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[WhiteFang]

Eurobricks Collectable LEGO Minifigures Series 5 Building Contest

The Contest:
Hey everyone, I am sure members of our Eurobricks Community are looking forward to this highly anticipated LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 5 contest challenge. As we now look back into history, we started our very first LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 1 Town Building Contest, continuing with the LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 2 Building Contest, following up with the LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 3 Building Contest and ending with the recent LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 4 Building Contest. Eurobricks is proud to present for the fifth time of this new challenging building contest for the months of October and November. So, gather your bricks and start building your entries together!  

What You're Building
We are opening 2 major Building Categories for our Eurobricks Community. It's much more challenging, interesting and exciting than before. More importantly, we want to see your imagination guide your building inspiration.


Category A - Build an 8x8 Vignette
Build an 8x8 vignette from any theme where you could display any of the 16 new Collectable Minifigures from Series 5. It can be Town, Medieval or even Space. As long you are able to relate the chosen theme and minifigures to your audience, then you are on the right track.


Category B - Build an interacting Movie with the LEGO Collectable Minifigures
Build an 16x16 vignette from any known selected movie theme where you could display an actual interacting movie scene of your selected minifigure from the LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 5 and any selected existing minifigures from the LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 1 to 4.  

Where would you display one of these in Category A?

Detective ~ Pharaoh Queen ~ Aerobics Instructor ~ Zoo Keeper ~ Eskimo ~ Dwarf Warrior ~ Grenadier Guard ~ Gladiator
Godzilla ~ Circus Clown ~ Woodcutter ~ Snowboarder ~ Mafia Gangster ~ Graduate ~ Boxer ~ Cavewoman

*IMPORTANT NOTE: ONE ENTRY PER POST PER MEMBER IN EACH CATEGORY AND
BE SURE TO MENTION WHICH MINIFIGURE YOU BUILT YOUR ENTRY FOR IN CATEGORY A*

Category A - The Rules

• Build a vignette that measures 8 studs by 8 studs. (No height limit.).
  
• A reasonable overhang is allowed to accommodate tree limbs or minifigures accessories, but may not exceed more than 2 studs outside the base.
  
• You may use the same type of minifigure in both categories.
  
• This is a building contest. Be creative. Any themes are allowed as long you are able to relate the vignette for the minifigure which you are building for.  
  
• No Series 5 minifigures are required. You don't need to own the figure to create a home for it, and it will not improve your chances if you do. You may not include the official minifigure or it's new accessories/parts from Series 5 in your official entry pictures. You may use older accessories, but not new ones from Series 5 like the violin case, graduation gown, axe, pie, etc, for example. Please note Series 1, 2, 3 and 4 minifigures and parts are allow in this category.
  
• No clone brands or custom parts including decals, stickers, cut outs unless it's official TLG stickers.
  
• Custom parts includes BricksArms, BrickForge, etc.  
  
• No placeholder minifigure (Series 5) can be used to reflect the actual positioning in the entry.
  
• There is no parts limit as long as it all fits within the vignette.
  
• Entries are to be posted in this topic.
  
• One entry per person. An entry must include a picture (no larger than 800x600) showing the vignette without the minifigure you built it for. Include the name (type) of that minifigure and the theme that you have done. Other minifigures may appear in the pictures. You may include up to 2 more images following the same rules. If you choose to take additional pictures, you may link to an outside gallery.
  
• Digital backgrounds are allowed.
  
• No LDD entries.
  
• Upload your images onto those dedicated image hosting websites such as Brickshelf, Flickr, etc. Do not use Eurobricks attachment to upload your images.
  
• No webcam or cellphone camera images can be used for the submitted entry. It must be taken in a clean and decent background with enough brightness to show the beauty of your entry.
  
• The contest begins now and will end on the 21^st of November, 2011 at 1200hrs (GMT+8). Voting will begin immediately after that and will last 7 days.
  
• In the event of a tie, the Staff will vote to decide the winner(s) and all Staff decisions are final.
  
• Any violation of the rules will be subject to disqualification.

What movie scenes will you choose to build and integrate the interaction between your selected Series 5 minifigure and your selected minifigure within Series 1 to 4?

