Tufi Piyufi

If you're going to make this your BBC contest entry, then you need to enter it officially now. You can't post a bunch of MOCs and then decide you're going to enter one later. If you do that, you will be disqualified.

I was already working on a bird for this year(actually I've been "working on it" since last Brickfair), so I may just enter. That is if undead/skeleton birds are all good. Are they?

That would be fine, yes.

would something like a Griffon be considered a bird?

From the introduction:

Not an anthropomorphic bird, not a griffon, and definitely not a dragon.

Official BBC Contest #65: For the Birds!Bird, bird, bird's the word. Don't you know about the bird? Everybody knows that the bird is the word.Or the theme for this year's Brickfair. That too.Birds are pretty amazing. They fly, they swim, they run, and they've even been known to ride the bus. They come in all shapes, sizes, and colours. And for some reason, nobody's ever seen them in the same room as dinosaurs. Batman-like coincidence? No, because bats aren't birds.Your mission is to build a bird. It can be from Bionicle (canon Rahi included), earth (canon fauna included), or a bird you just made up (headcanon avians included). Not an anthropomorphic bird, not a griffon, and definitely not a dragon.Once again, final voting will be held partially at Brickfair Virginia as well as on BZPower, so finalists will need to have their MOCs on display at the show. You can send them in (more information soon) or better yet, bring them down yourself. All other entrants are welcome to send their MOCs in for display, too. I hear you get some pretty neat things if you do.Of the finalists, the winner will receive three Vahki and a one-year Premier Membership. Second place will receive two Vahki and a six-month Premier Membership, and third place will receive one Vahki and a six-month Premier Membership. All finalists will receive a prototype piece. Many thanks to Kevin Hinkle and Lego for donating the Vahki!------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Entries begin being accepted as soon as this topic is posted, and will stop being accepted on Saturday, June 22nd at 11:59 P.M. EST. We will accept unlimited entries for this contest, so there's no need to rush your entry. To enter, simply post a link to your .jpg or .gif entry picture in this topic. Your entry post in this thread should appear as follows:Entry Name:Entry Pic URL:Topic URL (if applicable):------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A running tally of entrants will be updated daily IN A SEPARATE PINNED TOPIC, which will be posted shortly after the first entries are received.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Voting Process:Preliminary Voting begins June 24th and ends June 27nd at 11:59 P.M. EST.Final Voting begins August 3rd and ends August 4th at 11:59 P.M. EST.The contest winner and final voting results will be posted in a separate thread on August 6th.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Rules:1) Your entry may not have been published prior to the start of this contest. You may make your own topic before posting in the official entry thread, but you must create a post in the entry topic before it is closed in order to be officially entered. If, after posting your entry anywhere on BZP but before officially entering it (including the blogs), you modify it and then enter it, you will be disqualified. You may only start one topic for your entry. Please post only one main pic in this entry thread and a link to the rest of the pics in the gallery on your image host (most likely Brickshelf, Photobucket, or Flickr). You can do pictures as normal in your own separate thread. If you need help posting pictures, please see this topic.2) Don't PM the contest host unless you have to. Ask questions in this topic and the host or an assistant will answer it.3) Painted parts are NOT ALLOWED. No non-LEGO parts. All other LEGO parts are fair game; however, for the most part, they should be Bionicle pieces and Technic pieces. Let's say, at least 75% of the MOC Bionicle/Technic parts. Pictures in which the appearance of the MOC has been edited in Photoshop or other editing software are also prohibited. If either method is used, the MOC will be disqualified. The background may be edited, as long as it does not alter the appearance of the MOC.4) Only one entry per member. You cannot switch or modify models mid contest. Once you have entered, you may not "un-enter" your models and enter new or modified ones in their stead. You may opt to bow out of the contest for whatever reason but you cannot reenter under such a situation. If you get disqualified for any reason, you will not be allowed to reenter with another MOC in that contest.5) Any flaming will result in disqualification from the contest. Competition is good if you keep it clean. Everyone play fair, NO WHINING, no insults. I reserve the right to DQ any entry at any time for any reason.6) Absolutely, positively NO CHEATING! Anyone found to be cheating or even suspected of cheating will face immediate disqualification from this contest and will be banned from participating in future contests. They will likely also be banned from the site. Mods know this information, so you're not fooling anyone but yourself by thinking you can get away with it. We run a check on people with multiple accounts too, which is an offense that results in banning from BZP entirely, aside from the contest... DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.7) No "this is unfair" posting. Some people have more parts, money, time, birds, gigs left on your hard drive, etc than others. That's life; we each have to do our best with what we have. Any excessive complaining may, at the judgment of the contest runner, disqualify you!8) Discussion is encouraged. Feel free to ask questions about models you see or about the contest in general. This is for us, the BBC builders; let's have some fun with it.9) The contest is open to all BZP members, and voting is open to all BZP members to participate in even if they did not enter an MOC. "Advertising" your MOC is fine by making a signature or avatar reminding people to vote for you, but mass-PMing is frowned upon and will just get you disqualified. Advertising your MOC in someone else's thread is also a major no-no. Spamming may result in proto loss or even post-count reductions, so don't do it.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Prizes:The winner will receive three Vahki and a one-year Premier Membership. Second place will receive two Vahki and a six-month Premier Membership, and third place will ive one Vahki and a six-month Premier Membership. Many thanks to Kevin Hinkle and Lego for donating the Vahki!MOCs sent into Brickfair will receive prototype pieces.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contest Hosts:Tufi PiyufiBlack SixWell, what are you waiting for? Get building already!

