May the 4th 2021: Star Wars Concept Art Contest

[Artizan]

Not an entry, but some minifigures I’ve put together, inspired by the contest, and hopefully will inspire some people too for the contest, based on Ralph Mcquarries’s concept arts:

 

[naugem]

On 5/31/2021 at 8:36 AM, MKJoshA said:

 

I've just extended the deadline through the weekend to the 6th. Hope that helps!

Thanks!

Sadly I probably won't have time to finish anyway, as work has been crazy the last few weeks and I haven't had a chance to do much progress . But I hope the extension helps other builders to complete their builds so that there are some more great entries!

[Oky]

I won't have much time to finish my entry tomorrow, so I can definitely use the extension!

Nice figs @Artizan!

[Artizan]

12 hours ago, Oky said:

I won't have much time to finish my entry tomorrow, so I can definitely use the extension!

Nice figs @Artizan!

Thanks! Can’t wait to see your entry, and other people’s entries before the deadline.

[mjjas13]

Here is my entry: https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/185972-concept-art-at-he/. Thanks.

[jp-30]

My entry:  

Ralph McQuarrie's Docking Bay 94

Edited June 7, 2021 by jp-30

[Jzawesak]

Finally done with my entry for the contest

[MKJoshA]

Some great entries so far guys! Keep them coming!

[Kendo]

Hey guys ! Posted my last-minute entry yesterday night, here's a photo and link !

Edited June 7, 2021 by Kendo

[Oky]

At last, here is my entry. Hopefully it still counts.

 

[MKJoshA]

And the contest is officially closed! Look for the voting topic to be up in the next day or two.

[Oky]

So, any update on the results?

[jp-30]

I was tracking the voting, and this is where I think things landed. Note: this is not official and I take no responsibility for its accuracy.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_d4cq1qOn5X3BBqYVbEkhQkReTlncbUa/edit#gid=969840020 

[MKJoshA]

Thank you for your patience everyone. Here are the winners!

In first place with 17 votes we have:

- 7. U-Wing in Rogue One - jansued @jansued

In second place with 14 votes we have:

- 3. Ralph McQuarrie's Docking Bay 94 - jp-30 @jp-30

And in third place with 12 votes we have:

- 8. Moff Gideon's Crashed TIE Fighter - Oky @Oky

 

@jansued Let me know which prize you want 75306 Probe Droid or
75305 Scout Trooper Helmet or
75304 Darth Vader Helmet

And be sure to give me your name, address, and phone number for shipping. After 1st place has picked I'll let 2nd place know and we'll go from there.

Great job everyone!

[jansued]

Congrats to everyone! Nice contest, very good entries! 

I would prefer the Probe Droid, not really a fan of thise helmets....

[Rui Miguel]

Congrats to the winners, great contest ;) Cheers 

[jp-30]

Nicely done everyone - a real fun contest theme. May I please have the Scout Trooper? I'll message you now Josh, thank you for organising all this. 

 

[Oky]

Well done everybody! Thanks for all the votes and congrats to jansued and jp-30! Well deserved, although all entries were great. And thanks to Josh for organizing this fun contest. 
 

I guess I’ll take the Vader (which I was most interested in anyway).  I’ll message you shortly. 
 

July the 4th be with you!

[JintaiZ]

Congratulations to the winners!

[naugem]

Congrats to the winners!

[MKJoshA]

Hello all, wanted to poll the audience real quick.

Over the years the May the 4th contest has gotten less and less participation. For this year's contest I want to make sure we get better participation.

Do you all have any feedback on the contest format? Do you think we should keep it simple with 1-3 categories? Would there be enough interest to run a contest like Summer Joust and Space Jam over on Flickr if we had a prize for every category?

[Oky]

Might be a bit late to give feedback on this, but here is my thoughts:

I think it might be better to have a small category along with a large one, like a small speeder, droid or vignette. This might make the contest more accessible for people who don’t have enough time or bricks to build an entire ship or scene like in last year’s contest. 

[MKJoshA]

14 hours ago, Oky said:

Might be a bit late to give feedback on this, but here is my thoughts:

I think it might be better to have a small category along with a large one, like a small speeder, droid or vignette. This might make the contest more accessible for people who don’t have enough time or bricks to build an entire ship or scene like in last year’s contest. 

Never too late! I think you'll like what we have in store for the year's contest.

[MAVERICK26]

Do we have an idea for the entry timeline yet (start date to end date)?

[MKJoshA]

18 hours ago, MAVERICK26 said:

Do we have an idea for the entry timeline yet (start date to end date)?

We'll be starting May 1st and going for 2 months.