Join us for the return of Mana Cloud’s Lego building challenge on Friday, August 23rd! Open to all ages and skill levels.
Entry fee is $25 per person to enter. Participants will receive one licensed minifig for the competition from which to build their race car around, and may keep their vehicle after the build!*
The winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to the store.
The Vehicle Build: happening the day before Mac’s classic car cruise show Cruising McMinnville, were are asking builders to draw inspiration from their personal favorite wacky kart racing franchise for this season’s challenge!
Prior to the start of the competition, all builders will be given a random licensed mystery minifig. This minifig will provide the basis of inspiration from which to build a fun Lego racing vehicle around. In addition to matching the theme of the figure, contestants will be asked to include one thematic function in their model that will give their racer an advantage (for example, a speed boost, a trap, etc).
Builders will be given 3 full hours (not including a fifteen minute break) with unlimited access to the brick tables in which to build their model cars, after which the builds will be judged.
1pm: Competition rules will be explained. Contestants will be handed a random bag containing their mystery minifig and a few base parts in which to start their vehicle.
1:15-2:45pm: BUILD!
2:45-3:00pm: Break time. No touching bricks during this time.
3:00-4:30m: BUILD!
4:30pm: Contestants will take turns explaining their vehicle build and its functions. Afterward, models will be scored and judged, and the winner announced.
Lego build challenge will be held at Mana Cloud’s store location. Participants will be asked to build a Lego model around the contest theme using store-provided building materials, and will be judged by the available community later that day on their final build.
Entry price is $25 per person. With this, participants will gain entry into the building competition (with a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the store), and get to keep their judged Lego model (up to 1 pound in weight). Any Lego minifigs or additional pieces over 1 lb used in the model may be purchased separately after the competition.
Participants under the age of 18 will need a parent or legal guardian to sign up.
Contestants will have a total of 3 hours to build, split between two 1 1/2 hour segments, with a fifteen minute break in-between. All participants will be free to move around during the competition, and may access the public brick pit to trade out building materials as needed.
No outside bricks or pieces may be used in the competition. The only building material that may be used for he builds must be from the store-provided brick bins, indicated at the start of the competition.
Outside reference material may be used during the competition. Contestants may use, for example, a personal device to research images while building.
A plastic bin will be provided to each contestant to gather their building materials into. Once a brick has been added to a contestants personal bin, it is considered theirs for the duration of the competition until it is re-released into the public brick pit.
Contestants may not touch another contestants bricks or build without their permission (but you can always ask nicely if you may use or touch it).
While contestants are encouraged to gather any resources they think they will need for the build, in the spirit of fair competition, we ask that contestants not horde resources that they do not intend to use. Contestants may not gather more building materials at a time than what fits into their bin without spilling. A contestant who is violating this may be asked to pause their build to put some bulk bricks back into the public resource bin.
Only 1 winner will be chosen as the prize recipient for this competition. A race between the cars will be conducted to declare an ultimate winner in the event of a tie.
Votes will be scored from 1-10 based on the builds perceived skill level, how accurately it represents the competition and minifigs theme, the creativity in the build, and the judge’s overall personal impression of the piece. Scores will the be counted, and a winner announced that day.
Judging will be conducted by public vote of the Mana Cloud competition officiary, the participants, and spectators. All Lego build participants will be given the opportunity to cast 2 different votes. Competition spectators will be given the opportunity to cast 1 vote.
Outside snacks and drinks may be brought in and enjoyed during the competition (or purchase some from the store)! Please keep hands clean and all food and drink away from the public bins.
Failure to comply with the rules may result in elimination from the competition.
*Contestants may keep the model car they build for the competition (including only the pieces that were attached during the time of judging), up to a total weight of no more than 1 pound. Any builds that exceed 1 lb may remove pieces to meet the weight, or purchase the additional pieces separately. Minifigs used for the competition may also be purchased.