UPDATE 30 APRIL, 2025
Submissions have closed!
Between May 1 and May 9 the LEGO Ideas Expert Team be selecting their favourite builds to progress to the voting phase.
Screenshot of the Challenge Timeline from the official webpage.
Then between May 12 and May 21 yer will have the opportunity to vote for the winners… and a future LEGO Pirate Gift With Purchase!
So keep a weather eye on this very page, ye scallywag!
Get yer bricks out `coz LEGO Ideas be hosting another challenge in which you can WIN a HUMONGOUS haul of LEGO sets!
The challenge is to remake a classic set what made you a LEGO Pirates fan for life.
You have until 30 April, 2025 at 6:00 AM EST to submit your build!
As for the prizes…
Prize Haul
Aside from the winning submission officially produced as a Gift With Purchase set, there be the prize hauls…
How much do yer think all those prizes are worth?
Here be the grand loot laid out for all ye buccaneers daring to win it!
Grand Prize Winner
The Runner-Up
Is that enough booty to tempt yer?
Some challenge submissions be scattered throughout this here post to offer yer hearty inspiration…
Official Webpage
Now, let’s cast our spyglasses upon the official challenge webpage says:
Do you remember the first LEGO® set you ever built? The one that sparked your love of LEGO bricks for the long haul? Well, now’s your chance to bring that nostalgia to life… with a twist!
We want you to dive into your childhood memories and reimagine your favorite LEGO set with a modern update. Whether it’s a classic theme or a beloved set, show us how you’d transform it into something fresh and uniquely yours.
And the best part? The winning submission will be made into a future Gift With Purchase. Exciting, right? Let’s go!
Aye, we be very excited!
Terms of Engagement
Like any challenge, there be a fair share of terms yer must abide to, but here are the most crucial:
- Yer set remake must contain between 200 and 250 pieces.
- It MUST be inspired by an official LEGO set.
- No parts or minifigures from licensed themes or intellectual properties, such as Pirates of the Caribbean, One Piece, etcetera and so forth.
- Only use LEGO elements currently in production.
So no Fabuland, Bionicle or even the old skool LEGO Pirate flag – these parts must be substituted with modern equivalents, or achieved using different building techniques.
Don’t be forgettin’ to scour the official challenge webpage to learn every single rule!
And take a gander at the Challenges FAQ while yer at it.
“Sabre Island” by Zwackosilius
Submit Yer Entry
After yer build a wonderfully fantastic LEGO Pirate creation make certain:
- Yer take no less than 4 photos and no more than 10
- Yer images be at least 1080 x 720 pixels
- Yer don’t use blinkin’ AI!
Deadline
Yer have until April 30th 2025 at 6:00 AM EST to build yer submission.
Although, the LEGO Ideas Team be advisin’ ye to send it in a couple of days early- givin’ yer ample time to polish it like the finest treasure.
Plus they’ll gives until May 1st 2025 at 6:00 AM EST to resubmit, should yer make vast improvements to the design.
What Do Yer Think?
What’s ye favourite Classic LEGO Pirate set?
Reckon ye can haul it into the 2020s usin’ the finest modern LEGO pieces?
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- “Pirates Jailbreak” by PeTaS
What be yer thoughts of the LEGO Pirate builds submitted thus far?
Can yer outdo them with even greater brickfarin’ skill?
And which pirate submissions would make a fine Gift With Purchase?
Voting starts…
Raise yer voice, matey! Let the crew hear in the Classic Pirates Facebook Group!
