31 August 2009

LSB Final entries


A while ago I posted some of the LSB Entries that had been entered, and now I thought I'd come back and finish off, because the competition is ending today. The judging may take a while, but to keep you interested, here's some of my faves between the first post and now:

First up is Uspez Morbo's Happy Critter speeder, with a great little windscreen and some novel part usages.

I really like the look of Vinn's Lotus , with a curved shape and a rough, mechanical feel to it. Though it may look weird and not be very functional, there's something about that rollcage that looks awesome.

Of course, no competition is truly a competition without Tadashistate , and he entered this one with his Raifaival , a scary looking Grim Reaper-style speeder bike, with great use of the Vladek helmet piece and Ninja swords.

One of my favourite entries is that of Lord Star-Blazer . His GH-3.4 'bike has a great clanky feel to it, with a small windscreen and a great shape all round, especially the engine at the back.

The competition has a size limit for a reason, and that reason is because Speeder Bikes need to be small and intricate. That's why I love Arpy 's speeder bike so much: the greebling in the body of the 'bike is great, and I love the pink ring at the end.

Of course there was no ignore T. Oechsner 's third Classic Space entry ...

And, to finish off, let's take a look at Chrispockst's weird entry into the LSB competition: The White Rhino . I simply love the shape of this, and the sides and cables too.

Well, that's it! The final entries are being entered now, as the competition is all ready to close. It's been an amazing show of building skill (and some not-so amazing skill), and it's introduced loads of builders to different sorts of speeder bikes: gone are the classic Star Wars shapes and styles - it's a whole new world of speeder bikes now. All that remains is for the judges to choose the winners...

~John

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