[Jen]: Examine fake alienYour father always insisted on vigorous anti-alien combat training. While this dummy might be all torn up, there's others that have been rendered wisps of fluff and thread by your weap- tools. By your tools. Your deadly, deadly tools.You're pretty sure there's a spare needle shoved into this guy somewhere.

[Jen]: Check out promotional materialsAh, a few classic posters from the ALIEN HUNTERS^tm line. Who could ever forget Lego's second greatest theme of all time? Sure, it's no Galidor, but your father's signature theme still made waves in the Lego community for its fresh new outlook on unabashed violence towards the xenoform.

[Jen]::::The ALIEN HUNTERS^tm team followed the acclaimed adventures of the prepubescent punk ABE ARIA^tm, his powerful friend BURT BALLAD^tm, the totally not psychopathic mute GARY GLEE^tm, and the short tempered, short statured, and long sighted DON DIRGE^tm. They might not have been the most sane team, but at least they always had E-7UDE^tm on their side when things got rough. If you can't trust 'ole E-7 in a pinch, you can't trust anybot.

[Jen]::::Of course your favorite was ZIA ZEAL^tm. Not only did she continue the longstanding lego tradition of maintaining a completely natural male to female ratio of 5:1, she also was AMBITIOUS. She took no prisoners. You were so disappointed dad didn't take your advice and let her usurp the inexplicable leader of the team. You're pretty sure ABE only got the position because he had a stupid rocket pack. She was a born leader. She was even red! Everyone knows red is the color of LEADERSHIP.You guess some things will never change.

[Jen]: Swivel in swivel chairYou cannot swivel in the swivel chair because there is no swivel chair. Attempting to swivel in the fixed-leg chair will only beget disaster. Swivelling in a fixed-leg chair is one of the greatest symbols of futility known to man.

[Jen]: Fix picture on deskFix what? It's exactly as you want it to be. You don't recognize any sort of picture display authority. You'll go down needles blazing if you have to.In fact, placing the picture in any other position would be ruining it. You refuse to mess with it.

[Jen]: Retrieve puffindragonAh, yes. Latumilna, the mighty puffindragon herself. Your finest creation has stood (or, rather, sat) by you since you finished her last seam. She is the physical embodiment of your ability to achieve your visions. If you could finish those wings, you can do anything, right?You know perfectly well that you're just projecting onto a stuffed puffindragon, but you still appreciate that you feel nothing but genuine support from her.

[Jen]: Take a walkYou could stretch your legs a bit. Get your thoughts in order and all that. But you're going to have to get down to business soon, so it'll have to be short. You'll just go take care of a few last things.

[Jen]: Ponder why you like Metroid if you're afraid of spaceNo, no. You're not scared of space itself. You're just not a fan of the aliens that are overwhelmingly likely to occupy space. Your father made sure to imbue you with the appropriate aggression and assassination aptitude to subdue any alien invaders. You know, just in case. Because, to be perfectly honest, it's not going to come up.And here you are, instincts and training, all the same. Nobody ever accused you of having a sane childhood.

[Jen]: Regain your sanitySorry, can't do that. Things have just been getting worse these last few years, actually. Dad's gone, you can hardly keep track anymore of which friends hate each other, and now all this game business... It's starting to be a bit much. But what can you do? Just keep pushing on.Hey, at least you don't have to worry about the site?...

