Space Pirates Contest !
The Caribbean galaxy is a nice place to live. Each planetary system is protected by battalions of the imperial armada under the command of the Governor. Well it would be a nice place to live, if it wasn't for the space pirates!
These lawless souls only hunger for riches, treasures and rum! The Governor do what he can to protect the civilians of the countless cities like Spaceport Royal to be ransacked by the pirates, while still looking for planets to conquer and the rumored treasures of the galaxy. It is said that near the core of the galaxy, the first inhabitants still live, defending fiercely their lands with their primitive technologies. Their temples are said to be guarded by robo-tiki warriors.
About the space pirates theme
Space pirates is about treasures, avoiding the Imperials and drinking in taverns... but in space! It's a fun theme that brings fun one-eyed-captains, grim soldiers and angry tiki warriors straight through the centuries to live more exciting adventures with robot parrots and laser saber (Any ressemblance to an existing franchise is purely coincidental).
Categories
A: Pirate Crew - Design and build a group of six (6) space pirate themed minifigs. Animals and imperial troops are welcome.
B: Sailing the river of time - Tag with a fellow member to create two MOCs representing the same set, both in space pirate and classic pirate themes.
C: Rum for everybody! - Open to any space pirate entries that don't fit in the other two categories.
Rules
First rule: have fun!
For category A, brickbuilds robots or characters are allowed, just don't oversize them. Example of characters can be seen here.
For category B, you must represent the same set in classic pirate theme and space pirate theme. Each set should have a maximum of 700 pieces (so aim at 600). The two sets must be similar in shapes, features and minifigures, only the theme change.
The contest will run from 15th March to 30th April, 2015. As long as it's still April 30 somewhere in the world, you can still enter.
Entries posted after the deadline will be disqualified.
This contest is open to all EB members, even if they joined EB after the contest has begun, with the exception of the Sci-Fi staff, who are not eligible to win prizes.
One entry per member and per category. You can enter all categories with different entries, but you'll be eligible to receive only one prize.
All entries must be new creations, not posted anywhere else prior to being entered in the contest. You may be asked by a staff member to change your entry if it is too similar to an earlier creation.
All entries must be built from real LEGO. No clone brands, no third-party custom parts, no digital entries.
Custom sails and rigging are allowed.
Non-Lego light sources are allowed as long as you mention it in your entry description.
You can use official stickers or custom stickers.
All entries must be posted as a new topic in the Sci-Fi forum, the title prefixed by, "[sPC] Cat X - ". (For example, "[sPC] Cat C - The dark grey pearl".)
Post pictures no larger than 800x640, but you may link to bigger pictures.
You may do a 'full-blown photo edit' with all the text, effects, background compositing, support erasing, and other effects on one picture. All your other pictures may have no editing other than color adjustment or background removal for a solid-color background. For obvious reasons, any photo editing that changes the shape, functionality, or color (not tint or adjustment, but actual color) of a LEGO piece is prohibited.
All entries are considered WIPs (Works In Progress) until the deadline passes. Until the deadline has passed, you are allowed to change and improve your MOC.
For each categories, EB staff will make a first selection, and then EB members will vote for their favorite entry among that selection.
Prizes Prizes for category A: 1st place: #70409 Shipwreck Defense and #70166 Spyclops Infiltration 2nd place: #70409 Shipwreck Defense or #70166 Spyclops Infiltration Minifigures.com also offer one Pumpkin King to the first and second place winners of category A. Prizes for category B (split between each team member): 1st place: #70412 Soldier's Fort and #70168 Drillex Diamond Job 2nd place: #70411 Treasure Island and #70167 Invizable Gold Getaway Prizes for category C: 1st place: #70413 The Brick Bounty or #70165 Ultra Agents Mission HQ 2nd place: #70170 UltraCopter vs. AntiMatter
For category A, brickbuilds robots or characters are allowed, just don't oversize them. Example of characters can be seen here.
For category B, you must represent the same set in classic pirate theme and space pirate theme. Each set should have a maximum of 700 pieces (so aim at 600). The two sets must be similar in shapes, features and minifigures, only the theme change.
The contest will run from 15th March to 30th April, 2015. As long as it's still April 30 somewhere in the world, you can still enter.
Entries posted after the deadline will be disqualified.
This contest is open to all EB members, even if they joined EB after the contest has begun, with the exception of the Sci-Fi staff, who are not eligible to win prizes.
One entry per member and per category. You can enter all categories with different entries, but you'll be eligible to receive only one prize.
All entries must be new creations, not posted anywhere else prior to being entered in the contest. You may be asked by a staff member to change your entry if it is too similar to an earlier creation.
All entries must be built from real LEGO. No clone brands, no third-party custom parts, no digital entries.
Custom sails and rigging are allowed.
Non-Lego light sources are allowed as long as you mention it in your entry description.
You can use official stickers or custom stickers.
All entries must be posted as a new topic in the Sci-Fi forum, the title prefixed by, "[sPC] Cat X - ". (For example, "[sPC] Cat C - The dark grey pearl".)
Post pictures no larger than 800x640, but you may link to bigger pictures.
You may do a 'full-blown photo edit' with all the text, effects, background compositing, support erasing, and other effects on one picture. All your other pictures may have no editing other than color adjustment or background removal for a solid-color background. For obvious reasons, any photo editing that changes the shape, functionality, or color (not tint or adjustment, but actual color) of a LEGO piece is prohibited.
All entries are considered WIPs (Works In Progress) until the deadline passes. Until the deadline has passed, you are allowed to change and improve your MOC.
For each categories, EB staff will make a first selection, and then EB members will vote for their favorite entry among that selection.
Prizes Prizes for category A: 1st place: #70409 Shipwreck Defense and #70166 Spyclops Infiltration 2nd place: #70409 Shipwreck Defense or #70166 Spyclops Infiltration Minifigures.com also offer one Pumpkin King to the first and second place winners of category A. Prizes for category B (split between each team member): 1st place: #70412 Soldier's Fort and #70168 Drillex Diamond Job 2nd place: #70411 Treasure Island and #70167 Invizable Gold Getaway Prizes for category C: 1st place: #70413 The Brick Bounty or #70165 Ultra Agents Mission HQ 2nd place: #70170 UltraCopter vs. AntiMatter