The Best Brick Model Special Wagon Award is awarded to the best designed “special” wagon. These are wagons which do not necessarily fit in to the passenger or freight wagon categories, and may include:
- Brake vans and cabooses, parcel vans and baggage cars
- Snow ploughs
- Maintenance of Way (MOW) vehicles
- Other non-revenue generating wagons
The following criteria applies for this category:
- This category is for builders aged 18 years or over
- Models must be railway / railroad themed
- Models can be built for any gauge of track
- Models can be built from LEGO bricks and other commercially available, compatible brick suppliers including Bluebrixx, BrickArms, CaDA, Cobi, Mega Bloks, and Mould King
- This category is open to any single wagon design
- Models must be physically built; you can enter digital models in the Best Digital Wagon category
How entries to the Brick Train Awards are judged
Entries to the Brick Train Awards are judged by fellow LEGO train fans from the worldwide community.
- Builders enter this models via the Brick Train Awards website during the entry dates.
- Brick Train Awards publish entries on our social media accounts and website for everyone to enjoy.
- Once entries close, our judges review each model and create a shortlist of their favourites for each category.
- Judges in each region (Americas, Europe & Middle East, Australasia and Oceana) discuss their shortlist and select a winner in each category.
- All judges meet and discuss global winners for each category - a very hard task!
- Winners are announced in a video published on the Brick Train Awards website, and winners are contacted by email to confirm their shipping details.