Win a minifigure display case
Posted by Huw,
Digs for Figs, purveyor of fine minifigure display cases, is holding a building competition to win one of its cabinets worth £99. We reviewed them back in 2019, and I now have three of them on my office wall holding series 1-21 collectable minifigures.
They come with seven shelves that can hold around 16 figures each, or a long mini-scene, like those shown in the photo.
All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning one is to build a 6x64 stud scene showcasing your favourite minifigs.
You can find the full specification and details of how to enter after the break.
Digs for Figs to Hold a LEGO Miniscene Design Competition
UK-based business Digs for Figs is pleased to announce that it will be holding a Build Your Own Miniscene competition, offering participants a chance to win one of its frames. LEGO experts will judge all entries, and the winner/s will receive a frame in the colour of their choice (black or white).
Collecting LEGO minifigs as a hobby is one of the best things a person can do in life. The best part of such a hobby is showing the minifigs off. But before you can do that, you’ll need somewhere to place them and make them a central showpiece.
Digs for Figs offers high-quality, spacious front opening display frames. All its frames use museum-grade Plexiglass for superior protection and clarity. Any LEGO minifigure collectors can now preserve their minifigs using their framing services.
Interested participants should build their own mini-scene featuring some minifigs. To enter the competition, participants must email a photo of their build or design to [email protected] or tag their picture on social media with the hashtag #digsforfigsminiscene. The mini-scene should be six bricks high, plus baseplate and top tile, six studs deep and 64 studs wide.
All entries should be submitted before 4th May 2022. The competition will be judged by LEGO experts from brickset.com and brickmania.com, together with an established and professional LEGO photographer. Digs for Figs are currently looking for beautiful and impressive builds that will show off minifigs and offer them a place to feel at home.
Digs for Figs has a plethora of mini-scene photos to check out. Interested participants can get ideas by visiting the galleries at digsforfigs.com. Head on over to the contest page at https://digsforfigs.com/miniscenecomp to read the important contest rules and get started.
Good luck!
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I don't agree that collecting minifigs is the best thing one can do in life. But it is a nice display!
@Wrecknbuild said:
"I don't agree that collecting minifigs is the best thing one can do in life. But it is a nice display!"
ONE of the best things. Not the absolute best. I think a little hyperbole is fine if you're running a competition and your company specialises in minifig display... Good luck all!
You can fit a lot more than 16 on a shelf - they’re deep enough and tall enough to have a second offset row raised up by a brick so that you can still see both rows of figs well
Wasn't there another similar contest a while back? I designed an entry for that one based around one of my childhood-favourite Lego themes, but held off too long on submitting it and missed the deadline. It's the right size and everything, too, and I never shared it anywhere else either. I wonder if I could use that build this time around, with a little modification....
Make sure to read the fine print though!:
"This contest is not open to residents of Mars, Venus or Saturn. Residents of other celestial bodies are permitted entry."
As @Huw, I also use these display cases for displaying Collectible Minifigures, but as I only have 2, a present at Christmas day in 2020, I only can display Series 1 to 14, ha ha ha ha!!
Perhaps this is a good way to obtain the 3rd one. However, I am not so good on preparing scenes..and my wife do not want another one!!
The fact that the picture shows exclusively licensed themes speaks volumes. Lego is no longer the creator, but a subcontractor. A money making machine for trademark owners.
@Arnoldos said:
"The fact that the picture shows exclusively licensed themes speaks volumes. Lego is no longer the creator, but a subcontractor. A money making machine for trademark owners."
Idk about you, but I'd rather display my Star Wars figures than my Lego City figures. Licensed figures are more interesting to look at.
I don’t think I’ve seen the one with the scenes in it before, it’s amazing!
I keep meaning to buy one of these frames! I have to get around to measuring up whether I can hang it over my sit/stand desk, or if the monitor stand will get in the way whenever I raise it up!
I see the price has gone up though :(
That looks awesome. A bit pricey compared to the shelves I've picked up here at Micheal's, but these are also wider it seems.
