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Greeting my Iron Mecha masters!
Welcome to all the spectators!
The judges have given me their results and I have tallied them.
First, I’d like to say that this has been a blast, and quite the competition. I
also have a few thanks I’d like to say.
Thank you to EVERYONE whom entered IRON
MECHA. Without you there would be nothing to celebrate.
Thank you Aaron, Steve
(H) and Steve (W), our IRON MECHA judges, for their time, diligince and
opinion.
Thank you to all those that participated in discussion on IRON MECHA.
Our IRON MECHA Champion is:
Mark Stafford
Congradulation Mark! You’re our IRON MECHA Champion.
I have included a full listing of the entrants that we recieved, their scores,
and a comment from one of the judges.
Rank
| | Builder’s Name
| | Creation Name
| | Final Score
| | Judge commentary
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| | 1
| | Mark Stafford
| | Provost
| | 41.90
| | Simple design. Good use of color highlighting. Steve H.
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| | 2
| | Bryce McGlone
| | not named
| | 41.10
| | This Mecha accurately represents MY image of a real Mecha built from the prototype drawing. Excellent use of color, and there are some very nice hidden details. Steve H.
|
| | 3
| | Derek Schin
| | The “Angel” Mechs (Garret, Munroe, and Duncan)
| | 40.30
| | Excellent capture of the shape in at micro scale. Controlled use of color. Smart-alek naming gets a few whimsy points. Not impressed by the diarama though. Aaron S.
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| | 4
| | Eric Sophie
| | The Qwelder-Mech
| | 39.50
| | Classic Sophie. It has the look of a pissed-off cat (Mad Cat?) which is not my favorite. However, it shows outstanding detail on every single piece of the Mecha. Steve H.
|
| | 5
| | Matthew Evans
| | not named
| | 39.20
| | The excellent use of color kept this mecha high on my list. Good detail, and faithful to the original art. Steve H.
|
| | 6
| | Adrian Drake
| | not named
| | 39.00
| | I’ve always loved models with hidden functionality, like this. I also found the use of color very pleasing. Steve H.
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| | 6
| | Dave Johann
| | not named
| | 39.00
| | The most wicked and bravest color scheme in the contest. And yet it still manages to look like a military anime mecha. Straight forward joints and oversized photos were my only nits. Aaron S.
|
| | 6
| | Justin Ramsden
| | Heavy Weapons Mecha Unit (H.W.M.U)
| | 39.00
| | I love the shape of this, probably the most intimdating proportions in the contest. You got a little crazy with colors, especially yellow/orange and the trans-green. Cool use of minifig legs, and the spikes on the mecha’s legs are rocking too. Aaron S.
|
| | 7
| | Timothy Gould
| | Hitachi Heavy Industries Iron Mecha
| | 37.30
| | I really like that you stepped away from military mech, and made it construction. Your choice of yellow fits well. The cab is well sculpted, but the claw arm is somewhat simple, and not terribly posable. Thanks for including the minifig for scale in an LCAD. Aaron S.
|
| | 8
| | Megan Rothrock
| | CLICKATRON
| | 37.00
| | Totally whimsical. Cute IS evil. You got so far with the ‘feminine’ colors But the joints are very simple, and I’m still not convinced that the feet are (rest of text lost) Aaron S.
|
| | 9
| | Marco Tagliaferri
| | Iron Fist
| | 36.90
| | This Mecha included a very complete and good story about the building process. Both the Iron fist and Little Fist are true to the oiginal art, given their scale. Good use of small detail and color. Steve H.
|
| | 10
| | Allister McLaren
| | Centaur
| | 36.70
| | Extremely unique concept. Lots of guts to go this route- points in my book. Some great sculpting, some mediocre. Simple tech. Aaron S.
|
| | 11
| | Tony Hafner
| | not named
| | 36.20
| | A well built small mecha. Can’t say micro, since you included infantry in the last photo. Good use of parts for sculpting and articulation. Excellent photos, and I like that it seems braced for firing! Aaron S.
|
| | 12
| | Fradel D. Gonzales
| | not named
| | 36.00
| | Baddass colors and sculpting proportions. Looks menacing and cool. Joints are strong, and work in your color scheme. Aaron S.
|
| | 12
| | Jeff Ranjo
| | Ground Support Gun Platform “Jumping Flea”
| | 36.00
| | Totally wacky. Points for using so many weird parts. Very alien, yet still recognizably inspired by the art. More ‘UFO’ themed than ‘Exploriens though. Aaron S.
