Our maties over in the LEGO Space Forum be holding a space-pirate themed contest between 26 January and 10 March, 2024 in which you can WIN LEGO prizes!
This is not a Classic Pirates building contest as yer will be melding space and pirate themes to create magnificence beyond the stars.
Official title image
The official announcement states:
Space pirates is about treasures, avoiding the Imperials and drinking in taverns… but in space! It’s a fun theme that brings fun one-eyed-captains, grim soldiers and angry tiki warriors straight through the centuries to live more exciting adventures with robot parrots and laser saber (
The Caribbean galaxy is a nice place to live. Each planetary system is protected by battalions of the imperial armada under the command of the Governor. Well it would be a nice place to live, if it wasn’t for the space pirates!
These lawless souls only hunger for riches, treasures and rum! The Governor do what he can to protect the civilians of the countless cities like Spaceport Royal to be ransacked by the pirates, while still looking for planets to conquer and the rumored treasures of the galaxy.
Once again, be a part of the never-ending battle between the Empire and the pirates in the Space Pirates Contest!
So if yer keen for a crossover, enter these coordinates into yer navigational computer for all the entry details.
The cosmic light shows us for what we really are!
Categories
There be three categories in which yer can enter… each with prizes yer can win…
A: Pirate Crew
Design and build a group of six (6) space pirate themed minifigs. Animals and imperial troops are welcome.
First prize: 90€ to spend at the online LEGO store*
B: Sailing the river of time
Rebuild an official LEGO pirate set in the Space Pirate theme.
- First Prize: 140€ to spend at the online LEGO store*
- Second Prize: 100€ to spend at the online LEGO store*
C: Rum for everybody!
Open to any space pirate entries that don’t fit in the other two categories.
- First Prize: 140€ to spend at the online LEGO store*
- Second Prize: 100€ to spend at the online LEGO store*
* official affiliate links
Space Pirates?
If it isn’t obvious by the name, that’s LEGO Pirates combined with LEGO Space in a battle beyond the stars!
Here be an entry from the previous Space Pirates contest held during 2015.
An Imperial fort… floating in space!
Where we’re going we don’t need row boats
This entry be “The Last Outpost” by Darkblane who describes it as:
Welcome to the last outpost, where one Imperial soldier and his cyber parrot maintain watch over the uncharted regions of space, ready to send a signal or activate the turret at the first sign of space pirates.
Darkblane also created a Classic Pirates version:
Now yer can compare the difference
In this version the soldier has much strong arms
With a slightly modified description:
Welcome to the last outpost, where one Imperial soldier and his faithful parrot maintain watch over the uncharted seas, ready to light the beacon or man the cannon at the first sign of pirates.
There be more photos in the Flickr album but by now yer should know the difference between Classic Pirates and Space Pirates.
What Do Yer Think?
Will you boldly go where no LEGO Pirate has gone before and enter this contest? Or are yer holding out for the next Classic Pirates contest?
Enter the realm of Rum Rogers
This time yer need to plot a course to the LEGO Space Forum to engage in all the fun and excitement!
