Presented by Bricks 4 Kidz WHEN I GROW UP… Show us your dream career: pilot, architect, scientist, race car driver, zookeeper, banker, master gardener, farmer, policeman, dentist, athlete, train conductor, …? Build your original creation using your own LEGO® Bricks at home and bring to: Lakewood SummerFEST at Lake Steilacoom Park 2:00 PM, Saturday, July 8th ALL AGES, kids and adults, compete in various age categories FAN FAVORITE as voted by festival-goers also wins WINNING ENTRIES will be featured in Connections Magazine (30K households) and displayed at the Tacoma Hands-On Children’s Museum WIN PRIZES – GUARANTEED! LEGO Sets for 1st & 2nd place in each category ALL PARTICIPANTS receive a $25 Bricks 4 Kidz gift certificate! OFFICIAL BRICK BUILDERZ CONTEST RULES /tacoma or call 253-777-3481. Limited to first 50 entrants. Open to all ages from across the Washington state south Puget Sound area. All entrants pay an entry fee of $10, payable online by credit card or at the event by check or cash prior to the judging start time.
Entrants each build an individual creation using only genuine LEGO bricks and components. LEGO motors and mini-figures are OK. Creations must be original, i.e. cannot be made using plans from a set or other source. LEGO pieces from sets are OK. There is no size limitation, however please let us know ahead of time if you have a particularly large model or complex set up. Entrants are responsible for safely transporting their creation to and from the contest table, so a sturdy base is recommended. Tape and glue are OK solely for such purpose. Entrants bring their creations to the contest tent at Lakewood SummerFEST in Fort Steilacoom Park, City Hall, 6000 Main Street Southwest, Lakewood, WA 98499 on Saturday, July 8th, 2017 by 2:00 pm. It is recommended that entrants stay with their creations while judged. If entrants are willing, judges may ask entrants questions about their creations for up to 2 minutes. Judging will take approximately 60 minutes by a panel of 3 or more judges made up of representatives from the City of Lakewood, Bricks 4 Kidz, and/or other sponsors.
Following judging and brief deliberations, awards will be announced and distributed at approximately 3:30 PM. Entrants must be present to win. All participants will receive a prize worth at least $25 including but not limited to gift certificates for programs from Bricks 4 Kidz and other sponsors. A LEGO Set valued between $60 and $100 will be given to each of the following: 1st Place Age 5 & under ♦ 2nd Place Age 5 & under ♦ 1st Place Age 6-8 ♦ 2nd Place Age 6-8 ♦ 1st Place Age 9-11 ♦ 2nd Place Age 9-11 ♦ 1st Place Age 12-15 ♦ 2nd Place Age 12-15 ♦ 1st Place Age 16 & over ♦ 2nd Place Age 16 & over ♦ Fan Favorite Additional prizes may be awarded for participation and/or special recognition at judge’s discretion without advance notice. Sponsor and event staff are not responsible for any theft, loss or damage to creations. Entrants can and should remain with their creations during the contest. By entering your creation into the building challenge, entrants and their parents/guardians agree to these official rules and regulations and the decision of the judges and release contest sponsors of all liability that could result from participating in the contest.
By submitting an entry into this contest, entrants and their parents/guardians grant permission for sponsors and media coverage to use any photographs and/or video of the entrant and entrant’s submitted model for any promotional use. Entrants agree that registration information may be added to sponsors contact lists. LEGO® is a registered trademark of the LEGO® Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this contest.Adult Lego fans Brian Cook, left, and Daniel Mulholland with their big boys' toys. Pull quote: "I must have spent about $10,000 over the past five years."Brian Cook and Daniel Mulholland have a secret - the two grown men love playing with Lego.Cook and Mulholland are part of the Wellington Lego User group, Well-Lug. Mulholland, from Upper Hutt, serves as its president.Well-Lug is organising a Lego showcase, called Brickcon, at the St Bernard's College gym at the end of the month.Cook said there would be at least 17 exhibitors showcasing their Lego displays over more than 40 tables.