Spaceman ~ Crash Test Dummy ~ Cheer Leader ~ Tribal Hunter ~ Robot ~ Ninja ~Clown ~ Magician
Forestman ~ Wrestler ~ Caveman ~ Deep Sea Diver ~ Nurse ~ Skater ~ Zombie ~ Cowboy


Mexican ~ Weightlifter ~ Pop Star ~ Traffic Cop ~ Lifeguard ~ Jungle Explorer ~ Spartan ~ Vampire
Pharaoh ~ Witch ~ Mime Artist ~ Ringmaster ~ Karate Master ~ DJ ~ Surfer ~ Skier


Space Alien ~ Snowboarder ~ Fisherman ~ Samurai Warrior ~ Sumo Wrestler ~ Elf ~ Tribal Chief ~ Rapper
Space Villain ~ Hula Dancer ~ Tennis Player ~ Mummy ~ Gorilla Suit Guy ~ Baseball Player ~ Race Car Driver ~ Pilot


Viking ~ Mad Scientist ~ Lawn Gnome ~ The Monster ~ Sailor ~ Street Skater ~ Werewolf ~ Ice Hockey Player
Ice Skater ~ Soccer Player ~ Hazmat Guy ~ Kimono Girl ~ Musketeer ~ Artist ~ Surfer Girl ~ Punk Rocker


Detective ~ Pharaoh Queen ~ Aerobics Instructor ~ Zoo Keeper ~ Eskimo ~ Dwarf Warrior ~ Grenadier Guard ~ Gladiator
Godzilla ~ Circus Clown ~ Woodcutter ~ Snowboarder ~ Mafia Gangster ~ Graduate ~ Boxer ~ Cavewoman

*IMPORTANT NOTE: READ THE CATEGORY B RULES VERY CAREFULLY OR IT WILL LEAD TO DISQUALIFICATION*

Category B - The Rules

• Build a vignette that display an interacting known movie scene between your selected Series 5 minifigure and any amount of selected minifigures from the LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 1 to 4. The vignette measures 16 studs by 16 studs (No height limit).
  
• The selected movie theme and description of the actual movie scene must be accompanied with a short writing illustration.
  
• The selected movie theme must includes a hyperlink of the original selected movie poster or synopsis.
  
• By definition of a "movie"; a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; Basically, I am not looking into any soap dramas or TV series or whatever! It must be a movie and I am not going to restrict it by only indicating international blockbusters. No pornography or extreme sadistic/terrorist or whatever unaccepted scenes are allowed. If you are unsure, ASK ME!
  
• The vignette can be of any themes that will allow you to showcase the selected interacting movie scene in the best possible presentation.
  
• You must provide a scene name for the selected interacting movie scene.
  
• All LEGO Minfigures including licensed minifigures such as Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Prince of Persia, Pirates of the Caribbean, etc; are allowed.
  
• A reasonable overhang is allowed to accommodate tree limbs or minifigure accessories, but may not exceed more than 2 studs outside the base.  
  
• No Series 5 minifigures are required. You don't need to own the figure to create a home for it, and it will not improve your chances if you do. You may not include the official minifigure or it's new accessories/parts from Series 5 in your official entry pictures. You may use older accessories, but not new ones from Series 5 like the violin case, graduation gown, axe, pie, etc, for example. Please note Series 1, 2, 3 and 4 minifigures and parts are allow in this category.  
  
• Official TLG stickers are allowed.
  
• Clone brands’ (Oxford, Megablocks and suchlike) parts are definitely forbidden.
  
• There is no parts limit as long as it all fits within the vignette.
  
• Entries are to be posted in this topic.
  
• One entry per person. An entry must include a picture (no larger than 800x600) showing the vignette without the selected Series 5 minifigure you built it for. Include the name (type) of all LEGO Collectable minifigures used and the movie that you have done. You may include up to 3 more images following the same rules. If you choose to take additional pictures, you may link to an outside gallery.
  
• Digital backgrounds are allowed.
  
• No LDD entries.
  
