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(...) I'm all for it, and BT would be very cool. I'd love to see Todd running it again as well, though I don't know if he's a big fan of the Space subthemes. -- Tony Hafner www.hafhead.com (23 years ago, 8-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) I'm a HUGE fan of Blacktron I, Futuron, and Space Police I -- and I think having a Second Annual Space Set Design and Building Contest focusing on Blacktron I (the original) is a fantastic idea! (And next year Futuron, and the next, Space (...) (23 years ago, 8-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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Todd Lehman <todd@lugnet.com> wrote in message news:GMHxF4.qM@lugnet.com... (...) and (...) wants (...) involved? I have webspace and I think enough time, but I get the feeling there's a lot more to it than that. I regret that I have no Timmy heads (...) (23 years ago, 8-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) -- Tony Hafner www.hafhead.com (23 years ago, 8-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) Well, without wanting to snub Tom, I'd like to nominate Tony for the judge/organizer for the Second Annual Space Building Contest -- then he can't participate! Heh, heh, heh... =) And who cares about the scripts? Was there some crazy, (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) Methinks NOT! I'd be happy to help out, as long as I don't render myself ineligible. We need to let Todd play too, of course. (...) Um, yeah. There was a rather elaborate voting scheme before. I think we could streamline it a bit, though, and (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) Since it is not Ice Planet ;-), I would be willing to help with scrutinizing the votes again. With that double checking, the organizer should be able to compete if he/she wishes. Bribes will begin at $100-, and I take American money at par. (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) Maybe a group of 3 or so could come up with a set of rules. I'd be willing to help out here. I'd also be happy to do the contest page. If so, I'd host it here on Lugnet and use Brickshelf for images. And in 5 or so years when we get around to (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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Okay then, I officially vollunteer to be one of the three. I have lots of time, some webspace (though if I got a brickshelf account, I could have lots more), and I'll take bribes in US dollars or gold pressed latinum (sorry, just got back from (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) <snip> So what dates do you want to start and end? Jude (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) How about we aim to have the rules ironed out and posted early next week? As for the end time, we should a month to build. We can cut it off before Christmas to allow time for voting afterward, or we can cut it off around the end of the year (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) I like that. (...) I actually like general categories like these better than those very specific ones of the last contest. Weren't there about a dozen or so different categories last year? (...) I say at least 20 pieces, no more than 600. 1000 (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) I agree with ending after Christmas too. We could then have one week of voting and wrap it up by January 7th. I do not want the voting to take forever. Are we going to limit voting to those who enter only? BTW, My ISP is changing my domain (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) Yes, yes, yes, yes. --Hop-Frog (no comment) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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<much editing> Ending it after Christmas sounds good. How about midnight, Dec 31 - (that is, the eve before newyear's eve). I don't think judging will be that big a problem if we keep the range of categories small, as you suggested. I do have one (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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How about this people? Regular Categories -- 1. Commuter vehicles ala Meteor Monitor: limit of 50 elements 2. Small Ground Vehicles ala Alienator: limit of 100 elements 3. Small Ships ala Invader: limit of 200 elements 4. Bigger Ground Vehicles ala (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) This will help give us several entries right away. (...) People should also vote for an entry not in their catagory and not one of his/her entries. Also all votes for a disqualified entry will not be able to be reused (we only have one round (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) I should think we would want "one vote per category from each competitor" disallowing votes for one's own entries. That is to say, multiple votes from each competitor. Make at least one entry and you are *in* the voting circle. Maybe we should (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) I like that. (...) I do not think so. If someone wants to compete against himself/herself, they can. (...) Jude (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) Just to clarify... I'm reading this as: IF you enter the contest (one or more entries) THEN you get one vote in each category, regardless of whether you entered that particular category and regardless of how many entries you made overall AND (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) Then the ayes have it. Jude, will you write the announcement? Or...? We should try to give people at least 5 weeks to build, and therefore must announce the contest ASAP. -- Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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Boy, go to classes for one day, and you guys go and start the contest! :) Guess