CONTEST: Build your own Impulse set!

[Siegfried]

It's time for another quick contest! Build an impulse set for any theme (including old ones), using a maximum of 27 pieces excluding minifig. One animal may be included as one of your parts. As an extra challenge, try to include a new part to make it look more authentic! Here's my entry...

It's called "Walrus Gardening" and it has 13 pieces. Since I used the large wheelbarrow, and I suspect Fabuland figures would cost more to make, I didn't use the maximum number, but there is no need to limit youself like this if you don't want to though. ;-) Excluding the minifig, the sets seem to have from 12 to 27 pieces, hence the chosen limit.

Rules of this contest are:

1. Try to build something similar to the real impulse sets; that is don't include parts like a baseplate as it would make the set too expensive and the box too big. There must one and only one figure in the set. Any Lego man is allowed.... including Technic. ;-)
   
2. Excluding the figure, 27 parts are allowed. To make this clear, a minifig consists of a single part for the legs, a torso with arms, a head and optional headgear. Scarfs, accessories, epaulette, backpacks, technic man helmets... are extra parts.
   
3. One and only one animal may be included as one of your parts. (Monkeys are one part.)
   
4. You can do any theme, including old ones and customs.
   
5. Only three pictures are allowed per entry. No composite images.
   
6. Digital entries are allowed.
   
7. Entries must be in by March 21st. Your entry can be altered as many times as you like up until that time. Entries are posted here.
   
8. Only one entry per person per section. See below.
   
9. Entry is open to all members.
   EDIT: Please note that I have tweaked the rules...
   

Prize:

Err.... my love?

EDIT: For those that don't think my love cuts it...

I love this contest - it

Edited March 23, 2008 by Sinner

[Piranha]

Awesome Contest! *wub*

Everyone can participate

Cool entry Sinner!

I'm not sure about the prize though :-/ :-P X-D

Too many great contests to enter!

Now I have huge To-do list

P

Edited March 8, 2008 by Piranha

[Hinckley]

Great. Now I have to earn your love? :'-(

[Shadows]

I'd buy that set. *sweet*

Count me in, this looks like a great little contest. *y*

[ExoBuilder]

This sounds fun *y* I'm glad it's not only one theme.

Can we only make one entry?

*sweet*

[Legoman]

MMM... i like contests that are reasonable easy

Count Me In!

also, can we have a few entries?

[adik_sa_lego]

yep same question here. only one entry allowed? and is it open to international members? :)

[Siegfried]

I've added to the rules. ;-) Feel free to ask more questions! :-D

Great. Now I have to earn your love? :'-(

Nah, you're special. We did sail on the Love Boat together afterall. X-D

[RupeeClock]

I joined the contest! Woah .. the first time i have been

doing something in a contest then just watching ..

Please tell me what you think about my entry as i am

just on the way of going on the EuroBrickers.

Edited March 8, 2008 by RupeeClock

[HopelessMagic]

I see people make it look like the box all the time. Where do you do that? I'm assuming it's a program of some sort?

Also, cute contest! I might try my hand and see how it goes. I'm starting to like MOCing like this. Gets my creative juices flowing!

[RupeeClock]

I see people make it look like the box all the time. Where do you do that? I'm assuming it's a program of some sort?

Well i just turned to the LEGO webshop. I opened a new MSPaint window. I copied a LEGO logo, a CITY logo and a Chocking Warning plate into that MSPaint window. Then i opened my photograph of my set and placed the logo's, and some text, on the photograph and i was done.

== Rupee ==

[Plural]

Sounds a cool idea, I look forward to seeing the entries.

Prize:

Err.... my love?

Ew, walrus love :-X :-P

[Hinckley]

Ew, walrus love :-X :-P

Don't knock it 'til you've tried it. *sweet*

[HopelessMagic]

Ah, I see. But what about the one that Nyundi did? That one looks like a bit more than an MS Paint job.

[Nyundi]

Ah, I see. But what about the one that Nyundi did? That one looks like a bit more than an MS Paint job.

Photoshop actually.

I used old M-Tron sets as reference and whipped up the background using a bunch of filters and gradients (and of course yanked the logo from some instruction scans).

The most annoying part is trimming out the background of whatever I took the picture of the moc on and dropping it onto the photoshopped background :-/

[RupeeClock]

Ah, I see. But what about the one that Nyundi did? That one looks like a bit more than an MS Paint job.

For that kind of edit, you have to make the photograph on green, white, w/e paper and with a PhotoShop you can make all green, white, w.e. colours into the background picture.

== Rupee ==

[Hinckley]

For that kind of edit, you have to make the photograph on green, white, w/e paper and with a PhotoShop you can make all green, white, w.e. colours into the background picture.

== Rupee ==

you can also use the lasso tool which selects what ever you wrap it around, and the background color doesn't matter...

[Lt. Veers]

Posted.

[CopMike]

Great contest Sinner, I

[Kahgarak]

Nice contest, I might now be able to put my 2008 Takanuva minifigure to use.

[xwingyoda]

what to build ? That is the question ;-) I have my idea and only need to create it now !!

Its a fun idea and will be fun to see what people will come out with :-D

I'll enter a city one !!

*yoda*

[mutley777]

Ahh. A contest that i might actualy have the parts for :-D . A great idea Sinner and i would love to win your love. It would stop that hinckley hogging it all. :-D

[zero1312]

Another fun contest. I'll think of something. ;-)

[xwingyoda]

Okie, I just finished my entry wich comprises 20 parts + 1 accessory + 1 MF

Its a city theme and I'll post it tomorrow ;-)

*yoda*

[Scouty]

you can also use the lasso tool which selects what ever you wrap it around, and the background color doesn't matter...

But that's a bit more tedious and may not produce as good of a result. X-D