BQOTT Wants Your MOCs!

Creating a virtual Mata-Nui for the characters to explore is a daunting task to be sure. Not only will it have to look like an exotic locale, but it will also have to feel like a real place, that creatures of all shape and size call home. But while there are many known species of Rahi, I can't help but think we all would love to see a bit more.

So thus begins...

THE BQOTT BUILD-A-RAHI CONTEST!

For all you MOCers out there with access to Bionicle parts from the 2001-2002 era, I'd like you to create friendly Rahi creatures that could potentially be used in the movie!

You have until March 1st to dream up, create, and submit photos of what you think would be a cool Rahi to discover while on an adventure on the island of Mata-Nui. If I think your design is cool, and feels true to the Bionicle style, it'll be turned into a virtual model and included in BQOTT! If they so choose, the creators of the Rahi selected to star in the movie will be included in the credits.

And to make things even better, there's no limit to how many Rahi I select to be featured in the film, just whatever I find to be a good addition into the movie! Pretty nifty eh?

Guidelines

Remember, I am looking for friendly Rahi, so ideally they should be smaller then the bigger Rahi such as the Tarakava, aswell as not simply a redesign of those sets. The more creative the better. Fish, birds, goats, lizards... you name it!

Being that this is based on the early Bionicle saga, please use only pieces found from the 2001-2002 sets (that includes Bohrok). Non Bionicle pieces from 2002 previous are acceptable aswell.

A description of your Rahi, such as details of it's habitat and behaviour are appreciated, but not required.

Being I will be creating a 3D replica of these creations, I'm not limited to what color pieces you had on hand at the time. So if you have the perfect piece but afraid the colors will clash, just give me a heads up and I'll "fix it in post."

Also, because I'm essentially building these models in 3d space, if your model is selected I will request you supply some sort of instruction on how you built it. This can be as simple as a picture showing the pieces you used, or even a YouTube video showing you building it in realtime. However much detail you want to put into the instructions are up to you, just remember the more descriptive, the easier to replicate.

The use of Kanohi is strictly up to you. Kanohi-less Rahi are perfectly acceptable. Use of Bohrok Krana on the other hand I'd rather not see.

How to Enter

To submit your Rahi for contention, you can upload pictures of your creation to an image hosting site of your choice (Brickshelf.com for instance), or even a video showing your creation, and e-mail the link to...

contact@bqottmovie.com
(No Attachments Please, Only Links)

The e-mail should also contain whatever information about your Rahi beast mentioned above, aswell as your Name or a Nick/User name so I can keep track of whose Rahi are whose! You can submit as many entries as you'd like. Who knows... perhaps all of your Rahi will become part of the BQOTT cast! You never know...

The deadline for submissions is March 1st! That should give you plenty of time to think up some awesome Rahi beasts. OH! And be sure to spread the word! If my inbox doesen't fill up with submissions I will be one sad movie maker!


If you have any questions regarding the contest rules and guidelines, feel free to post it in a comment to his post.