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Competition No 2 - Townstreet 2016

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  1. May 2, 2016 #1
    Toto

    Toto I'm best ignored Staff Member Founder Administrator

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    [font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]Townstreet Competition 2016

    [/font] Three winners, 1st prize wins £100.00, 2nd prize wins £75.00 and 3rd prize wins £50.00 of Townstreet products

    General Competition Rules

    1. All physical work must be your own. Interactive discussion and collusion with other members via the forum threads is permitted.

    2. All entrants are to provide frequent photographic updates of their build progress on the forum in the competition section.

    3. The closing date for this competition one is midnight on the 2nd December 2016 ( time zone specific )

    4. The judges decision is final.( Judge will be Pat, owner of Townstreet & one other TBA ).

    5. The forum Founder is not eligible for entry.

    6. Forum Moderators are allowed to enter on this occassion.

    7. Competitions are only open to Forum members

    8. Further rules may be applied if the need arises after the competition commencement date. If this should happen, it will be at the sole discretion of the founder ( Toto ) in order to resolve any unforeseen issues not covered at the time of commencement.

    9. Junior members may enter.

    10. Anyone taking part must register their intention by starting their own post within the competition number 2 section with a reference made in the post description box stating “ Competition number 2 submission “ under their name.

    The Challenge

    [font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"] [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]1. The challenge is to build a plank to a specified theme. ( Theme to be announced )[/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]
    [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]
    [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]2. There is no restriction to the materials or products used.[/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]

    [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]3. Products can be scratch built or RTR.

    [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]4. The plank may be built in any scale.[/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]

    [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]5. The theme can be in any era.[/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]

    6. The plank must be capable of operating a loco under its own power.[/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]

    [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]7. Electrics can be DC or DCC[/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]

    [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]8. The limitation on track will only be restricted to the physical size of the plank ( TBA )[/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]
    [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]
    [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]Judging Criteria

    [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"] [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]In order to keep the competition open to all skill levels as much as possible, the competition will be judged under the following criteria.[/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]

    [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]1. Inventiveness.[/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]

    [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]2. Originality.[/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]

    [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]3. Participation in Pre-final submission posts.[/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]

    [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]4. Quality of modeling.

    [/font] 5. Best use of raw materials

    Other criteria may be added prior to commencement.

    [font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"] Oh ........ and the " sting " in the tail, whatever theme is announced, you must incorporate a fox, a hammer ( of any kind ) and an active wasps nest.[/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]
    [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]
    [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]Theme and baseboard dimensions to follow.[/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]
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    [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]cheers[/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]
    [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]Toto[/font][font="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"]
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  2. May 2, 2016 #2
    Gary

    Gary Wants more time for modelling.... Staff Member Administrator

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    No goats ?? :scratchchin:

    Cheers, Gary.

    ps. although I did find a fox with a hammer in hand :thumbs:
     
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    Toto

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    Count yourself lucky ....... it was an old toilet pan but thought that may leave a bad taste :avatar:
     
  4. May 2, 2016 #4
    SMR CHRIS

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    No goats ?? :scratchchin:
    Cheers, Gary.
    ps. although I did find a fox with a hammer in hand : https://faustuscrow.wordpress.com/tag/stan-lee/ :thumbs:

    Toto     wrote:
    Toto makes the rules we all try to bend them,
    Gary, you really were quick out of the box with the foxes with big hammers :worship: And :thumbs::thumbs::thumbs: for thinking out side the box. I liked it, you can probably get a nice figurine from the fantasy game modellers :lol: is that inside the rules :giggle:

    The toilet pan may have been a better choice Toto with the bending going on already may have been some interesting interpretation without needing the sensor for Junior members.

    The active wasps may be interesting, noticed some under the deck the other day not sure if it worth the potential pain that pinching the nest may entail (Paper Wasps) nasty little buggers,:facepalm:
     
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    Toto

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    The wasps nest can be visible or hidden as they usually are and inferred by the presence of wasps. Either way, you'd need a few to convince me that a nest is present.
    watch you don't get stung. :avatar:
    toto
     
  6. May 2, 2016 #6
    ianvolvo46

    ianvolvo46 Staff Member Moderator

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    Wow that was so lucky... my goat's name is fox!

    Ian
     
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    Toto

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    God loves a trier.
    A goat called fox ........:facepalm:
    ohhhhhh boy
     
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    ianvolvo46

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    Wasp??
     
  9. May 2, 2016 #9
    Toto

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    Come on you feirdy. Only toy ones. Geeshhh.

    :hammer:
     
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    Well that counts me out!!!

    Australia is the nasty bug capital of the world......we`ve got spiders here that can kill you, not to mention snakes, crocodiles, stone fish, blue ringed octopus amongst other things......and Wasps!!!

    Wasps.....I hate the little suckers....I was attacked by two at once just recently and stung on the arm......very painful and when I get hurt, I get annoyed.....sometimes even angry.....not a pretty sight I must say .....but there you are.????

    I exacted revenge within minutes of soothing the affected area of my arm. Can you imagine Gormo armed with a can of fly spray in each hand, the wind behind me and all guns blazing towards the wasps and their nest. The little suckers didn`t like that too much because I destroyed their nest and eliminated a few of them to boot.

    No it`s not environmentally friendly......but it sure made me feel better.!!!!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

    I guess I could model a Wasps nest with a model me pounding it with a can of fly spray.?????:scratchchin:

    http://www.click:tophat:Gormo
     
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    Toto

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    Sure you could ....... Wasps all the fuss about. :avatar:
     
  12. May 2, 2016 #12
    Gary

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    Now I would have expected Gormo to be out there in his flame proof suit with a can of propellent and a cigarette lighter...

    [​IMG] "Damn you wasps...!"

    Cheers, Gary.
     
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    Toto

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    Gormatic pest control. :avatar:
     
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    gormo

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    I have since found out Gary.....from my like minded nephew and his knowledgeable Dad, that our major hardware retailer here in Oz has a product specifically for Wasps. It is an aerosol can that can shoot a concentrated stream of insecticide directly at a Wasps nest from about 4 metres away.!!!

    Apparently the pair of them reeked havoc and decimated their local Wasp community with this product in a matter of minutes!!!!.......What`s a worry though, is that I detected that look in their eyes that indicated to me that they actually enjoyed it and felt no remorse.?????

    :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:

    http://www.click:tophat:Gormo
     
  15. May 3, 2016 #15
    paul_l

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    I'm allergic to the wee suckers, so appreciate the flame thrower method, although may need to show restraint around the wooden shed

    :avatar:

    Paul
     
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    ianvolvo46

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    My goat(aka fox) eats wasps
     
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    ianvolvo46

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    Any chance you could give out the plank size soon as I need to know what size saw to get.

    Ian:scratchchin:
     
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    Toto

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    The reference size in OO scale is no bigger than 1.2m x 300mm.

    For O Gauge .......... Double it and for N Gauge ........ Half it.

    These are the biggest you can go. You don't have to use the full size if you don't want to.

    If you don't have the right saw Ian ......... Try a hammer.

    Cheers

    Toto
     
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    paul_l

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    ianvolvo46 wrote:
    Ian you trying to say that Fox the goat is buzzin - must be a Scottish goat then
    :thumbs:

    Toto

    0.6m N / 1.2m OO / 2.4m in O gauge does that include the fiddle yard or can that be added later ?

    Paul

    PS in O gauge thats as long as Viccy Road, and I've been working on it for years.
     
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    Toto

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    Maximum sizes Paul. They can be as small as you like. That includes any fiddle yard allowance.

    Cheers

    Toto
     
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