And now for something completely different. I seldom build anything Pirate and I’ve never tried anything quite like this before. The goofy look on his face appeals to me, so I may have to leave it together for awhile…at least until Talk Like a Pirate Day.
By the way, this was built for Forbidden Cove’s June Seedpart Contest.
Many years ago, Mark Neumann introduced a mecha challenge to the unsuspecting LEGO world on LUGNET. Its name was Iron Mecha. Its premise was simple: build a mecha based on a design Mark posted. The winner was an uninspiring chap called Mark Stafford who never went on to much. He did have a pretty cool mecha though.
Five and a half years later, Soren Roberts and Mark have joined forces to bring a new version of Iron Mecha in the MechaHub group on flickr. There’s no prizes and no promise of rankings but it’s a little bit of history I plan to particpate in.
And there is great honour in being crowned ‘Iron Mecha Chef’.
As Mark described the original:
I shall pick a graphic of a mecha. The builder will build a mecha based off of that graphic. Artistic license is encouraged. You may build macro, micro or anything in between. The Build does not need to be an exact copy of the graphic but we should be able to see how you got from the inspirational image to your build.
so follow the link and enter the fray.
Eurobricks challenges you to design a Direct-To-Consumer (D2C) set for Atlantis, Pharaoh’s Quest, or Ninjago. Over $500 of prizes is at stake. Don’t know what a D2C set is? Check out the rules to learn this and more. The contest ends on April 30th.
The 2011 MocAthalon is here! It is an annual competition held on MOCpages where teams of 5 builders make creations from 30 categories. Last year’s MocAthalon brought out 450 entries from 18 teams, which is no small feat. Check out this article by Keith Goldman that nicely recaps the spirit of this contest. Here are the rules and info on how to get involved.
The Motorized Lego group on Flickr is hosting a contest for sci-fi creations that feature motorized components. The contest starts now and runs until April 1st. You can win custom trophies that include their own playable functions. Now that’s awesome.
The competition was grueling, the competitors determined. All said and done, there were 231 creations contributed by 85 different builders.
Classic-Castle has announced the winners to their annual contest, the Colossal Castle Contest VIII! Head on over here to see the winning entries!
All of the entries can be seen here.
Congratulations to everyone!
Looking for something to get your mind of the snowy, cold winter? PCHLUG has just the thing for you. Their first creativity challenge, aptly called the PCHLUG 101 Challenge – California Dreamin’, starts tomorrow. The premise is to build an entry based on the theme with 101 bricks. The theme for February’s challenge is, as you might have guessed, California Dreamin’.
What’s in it for you, you might ask? Prizes.
BrickJournal is the official sponsor of this contest, and is giving away a one-year subscription to their magazine for the first-place winner!
Second place will receive #8017 Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter, and third place will receive LEGO #7746 Single-Drum Roller.
Contest information, including rules, can be found here, and entries can be submitted via their Flickr group. If you have any questions about the contest, you can ask them here.
This contest runs from February 1 through February 28, 2011, so best get building!
Competition is heating up over at Forbidden-Cove‘s Jolly Roger Contest. Matthew Hurt steps into the competition with this fortress, prepared to defend against the oncoming enemy.
With Valentine’s Day approaching, the lovely Miss Klementina Kos has announced a contest for all you guys to express love through bricks. If you can build a creation that’ll win the hearts of a panel of female AFOL judges, you’ll be rewarded with a complete set of series 3 minifigs. You can check out the contest details on Flickr or MOCpages.
Forbidden Cove is proud to announce their second Jolly Roger Contest! You can check out their fantastic prizes and categories here–and head on over to their forums to see a list of rules. In addition to the traditional Pirate-type categories, to celebrate the upcoming Disney movie and subsequent LEGO line, there are five dedicated Pirates of the Caribbean categories to enter!
The Jolly Roger Contest runs from January 1 through March 15, so get building!
