforward as the hashtag suggests: build a calendar for the month November. By the time this post is online the 10 November deadline is getting rather close but you can always join in for the next month! And just like most challenges this one now also has it’s own Instagram account.

#LetsBuildMosaics

Another challenge we can count on every month is the @letsbuildseries, hosted by Kate @Brickhuntress. The theme for November is Mosaics, which might be convenient for everyone that takes part in the weekly #MosaicsOnMonday. And like always, builds for this challenge can be both sets and own designs, as well as digital creations.

#pwdhabitat23

Ok, this might not be a November challenge but since it’s early in December, it’s included anyway. For the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities @shanzy_h organises a solo habitat challenge. The challenge runs December 1-3. The challenge is about promoting diversity and inclusion, specifically focused on persons with disabilities. These can be both visible or invisible disabilities.

Be sure to tag @brickaccessibilityinclusion in your post and follow the account to check out all the builds for this challenge.

Celebrate 15 Years Of Fan Creativity With LEGO Ideas!

Greg — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 12:51:44 +0000

A brand new LEGO Ideas challenge has been announced that celebrates the platform’s 15th anniversary!

All you need to do to enter is show what LEGO Ideas means to you and include the number 15 somewhere in the build. One lucky winner will get a very impressive prize which includes a trip to LEGO House in Billund and a plethora of LEGO Ideas sets.

Learn more about the new build challenge here.

Official details:

One lucky LEGO ducky will win:

Win a 3-day 2-night trip for 2 people to Billund, Denmark – the Home of the Brick – with a variety of activities and tours including – Two spots on the LEGO Fan Tour (specific dates in 2024 to be confirmed) The Fan Tour includes tours of The Billund LEGO factory, Ole Kirk Kristiansen’s home (also known as the Idea House) & The LEGO House

LEGO Campus tour

Lunch and “Meet and Greet” with the LEGO Ideas team

15 different LEGO Ideas sets, including 21338 A-Frame Cabin, 21339 BTS Dynamite, 21340 Tales of the Space Age, 21341: Disney Hocus Pocus: The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage, 21342 The Insect Collection and 21343 Viking Village

A custom-built trophy

The challenge closes on December 5th 2023. Please read the Full Terms and Conditions on the LEGO Ideas Challenge Website

Building Challenges for October

Bricksterdam — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 18:51:05 +0000

Every month sees plenty of fun LEGO activities hosted by AFOLs on social media. We posted about weekly hashtag fun before, which you can read here. Building Challenges can be a lot of fun. Not just the creative aspect with building, but also the social interactions with other builders from around the world.

#BrickBuiltCalendar

#LetsBuildSpooky

Like every month, Brickhuntress on Instagram hosts the #LetsBuildSeries. This will be the first month it’s hosted from it’s own account. This October the theme is ‘Spooky’. Her challenges might be a bit more accessible compared to the others in this post. MOCs are welcome of course, but not mandatory. Building a set or modifying a set is welcomed just as much. The themes are also chosen to allow for various interpretations to have a broad appeal. So IP licenses can be used, but if you don’t have anything from an IP you can still join in. #LetsBuildSpooky runs from October 6th.

#BlackCatHabitats

Friday the 13th seemed the perfect day for me to host my first Instagram challenge. Annoyed that LEGO often snubs black cats in sets I wanted to do something with black cats. Having worked in a shelter I know black cats struggle to get adopted while they often have very sweet characters. So to celebrate black cats I hope others will join in and show their love as well. Since LEGO hasn’t produced many black cats you can always build your own if you don’t have one on hand.

Joining is easy: build a habitat with a black cat featured in the scene, post it on Instagram with #BlackCatHabitats on October 13th and tag @patrick_bricksterdam.

#HalloweenHabitats23

October is time for spooky building so of course this sees the return of Halloween Habitats hosted by Jen @brickfambuilds and Anabelle @brickswhynot on Instagram. Individual habitats can be posted with #HalloweenHabitats23 from October 23-28 and full stacks on the 29th. And with al the witchcraft happening at Instagram lately, be sure to add @halloweenhabitats as a contributor to your Halloween builds so everybody can keep track of all the habitats!

To get some inspiration from previous years, be sure to have a look here as well.

Building Challenges for September

Bricksterdam — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:19:28 +0000

Every month sees plenty of fun LEGO activities hosted by AFOLs on social media. We posted about weekly hashtag fun some time ago which you can read here. Building Challenges can be a lot of fun, not just the creative aspect with building, but also the social interactions with other builders from around the world.

Friendshiptember

The first challenge we highlight today is Friendshiptember. This challenge is hosted on the Instagram platform by @friendshiptember.

