Contest Contest: Pimp My Camper! Comments Thread

[Rufus]

Eurobricks in collaboration with The LEGO Group is proud to present a new Direct to Consumer (D2C) Building Contest:

Pimp My Camper!

The idea is this: take the LEGO VW Mini-Camper and customise it! Create a theme version from any LEGO Theme - Star Wars, Friends, Pirates, Castle ... whatever takes your fancy! Make a Steampunk version, or a futuristic Sci-Fi camper! Give it legs or wings instead of wheels! Keep it firmly down to earth as a Town version, but just soup it up! The possibilities are endless.

All we ask is that you keep the basic dimensions the same: the body must be no larger than the original (10 studs by 4 studs; height 13 plates) but reasonable overhang and appendages will be allowed; and the body must be recognisable as a VW Camper.

Only LEGO elements may be used, but custom decals are permitted.

You do NOT need to own the official LEGO version to build this. The instructions for the VW Mini-Camper are available to download and attached to the first post of the Discussion Thread.

The Prizes (kindly provided by The LEGO Affiliate Programme)

First Prize

10220 VW Camper + 40079 Mini VW Camper

Four Runners-Up Prizes

40079 Mini VW Camper

Please use this thread for comments on the contest entries in the Entry Thread. Please be friendly and constructive.

Discussion Thread

Entry Thread

[jimmynick]

Eurotrash: nice colour blocking and photography, but I really think no hot rod is complete without flames coming out of the cylinders!

[eurotrash]

Ha! Loving the Carship Kombi-prise jamesn....

[eurotrash]

Sweet looking ride Instructions Archiver!

But would it ever get to 88 mph?

[jimmynick]

I love all these entries! I think this is going to be a great contest; the concept is so simple and easy-to-build, and there are so many ways you can play with it to make it how you want.

[murphquake]

I really like the batvan and the enterprise, nice work to both builders! The thing I'm most proud of for mine is that I can pull off the legs and head and replace the wheels and vw sticker tile and it's back to normal... hmmmm maybe a Vanbulance next

[Oky]

Two AT-AT versions already? Darn, I was going to do that. I guess the "give it legs" hint in the contest description was too obvious. Oh well, I might still make my own take on it.

Nice entries so far everyone. Keep them coming!

[eurotrash]

There's some interesting creations being entered. I was struggling with my next one and the results of a quick survey of the household was a universal thumbs down so back to the drawing board for me...

What a great competition - thanks organizers!

[MstrOfPppts]

Very nice idea for a contest and some amazing entries! To name a few:

Instructions archiver's Time machine

Yatkuu's Monster Van

Trooper 10's VAN-VAN

Lego Junkie's VW-wing

Trooper 10's Slave-VW

dr_spock's Pisten Bully Camper

Others are not far behind, but these are currently my favourites! Keep them coming everybody.

[gerkenz]

I had some ideas but now ... everything except 1 has been posted already ! Wow - so beautiful entries! Thanks to all participants.

[TNT apples]

After seeing all of the fantastic entries, I don't think i have a chance

[eurotrash]

After seeing all of the fantastic entries, I don't think i have a chance

Not true! I like the clean lines of your futuristic Camper Van...

[Pandora]

So many fantastic entries already! Keep 'em coming, everyone!

[tomdobs55]

I really like the attack vw.

[tomdobs55]

Wow eurotrash that last entry is awesome

Whoops didn't mean to double post. Didn't know mine was the last one

Edited September 4, 2013 by tomdobs55

[eurotrash]

Thanks tomdobs55! but the first iteration was worse than rubbish...

[tomdobs55]

Thanks tomdobs55! but the first iteration was worse than rubbish...

*snip*

Haha yeah that's not your best work. I'm still racking my brain on what to make.

[AussieJimbo]

Bravo, eurotrash.

Love the Funicucamper.

LOL at the first version though I know the type of funicular you were going for.

Thumbsup to dr_spock too for the rail campers.

:classic:

[TNT apples]

does anyone have any ideas on how i could upgrade mine?

[jimmynick]

I like it quite a lot so only a couple of suggestions:

Take a picture with light from all directions with a clean background.

Switch out that old grey plate near the roof for a bley one - it will match the colour of your bley pieces and improve the futuristic look.

Blue cheese instead of 1x1 round plates? It could sort of fill in a slope - put the tall side facing out.

Keep building, and I hope you make more entries for the contest because your first one is great.

[eurotrash]

Jamesn

Your Dampervan made me smile! Top Gear is such a gloriously bonkers program and that's a good looking representation of the Hamster's boat/car/thing

[jimmynick]

Well, it had to be done.

I'm looking forward to October's Pimp My Toyota Hilux and then November's Pimp My Triumph Herald contests!

[Sebeus I]

Loved the Black Pearl variant .

I might try some other Idea's later as well.

[jimmynick]

That's a great submarine, Sebeus I!

[eurotrash]

Dang Sebeus I - I guess I'll take my submarine apart and go back to the next idea

You've got a good looking sub there...

Edited September 6, 2013 by eurotrash