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| | 13
| | Brian Cooper
| | Bandolero!
| | 35.50
| | Very nice presentation, faithful to the original art. Color lacks contrast. Steve H.
|
| | 14
| | Keith Goldman
| | The Gentleman Crab
| | 34.20
| | Pretty far from the original artwork, but cannot see why. DkRd and Tan always look nice. Excellent missle pods. Love the diorama, know that’s your deal, but it was a mecha contest. Aaron S.
|
| | 15
| | Nathan Proudlove
| | not named
| | 33.50
| | I really like the use of gears for the gun, and as radiators on the back of the weapon pods. They seem odd on the arm joints though. Legs seem sturdy dispite the simple joints. Aaron S.
|
| | 16
| | Paul Cook
| | Light Prototype Mecha #N1473
| | 31.50
| | The legs and lower thorax are well sculpted, good use of parts. The upper half feels like you hurried. The construction becomes simpler there. It’s a simple, but well handled color scheme. The alternate version works well, and scored you some whimsy points. Aaron S.
|
| | 17
| | Tuomas “TheQ” Kukkamaa
| | Crowbar Hero versus the Last Boss
| | 31.20
| | These legs are awesome, and I enjoy the use of weird parts in them. And the build of the body and railguns is good too. But you got too far from the inspiration, I think. If it wasn’t listed as such, I wouldn’t connect it to the original artwork. Aaron S.
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| | 18
| | Leigh Holcombe
| | not named
| | 31.00
| | Really cool hip and knee joints, and I like the grabber too. I wish you’d not used KK2 hinges on the weapon pods. Could use some color. Nice micro scale version. Aaron S.
|
| | 18
| | Michael Dallaston
| | The Red Queen
| | 31.00
| | Good solid construction. You go from studless to many studs in places. Cockpit looks like a ship or aircraft. Not fond of the gun styling or the R2D2. Aaron S.
|
| | 19
| | Ka-On Lee
| | ML-12 Bulldog II
| | 30.00
| | Nice rendering of the artwork. Cool optional weapons. Could use some splashes of color, at least warning markings. I don’t really like all the studs out and tubes out construction though. Aaron S.
|
| | 20
| | Jude Beaudin
| | FD-98 “Washout” Fire Fighting Mech
| | 29.50
| | Neat concept for a mech. Proportions are way off, those legs could never support its torso! Good use of trans-blue. Aaron S.
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| | 21
| | Brandon Griffith
| | not named
| | 29.00
| | Excellent representation of the original art in Micro scale. Steve H.
|
| | 21
| | Tony Alexander
| | Mining Platform
| | 29.00
| | You spent a lot of time on joints it seems, and then didn’t pose the finished mecha to show off the articulation. Some of the bubble dome parts you used on the upper torso work well in Micro scale, but the legs are overly simple. Aaron S.
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| | 22
| | Kyle Vrieze
| | Iron Rhino
| | 28.80
| | Cool missle pod and cockpit. Spidery proportions. Understand your color scheme was based on parts, but it’s not exciting. Really like the 3x3 radar dish on the bottom of the 4x4 round brick. Really think the MF escape parts restricted your sculpting too much. And they further throw off your color scheme. Aaron S.
