DOTM/MOTM Suggestion Box

This is the place where you place your ideas and suggestions for making the DOTM/MOTM better for future months. I have an idea on what to do for the March DOTM, but I want to get your inputs in too. :)

well for one thing i would say let there be a prize, such as a picture to put in your sig ... or somthing like a trophey with saying your username and the month and year you won at the bottem and on the middle of he trophey be like "Diecast of the Month" or "Modifer of the Month" buit thats just my idea, i would like to see what you have to come up with ...

I plan on getting PhotoShop real soon so I can try to do some kind of artwork but for now I won't be able to do that. If someone else here can do it then that will be good. :)

well i agree with that idea... =)

if possible:

1. it would be a judging system.. let say @gtmike can recommend us some 3 to 5 judges....

2. we @ diecast section can vote thru pm.. @ any JUDGE.so that it wouldnt take a week to win a contest.

3.as my suggestion on Nos. 1 & 2... there will be no more poll..

4. its up to the JUDGES for the Final winners.

thats it for now.

-BUTCH

wait what!? there isn;t going to be a poll and there are going to be judges? if so then we should pick like a few judges in this forum and write up a few sentences on their choice so it isn't like oh yeah i vote for hobbes ro something like that. and if we do have judges would they be the judge for both motm and dotm? if we have judges can we enter our own cars? if we do have judges i think it should change every month so everyone gets a chance to be on if they want. sort of like jury duty you get your own part. and lastly if we are having judges can i be one?

wait new idea. if we do have judges it should be even numbered such as maybe as low as 4 and maybe as high as 8 or 10. then if it's an even vote or something for like two cars we can have a poll to decide the winner. well i guess odd number of judges doesn't matter anyways cuz tehre will be more than 2 cars but w/e.

its just a suggestion...

if we have judges... it must be ODD numbers.. 3,5,7etc...

i think.. we @ the diecast forum has a SLOT to become a judge...but if youre

a judge, you must not join or have an ENTRY for MOTM/DOTM..

this would be more faster in determining the winners..

Heres a suggestion, themes. Like for March Diecast of the Month you post your sports coupe. And everyone has to post a Sports coupe, ext. That way its fair and no so widley varied.

I mean, it is kinda unfair, a $200 car vs a $20 car. of course the more expensive one will win.

Well I Can See What Your Saying With The Judges But It Might Be A Problem Since We Only Got 4 Entries For Motm Which Is Not To Great To Begin With But If We Need Judges We Wold Hav Very Few Contestants!

I like the poll idea. much easier

as ive said... @gtmike (i think) can provide us with judges...

and if there's someone willing to be here @ diecast forum to be a judge.. so there would be a SLOT for us..

so its just an idea.. so that it wont take a week.. in determining the winners.

:)

and by the way... i think thats how its really done.. on a real contest..

judges w/different taste of cars...

Heres a suggestion, themes. Like for March Diecast of the Month you post your sports coupe. And everyone has to post a Sports coupe, ext. That way its fair and no so widley varied.

I mean, it is kinda unfair, a $200 car vs a $20 car. of course the more expensive one will win.

the contest is not "most expensive diecast"...

so its how you deal w/contest.. so just be good in choosing your entry.....

i mean.. you know.. who has this / who has that.. so better submit an entry

w/c other's doesnt have..

:)

@g35 not true on the $200 to $20. look at rasta's cadillac. he is schooling me! i think he has like twice as many votes as i have.

@rasta no even judges so then if it's a tie then we can have the rest of the people vote that are in this forum. it would make the voting process more exciting. just my opinion. and why would we need gt mike to do the judges? we can just nominate them ourselves.

@nosliw.

In RESPECT of @gtmike... as a moderator of this forum.. and i think he knows more people in this forum..that can JUDGE our diecast MOTM/DOTM.

but as ive said.. we can also have a slot.. for us here @ the diecast forum as judges as well.

i think we dont have to worry about the VOTING process.. co'z we can send our vote thru PM...

this is only my point of view..

so its up to us here at the DIECAST FORUM...what to decide.

:)

Rasta:
I see where you are going with the judges. The question is can the judges be from anywhere else other than diecast? Because thats seems like the only way that will work out. I know there could be a possibility that some will come from the plastic modeling but I can't see anything else. If it comes down to that then I can be one. I sasy give the polls another chance. I've seen contests and elections run by polls involving the public so don't count that out either. I can easily make it so that it will be out for two or three days (maybe one if you want :wink: ). I have yet to vote so I have no idea how it's going so far.

G35:
I have already had themes in mind for DOTM. So expect a real curveball from me. :) The number of MOTM right now is so few that it will remain unchanged for now...

And to the untrained eye that is not into diecast, it doesn't matter if the car is dirt cheap or the most expensive thing on the planet. If they like it they will vote on it. If possible, we can drop the manufacturer until the winner is announced and then a little history and details will be included along with that...

@hobbes... i understand.. just giving some ideas...

Regarding DOTM - ill be 100% agree with you... DROP the manufacturer's name!

so it wouldnt discourage anyone.. who are planning to join..

The more I'm thinking about this, the more it seems like a good idea so I'll try;

How about we drop the DOTM 'contest' altogether and just make it more like a dedication type. Like, for example, for March we just post trucks, in April sport sedans, etc. No polls at all. Just a gallery like one would expect in a calendar or something like that... :smokin:

So you are kinda going with my idea of categories?