[Jen]::::You prepare to enter the sanctum of the main study. This was your father's office. This was where he warned you about the extraterrestrial. And now it's where you keep something important.

[Jen]::::Well, now you're awake!

[s...?][Jen]: DIE ALIEN SCUM!Face to face with your mortal enemy, the thing your father trained you for years to despise, you deploy your shining needles in what will assuredly be a most epic showdown. Wow, you really are excited for this - watching the numbers on the loading screen tick up, you get antsier and antsier to see it.Boy this sure is taking a long time.

[Jen]::::Alright here we go. Oh yes, things are really heating up.

[Jen]::::It's...uh...Just an old training dummy.What a let down.

[Jen]: Recall the last alien you beat upWell, uh... that guy? You have literally never met an alien before. It doesn't seem to come up very often. Or at all.

[Jen]: Realize that you ARE being watchedHighly unlikely. Somebody would have to bug the whole house or have crazy spy satellites or something. The painful reprecussions for the watcher go without saying. You roll your eyes and continue doing the gunarm thing because, duh, why would you need to stop.

[Jen]: Play with dollhouseThat's the thing, isn't it? A dollhouse is a toy, but you can't really play with it on its own. You can admire it, but opening and closing the door over and over again is pretty sad recreation. The good news is that the answer was in the name the whole time. It was never about the house. It was always about the dolls.

[Jen]: Play with dolls in the houseThat's more like it. This stage needs some actors on it. The motlier the troupe, the better. That's how it works in real life, anyways. You retrieve your containers from underneath the bed.

[Jen]: Retrieve dollsIf BBC leadership was determined by STUDTRACTION, you'd be stuck in middle management forever. Fortunately, you're free to maintain your hold on the ABS Throne while swearing at ball joints that refuse to stick no matter what. You build what you like, and that's good enough for you. Sometimes that means paying homage to the amazing Toa Metru construction style. Sometimes that means making a walking oven.

[Jen]::::Yes. Today is Convay's time to shine.

[Jen]::::You've got a good bunch of players. But you don't have a full roster yet.

[Jen]: Get more dollsDrawing from multiple sources is a great way to achieve balance. Today, balance will be achieved with Tohu, this other head guy over here, aaaaaand... a beaver. Yes. This will work.

[Jen]: Actually, finally play with the dollhouseOkay, okay, fine. Today's story is called "A Farewell to Limbs". Once upon a time, Jimi and Casanuva were hanging out, baking something. You don't know what. Just baking. Convay was there too, despite starting to suspect he was only ever invited so Jimi and Casanuva would have something to cook with. Sometimes they'd call Convay just to stand in front of him for hours in the winter.

[Jen]::::Well, Convay was tired of being used. He was tired of hearing Casanuva's lame story for the ninth time. The worst part was, he'd figured it out by now. No, Casa, it is literally impossible for you to have romanced your latest fling at the Glitter Craft Faire last month. They shut that thing down after the first one. People were scarred. Forever glittered. And you're stupid for believing him, Jimi.

[Jen]::::But those cookies of truth would never be baked. Jimi's crazy neighbor Yatta is freaking out bigtime about something.

[Jen]::::What's that, boy? There's a sweet fight down the road? A... a literal head-to-head showdown? Oh, that's why you're so excited. You've been sitting on that pun for a while, haven't you.Only one thing to do now...

[Jen]::::Let's ride.

[Jen]::::Looks like they got here just in time. Today's the day when the tension between Tohu and Moe breaks. It's going to be spectacular. There is no way a fight this anticipated can be a letdown.

[Jen]::::I've had enough of your shenanigans! You're banned!" "You can't ban me, I was never yours to ban!" "I'm gonna ban you from my eyes, and your eyes from your head!" "Oooooh tough talk, why don't you just claw them out, then!" "You're double banned! And you can't come to my barbecue!" "That's it!"

[Jen]::::"You going to try something? Go on! Try!" "You asked for it!"

[Jen]::::You freely admit this isn't the greatest choreography ever. To be fair, there's not a lot of fighting you can do with a couple of heads. You basically just mash them together and hope for... the...

[Jen]: Get brilliant ideaOf course. Why didn't you see it before? You need to share this idea with someone who'd appreciate it, and fast.

