In doing a for fun, low budget 'scratchbuild challenge' sometime after the 1st of the year? I've done them on other boards and it seemed like everybody enjoyed it.
Basically, it works this way. The challenge is issued on x day, with a few basic rules; like a general theme, a time limit, a maximum budget for new materials... then the guys each build something, post build logs, and the active board members vote for best, most original, etc. ...
For instance, some of the themes that have been used in past challenges were "rolling stock", "Maintenance of way", "scenery item", etc. The budgets constraints have usually been $10-25. Time periods used were anywhere from 2 weeks to 4.... The last time I set one up, I literally pulled stuff out of a hat the day of the challenge, so even I didn't know what the rules would actually be ahead of time.
It would be just for 'bragging rights', since I can't afford to send anybody prizes. :brokeheart:
Basically, it works this way. The challenge is issued on x day, with a few basic rules; like a general theme, a time limit, a maximum budget for new materials... then the guys each build something, post build logs, and the active board members vote for best, most original, etc. ...
For instance, some of the themes that have been used in past challenges were "rolling stock", "Maintenance of way", "scenery item", etc. The budgets constraints have usually been $10-25. Time periods used were anywhere from 2 weeks to 4.... The last time I set one up, I literally pulled stuff out of a hat the day of the challenge, so even I didn't know what the rules would actually be ahead of time.
It would be just for 'bragging rights', since I can't afford to send anybody prizes. :brokeheart:
