Comments on: Town/Trains Contest: 7777 Redux

By: yooha

yooha — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 08:19:17 +0000

Ha-ha, there is no 31st November! So, what’s the point?

By: gambort

gambort — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:16:41 +0000

^ Sorry, I should have mentioned that questions should be asked in the group itself so everyone can better keep track of them. Not that I'm blaming you at all as it was totally my fault. First, let me introduce you to Bricklink :) We didn't have that in the 80s. Second, I've copied your questions over to the flickr group too so others can see the answer but I'll respond here too: You can build however you like under whatever conditions you like but by restricting yourself to older parts only you will probably not rate as well with the judges .

By: HappyStikBeaver

HappyStikBeaver — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:09:07 +0000

A problem here is that in the 80′s, almost every part was relatively easy to get. Now, each set has specific specialty parts that are in fancy colors, and each one isn’t easy to get if you don’t have that set. I’m assuming by “keep it simple,” the idea is to make it modern yet basic? If I enter, is it okay to have more complex models only using pieces available in the 80′s and early 90′s? Or should it be really modern?

By: fallentomato

fallentomato — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:16:09 +0000

I’d be all over this contest if it were for idea book 6000