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| | 23
| | Peter Blencowe
| | Renault FT-99x
| | 28.50
| | Micro-scale can be even harder than minifig scale. Although I like the ‘official set’ building style, it’s not quite as polished as the Creator robots are. I like the interesting parts you used in the legs. Aaron S.
|
| | 24
| | Brian Pilati
| | not named
| | 26.50
| | Some interesting components, but hard to tell what the end result will be. Color scheme didn’t seem finalized. Hope to see it when you do finish. Aaron S.
|
| | 25
| | Christopher Snead
| | not named
| | 24.00
| | Your joint technology is brilliant. And I think you provided a lot of assistance to other contestants. Would love to see what you make of this mecha if you decide to ‘skin’ it. Aaron S.
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| | 26
| | Howard C. Willis, Jr.
| | not named
| | 16.00
| | Intriguing toe shape. At the scale you’ve got, I think the legs would be hard pressed to support the finished model. Thanks for participating. Aaron S.
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| | 27
| | Sam Pagel
| | not named
| | 12.00
| | Very hard to see what you were going for. You’ve got some cool looking hip joints started. Aaron S.
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Thanks again and I only have one question remaining, do you want to do it again?
Your Iron Mecha Host
Mark Neumann
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Message has 12 Replies:
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| (...) WOW, that rocks! That is a great entry! Congrats to Mark Stafford! (...) -Snip- (...) Yes! At the begining of the next month, challenge us again with a new sketch! (...) (18 years ago, 9-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| (...) congratulations! (...) well, it was named Humphrey, but I suspect it was wise of you to ignore this, I may not have come 5th... I'm well pleased with this result! I think I shall celebrate by shaving all my hair off. Well, I was going to do (...) (18 years ago, 9-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| I won? How in the heck did that happen? Wow! Thanks judges... the cheques are in the mail! :) What a week! My Cthulego gets Boingboinged, then that's picked up by the Sci-Fi Channels Sci-Fi-Wire website then I'm contacted by Bizarre magazine who are (...) (18 years ago, 9-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | Re: IRON MECHA Results!
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| With this collection of creations arrayed here, I think it would be interesting if we had a discussion on what we each think defines a good mecha model. My favorites in the list seem spread all over the place, so I must have different notion. Mecha (...) (18 years ago, 9-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | Re: IRON MECHA Results!
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| (...) Sorry, not up on the lingo - What is a KK2 hinge? So that perhaps I can avoid them next time. Appreciate the compliments. Congratulations to every entrant, especially the winner's circle. (18 years ago, 9-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | Re: IRON MECHA Results!
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| Congrats Stafford! First a mention on the SciFi wire, and now this. Kudos to "Ironmecha Stafford", as you should be addressed from now on. I also must dole out some kudos to Fradel because I called him out to enter, and he beat me like a red-headed (...) (18 years ago, 9-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| (...) Thanks for having me as a judge, and for all your efforts. The creativity and variety was great. I'd like to say that this was a difficult set of MOCs to judge, and there were a lot of entries I saw that I really liked. In the constraints of (...) (18 years ago, 9-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | Re: IRON MECHA Results!
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| (...) (snip) (...) Congrats Mr. Stafford!! I'm thinking along the lines of Goldie. But you should be called "IronMecha Quad!" Thanks to all the participants, judges, lurkers and especially our host, "The Chairman" Mark Neumann for bringing it all (...) (18 years ago, 10-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| For what it's worth, I think Brian Cooper's Bandolero was my favourite right from the start. The story was lost a little on me since I don't hardly speak a word of Spanish. I am grateful for the recently posted unedited shots of the finished mech. (...) (18 years ago, 11-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| Thank you all for your kind words regarding my nearly-studless mecha. You all understood what I was going for: techno-organic in an unusual colorscheme. Just finishing this model was a labor of love and was far more difficult that I could have ever (...) (18 years ago, 13-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | Re: IRON MECHA Results!
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| My congrats to Mark Stafford ===...=== (URL) Congradulation Mark! You're our IRON MECHA Champion. Thanks to everybody who participated and all the lurkers. Special Thanks to the judges for doing this hard job so fine. For me the best in this contest (...) (18 years ago, 13-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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