I'll get started on the web page! Oh, and Jude - in the rules you mentioned that you would be scrutinizer and would not enter the contest. Does that mean the rest of us (...) (23 years ago, 15-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) <snip> I figure only those tabulating the votes should not enter. Jude (23 years ago, 15-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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Okay guys, here it is: tell me what you think and if it's time to open the flood gates and begin taking entries. (URL) put my own entry on there as more of an example, but I will eventually be modifying the one you see and officially submitting it (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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You know, looking at this REALLY awful design (whta's it called -- "The Air-Catcher"?) prompted me to make some changes to the nose in MLCad, a yellow Wedge 3x4 plate and a Wedge 4x4 w/ BT logo, and I realized that I wasn't even sure if the former (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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Dear Scrutinizer: I think we need to have two things cleared up: 1. Now that I am building with MLcad, I realize that it is quite hard to know if a certain element does or does not exist in a particular color in the real world (the Peeron and Vatima (...) (23 years ago, 25-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) I want things to be fair and fun. The more entries the better. (...) Here is my ruling on question 1: CAD elements can be in any plausible colour that LEGO would use. This means that if it is reasonable that LEGO would have made a piece in a (...) (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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Hey Y'all: Submitted for your disapproval in Category VIII - "Ugliest, Wackiest Thing in Space" (defending my status as the current holder of the honor from the first annual contest, natch), I give you Blacktron "Orca" Class Space Freighters! (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 1-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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CAD questions: 1) Is posting the DAT/MPD files for the model(s) along with the renderings sufficent (I'm using Brickshelf), or do they need to be e-mailed to The Scrutinizer separately? 2) My pilot is an 'unofficial' model. I took the sitting (...) (23 years ago, 1-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) Please email them to me at thescrutinizer@rogers.com (...) Yes. (...) You got a Blockade Runner?!? Sorry, I have no sympathy for you. :-) BTW, you should have known what you were getting into making a lifetime commitment. (...) The Scrutinizer (23 years ago, 3-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) never came in those colors. I realize that the Scrutinizer did allow this, but you aren't getting *my* votes. Am I serious here? Or am I saying this only because I'm still jealous because I had a good contender for the "Ugliest, Wackiest Thing (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) My hand isn't very steady in PSP (&^*! arthritis) and I can't get the right angles through the shaking. And yes, I want to manipulate it to make a webpage background. :) best LFB (23 years ago, 3-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) Not true -- just one element is in dispute, the front cab windshield. What other element did you have in mind though? The proof is that I have the thing built and sitting on the living room television. The CAD work was after the fact and (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) By all means. I think the original artifact is in Illustrator format (.ai extension) -- in the event that you wanted it for some reason, I could email it to you. -- Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 3-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) What color is the solar sail? It kind of looks like transluscent dk grey. Dave! (23 years ago, 3-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) The large trans-smoke corner panels in the "Artist's Rendition" shot. Those were clearly there just for decoration, but it gave me something else to whine about. (...) I saw that it was modular, but I didn't study the images closely enough to (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) Uum...so what's with the #%@!* monkey? -- Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) Haven't you always wanted a monkey? Adrian (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Well firstly let's make sure we agree it's an imaginary "force-field" generated sail that isn't even really there to begin with...after that I can readily acknowledge that it is merely trans-white rendered in POV. Geez, it's not even integral (...) (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) Yeah... geez, Richard- what do you have against monkeys? Some of my best friends are monkeys. Besides, I said not to ask. You never listen, do you? -- Tony Hafner www.hafhead.com (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Ooh- ooh! He's making a list- let's hope he checks it twice! (...) You know, I've grated plenty of cheese in my life. But I've never thought of the sound as being "harsh". Protracted, perhaps- especially when we're making burritos for a large (...) (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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(...) See, the thing is I thought it looked pretty cool and considered building something like it, but I didn't know what color to use. I have enough trans blue 1/4-domes to make it, but I didn't know if that's what you used. (...) Woohoo! It's (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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