[Jen]: Pester Andrew

[Jen]: Take PuffindollYou take one puffin, and another. The good news: you're now loaded for puffin bear. The bad news: it's going to be a bit of a hassle to get the game back out.Oh no. Whatever will you do.

[Jen]: Knit somethingNot very likely. For once, you don't have a million unfinished projects on the go, and you don't feel like working on any of the ones that you do. And anyways, you'd feel better having as many needles at the ready as you can.

[Jen]: Retrieve ArmsLike these guys. You can never have enough needles. Before the day ends, you may need to shove a lot of aluminum into something. Or somebody.

[Jen]: Examine cool aliens on posterYou don't get it. Despite your deeply-entrenched astrophobia (no way are you calling it xenophobia), this quirky and light-hearted Japanese game series clicked with you. You found yourself compelled by the story of a distant, powerful father bringing ruin to the universe and dispatching his only son to fix it all again. It just seems like a great allegory.Or maybe it's the music. You decide it must be the music.

[Jen]::::Metroid, on the other hand, is just cool. Shooting a bunch of foul alien scum? Yes please. You've spent many a joyful hour using your real-world alien-fighting know-how to beat up every space pirate that crosses your path. In those moments, it's all almost worth it.

[Jen]::::It sure is a good thing nobody can see you right now.

[Jen]: Contemplate overall superiority of Penguins to PuffinsNow that's complete... ly preposterous. Anyone in their right mind would see that puffins are far greater creatures than penguins. There's nothing like the sight of a puffin with its beak completely packed with fish. Most of your friends agree that puffins are infinitely more charming than penguins could ever hope to be. Those that don't...Well, it's not the reason why they're insufferable, but it sure doesn't help.

[Jen]: Examine rainbow wallThat's no ordinary rainbow wall. That's your CRAFT BLOG APPROVED yarn stash display. Usually, these things are organized so precisely you're not sure if their owners ever actually take any yarn down to use, but you couldn't resist loading up these shelves with some of the basics. You could make the biggest and gaudiest afghan with these fine fibre wares, or maybe like twenty sweaters. Sweaters for everybody!

[Jen]: Make jewelry out of yarnBesides not going with a single thing you own, yarn jewelry's a little... summer camp for your tastes. You'll save the yarn for other things.

[Jen]: Use your yarn to make a jump rope and, well, play jump rope with it.You'd really rather pass on the i-cord if you can help it. Even when you've got a tool specifically for making it, it's quite the ordeal. It's just so much easier on your blood pressure to avoid it.Just thinking about the stupid thing makes you want to stab the nearest target. Your TOOL CACHE is all too eager to supply the NEEDLEKIND you'll need for that endeavour. Sometimes you suspect it doesn't think very highly of your restraint.

[Jen]: Oh Canada! You're a fan of Canada, sure. When it comes down to it, you'd rather be Canadian than anything else. But... you'll pass on the big, flashy patriotism, please. You've seen what that does to people. And you've seen what that does to the people around them.

[Jen]: Drop everything, knit up a million plush Puffins.Why would you do that?After all...You've got quite a few already. You keep them stashed in your CLOSET, like any sane person would. Your absolute favourite, your PUFFINDRAGON, is still sitting right where you left her in one of the other rooms. You make a note to retrieve her before you get down to all this heavy game business.

[Jen]: Lavish Yourself in Eccentric Accoutrements from the Cardinal House of PuffinIt is true you've got some nice clothes, which you keep in your CLOTHESET, like any sane person would. That tends to happen when you hang around people mortified by seeing the same outfit twice in their lives. Not really your call, but you got some good parties out of it. You'll pass on the more extravagant pieces for now.

[Jen]: Play dress up.You go through some of your everyday pieces, but the decision you made earlier today stands. No last-minute clothing changes for you!

[Jen]: socks socks socks socks socks also novelty tiesNo ties today, but yes to the socks. Always yes to the socks. Unless socks wouldn't go with the outfit. Then socks go on the sidelines, ready for when they'll be called into action.Among your collection of handmade and purchased socks are these beauties. The rainbow ones are literally the most intense socks you've ever seen. You love them so much.

[Andrew]: Go northYou go so far north that you are now CP. Your reluctant hunt is nearly at its end.

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[CP]::::Dad did always love this country. At least he loved something.

[CP]: Be aggravatedOh good! Hannah's always your go-to gal when it comes to putting things off.

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[CP]::::Well, you're fresh out of distraction. You resume your search.

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[CP]::::Right where he said it'd be.

