And the winners are...
Posted by Huw,
The eight judges of our festive building competition have finished deliberating so the results can now be announced.
There were several hundred entries all of which showed ingenuity in combining parts from two very different sets into something festive, so thank you all for entering but not for making the judges' job so hard!
Without further ado then, here are the winning entries:
First prize: Choice of Slave I or Detective's Office
Elf Dunk by Valerie Strecker
Elf Dunk! Elf Dunk!
Step right up and gather around,
For the latest attraction,
To make a splash in Elf Town!
Just hit the red button,
In the middle of the target,
And the plunge will be taken,
By our favorite elf Margaret!
The judges said:
"A fantastic model of a great concept that's been presented superbly. " -- Huw
"It was very hard to choose the winners but in the end 'Elf Dunk' caught my eye the most. It uses a lot of the pieces in innovative ways yet still managed to make the whole MOC look excellent!" -- Stephen
"Lovely little set, a very original build. Loved the fact that it was so detailed, e.g. with the booth to pay at included. It felt like a real set to me. And I would like to see this attraction coming to my local Christmas market!" -- Snowhitie
"A quirky take on an attraction you might find at a Christmas market" -- LostInTranslation
Second Prize: Ideas Birds
Christmas in Australia by jazlecraz
A traditional Australian Christmas: A family trip to the beach for a BBQ with beach cricket and ice cold drinks!
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The judges said:
"It's easy for us in the northern hemisphere to forget that half the world is basking in sunshine and enjoying summer activities over Christmas. This model is a great reminder! Every aspect of it is great and it's been presented superbly" -- Huw
"A very simple yet really inventive build. Was nice to see the ground plates being used as a caravan and loved the fact that the children were playing cricket!" -- Snowhitie
"jazlecraz's unique take on Christmas Down Under really caught my eye thanks to the impressive use of parts and inclusion of some great accessories" -- CapnRex101
"A great twist because not everywhere celebrates Christmas in the snow but that's the image traditionally portrayed. Love the barbecue grill and the cricket :-)" -- LostInTranslation
Third prize: Ideas Birds
North Pole Weather Station & Spa by ladymacnaughton
Keeping track of the weather at this remote outpost can be a miserable job! Good thing these clever elves have sorted out how to melt some of that snow for their relaxing hot tub!
The judges said:
"A fun little model! Several people built hot spas but this one, combining the elves' place of work with a hot tub was the one that caught the judges' eyes" -- Huw
"A nice combination of ideas, the elves have a job to do but they can unwind as well!" -- LostInTranslation
So, congratulations to the winners, many thanks to the judges for taking the time to help, and to the LEGO affiliate team for supporting the competition and providing the prizes.
I'll be in touch with the winners via flickr mail.
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They're all gorgeous! Well done all. I'm going to have a look at the other entries
They are all better than mine, I must be 4th then ;-)
I had a feeling Valerie's would get 1st, that was really great. Congrats all.
Well done all!
Congratz to the winners and all contestants.
Fantastic models! Well deserved!
I'll add a comment here for future competitions. I wonder if there could be an additional prize for best entry by a child (under whatever age you decide)? I consider my 7-year-old son to be a very creative builder, and he always wants to enter building competitions, but he can see that his entries (for the most part) don't stand much chance against some AFOL models. Is that something you might consider for future?
Those are really clever. I like them all :).
Wow, they look great. I know want some extra sets so i can build an Elf Dunk for my winter village!
Elf Dunk is fantastic! :D
Congratulations to all the winners!
AWESOME.
(Wait a minute... I thought second prize would be whichever first prize didn't choose...)
Elf Dunk is awesome! Very funny & very creative. Congrats to all the winners!
And these are amazing prizes. I will have to try for something next time (but just as well on this one, as these three surely would have beaten me out).
Somebody made a pretty sweet nutcracker I saw on the flicker link in the article. To me that could of been top three
^ I agree with you
Congratulations!
I probably would have picked other entries (though the elf dunk was in my top 5). Don't get me wrong; these winners are great! It just shows how strong the field was...
The winning entry looks great an thoroughly deserved! Certainly was a challenging competition with the piece/colour variation.
I dunno. Elf dunk seems to be cheating as the water pieces are not affixed. I like the pinwheel in that set the most. I wish I had entered, but am saving cracking open those sets for Christmas morning.
Congrats to the winners!
^ I was wondering the same thing about the water effect for Elf Dunk. With the use of Kragle it becomes less of a play set and more of a diorama.
^ I suspect it's photoshopped, but that's fine: the effect could be recreated in real life albeit difficult to capture in a photo.
so...whats the next competition?
Really hard to judge this, thanks to all who entered!
That Elf dunk is genius! Congrats, fellas! :)