Brick Train Awards 2021
Posted by Huw,
The Brick Train Awards are taking place again this year. Here's all you need to know:
Brick Train Awards 2021 - global awards for LEGO train fans
The Brick Train Awards are back for 2021. These are virtual awards for LEGO train fans around the world, and are they are free to enter via bricktrainawards.com from 1st - 28th February 2021.
If you followed them last year, you'll have seen the huge variety and a lot of brilliant LEGO models from railways, railroads and transport systems from around the world.
Prizes
We'll be announcing prizes shortly, courtesy of the very generous Trixbrix who have once again stepped in to support the awards, including the cost of shipping prizes and winner's bricks worldwide. Additional sponsors for individual regions may follow.
2020 winners
If you missed them, winners from last year's Brick Train Awards are listed on the website here; there's a 15 minute announcement video of winners here.
Entering the Brick Train Awards 2021
As before, the awards are free to enter. You can enter up to 3 models per category; this time, models must have been completed in the last 24 months (2 years). Digital models can be submitted in the first 11 categories below:
- Best steam loco
- Best diesel loco
- Best electric loco
- Best other loco
- Best passenger wagon
- Best freight wagon
- Best special wagon
- Best structure
- Best TFOL (teenage fan of LEGO) locomotive
- Best TFOL (teenage fan of LEGO) wagon
- Best TFOL (teenage fan of LEGO) display / structure
The above awards are drawn at a regional level (best models in Asia, Americas, Europe and Australasia) before a global winner is picked from those. The two categories below are judged at a global level only (as there are relatively fewer entries for these):
- Best group display
- Best individual display
Enter your models for free from 1st - 28th February 2021; see details at bricktrainawards.com/enter.
We look forward to seeing what's submitted this year!
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Still waiting on pieces to build the Train Project book you had suggested a while ago, now this will just tempt me even more into custom trains...
Last years winners made some very impressive detailed trains and structures even when split by region, although they would be difficult to reproduce yourself which is a shame. Maybe TLG will get some ideas for the next creator expert set or become involved in potential development of the winners further.
That Climax is pure fire.
That's not a lot of time; I'd better get to ordering whatever parts I can, and... cannibalizing parts from existing trains that aren't currently available from any sellers without paying more for shipping than the parts themselves.
I'm also a little wary of entering because my models are intentionally nowhere near the impressive level of detail that TFOL/AFOL train models tend to be. I'm very proud of what I make just by my own standards, but I'd like my models to be rolling stock, not a laughing stock...
I wonder if something like 'best build for x dollars' would be something to look at? I mean people that have tons of cash to buy any part they need to be a truly detailed car can outspend everyone, but what about a 'budget' build award where part prices from either LEGO or sites like Bricklink can help determine costs)?
@madforLEGO said:
"I wonder if something like 'best build for x dollars' would be something to look at? I mean people that have tons of cash to buy any part they need to be a truly detailed car can outspend everyone, but what about a 'budget' build award where part prices from either LEGO or sites like Bricklink can help determine costs)?"
I think prices and part availability vary too wildly for that to be an accurate metric. Someone in Europe might be able to stockpile hundreds of a certain brick for barely a few euros while someone in Asia may not have access to that much, or have to spend an order of magnitude more either locally or to get the same amount shipped internationally. And that's not getting into overall part rarity, used/new, the fact that different parts could've been sourced from PAB, sets and garage sales, and so on. I don't even have an estimate for how much it cost to make my last model.