I'm hosting a ship building contest over on flickr that is open to any who are interested. Here is an exerpt to give you an idea what the contest is about:

Nomadic thieves steal parts from unattended spacecraft in far-off spaceports to piece together their fighters. They scavange battle fields in deep space for debris to integrate into their fleet. Their ships are lumpy, mismatched, rusty, and lethal! Don't be fooled by the chewing gum and paperclips that appear to hold them together! They prove to be more than a worthy adversary in battle, having pirated the best technologies of all the races and factions that explore space. If you see them in the skies above you, know that you are in the wrong part of town!

more info can be found here:

flickr link

please feel free to enter the contest, or just keep an eye on it as entries start rolling in!

Thanks,

Mike

A great theme.

This will no doubt produce good results, especially with such a long build time.

WIll a ship 99 studs long be ineligible for prizes if it has thinner greeblies which swing out? (such as solar collection devices, etc)

The main reason I put a size limit on the eligibility for prizes is that if you can put together a top-notch ship that is huge in a limited time, then you don't need a grab-bag of Lego bricks from my collection, you're doing well enough on your own. Don't let that stop you from building big, but over 100 studs won't qualify for the cash and prizes!

-Mike