Jim

I guess so, but it's not up to me. I have contacted @cavegod about it.

In order for this to work, we would need a fixed url/domain so we can recognize the source. That is; if we can make it happen in the first place. Having decentralized url's/domains is not helping in this case.

I will try to contact him.

Thanks We will work something out. We really don't need much, so if there is a group of people who are willing to support keeping EB Ad-free (or at least obtrusive ad-free) that would be great.

You're good, no worries.

Merry Christmas to you too! May we all build some great stuff next year. For me, it's about time to crack open a box from the wall of shame

LoL You may suggest everything I will think about it.

The Pirates theme is indeed awesome!! However, for the regular themes we tend to keep it simple hehe. What we basically need is just a banner to work with. I will send you a PM shortly to discuss some stuff.

Thanks! I was about to suggest a new title. The previous one was needlessly offensive.

People tend to like a model better if it’s branded or when it’s a replica of a “Porsche” for example.

Don’t mention the brand. That’s why we had the no licensed clause to begin with. We abandoned the rule but I prefer not building explicily branded stuff.

For your information. I am planning on turning off the obtrusive header and footer Ads in January. We are also planning on upgrading the board at the end of January. This will include moving to a new hosting provider. So bear with us for a few weeks and we will be rid of the Ads. We are also looking into Patreon etc.

Nope, sorry about that.

Can we please just make a Clock or something NO things that are related to vehicles. This contest is about making something else. Don't even think about trains, trailers, etc.

Your original images aren't displayed properly. Or is it just me? Can you fix them?

I am okay with that. Kinetic animals/sculptures is a difficult one for this contest. But I think it would be kinda cheating to put an animal on a base and call it static.

Good question Damn, you are making this hard Let's steer clear of biological entries or entries that mimic biological entities.

I have been thinking about this and I do think we can allow "robotic arm" like models.

Yes, I think it does violate the no animal rule.

Okay, here is what I would like to do. Let's go for: NON-VEHICLE/NON-ANIMAL STATIC MODEL. So no walkers etc. By static I mean it does not have a form of movement as the result of an engine. You can build an engine though. Agreed! I will alter the rules accordingly. I have seen your MOC before btw. Awesome creation! I have altered the rules. My apologies to the people who already started to build something, but I think these changes make sense: DESCRIPTION Build something that is not a vehicle, having some interesting functions or mechanics. Animals are not allowed (we will save that for another contest). You can build machinery and mechanical stuff etc. As long as it's not a vehicle. Furthermore, the model should be a static model, so you can't build models that are able to move itself from location A to location B using an engine. Vehicle: A thing used for transporting people or goods, such as a car, plane, truck, etc NOT ALLOWED Animals Walkers Drones GBC

I don't mind changing that rule, but I am not sure whether people are already building animals. Please respond if you object to ruling out animals. Otherwise I can alter the rules.

We are lenient when it comes to hoses, so you are good. That's why we won't allow it hehe. Just kidding of course. What we are trying to avoid is people making a fantastic System built model, with some Technic functions. The emphasis will be on the design of the model, instead of the mechanics. I do agree that for this contest it might be different. I would like to know other people's opinions on this matter.

We can creatte a dark theme which won’t affect the Pirates theme. We simply can make a separate theme.

We have never enforced illegal building techniques. That is true. But you make it sound like all models are always full of that? Is that the case? To be honest; I don’t really mind. The jury will decide whether they like that or not. No trailers.

I might take you up on that. We are always looking for people to help out. We will be upgrading the forum software next year and we were planning to change the main header as well. If we can create a light and dark mode version that would be great. Any html/css skills? Or just Photoshop?