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Nope, you can use Grey as supporting color, but no other colors.

There's no limitation to the ratio between black and white. That's a good question. For the Bandits it's important they are not easily recognized by the public and police. For the Enforcers goes the same, I guess. So yes, there's some secret/clandestine element on both sides. You can use any vehicle to begin with, so you can also use a big 18-wheeler if you like. Although I feel an 18-wheeler would only be used by the Bandits. Yes, they are evil and crazy at the same time. A potent recipe for mayhem. Same here

If I understand correctly; you are asking whether it's okay that you see the guns when you open the hood in "normal mode". I'd say, just don't open the hood and we won't see them Seriously; it's not a problem if you see part of the guns through the bodyworks. It's not model team, so you can't cover everything up. However, the better you hide them, the higher the appreciation of course. This is indeed fun. Strange thing though; it seems that the number of questions is inversely proportional to the difficulty of the contest. In other words; the more complicated the contest setup, the less questions I get. (this is a preliminary conclusion though)

M.A.S.K. meets Mad Max pretty much sums it up That's a good question! As stupid as it might seem...I haven't thought about it. I'm not saying no, but maybe you can use the same transformations, but with your own twist. Give it a new name and not try to copy it for the full 100%. How does that sound? That's a nice rumor you bring up This is also allowed, as long as you do more than two guns popping out. The big M.A.S.K. truck also transforms into a launch platform, which is great! That's exactly what I mean. It can stay the same vehicle, or turn into some sort of base or something, as long as does some decent transformations (indeed, not two guns appearing and that's it). I hope my previous two answers, answer your question. It's not just you Once in a while I go to a SciFi, Fantasy, etc convention where they sell all kinds of toys. I always take a look at the old M.A.S.K. vehicles.

Relocating parts feels a bit like cheating, so in order to keep it interesting....no you can't. Otherwise you could build the alternate mode like a B-model, using all the parts of the A-model. That's indeed a great site. Could have mentioned it. Thanks Paul. Here are some LEGO examples (not Technic though): http://orionpax.de/23/index.php/showroom/gallery/13/Lego-MASK

Bandits are roaming the wastelands, driving custom battle vehicles, making life miserable, hatching plots against humanity and what not. Things would have gone from bad to worse if it weren't for the Enforcers, trying to maintain peace and calm. This ongoing conflict needs to end once and for all. Head out to the Technic Forum and Join the Conflict.

Only Black is cool! And you can use a bit of Black for decals/stripes for the Bandits

Doors for wings is indeed a great example. The contest is based on the oldskool series M.A.S.K. Check out this video, starting at 9:30. One of the vehicles is actually a car with doors as wings.

It needs to be a little more than that. Cannons popping out is only part of the battle mode. The vehicle itself needs to have some sort of transformation as well. I will look into this. Nope, manually attaching things is not possible. That will result in endless strange possibilities. I'd rather see everything present in the vehicle. This is EXACTLY what I have been looking for. Was struggling with the A and B category and I think you have the answer. Still a single list, which will result in the same voting procedure. Everything will stay the same, except for the prizes and attention. This will more or less solve my Category B medals predicament as well. Thanks for the suggestion big guy (I have updated the rules) See the answer to veryrusty. I think manual attachment ruin the fun. The transformation can be done manually or motorised. That's up to you. Motorised is cool, but manual operation can be equally cool, if not cooler. Primarily Technic indeed, although you can use regular bricks for a Model Team style bodywork. Motorisation is absolutely not mandatory Sure you won't enter?! I'd like to see you build something! And if you are worried about stealing the prizes, you can always donate your prize to a fellow contestant

Custom stickers are cool. Colored wheels (as in rims) are for Bandits. Enforcers use Black, White or Grey rims. Sure, why not

No limitations. Fixed scale would be nice, but it's hard with motorbikes etc. So go nuts!

Yup (added to the rules) Always Black and White (of course minor details like flashing lights can be colored, but other than that, it needs to be Black and White).

I know it's lot of information, but please read carefully before you ask. I hope it's all there. If not, don't hesitate to ask.

