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I was originally going to do this as a WTB thread in the JY, but I realized that it has been WAY too long since we had a competition of any sort on the board. At least one I can remember off the top of my head.
The idea behind this is simple. Make a sci-fi grenade out of hardware components. Be as fancy, or as simplistic as you want.
I am putting together a display for him as a house warming gift (suckered another one into the hobby! HAH!) and part of said house warming gift is a "sci fi" weapons display. Mostly going to be repaints of nerf guns, but some other stuff will end up there.
Now, I can make a grenade or two myself, but where would the fun be in that?
So... the rules of the game.
1: has to be hand grenade like. not looking for a suitcase nuke or anything. It can, however, be a bioweapon (hint!).
2: has to be at LEAST 50% hardware. if you have spare parts from other resin kits or just wanna scratch build some stuff, awesome. I don't want to see fully custom machined grenades on the contest though. Not everyone has access to a CNC or a lathe. (plus, check the prize out. not exactly winning the lotto there champ.)
3: has to have a switch, or a button for it to click or be pushed. He just wants SOMETHING on it to be interactive. clicks, lights, things to push/pull, something to fiddle with.
4: HAVE FUN WITH IT.
5: Bonus cool points (may not enhance your chances of winning) if you post a tutorial of how you did it. The world needs more tutorials.
Prizes -
1: 25$ (to buy said hardware grenade from winner)
2: Random piece of K rock from my collection, or 15$ paypal.
Both my friend and I will be judging, but feel free to post up your vote on any that show up. He is really looking for something that clicks and lights up, so if you can wire a basic switch up, you have a chance! If you can glue a button or a switch to PVC, you still have a chance!
If this gets some responses, and a mod wants to help judge, feel free to post up
Get creative guys!
I was originally going to do this as a WTB thread in the JY, but I realized that it has been WAY too long since we had a competition of any sort on the board. At least one I can remember off the top of my head.
The idea behind this is simple. Make a sci-fi grenade out of hardware components. Be as fancy, or as simplistic as you want.
I am putting together a display for him as a house warming gift (suckered another one into the hobby! HAH!) and part of said house warming gift is a "sci fi" weapons display. Mostly going to be repaints of nerf guns, but some other stuff will end up there.
Now, I can make a grenade or two myself, but where would the fun be in that?
So... the rules of the game.
1: has to be hand grenade like. not looking for a suitcase nuke or anything. It can, however, be a bioweapon (hint!).
2: has to be at LEAST 50% hardware. if you have spare parts from other resin kits or just wanna scratch build some stuff, awesome. I don't want to see fully custom machined grenades on the contest though. Not everyone has access to a CNC or a lathe. (plus, check the prize out. not exactly winning the lotto there champ.)
3: has to have a switch, or a button for it to click or be pushed. He just wants SOMETHING on it to be interactive. clicks, lights, things to push/pull, something to fiddle with.
4: HAVE FUN WITH IT.
5: Bonus cool points (may not enhance your chances of winning) if you post a tutorial of how you did it. The world needs more tutorials.
Prizes -
1: 25$ (to buy said hardware grenade from winner)
2: Random piece of K rock from my collection, or 15$ paypal.
Both my friend and I will be judging, but feel free to post up your vote on any that show up. He is really looking for something that clicks and lights up, so if you can wire a basic switch up, you have a chance! If you can glue a button or a switch to PVC, you still have a chance!
If this gets some responses, and a mod wants to help judge, feel free to post up
Get creative guys!
