Scratch Build A Weapon Contest
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Scratch Build A Weapon Contest
Contest Is Now Closed To Entries as of Midnight Feb. 28th Voting Will Commence Shortly!
Rules
1. This can be a original design or based off a existing replica of a weapon. This has to be 100% Scratchbuilt, meaning no Nerf Gun modifications.
2. Items for the scratch built weapon have to come from places such as Home Improvement stores, Dollar Stores, or places such as Wal-Mart, parts cannot be machined that applies to CNC Machining, Wood or Metal Lathe. Things such as a saw, drill etc. can be used to build your weapon with. Your weapon can be anything classified as a weapon, it can be a staff, knife, gun, bow, anything you can imagine that could fall under the category of a weapon.
3. Pre-Existing Materials can be used but please list them on a seperate sheet of paper , please try to keep the amount of pre-existing materials to a minimum. Also state what it is being used for on the weapon in the e-mail you send with the reciept(s) and photographs.
4. The scratch built weapon budget cannot exceed $50 for materials
5. Reciepts are Mandatory after you have bought your materials needed, assembled your weapon and taken a photograph please e-mail 3 photos of the weapon from a side, rear or front view, and a photograph of the top of the weapon if you can. The rules of this contest are the same as previous contests do not discuss your weapon or provide any photographs of it here on the RPF until the contest is over with.
6. Please e-mail copies of the reciepts and paper with list of existing materials along with your images of the weapon to Cylonproject2000@Yahoo.com for collection for the contest. Please include your RPF username in the body of the e-mail with the words Scratch Build A Weapon Contest in the subject line.
Entries will be accepted up until Feb 28th 2011 when the photos will be collected and voting will commence. Voting will last 1 Week ending on March 7th 2011
Any questions can be asked here regarding the contest, or you can PM me to ask the question.
If you wish to make a donation of a prize for the contest you may do so here. The winners of the contest will have their address PM'ed to the person donating the prize for it to be sent.
http://www.therpf.com/f13/scratch-build-weapon-contest-donation-thread-106641/#post1533715
http://www.therpf.com/f13/shipping-harry-potter-deathly-hallows-pendant-12-00-a-101681/
2. Darknesswolves is offering a very nice Resident Evil carrying bag.
3. Darknesswolves is offering a very nice Afro Samurai Silk Poster as a prize for the contest.
4. I am offering my Halo Reach solid cast with smoothcast resin Halo Reach grenade for the contest. It will need a little work done to it but it will come painted.
Contest Is Now Closed To Entries as of Midnight Feb. 28th Voting Will Commence Shortly!
Rules
1. This can be a original design or based off a existing replica of a weapon. This has to be 100% Scratchbuilt, meaning no Nerf Gun modifications.
2. Items for the scratch built weapon have to come from places such as Home Improvement stores, Dollar Stores, or places such as Wal-Mart, parts cannot be machined that applies to CNC Machining, Wood or Metal Lathe. Things such as a saw, drill etc. can be used to build your weapon with. Your weapon can be anything classified as a weapon, it can be a staff, knife, gun, bow, anything you can imagine that could fall under the category of a weapon.
3. Pre-Existing Materials can be used but please list them on a seperate sheet of paper , please try to keep the amount of pre-existing materials to a minimum. Also state what it is being used for on the weapon in the e-mail you send with the reciept(s) and photographs.
4. The scratch built weapon budget cannot exceed $50 for materials
5. Reciepts are Mandatory after you have bought your materials needed, assembled your weapon and taken a photograph please e-mail 3 photos of the weapon from a side, rear or front view, and a photograph of the top of the weapon if you can. The rules of this contest are the same as previous contests do not discuss your weapon or provide any photographs of it here on the RPF until the contest is over with.
6. Please e-mail copies of the reciepts and paper with list of existing materials along with your images of the weapon to Cylonproject2000@Yahoo.com for collection for the contest. Please include your RPF username in the body of the e-mail with the words Scratch Build A Weapon Contest in the subject line.
Entries will be accepted up until Feb 28th 2011 when the photos will be collected and voting will commence. Voting will last 1 Week ending on March 7th 2011
Any questions can be asked here regarding the contest, or you can PM me to ask the question.
If you wish to make a donation of a prize for the contest you may do so here. The winners of the contest will have their address PM'ed to the person donating the prize for it to be sent.
http://www.therpf.com/f13/scratch-build-weapon-contest-donation-thread-106641/#post1533715
Prizes
1. A Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Necklace and Chain from Wolfie. I was going to give this to someone as a B-Day gift but that passed and I got a different HP item for them instead since this just came today. You can view info on the necklace here.http://www.therpf.com/f13/shipping-harry-potter-deathly-hallows-pendant-12-00-a-101681/
2. Darknesswolves is offering a very nice Resident Evil carrying bag.
3. Darknesswolves is offering a very nice Afro Samurai Silk Poster as a prize for the contest.
4. I am offering my Halo Reach solid cast with smoothcast resin Halo Reach grenade for the contest. It will need a little work done to it but it will come painted.
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Interesting... A few questions though:
Does this have to be an original design or can you build a replica off an existing design?
When you say "no machining" does this only apply to things like CnC? Would a wood lathe be out of bounds? A Bandsaw?
Can pre-existing materials be used? I have a lot of scrap MDF sitting around, so buying new sheets would just generate more junk.
Does this have to be an original design or can you build a replica off an existing design?
When you say "no machining" does this only apply to things like CnC? Would a wood lathe be out of bounds? A Bandsaw?
Can pre-existing materials be used? I have a lot of scrap MDF sitting around, so buying new sheets would just generate more junk.
FSURobbie
Well-Known Member
Nevermind, missed the update.
I'm in. 
Any parts of the weapon can be made of pre-existing materials, you must list the pre-existing materials used and for what purpose on a piece of paper when you send the reciepts, photographs and that sheet to my e-mail. And yes if you use any pre-existing materials such as MDF or another material you only count what you have purchased on your reciepts. Try to use as little pre-existing materials as possible.
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So we have to build it THEN you guys get to decide whether it's compliant with the 1/4 rule?
warlickjacoby
Active Member
Im in for this one!
I see your point I might need to change some rules around a little. Yeah it would be a little hard to classify 1/4.
epilepticsquirl
Sr Member
Will there be different categories or will it be lumped into one. Either way i'm in!
Hazelrah
Well-Known Member
I'm in too. This bad boy only ran me $28. Can't wait to see what I can do with nearly twice that budget!
If I see a portal gun made for less than $50 then I see volpin being a very busy man over the next few years....lol
