Chorduroy Posted February 17, 2016 Posted February 17, 2016 Hey everyone, Saskatchewan Lego User's Group is holding a building contest in March called Marchitecture! Check out the Flickr group here. Rules are: The contest runs from March 1st at 12:01 am until March 31st at 11:59 pm (in your area of the world). We’ll add bookend images to the pool for a definite start/end time. The Contest You will have one month to build a microscale* version of a recognizable real-world building. This could be a building in your neck of the woods or one that everyone recognizes. Builders from around the globe are welcome to participate! Our three (3) judges will be looking for: - likeness to the pre-existing building - details translated from building to model - interesting use of elements to make the building / details The Rules * Microscale in this case is anything Bricktober-set-size or smaller. The building should be presented in a LEGO Architecture style with a black border. You won’t receive extra points for a title tile, but it sure would make us smile! Completed model with border should not exceed a 32x32 stud footprint. A plain, un-cluttered background for the image is preferable, but not mandatory. Please tag 'Marchitecture' on your photo. Submit one image to the group pool here and include a link to a real-world image of the building. Only new builds, nothing from before March 2016. No digital builds please, only physical. No third party parts or custom stickers. Just pure LEGO elements. Modified LEGO elements and stickers are okay though. The Prize One winner will be chosen from the photos submitted and will receive a copy of the 2016 Skylines set of New York City!!! Good luck, and happy building! Quote
o0ger Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 (edited) Great idea! I'm confused about the scale though. "Microscale in this case is anything Bricktober-set-size or smaller." So this means no villas and smaller buildings like The Farnsworth Building (21009), Villa Savoye (21014) or Fallingwater (21005)? You only want microscale versions of large buildings? Edited February 22, 2016 by o0ger Quote
Chorduroy Posted February 25, 2016 Author Posted February 25, 2016 (edited) Great idea! I'm confused about the scale though. "Microscale in this case is anything Bricktober-set-size or smaller." So this means no villas and smaller buildings like The Farnsworth Building (21009), Villa Savoye (21014) or Fallingwater (21005)? You only want microscale versions of large buildings? Hey sorry for the delay in replying. I think Savoye and Fallingwater are close enough to the scale we're looking for that they would be okay. Farnsworth might be a shade too big. The way to think about it is to consider the Bricktober "car" scale and how that relates to a building. But anything bigger than that would probably be difficult to model on a 32 x 32 baseplate. It doesn't necessarily have to be a large building - as long as it's something in real life, it's fair game. Hopefully this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions. Only 5 more sleeps 'til Marchitecture!!! Edited February 25, 2016 by Chorduroy Quote
o0ger Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 ok, I think I understand! Hopefully I will have something done in a month, and hopefully it won't be disqualified ;) Quote
Chorduroy Posted March 1, 2016 Author Posted March 1, 2016 Marchitecture begins today!! Get building gang! https://www.flickr.com/photos/sasklegousers/24753077564/in/pool-marchitecture/ Quote
Chorduroy Posted March 23, 2016 Author Posted March 23, 2016 Just wanted to bump this topic - still time for you to enter for your chance to win a cool Architecture set! Quote
Chorduroy Posted April 8, 2016 Author Posted April 8, 2016 Winner announced!! Congrats to everyone for an amazing group of entries. See here: https://www.flickr.com/groups/marchitecture/discuss/72157666854209936 Quote
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