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VOTING for 2015 Mik's Build Challenge

The MIK - Annual Build Challenge
#1

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Voting is open to all registered members of Large Scale Central.

2015 Mik’s build Challenge has been a success beyond all others. WOW is the only thing to explain this years builds.

Now its time to vote for your favorites The prize pool is deeper then ever and the added prizes for speciality categories is great too.

Pleas vote in three categories:

  1. THE SPIRIT OF MIK AWARD: To be awarded to the build that best lives up to what Mik was all about.
  2. FAVORITE BUILD: 1st choice, 2nd choice, 3rd choice.
  3. BEST 1ST TIMER: May be the same as for other categories
  4. BEST BUILD LOG: Best back storie and build log.

Prizes for the general category:

Peter Lucas, MyLocoSound; a large scale steam sound card.

Stan Cedarleaf, Cedarleaf Custom Railroad Decals; $25 Gift Certificate.

Tony (from down under) Walsham; an ESC worth say A$80 (Details to be worked out.)

Dave Taylor; 16x20 Custom Canvas Print Grand prize Award. (your photo or mine)

Dave Taylor; 11x14 Custom Canvas Print 2nd Place Award. (your photo or mine)

Travis Dague; Bundle of strip wood General prize pool.

Ken Bianco, Trainworld; TRAINWORLD $25 Gift Certificate.

Add on prizes for Special category: Awarded by the donators.

Vic Smith; Upland Trains resin building Best Napkin Drawing.

Boomer K. Set of 18 custom crates. Best use of a Round thing.

Cale Nelson; 2 Fn3 Boxcar kits. Best Fn3 (1:20.3) Build.

Awarded by vote:

Devon Sinsley; A Custom turning. Best 1st timers build.

Dennis Rayon; Custom built Rustic Building. 1st Timers award.

Edit: OK, for those of you that expressed a wish to vote in secret, You may by PM to me.

#2

Dave

Do we have a link were all entries posted there pics of there finished entry?

#3

Sean McGillicuddy said:

Dave

Do we have a link were all entries posted there pics of there finished entry?

As a matter of fact:

http://www.largescalecentral.com/forums/topic/23228/2015-mik-s-build-challenge-official-finished-builds

#4

It’s always so hard to choose…

Here’s my votes:

Spirit of Mik: Vic Smith’s Red comet rocket express

Favorite build: #1 John Passaro’s pay station

#2 David Maynard’s Bobber

#3 Shawn V’s Swamp logger

Best first timer: Bob’s Holy water car

Best build log: Doc Tom’s “Bar ketchin’ car”

Good job guys!

Terry

#5

THE SPIRIT OF MIK AWARD: To be awarded to the build that best lives up to what Mik was all about.

David’s fishing bobber

FAVORITE BUILD: 1st choice, 2nd choice, 3rd choice.

1st: Harry’s House

2nd: Rocky and Bullwinkle

3rd" Doc’s Barh Ketcher

BEST 1ST TIMER: May be the same as for other categories

Devon

BEST BUILD LOG: Best back storie and build log.

Boomer

I’m assuming the givers chose their fav’s.

John

#6

OK, Dave how does the voting work? Is there a ballot or do we just email you with our votes? Paul Austin

#7

Oh, no, no, no, no…I’m sorry, but first things first. An Award was left out.

Here it is:

Now for the almost impossible part. I think the builds were of such high quality and such excellent imagination that it’s very, very difficult to make choices. The creativity level was through the roof this year. I’ll man-up and take a stab at it though.

ITHE SPIRIT OF MIK AWARD: To be awarded to the build that best lives up to what Mik was all about.

Devon Sinsley’s Fortune Teller

FAVORITE BUILD: 1st choice, 2nd choice, 3rd choice.

1st: John Caughey for the best whimsical/plausible caboose I ever saw! Ha!

