Need info on a certain (outrageously rare) LEGO brick...

[_lego_maniac_]

The brick in question is a blue 2x4 with "LEGOMANIAC" etched in pink on the side.
 

What I know about it:

• Given away as apart of a mail-in promotion with Brick Kicks magazine in 1993
• Came with a minifigure on top (unfortunately I do not own the minifigure)
• Cannot find anything about it online

If anyone needs a picture of it I am happy to provide one.

Thanks.

[deraven]

Hi lego_maniac = welcome to EB!

What additional info are you looking for?  

Yes, a picture would be helpful.

Is it etched/engraved, or printed?  Sounds like it's engraved into the brick and then painted-in with pink?

[_lego_maniac_]

15 hours ago, deraven said:

Hi lego_maniac = welcome to EB!

What additional info are you looking for?  

Yes, a picture would be helpful.

Is it etched/engraved, or printed?  Sounds like it's engraved into the brick and then painted-in with pink?

To answer your first question, I am just looking to see if it is real, rare, if anyone has more info on the contest and who won it, and what minifigure came on top.

I'd be happy to provide a picture, but it's saying that the picture is way too big to upload. I've tried making the picture smaller, but that doesn't work either. :(

Lastly, yes, "LEGOMANIAC" is engraved into the brick and painted pink.

[deraven]

What makes you think a minifig came with it?  Is there glue residue or something like that?

Regarding the photos: The paperclip/upload option on Eurobricks is only for very small images to be used in your signature line here on the board.  You only get 100K total, so even 1 regular image probably pushes the limit of available space.  For sharing photos of MOCs, etc., you'll want to use a 3rd party service, so here's a tutorial on linking/embedding Flickr images in your posts: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/97921-flickr-tutorial/

I'm not sure what you mean by "real" - there are many, many engraved bricks out there that Lego clubs and events churn out.  I guess this is kind of "official" Lego if it came from Brick Kicks which is what you're getting at?  What info do you have that establishes that as given away by the magazine in 1993?  If that's definitely the source, do you have access to the magazines?  Maybe the winner was mentioned in later issues?

[_lego_maniac_]

1 hour ago, deraven said:

What makes you think a minifig came with it?  Is there glue residue or something like that?

Regarding the photos: The paperclip/upload option on Eurobricks is only for very small images to be used in your signature line here on the board.  You only get 100K total, so even 1 regular image probably pushes the limit of available space.  For sharing photos of MOCs, etc., you'll want to use a 3rd party service, so here's a tutorial on linking/embedding Flickr images in your posts: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/97921-flickr-tutorial/

I'm not sure what you mean by "real" - there are many, many engraved bricks out there that Lego clubs and events churn out.  I guess this is kind of "official" Lego if it came from Brick Kicks which is what you're getting at?  What info do you have that establishes that as given away by the magazine in 1993?  If that's definitely the source, do you have access to the magazines?  Maybe the winner was mentioned in later issues?

The man who sold it to me told me about the contest and the minifig.

I assume the brick originates from the Spring 1993 issue of Brick Kicks because a huge building contest was announced in that issue, and the seller told me the contest was from 1993.

Here's the pic: https://imgur.com/gallery/yku5oi3