:OFFICIAL: Old-Timers contest.

[coa03]

post as many pics as you want, but pick one picture you like the best to enter.

many pics as you want, but only 1 to enter.

Models must not be prebuilt.

Why??

[Kerbie]

Originally posted by mentel
okay. well fine, have 19 year olds in this contest seeing as how the real 'teen' contest doesnt allow nineteen year olds, even though they are still technically a teenager.

Doesn't have to be a news paper, but it has to be something. I don't want any cheaters, I don't want any type of arguements or conflicts in this contest. So please make sure you have something to prove the date in which you are building your car.

If you finish it tomorrow and give me an entry, so be it - your problem, not mine. Once I have your entry thats it, it stays there until vote time.

good night i need sleep

yay!! i'm in! sweet.

[Ayala]

i think i'm in, but can you change or modify some of the rules and reg pointed out by some of the members. like the final pix-only one? and the date-how will you know for sure?

[sugarcaddy]

I will join the contest also!
But I do have the gripe that many have suggested already on the one final picture and the date thingy.
So when do we start?? I have a project on the table aready 80% done. So I guess that one is out of the question??:finger:

Scott

[rhmatt]

I'm up for it, just tell me:

When does the two month window start?
Do we have to announce the model that we are building/entering?
Do we each have to make a thread for our progress?

I'd love to have about another week before it officialy "starts". I also have an 80% complete kit that I want to finish first.


Let's get it on!

-Rick

[rcmaxx]

why no get rid of the progress thing? this would require people to have a digital camera so they can take new pics all the time.

why not just have someone take a pictures of say the unbuilt kit(open box) with the date next to it.....then, they can only enter that one model............


either way I am in, but it just sounds was too confusing to me. where there alot of other ways to make it simple, whats the point of having progress pics anyways?

[mentel]

Originally posted by flyonthewall
Sounds good, i'm in on it! There's 2 things i'm not happy with to be honest.

First, the exclussion of 19 year olds. Screw the 'teen' technicality, they will miss out otherwise. But it seems you've changed your mind on this already so that's cool

Second, the progress report thing with newspapers is not such a good idea IMO. I see what you're getting at but i would just find this hassle! I would probably struggle to make a regimented progress thread coz i may not be working on it constantly. Personally i have several projects on the go and i'm really poor at remembering to take pics as i go, it may also be that the model will have more time spent on it towards the end as we get close to the deadline. I'm certain that some weeks i may have nothing to report on at all.

On a more general note, this rule isn't fair to those who don't have easy access to a camera. I have an idea that u all may feel is better! What your saying is that you would like everyone to start a new project for this contest and that your 'prove the date' rule is so that no one submits an already built model right!? Well how about everyone nominates their model to be entered now (next week or so), which can be still in its box or only just started. If so a pic could be required to show the nominated project along with 'proof of date' if necessary and a regularly progress report should be optional.

What do u think?

Actually I think that may work out just fine. Reason being for having progress reports and picture taken with a newspaper (come on, who can't get a news paper?!) is to prove that you are building the model for this contest, and that you haven't already built one. I want this done this way specifically becasue i want new models, and something nobody has seen before. Actaully, if you dont want to give me progress reports thats okay, at least post 1 picture of the unassembled kit next to a news paper so we know what you are doing, and that you are doing it for this comp and its not already completed.

Thanks for the feedback guys , appreciate it

[mentel]

1- Contest will start when everyone is 100% happy with the rules.
2- Post one picture in the soon to be designated thread, of your unbuilt kit next to a newspaper showing the date. This must be done before you submit your entry.
3- A thread will be posted for you to all post in. Each person will get one thread entry, meaning you post once in that thread and then you have to edit the post each time you update, thats just to keep it organised.

anything else i missed

[flyonthewall]

Originally posted by mentel
1- Contest will start when everyone is 100% happy with the rules.
2- Post one picture in the soon to be designated thread, of your unbuilt kit next to a newspaper showing the date. This must be done before you submit your entry.
3- A thread will be posted for you to all post in. Each person will get one thread entry, meaning you post once in that thread and then you have to edit the post each time you update, thats just to keep it organised.

anything else i missed

Maybe consider projects that have only just been started or were started then stalled a while back. For example, i have two projects i'm considering, one is the C-west RX-7 that i started a progress thread on months back. Its still in very early stages and i would like to get it going again, this comp is the perfect reason to do so

Some of the guys here may be in the situation of not being able to afford a new kit for the comp. If you allow just started or previously stalled projects then it will allow these people to take part. Maybe each nominated project can be considered on its own merit

Just throwing out ideas

[bibendumz]

IN MY OPINION, if anyone of you do not agree or cant fulfill some of the rules and regulations that was setted, than you can consider opting out of the compeition.

[mentel]

as far as new projects go, i dont want any part of the pr oject started what so ever. i want it to be a completely unused/opened kit. just one of the rules for it.

Put your name down if you are going to be entering, this thread will stay up till tomorrow morning when I lock it and post the official official old timers thread.

Entrants:
MenteL

[Dave ESPI]

awesome. I just posted a thread like 2 weekas or so ago on the '66 T-Bird I am doing. can I use it ? I swear I just bought it.... I haven't completely finished the kit, so I could snap a shot of it with a date on it if that would surfice.

[tonioseven]

1. Mentel
2. flyonthewall
I have to drop out because of some other commitments

[rcmaxx]

WTF? till tomorow morning? some people dont check the site that often!

[CADguy]

Count me in!:sun:

Sounds like fun.

8 weeks is just about right for me.