Battle for the Gold Mask Competition!

[Tufi Piyufi]

Bionicle's back! Well, it's not "on-the-shelves" back yet, perhaps. There's still a couple months to look over all that gorgeous concept art and watch some masks get made and read up on just who these heroes are. You've got your sleepy hulkster, your warrior-joker, your speedster trying to outrun the dark...

You've got almost everything, but for one element: you don't have your villain yet. And what do we do when there's a gap to be filled? We build!

Your latest mission, bestowed by none other than LEGO, is to build a villain. Build them mean, build them wicked, and build them like you've never built before: this party doesn't stop at the edge of BZPower. Judges will select the semi-finalists and finalists from BZPower and the five other sites in the contest (RusBionicle, ReBrick, Eurobricks, Le Club Bionifigs, and Pockyland), and the top entry from each site will be in the running for a 14k gold Bionicle mask!

Make sure to read the official contest rules carefully. Some rules may look familiar, but don't make any costly assumptions. If you have any questions at all, be sure to ask.

You've got until December 1 to enter the contest. Get to it!
 

SUBMIT YOUR ENTRIES HERE!

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Multi-Site LEGO® Bionicle® Battle for the Gold Mask Competition - OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. MANY WILL ENTER; FEW WILL WIN A PRIZE.

Overview
To celebrate the coming relaunch of LEGO® Bionicle®, The LEGO Group is teaming up with BZPower, RusBionicle, Bionifigs, Pockyland, EuroBricks and our own LEGO ReBrick to conduct an epic building competition where the winner from each site will go head-to-head for the grand prize of a 14k gold Bionicle mask! We invite you to build the baddest villain you can imagine! The winner on each site will win a set of the 6 new Bionicle heroes, signed by the designer. 2nd prize on each site will be 3 sets and 3rd prize will be one set.

The competition will begin October 20, 2014, 12 p.m. CEST and ends December 1, 2014, 12 p.m. CET. If you’re not sure what time zone you’re in, here’s a time zone converter.

How to enter
To enter, you have to create a villain using a minimum of 75% LEGO® Constraction/Technic bricks and no more than 25% System bricks. You submit photos of your villain to the site where you wish to enter. It is allowed to submit your creation to multiple sites. It is also allowed to submit multiple entries. You may build in LDD, but we will only accept rendered versions of the LDD files.

You must be a member of the site on which you enter and you must sign up according to the individual terms and conditions of that site.

Entries cannot be revised or altered once submitted, so give us your very best photography right from the start.

How to win
Anyone can submit multiple entries to the challenge, but only one (1) entry per person will be considered when the final winners are selected.

Each site will have 5 semi-finalists. These semi-finalists will be chosen from all entries by a jury of judges, including one representative from each community. These semi-finalist judges are:

• Sara Moore, LEGO ReBrick.com
• Alexander (VBBN), EuroBricks
• Eddy (Exo 6), Le Club Bionifigs
• Rack, Pockyland
• tahu_nuva, RusBionicle
• Black Six, BZPower

All semi-finalists will be sent for judging by the LEGO jury, which will chose first, second and third place winners for each site. . The LEGO Group reserves the right to add additional submissions of their choosing from each site. Then, from among the first place winners on each site, the LEGO jury will choose the overall winner. The jury will consist of Lead Designer for Bionicle Cerim Manovi, Assistant Marketing Manager Kari Vinther Nielsen and Junior Designer Nicolaas Vás.

