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Official BBC Contest #70: Everything is Constraction!

 

Hey! Did you know there was a split-second Bionicle cameo in The LEGO Movie? You do now!

 

That should take care of those last three people who didn't know.

 

That's it, though. You get to see some old promotional art on the big screen, and then... nothing. You could argue that it's super in-character for Will Ferrell to keep any unavoidable Bionicle pieces in a sealed quarantine bin. You could probably also write a hilarious fanfic about his interactions in the greater AFOL community. You could do a lot of things.

 

The path we've chosen would best be described as 'correction in overdrive.' What you're gonna do this time around is make something from The LEGO Movie, Bionicle-style. Bionicle Emmet? Sure. A Cloud Cuckoolandian creation, if the bucket was filled with limbs and feet instead of bricks? Go for it. A Micro Manager that represents the tyranny of this new interloper action figure theme over classic and true elements? Not sure what site you thought you were registering for, but totally cool.

 

That's not all. This just so happens to be 2015's Brickfair contest, meaning the finalists will be showcased at Brickfair Virginia this August! Voting will take place on both BZPower and at the convention, and through the magic of math, the ultimate winner will be determined. Bear in mind, though, that only the finalist MOCs at Brickfair will be part of the final voting, so if you're unable to send your entry in or it doesn't arrive on time, you won't make the final poll.

 

But enough blah blah business! Get to work!

 

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Entries begin being accepted as soon as this topic is posted, and will stop being accepted on Sunday, June 14th 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 submit your entry name and entry picture through this handy form!

 

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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.

 

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Voting Process:

 

Preliminary Voting begins June 16th and ends June 19th at 11:59 P.M. EST.

Semifinal Voting begins June 19th and ends June 21st at 11:59 P.M. EST.

Final Voting begins August 1st and ends August 2nd at 11:59 P.M. EST.

The contest winner and final voting results will be posted in a separate thread on August 4th.

 

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Rules:

 

1) Your entry may not have been published prior to the start of this contest. You may make your own topic before submitting your entry through the official form, but you must submit through the form before the entry period ends 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. 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 a 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.

 

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Prizes:

 

First place will receive 70789 Tahu - Master of Fire and 70783 Protector of Fire. Second place will receive 70790 Lord of Skull Spiders and 70781 Protector of Earth. Third place will receive 70787 Onua - Master of Earth. First, second, and third place will each receive two 30280 The Piece of Resistance polybags.

 

All finalists will receive a New York Comic Con Bionicle 2015 t-shirt. (Please note the shirts are only available in Large and Extra-Large sizes.)

 

Thanks to LEGO for the prizes!

 

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Contest Hosts:

 

Tufi Piyufi

Black Six

 

 

 

Well, what are you waiting for? Get building already!

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Aww man, and I'm just going to miss the entry period on this one, with the end of the spring quarter.

 

Well, I still look forward to seeing the entries that will be made for the contest!

 

~B~

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Man, I'm bummed because I've already done a CCBS Micro Manager, 2 mechs for Emmet and Wyldstyle, and a Bionicle-ized Double Decker Couch. I've apparently been building for this contest for a while... now to come up with something new.

 

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Oh hey, finally an excuse to actually finally watch the LEGO movie watch the whole movie.

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Also I play FFXIV, my main is Anastasia Willow on Exodus but I've got characters on every NA datacenter.

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Huh. This is an... interesting idea for a contest. I have no idea how I'd translate Minifigures into Constraction... can I build Tahu instead? Apparently he was in there. :P

 

I'll take an excuse to watch the Lego Movie for the fiftieth time any day. Whether or not any building results from that remains to be seen.

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I've never seen the movie, though if I felt I was any good at taking nothing and making it look like something else I would bust into my tub of Bionicle pieces and see what develops. I mean I supposedly have 400+ Pieces in this thing though I've never counted them. I suspect though many of them may be the disks or leach things that were in the armor... Yeah my Bionicle vocabulary sucks...

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So if the MOC is good enough and does well, we have to pay?

