Scenario: Christmas on the planet of Deron.

It is the year 5058, a lot has changed on earth and yes we are still here. Our technologies are nothing like today, computers are a thing of the past and have been replaced by other REALLY COOL STUFF. The Derillions are the inhabitants of the planet Deron 260 Light years away from earth. Strangely the Derillions celebrate Christmas. Yes I know it silly! But they do!! HE He! The concept of Christmas was brought to there planet by humans over 2000 years ago. The Derillions have the ability to morph into there emotions and they can take on the appearance of any of there surroundings. They can turn themselves into any thing they want. For kicks they like to make fun of us, in the way we celebrate Christmas. When Christmas time comes around they have fun morphing into some pretty strange holiday creatures. Some make themselves into Bio-Mechanical Christmas elfs, while others poke fun at Sant himself. In fact a few year back, I Even seen a huma-santa-megala-monster. And boy was he strange! But my favorite ones are the elf-lo-botliens. Some of them have an amazing ability to look like a combination of Derillion, Human, Animal, Alien robot creatures. They are pretty scary if you ask me.

Yes I know the scenario is pretty strange. It is meant for you to look outside the box and stretch your abilities and talents beyond the norm. And in the end you will have a Christmas time treasure to cherish every season. Get creative with it, have fun and sky�s the limit.

Rules:

1. Build us an absolutely ridicules concoction of the outlined elements
2. Must have elements of Christmas
3. The model must be a 2 legged bi-ped like figure
4. Figures are NOT limited by only organic modeling, They can be mechanical or robotic in design since the derillions can morph into anything
5. Must have the following: 1 head, 2 arms, 2 legs
6. The model can be any content: Human, Robot, Animal, Alien, Monster, Bio-mechanical, etc. Christmas holiday thingamajig figure
7. Thumbnail must be 100X100
8. Images must be 1024 X 768 or smaller
9. Any member can play
10. All people, any software application can join.
11. All guidelines for winning model must be met.
12. The final winner will submit the model in a suitable native format such as 3DM, LWO, 3DS, IGES, SLA, DXF chosen by BNT Studios.
13. Participants must be available for contact to exchange information with BNT Studios.
14. Contest will start Dec 12th and end on Jan 12th. Voting will be from Jan 12 to Jan 16th. The judges will then pick the top 3 and announce the winners by Jan 18th
15. Have Fun with it.
    

Technical Guidelines

These guide lines are in place base on possibility and machine-ability of the parts and models themselves.

1. Must be modeled to SCALE: The figure itself should be modeled based on the scale size of 8 inches tall.
2. The model, part, or figure must fit within the specified bounding box. The model must fit inside the required build envelop size of 8 inches Tall x 5 inches wide x 3 inches Deep. The model can be smaller but not larger than these dimensions. 8�x 5�x 3�
3. No object or surface can be any thinner than .100� in diameter or thickness. For example antenna, arm, fingers, hair group, etc. any appendages or external objects.
4. The figure should be in a relatively neutral pose.
5. The winner must be willing to make additions, alterations and changes to their model base on the machine-ability of the model itself. Rapid Prototyping is not a magical process and some parts, objects and geometry is simply not suitable for CNC machining.
6. Any modifications to model must be done at the request of BNT Studios as per machine-ability of the model itself.
7. It may be necessary to break down the model into undivided parts for machine-ability. The final machined parts may have to be glued together after machining.

If you need technical guidance please refer to the BNT Studios site and click the side bar link GC/Renderosity Memb. To request a user name and pass word. Fill out the quick form and we will send you the log on information. This will allow you special access to the secrue area of our site catered to Renderosity members. You will find a plethora of information regarding the Rapid Prototyping process.

http://www.bnt4cncrp.com/GCC0MMUNlTY/gc.html

Prizes:

First Place

8" Tall Figure with base

Second Place

6" Tall Figure with base

Third Place

4" Tall Figure with base

Judging / Voting

The top 10 members of contest will be chosen by the renderosity Community as a majority vote, The 3 winners will then be selected by a panel of judges.

* Contest sponsor will be responsible for delivery of all prizes

SPONSORED BY: BNT Studios