Jim

It's not that bad. Almost all of the red parts are liftarms.

Your image is too large. Can you resize to max 1024 wide?

Hi. It's better to use Flickr or Bricksafe and embed your images, instead of attaching them. The details are hardly visible this way.

In your case, it has nothing to do with lack of talent. It's actually a pretty cool picture, but you lack a proper backdrop and lighting. That's a simple matter of investing some money Or try taking outdoor shots. There are some great examples in this topic.

Agreed

You are absolutely right, each EB member should be treated with respect. However, there are some things that will help a beginner gain respect. Some of them still seem to be intimidated by the "pro" builders. In my opinion the single most imortant thing for a beginner to do, is create a topic with proper information and acceptable pictures. Even if you are not good at building and you think your English is not good enough (which most of the time is hardly the case) it's best to write a little introductory text. By starting with some text/information you kind of build a relationship with the reader. The reader understands what the person is trying to accomplish. What often happens, is that a beginner creates a topic with a single picture, or with a link to another website. You can't expect people to post a constructive response , because there's nothing to respond to. There's no request, there's no information, etc. So my advice is, always post some information supporting your pics. And post decent pics. Every modern phone can take pretty decent pictures, especially outdoors. And if you see that the picture is blurry, don't use it. Shoot it again, with proper focus. Wait till your phone shows the autofocus rectangle and shoot. It's really not that hard, you just need to take a little time. It's not a big deal if you ain't the best builder in the world, but take a little time and put some effort into your topic. No extra skills required. People will have a lot more respect and be more helpful when you do that. Try to do better than some guys on Facebook "have EV3 need help", "want to build car with suspension. need instructions. for free" or "here is my picture of car, what you think?". Regarding collection topics, for example the topic about "compact designs" we had recently. The first step is to research the topic and present a summary of what you've found, instead of asking everyone else to do your work. The proper approach would be: "I am interested in compact designs because of how much more complex it is to make functions at a small scale. I have scoured Eurobricks and found the following 6 designs that I feel are good examples. I'd like this topic to be a collector for these and other ideas." (thanks to Blakbird for this suggestion) When you start reading a topic which already has 6 designs, you see that the OP has put some effort into it. It's a matter of mutual respect, which you gain by showing you've tried yourself. The pro (and not so pro) builders are in fact very helpful. EB is actually one of the friendliest online communities I know! My 2 cents on beginners, topic creation and respect.

Nice pics Polo-Freak!! But can you resize them? They are too big (max 1024). Thanks Also very nice pics! But also too big. Can you resize them? Thanks

With a little post process vignetting, very nice!

Thanks! I've found the one on kickstarter. Not sure about this one. What do you guys think?

What's a Minizip?

B indeed

Hi Collins, Welcome to EB! Always nice to see a new member. Please keep this discussion about the 2015 sets. You can post your question in the General Discussion topic, which can be found in the Index. Or use the Future Set Wishes and Speculation topic. Thanks

There can be two buggy's There will probably be more duplicate models.

Exactly. That's why we keep the subforums to a minimum. Don't be intimidated. Becoming a pro needs practice and failure. It might be an idea to start your topic with [bEGINNER], so people know how to handle and react.

Tecnically there is no Pro category. It's category A and B. A is for Pro builders and Contest medalists. B is for everyone else. A buggy is fine!

That's a good idea. What about simply (A) and (B) at the end?!

@aminnich I have no clue what this has to do with the contest?! Actually, in light of recent discussions, starting a topic like this is done by sharing your own compact design. Bring something to the table, sort of speak. Care to show us some of your compact designs?

Definitely true. Light green with/or regular blue would have been a better choice. Maybe parts will be added in 2016, but for now it's rather useless.

Nope. I can do that for you.

It would be great if you can format your TC7 topic like this: [TC7] Bandits - Vechicle Name or [TC7] Enforcers - Vechicle Name.

No problem. Just don't overdo it.

Yup, rubber bands are cool. I've added it to the rules, thanks. Grey is allowed on both sides, in the chassis or bodywork. Basically, you can't go wrong with grey

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@therealjustin Great shots! I really like the effects.