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Announcing the 2019 Build Something Competition, Theme and Rules

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Hammers:
Build Something Competition 2019, a.k.a. 'The Potato Cup'. *)


The theme for the BSC2019 is:

VEGETATION


GENERAL RULES

A child board has been set up in the Workbench section and all build threads must be started in this. A dedicated Gallery has been set up just for hosting contest images so please post your photos here:

Gallery for BS2019

You can then add them to your build thread - any questions regarding this just let me know.

The official start date is 01:00 GMT Thursday 3rd January and all applicants must notify their intent to take part on the registration thread by January 20th, 2019. They will then be listed in the registration post. The list of entrants will be in alphabetical order (no favoritism). Please let me know if your username is wrong.

YOU CAN START YOUR BUILD THREAD IN THIS SUB-FORUM DIRECTLY.

Please name your thread according to this pattern:

BSC2019 <member name> <build title>  - for example, 'BSC2019 Hammers Disco floor', where Hammers would be the user's forum name and 'Disco floor' would be the object being built.

If you change your mind,  if Real Life intrudes or if you realize after some contemplation the theme is not to your taste - just let me know and I shall remove your name.

One entry per member (no joint contributions).

Finished entries must be submitted no later than midnight Sun 10th March and the voting will start shortly after. That should allow for plenty of time to build something.

The build threads of the entrants should include as many progress shots as possible, including sketches, sources of inspiration etc. NO PHOTOS OF THE FINISHED ENTRY SHOULD BE POSTED ON THE THREAD - painting in progress is not allowed, only primed entries are permissible on the build threads - if you are unsure then please ask. I would however turn a blind eye to small details which have to be finished before assembly (for example a pilot and controls in an enclosed cockpit).

Final entries must consist of either one photo OR a photo-montage of the finished piece. No photo manipulation will be allowed apart from cropping, white balance and contrast within reason. Again, if you are unsure then please ask. You may include one separate figure in the final entry photo to indicate the relative size of the entry.

Photo size should be 800x800 pixels and sent as a jpeg to 'bsc2019@tsome.com'

Depending on the number of entries, voting will take place in one or more group, and then, again depending of the number of entries, the top one or two entries of each group will advance to a final vote.


A NOTE ON BIAS AND CONDUCT

I (Hammers) will, most likely be entering a build myself. I've done so in the past and I can pretty much prove the rules were not bent in my favour. I did not win, see! . :D

While everyone is allowed, as per usual, to comment in progress threads, please keep things  encouraging and constructive.

Although winners will be voted by the population of the LAF, if there is any sense of foul play the judges’ decision is final, although we would hope that it won't be necessary given the friendly nature of the LAF.

THEME RULES

The entry must include something that ties in with the theme of 'Vegetation'.

Vegetation should be interpreted as including all sorts of organic plant growth, be it trees, hedges, grass and flowers. Different sorts of fungi and corrals will be accepted as well, but please keep things like the Crystal Forests of planet Splork for another competition.

The challenge of this competition is to see the participants excel in representing organic plant detail in game table size. You may enhance your constructions with non-vegetation items. Things like tree huts or bird's nests are allowed and encouraged, but keep in mind that the vegetation itself is the challenge. Sentient vegetation, like triffids, Flora colossi, ents and dryads are allowed as long as aspects of their plantlike nature are dominant traits.

Although we have in the past seen some quite remarkable entries you should not think of this as a diorama contest! The entries  should be practical gaming board props or gaming pieces. So rid yourselves of thoughts of fancy walnut veneer bases or artful backdrops.

Remember that the competition is run within the confines of the Workbench board: you have to build something. What singles out the Build Something Contest is the construction of something new. The vast majority of the piece should be scratch built, and only 0-25% can be commercially bought items or figures. The rest must be handmade. If you have any questions either ask them here, to the above buildsomething email or via pm, but please label your email/ pm Build Something 2018.

The entries should be based for placement on a game board. You may enter up to three individual bases. There is no limit to base size, nor the shape of the base.

There is no minimum or maximum limit of figures on the entry as long as they are an integral part of the entry.

Any period or setting is allowed as long as it fits with the theme including sci-fi, historical, pulp, fantasy etc.

Just like last year, any amount of 3D printing is allowed but we  ask you to be especially diligent in including images from design steps (3D design files) and of part printouts in the your progress thread.

Conversion of commercially-bought items is allowed also e.g. as long as it is a major 'refactoring'. Another example could be a plastic aeroplane kit: adding a couple of extra parts to the kit would not be sufficient to qualify, but having some of the parts from a sprue on an entirely new build would be fine. Again, if in doubt, please ask.

It's not possible to cover all the eventualities, so please use your common sense and play fair.  :D

Good luck, and happy building to all - and don't forget to REGISTER YOUR INTENT and START A THREAD.

Post any rules queries and comments as replies.

*) The name 'The Potato Cup' comes from an early run of the competition where a number of items where offered to the winner, among them a raw unpeeled potato. The winner picked the potato. Well, we thought it was funny at the time...

Hammers:
I have been asked to make a clarification:

Flock, static grass, foam, colored sawdust and the like are considered basic raw material in this competition and does not count towards the 'commercial product' quota of 25%. Commercially available bare tree armature products would however as well as plastic plants, aquarium or other.

von Lucky:
lol - I spent an hour YouTubing "DIY foliage" and the like and came to the conclusion: "this is going to look crap!".

Thanks Hammers.

tin shed gamer:
 :` you don't happen to have shares in a static grass farm by any chance?

Either way I'm in.(until I'm out).

Dr Mathias:
Hmmm... I did vegetation last year, for my Space Hulk no less. I don't have anything vegetative in the queue but I can probably come up with something...

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