The Next Comp?

[bvia]

Originally Posted by wouter1981

Well I guess fantasy livery is kinda hard. ALmost every contestant has to be able to make decals himself. Don't know if a lot off people will enter the contest then. What about something sinister? Every car in the contest has to have something to do with death. Like Senna's Williams, Christine (from Stephen King), James Dean car, the lincoln from kennedy... and so on...
It's perhaps a a bit to far.. but it would definatly be something else then "lemans" ;-)

What? Alcohol and tobacco aren't deadly enough for ya'?...;-)>

Bill

[drunken monkey]

hmm, how about a competition in which you MUST have race weathering/damage (what-ever applies) on the car instead of the usual fresh from the factory look?

[Jamme]

I like the Idea for the Open wheels (I should say any Years) with or without Tobacco/beer.
See you,

Jamme

[Cold_Fire]

Originally Posted by drunken monkey

hmm, how about a competition in which you MUST have race weathering/damage (what-ever applies) on the car instead of the usual fresh from the factory look?

That sounds really good

[Icon Modeler]

Originally Posted by drunken monkey

hmm, how about a competition in which you MUST have race weathering/damage (what-ever applies) on the car instead of the usual fresh from the factory look?

In my opinion, weathered/damaged cars only belong in diaramas. Where the on looker can get a full perspective of the situation. Besides, I'm not into, and I don't believe many others are either, making race cars that look like military vehicles LOL Also my opinon, the only time I would consider weathering is to cover up a crappy paint/decal job and then I would strip and repaint before weathering.

Icon Modeler

[alakai]

I think a broader range of criteria is probably more preferable if you want a large turnout. Limiting your entries to strictly open-wheeled, tobacco/alcohol sponsored blue cars with even-numbered liveries whose driver is going to severely limit your entries. I'd personally vote for either open-wheel or alcohol/tobacco entries... both might be pushing it. Although I don't see any reason for having smaller contests throughout the year with the other criteria. My $ .02.

[drunken monkey]

....i suggesting weathering/damaging because the way i see, it is a theme that allows everyone to enter what they want to build as well as opening up near endless variations of dents, scratches, broken or mud encrusted what-ever you can think of for the various types of race cars.

it also allows for a relatively level playing field as well as from what i gather looking around at what the regulars post, not many people go down this route for their models.

[hirofkd]

I like the idea of open-wheel racers of all ages, and maybe we can have themed prizes like best tobacco and best alcohol, in addition to the best overall?

[robrex]

Ok, here's an idea?
How about any race vehicle that has won a race?

perhaps this has been suggested before but it would certainly allow for quite a variety of models?

[robrex]

Here's another idea?
Test vehicles or prototypes?

[Shunter]

I like the open wheel idea and the colours of Orange & Yellow and why not bring the alcohol & cigarette sponsorship...
So lets bring it on...

[MPWR]

Originally Posted by Shunter

I like the open wheel idea and the colours of Orange & Yellow and why not bring the alcohol & cigarette sponsorship...
So lets bring it on...

So, lets see- open wheel, orange or yellow, and alcohol/tobacco. That leaves us, what- McLarens in Marlboro, and maybe Jordans in Benson and Hedges. Sure, that's plenty of variety for everyone!!

All right, all together now- it's going to be either:
1. Open wheel. Or-
2. Tobacco/alcohol. Or-
3. Orange or red or mauve or chartruse. Or-
4. '70s. Or-
5. Whatever other single category (death, battle damage, Red Bull, Cup Noodles, winners, losers, also rans, etc.)

Pick one of the above.

[Shunter]

Originally Posted by MPWR

So, lets see- open wheel, orange or yellow, and alcohol/tobacco. That leaves us, what- McLarens in Marlboro, and maybe Jordans in Benson and Hedges. Sure, that's plenty of variety for everyone!!

All right, all together now- it's going to be either:
1. Open wheel. Or-
2. Tobacco/alcohol. Or-
3. Orange or red or mauve or chartruse. Or-
4. '70s. Or-
5. Whatever other single category (death, battle damage, Red Bull, Cup Noodles, winners, losers, also rans, etc.)

Pick one of the above.

Well excuse me for making the colour mistake, saying yellow instead of red. What i was saying is i like the themes that have come up so far......

[MPWR]

Originally Posted by Shunter

Well excuse me for making the colour mistake, saying yellow instead of red. What i was saying is i like the themes that have come up so far......

All right, I didn't mean to come across quite so agressively. And it certainly wasn't intended just for you. But- only one of these schemes is going to work, and combinations will only discourage participation.

Either way, after were done throwing around ideas (and we've seen some good ones), I suspect a poll will be in order to sort out one from the rest.

[Shunter]

No worries MPWR...
Well i am happy with either of the options so far, i just want to get the pole done so we can decide what to build...