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LEGO GAF Custom Model Contest
Idea: To face off in a hardened custom creation battle where the winner takes all and everyone else gets a pat on the back.
Aim: Having fun and improving our brick building skills on the way.
Rules: One cheapish set (that is still readily available. In this case, anywhere from 2-3 sets) is chosen to give everyone a level playing field. From the parts contained in whichever sets you choose (including the spares that come with the box) a custom creation is to be built, no further theme or model limitations are placed. The custom model should however be of your own design and not blatantly copied from somewhere else, getting inspiration and ideas is of course permissible. Using parts not contained in the chosen set is not allowed.
LEGO Mixels
What are Mixels
LEGO® Mixels are funny, creative creatures made up of the basic building blocks of LEGO matter: Fire, Rock, Electricity and more. The Mixels live in tribes spread across a vast world and love to mix and combine. By using the special cubits they will be able to mix into new characters with hilarious and surprising results. NIXELS are swarming, colorless creatures of deconstruction. Nixels tear apart everything in their path – including the mixed up Mixels.
Where do I get them? How much do they cost!?
Mixels are available at LEGO.com, and most retail stores that carry LEGO products.
Mixels are $4.99 US MSRP per set.
The Contest
To create your very own Mixel MAX or Mixel MIX.
Mixel MAX!
Combine all three characters of each tribe and they become a MAX – a giant mega-Mixel who has all their powers combined!
Take all three Mixels from a tribe and combine them to make a MAX Mixel!
Mixel MIX
Combine two Mixels and get twice the power. The one Mixel will be the dominant character, while the other Mixel will give it extra powers to solve a particular problem.
Take any two Mixels from different tribes and combine them to create your own Mixel MIX.
The Rules
Entrants can create their very own Mixel MAX or Mixel MIX.
The Mixel MAX can be any creation a GAFfer creates from mixing all three sets from a tribe together. A Mixel MIX can be any creation a GAFfer creates from mixing any two Mixels together (these can be both from the same tribe, or you can mix tribes for the Mix. But only two sets are allowed for Mixes).
Also, only one entry per GAFfer, so make sure the model you submit is the one you want to be be used for the contest.
Go get some Mixels and get creating. When you make your creation, post up to three pictures of your Mixel creation. You must also put which Mixels you used to create your MOC. Remember, if you can mix any two Mixels together for your creation, but if you mix three they must be all from the same tribe.
Deadlines
Entries must be posted in this thread by 11:59pm EST on May 17th. That gives three weeks to cobble your creation together. Plenty of time to secure sets and get creating.
Timeframe:
Start Date: 04/20/2014
End Date: 05/17/2014 11:59PM EST
End Date: 05/17/2014 11:59PM EST
Submission:
To ensure I don't miss an entry you can always drop me a PM with a link, also if you are unhappy with my choice of name for your model, don't hesitate to give me the official name of your creation.
Face-off: The winner is then chosen by popular vote. For one week after the OT has been updated with the finalised entries and the voting round is officially opened by the OP voting can commence.
Every voter has exactly 6 votes:
- one worth 3 points
- two worth 2 points
- three worth 1 point
You give your favourite Model 3 points the two runners up 2 points each and have another 3 points to distribute amongst the other entries.
By what measure you rate the entries is entirely up to you.
Previous Contest:
LEGO GAF Custom Model Contest #1
LEGO GAF Custom Model Contest #2
LEGO GAF Custom Model Contest #3
LEGO GAF Custom Model Contest #4
Prize Pool:
Do you want prizes this time? I am willing to chip in for something small if others are as well. The last contest didn’t have prizes, but we can this time if people want them.
Past Generous and Glorious Donors:
Many parts of this OP are shamelessly stolen by the wonderful FliXFantatier, who put together all the previous Custom Model Contests.
Join the fun at LEGO GAF. Everything is awesome.