Generic Contest Discussion

[2GodBDGlory]

Ooh, thanks! I'm in the middle of about three MOCs right now, but I'll see if I can make time to enter!

[Zerobricks]

How about create a polybag competition for next? Simple, fun, not many party needed and should be very open to anyone.

[Seasider]

If @Jim has said there’s a competition coming that means he and @Milan already have it all worked out, so it’s just a waiting game. No point in making random suggestions of could it be this or that. Just be patient.

[Erik Leppen]

3 hours ago, Seasider said:

No point in making random suggestions of could it be this or that.

Of course we can make suggestions and offer ideas. Why wouldn't that be helpful for future contests? :)

[Jundis]

34 minutes ago, Erik Leppen said:

Of course we can make suggestions and offer ideas. Why wouldn't that be helpful for future contests? :)

I think @Seasider only meant that the next contest has already been decided, as the word "next" from @Zerobricks suggested a new contest.

There are many cool themes to come in future contests I think :-)

[Milan]

11 hours ago, Seasider said:

If @Jim has said there’s a competition coming that means he and @Milan already have it all worked out, so it’s just a waiting game.

Yeah, the theme for this contest is set and it will start soon 
But...

7 hours ago, Erik Leppen said:

Of course we can make suggestions and offer ideas. Why wouldn't that be helpful for future contests? :)

For sure, we always love to hear suggestions and ideas for future contests

[Ngoc Nguyen]

Contest idea: Build a Technic contraption from fiction.

Forx example, Vulture's suit from Spiderman. 

[howitzer]

1 hour ago, Ngoc Nguyen said:

Contest idea: Build a Technic contraption from fiction.

Forx example, Vulture's suit from Spiderman. 

I think this or similar idea has been discussed earlier. The problem here would be defining the rules so that you couldn't just pick your favourite car/whatever and then find a fiction in which it's depicted in some way - if absolutely anything from any fiction were allowed, this would become almost limitless contest where anything goes, and I don't think that's a good idea.

[Seasider]

9 hours ago, Jundis said:

I think @Seasider only meant that the next contest has already been decided, as the word "next" from @Zerobricks suggested a new contest.

There are many cool themes to come in future contests I think :-)

Yes I meant this … @Jim already has the next competition planned and @Zerobricks gave a suggestion for the next competition.

what i was meant to say it’s ok to suggest ideas for the competition after the next but obviously not the next as that’s already sorted 

[msk6003]

On 5/26/2021 at 1:48 AM, msk6003 said:

@Jim will writing rules but I has another contest idea

We need build car. But car must come in movie, game and toy.

And not allowed model based any kind of real car.

So

Knight rider K.I.T.T is based pontiac firebird - not allowed

Ghost busters ECTO-1 is based classic cadllic - not allowed

Hot wheels Twin mill is not based any real car - allowed

Justice league batmobile is not based any real car - allowed

How about this idea?

The reason why I banned the model based on the actual vehicle is simply that we already make a/have a large amount of the actual vehicle model.

It's also because I don't want to see real cars in simulation games such as Forza and Gran Turismo in the name of "vehicle in the game."

Only exception of this rule is concept car. like TV serise batmobile - Lincoln futura.

@howitzer Are you mean this?

[howitzer]

6 hours ago, msk6003 said:

@howitzer Are you mean this?

Something like that, yes.

[Jim]

New contest is live!

[Seasider]

You’ve laid down the gauntlet @Jim going to get my thinking cap on and try to come up with something a bit random

[Lipko]

That's what I call a proper contest theme! Generic and specific at the same time! I wish I had time to enter

Edited October 22, 2023 by Lipko

[Jim]

We can run another contest starting next week. This allows for five weeks of building. Since time is somewhat limited it needs to be a small-ish contest. I have some things in mind, but I like to hear what is feasible within a five week period.

[Ngoc Nguyen]

16 minutes ago, Jim said:

We can run another contest starting next week. This allows for five weeks of building. Since time is somewhat limited it needs to be a small-ish contest. I have some things in mind, but I like to hear what is feasible within a five week period.

Build a truck within a 9 module width scale. Something like the 42167.

[Jim]

4 minutes ago, Ngoc Nguyen said:

Build a truck within a 9 module width scale. Something like the 42167.

Can you read my mind?! LoL 

[Ngoc Nguyen]

1 minute ago, Jim said:

Can you read my mind?! LoL 

Don't you know I have a knack for mini models 

[Jim]

3 minutes ago, Ngoc Nguyen said:

Don't you know I have a knack for mini models 

Hehe

Actually, I was thinking about Truck and/or build something using these tires, but I am not sure the scale will be too ambitious for 5 weeks:

https://brickset.com/parts/6055626/tyre-49-53x20-truck

[Ngoc Nguyen]

2 minutes ago, Jim said:

https://brickset.com/parts/6055626/tyre-49-53x20-truck

Models with that tyre will need to be 13 or 15 width long to look proportional, and I think designing that will need more than 5 weeks. While for 9 width truck things are more compact.

[HorcikDesigns]

Hand tools came to my mind? But trucks sound great. 

[Ngoc Nguyen]

4 hours ago, Ngoc Nguyen said:

Build a truck within a 9 module width scale. Something like the 42167.

This scale will also save people the time collecting parts because they can just grab a 42167 in the store and start building.

Edited April 3 by Ngoc Nguyen

[2GodBDGlory]

Ooh, another contest! It might be hard to find time to enter, since I'm also trying to finish a Trial Truck for the summer, and have travel plans for several weeks, but I'll give it a go! (Well, unless the topic is shockingly inconvenient for me!)

[Ngoc Nguyen]

11 minutes ago, 2GodBDGlory said:

I'm also trying to finish a Trial Truck for the summer,

Trial Truck for the 9 module width, why not!

[2GodBDGlory]

57 minutes ago, Ngoc Nguyen said:

Trial Truck for the 9 module width, why not!

I think my lateral stability wouldn't be very competitive!

The hope is to run an event similar to this one we did last summer again:
 

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