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Toys-N-Bricks holiday LEGO contest!

by Thita (admin) on October 10, 2011

in Community News

Check out this exciting holiday LEGO contest over at Toys-N-Bricks. Fun challenge and great prizes! Read on for details! 🙂

➡ THE CHALLENGE: The task is very simple; all you have to do is build a Winter Holiday Scene with less than 1000 pieces. This could mean Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, New Year, Boxing Day, Little Christmas… let your imagination soar!

➡ THE DEADLINE: Contest entries must be received by November 30 at 21:00 PST (December 1st – 0:00 EST). You have 2 full months to build your creation. Though, we do recommend that you start early!

➡ THE PRIZES: The Grand Prize Winner will receive a brand-new copy of the just released LEGO exclusive #10222 Winter Village Post Office. The First Prize Winner will receive a brand-new copy of the limited edition LEGO Star Wars #8128 Cad Bane’s Speeder set. If you are not into Star Wars, you will be given the option to receive LEGO City #7684 Pig Farm & Tractor plus #7942 Off-Road Fire Rescue instead. There will be 2 Second Prize Winners. Each winner will receive a brand-new copy of the limited edition LEGO Star Wars #7868 Mace Windu’s Jedi Starfighter set. If you are not into Star Wars, you will be given the option to receive LEGO City #7684 Pig Farm & Tractor instead.

➡ THE DETAILS: Check out the LEGO contest details, eligibility, and how to submit your entry here: Toys-N-Bricks Holiday LEGO Contest

I won first place at a previous LEGO contest at Toys-N-Bricks, and I would highly recommend entering! Members on this forum are super sweet, it was easy to understand and follow the process of participating in the contest, voting was fun, and I got my prize really fast! If you would like some ideas, check out Tips for Winning a LEGO Contest! Also, remember that FBTB MOC Madness 2011 – a Star Wars themed LEGO contest – is still in full swing, so you have plenty of opportunities for a good challenge! 😉

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LEGO fans remember Apple-founder Steve Jobs

by Thita (admin) on October 7, 2011

in Community News

You’ve undoubtedly heard by now that Steve Jobs passed away a couple of days ago after a long battle with cancer. It’s been all over the news with wall-to-wall coverage, while iCandle vigils have sprung up all over the world. Steve Jobs is being remembered as a pioneer, a technological revolutionary, a visionary. Here I will share with you a few inspirational quotes from Steve Jobs, along with memorial creations by LEGO fans:

R.I.P. Steve Jobs by Joey KWOK

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma– which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”

Steve Jobs by Arthur Gugick - made with printed LEGO tiles (click on the image for larger view)

“Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. . . As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. . . So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle.”

"Not Gone, Just in the Cloud" by Contoured

“Almost everything–all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure–these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”

Rest in peace, Steve! You have (i)touched the lives of us all! 😥

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