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Battle Zombie Alita · Undead! Joined: 06 May 2005

Is it the "Good Ole Boy" network shaking hands? If they all have this model, is it just for keeping points? Why does C-S only come here for our contests? Smile

I think a good conspiracy is what we are all looking for to get past the snit over "following the rules" to the letter. I will say that all but one(?) of the nominees does at least visit FBTB and cross post their creations, and ... actually make comments!!!
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Barbarossa · Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Location: Unknowable

Darkkazmo · Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:51 am Post subject:

porschecm2 · Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Location: Texas

:D!

Before yelling "conspiracy!", maybe check out the record. I personally actively post at several different Lego websites, which happen to include FBTB, CS, and CCC. And I've been a member here since before CS was even dreamed of. Smile

CS, however, through its often heavy-handed critiques, really encourages builders to go above par in MOCing, and this could be another explanation for that. Razz

Cm2
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Battle Zombie Alita · Undead! Joined: 06 May 2005

Are those dates accurate? Has C-S never crashed or changed software like FBTB?

So, I am going to look at Post Counts!
mikepsiaki: FBTB 155 C-S SIX!!!
fmoo: FBTB 416 C-S/krush 194!
porschecm2: FBTB 414 C-S 213!
Mark Stafford: FBTB 25 C-S 334!
Legohaulic: FBTB Only Five C-S Twenty-Two!

On average, there are One Hundered Thirty Five Times* as many posts at Classic-Space vs FBTB!!!! And, we know that statistics don't Lie! I am just glad that this BrickFest thing was coming up and that Summer was in the air. Just think how many models from C-Sers would have been around!
And some people don't know a fake conspiracy when it bites them on the ... nose. It is like a fire line used to stop a brush fire before it gets out of control.
* - by Kumazemi
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ThePlasticJedi · Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 2:45 pm Post subject:

Look guys, I was saying that it was a conspiracy only for a laugh, not to bash Classic Space members or anything of the like. I DO NOT think it was a conspiracy. If Classic Space people ARE (Idk for sure) just coming here for the contests, I say bring em on, more competition for me.

TPJ
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fmoo · Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Location: California

I don't post to forums regularly, but when I do have the time, I've spent most of it on FBTB. SW Lego is what got me out of my dark age, and FBTB is where I started MOCing, so FBTB will always have a special place in my mind.

As Cm2 mentioned, CSF is a great place to help raise the bar for your MOCs. You can be inspired by other people's cool space MOCs and learn some new building techniques, and the reputed harsh criticisms aren't so bad as long as one spends some time and effort on a MOC. If you love building spaceships, then it's a good place to check out.

I like both sites (plus some others...), and the real problem is finding time to participate in all of them, and still have time to get some building done! Mr. Green

Dennis

edit: btw, 'krush' is the new screen name that I use everywhere else. I actually tried to switch on FBTB awhile back but had the usual email validation issues, so I just stuck with 'fmoo' here.
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ZombieSolo · ... eats you all. [zMOD] Joined: 05 Feb 2005

I love these contests... there's always so much drama ::D:

fmoo · Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Location: California

Lt. Kettch · Joined: 07 Feb 2005 Location: Folor Training Base

:'( You guys are having a conspiracy without meeeeee!

Fine. I'll just start my own. I can do that. Muaha- *chokes*
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Yarns87 · Joined: 10 Jun 2006 Location: Pennsylvania

First of all, congradulations to Legohaulic, Mark Stafford, Porchecm2, Krush, mikepsiaki, and everyone who entered or is in need of a pat on the back. You are all winners in my book; well, most of you. Wink

Next, who cares if someone spends time at one Lego site more than another. It's their business not ours. They are spending time at both so who cares.
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bwu · Joined: 24 Oct 2005

Good luck to all those that got through and nice try to those who didn't, including myself. Conspiracy or not it's been enjoyable and annoying in trying to make an r shape. I've got my vote ready for the second round and I think there's a good chance of a consecutive compo winner, hint hint!!

Bohman · Joined: 01 May 2006 Location: Lund, Sweden

Barbarossa · Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Location: Unknowable

I hope you won't be offended, Bohman, if I say that the best part of that model is the gallery heading. Wink

Any way, perhaps a little conspiracy now then is all in good fun.(my post is edited accordingly, BTW)

Good luck contestants!
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Yarns87 · Joined: 10 Jun 2006 Location: Pennsylvania

I agree completly with Barbarossa. Completely.
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Bohman · Joined: 01 May 2006 Location: Lund, Sweden

I don't mind, Barbarossa. I have a slight hunch that might be why it was so expensive for me to bribe Jon into saying it was the best thing evah Wink

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bobthestormtrooper · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 6:54 pm Post subject:

in any case, i vote for mikepsaiki.
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ZombieAndrew · Undead! Joined: 17 Aug 2005 Location: Tampa, UT

Finaly!

porschecm2 porschecm2 porschecm2 porschecm2! Whoo hoo hoo hoo! Very Happy

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shoey5 · Joined: 23 Jul 2006

I liked Minister the best, its a shame it didn't make the final 5.

Od Zombie · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:44 pm Post subject:

Yay for voting! Go porschecm2!
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ThePlasticJedi · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 10:21 pm Post subject:

Here's to fmoo!