As for the manufacturers name, we should do that. Just post pictures and what the car is.

We all have some great ideas going here! =D

@g35 i think what he meant by manufacter names like aa and maisto.
@hobbes lets try out polls some more. polles makes it more interesting.

@hobbes: im ok, w/your IDEA...

Nosliw, omg, you interpret me wrong. I know. Im not that stupid lol

hey man it's hard to sence sarcasm thru a comp (in this case tv) screen!

@rasta is that thing really your car?

nosliw: yup.. thats my 1:1 project... whew.. im brokeeee!!

lol

sorry for the OFF TOPIC..

:)

please excuse this off topic post. it will be the last one in this thread. don't you think that it is tooooooooooo low? maybe bigger rims.

@nosliw : ill contact u @ YM...

now back to topic...

so when will the submission of MOTM begins?

Actual time is unknown for now. Expect somewhere around the end of this month to give some people time for finishing touches...

ok... thanks...

ive got to work double time... so i can submit it on time...

:)

ok
i think ther is no reason for DOTM like i said befor,why would i wanna look at the regular dicast model,i can go on the web and look there.
about MOTM.
I THINK it should be 1/18 trucks and suv, sut and van,mini van.
1/24 trucks and ................................. .
1/18 sedan and coupes and conver.
1/24 sedan ................................ .
1/18 race cars /like not street leaga/ i msure u know what i mean.
1/24 race cars ........................... .
1/18 hot rods and classics
1/24 hot rods .............. .

why i m thinking it should be separate for 1/18 and 1/24 ?
becouse 1/18 r bigger its easy to work on,but then again ef u r making body kit then it's easy to work on 1/24. so that's why.:smokin:

The paln for DOTM now is that it will be a showcase with different categories that will more than likely turn into a online calendar.

Using categories for MOTM now is not really gonna work since there is so few. But I will look into it...

I think,for now the MOTM, will still be "mixed"... meaning, we cant have many "sub" categories for it...

co'z, the entries are very few..

-just my opinion-

:)

Dubs, msot of us would like to keep DOTM. We cant all customize like you others can. I suck at it. Besides, more people enter DOTM then MOTM. So we can just keep DOTM.

keep motm the same. not enough subscribers.

K I SEE YOUR POINT.
I understand evrything you saied.
i m not against DOTM it's cool,i have some of the models i can show it 2.
MOTM i think it should be at list 1 TRUCKS,SUV ,SUT, VANS,MINI VANS.
2 SEDANS AND COUPES AND CONVOS, 3 OLDS AND HOT RODS.:smokin:

@DUBS.. thats a year supply of ENTRIES...

:)

We only need a month. Plus only 4 (or 5?) people enterd MOTM

is my list official? makes more sense to have sedans and wagons in one group and coupe convertible and roadster should be another. it would last longer for the list to go around. so it gives more times to get cars of that class etc.

To make it easier make a list of categories you want and we'll work it out from there. :)

okay everyone, hobbes and i were talking and he was tlaking about getting rid of the polls for DOTM ONLY. motm will still get a poll. so i want to ask you guys if you think that we should have a poll for dotm. i think we should have a poll for dotm.

Yea, polls are more fair.

But yea

Sections:

Vans, SUVs, Pickup

Sedans Stationwagons

Coupes, Convertables, Roadsters

Exotics, Sports Muscle (ex Corvette, Viper)

Other

and classic

Yea I Would Say A "classic, Hot Rod, And Muscle Car" Catagory To ...

Thats added to the list aswell Hobbes. Good idea guys. im gonna get some classic models. Like Cameros and Corvettes and stuff. I love old Cameros.

I'll make sure it will be added to the guidelines. :)

By the way G35, it's CamAro... :icon16:

What ever lol you know how many people call Infinitis Infinity? LOL

@g35 oh boo hoo. you know how many people spell porsche wrong. like porsh or stuff like that.

Well, atleast i know how to spell it.

@hobbes

when will the March MOTM submission starts?

same w/ the dotm. when will we find out the category. and will there be a poll for dotm?

I gotta be ready, so if its police cars, i gotta run out and grab a cop car lol

i don't think there are enough diecast cops out there to do one on just cops. i think we set the groups to:
suv/ truck (of any size from semi to pickup)/minivan (mercedes r-class goes under this category)
sedan/wagon
coupe/roadster/convertable (mercedes cls goes under this category)
classic
supercar/ race car

CLS is a supercar.

Who makes a Mercedes R-class

why is the cls a super car? are you thinking of the clkgtr or slr. cls is the mercedes 4 door coupe.

i know that minichamps makes the r-class in 1/43 but i have seen pics of the 1/18 by minichamps of the r-class. i just can't seem to find it for sale anywhere. mabye the benz dealer has it.

O, i thought you were tlaking about the SLR. They all have Ls in them.

Sry. I want a R-Class

anyone know of an 1/18 r-class for sale on the net? we thinking about getting the amg r-class

You have like a seriously rich family

50k horse?!

My mom took that out of her savings, and we are selling that horse right now for $70k because she won somthing.

anyways are we gonna have a poll for dotm?

Yes