{"id":195000,"date":"2020-06-15T18:21:43","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T22:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/?p=195000"},"modified":"2020-06-15T18:21:50","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T22:21:50","slug":"the-brick-train-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/15\/the-brick-train-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"The Brick Train Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Brick Train Awards are a community-led event for the LEGO train fan community, by the LEGO train community. The awards were created by LNUR, a LEGO train club in the UK, and Brick Model Railroader based in the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-brick-train-awards\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"XNhzHclKAy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bricktrainawards.com\/\">The Brick Train Awards<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;The Brick Train Awards&#8221; &#8212; Brick Train Awards\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bricktrainawards.com\/embed\/#?secret=cPxRShixEl#?secret=XNhzHclKAy\" data-secret=\"XNhzHclKAy\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_91527\"  width=\"474\" height=\"267\"  data-origwidth=\"474\" data-origheight=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BkJVX5Aiyvw?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bricktrainawards.com\">Brick Train Awards<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0are a virtual, global competition to showcase LEGO\u00ae train builders from across the world. The awards started as a response to much of the world being in lockdown due to COVID-19, giving a chance for LEGO\u00ae train fans around the world to meet and compete internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2020 awards have 10 categories for judging the best LEGO\u00ae models for locomotives, rolling stock and LEGO\u00ae train displays. Each category is judged at a regional level, and the winners from each category then go head-to-head in global awards. The regions and they judges are as follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Americas<\/strong>:\u00a0North and South American entries will be judged by the team behind\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/\">Brick Model Railroader<\/a>,\u00a0Glenn Holland\u00a0and\u00a0Cale Leiphart.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Europe:<\/strong>\u00a0Entries from Europe will be judged by\u00a0Richard Carter\u00a0of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lnurailway.co.uk\/\">LNUR<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 LEGO\u00ae Northern UK Railway \u2013 and BMR team member \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/154406928@N06\/\">Enrico Lussi<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Australasia:<\/strong>\u00a0Entries from Australia and New Zealand will be judged by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/legothomas.weebly.com\/\">Ryan Evans<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Asia:<\/strong>\u00a0Entries for Asia, including Japan, China, India, Pakistan, Korea and Singapore, will be judged by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCTLwCPcDhBhw_s17lMy2k_g\">Masao Hidaka<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The 10 categories are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bricktrainawards.com\/awards\/best-lego-steam-locomotive-award\/\">Best LEGO\u00ae Steam Locomotive<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bricktrainawards.com\/awards\/best-lego-diesel-locomotive-award\/\">Best LEGO\u00ae diesel locomotive<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bricktrainawards.com\/awards\/best-lego-electric-locomotive-award\/\">Best LEGO\u00ae electric locomotive<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bricktrainawards.com\/awards\/best-lego-other-locomotive\/\">Best Other LEGO\u00ae locomotive<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bricktrainawards.com\/awards\/best-lego-passenger-wagon-award\/\">Best LEGO\u00ae passenger wagon<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bricktrainawards.com\/awards\/best-lego-freight-wagon-award\/\">Best LEGO\u00ae freight wagon<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bricktrainawards.com\/awards\/best-tfol-lego-model\/\">Best TFOL LEGO\u00ae model<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bricktrainawards.com\/awards\/best-lego-individual-display-award\/\">Best Individual LEGO\u00ae display<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bricktrainawards.com\/awards\/best-group-lego-display\/\">Best group LEGO\u00ae display<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bricktrainawards.com\/awards\/best-lego-building-or-infrastructure-award\/\">Best LEGO\u00ae building \/ infrastucture design<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"65\" data-attachment-id=\"195068\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/15\/the-brick-train-awards\/brick-train-awards_winners-brick_1_1a\/\" 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from&nbsp;<strong>15th June 2020 \u2013 10th July 2020<\/strong>.&nbsp;<strong>The virtual awards ceremony will be held on Friday<\/strong>, 17th July 2020 \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bricktrainawards\">join us on Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;nearer the time to hear the winners in your region and globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bricktrainawards.com\/faqs\">Read our FAQs<\/a>&nbsp;and check the rules for entry&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 if you break them, we\u2019ll disqualify your entry. Please also read&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bricktrainawards.com\/terms\">our terms for entry<\/a>: by submitting entries you are agreeing to these terms.<\/li><li><strong>Pick&nbsp;<em>one&nbsp;<\/em>way to enter your awards<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 email, or Google Form<\/li><li><strong>Sit back and relax<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 we\u2019ll announce the winners for each category once judges have made their decisions<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">En<strong>ter by Email<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Email&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:bricktrainawards@gmail.com\">bricktrainawards@gmail.com<\/a>with your entry.&nbsp;Please include the following information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Your name<\/li><li>Your location (country and region)<\/li><li>Which category you are entering<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please send\u00a0<strong>one email per entry<\/strong>\u00a0if you are submitting multiple models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enter by Google Forms\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You can also enter the Brick Train Awards by completing the Google Form linked below.<\/strong>\u00a0Please only submit one model at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfueZ6AQVdz2WZrH6K_Fgs186BI8xC-kH-O8jHTzAUk2k5kEg\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Enter via Google Forms ><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are looking forward to seeing some great entries. Look fo more updates to be posted to posted here on BMR as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bricktrainawards.com\">Brick Train Awards website<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/bricktrainawards\/\">Brick Train Awards Facebook Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy Building!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Brick Train Awards are a community-led event for the LEGO train fan community, by the LEGO train community. 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