OK, guys … per another recent thread, there’s been some excited discussion about the soon-to-be-released Hollywood movie “Unstoppable” starring Denzel Washington in an action-gripped “monster train out of control” movie:
http://www.unstoppablemovie.com/
That got me thinking …
Here’s my stab at the formal Unstoppable Contest Rules … (don’t get all lawyer-type on me, please!) …
1. Entries limited to registered forum members, only.
2. Don't go all pyro ... SAFETY FIRST ... crash 'em, bash 'em, but PLEASE don't blow up the garage.
3. Create and post ONE VIDEO PER PERSON, via YouTube link (or similar).
4. Video length limited to 2 minutes, tops. Sound, music, screams, all OK.
5. Any model RR scale can be used.
5A. (But if you crash any "S", I take no responsibility / liability whatsoever for having to drive Reckers to the hospital when he has a heart attack while watching.)
6. The movie hits theaters on November 12, 2010. Create and post your video here (IN THIS THREAD) by the end of December 3rd, 2010.
7. AFTER December 3rd, and UNTIL December 9th, registered forum members can cast ONE VOTE for their favorite video by writing a simple POST here in this thread. Example ... "JoeMammy votes for JackSprinkles".
8. However ... YOU CANNOT CAST A VOTE FOR YOUR OWN VIDEO !!! If you vote, you have to vote for someone else.
9. On December 10th, 2010, I will tally up the entries and announce a winner.
10. If there's a tie, the winner will be chosen by whoever can suck up to me the most! I accept bribes, endless flattery, and promises by you to tease Big Ed about his "beloved" New Jersey for ever and ever.
11. The current "winner's pot" is $25.00, which I will send to the winner via PayPal. (Sorry guys, wish I could go higher on my end.)
12. However, I'm still hoping that some other Moderators step in with their generosity to increase the pot and make it more enticing. To be clear, that's a big HINT HINT to the you-know-who gang !!!
13. The winner can spend the money on anything he/she chooses ... trains, comic books, candy bars ... anything ... EXCEPT ANY "S" SCALE STUFF! :laugh: (Unless you want to crash/bash it!)
14. The Contest Originator (that's ME, in case there's any uncertainty there) reserves the right to tweak or edit the Rules as things go along for further clarity, or run for the hills and hide if this all goes amuk and you send a lynching mob to get me when this is all done. If I'm caught, I'll "plead the 5th" and deny everything!
Sooooo ....
Start planning your scenes, schemes, and paths to destruction. Grab those video cameras, and impress us with your Director's talents.
Good luck to all,
TJ
DISCLAIMER -- No model railroad locomotives, cars, accesories or figurines were harmed in the creation of this Contest. Should any model railroad locomotives, cars, accesories or figurines be harmed in the making of your movie, I waive all responsibility/liability, and direct you to send the bag of broken pieces and bits to T-Man ... he can fix ANYTHING!
Go ....
http://www.unstoppablemovie.com/
That got me thinking …
So ... we should have a "who has the balls" contest here on the forum ...
When the movie comes out, and we all see the climatic train destruction / explosion scene at the end, I hereby challange any/all forum members to fire up their video cameras, throttle up their diesels (no steamers, of course!), peg the thing to full throttle, run it blazing into that tight turn ... the one near the dreaded edge of the table ... and take your best stab at our own forum-member Special Effects Department to recreate the scene in scale.
A few members chimed back with “that sounds cool” and “is the contest real?” comments. Well, feeling the pressure, I charged ahead:When the movie comes out, and we all see the climatic train destruction / explosion scene at the end, I hereby challange any/all forum members to fire up their video cameras, throttle up their diesels (no steamers, of course!), peg the thing to full throttle, run it blazing into that tight turn ... the one near the dreaded edge of the table ... and take your best stab at our own forum-member Special Effects Department to recreate the scene in scale.
I'll jump in to begin to make it real, with a challenge to other Moderators ...
I pledge $25 (via PayPal) to the winner of a to-be-formalized forum video contest, with the goal of recreating in model RR scale a crash-scene (or explosion scene, etc.) from the soon-to-be-released movie Unstoppable.
