Build Something Competition 2023 'The Potato Cup'
This description has been wildly plagiarised (with permission!) from my 2022 post, which in turn plagiarised Hammers’ similar post for the 2021 BSC.
The theme for the BSC2023 is:
PLACE OF WORSHIPGENERAL RULES
Please use this child board in the Workbench section to post your build threads.
The official start date is 01:00 GMT Saturday 4th February 2023, and all applicants must notify their intent to take part on the registration thread by Saturday 11th February, 2023. They will then be listed in the registration post. The list of entrants will be in order of which their intent has been posted. Please let me know if your username is wrong in my list.
YOU CAN START YOUR BUILD THREAD IN THIS SUB-FORUM DIRECTLY.
Please name your thread according to this pattern:
BSC2023 <member name> <build title> - for example, 'BSC2023 Vanvlak Holy Asteroids', where ‘Vanvlak’ would be the user's forum name and 'Holy Asteroids' would be the object being built. (I had to make an effort not to type 'Holy Asteroids, Batman'...
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If you change your mind, if Real Life intrudes or if you realise 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).
A dedicated Gallery will be set up just for hosting contest images so please post your photos there. You can then add them to your build thread - any questions regarding this just let me know.
Finished entries must be submitted no later than midnight Sat 15th April 2023, 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).
Keep in mind that the documentation of the build process has some impact on how people vote.
The first 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 'standard' figure in the final entry photo to indicate the relative size of the entry.
Photo size should be 1000x1000 pixels and sent as a jpeg to
bsc2022submission@gmail.com- yes, I know the date on the email is 2022, not 2023, but it still works, so I am not going to create another email address.
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.
You will be allowed to enter new photos between rounds if you like. It has proven a good idea to keep interest up among voters.
For the last round you will be allowed to use your build in a "fully dramatized" setting, meaning placing the model on a game board surrounded with as many wargames miniatures you like.
A NOTE ON BIAS AND CONDUCT
I (Vanvlak) will, hopefully be entering a build myself. I've done so in the previous edition I coordinated (I did not finish my bulld!). In the previous year I got 0 votes
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 members collective 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 ‘Place of Worship’.
You have to construct a model (scenery, a vehicle, anything else) which has something to do with, or depicts, a place of worship. I very much appreciate that this can be very broad, but if you are uncertain whether your idea fits the bill correctly, pm me or post on the BSC thread to get a clarification.
One feature of the entries is that they should be practical gaming or scenery pieces, so no varnished walnut veneer bases or artful backdrops with LEDs and baroque or rococo trimmings.
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 that it is about 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 or via pm, but please label your pm Build Something 2023.
Any period or setting is allowed as long as it fits with the theme including sci-fi, historical, pulp, fantasy etc.
Just like previous years, 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.
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 were offered to the winner, among them a raw unpeeled potato. The winner picked the potato. The name stuck. The prize does not exist, at least not until someone prints or builds a potato cup, whatever that is. Maybe it can be the theme for BSC2024...
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