2nd: Vic Smith’s Rocket Comet

3rd" Terry Burr’s Star Trek take-off

BEST 1ST TIMER: May be the same as for other categories

Eric Schade’s Moose Chariot…wow!

BEST BUILD LOG: Best back storie and build log.

Doc Tom…the quality is top-notch, and for my money, while there are contenders, the undefeated champion of story-telling!!

#8

Don’t forget the add -on catagories

Not sure how that works Dave, is it up to the donator or will it be via popular vote?

Nevermind found it (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)

#9

I hate that voting for some is in effect voting against the others. They are all so good and deserving of an award.

THE SPIRIT OF MIK AWARD: David Maynard

FAVORITE BUILD: 1st choice:Eric Schade, 2nd choice:David Maynard, 3rd choice: Shawn Viggiano .

BEST 1ST TIMER: Eric Schade

BEST BUILD LOG: Vic Smith

#10

Dam this was tough but:

THE SPIRIT OF MIK AWARD: To be awarded to the build that best lives up to what Mik was all about.

Chicago Foundry Co #2- John Caughey

FAVORITE BUILD: 1st choice, 2nd choice, 3rd choice.

1st. Moose Chariot – Eric Schade

2nd. Hot tub Time Machine – Tom Brody

3rd. Pay Car Tower of Power- John Passaro

BEST 1ST TIMER: May be the same as for other categories

Moose Chariot - Eric Schade

BEST BUILD LOG: Best back storie and build log.

B’ar catchin’ car – Tom Grabenstein

Best napkin drawing shall be forthcoming

#11

WOW, this was really a tough one to decide…many neat builds that brought a smile and made for interesting daily reads.

THE SPIRIT OF MIK AWARD: To be awarded to the build that best lives up to what Mik was all about.

Vic Smith’s Red Comet. (Loved the choice of a pringles can for the fuselage)

FAVORITE BUILD: 1st choice, 2nd choice, 3rd choice.

1st. Moose Chariot – Eric Schade (Simply amazing workmanship)

2nd John Pasaro’s - Travelling Pay station ( the very definition of whimsical)

3rd David Maynard’s -Bobber caboose (loved the tongue in cheek play on words)

BEST 1ST TIMER: May be the same as for other categories

Moose Chariot - Eric Schade (the Man from Maine blew us away.)

BEST BUILD LOG: Best back story and build log.

Moose Chariot - Eric Schade (loved the really cool videos with stills, a very interesting way to spin a yarn and tell a story)

Tom Grabenstein

#12

Wow this is gonna be tuff…

#13

I have a question on “The Spirit of Mik” award in that I really don’t know what Mik was all about and what his “spirit” would be other than apparently he used what was at hand to cobble/engineer stuff together.

Is there anywhere to get a better handle on this “spirit” for judging? Thanks.

Oh, one more thing…,

Pleas vote in three categories:

  1. THE SPIRIT OF MIK AWARD: To be awarded to the build that best lives up to what Mik was all about.
  2. FAVORITE BUILD: 1st choice, 2nd choice, 3rd choice.
  3. BEST 1ST TIMER: May be the same as for other categories
  4. BEST BUILD LOG: Best back storie and build log.
#14

Wow this is tough. There are some great builds.

THE SPIRIT OF MIK AWARD:

Vic Smith red commet

FAVORITE BUILD:

1st choice, Eric Shade

2nd choice, Doc Tom

3rd choice. Todd Haskins

BEST 1ST TIMER:

Eric Shade

BEST BUILD LOG:

Doc Tom bar ketchin car

#15

so…

Spirit of Mik Award :

John Caughey - Buro Critter

Best Build :

#1 - Eric Schade - Moose’s Chariot
#2 - Shawn Viggiano - Swamp logger Clockwork Loco
#3 - John Passaro - Travelling Hillbilly Tower Block Thing

Best Rookie :

Eric Schade and that Moose again

Best Build Log :

Doc Tom - B’ar Ketchin’ Car . This was the most difficult for me to decide, but in the end the shot of the cuddly critter with its head stuck in cage like Pooh’s in the honey jar swung it.

