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Character Design Contest ♯35 Poll (Public Domain Literature)

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Character Design Contest ♯34 Winner

The winner of our transformations contest is none other than AMS for his wolfman transformation. Well done man and well done to everyone who entered, there where some excellent creations.

AMS- wolfman

Character Of The Week- 10th August

This week, I'm going keep it short and talk about the latest in Trekkie's robot companions series, the Robot Rabbit.

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Now, the main point of looking at this image is that there aren't any really fancy tricks going on, no shading (which Trekkie can do very well), no background, just item placement. See how many different items you can spot. Making items fit in places they aren't made for can be hard enough sometimes, but fitting them around a companion must take a while, especially as it's so well done. It doesn't need any other decoration to look interesting (although it'd probably be spectacular shaded).

The Big Question ♯13

Apologies to anyone who didn't know yet, but I am going to ask about what people think of the announcement of Peter Capaldi as the next Doctor. Good or bad call?

Personally I think it's a great idea. Not only is he a fantastic actor, but he's a life long fan, so we can expect great things from him. I'm glad that we have an older Doctor for this regeneration and Capaldi will be able to bring the gravitas and dominance of the situation that such a role would require. He could also play a calmer and darker Doctor, which would contrast nicely against Matt Smith's goofy, hyper-active (with the occasional darkness) portrayal.

Also I'd like to know which old Who bad guys you would like to see them bring back this series, to continue the theme from each passing series (Nestene/ Autons, Daleks, Cybermen, Macra, The Master, Sontarans, Davros, Time Lords, Silurians, The Great Intelligence, Ice Warriors). Personally I'd go Axons.

Caption Contest ♯7- Results

Last week I asked you to find the best replacement dialogue for this panel.

Caption Contest

 

Here are the top 5 that I thought were best.

Tool- "What?! They canceled Firefly after one season...Idiots!"

Worf- "Eating kryptonite really does a number on you."

Mr. Gross- "Hello my pretty"

Skybandit- "I am Stallone and this is Rocky XIII!"

Timedrop23- "Hey Green Lantern, I'll show you 'oppan gangnam style!"

But there can only be one winner. And that person is.......

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Power User Profiles: Scatman

When I decided to bring back the PUPs I made a list of 'machiners I'd like to include, today's power user was top of that list. Which is not really that surprising, when you are name checked alongside AMS as one of the masters of Heromachine (by djuby and Kaldath no less) you know you've got some serious skill going. Added to the fact his creations are always unique and brilliant and his comments never fail to amuse, I'm happy to welcome Scatman to the ranks of the Power Users.

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Poll Position- Joss Whedon

This week, I want to hear your opinions on what is Joss Whedon's greatest work. I'm not going to put everything he's done, I'll let you guys add your faves.

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Just when I’d got the innuendo-metre fixed…..

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Character Design Contest ♯35- Public Domain Literature

This week I want you guys to have a look through the numerous literary characters that have fallen into public domain as listed on this site http://pdsh.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Literary_Characters, and do your own take on them. You can do modern versions, contemporary versions or futuristic versions I don't care, just be mindful of one thing; as these characters have been in the public domain they are not copyrighted, but adaptations of them made since are copyrighted (such as the Frankenstein movies, the Phantom of the Opera's mask form the musical, or the many Sherlock Holmes movies/ tv series), so make sure these are YOUR OWN VERSIONS.

Please make sure you have read the rules before entering. As usual, no limit on entries, so have fun and good luck.

Rules for posts, contests, and challenges that I am hosting: Original characters only, no copyrighted characters, no characters based on copyrighted characters, no characters based on RPG’s or other games. The characters must be your own design and not based on any character that might be copyrighted in any way. I have the right to delete any post that I believe crosses this line without warnings. Only post characters that you have either created for this contest specifically or you know for certain have never been entered to a contest before. If you aren’t certain, don’t enter it, because I’m not going to go back through all of the contests and check.

 

Sci-Fi Corner- Fandom: Conventions & Collections

This week I just want you guys to share your experiences on the subject of being a fan.

Do you consider yourself a fan of any particular film, series or comic and if so how big a fan? Have you ever gone to a convention? Do you cosplay? What is the most memorable moment from a convention that you've been to? Do you collect memorabilia and if so, what and is there any dream purchase you wish you could make?