The winning entries will be judged by the jury upon:

• Overall coolness and creativity
• Inspired originality
• Uniqueness
• Creative use of parts

We want you to make your villain as amazing as possible. However, you need to consider the following when creating your villain:

• Villains containing or depicting contemporary military vehicles or weapons will not be eligible for the competition
• Villains containing defamatory or degrading elements will not be eligible for the competition
• Copies of/or in other ways infringements relating to any existing third party property or any other intellectual property right will not be eligible for the competition
• Use of any toy parts not produced by the LEGO Group will result in your villain being disqualified
• Entry villains should show your creation only, and should not show recognizable features of any person or any commercial product other than LEGO Products
• Entries that are obscene, vulgar, sexually explicit, pornographic, lewd, derogatory, inappropriate, or otherwise not in good taste, as determined by the LEGO Group in their sole discretion, will not be eligible for the competition
• You can enter something you’ve published elsewhere before the start of the contest, but we encourage you to build a new MOC worthy of a gold mask
• Entries must not contain LEGO elements which have been modified from their original form (this includes painted elements)
• Your entry must be least 75% Constraction/Technic and a maximum of 25% System elements
• Any cheating or harassment of other participates will result in disqualification from the competition
• Entries must be made by the user submitting the entry

The judging will begin December 1, 2014 and the winners will be announced on each site before December 25, and the overall grand prizewinner of the gold mask will be announced by January 12, 2015. The odds of winning will depend on the skill and talent of the entrant, and on the number of eligible contest entries received during each contest period.

The winners on each site and the overall winner will be contacted directly by The LEGO Group and TLG will provide the prizes for all sites.

The original, long-form rules which reside on LEGO ReBrick are the official rules and will supersede all other versions of the rules found on any of the participating sites.

Prize Details
Prizes will be awarded as follows:

On each site:
1st prize – 6 new Bionicle heroes, signed by the designer
2nd prize – 3 selected Bionicle heroes
3rd prize – 1 selected Bionicle hero

The overall winner, chosen from among the 6 winners. will receive a unique 14 karat gold Bionicle mask, only available through this competition. 


Who May Participate
The Competition is international and open to entrants worldwide, except as noted below, who are 13 years of age or older at the time their Entry is submitted. The Challenge is not open to residents of Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Myanmar/Burma, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Syria, any other U.S. sanctioned country and where prohibited or restricted by law. The Competition is not open to residents of the Canadian province of Quebec.

Employees, officers, and directors of the LEGO Group of Companies, and their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and immediate family members and/or those living in the same household, are not eligible to participate.

[Iben]

Sounds like something I'd love to enter !

Just one question to make sure my entry wouldn't be against the rules :
 

 

Use of any toy parts not produced by the LEGO Group will result in your villain being disqualified

What about fabric/cloth for wings ? They would be home made, but as they're not toy parts this might be a grey area.

-Iben

[Thau Nvua]

So do we just post our entries as reply to this thread or?

Edited October 20, 2014 by Thau Nvua

[Black Six]

 

Use of any toy parts not produced by the LEGO Group will result in your villain being disqualified

What about fabric/cloth for wings ? They would be home made, but as they're not toy parts this might be a grey area.

 

I would say that would not be allowed. Use only LEGO pieces in your model.

[doodleloot]

Wich one of the seven gold masks that were shown at Comic Con is being given away?

 

Or is it the 8th one they didn't show...?

Edited October 20, 2014 by doodleloot

[Thau Nvua]

 

 

Use of any toy parts not produced by the LEGO Group will result in your villain being disqualified

What about fabric/cloth for wings ? They would be home made, but as they're not toy parts this might be a grey area.

 

I would say that would not be allowed. Use only LEGO pieces in your model.

 

What about Lego cloth provided with the sets? Such as the Vezon and Furno Brain Attack cape?

[Black Six]

Wich one of the seven gold masks that were shown at Comic Con is being given away?

 

Or is it the 8th one they didn't show...?

LEGO has not publicly revealed which mask it will be. But really, does that make you want it any less?

 

 

 

 

Use of any toy parts not produced by the LEGO Group will result in your villain being disqualified

What about fabric/cloth for wings ? They would be home made, but as they're not toy parts this might be a grey area.

 

I would say that would not be allowed. Use only LEGO pieces in your model.

 

What about Lego cloth provided with the sets? Such as the Vezon and Furno Brain Attack cape?

 

That would be fine as it's from a LEGO set.

[Pohatu: Uniter of Stone]

Yes. Yes. Yes!!! I've been waiting for a chance like this! Now I just have to give my ultimate villain some arms, legs, wings and weapons and obtain some good photography skills.