I hadn't thought of trying to do a scene. I've always been boring and just line them up. That's a good idea. I just may have to attempt to enter this contest...now what to build.
Does Digs for Figs ship to the US? Couldn’t find that info on their website.
I either missed or can't remember your original review @huw so I'm glad you posted about their competition. That's one nice looking frame!
Definitely bookmarking for future reference.
@blogzilly said:
"Does Digs for Figs ship to the US? Couldn’t find that info on their website.
"
The do based on a banner on the site that I'm looking at, it reads "USA Back-Orders Now Available – Delivery expected in June". So delays but looks like they do ship.
@Arnoldos said:
"The fact that the picture shows exclusively licensed themes speaks volumes. Lego is no longer the creator, but a subcontractor. A money making machine for trademark owners."
From the 2021 annual report:
"Top-selling themes included LEGO City, LEGO Technic, LEGO Creator Expert, LEGO Harry Potter and LEGO Star Wars."
Only two of those five are licensed. Friends and NINJAGO are also very popular worldwide, and Monkie Kid is huge in China.
@Squid_Kid8 said:
" @Arnoldos said:
"The fact that the picture shows exclusively licensed themes speaks volumes. Lego is no longer the creator, but a subcontractor. A money making machine for trademark owners."
Idk about you, but I'd rather display my Star Wars figures than my Lego City figures. Licensed figures are more interesting to look at."
I'd rather display Adventurers instead of Indiana Jones, Pirates instead of Pirates of the Carribean, '90s Space instead of Star Wars and Castle instead of Lord of the Rings/Hobbit.
Maybe you forgot, but Lego used to be more than City, Technic, Creator and Asian culture-inspired themes.
The contest is not open to residents of Mars, Venus or Saturn but residents of other celestial bodies are permitted entry. So, those of us that inhabit Middle Earth and Godzone can enter. Yippee!
@LegoMiniNZ said:
"The contest is not open to residents of Mars, Venus or Saturn but residents of other celestial bodies are permitted entry. So, those of us that inhabit Middle Earth and Godzone can enter. Yippee!"
To bad for Paralandra and Malacandra tho.
I have 9 of these frames. A tenth would be most welcome :-)
Those are nice scenes in that photo. We've got classics like...
1) Ghostbusters
2) Star Wars
3) Indiana Jones
4) Harry Potter
5) Return of the Jedi
6) Pirates vs. Big Bang Theory
7) Lord of the Rings
Boy, "Pirates vs Big Bang Theory" was quite the theme they had going there for a while. A shame they didn't do more sets from that. ;)
Why is Frodo in the doorway for the dwarves instead of Bilbo?
@audaver said:
" @blogzilly said:
"Does Digs for Figs ship to the US? Couldn’t find that info on their website.
"
The do based on a banner on the site that I'm looking at, it reads "USA Back-Orders Now Available – Delivery expected in June". So delays but looks like they do ship."
Wow…I really missed that text. Right there in the very middle. That’s hysterical.
Those setups are pretty nice, not gonna lie.
@Arnoldos said:
" @Squid_Kid8 said:
" @Arnoldos said:
"The fact that the picture shows exclusively licensed themes speaks volumes. Lego is no longer the creator, but a subcontractor. A money making machine for trademark owners."
Idk about you, but I'd rather display my Star Wars figures than my Lego City figures. Licensed figures are more interesting to look at."
I'd rather display Adventurers instead of Indiana Jones, Pirates instead of Pirates of the Carribean, '90s Space instead of Star Wars and Castle instead of Lord of the Rings/Hobbit.
Maybe you forgot, but Lego used to be more than City, Technic, Creator and Asian culture-inspired themes."
Yeah I know, but those don't sell well anymore, kids interests nowadays changed. I'm 16 and don't really care for catsle, pirates a little more but not as much as star wars or Ninjago. It's a better advertisement to use licensed themes. Plus those figures generally have more detail and following that, more display value.