• Upload your images onto those dedicated image hosting websites such as Brickshelf, Flickr, etc. Do not use Eurobricks attachment to upload your images.
  
• No digital added decals or parts’ colour changes will be allowed.
  
• No webcam or cellphone camera images can be used for the submitted entry. It must be taken in a clean and decent background with enough brightness to show the beauty of your entry.
  
• The contest begins now and will end on the 21^st of November, 2011 at 1200hrs (GMT+8). Voting will begin immediately after that and will last 7 days.
  
• In the event of a tie, the Staff will vote to decide the winner(s) and all Staff decisions are final.
  
• Any violation of the rules will be subject to disqualification.

The Voting!
At the end of the entry period, a posting topic will appear listing the eligible entries for the above categories. Members who joined prior to the start of the contest will then be able to post how they wish to use their 3 points to vote for the entries they like best. A single entry may receive all 3 points, or the points may be divided between 2 or 3 entries, however the voter wishes. Detailed voting rules will be announced at the start of the voting. Members who join after the start of the competition may choose to enter but may not vote. This is to stop vote rigging.


The Prizes!
After 7 days, the votes will be calculated and the top vote recipients for each category will be declared the winners. Once they have sent their name/address to DarkFang. He will ship out their wonderful prizes. What wonderful prizes, you ask? Well, TLG has generously sponsored these new lovely minifigures from Series 5 while Eurobricks sponsored all handling/shipping costs.

Category A prizes [Based on 1 complete LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 5 set]
1^st place: A choice of 6 of the new collectable minifigures from that set.
2^nd place: A choice of 4 of the remaining new collectable minifigures from that set.
3^rd place: A choice of 3 of the remaining new collectable minifigures from that set.
4^th place: A choice of 2 of the remaining new collectable minifigures from that set.
5^th place: A choice of 1 of the remaining new collectable minifigures from that set.


Category B prizes [Based on 1 complete LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 5 set]
1^st place: A choice of 6 of the new collectable minifigures from that set.
2^nd place: A choice of 4 of the remaining new collectable minifigures from that set.
3^rd place: A choice of 3 of the remaining new collectable minifigures from that set.
4^th place: A choice of 2 of the remaining new collectable minifigures from that set.
5^th place: A choice of 1 of the remaining new collectable minifigures from that set.


*Important: All prizes are not in their sealed packet. All accessories will be included in the shipping*


It's just that simple!

Please use this thread for any further discussions or questions pertaining to this contest and most of all ...

Have fun!

Eurobricks Special LEGO Themes Administration Team
WhiteFang & Rufus

Edited by Rufus, 20 November 2011 - 02:44 PM.
Contest deadline ends on the 21st Nov 11 (1200hrs GMT+8)

[prateek]

Oh, baby, here we go again! Can't wait to see what people come up for this contest. Category B is gonna be a fun one, I can tell. Great idea

[Masked Builder]

I've been waiting for this!  Let's get going!

[Ceroknight]

Fun time again!  

[Fred Daniel Yam]

So let me get this straight, the vig itself does not contain the series 5 fig you have chosen, right?

[WhiteFang]

volcanicpanik, on 04 October 2011 - 03:36 AM, said:

So let me get this straight, the vig itself does not contain the series 5 fig you have chosen, right?

Yes, for both Category A and B, no Series 5 minifigures is required. This concept is similar to the past LEGO Collectable Minifigures Contests.

[Fred Daniel Yam]

WhiteFang, on 04 October 2011 - 03:39 AM, said:

Yes, for both Category A and B, no Series 5 minifigures is required. This concept is similar to the past LEGO Collectable Minifigures Contests.

Ok, thanks! I already have an idea.

[johnnyvgoode]

Gotta love these contests. Some very talented people here. Can't wait to see those amazing MOCs.

[Cecilie]

A movie scene, eh? Interesting... I'm going to have to rewatch some movies for inspiration I think...

[WhiteFang]

Cecilie, on 04 October 2011 - 05:37 AM, said:

A movie scene, eh? Interesting... I'm going to have to rewatch some movies for inspiration I think...

YES!  

Can't wait to see what you are going to prepare for the contest.