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If you would like your entry to be considered in the final poll, yes, you are responsible for shipping your MOC to BrickFair Virginia. But it does make you eligible for some awesome prizes, and you can also add it to the 2015 Convention Circuit to get additional perks.
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Not sure I like the idea of sending any Mocs to a random location and expect it not to get lost, stolen, or just never returned. Maybe if they were in care of somebody I could trust such as a respected member here on BZP.

"A stranger will always be a stranger unless you give them a chance."

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Not sure I like the idea of sending any Mocs to a random location and expect it not to get lost, stolen, or just never returned. Maybe if they were in care of somebody I could trust such as a respected member here on BZP.

Yea, that's something I fear too.

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Not sure I like the idea of sending any Mocs to a random location and expect it not to get lost, stolen, or just never returned. Maybe if they were in care of somebody I could trust such as a respected member here on BZP.

Yea, that's something I fear too.

 

They are in the care of the members of BZP staff who are there. This year is my fourth consecutive year sending MOCs to conventions and they have not once let me down.

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Not sure I like the idea of sending any Mocs to a random location and expect it not to get lost, stolen, or just never returned. Maybe if they were in care of somebody I could trust such as a respected member here on BZP.

You will be sending your MOCs to me. We've been doing this sort of thing for years now and it generally goes without a hitch.
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I noe regret sell all of my Hero Factory stuff...

At some point you realize that you are but a speck in the Universe.


That you time in this worlds is but a blink.


You see the whole of reality as it unfolds before you.


You try to see how far you can reach, and it’s not that far past your face.


But then you come back from the brink.


You hold them in your arms again.


And you know that you are where their world begins.


You are their rock.

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Well, I won't be able to enter the Contest, as I'm merely a child, and wouldn't be able to send it to the convention.

First of all, how old is "child" Second of all, sometimes you just gotta enter contests for the fun of it.

 

How old this Child is is 11. and what if I (Somehow) end up as a finalist? 

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Well, I won't be able to enter the Contest, as I'm merely a child, and wouldn't be able to send it to the convention.

First of all, how old is "child" Second of all, sometimes you just gotta enter contests for the fun of it.

 

How old this Child is is 11. and what if I (Somehow) end up as a finalist? 

 

Got any siblings, relatives, parents etcetera?

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Well, I won't be able to enter the Contest, as I'm merely a child, and wouldn't be able to send it to the convention.

First of all, how old is "child" Second of all, sometimes you just gotta enter contests for the fun of it.

 

How old this Child is is 11. and what if I (Somehow) end up as a finalist? 

 

Got any siblings, relatives, parents etcetera?

 

 

He's a dragon, he burned them all and ate them, duh.

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Well, I won't be able to enter the Contest, as I'm merely a child, and wouldn't be able to send it to the convention.

First of all, how old is "child" Second of all, sometimes you just gotta enter contests for the fun of it.

 

How old this Child is is 11. and what if I (Somehow) end up as a finalist? 

 

Got any siblings, relatives, parents etcetera?

 

I'm not an Orphan, and I do have siblings, but the oldest is 16. and I'm fine with missing it. I'll just wait till the next one/

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Would Shaq be OK? His minifig was in the movie.

Yes, but only if you make an animated GIF of your MOC recreating the, 'oh no, they were ready for that!' scene.

 

Seriously though, Shaq is technically fine. I'd say if the character has a spoken line in the movie they are fair game. Just keep in mind people will be voting on this and it's more likely that more recognizable characters and parts of the movie will fare better.

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Would Shaq be OK? His minifig was in the movie.

Yes, but only if you make an animated GIF of your MOC recreating the, 'oh no, they were ready for that!' scene.

 

Seriously though, Shaq is technically fine. I'd say if the character has a spoken line in the movie they are fair game. Just keep in mind people will be voting on this and it's more likely that more recognizable characters and parts of the movie will fare better.

 

Cool.

 

 

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Scuse me one moment i gota go grab 7 year old me who made the worst things ever that might have a home in Cuckooland. Be right back

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one day this will contain greatness only the best. But take this with the ocean of salt then you will know what to expect from this

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