[Black Six]

Here's a clarification on the rules based on a question asked on one of the other sites:

Modified or painted elements aren't allowed for physical entries, so in fairness I think digital entries should be limited to pre-existing colours as well.

[Rooster Nui]

Yes! This doesn't surprise me, I had it coming. Well, time to pull out my Hero Factory parts bin.

[Vezok's Friend]

I actually thought about getting back into Mocing...this sounds like a good opportunity. 

 

Alright then, quick question since it's been years since my last BBC entry: 

 

What about flex-tubing and ribbed hoses? Can you cut them to specific lengths you need in a build, considering Lego does the same thing for official sets? Or does that count as modifying pieces?

[Black Six]

What about flex-tubing and ribbed hoses? Can you cut them to specific lengths you need in a build, considering Lego does the same thing for official sets? Or does that count as modifying pieces?

Entries must not contain LEGO elements which have been modified from their original form (this includes painted elements)

Cutting tubing is not allowed, despite what LEGO has done in some past sets.

[Thau Nvua]

 

What about flex-tubing and ribbed hoses? Can you cut them to specific lengths you need in a build, considering Lego does the same thing for official sets? Or does that count as modifying pieces?

Entries must not contain LEGO elements which have been modified from their original form (this includes painted elements)

Cutting tubing is not allowed, despite what LEGO has done in some past sets.

 

Sorry for sort of repeating my question but, I assume we post the entry as reply here. Now, do we have to upload it via BZP or can we make an album on Imgur and just post a link ?

[Toa Green Ninja]

I may or may not enter, for reasons. And yes, I'm being mysterious for a reason! This is a really cool idea for a contest. I was wondering what they would do with the masks.

[Pomegranate]

This is one crazy announcement to wake up to! All my training has prepared me for this  I'm really excited that the contest is gonna be between so many different sites, with prizes so neat that even folks who shy away from them will enter just for the crazy chance. And December 1st? That's a nice deadline.

I hope somebody compiles a big collage of every single entry, 'cause it would be so cool to see everyone's hard work all in one place.

I'm really feeling the spirit of Bionicle coming back  

Also, wanted to ask, is there like, any bias towards "real" submissions as opposed to LDD submissions? You could obviously do so much more with unlimited pieces, but on the other hand, it has its limitations in presentation, so... If the judges on any levels are leaning towards favoring physical submissions, would we be told about that?

Also, I didn't really see anything there about photo manipulation, in regards to dressing up the photo-- would we be allowed to crop out the models and set them into a CG environment, mess around with the lighting on the set, for example? Like they do on official packaging or in the old Bionicle guidebooks?

Thanks in advance

Edited October 20, 2014 by Pomegranate

[Black Six]

Sorry for sort of repeating my question but, I assume we post the entry as reply here. Now, do we have to upload it via BZP or can we make an album on Imgur and just post a link ?

We'll have to get back to you on that. I don't know if Tufi wants entries here or if there will be a separate entry topic. I'd lean towards the latter though.

[Adventurer]

This is so cool! Whilst I know without a doubt nothing I put together will stand a chance - am super keen to see what people create for this. With such a big contest and such a cool prize, I think people will be pulling out all stops (or whatever the saying is) so we should get some cool villains.

 

(May still try and enter after exams - 0.0001% chance is better than 0%, right? )

Edited October 20, 2014 by Adventurer

[Ektris]

A building contest for it? Welp, that's one mask I'll never own. ...

 

Good luck to everyone who enters.

[Nescent]

How thrilling, I can't wait to participate and see what everyone comes up with.

[Methaxx]

Oh man this is so awesome. I'm totally gonna enter even though I most likely won't stand a chance, knowing all the talented MOCers here + the fact that I don't have any time or skill to build an above average MOC.

[Taria Pakari]

When you say constraction/technic elements, does that mean it can use both HF and Bionicle parts?

[Chro]

I have a feeling we're going to be seeing a lot of black and red MOCs over the course of the next month.

