Buzzzz4
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The Frankenpen Contest
(AKA: Modified Pen Contest)
(AKA: Modified Pen Contest)
Below are last year's winners
Here is another chance to think outside of the pen kit bag. Your mission if you choose to accept it is to create the best modified kit pen. It can be a compillation of pen parts from different kits or using some parts from a kit and creating some of your own parts.
This is a contest to find creative ways to modify a ballpoint pen. It is open to all members and there are some great prizes to be won.
This contest will open on Feb 1, 2012 and close on Feb. 17, 2012 at 11:59pm EST without exception. Each entry must be submitted with an entry form and NOT posted in this thread. As entries come in, teasers will be posted. All pens will be fully revealed on Feb 17 in the evening.
Submission of Your Frankenpen
You must use the entry form provided when submitting your pen. Any pen posted to this thread will be disqualified. All entries must be received by Sunday, February 17 at 11:59 pm EST. (ENTRY FORM WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON)
How the winners will be chosen:
The full IAP body will have its chance to vote for their favorite modification beginning the evening of Feb 18. Voting will close Feb 23 at 10:00 pm EST.
The top three vote getters will then be posted for another vote beginning the evening of Feb 23 of the full IAP body which will close on Feb 27 at 10:00 pm EST. The winners will be announced on Feb 28 (or possibly sooner).
Rules for the Frankenpen Contest are:
1 - Must use a ballpoint kit(s) in the creation of your pen. At least TWO external components must be identifiable as kit pieces. Capped ballpoints are allowed.
No fountain pen or rollerball pens will be accepted.
2 - This is a pen kit contest, not a creative blank contest or kitless contest. Modifications and creative ways to use kit parts are the focus of this contest.
3 - The pen must be made for the contest by the person entering the contest and not have been shown before Feb 1, 2013. Any pen shown publicly (Not just on IAP) prior to Feb. 01, 2013 will be ineligible.
4 - Winners will be chosen by the pictures you send. Only two photos of each pen will be shown. Take the best pictures you can since this is all we will have to judge the modificaitons and quality of the fit and finish.
5 - Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third places.
6 - There is a fourth prize which will be awarded by the chair of the Frankenpen Contest. This prize will go to one of the penmakers not chosen for the final vote.
7. Any pen submitted in this thread will be disqualified. It must be submitted using the entry form.
8. To participate in this or any other IAP activity your public profile must contain your real first and last name as well as you place of residence (city & state or equivilant). Please be advised that information contained in the public profile is not viewable by non-members of the IAP. Members who have failed to sucessfully complete any previous IAP activities, and who have been notified by the Activities Manager of such, are not elegible to participate in any IAP activities.
Please contact Eric (Buzzzz4) with any questions.
