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NWBrickCon™ 2004 Haunted Mansion Module Contest!
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Tue, 24 Aug 2004 00:34:03 GMT
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NWBrickCon™ 2004 CONTEST!!

In support of this year’s NWBrickCon™ ocurring on Halloween, we are going to have a contest. Using the techniqes of Moonbase and Castle, we are going to build a modular Haunted Mansion.

Each module will represent one room of the Mansion. As minifigs pass through each room, they will be scared by the scariest stuff you can imagine. On Sunday, October 31st, the public will vote for their favorite Module. Prizes will be awarded!

The goal is for each person to build an open-top module which, when placed adjacent to another module forms a path through a haunted mansion. Because the path through the Mansion must be like a haunted house - only one way to go - there will be exactly two doorways in each module. There can be no dead ends or T’s or X’s. As with other modular systems, these doorways are required to match in size and placement.

With that said, Modules are to be one (or more*) 32 x 32 base plate(s) with exactly two doorway openings 8 studs wide x 7 bricks tall centered along the two edges chosen. There is no need to provide for connectivity between modules (Technic bricks, etc.), but it is strongly suggested that the 8 studs of the baseplate at the doorways be open to receive tiles if we feel the need to reduce shifting.

Make sure that the interior of your module is visible from the top. There is no color standard, the colors you use for the floor, walls and any interior detail is up to you. Although we do not want modules to be very tall, the internal height and internal arrangement of the module is up to you, the contestant. We only require that the modules meet at the doorways and that there is nothing outside of the 32 x 32 space.

I have included images of the only two single baseplate module arrangements possible. These are representative only, your module does not need square walls as long as it follows the doorway standard.

This is the “Straight-Through” Module.

This is the “L Shaped” Turning Module.
  • If a multiple module is built, (double wide, L-shape, whatever) it must still have exactly two doors that will align with other modules.
If any of this is confusing or you have questions, please post them and I will answer and build a FAQ.

Wayne Hussey NWBrickCon™



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  Re: NWBrickCon™ 2004 Haunted Mansion Module Contest!
 
If a module takes up multiple baseplates, it has a better chance to be cool and thus to win the contest. So will there be separate winners for each size? Or is each baseplate one entry? Or what? (20 years ago, 24-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, FTX)

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