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Monthly Building Contest - January 2018 - Building Time!
Hello all!
Sorry for the short delay on getting this month's contest up and running, but as ever time seemed to get away from me. Which, in addition to the fact that we have just started a brand new calendar year, actually helped me to come up with the theme for January's competition - TIME
Yes, that's simply it. Time.
I'm going to leave this theme open to your interpretation as I don't want to restrict your creativity and I love seeing how people interpret the brief in totally different ways, but for instance:
- You could build a Lego representation of a timepiece or other means of measuring time.
- You could create a model that depicts the passage of time in some way.
- You could take a quote/saying or (pop) culture reference relating to time in some way and realise it in Lego form.
I could give loads of more specific examples but I don't want to pre-empt what you imaginative people might come up with!
Entries will be assessed purely subjectively by me :-) but factors I will take into account include how recognisable the subject matter is, parts usage, and also general wow factor.
The rules (more like guidelines, really):
- Your model should be newly built for this contest.
- Please only post 1 or 2 pictures of your entry so as to keep the thread loading reasonably well.
- Your model should have a footprint of no bigger than 32x32 studs.
- Entries accepted until midnight on 31st January, PST time (so people in Europe, Australia and Asia etc. actually get a few sneaky hours extra!)
The prize:
I have a range of spare polybags, CMFs and small sets that the winner will be able to choose from. I will then ship this to the winning entrant, wherever they are located in the world.
If you have any questions, please just ask. It's my first time hosting so not sure if I've included all the info you need.
Happy building!!
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With using the three wide technic tracks for the band, its got to be one of the easier bands to add and remove links to.
May I introduce the life of Minerva the Minifigure. Life is like a clock, always ticking towards the inevitable with lots of stops along the way. :)
Lots of good ideas so far... I have one I'm hoping to build, if nobody else thinks of it first...
EDIT: Can we use vintage parts?
You can make actual all Lego clocks powered by weights or air though. I haven't seen an electric one though (probably because the batteries wouldn't last long) but I wanted to use the PF rechargable pack to solve that. Unfortunately, Stud.io doesn't have modern motors (only old ones). >:( I could try to go back to LDD I guess, but if anyone else wants to make a clock, go ahead (I have an idea for something else).
Here's my jungle time machine clock sort of thing (not really any specific theme, other than it being a clock). Credit to Nico71 for the basis of the hand movement and clock face (although heavily altered). It does light up, and runs on a micro-motor hidden in the back. There are some coloring issues, but it's due the old and obscure parts and what was available in Stud.io (the hands are odd on purpose though).
I also did a video of the build ( interiors as well ), because I saw that we could only post 2 pictures maximum. So, I decided that if you would like to see all the details, I would make a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtAfkUUD7K8
I can't believe it only took you 2 months to make the bank, that's seriously impressive it would take me two years... and then some.
I also love how you make stop motion videos it makes the whole design come to life, how do you find the time especially with Christmas and the madness of the holidays and new year? I've spent a while binge watching your videos and hope that one day I can make such epic MOCs. :D
Yes, it took a while to build this, especially due to the fact that I did not have some of the pieces, such as the windows.
I am very very happy that you like my stop motion animations. It means a lot!
And regarding the holidays, I search for time when I finish studying, because I am at high school. And because I do not go to work at this age, I can reserve my free time for building - it is simply very relaxing.
And I'm sure that you already make epic MOC's :)
This was such an awesome idea! I also like the designs of the mini figures. Especially the teenager. It looks so accurate.