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LEGO Speed Champions contest on ReBrick

by Thita (admin) on May 16, 2015

in Community News

LEGO Speed Champions and McLaren Automotive presents: “Celebrate the Future of McLaren Automotive” LEGO Building Challenge on ReBrick! Do you dream of designing your own luxury Supercar? Well, now is your chance to live out that dream: In collaboration with McLaren Automotive, ReBrick and LEGO Speed Champions ask you to build the McLaren road Supercar of the future. 🙂

What supercars will be accelerating on the country roads and autobahns in the future? Help McLaren build the future of Supercars in LEGO version and get your LEGO Supercar displayed on the McLaren Automotive stand at the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed in United Kingdom plus win LEGO Speed Champions prices. The winner and a guest will be flown to United Kingdom and get VIP entry tickets to the Goodwood Festival of Speed as McLaren Automotive guests on Sunday 28th June 2015.

In 2013, McLaren Automotive launched the groundbreaking McLaren P1 to critical acclaim. The aerodynamic shape was penned by the renowned McLaren Automotive Design Director, Frank Stephenson, who explained that: “Our main objective with the McLaren P1 was to design the best drivers’ car in the world, on road and track. Managing airflow in and around the car’s bodywork and optimizing aerodynamics was key in achieving this goal. This design philosophy crafted the highly unique and emotive shape of the car”. To learn more about the McLaren Automotive supercar range, please visit: cars.mclaren.com

➡ LEGO CONTEST DEADLINE: This LEGO contest ends June 1st, 2015, 2:59 p.m. CEST (Central European Summer Time). The competition is open to LEGO builders over 16 years of age and international entries are welcome (please see legal rules for details). Older models are welcome, but note that the physical models of the winning entries will be displayed at Goodwood Festival of Speed. You need a LEGO ID and a ReBrick account to enter.

➡ LEGO CONTEST RULES: To make sure you stay inside the curb, read through the detailed rules of the competition before you submit your entry. One of the important rules is that the maximum measurement for the model should fit inside a shoebox (33cm x 19cm x 10.06cm). You can build a car that would fit inside a shoebox of that size, or a smaller car placed in a diorama that you fit inside those measurements. The point is that the model must not exceed the above mentioned size. Once you are done with your model, you can take a photograph and follow the directions on the contest rules page to enter it to the contest. So if you are interested to enter this LEGO contest, make sure you read all the rules.

➡ LEGO CONTEST JURY: The jury for this LEGO contest include some big names: Frank Stephenson – McLaren Automotive Design Director, Craig Callum – LEGO Speed Champions Design Lead, and Kim Ellekjær-Thomsen – LEGO Community Manager and Racecar Fan Extraordinaire. 😉

➡ LEGO CONTEST PRIZES: The winner of the LEGO Building Challenge: “Celebrate the Future of McLaren Automotive” will win the chance to have their entry displayed on the McLaren Automotive stand at the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed, in West Sussex, United Kingdom. The winner plus 1 (one) guest or guardian will also be invited to join the McLaren Automotive team at the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed as their VIP guest for the day on Sunday 28th June 2015. In addition to the above, the lucky winner will also take home an assortment of LEGO Speed Champions sets, signed by their official LEGO designers, and a collection of McLaren Automotive merchandise. Three runners-up will win the chance to have their entry displayed on the McLaren Automotive stand at the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed In addition all three will receive an assortment of LEGO Speed Champions sets, signed by their official LEGO designers, and a collection of McLaren Automotive merchandise.

If you are into LEGO and really fast cars you might want to take advantage of this opportunity to test your designer skills, get significant recognition for your work, and also have a chance to travel, meet some great people, etc. An excellent opportunity all around, so see ReBrick.com for more details! And you might also like to check out the currently available LEGO Speed Champions sets for inspiration at the Online LEGO Shop.

So what do you think? Are you planning to enter the “Celebrate the Future of McLaren Automotive” LEGO Building Challenge? If you do feel free to share in the comment section below! We will all root for you! 😉

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LEGO Star Wars videos hints on the future

by Thita (admin) on May 15, 2015

in LEGO Star Wars

At the official LEGO Star Wars website there are some new additions to the mini-movies section that are worth checking out. Most of them are a minute long or less with no dialogue besides basic grunts, great animation, fun action, and LEGO’s characteristic humor. And there is more. Some of the videos include interesting details that we might (hopefully) see in future LEGO Star Wars sets. So let’s take a look at the latest videos. 🙂

The idea that these short LEGO Star Wars movies can hint to what’s coming is not just wishful thinking. For example the new version of the dewback was first spotted in a mini-movie, which made LEGO Star Wars fans very excited and hopeful. Later the dewback was indeed released in the #75052 LEGO Star Wars Mos Eisley Cantina. So the point is that it’s interesting to watch these mini-movies not just for the fun, but also to see if you can spot something new or unusual that might indicate what’s coming in a future LEGO Star Wars set.

In LEGO Star Wars Mini Movie Episode 5 – T-16, which was just recently added, three Tusken Raiders are seen with a Bantha! Is this a sign that we are going to get a Bantha in a future LEGO Star Wars set? I think there is a good possibility.

In LEGO Star Wars Rebels – Join the Rebels and in LEGO Star Wars Rebels – Welcome to the Empire, you can see a really sweet looking R2 unit with a clear dome. I think there is a great possibility that this will be included in a future LEGO set. Especially given the fact that LEGO has been experimenting quite a bit within the last year or so with clear elements, printing on clear elements, and mixing clear and colored plastic (see for example the LEGO Legends of Chima and LEGO Ultra Agents minifigs and minifig accessories).

And my favorites is LEGO Star Wars Mini Movie Episode 6 – Geonosis Troopers vs. Battle Droids, which includes a super-awesome mech! Whether this mech will ever be included in a LEGO Star Wars set or not, I would really like to build it! If you are up to the challenge of recreating it in LEGO, or in LEGO Digital Designer, let me know, and maybe we can work together on it. See video below for what I’m talking about, and you can see the rest at the official LEGO Star Wars website.

So what do you think? How do you like these LEGO Star Wars mini-movies? Do you think the Bantha, the clear-domed R2 unit, and the mech will be included in any future LEGO Star Wars sets? And did you notice any other interesting details that might indicate what’s coming? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below! 😉

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