The rules are simple: build a (space)ship in September and add some Friendly elements (this is open to your own interpretation). The use of minidolls is encouraged but not mandatory. Once you’ve finished your build post it to Instagram and add @friendshiptember as a collaborator. Instagram has made it a bit harder to follow the latest posts so the organisers have made sure that all builds get the attention they deserve this way.

This is one of my favourite entries I’ve seen so far, the Tea Ceremony Boat by Kristel Whitaker (check out more from her amazing builds on Instagram and flickr).

Whether you’re building or not, be sure to follow Friendshiptember and support all the builders with their amazing creations!

#LetsBuildTheWizardingWorld

Like every month, Brickhuntress on Instagram hosts the #LetsBuildSeries. This September the theme is Wizarding World. Her challenges might be a bit more accessible compared to the others in this post. MOCs are welcome of course, but not mandatory. Building a set of adapting a set is welcomed just as much. The themes are also chosen to allow for various interpretations to have a broad appeal. So IP licenses can be used, but if you don’t have anything from an IP you can still join in.

#BrickBuiltCalendar

A monthly returning Instagram challenge hosted by @speedykiwi92 @plasticwanderer and @reddsbricks. The challenge is just as straightforward as the hashtag suggests: build a calendar for the month.

Here’s a fun example by Ethan @plasticwanderer demonstrating the idea for the challenge. September is back to school, even for dinosaurs.

SHIPtember

SHIPtember celebrates the acronym SHIP, meaning a Seriously Huge Investment In Parts, building a spaceship of at least 100 studs long. SHIPs need to be built/posted in the month of September. Apparantly this is a tradition going into it’s tenth year.

The official channels for this challenge can be found on flickr and Discord. Final entries for this challenge should be posted in the SHIPtember 2023 – Armada on Flickr. There are no other rules than building something huge, scale is open to own preference, builds can be digital etc. For more information check out the official channels for the challenge.

Are you planning to join any of these challenges? Or did we miss a fun activity? Let us know in the comments! If you are hosting and want to have your building challenge featured in October please reach out on Instagram or comment below.

LEGO Ideas Challenge: Design The Ultimate Space Postcard!

Greg — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 16:46:00 +0000

A brand new LEGO Ideas challenge has started and is inspired by the LEGO Ideas Tales of the Space Age (21340) set!

The challenge requires you to put your own spin on space exploration in the exact same style as the aforementioned set. As usual there are prizes to be won with the winner receiving a bundle of space-themed LEGO goodies.

Click the link below to learn more about the challenge. LEGO Ideas website.

LEGO Ideas Disney Challenge ‘100 Years Of Fairytales’!

Greg — Wed, 03 May 2023 12:16:16 +0000

A brand new LEGO Ideas challenge has begun which once again sees US retailer Target teaming up with LEGO!

The theme this time around is Disney and what it means to you. There are endless possibilities of what you could submit such as a diorama of favourite scene.

Just like past LEGO Ideas X Target challenges, projects can be submitted and will be open to Dan voting. Once 5 designs have been chosen another vote will take place by the LEGO Ideas Review Board, Disney and Target representatives.

The winning set will be produced into an official LEGO Ideas retail set. Those that make it into the fan vote will bag themselves two upcoming Disney 100 sets!

The challenge is open now and closes 13th June, click here.

Official details:

100 Years of Fairytales

We all remember our first Disney film, watching it on repeat, singing along, and discovering our favorite new character. But what does Disney mean to you?

Once again, we’re collaborating with Target. For this challenge, we’re asking you to show your love for classic animation films using LEGO bricks by creating:

Dioramas or iconic scenes

Your favorite character or item, or

What Disney means to you

Your submissions should also:

Use between 50 and 800 LEGO elements in size approximately. At our discretion, we will reject any submissions that we believe to be under or over this brick limit.

Bear in mind that using Minifigures that will require new molds, will reduce your chances during the judging phase.
A judging panel consisting of members of the LEGO Ideas Review Board and representatives from Disney and Target will select all the entries that participate in the Fan Vote.

If your fairytale is more ‘Becoming a LEGO Fan Designer’ than riding in a carriage that used to be a pumpkin, you’re in luck!

Just like the ‘What does family mean to you?’ challenge with Target, all entries that reach the Fan Vote phase could be a new LEGO Ideas Product!

https://ideas.lego.com/challenges/9c8bbdc4-3edb-46ef-be42-8ab173a9a94f?query=&sort=top

LEGO Ideas Test Lab Minifigure 45th Anniversary Challenge Now Open!

Greg — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 21:55:20 +0000

LEGO Ideas have launched a brand new challenge to celebrate the 45th Anniversary of the Minifigure!

