Do I have to purchase a LEGO set in order to take part in a contest?

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No - you don't need to make any purchases to participate in LEGO Ideas contests! We want everyone to be able to participate in our contests.

If you don't have a sufficient collection of LEGO bricks at your disposal, then you're welcome to download the free LEGO Digital Designer (LDD) or use third-party digital building tools. 

Contests

  1. Who can participate in Contests?
  2. Do I have to have an account to take part?
  3. How old do you have to be to participate?
  4. Why can a parent not submit an entry on behalf of a child?
  5. My entry was rejected! What do I do?
  6. Can a group submit one entry together?
  7. Can I enter a contest multiple times?
  8. Can I use "illegal" LEGO building techniques?
  9. How do I know if my entry was submitted correctly?
  10. I see an entry that doesn't fit the rules! What do I do?
  11. Oh no, I missed the deadline for the contest! Can I still submit it?
  12. Someone stole my work and has entered it into the contest! What do I do?
  13. I don't own any LEGO bricks, can I still enter?
  14. Can I share my entry on social networks, Flickr, or at a convention?
  15. Will my Contest entry be a LEGO Ideas project and be considered as a new LEGO set?
  16. How does the countdown clock work when there’s less than one day left?
  17. If I submit my entry the day the contest closes, will it be moderated in time to be judged?
  18. Do I have to purchase a LEGO set in order to take part in a contest?
  19. Ford Mustang - Scenery Contest - Can I use an official LEGO Ford Mustang set in my submission?
  20. Ford Mustang - Scenery Contest - Can the Ford Mustang that we built in any scale/size?
  21. Ford Mustang - Scenery Contest - Can I submit a futuristic/fictional Ford Mustang?
  22. Ford Mustang - Scenery Contest - Does the scenery have to be based on real-life or can it be anything we want (sci-fi for instance)?
  23. Ford Mustang - Scenery Contest - May I build a Ford Mustang from a movie?
  24. Ford Mustang - Poster Contest - Does the car in the poster have to be a 1967 Ford Mustang?

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