The concept is really quite simple, I want every contestant no matter how few or many, to UP YOUR GAME and LEVEL UP!
What do I mean by this? Well, the idea is you must build yourself a mecha model, within certain constraints listed below where you improve upon your own modelling ability in some way.
Some of you are already pretty shit-hot when it comes to mecha modelling, but everyone, no matter what your skill level is has something they have not yet tried, or have reached a plateau in which they have been stuck in over time.
This contest however is not locked into the idea of improvement on your technical ability - it can also or be inclusive of an improvement in your creative skill. Perhaps you have had an idea swimming around your head for some time, but have not yet found the drive to put it into action. Or maybe you are tired of doing the same old model in different colour schemes, or for once you feel like adding a few extra barrels to that gun.
With all this in mind, I want to set some ground rules.
The Model:
- Must be modelled. By this, I mean no plain snap-fits. Anyone can snap-fit and make an ornament. Modellers make it a model.
- A single model. No dioramas. Scratch building/modification fine. Weathering is fine. Any scale fine.
- Must be Mecha/sci-fi based. No real-world stuff. Sorry Gary.
- Not limited by manufacturer.
- Must be made purely for this compo. If I see it elsewhere, sorry your disqualified. Re-entries defeat the whole premise of the contest.
The entry requirements:
- I need legible quality photo of your kit or parts, with the entry graphic in frame (below). This can be done with a mobile phone or on a monitor in the background. Adding it in with software won't count. You can enter any time up until the closing date. Details on how to submit are below.
- A link to a WIP somewhere. A good place to do this is on the Mecha Lounge. Judgement will be on the final model, but it always helps to see how the model was built and painted.
- Preferably a link to your previous work. Helps to see how far you have come so far.
- A little info on what you intend to do.
- Any skill level accepted. Don't be put off by others skill levels, it's about you, not them.
- *EDIT* 31/08/13: One entry for contestant only please!
- *EDIT* 31/08/13: You can enter a model you have started, but it'll be on a case-by-case
Time
I will start accepting entries from today, the 31st of August and will close on February the 1st 2014. This gives you 4.6 months to complete your entry.
The Winners
Will be chosen by me, with perhaps a little advisement from my non-participating friends and non-mecha modellers - and will win prizes. What these prizes will be will be announced later but your motivation should be improvement and enjoying the competition and not material gain. I do understand however making models costs money, so the winner will be suitably rewarded :). I have chosen to do this to sort out the chaff from the real people who want to improve and/or compete in something they really love doing. I will also announce later on how many places will be given.
There will also (depending on how many entries) be one winner chosen by my 3-year old son JK.
Ok, got it and have read everything above. How do I enter?
Easy. You need to give me a "like" on my GundamUK facebook page.
Click on "message", and attach a legible picture for your submission. I will then add your picture to an entries folder, and add your name or alias underneath with your proposed model. Once you see it here, consider that your entrance acceptance.
Rightio, now then, once I am done?
I don't really need to tell you that they need to be a good enough quality for me to see your model in good detail, with good lighting and absolutely no photoshop trickery. Please submit 5-10 good quality pictures to:
chokaiuk+levelup@gmail.com
Please include a link to somewhere I can see your work in progress - this can be YT vids or a link to a flikr account, blog post, facebook photo set, forum thread - anywhere I can easily access. Please check links work!
Anything else?
Of course! I would also request that all entrants accept me using any material posted in WIPs, YT videos and so on in my own social media channels, so I can talk about them. These will be progress reports, nothing more and will not be showing favour to any particular participant. Depending on how many entries I get will depend on how much is featured, and of course how much spare time I have :)I will hopefully be featuring entries (if any) on my youtube channel, youtube.com/gundamUK.
I also advise that, as the time frame is relatively short - have a good think about the scale of what you want to make and think ahead about how long it is going to take you and the stock of material you have.
If you have any questions, you can either post them on my facebook wall or message me directly. I am frequently online as I am a social hermit who scowls at sunlight. There is probably something I have not covered here that I will later kick myself for not adding.
Please enjoy this contest, and take that extra step towards a greater potential. If your reading this, you have the interest. Now up your game. I greatly look forward to seeing what you can do.
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