TPJ
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Logan Starfire · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:15 pm Post subject:

Wow.. this was one tough contest to vote for. In the end... it came down to which one I felt fit the project inspiration most. So, I gave the nod to porschecm2 over Mark Stafford in what was a tightly contested, very heated battle in my head.

I have to say... looking at all five of these MOCs can give a person insight into fantastic building techniques that could completely change the way you might build. Now I'm just trying to unlock those secrets that I see in front of me. Oh yeah, and get more parts.

Thanks to everyone for giving these contests life, and sharing with the community.

Thanks to Jon Palmer for both the inspiration and the judging... you actually saved us a month of debate Very Happy

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Finally, last but certainly not least, Ace gets a big thanks from me for taking on a job that doesn't get many thanks. The pay is terrible, the hours are worse, but the joys it can bring are that much better for it, I'm sure. Thanks for once again pushing FBTB a little further. I know I appreciate the work.
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Nautolan Jedi Master · Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:19 am Post subject:

mark stafford!
i hope he wins, his r-wing completely owns mine, actually about all of you owned mine Sad

Morbie19 · Undead! Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Location: Virginia

My vote, without hesitation, went to Legohaulic. His ship is one of those rare creations that looks effortlessly and perfectly designed and built from the moment I first viewed it. The shape is brilliant without overtly grasping for a recognizeable R-shape, the color scheme is absolutely beautiful, and it has a nice amount of greebling. Overall it's just a really solid creation, while details like the s-foils help solidify that this is indeed a wonderful SW creation. Excellent work Legohaulic, you definitely deserve to win this one.

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Some comments on the other top 5 entries:

- Porschecm2's is easily the most "Jon Palmer"ish of the bunch, in both its shape, size, and color scheme and was a strong contender for my vote the entire time.

- It's eerie how similar, shape-wise, fmoo and mikepiaski's ships ended up. They're great creations but look more to me like mini- or micro-scale capital ships than crafts a single pilot would be flying. If you take the minifig away, I'd have a difficult time seeing them as minifig scale. I'm not totally sold on them being SW-universe ships either, as they seem to be more Macross- or Starship Troopers-type ships (more military-like) to me.

- Mark Stafford's ship is undoubtedly neat in both its color scheme and construction, but the overall build of the ship is just too flimsy and tries to force the R-shape way too heavily for my taste and just doesn't seem very feasible as a "real" SW ship. I know it's a building style, too, but the flatness of the bricks-on-their-side constructed wings just makes those areas too "blah" to be very interesting (to me).

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If this wasn't an R-Wing contest and just a general Star Wars shipbuilding event, I would have loved to have seen Schism's ship get into the top 5. It doesn't necessarily scream "R-Wing" to me, but the shape, build, and colors are just brilliant. It very much reminds me of a Mandalorian ship or perhaps a pirate or maruader craft. I love the alien feel it has; it looks like it would also be at home in the Matrix universe.

Weasel47's ship was another I was surprised didn't make the top 5, as it not only screams out SW (due to its B-Wing-like influences) but also has a totally believable R-shape without being forced.

Good job all; it looks like this is going to be another close contest.

m19
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Morbie19 · Undead! Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Location: Virginia

My apologies if my comments came off as unduly harsh– I didn't intend it that way, but rather just as a personal interpretation of your ship's asthetics to me. It's a brilliant design to be sure, but those couple sore points just stuck out to me. For the flat areas in particular, I suppose it's that they are so long and smooth, not necessarily the width or height of them, that I'm nitpicking. A smaller, flat smooth area would've been less conspicuous than several long wings' worth. Maybe that helps clarify what I was trying to say?

m19
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Battle Zombie Alita · Undead! Joined: 06 May 2005

For a relative newcomer to FBTB (and Classic-Space Smile

), Legohaulic brought a very solid build to the table. The color, structure, greebles and design did look effortless. I would like a bit more for the engine and and that the big gun did not look a bit off balance.

Mark Stafford had an exotic like Concept Cars at auto shows.
porschecm2 was most useful. I could see it as my daily driver/landspeeder to work.
fmoo wins as the best tank. So much Armor!
mikepsiaki has that old time flair down pat. It was definitely Old Republic.

Those are my thoughts.

Or, did I just pick the first one that Ace listed?
Obviously, the new conspiracy is that he has some pyschological trick to make us vote 1st thru 5th in order:

Legohaulic 32% [ 28 ]
Mark Stafford 30% [ 26 ]
porschecm2 18% [ 16 ]
fmoo 11% [ 10 ]
mikepsiaki 6% [ 6 ]

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From What are your Top 5 R-wing picks?

As official voting has started, I've gathered our straw poll results.

Unofficial Voting Results 8/29/2006 11:00am:
1 Adrenaline
4 amethyst
1 apophisV
4 bwu
1 donner1846
1 dwhisper
7 fmoo
1 gold_2
7 legohaulic
3 lt. kettch
7 Mark Stafford
3 porschecm2
2 renegade
1 rogue bantha
9 schism
1 the champ
2 ThePlasticJedi
2 tzidik

Clearly, we can see that this contest will result in a three way tie between fmoo, legohaulic and Mark Stafford since the leader Schism did not make it to the final five.
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