Summer Building Contest
I wish to announce the first of what I hope will be a series of Building
Contests. The entries will posted on my model pages and
all members of the LEGO Internet community will be asked to act as judges. At a
later date an FTP site will announced for those who do not have graphical
WWW access.
The theme of the first contest will be "Wheeled Vehicles".
Here are the rules, they are open for discussion and refinement.
Summer LEGO Building Contest.
Theme: Wheeled Vehicles.
Any type of vehicle is eligible. A Technic racecar, a
Model Team Truck, a Space planet rover, a Castle siege cart, a Town firetruck, or
any thing else you can dream up. The only requirement is that it must be a
vehicle with wheels. (yes, landing gear will count, and wheels on rails are just
fine.)
Eligibility:
Everyone is eligible to enter except me. (darn!)
Entry Requirements:
There will be two classes of entries, they will compete on
an equal basis.
Class one entries will be actual models constructed exclusively with original LEGO
parts. Either an original photograph of the model or a file containing a scanned
image of the model should be submitted. The models should be truly original and
not just minor modifications of existing LEGO designs.
Class two entries will be computer generated models, either from ray tracing
software, the Postscript routines, a CAD package or your own custom software.
In this case a file containing the final image of the model should be submitted. The
models should be truly original and not just minor modifications of existing LEGO
designs. The models must also be buildable with existing LEGO parts. This
means that the model can not depict new parts that have never been manufactured
my LEGO. This rule is necessary since all entries (real and computer generated)
will compete on an equal basis.
Entry Submissions:
You may submit as many entries as you wish, although I will
post only three entries from any one person on the WWW Contest page. Entries
should be submitted as original photographs that I will scan and post, as
uuencoded jpeg or gif files to my email address, or via mail on PC readable floppy
disk. You may also wish to post your entry somewhere else where I can down
load it to my computer. In this case email me the computer address.
The deadline for all entries will be September 22, the end
of summer. Please include a short text describing your model. If possible you might
want to include additional images that reveal how the model was built.
Entry Display:
All entries will be displayed on a special WWW page during the
time of the contest. The exact format will depend upon the number of entries. An
FTP site will also be available for those who do not have WWW access.
Judging:
The winner will be based upon the comments and suggestions received
from the LEGO Internet community. The goal will be to find
a consensus winner, one that at least a majority of those who send me comments
consider to be a truly outstanding model. I will solicit comments and suggestions
from everyone. The winner will be announced by the end to September
Prizes:
The best model in each category (Technic, Model Team, Town, Space, Castle,
Pirates, Aquazone, Train, etc) will be first selected. A token prize of a
small LEGO set will be awarded to each Best of Category winner. Then a Grand Champion will be
selected from the Best of Category winners. The Grand Champion will receive eternal glory,
have his or her model permanently displayed on the WWW contest page, and a
LEGO Technic Set of my choosing as the grand prize.
Address:
Submit email entries in uuencoded form to: lauher@sbchem.sunysb.edu
Submit photographs for scanning or PC readable floppy disks to:
Joseph W. Lauher
Department of Chemistry
State Unversity of New York
Stony Brook, NY 11794
If you have any questions please send be an email message as well.
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