[CP]: Grab mysterious packageYou successfully captchalogue what is without a doubt the exact same game all your friends are supposed to be playing today. Your KATAMARI MODUS collects its various artifacts through SIZE DISTILLATION, which is so obvious that you really don't see why anyone would ever need an explanation...Yet you are inexplicably compelled to give one anyway. ARTIFACTS inside the MODUS shift down through the cards based on their size - until they become too large to fit, and from then on nothing can go further down. Your anguished expository ducts begin to ache as you ploddingly go on to note that you obviously can only use whatever ARTIFACT is on the top most occupied card.

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[CP]::::The day's already off to a great start. You're going offline before anybody else has a chance to annoy you.

[CP]: Return to roomIt's going to be a long day. If you don't unwind now, you won't get another chance. You'll just be a knotted, tangled mess.

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[CP]: Introduction?Your name is JENNIFER PIYUFI. You're... not especially comfortable with introducing yourself to others, honestly. But if it'll buy you peace, you'll acquiesce.Sweet JESUS do you love yarn. Or knitting. You're not too sure which one you love more. You love to make pretty much whatever you can from lengths of fancy string, but your true passion lies in your handmade PLUSH CRITTERS. They bring life to the vast space in your half-abandoned mansion, and they're incredibly satisfying to make. You're especially pleased with the creations you make just for your friends. One of those is easily worth a stuffed third drawing room.You live in a giant mansion you shared with your father before... You live in a giant mansion. Alone. A giant, echoing, empty mansion. You've only worked up the courage to try filling it with your friends once. Results were... mixed.You met these same friends through (no bias) your favourite plastic construction toy site. After getting acquainted with the specific product line, you took to the aspect where it was socially acceptable to throw out the bits you didn't like and make your own. You took a little too well, and eventually became an administrator of that same site. Fortunately, for a very ironic definition of fortune, there was no longer any possible conflict of interest.Your SARCHASMIC DEPTHS know no bounds. British comedians weep at the thought of meeting you in their nightmares. Unlike some comedians, though, you never mean any harm by it.You failed to inherit your father's maxed-out INEBRIATED FERMENTATION, to your occasional regret. How were you supposed to know that's how the administrator hierarchy was established?Well. That's more than enough chatter for now. Whew.

This topic's about the MOC, not 3D printers. Let's keep on-topic, please.

Let's keep this topic to discussion of the MOC, please.

Seeing as April Fool's is over now...Topic closed.

[bZPStuck]: Be the other comic.

If a topic's been dead for thirty days (or months), please don't post in it.Topic closed.

The pictures have been uploaded to my flickr photostream. I haven't posted a link in this thread yet. But it is.in Makuta Kojols thread.

You're going to need to post a link to the pictures in this topic.

If you want to post a collection topic for your MOCs, you have to have new and unposted MOCs at the time you post the topic. You can't just post a collection of links to other topics. Please, read the BBC Forum Rules carefully before you make any more topics.Topic closed.

From the BBC Forum Rules:

You may only post one topic for a MOC; posting multiple topics for the same MOC over any span of time is not allowed. You can post more than one MOC per topic, of course, but you may not post any additional topics for any of those MOCs if you do. As well, posting a new topic for a MOC that already has a topic is not allowed; for every extra topic you post for a MOC, you push somebody else's topic and MOC off the front page. Even if you only got a few or no posts in your original MOC topic, you can't repost it in hopes that more will see and post: you'll have to take your chances with your original.

Please read through the rules before posting again.Topic closed.

revival, Loganto.

If a topic's been revived, then don't post just to say so: that sort of thing's way better in a report.Anyways, yeah, this one's a bit stale. Please don't post in GD topics that have been inactive for at least thirty days, okay?Topic closed.

Please read the BZPower Advertising Policy.Topic closed.

General Artwork is for art you personally have made; as screenshots of models made by somebody else for promotional purposes (and more details would be greatly appreciated as to when and where these were used), these belong in Media Discussion.

If you'd like to collaborate with other members on a story, you can put a note about it in your signature; however, you can't post a topic like this. With that said...Topic closed.

Since we're talking about (unreleased) Lego themes...Moving to Lego Discussion.

If you think a topic should be in another forum, please, report it to be moved instead of reposting the topic in the new forum.Please see this post.Topic closed.

This topic is very similar to this preexisting topic, so all y'all should take the nostalgia over there. That said...Topic closed.