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LEGO Modular Buildings anniversary contest

A few days ago LEGO launched another excellent contest on their ReBrick website for teen and adult LEGO fans. This contest in particular got the LEGO fan community abuzz with excitement, because it is about one of their favorite topic; the LEGO Modular Buildings. Details below. 🙂

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LEGO MODULAR BUILDING CONTEST – DESCRIPTION: In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the LEGO Modular Buildings, and the release of the #10255 LEGO Creator Assembly Square, LEGO would like to see how you would expand and customize your favorite LEGO Modular Building by adding your own room. It could be anything; a store, an apartment, a bathroom… anything that would fit with the LEGO Modular Buildings. As a reminder the sets released so far in the LEGO Modular Building line are as follows: #10182 LEGO Café Corner, #10190 LEGO Market Street, #10185 LEGO Green Grocer, #10197 LEGO Fire Brigade, #10211 LEGO Grand Emporium, #10218 LEGO Pet Shop, #10224 LEGO Town Hall, #10232 LEGO Palace Cinema, #10243 LEGO Parisian Restaurant, #10246 LEGO Detective’s Office, #10251 LEGO Brick Bank, and #10255 LEGO Assembly Square.

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LEGO MODULAR BUILDING CONTEST – HOW TO ENTER: Build an interior to one of the existing LEGO Modular Buildings. Take up to five photos of your creation, and submit them to the contest page. Make sure to show off all angles of your creation in clear and crisp photos, on a neutral background. Keep your photos below 2MB and rotate your image upright before you enter it. Use the description field to tell about your creation, add no more than 3 tags, then hit the submit button. When you receive a “Success!” pop-up notification after clicking “submit” on the entry submission page, your entry has successfully been submitted. LEGO’s moderation team will review it within 1-3 working days to make sure it fits all the contest rules.

LEGO MODULAR BUILDING CONTEST – RULES: Entrants must be at least 13 years of age at the time of entry. Only create the interior of a LEGO Modular Building, not the building itself. Your model can vary in size, but should be no larger than 16×16 studs at the base. You can submit as many different entries as you would like. Your entry must not contain copies of any existing third party work or creation, or infringements of any third party intellectual property right. This includes the use of LEGO minifigures from brands including LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Lord of the Rings, LEGO Harry Potter etc. Parts from these properties can be used, but characters cannot be part of your model. Use of photo editing software or adding effects to your entry is allowed. Entries must not contain LEGO elements which have been modified from their original form, including painted or cut elements. Entries which are too dark or blurry will be removed from the contest. To ensure easy judging of your entry, we recommend taking pictures on a neutral background free from background clutter, with your model well framed. Entries created in LEGO Digital Designer (LDD) are allowed in this contest. You can read other rules and terms and conditions here.

LEGO MODULAR BUILDING CONTEST – ENTRY DEADLINE: Submit your entry no later than November 29th, 2016 at 10:00 EST. If you’re not sure what time zone you’re in you can use an online time zone converter.

LEGO MODULAR BUILDING CONTEST – JUDGES: An expert panel of judges from the LEGO Creator Expert team will select 1 grand prize winner. They will judge entries upon: originality and creativity of build – 25%, most inspiring details – 25%, attention to contest theme – 25%, best use of LEGO elements – 25%.

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LEGO MODULAR BUILDING CONTEST – PRIZES: One grand prize winner will receive: #10218 Pet Shop, #10243 Parisian Restaurant, #10246 Detective’s Office, #10232 Palace Cinema, #10251 Brick Bank, #10255 LEGO Assembly Square (10th Anniversary Modular Building). The winner will be contacted on the email address associated with their LEGO ID account after December 6th, 2016 and announced on ReBrick when the winner has returned the signed Winner’s Certification Documents. If the winner does not return their Winner’s Certification Document within one week of receiving it will be disqualified, and a new winner will be selected.

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Sounds like a fun contests, isn’t it? LEGO fans often talk about what they would like to see in the LEGO Modular Building line, or how they have customized their LEGO Modular Buildings. So here is your chance to share your ideas and own designs! There are already some really fantastic entries at the contest including a courtroom, a museum, a library, a cafe, an ice cream parlor, and even an underground illegal money printing operation! You can see all the submissions on the contest page.

