I don’t believe so. A large part of the stipulations around 3d printing are for allowing the moc to be recreatable by as many people as possible. A handmade mask precludes that.
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Sounds like something you could submit in the second half of the contest.
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Thanks!
Thank you for the contest, I very much look forward to it. I have some questions and would appreciate it if you could enlighten me, please. Here they are:
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Do we need to provide building instructions for each character? Is this what you mean by a minimum of 3 breakdown images of MOCs?
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Do the weapons have to be the same colour as the character? e.g. do Helryx’s weapons have to be blue or silver or can they be another colour?
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For the action pose, is it acceptable to show the MOC fighting a set character e.g. The 2001 Toa Tahu set?
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Are we allowed to vote for our own entries or is it other entries only?
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Are Medieval and Renaissance melee weapons like poleaxes, war hammers, maces, axes, swords & shields acceptable for entry MOCs?
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Can the MOC have Bionicle projectile weapons like Kanoka launchers, Rhotuka launchers, Zamor launchers, Cordak blasters, etc. ?
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Are the bladed shield pieces used in Icarax and Ekimu allowed?
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For the character background, is a wall acceptable? or should the character be on a green screen or other plain, single coloured background?
Thank you in anticipation for your time, I look forward to hearing from you.
No. That would not be allowed per our rules.
No. A breakdown image is a partial deconstruction of a part of the MOC. So for instance, if I took the chest armor off of the Ackar set, that is a breakdown image to show the inside of the torso.
They can be whatever color you want.
No. Only the MOC should be in your action post image.
You are allowed to vote for your entry.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
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I don’t like this. In my opinion you should never be able to vote for your own moc. It takes away part of the fun as a voter. And I know this is highly unlikely, but what if everyone enters a moc for one of the competitions and votes for their own moc? I hope you’ll consider changing this.
Alright, we will consider it.
Considering is done. We literally can not stop anyone from voting for their own MOC. There is no way to prevent it, and even if we were to make who votes for which MOC public, I can’t fathom why we’d waste our time cracking down on people who vote for their entry.
Please. This is exhausting. I’m tired of looking for solutions for things that aren’t problems. People, vote for your own MOC to your hearts content. Your entry will gain 1 extra vote because of it.
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Thank you very much for your quick response, I have a follow up question: is it acceptable to use Photoshop to crop and lighten images, so long as the Photoshop does not alter the design of the model itself? I ask this as some of the photographs I have taken for the Helryx entry are either somewhat dark or there is clutter in the image that needs removing, but neither will affect the design of the MOC.
Thank you in anticipation
Image cleanup is fine, provided no alterations are made to your entry itself.
So, just to be clear: is this actually what you plan on doing? (Unless you haven’t decided yet, of course)
Hello there dear forum members!
this is my first post to this site so please
bear with me as this is new to me.
I allow usage of my “Toa Helryx Mask and Weapons” as well
as any revisions that I make for them later.
You will find the links to my Thingverse items below,
please do let me know if the links are working.
And also expect to see some links to my Shapeways account whenever I can get it working. 
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Bionicle Canon Canister Design
Long story short: I’d like to join the contest by creating actual canisters for each character & then sending them out to the winners & TTV.
Hey Bionicle community! I’ve been watching & reading TTV content for a while now but as this is my first post, I just want to say it’s an honor to be here & it’s a great community to be a part of with so much great content!
So based on the title of this post I’m sure you all can figure out what it’s about. Like the rest of us, I’m super hyped about this new canon contest, and I really want to participate. However, I’ve never been the most phenomenal at Bionicle MOCs, so I thought I’d take a different direction – the canisters!
Obviously canisters, at least in Bionicle G1, were a big part of the Bionicle universe, & I think as we’re doing this canon character contest and having things verified as canon, it would be cool for them to come with canisters (lots of words that start with C I know). I’d really like to design & create these canisters, & I’m willing to do it for each & every contest that will be held. (Just a sidenote: I’m also open to creating boxes if the “set” requires it, but I’m more passionate about the canisters)
The reason why I like to do this is two-fold - 1, because of my passion for Bionicle, & 2, because of my passion for design. From a young age I always loved to build and create, & that’s actually what I went to college for! I’m proud to say that I have a degree in product design with a solid skill set around CAD and 3-D printing, sketching, model making, & general design principles. I’d really like to utilize the skills & sort of give back to the Bionicle community.
As far as how this would work, personally I think it would work best to design the canister after each character is finished, just to help me tie it in together (to the character/mask) and also let the original MOCist do their work without me influencing it. I would love to even make the actual canisters & gift them to the winners & maybe even send some to TTV to review on their YouTube channel as a set.
And obviously I’m open to any ideas the community might have for how I could go about structuring/creating these canisters! So long story short: I’d like to join the contest by creating canisters for each character & then sending them out to the winners & TTV. I would love to get in contact with Greg & the cast members to make this official, but I’m not sure exactly how (if anyone knows, please let me know. Update- I did send Eljay a message). If the cast from TTV is reading this, which I hope is the case, please know that I would love to work in partnership with you guys to make these canisters a reality, & I’m open to structuring this & what you think would be the best way possible. I’m really looking forward to the opportunity of working with such a great community.
Anyways, that’s a lot of text. But please, let me know your thoughts & comments about this idea! I’d love to hear from you guys & I would value your input greatly. Let’s continue to keep the legend of Bionicle alive! #Unity #Duty #Destiny
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The links are indeed not functional, though it does give me some time To appreciate thingiverse’s 404 page(It’s really cool.)
Thanks for the contribution! : p
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Very VERY cool idea! I hope it gets approved. 
Even if it was only 3D renders & did not materialize as physical canisters, I think it would definitely make the winning character feel super “official”!
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Epic. What methods would you use to make said canisters?
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The links have been updated and are now
hopefully up and running as intended,
the Shapeways links will take a bit longer but they are in the works.
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Hey @Eljay are submission entry topics allowed to be edited after submitting?
E.g. adding another pose photo, more text
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has takanuva seen the metru nui toa build? (i plan to make it mostly original)
Thank you for the support! Hopefully, if this gets approved, i’m going to make as much content as possible
@Axelford Thanks for the support!
I’ll probably start off with a lot of sketching to get overall form and color down. From there i’ll most likely move to rough prototype models for proportions if needed, and then into CAD. I’ll probably end up 3D-printing the canisters. I’ve also thought of vacuum forming or blow-molding, but that’s a little bit harder to get my hands on at the moment. Open to ideas though!
EDITED FOR DOUBLE POSTING - Spiderus Prime
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