TECHNIC BANDITS VS ENFORCERS CONTEST Bandits are roaming the wastelands, driving custom battle vehicles, making life miserable, hatching plots against humanity and what not. Things would have gone from bad to worse if it weren't for the Enforcers, trying to maintain peace and calm. This ongoing conflict needs to end once and for all. DESCRIPTION Build a Technic Vechicle with two modes, one normal mode and a battle mode. The vehicle needs to be able to switch/transform between the two modes. In normal mode the vehicle needs to look like a normal vehicle, without visible weapons, armor, etc. In battle mode all bets are off. No restrictions here, use your imagination. Weapons popping out, armor plating sliding out, whatever. You and your vehicle need to survive, so you need to outsmart your rivals. For example: A vehicle with wheels (a car, a motorbike) that turns into a vehicle that doesn't need wheels (a plane, a helicopter, a boat, a submersible). A truck that transforms into a rocket launch site A helicopter that turns into a jet plane TRANSFORMATION The single most important aspect of this contest is that the vehicle (that is the chassis or bodywork) needs to have some sort of transformation, which makes it possible to turn the normal vehicle into the battle vehicle. Essentially, it needs to transform into another type of vehicle, or the same vehicle with sufficient transformation. For example; You can create a vehicle where the bodywork rises and can turn like a tank. This doesn't really make it a different vehicle, but there is a proper transformation. CHOOSE SIDES Before you start building, you need to choose a side! Will you ride with the Bandits and wreak havoc or will you uphold the law and roll with the Enforcers. The choice is yours! In order to distinguish the two sides, there's a mandatory color scheme to be used. The Enforcers roll in Black & White (optional), while the Bandits use any other color combination they can get their hands on (Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, a mix of colors, whatever). Both sides can use Grey as a supporting color (as long as it's not predominant). Both sides can use any color in the chassis, as long as the bodywork is mainly the color of the chosen sides Both sides can use grey in the chassis. Colored pins and bushes are allowed, but please try to avoid using colored connectors, clearly visible from the outside. NAME YOUR VEHICLE What would a bad megablocks vehicle be without a bad megablocks name?! Exactly! So each vehicle needs to have a cool name, designating the vehicle in the pack. DEADLINE Since this is a summer contest and some of you might enjoy a well earned holiday, the allotted time for this contest is 8 weeks. Deadline date is August 16th, 2015. Contest will be closed on Monday the 17th OR LATER. Disclaimer: I will close the contest when I see fit and when I have the time to process the results. This can be later than the 10th of August. Please don't complain about this not being fair and all. RULES AND REGULATIONS The following section describes the contest specific and general rules and regulations. But before that, please take notice of a simple motto regarding the Eurobricks Contests: CONTESTS ARE FOR FUN! Of course there's competition, but at the end of the day, LEGO is just a hobby and the main goal for each of us is to have fun! CATEGORIES In order to make it a bit more interesting for everyone to enter the contest, we are trying something new. Instead of having a single list of participants with Jeroen winning , this contest consists of two categories (A and B). One for Pro builders (designated by the Pro tag) and the previous contest medalists. The second category is for everyone else. Updated category rules (thanks to Lipkop for the suggestion): The two categories aren't strictly separated. Voters will not be forced to vote in both categories, and the ranking will still be announced as a single list, not just the separated A and B lists. So basically everything will be as it was before, but the first pro/non-pro in the list also gets a prize and gets attention. The winner of the non pro category might get promoted tho the pro list Disclaimer: Not all Pro builders have a Pro tag. When I see a Pro builder entering the contest, I retain the right to grant him the Pro builder tag and promote him to category A (no questions asked). CONTEST SPECIFIC RULES AND REGULATIONS Each vehicle needs to have a cool name (no name, no entry). Each contestant needs to chose a side (Bandits or Enforcers). Bodywork of an Enforcer needs to be Black & White (optional) as supporting color (grey as supporting color is allowed). Bodywork of a Bandit needs to be Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, ... (any color, or a mix of colors), as long as it's not Black or White (grey as supporting color is allowed). Pneumatics are permitted. LEDs are permitted. 3rd party strings, hoses and rubber bands are permitted. Electronics (PF elements, SBricks and Mindstorms) are permitted. GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS The contest is open to all EB members (also new members). Members who joined EB after the start of the contest can be banned from voting (when vote rigging is suspected). Voting rules will be explained later in the voting topic. One entry per member. Entries need to be new (never posted anywhere previously). Only physical builds, so no LDD or other virtual entry. If you have any doubts about the suitability of your entry contact me. All entries are to include only real LEGO. No clone brands, 3rd party parts, or digital entries allowed. No cutting, sculpting or modifying parts. Entries are to be placed in the entry topic in this forum. Entries not in the entry topic are not eligible for voting. The entry post may be edited at any time up to the end of the contest, so feel free to make improvements if you wish. The contest might be closed later than the deadline. Don't complain about this not being fair. You have enough time to build. Don't ask for more time. We reserve the right to disqualify any entry that does not follow these rules. These rules can be changed whenever we see fit to ensure that people follow the intent of the contest. Staff members are not eligible for winning prizes. WHAT DO I NEED TO ENTER? All participant need to create a discussion topic and create a post in the entry topic. REMEMBER TO GIVE YOUR VEHICLE A BAD megablocks NAME! DISCUSSION TOPIC A discussion topic starting with [TC7] Bandits - Vechicle Name or [TC7] Enforcers - Vechicle Name. ENTRY POST The entry post in the entry topic should contain: Entry name Short summary of the functions. One or more images Video (mandatory) Link to the discussion topic PRIZES I'm proud to announce these great prizes for 3 of our contestants Special thanks to Vengit, the company that brought you SBrick, for making this possible! Winner Category A (Pro Builders and Contest Medalists) Call dibs on one of these sets. Winner Category B (All other Contestants) Get's the set Winner A didn't choose. Raffle Bonus Prize (Every contestant has a chance) This set will be raffled among the non prize winners. Thanks again to the Vengit for making this generous prize pool possible :thumbup: To find out more about SBrick, click here or on the image below.