J

#16

The builds this year have been fantastic, and each in it’s own right is a winner.Trying to choose a clear winner is a tough challenge in itself.

Spirit of Mik Award goes to:
John Caughey who only so very slightly edged out Vic Smith

For favorite build:
1st - Moose’s Chariot, Eric Schade
2nd - St. Francis Travelling Regional Branch Headquarters, John Passaro
3rd - Swamp Logger, Shawn Viggiano

Best Rookie:
Moose’s Chariot, Eric Schade

Best Build Log:
B’ar Ketchin’ Car, Doc Tom (Nobody can weave a tall tale like Doc Tom)

Best Napkin Drawing:
Wallace and Grommit’s Rocket Express, Vic Smith (Who only slightly edged out Shawn Viggiano

#17

You guys really stepped up this year, fantastic quality builds, and the story behind everyone ones build was awesome!!!

Very hard choices to make, glad for the 1st timers also.

Spirit of Mik award

John Passaro - simply fantastic whimsical

Favorite build

  1. Eric Shade - can I have one???

  2. Vic Smith - so crazy to follow that one

  3. Dave Maynard - Holy tongue in cheek

Best 1st Time

Eric Shade- did I mention I want one??

Best Build Log

Doc Tom - master storyteller, had me at hello

Congrats to all on another great year!

Tom & Cody Huisenga

#18

Really Amazing builds this year from everyone, some were out there and some were Waaay out there. Imaginations and building skill burnt up the forum. Well done to everyone which makes the voting really tough.

Spirit of Mik Award. Vic Smith for his big red contraption. Dave Maynard was a close second with the clever Bobber caboose.

Favorite Builds

#1 John Passaro for his skyscraping Weasly shack

#2 Tom Grabenstein for his Bar Katchin Kritter Kontrol Kabin

#3 Eric Schade for the Mad Moose Mobile

Best First Timer. Eric Schade and Devon Sinsley a close second.

Best Log. Tom Grabenstein

Best Napkin Sketch. Shawn Viggiano and a close second was Matt Kirichok for the spaghetti macaroni workup.

Well done Everyone.

#19

Well I vote for me as the winner, but I have to share it with each builder as we are all winners in my book for having a great time building some really cool stuff with 90% imagination, 9% ingenuity, and 1% materials. I think rule #1 was a home run. But at the end of the day there is a contest and winners must be voted on. So…

Spirit of MIK (in my minds eye making the most with the least)

John P for making one heck of a scale model of an actual thing while spending $0

John C as a runner up

Favorite build (ha this sucked)

Eric Shade

David M

Shawn V

1st timers

Todd Brody

Best Log

Doc Tom (very fun to follow and at the end of the day Honey Jack is my drink of choice)

Best napkin

Vic

Best use of a round thing

David M

#20

  1. THE SPIRIT OF MIK AWARD: Victor and his Red Comet Rocket Express

  2. FAVORITE BUILD:

  3. 1st choice: Eric Schade (Eric, I am a total Sucker for the 7/8 scale)

  4. 2nd choice: John Passaro (Marvelous work!)

  5. 3rd choice: Matt Kirichok (we love Minions!)

  6. BEST 1ST TIMER: Eric Schade

  7. BEST BUILD LOG: Doc Tom, as always, the story Shines!

Cale’s Choice for the Best 1:20.3 (Fn3) Build:

  1. Best 1:20.3 Build Doc Tom and his B’ar Ketchin’ Car

Winner of 2 Fn3 LSC Boxcar kits.

Voting was Way too hard, Y’all really out-did yourselves this year. Your Craftsmanship is wonderfully inspiring! Thank you to all who participated. Dave who keeps the ball rolling, and Mik for ever-shining upon us!

BRAVO!