I'll armtwist my fellow Mods to see if anyone else might chip in another $25 or two (amongst the group) to make the winner's pot more interesting.
The movie debuts on November 12th. I'd suggest video-post submissions must be posted here to the forum (via YouTube and the like) by December 3rd.
I'm not a video-making guy on my end, but I suppose we should establish some guidelines: Length of video limited to 2 minutes or less, ... (Any other guideline suggestions?)
So what say ye'? Should we give it a go? Fellow mods?
And, as an important disclaimer to everyone ... especially you pyro types ... leave the real explosions, M80's, giant balls of fire, and the like to the real Hollywood pros. We don't want to have to initiate a new Obituary thread here on the forum!
I pledge $25 (via PayPal) to the winner of a to-be-formalized forum video contest, with the goal of recreating in model RR scale a crash-scene (or explosion scene, etc.) from the soon-to-be-released movie Unstoppable.
I'll armtwist my fellow Mods to see if anyone else might chip in another $25 or two (amongst the group) to make the winner's pot more interesting.
The movie debuts on November 12th. I'd suggest video-post submissions must be posted here to the forum (via YouTube and the like) by December 3rd.
I'm not a video-making guy on my end, but I suppose we should establish some guidelines: Length of video limited to 2 minutes or less, ... (Any other guideline suggestions?)
So what say ye'? Should we give it a go? Fellow mods?
And, as an important disclaimer to everyone ... especially you pyro types ... leave the real explosions, M80's, giant balls of fire, and the like to the real Hollywood pros. We don't want to have to initiate a new Obituary thread here on the forum!
Here’s my stab at the formal Unstoppable Contest Rules … (don’t get all lawyer-type on me, please!) …
1. Entries limited to registered forum members, only.
2. Don't go all pyro ... SAFETY FIRST ... crash 'em, bash 'em, but PLEASE don't blow up the garage.
3. Create and post ONE VIDEO PER PERSON, via YouTube link (or similar).
4. Video length limited to 2 minutes, tops. Sound, music, screams, all OK.
5. Any model RR scale can be used.
5A. (But if you crash any "S", I take no responsibility / liability whatsoever for having to drive Reckers to the hospital when he has a heart attack while watching.)
6. The movie hits theaters on November 12, 2010. Create and post your video here (IN THIS THREAD) by the end of December 3rd, 2010.
7. AFTER December 3rd, and UNTIL December 9th, registered forum members can cast ONE VOTE for their favorite video by writing a simple POST here in this thread. Example ... "JoeMammy votes for JackSprinkles".
8. However ... YOU CANNOT CAST A VOTE FOR YOUR OWN VIDEO !!! If you vote, you have to vote for someone else.
9. On December 10th, 2010, I will tally up the entries and announce a winner.
10. If there's a tie, the winner will be chosen by whoever can suck up to me the most! I accept bribes, endless flattery, and promises by you to tease Big Ed about his "beloved" New Jersey for ever and ever.
11. The current "winner's pot" is $25.00, which I will send to the winner via PayPal. (Sorry guys, wish I could go higher on my end.)
12. However, I'm still hoping that some other Moderators step in with their generosity to increase the pot and make it more enticing. To be clear, that's a big HINT HINT to the you-know-who gang !!!
13. The winner can spend the money on anything he/she chooses ... trains, comic books, candy bars ... anything ... EXCEPT ANY "S" SCALE STUFF! :laugh: (Unless you want to crash/bash it!)
14. The Contest Originator (that's ME, in case there's any uncertainty there) reserves the right to tweak or edit the Rules as things go along for further clarity, or run for the hills and hide if this all goes amuk and you send a lynching mob to get me when this is all done. If I'm caught, I'll "plead the 5th" and deny everything!
Sooooo ....
Start planning your scenes, schemes, and paths to destruction. Grab those video cameras, and impress us with your Director's talents.
Good luck to all,
TJ
DISCLAIMER -- No model railroad locomotives, cars, accesories or figurines were harmed in the creation of this Contest. Should any model railroad locomotives, cars, accesories or figurines be harmed in the making of your movie, I waive all responsibility/liability, and direct you to send the bag of broken pieces and bits to T-Man ... he can fix ANYTHING!
Go ....