TECHNIC CONTEST ENTRY TOPIC CONTEST INFORMATION More information about the contest can be found in the general discussion topic. WHAT DO I NEED TO ENTER? Please take a careful look at the rules before posting in this topic. Each participant is obliged to create a post in this entry topic. Posts need to follow the rules stated below. Posts not following the rules will be disqualified so please read them carefully. ENTRY POST The entry post in this topic needs to contain: Entry name Short summary of the functions. One or more images (max 10) Video (mandatory) Link to the discussion topic IMPORTANT This topic should be used for entries only, so commenting is prohibited. Please use the general discussion topic for comments on the entries.

Hi Hao, Welcome to the forum. Nice robot you have made. Would indeed be cool to have the pictures transfered to your computer. By the way; I have removed the blue color in your text. We tend to use the regular font to keep things readable. Enjoy!

The model looks great indeed. But I do agree with Mahjqa! Please take the time to shoot some decent pictures. And remember to let the camera/phone autofocus before you press the shutter. Looking forward to better images.

Merging topic...

Please don't link your images to a site with questionable ads!

I was seriously hooked on it. But looking at it now, I wonder why. I guess being a child is the most wonderful thing there is Miguev and Rockbrick are doing a great job explaining where it's all about Spot on! (where is the fist bump icon when you need it) Spot on too! *fist bump*

I can even give you a pretty decent hint/teaser. Some of you might know M.A.S.K., while some of you were probably still "living at dads" when this series aired Around 9:45 the action starts and this should give you a pretty good idea what it's all about. This is the only thing I will say at the moment. I won't answer any questions till the discussion topic is online.

I hope to have it online this weekend.

That's pretty impressive! Well done. My real life car actually has the same feature and I am still impressed by it. My car has parked in some tight spaces, I would have definitely avoided.

It's in the Ferrari F1 Racer (1:8) too. Basically every (100+ parts) Technic F1 race car has it. http://brickset.com/sets/8461-1/Williams-F1-Team-Racer http://brickset.com/sets/8674-1/Ferrari-F1-Racer-1-8 http://brickset.com/sets/42000-1/Grand-Prix-Racer

Last week two LEGO MOCs were presented in the Technic Forum. And I do emphasize that they are both built out of LEGO, which is something you might have missed at first glance. Please indulge yourself and check out these outstanding creations! Volvo EW205D by Davekuhh One of our latest members Davekuhh has introduced himself in a way most of us can only dream of. This has to be one of the most detailed MOCs we've ever seen. Start digging and find out. Vespa Garage by Norton74 We all probably know Norton74's brilliant "Garage Life" and his latest MOC is equally impressive. Start your Vespa and check it out.