It'll also be interesting to see to what degree people utilize CCBS; I assume that many will want to use primarily Technic to make their entries large and impressive, but I think that strong usage of CCBS could benefit an entry, considering the upcoming sets and such.

[Niha]

Wow! This will be a great opportunity for awesome MOCing! I'll be sure to enter!

[Toa Chuck]

A few questions:

1. So we can enter multiple villains? Is there a limit?

2. Would pieces that have been slightly chewed on (Unintentionally of course, from when I was young) be counted as modified if they don't effect color or connections?

3. Will the winner's model be used in any way by Lego?

4. Are we submitting an entry picture, or should it be a gallery?

5. When the prizes say Bionicle heroes, does it mean the masters?

6. Do LLD creations need to use only preexisting colors?

Edited October 20, 2014 by Toa Chuck

[Bob the Janitor]

Do we have to have a rebrick account to enter?

Edited October 20, 2014 by Bob the Janitor

[Shadow Destroyer]

"The contest is open to entrants worldwide, except for those, as noted below, are 13 years of age or older."

 

Did I just read that right? Are they excluding people over 13 years old?

[Black Six]

When you say constraction/technic elements, does that mean it can use both HF and Bionicle parts?

Constraction is Hero Factory and Bionicle.

 

A few questions:

1. So we can enter multiple villains? Is there a limit?

2. Would pieces that have been slightly chewed on (Unintentionally of course, from when I was young) be counted as modified if they don't effect color or connections?

3. Will the winner's model be used in any way by Lego?

4. Are we submitting an entry picture, or should it be a gallery?

5. When the prizes say Bionicle heroes, does it mean the masters?

1. You can submit multiple separate entries, but each entry can only contain one villain.

2. If it's not noticeable, I suppose it would be fine, but you should stay away from it if possible.

3. They retain the rights to use your model, but they are not saying for sure that they will:

Intellectual property rights

By entering this competition you accept that the ownership and all intellectual property rights to your entry are automatically awarded and transferred to LEGO System A/S, Aastvej 1, 7190 Billund, Denmark without any limitations.

 

You will not receive any payment for the transfer of your entry or any intellectual property rights, nor will you receive any payment for any products that may be sold in connection hereto.

 

The LEGO Group can use the entry and any intellectual rights deriving from the creations without any limitations via all forms of media now known or hereafter devised (including on http://www. ReBrick.LEGO.com), worldwide, in perpetuity, without notice to you and without compensation

4. Enter a single picture.

5. I believe it will be the Toa.

 

Do we have to have a rebrick account to enter?

No. You can enter on any of the six sites involved in the contest. You can even enter on multiple sites. Since you have a BZPower account you're good to go!

 

"The contest is open to entrants worldwide, except for those, as noted below, are 13 years of age or older."

 

Did I just read that right? Are they excluding people over 13 years old?

Yes, this is a legal requirement. If you are under thirteen years of age, you can have your parent or guardian enter on your behalf.

[Taria Pakari]

"The contest is open to entrants worldwide, except for those, as noted below, are 13 years of age or older."

Did I just read that right? Are they excluding people over 13 years old?

 

No, what it's saying is that it is open to anyone 13 and older, except people in the excluded countries and as B6 said, anyone younger can have a parent or guardian submit their entry.

[bionicleFanatic]

Woo, this looks good [ ] Already got a prototype model ready, but I doubt my poor mocing skills will be any chance against the pros [] [] So whereabouts do we post our entries? []

 

EDIT: Just a question, is it allowed to put another, smaller figure in the picture to show scale? Because my evil Botar looks great towering over little Macku... []

Edited October 20, 2014 by bionicleFanatic

[Gatanui]

My phone crashed when I opened this topic. I'm not kidding. I think I've already found the cause, though, and it was not the awesomeness of this contest.

 

It's been some time since I participated in the contest, but this is a definite one. This is fantastic!

 

-Gata

[Pohatu: Uniter of Stone]

If I somehow manage to win, I will sell the mask to Mask Collector.

