Announcing the FC Historical Figure Contest!!



?What is the contest,? you ask. Well it is simply building a Historical figure out of official LEGO elements. THAT IS CORRECT, NO CUSTOM PARTS. It doesn?t matter what your culture ANY historical figure will do. Please submit one reference from WIKI or similar site for your historical figure; it has been a while since world history back in high school.

PLEASE NOTE: Your figure will be judged on how well it resembles the historical person it emulates, so make sure your reference material gives some physical description of the person if not a photo.

?There has to be a catch,? you say, well not this time, anyone from any country can enter. And now for the best part, the prize is none other than that most highly sought after golden droid C-3P0. Thanks to the generous anonymous contribution the FC has secured a gold C-3P0 for the contest.

RULES:

1. Figure constructed must be historically significant, i.e. pick up a history book and read about them.

2. Figure must be constructed from ?OFFICAL? LEGO elements ONLY, no decals, no custom parts.

3. Contest is open to ANY and ALL, WORLDWIDE, so spread the word. The only ineligible person is ME, Kaminoan.

4. You are allowed to submit as many FIGURES as you like, only limit is ONE ENTRY PER POST. If you have multiple entries you must make multiple posts.

5. Submission must be accompanied with a link to reference material on that figure, example WIKI or some other online encyclopedia.

6. Picture submission will be via the forums, in the contest thread. Pictures must be formatted to 400 pixels x 400 pixels and posted in the appropriate forum. Limit of 1 picture per Historical Figure!!! You may link your one picture to a gallery, but your figure will be judged solely on this ONE photo.

7. The Contest will start as soon as you start Constructing, but submissions will be accepted from Midnight (US Central Standard Time) on September 1st, 2007 to Midnight (US Central Standard Time) on October 1st, 2007.

8. The historical figures will be initially judged by a panel of non-Lego people, of the FC selection, to identify the top 5 figures. Once the top 5 figures have been identified voting in the forums will commence approximately one week after the submission deadline to select the best historical figure.

9. All decisions by the FC are final. The FC reserves the right to disqualify any submissions for any reason.


Now the good stuff:

PRIZES:


? TOP Prize (One): Gold C-3P0 still in the white 1-10,000 bag. This is an all or none contest.

? Second Prize (Two): A set of the custom accessories I have sculpted and cast, no tauntaun, sorry. Most have not seen these pieces and I will not list them here, but I believe whoever wins them will be happy. Not as happy as first place, but it is better than a kick in the teeth.

Think that is about it, a thread will be set up shortly for submission, please ask contest questions here.

Since your figure will be judged on your photographs, take your time and submit the best photos you can. You can always shrink them down to the appropriate size. Need help figuring out how to take that photo or alter its size, check the forums for tips.

Don?t know how to make a custom figure out of official parts, just yank those arms off, and switch them out, it is the ultimate minifig part mix and match.

Please feel free to announce this contest anywhere and everywhere.


These figures would all be illegal in the current contest as they use decals and custom parts.

--- Kaminoan

This time I am entering. Already have a figure selected. Going to work to find pieces now.

Wonderful. I think it's a matter of looking at all my LEGO faces and working backwards from there.

wooooot for gold 3po'S!

Certainly a generous donation. I might enter this one, however oddly enough, I'm finding it difficult to revert to a purist state.

It's really an exciting news,a pure LEGO minifigs,hum.I have to make a thorough search for it.
And what I expected most is the secret casts of Kam.

Aw man - I stink at making stuff without chopping and gluing. Still, might be worthwhile for me to give this one a go anyway. What's the worst that can happen, right?


Kam - what's your stance on historical figures with -no- physical representation or truly decent description? Basically meaning, historical figures before portrait painting was common, and long before photographs?


Also - when you say no customizing whatsoever, I need a little clarification:

Does it count as customizing if you apply a decal that replicates an actual LEGO design? Such as your 'MIB' torso decal. I just think it's a good idea to clarify that, because it would be customizing, but I think it would also be within the intent of your contest - and some people might find it easier to use a decal than to try to find some of the rarer or more expensive prints.

The Rules state NO DECALS and most won't have the option to use the decal method to get the "original" rare LEGO parts. If you can replicate an "offical" part such that I can't tell then go for it. If I can tell though, I will DQ your fig. If I were to use this method, I would make it look exactly like the offical part, including part color, meaning for example I wouldn't stick the MIB decal on a green torso. Honestly, I would avoid this option as you are skating on thin ice.

As I state in the rules, if you choose someone from before photographs/portrait sketches then make sure you can supply a decent description of the character from some reputable website/historical expert. Just this morning NPR covered this huge story about the appearance of King Tut. The experts portray him one way much to the dismay of several groups who have protested the King Tut Exhibit as it has crossed the US. There seems to be disagree on his skin tone and facial features. So even the experts disagree from time to time, mainly due to lack of ability to really describe these features from bone records. As long as you can back up your version, that is all that matters. I would prefer not seeing a John Wilks Booth as a forestman, for example.

Hope that helps.

Kam

I never use decals anyways, so I'll join.

Does it matter if the figure is in a scenic picture( with lego peices ), or must it be on it's own?

I'll deffinately enter :] !

Are you asking if you can build a vignette around it. Hummm, haven't really thought about that. I am sure there are some who will photoshop in a background, which if they can do that, why can't you throw a few bricks around it. You have to remember this is a figure building contest and not a vignette contest so I would definitely play up the figure.

Kam

Great, I have my entry ready, just need to photograph it this week.

Awsome! I'm going to try and enter... No decals, eh? Dang... Well, I'll be able to enter soon, I expect...

Very cool contest! And purist too, my favorite! So we can enter as many minifigs as we want, but do they have to made recently?

Simple answer:- Yes




No, they doesn't have to be recent. As long as you have SOMETHING (picture, description, etc) from a reliable source to back-up why you made the figure the way you did, then it's fine.

MMCB

I think they're referring to when the minifig was constructed, rather than how far back in history the real person lived. (Maybe you know that and are just giving a broad answer). ;-)

Umm, yeah, of course......just giving a broad answer to make sure everyone understands

lol, and here's me thinking I'm all helpful and everything, sheesh!!!!
Sorry 'bout that

MMCB

As many as you want reguardless of when they were constructed.

Kam

how did i only just find out about this! im on it!

Does the figure have to be a specific person eg. Lincoln or can in just be a general historical person ie. An American Soldier?

I have two questions i can put a photo of the real person and then the photo of the minifigure? if the real person in the photo is wearing a blue t-shirt(for example) in the minifig i have to put it blue or it can be different

If you place a photo next to the real person you are likely going to be judged on its similarities. I would go for the most regonizable outfit. For example I wouldn't put Abe Lincoln in Green. I am sure he wore some green in his lifetime, but he is known by that photo above in the contest descriptor.

Kam

I'll try to enter with one or more figs. Let's see what I've got here...

Hi im new ia have a question how do i post images??

Joc:
I sent you a PM to help you out.

MMCB