Custom Toy Contest?

*BigApple3AM* · 06-14-2007, 07:17 PM

I brought this up in another thread and I think it'd be a fun thing to do over the summer. Would anyone be interested in joining in on a custom toy contest? I've seen this done on gi joe forums and he-man forums before and I think it'd be lots of fun.

How it would work: First we'd have a thread deciding what universe/theme to use. Archie, old toon, mirage, new toon, robo-turtles, bad guys, whatever. Then whoever joins just makes whatever figure they want from that universe/theme and sends me a picture of their custom figure before the deadline. Then I'll post all the pics in a thread and every forum member, those who participated and those who didn't, will vote on which they like the most. It's all good natured so no one will rip on anyone's work that is entered. The competition sort of helps motivate into getting it done.

Then whoever wins I'll send a prize to. If anyone else wants to donate prizes that's cool too, otherwise I'll decide the prize before we start.

I'd like at least 5 people to enter, otherwise it's no fun. I'll enter too unless anyone objects.

And trust me, I have no skill. So if you're worried you wouldn't make something good enough, don't. This would all be for fun.

The only rules I can come up with are: only 2 entries per person. That way if we only get the minimum 5 people at least we can see 5-10 different custom figures, but anything more than 2 would be too much. Becuase if a person only enters 1 and another person enters 10 it's not fair. Also all figures must be made for the contest, no entering previous made figures. No stealing other people's work either. That's about it.

If anyone's interested let me know by posting here. If no one cares then this thread can just die a slow death. I thought it'd be something fun to do over the summer.

06-14-2007, 07:17 PM	#1
BigApple3AM Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Supermarket Aisle Posts: 1,635	Custom Toy Contest? I brought this up in another thread and I think it'd be a fun thing to do over the summer. Would anyone be interested in joining in on a custom toy contest? I've seen this done on gi joe forums and he-man forums before and I think it'd be lots of fun. How it would work: First we'd have a thread deciding what universe/theme to use. Archie, old toon, mirage, new toon, robo-turtles, bad guys, whatever. Then whoever joins just makes whatever figure they want from that universe/theme and sends me a picture of their custom figure before the deadline. Then I'll post all the pics in a thread and every forum member, those who participated and those who didn't, will vote on which they like the most. It's all good natured so no one will rip on anyone's work that is entered. The competition sort of helps motivate into getting it done. Then whoever wins I'll send a prize to. If anyone else wants to donate prizes that's cool too, otherwise I'll decide the prize before we start. I'd like at least 5 people to enter, otherwise it's no fun. I'll enter too unless anyone objects. And trust me, I have no skill. So if you're worried you wouldn't make something good enough, don't. This would all be for fun. The only rules I can come up with are: only 2 entries per person. That way if we only get the minimum 5 people at least we can see 5-10 different custom figures, but anything more than 2 would be too much. Becuase if a person only enters 1 and another person enters 10 it's not fair. Also all figures must be made for the contest, no entering previous made figures. No stealing other people's work either. That's about it. If anyone's interested let me know by posting here. If no one cares then this thread can just die a slow death. I thought it'd be something fun to do over the summer.