Edited October 20, 2014 by Pohatu: Master of Stone

[Shadow Destroyer]

 

 

"The contest is open to entrants worldwide, except for those, as noted below, are 13 years of age or older."

 

Did I just read that right? Are they excluding people over 13 years old?

No, what it's saying is that it is open to anyone 13 and older, except people in the excluded countries and as B6 said, anyone younger can have a parent or guardian submit their entry.

Oh, I see. Thanks for clearing that up! Edited October 20, 2014 by Shadow Destroyer

[Rahkshi Lalonde]

a contest that allows LDD entries to make up for my mound of broken/outdated pieces?

 

with a chance to win sets with good condition/new pieces?

 

*gasps*!

[doodleloot]

If I somehow manage to win, I will sell the mask to Mask Collector.

 

Not to be rude, but I think you're kind of missing the point of the contest then. If you're not interested in keeping the prize, then why enter in the first place?

[Black Six]

Also, wanted to ask, is there like, any bias towards "real" submissions as opposed to LDD submissions? You could obviously do so much more with unlimited pieces, but on the other hand, it has its limitations in presentation, so... If the judges on any levels are leaning towards favoring physical submissions, would we be told about that?

The winning entries will be judged by the jury upon:

•Overall coolness and creativity

•Inspired originality

•Uniqueness

•Creative use of parts

I'd say if your entry has a lot of all of those, it doesn't matter whether it's a physical MOC or an LDD model. One caveat might be that it's more difficult to creatively use parts in LDD, at least in my opinion. Prove me wrong though!

 

Also, I didn't really see anything there about photo manipulation, in regards to dressing up the photo-- would we be allowed to crop out the models and set them into a CG environment, mess around with the lighting on the set, for example? Like they do on official packaging or in the old Bionicle guidebooks?

I'll have to check on that.

 

So whereabouts do we post our entries? [ ]

We'll have that information later today.

 

EDIT: Just a question, is it allowed to put another, smaller figure in the picture to show scale? Because my evil Botar looks great towering over little Macku... []

Please just include your creation in the photo.

[Pohatu: Uniter of Stone]

 

If I somehow manage to win, I will sell the mask to Mask Collector.

 

Not to be rude, but I think you're kind of missing the point of the contest then. If you're not interested in keeping the prize, then why enter in the first place?

 

I just know that Mask Collector worked really hard to get all of his masks and wants to get all of them and make a Bionicle museum. Besides, the mask would probably be better off with someone who doesn't have crazy siblings. Also, I don't need the prize for myself- the glory of winning is enough for me. I've already decided that if I win first, second or third place, my siblings and I will share the sets. But if I do win... I probably will have a big change of mind.

[Zeb]

This is so cool! Whilst I know without a doubt nothing I put together will stand a chance - am super keen to see what people create for this. With such a big contest and such a cool prize, I think people will be pulling out all stops (or whatever the saying is) so we should get some cool villains.

 

(May still try and enter after exams - 0.0001% chance is better than 0%, right? )

Yes, a small chance is better than no chance. That's why you should always enter a contest if you can, because you increase your winning chances from 0% to something%.

 

EDIT: Oh, and this competition sounds exciting! It's time to get BUILDING! *I pull out my collection of HF parts*

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Edited October 20, 2014 by SuperGeniusCreator

[Black Six]

 

Also, I didn't really see anything there about photo manipulation, in regards to dressing up the photo-- would we be allowed to crop out the models and set them into a CG environment, mess around with the lighting on the set, for example? Like they do on official packaging or in the old Bionicle guidebooks?

I'll have to check on that.

 

Since it's not prohibited in the rules, manipulating the background on your entry photo is fine.

[Bob the Janitor]

Better get building... although I'm not exactly an 'advanced builder', so... Yeah.

But I'm gonna enter anyway.

[Tea-rex]

Better get building... although I'm not exactly an 'advanced builder', so... Yeah.

But I'm gonna enter anyway.

As well as the facts that I'm going to be finding bits of pieces all over my bedroom floor for the next 5 years XD