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So what do you think? How do you like this LEGO contest? Are you thinking about entering? Feel free to share in the comment section below! Also, remember that the LEGO Classic Micro Building Contest and the LEGO Friends contests are still running. 😉

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November 2016 – new LEGO sets & promotions

November is traditionally the beginning of the holiday shopping season, so as far as sales and deals, there is a lot happening this month both directly from LEGO and from other retailers. The details of the after Thanksgiving Black Friday deals are not yet known, however we can talk about the month in general until we get more information. 🙂

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FREE LEGO HOLIDAY NUTCRACKER ORNAMENT: From November 1st to the 15th you can get a free LEGO Holiday Nutcracker Ornament with purchases of $50 or more. This is not a particularly exciting offer, but a nice little extra that you can use as a stocking stuffer or Christmas tree decoration. If you are not exactly sure yet what you want to get this holiday season, a good place to start is at the LEGO Holiday Gift Shop section of the Online LEGO Shop.

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EARLY ACCESS & DOUBLE VIP POINTS FOR VIP MEMBERS: The real deals will start to appear as we get closer to Thanksgiving. On November 19th and 20th LEGO VIP members will get early access to the LEGO Brick Friday offers, and also earn Double VIP Points on their purchases. If you are not a LEGO VIP member yet, sign up now to make sure you get access. Membership is free, and there is absolutely no downside to it.

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BRICK FRIDAY DEALS: If you are not a LEGO VIP member, Brick Friday deals will begin on November 25th, the day after Thanksgiving. We don’t yet know which sets will be on sale, but based on previous years, we can expect 20% off on some sets, including some of the larger ones. I will keep you updated as soon as I know. I would say though, that if you really want some specific sets, I don’t recommend that you wait this long. LEGO VIP members will likely wipe out the most desirable sets during the early access period, and holiday shopping is always a bit scetchy with LEGO as they tend to run out of stock. However if you are just bargain-hunting, and don’t really care what you get, this will be a good time to visit both physical LEGO stores and the Online LEGO Shop.

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FREE LEGO HOLIDAY SNOWGLOBE & STORE CALENDAR: During the LEGO Brick Friday period (November 25-28) you will get the #30223 LEGO Holiday Snowglobe with purchases of $99 or more. This is a very nice set that you can see in the lower left corner of the LEGO Store Calendar. From November 28th to December 11th you will get a free 2017 LEGO Wall Calendar with purchases of $75 or more. My understanding is that the calendar no longer includes coupons.

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LEGO IDEAS YELLOW SUBMARINE: The #21306 LEGO Ideas Yellow Submarine is now available. This is the latest in the LEGO Ideas collection. We talked about the set just a few days ago, but here is the official description for your reference: Build this LEGO version of the iconic Yellow Submarine from the famous 1968 film, and journey back to Pepperland with the Fab Four! The submarine features a removable top for easy play, a cockpit that accommodates the included John, Paul, George and Ringo minifigures, two rotating propellers, four periscopes, an adjustable rudder, plus assorted accessory elements that The Beatles have collected on their journey. The set also includes a Jeremy figure. An ideal gift for fans of LEGO and The Beatles, it’s great for role-play or to create a colorful retro display. Accessory elements include John’s telescope, Paul’s 1×2 ‘Love’ tile, Ringo’s round 2×2 ‘half a hole’ tile, George’s submarine motor and Jeremy’s apple. Yellow submarine measures over 5” (13cm) high, 9” (25cm) long and 2” (6cm) wide. 553 pieces. Price: $59.99. Available under the LEGO Ideas section of the Online LEGO Shop.

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As I mentioned earlier, if you are looking for specific sets, I hope you already got them, or you are planning to get them very soon. I don’t recommend waiting until the end of the month, as they will likely be gone by then. This is especially true for the holiday sets like the #10245 LEGO Creator Santa’s Workshop (already backordered), the #10249 LEGO Creator Winter Toy Shop, and the #10254 LEGO Creator Holiday Train.

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If you want some of the largest sets of this year, like the #75827 LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters, the #10253 LEGO Creator Big Ben, the #10252 LEGO Creator Volkswagen Beetle, the #75159 LEGO Star Wars Death Star, the #42056 LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS, and the #43055 LEGO Technic Bucket Wheel Excavator I urge you to get them as soon as possible. They are available under their respective categories of the Online LEGO Shop(just click on the links to take you there). And if you have been looking for the #71040 LEGO Disney Castle, you will need some good luck, as it has been out of stock from almost the time it was first released. Also, don’t forget about the large sets retiring soon we talked about just a few days ago. Those are also great candidates for holiday shopping, and they will likely be gone before the end of the year.

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The smaller and wider release sets should be available at most LEGO retailers and the Online LEGO Shop. Also, remember that LEGO lowered the minimum threshold for free shipping from $75 to $35. So if you just want to make a smaller purchase now it is easier to qualify for free shipping. And as I always mention, it is a good idea to also take a look at the Sales & Deals section of the Online LEGO Shop before you check out. You can often find some great deals there on soon to be retired sets.

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So what do you think? Are you interested in any of the news sets and promotions this month? What are you planning to get? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below! 😉

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