He had got back into Lego himself in a big way 5-6 years ago."I found it really relaxing," he said."It really helped with the stress of running my own business."Mulholland said Lego could appeal to all ages as there was so much variety."There's always something that people will enjoy," he said. While Mulholland would focus his energies on Lord of the Rings themed sets or modular buildings, Cook preferred to build his own designs."As a child I had a lot of the space Lego.""Now I build big enormous ones. I call them ships."Building large Lego spaceships wasn't easy or cheap, he said."There has been a serious, huge investment in parts."I must have spent about $10,000 over the past five years."Cook said the adult Lego community was like a big family."It's a very social scene."But there were always the haters, or at least the skeptics."When people find out you're into Lego a lot say you're too old for that," Mulholland said."But others think it is an interesting hobby."I think it's like people who do model train layouts."
Regardless of what they think, Cook and Mulholland's hobby makes Christmas shopping easy."Even my in-laws buy me Tow World vouchers," Mulholland said.Cook said he wasn't worried about telling people of his hobby anymore."You find a lot of closet collectors."Mulholland had found the same."They don't say much until they realise you're into it too."■ The Brickcon Lego expo will be held at the St Bernard's College gym; October 31 and November 1, entry $2.Sold & shipped by WalmartShipping optionsPickup options$.1Add to CartShipping optionsPickup optionsAge Range: 6 to 12 years888 piecesIncludes 4 minifigures Read more.... About this itemImportant Made in USA Origin Disclaimer:About this itemImportant Made in USA Origin Disclaimer:Move heavy goods - and animals around the city with the super-powerful LEGO City Cargo Train! This awesome motorized train with eight-channel, seven-speed infrared remote control can transport almost anything. So it's your job to make sure the cargo is in the right place at the right time to keep the city running smoothly.
Attach the cattle wagon and two cargo wagons together and pull them around the circular rail track with the locomotive. Operate the forklift to move the pallets safely between the wagons and truck. Keep track of all the cargo leaving and arriving in the office at the impressive cargo train station. There you can use the sliding overhead crane with hook to move heavy cargo between vehicles or onto the ground. With so many play functions and cool features, this really is the ultimate set for train enthusiasts! The LEGO City Cargo Train includes four minifigures: forklift driver, train driver, farmer and a truck driver. LEGO City Trains Cargo Train: The motorized train set includes 4 minifigures: forklift driver, train driver, farmer and a truck driver Cargo Train features a motorized locomotive with 8-channel, 7-speed infrared remote control, driver's cabin with opening doors and dashboard, plus a cattle wagon and 2 cargo wagons Cattle wagon features a cow, trough, bales of straw, bucket of milk and a strong fence with 2 gates The motorized train set fuel wagon features a fuel tank with
chain, pallet with wheelbarrow and a forklift Cable drum wagon features 2 large cable drums in holders and a lifting chain Truck features a driver's cab with cup and a large flatbed for the fuel tank Cargo train station features a sliding overhead crane with hook to load and unload heavy-duty cargo, office with computer and cup, sack barrow, trash bin and a fire extinguisher Includes a full circular track with 20 curved rail tracks and 8 straight rail tracks Also includes a forklift Operate the Cargo Train with the 7-speed infrared remote control Attach the wagons and drive the train around the curved track Load and unload the cargo with the powerful forklift Move cargo from the train wagons to the truck at the cargo train station LEGO city train in total measures 35"L (89cm) x 2"W (6cm) x over 3"H (10cm) Locomotive measures 11"L (28cm) x 2"W (6cm) x over 3"H (10cm) Cattle wagon measures 5"L (15cm) x 2"W (6cm) x over 2"H (7cm) Fuel wagon measures 9"L (25cm) x 2"W (6cm) x over 3"H (10cm) Cable drum wagon measures 8" (21cm) x 2" (6cm) x over 3"H (8cm) Cargo train station measures 10"W (26cm) x 9"D (24cm) x over 7"H (19cm) Truck measures 5"L (14cm) x 2"W (6cm) x over 2"H (7cm) Forklift measures 4"L (12cm)