The LEGO Ideas Test Lab challenge asks fans to create a customisable brick-built display to house at least 4 Minifigures, it must also be compatible with Minidolls. The winning entry will be available from the Pick-a-Brick service online, just like the previous ones are currently.

There are guidelines to follow such as the aforementioned Minifigure count, along with a Brick limit of between 150 and 200 elements. The whole build must have a customisable element to it, this could eiehter be decoration or the option to expand it to fit more Minifigures.

The challenge will be open to members aged 18 and above, while due to legal reasons, will not be open to residents of some countries. If you are eligible to participate you will be able to access the Test Lab platform.

Design submission opens 9th May and closes 23rd May 2023. After which a crowd vote will be held between the 25th May and 8th June. Good luck!

LEGO Ideas Test Lab

Official details:

LEGO IDEAS TEST LAB PICK A BRICK CHALLENGE – NOW OPEN

We’re bringing LEGO® Ideas Test Lab back for another exceptional round of creativity in collaboration with Pick a Brick and we’re thrilled to welcome you to participate!

To celebrate the 45th anniversary of the LEGO Minifigure, you have between 150 – 200 elements to create customizable display stands to show off your Minifigures using a select BrickLink Studio palette.

These display stands must:

Be between 150 and 200 elements.

Feature some customization. But the elements to customize must be included in your submission.

Display at least 4 Minifigures.

Work to display both Minifigures and Minidolls.

You can learn all the other rules and guidelines on the LEGO Ideas Test Lab page.

What’s LEGO Ideas Test Lab?

LEGO Ideas Test Lab is an experimental platform, first introduced in 2017, and re-introduced in 2022, through which we will test new features, functionality, designs and experiences destined for LEGO Ideas.
Who can participate?

The challenge will be open to members aged 18 and above, while due to legal reasons, will not be open to residents of some countries. If you are eligible to participate you will be able to access the Test Lab platform.
How will this challenge work?

You’ll already be able to view the BrickLink Studio palette and start your build today! However, you’ll first be able to submit your creations from the 9th of May and onwards until the 23rd of May, 2023.

A crowd vote held between the 25th of May and the 8th of June, will also help our judging team understand the desires of the community when they get to work on the 8th of June.
What if my design is selected?

The selected submissions will be available to purchase directly through the Pick and Build hub on LEGO.com!

Users whose submission is selected will receive $1,500 USD (before tax).

In fact, you can check out the selected designs from the first Pick a Brick pilot challenge. These designs have just become available for purchase through the Pick a Brick Hub.
Nicknames

By default, the nickname that will be displayed on LEGO Ideas Test Lab will be either your default auto-generated LEGO Account nickname (i.e. ArtisticRug090) or, if you have recently updated to the new LEGO Account nickname, then you should see this customized and compliant nickname that you’ve selected. Your LEGO Ideas username will not be shown on Test Lab unless you have updated to the new LEGO Account nickname.

Should you wish to edit your nickname on LEGO Ideas Test Lab you are welcome to do so by making this change in your LEGO Account, which is also accessible via your profile on LEGO Ideas Test Lab. Please note that this updated nickname will be used across LEGO experiences, such as on the regular LEGO Ideas platform.

You can personalise your nickname by following the below:

Follow this link to log in to your LEGO Account

Click the Edit icon next to your avatar

Choose your preferred nickname in the field

Click Submit and wait a few seconds for your nickname to be approved

LEGO Pick-A-Brick Builds Now Available At LEGO.com!

Greg — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 17:33:05 +0000

LEGO have finally revealed and released the 7 Pick-a-Brick Builds that won last year’s Test Lab Challenge!

The challenge required builders to create small yet easy-to-build models using digital digital building programs such as Stud.io. LEGO then chose 7 of them which are now available online at LEGO.com through the Pick-a-Brick service.

Each build varies in price but they range from £11 to almost £30. Sadly they aren’t available everywhere yet, with selected European countries and Australia & New Zealand being the first to get hold of them. North America should see them online sometime in July.

Purchasing them is a little fiddly but made much more simpler thanks to LEGO conveniently adding all the required parts to your basket. All the required elements are over the minimum spend requirement and from the Bestsellers selection, thus eliminating the any extra fees.

Take a look at them below, especially Market Magic which was designed by our good friends Martin (@boombrickz), well done!

Official details:

Are you ready to build like a LEGO® fan designer?

To celebrate the launch of our new Pick a Brick experience, we challenged some of the community’s top designers to show us what they can do with just 200 pieces.

There were hundreds of great entries, and now here is your chance to try your hand at building the winning builds!

Simply choose a fan designer build below, and with just a few clicks you can purchase a hand-selected pack filled with the bricks and elements to build it yourself. Customize your build with the bricks you already have at home, or add extra bricks to your basket.