TaltosVT Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 RAILBRICKS SET DESIGN CONTEST! Still don't have a copy of the 2014 LEGO City train sets? The LEGO® Group and RAILBRICKS are teaming up to help you complete your collection! From now until December 15th, submit your best set designs for diesel locomotives, steam locomotives, or track-side structures for a chance to win one (1) copy of one of the 2014 sets! Prizes for this contest are being generously donated by The LEGO Group and RAILBRICKS. There will be three prizes awarded in each category, with three categories for builders to choose from. Categories: Diesel & Freight: Show us your idea for a diesel locomotive or freight car set! The set should be able to be built by a target age group of 6-12 years old, use current parts, and encourage the values of play and imagination. The set design should work with standard LEGO track. If creating a locomotive, the model can be either powered by Power Functions elements, or left unpowered as a push-along toy. Freight car sets should be able to be coupled to existing trains that have been produced by The LEGO Group in the past. Steam & Passenger: Create a steam locomotive or passenger car set! The set should be able to be built by a target age group of 6-12 years old, use current parts, and encourage the values of play and imagination. The set design should work with standard LEGO track. If creating a locomotive, the model can be either powered by Power Functions elements, or left unpowered as a push-along toy. Passenger car sets should be able to be coupled to existing trains that have been produced by The LEGO Group in the past. Track-side Structure: Build a structure that would be seen along a railway's right-of-way. Buildings could include storage sheds, passenger stations, or maintenance buildings. The set should be able to be built by a target age group of 6-12 years old, use current parts, and encourage the values of play and imagination. The set design should be able to fit within the space of a standard 32x32-stud baseplate, including any track that may be part of the design. Prizes: There will be three winners in each category. Winners will receive the following: 1stPlace Prize: A new LEGO City train set, provided by The LEGO Group. Winner of the Diesel & Freight category will receive one (1) copy of 60052 Cargo Train (a $200 value). Winner of the Steam & Passenger category will receive one (1) copy of 60051 High-Speed Passenger Train (a $150 value). Winner of the Track-side Structure category will receive one (1) copy of 60050 Train Station (a $65 value). 2ndPlace Prize: Each 2nd Place winner will receive a custom-made set of instructions for your set, courtesy of RAILBRICKS. RAILBRICKS volunteers will work with you to turn you design into a printed set of instructions. 3rdPlace Prize: Each 3rd Place winner will receive a RAILBRICKS t-shirt! Photos of the winning entries will be published in an upcoming issue of RAILBRICKS magazine. How to enter: Between now and December 15, 2014, upload images of your set idea to the RAILBRICKS Flickr group https://www.flickr.c...icks2014design/. Photos of physical builds or images of LDD or LDraw designs are acceptable. Please submit no more than 5 images in each category. Images should show the playability and originality of the set, as well as any special building techniques. You may enter in more than one category, but please limit entries to a single design per category. Contest is open to all RAILBRICKS readers, and is being administered by RAILBRICKS volunteers. By entering the contest, you are agreeing to allow RAILBRICKS to publish your designs online and/or within the RAILBRICKS magazine. All designs, however, remain the property of the designers. Judging will be done by popular vote of current RAILBRICKS volunteers (those folks you see listed on the magazine's masthead). RAILBRICKS volunteers may enter the contest, but will be ineligible for winning a prize. Physical prizes will be mailed as soon as possible after the contest ends. Members of the RAILBRICKS volunteer staff will work with the winning designers to create the instruction sets. Quote
JopieK Posted November 6, 2014 Posted November 6, 2014 Very nice! I tried to do a similar thing here, but alas my work caught up with me! Quote
UrbanErwin Posted November 6, 2014 Posted November 6, 2014 This is perfect, I have an idea stuck in my head for a while. Now there is a deadline, it will certainly speed things up Quote
dr_spock Posted November 6, 2014 Posted November 6, 2014 Does the creation have to be newly created between now and Dec. 15, 2014? It is not mentioned in the rules and regulations. Quote
Dan-147 Posted November 6, 2014 Posted November 6, 2014 Does the creation have to be newly created between now and Dec. 15, 2014? It is not mentioned in the rules and regulations. That was going to be my question as well. Iwas also wondering; when you say set, does that mean a locomotive with a group of cars or is it just a word that means "group of pieces that make up a car or locomotive" ? Dan-147 Quote
Fish777 Posted November 6, 2014 Posted November 6, 2014 Will the prizes be able to ship to the UK? Quote
TaltosVT Posted November 6, 2014 Author Posted November 6, 2014 Thanks for the questions. The designs do not have to be created between now and Dec. 15th. Previous designs will be accepted, although we'd prefer newer designs if possible. Keep in mind that the design must use currently available parts. By "set", we do mean a collection of parts that make up a buildable, playable model. The number of models that make up the set are up to the designer. Designs will be judged on the criteria listed in the rules. Namely, the set should buildable by the target audience of children between 6 to 12 years old, and encourage play and imagination. We will be shipping the sets ourselves once they are recieved from TLG, so yes, they will be available for shipping to the UK and other countries. Thanks! -Elroy RAILBRICKS Editor Quote
AlmightyArjen Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 Nice contest, curious about the creations! Quote
keeganp1234 Posted November 9, 2014 Posted November 9, 2014 Can we only enter once? Or once for each category? Sorry I answered my own question. Quote
Rail Co Posted November 9, 2014 Posted November 9, 2014 Do we have to include carriages in our "set" or can it only be a locomotive? Quote
TaltosVT Posted November 9, 2014 Author Posted November 9, 2014 Do we have to include carriages in our "set" or can it only be a locomotive? The number of cars is up to the designer, so it can be only a locomotive if desired. -Elroy RAILBRICK Editor Quote
AgentRick Posted November 9, 2014 Posted November 9, 2014 Can the passenger/freight sets include a small structure to go with the wagons, for example a loading/unloading platform for a freight set? Quote
TaltosVT Posted November 11, 2014 Author Posted November 11, 2014 Can the passenger/freight sets include a small structure to go with the wagons, for example a loading/unloading platform for a freight set? Absolutely. The number and types of models for the set are up to the designer. -Elroy Quote
ecmo47 Posted December 19, 2014 Posted December 19, 2014 Who won this contest? I can't find the link to the contest entries, just the contest rules. Quote
dr_spock Posted December 19, 2014 Posted December 19, 2014 Who won this contest? I can't find the link to the contest entries, just the contest rules. Winners will be announced in the new year. Here is a link to the entries: https://www.flickr.com/groups/railbricks2014design/pool/ Quote
ecmo47 Posted December 19, 2014 Posted December 19, 2014 Thanks! Some great entries! Especially that really cool water tank! Oh, wait that's mine. Two shay locomotives is a real surprise. Hope to build one of those someday. Quote
zephyr1934 Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 Could the winning designs somehow be leveraged with cuusoo+bricklink, as per here? Quote
Frank STENGEL Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 Could the winning designs somehow be leveraged with cuusoo+bricklink, as per here? That would be a great idea. Quote
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