Generic Contest Discussion

[JoKo]

After I slept on that idea I kinda have an afterthought about the Winter theme. Since most of the contest entries are vehicles and winter usually means snow (at least in the most northern part of the earth) I'm afraid it could become a little close to the tracked vehicle contest. The weight limitation is also pushing to use tracks.

What do you think?

 

Sorry, don't want to be annoying by questioning a approved theme... just wanted to share that feeling.

Edited Tuesday at 11:14 AM by JoKo

[Jim]

That's a valid argument. Back to square one lol

 

[JoKo]

3 minutes ago, Jim said:

That's a valid argument. Back to square one lol

 

Thanks. It also reminded me the arctic theme we had 2 years ago at the same time of the year

 We have a consensus about 500g. I still like the idea of a "vague" theme that allows more people to build something related to their personal taste.

some ideas:

• Desert (kinda the opposite of winter)
• History (something from the past like before WW2. old plane, old car, old machine)
• Sci-fi ( a bit close to space police but with wheels allowed it should be quite different)
• Emergencies (police, firefighter, ambulance, rescue vehicle... tribute to the classic city theme)

[Jim]

Or simply....build something with a weight limit of 500 gram.

[JoKo]

 Simplicity at its purest form! Let's go!

 

After thinking 3 minutes:  Couldn't it be an open door to qualify any small MOC already on the shelf or nearly finished as long as it has never been published?

Edited Tuesday at 12:43 PM by JoKo

[Jim]

14 minutes ago, JoKo said:

After thinking 3 minutes:  Couldn't it be an open door to qualify any small MOC already on the shelf or nearly finished as long as it has never been published?

That is always the case with more generic subjects.

[JoKo]

1 minute ago, Jim said:

That is always the case with more generic subjects.

True. And that's not necessary a bad thing. That also mean more entries. But with no theme at all there is not much to push people to create something for the contest . This changes the dynamic compared to usual TCs. 

Again, I don't want to be annoying and will happily take part regardless of the theme.

[Jim]

You are not annoying. I am thinking what would be a nice theme to add to the contest.

Did we have a Duo build in the past? Build two MOCs of no more than 300 grams each. 

(somewhat along the lines of the B-model, but without the need to use the same parts)

[JoKo]

There was some vaguely similar theme in the early TC. I don't care, that was 10 years ago.

If the two MOCs don't have to be somehow related there is still not much to push us to build for the contest.

I mean a generic subject is great but without anything connecting the entries together I still have that feeling about the contest dynamic

 

What if the two MOCs have to interact with each other? Like TC2 triple contest (2013) but with two MOCs and a weight limit. (300g each or 500g -600g total)

Edited Tuesday at 01:34 PM by JoKo

[msk6003]

Then how about combination model like old technic pullback sets?

[Jim]

6 minutes ago, msk6003 said:

Then how about combination model like old technic pullback sets?

That was more or less what I was thinking about.

[JoKo]

18 minutes ago, msk6003 said:

old technic pullback sets

I dont see what you mean. Any exemple?

 

Edited Tuesday at 02:08 PM by JoKo
like 42010 + 42011 ?

[msk6003]

14 minutes ago, JoKo said:

I dont see what you mean. Any exemple?

like 42010 + 42011 ?

Yes

Digatron set's weight is almost 237g. I think make two 300g limit model and make combination model from it is good idea.

Edited Tuesday at 02:12 PM by msk6003

[JoKo]

Just now, msk6003 said:

Yes

Well, that brings back questions about piece list and "more work" for taking pictures just like the A+B model idea. Interesting idea that maybe takes away some of the simplicity I thought we were chasing. 

[JoKo]

I mean, my original point on winter theme was about the "winter" part. I didn't wanted to question the consensus about "Let's build anything  within 500g that relates to a simple theme" 

Now I feel like it's back to square one and I don't get what we are trying to settle.

[msk6003]

2 hours ago, JoKo said:

Well, that brings back questions about piece list and "more work" for taking pictures just like the A+B model idea. Interesting idea that maybe takes away some of the simplicity I thought we were chasing. 

I understand your concerns, but if we go into detail about each and every one of those things, there's no contest we can do.

For example, TC3 must have image of all part used in entry(Even it is max 200 and unlike we talked previous it count track piece as Individual.) and TC9 is A plus B model contest.

TC3 has 57 entry and TC9 has 17 entry. So I think it doesn't matter.

Edited Tuesday at 04:19 PM by msk6003

[JoKo]

 

I was just trying to respect what we kinda "agreed on " previously . It's not about my personal taste or concerns

 

I don't really mind. I have plenty of time for TCs So let's jump to 2x 300g 3MOCs combination contest as long as it's not about winter!

 

 

[Jim]

13 hours ago, JoKo said:

So let's jump to 2x 300g 3MOCs combination contest as long as it's not about winter!

Let's do it!

[Jim]

Okay, let's go!