8th LEGO Train Meetup / Bauspielbahn-Treffen in Schkeuditz / july 30th - august 2nd, 2026

[LBRICK]

Hey LEGO® train fans and BSBT folks,

For the eighth time, we’d love to invite you to be part of the

in Schkeuditz.

 

Once again this year, we want to bring a huge layout to life together with LEGO train fans from Germany and beyond! The venue is, once more, the old tram depot in Schkeuditz – around 700 sqm packed with landscapes, trains, and creative ideas.

We, the railway crew from Leipziger LBRICK e.V., will take care of the track plan and provide the basic layout – you bring the highlights:
stations, scenic routes, bridges, tunnels, factories, vehicles, urban scenes, functional builds, or just really beautiful standalone layouts.

We’re looking for LEGO train builders who enjoy sharing ideas, running trains, and building together.

Participants and models will be selected based on the submitted applications. Our goal is a visually and technically cohesive overall layout made up of the best and most fitting models. Space is limited.

Interested? Then sign up with your project – we’re excited to see your ideas!

 

 

We’re looking for LEGO train builders…

… who enjoy networking and are excited about lots of exchange with others.
… who want to contribute a landscape section to the shared layout. This could be a station, a stretch of open track (rails through scenery), a factory, a bridge, a tunnel, etc. The important part is that it’s built in a way that allows other participants’ layouts or plain track to connect to it.
… who are happy to let their trains run freely.
… who have built nice, preferably realistic rolling stock and would like to display it or run it on the layout.
… who can bring buildings, accessories, or matching custom urban builds.
… who have functional models or display pieces with lights, motors, and similar features.

Standalone layouts that don’t need to be—or can’t be—connected to the main layout are, of course, very welcome as well.

 

 

 

Requirements for your application

To apply, please make sure you meet the following points:

• Your models must be built from LEGO® bricks only. Other brick brands are not allowed.

• For track, motors, lighing, and other drive / control systems, we’re open to third-party products (e.g. TrixBrix, FX Tracks, sBrick, BuWizz, etc.).

• 3D-printed parts are fine as long as they fill a niche (track pieces, coupling rods, wheels, etc.).

• To showcase the full range of LEGO building possibilities, please do not submit models or rolling stock built from official sets – custom builds (MOCs) only.

• A great shared layout needs stations, industrial areas, and lot of open track – you can never have too much of the latter.

• MOCs without track, city buildings, and infrastructure also add a lot to the layout and are very welcome.

• Please submit your model with a detailed description, good photos, and, if applicable, a BBM file (BlueBrick planning software: https://bluebrick.lswproject.com).

• The minimum age for participants is 14 years Children under 14 may attend as accompanying minors of a legal guardian who is a registered participant.

• The participant fee is €30 per participant; accompanying minors pay €15.

 

Organization & Schedule

Registration for 2026

To apply, please register yourself and your model using our registration form. From all submissions, we will select the models that best fit the shared layout.

 

👉 GO TO THE REGISTRATION FORM

(We're sorry, it's only in german available.)

 

The application deadline is March 8, 2026.

 

You can register individually or as a group. Just make sure your application clearly states how many people you are and how many of you plan to attend the exhibitor evening.

Please upload a few photos of your models with your application.
If your model is meant to be part of the shared layout, we also need a BlueBrick file for planning. The software is free to download:  BlueBrick.

If you run into problems using BlueBrick, clear and detailed photos are also acceptable.
Please attach them to your application.

 

BlueBrick (BBM) files

• BlueBrick planning software: https://bluebrick.lswproject.com

• Please build your layout on a single layer only.

For applications that include rolling stock only, a few photos are sufficient.

You can find instructions for integrating the TrixBrix track library into BlueBrick here:
https://trixbrix.eu/en_US/i/Track-Planning/22

After reviewing all applications, we’ll select the models that will be part of this year’s shared layout. If anything is missing or unclear, we’ll get in touch with you. Final acceptances and rejections are planned for the end of April.

 

 

Tentative event schedule

Monday–Thursday: Arrival and setup
Friday: Visitor day (4–6 pm), AFOL evening
Saturday: Visitor day (12–10 pm), followed by night runs (open end)
Sunday: Visitor day (10 am–4 pm)

Sunday, 4 pm: Award ceremony and farewell
After that: joint teardown and journey home
Teardown will likely continue until Tuesday, August 4th, 2026

We’ll be on site ourselves starting Monday, July 27th, 2026.
Helpers for setup and teardown are very welcome!
If you have any questions about this, just get in touch with us.

 

 

Visitors / Public opening hours

The event will be open to the public at the following times:

• Friday: 4–6 pm

• Saturday: 12–10 pm

• Sunday: 10 am–4 pm

 

Admission: €6
Reduced / children up to 14 years: €3

 

Additional info

On site, we have limited space for a small number of tents, campers, and cars.
There is mo guarantee for overnight parking or camping spots.

For organizational reasons, overnight stays on site are only possible if you arrive by Wednesday, July 29th, 2026 at the latest. 
If you arrive later than that, we unfortunately won’t be able to allow additional vehicles onto the site.

 

 

Helpers for setup and teardown

We’re grateful for every helping hand! Anyone who can support us with setup in the days leading up to BSBT 2026, or help with teardown on Monday after the event, is very welcome and greatly appreciated.

 

Guest drivers are unfortunately not possible

As in previous years, the shared layout will be made up of many individual, personal scenery sections, built by different people—often with a lot of time and detail put into them.

To operate the layout, there are a few rules that all participants must follow, and these will be communicated in advance.
Because of this, we’re unfortunately not able to allow spontaneous guest driving on the layout (i.e. visitors bringing their own loco and running it on the layout).

That said, participants who bring only rolling stock, but are present for the full event, are of course very welcome.

 

We’re really looking forward to an amazing train experience with all of you!
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us by email or here in the thread. 

 

 

Your BSBT organizing team
Florian, Ken, Kevin, Michael, Pelle, Rik, Rio, Stefan, and Tilman

 

LOOKING BACK

What can you expect at a Bauspielbahn meetup?
Honestly - the pictures (and videos) say it best. If you search for BSBT2025, BSBT2024, etc. on YouTube and elsewhere, you’ll find plenty of videos and write-ups. We’ve linked a few of them here for you:

• ...English-language coverage on BRICK NERD

• … video by ADAM'S BRICK JUNCTION

• … videos and interviews from past Bauspielbahn meetups with MrMeroh and Mipi

(Please note: the dates listed on our flyers and website are the public visitor days - July 31th - August 2nd, 2026
The BSBT itself starts one day earlier, and setup helpers are very welcome starting Monday!) 

Edited February 15 by LBRICK