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  1. 12th January 2010, 04:51 AM #1
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    Best Rocket Competition Themes

    Here is your opportunity to throw suggestions on themes for the monthly competition! I will keep track of all the suggestions, and maybe a few of my own, and throw them back at you for that month's competition!

    So, let me know what type of Themes the contest should have. Remember, when possible, there will be 2 competitions each month(LPR and MPR/HPR), so some suggestions are better suited for one class more then the other. For example: Upscales , which would be more appropriate for MPR/HPR , whereas, Goonies would be more appropriate for LPR..Let me know what you want to see for a theme and I will do my best to 'make it so'!
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    W.O.P. contest
    "Waste Of Propellant" or All Show, No Go Rockets

    Saucers,Spools,Pyramids, and other odd shaped rockets.
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    Don't ditch the upscale option for LPR. I've upscaled many rockets to BT-55 or BT-60 that were originally BT-5 or BT-20.
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    An "Inovation" theme for cool stuff that people come up in their builds?

    A "Neat Electronics/Avionics" Theme?

    A "Dunce" theme for our failed attempts at this and that (I'll win a few of these BTW)
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    How about

    "Clusters" and not just the biggest cluster, maybe the coolest cluster.

    "Fighters" rockets that look like fighter jets or space ships..

    " Plastic models" you gotta love those. ones that have flown!
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    Quote Originally Posted by maricopasem View Post
    Don't ditch the upscale option for LPR. I've upscaled many rockets to BT-55 or BT-60 that were originally BT-5 or BT-20.
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    Non Sci-Fi TV themed Rockets
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    Semi-scale military crayons!!


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    I definitely vote for the ugliest rocket. I have at least 50 or 60 good entries for that one....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pem Tech View Post
    Semi-scale military crayons!!


    Right Pantherjon?
    Exactly!
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    A few suggestions

    Big & Little (extreme size differences between two of the same rockets,( like an ultimate darkstar & a micromaxx darkstar)
    Could also do 'family' - at least four of the same rocket in different sizes
    Catastrophe (before & after photos of a rocket after a cato, shred or ballistic recovery)
    extreme kit bash
    Fleets (5 or more crayons, mini maggs, etc...)
    Lawn dart (fin can sticking out of the ground)
    Builder / rocket similarity (like dog owners that look like their pets.... rockets that look like their owners)
    classics (rockets that are at least 15 years old and still flyable)
    LED encrusted rockets
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    Theme,name game,ect

    May have been mentioned before. How bout just that "Themed" rockets. Meaning, rocket kits that have been painted,themed,named ,something other than the original kit name.
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