[Oky]

You just had to start the contest on the last day of my break, didn't you?


Well, everyone has been anticipating this for quite some time, and it's great that it's finally here! Good idea for Category B too! So, just to clarify, it just has to fit into a specific movie genre, not represent a scene from an actual movie, right?

[Ninja Nin]

Movie based Category B is quite surprising, but it's going to be fun !

Looking forward to the entries !

[Stardusty]

Thanks for hosting another great CM based contest, Eurobricks.

I already have an idea for my first category entry. I just need to buy some parts.
I can't wait to enter.

[Cecilie]

Oky, on 04 October 2011 - 06:58 AM, said:

So, just to clarify, it just has to fit into a specific movie genre, not represent a scene from an actual movie, right?

I interpreted it to be a scene from an actual movie...

[SilentMode]

I would [attempt to] enter this time around, but I've over-saturated myself with S5 figures. I'll wait for the next one.

[Solitary Dark]

I was just saying to my son this morning the contest must be due to start any minute - I'm anticipating an onslaught of Gladiator scenes for category B for some reason - must get inspired...

[Fred Daniel Yam]

Solitary Dark, on 04 October 2011 - 08:01 PM, said:

I was just saying to my son this morning the contest must be due to start any minute - I'm anticipating an onslaught of Gladiator scenes for category B for some reason - must get inspired...

Well, I don't think you're wrong, gladiator scenes seem to be the most easy thing to do. I would take my hat off to anyone who uses two skaters.

Edited by volcanicpanik, 04 October 2011 - 10:16 PM.

[WhiteFang]

Oky, on 04 October 2011 - 06:58 AM, said:

So, just to clarify, it just has to fit into a specific movie genre, not represent a scene from an actual movie, right?

Cecilie, on 04 October 2011 - 04:33 PM, said:

I interpreted it to be a scene from an actual movie...

Cecilie interpreted it correctly. I have also updated 2 lines of the rules to mention this portion, to avoid misunderstanding.

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Build an 16x16 vignette from any known selected movie theme where you could display an actual interacting movie scene of your selected minifigure from the LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 5 and any selected existing minifigures from the LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 1 to 4.

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The selected movie theme and description of the actual movie scene must be accompanied with a short writing illustration.

[JimButcher]

At last!  

Too bad there's no Category C like last time, but at least I can now post those 16 collectible minifigs that I created for the contest from Series 4 that I never ended up entering, knowing that I won't need to create another 16 for a future contest.  

I really like the concept of Category B, I'll try to enter that one.

[Oky]

Solitary Dark, on 04 October 2011 - 08:01 PM, said:

I'm anticipating an onslaught of Gladiator scenes for category B for some reason - must get inspired...

Well, I'm expecting an onslaught of LOTR scenes with the dwarf and elf.

WhiteFang, on 05 October 2011 - 01:38 AM, said:

Cecilie interpreted it correctly. I have also updated 2 lines of the rules to mention this portion, to avoid misunderstanding.

Oh, OK, thanks. Hm, this is gonna be tricky...

[Fred Daniel Yam]

Oky, on 05 October 2011 - 03:41 AM, said:

Well, I'm expecting an onslaught of LOTR scenes with the dwarf and elf.

That won't work, as far as I know, there aren't any dwarves with black beards in the movies.  
Am I also right in thinking we can enter in both categories?

Edited by volcanicpanik, 05 October 2011 - 03:52 AM.

[Oky]

Well, the Dwarf Warrior may not look much like Gimli, but he could certainly be a stand-in for him, don't you think?

And yes, I'm sure you can enter both categories, just like in the previous CMF contests.

[Angeli]

"It's just that simple!"

I was reading for five minutes :) all together 42 points of rules :) 2100 words :)

Anyhow, good luck to all ;)

[TandRproductions]

awesome, can't wait to enter!

[Fred Daniel Yam]

Oky, on 05 October 2011 - 04:36 AM, said:

Well, the Dwarf Warrior may not look much like Gimli, but he could certainly be a stand-in for him, don't you think?

And yes, I'm sure you can enter both categories, just like in the previous CMF contests.

Ok, ok, he could stand in for Gimli.