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EMRR Spaceship Design Contest - 2009
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Essence's Model Rocketry Reviews (EMRR) is pleased to announce our fourth year
of this uniquely-EMRR contest. Yes, here we are with the 2009 version of:
DESIGN THIS SPACESHIP CONTEST
 This year, we were inspired by the Future of Space
Travel as inspired by the book "A Vision of Future Space Transportation" by Tim McElyea. Pick this book up
from Apogee Books (CGPublishing).
Along with this inspiration, we are especially pleased to have a partner in the
contest: Apogee Books. Their publications can be inspirational for
the space and rocketry-minded enthusists. Check out their full catalog.
This contest also serves as a bonus item for the 2009 EMRR Challenge, but it is not necessary to participate in the Challenge to
participate in this contest... but, why wouldn't you?
That's right, below you will find six (6) Spaceship pictures that we found
reading the above mentioned book and through other internet searches. Let's see what you can do:
The contest is very straight-forward:
1) Design a flyable rocket that is as closely as possible replicates one
of these six pictures
2) Write up a how-to article, with pics and templates, to allow
others to be able to build one
3) Submit pictures
4) Name YOUR Spaceship
NOTE: Entries will not be posted until the 11/01/09 deadline to
ensure that an entrant's hard work is not taken by a copy-cat. Fear not! Submit early! Submit more than one
design!
* All pictures are copyrighted and can only be used for this contest and not for
packaging or sale.
FINE PRINT:
- If the rocket requires clear fins to be stable, the flight score
reverts to 1.0 for single motor and 1.1 for clusters
- Rockets can not be plastic (or any other) model
conversions.
Scoring will be determined using the following:
- 50% = (R)eplication Score * Weight
- Online Voting will determine total points by normalizing the maximum point
earner to a score of 100
- For Example:
- 100 Voters selecting top 3 equals 600 total points (300 for 1st, 200
for 2nds, and 100 for 3rd)
- The highest score will be normalized to 100 and a multiplier will be
determined.
- So if the highest score is 90, then 100/90 = 1.11 which will then be
the multiplier. If you gained 76 vote points, then your score will be 76 * 1.11 = 84.36
- 15% = (F)light Score * Weight
- 1 Successful Flight =25 points
- 2 Successful Flights =50 points
- 3 Successful Flights =75 points
- 3 Successful Flights with at least 1 different motor/configuration = 100 points
- A lot of trust here, so please take photos, movies, etc.
- 25% = (W)rite Up Score * Weight
- Online Voting will determine total points by normalizing the maximum point
earner to a score of 100
- For Example:
- 100 Voters selecting top 3 equals 600 total points (300 for 1st, 200
for 2nds, and 100 for 3rd)
- The highest score will be normalized to 100 and a multiplier will be
determined.
- So if the highest score is 90, then 100/90 = 1.11 which will then be
the multiplier. If you gained 76 vote points, then your score will be 76 * 1.11 = 84.36
- 10% = Best in Group Percentage
- Online Voting will determine total place
- The Percentage of total Rockets in Group will equal your score
- For Example:
- 5 Rockets in Group and yours places 2nd = 80
- 5 Rockets in Group and yours places 1st = 100
- 1 Rocket in Group and yours is it = 100
Winners will be judged by EMRR Guests during a voting period after the
December 1st deadline.
- Each entrant may enter (1) entry of each rocket photo (Maximum of 4 entries
allowed)
- Each entry must include at least (1) Static and (1) Flight photo, however, to
allow others to be able to build the rocket from your article, more pictures, templates, and drawings are
encouraged.
- Entry photos, templates, or drawings may be GIF, JPEG, of BMP - or - if you
don't have an electronic photo, e-mail us for a mailing address and we will scan them in for you.
- The winner will have first choice from the pool of prizes available for the
contest, the runner up getting second pick, etc.
- Each entrant may only win one prize based on the highest placement of the
entrant's one - four entries.
- If there are more than enough prizes, then prize selection will begin again with
the highest placing second entry per entrant
- Submissions required by 11/01/2009.
- Online Voting will take place after all submissions are posted.
Submit your entries here:![[E-Mail]](../images/anishared_send-pencil.gif)
PRIZE TABLE*:
(Even if you can't play or win, thank these sponsors by supporting them!)
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PRIZE SELECTION: The normal prize selection procedure for EMRR
is that at the end of the contest winners will get an e-mail THROUGH THE eList
asking them to acknowledge by reply within a week. Prize selection is done through this e-mail exchange.
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Apogee Books |
The top 3 winners will receive the book:
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with a Foreword by Sir Arthur C. Clarke
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 Any Style of Flying Saucer kit of your choice of design up to a 29mm
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Anonymous Guest |
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Entries:
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Duane Boldt |
Astrox Icarus |
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(R)eplication= 100*50%*1.2= 60.0
(F)light= 100*15%*1.1= 16.5
(W)rite-up= 97.9*25%*1.2= 30.0
(B)est in Group= 100*10%= 10.0
Booster Bonus= 15.0
FINAL SCORE= 131.5 |
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Ray King |
Love Boat |
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(R)eplication= 100*50%*1.3= 62.0
(F)light= 100*15%*1.2= 18.0
(W)rite-up= 97.9*25%*1.2= 18.2
(B)est in Group= 100*10%= 10.0
Booster Bonus= 15.0
FINAL SCORE= 123.2 |
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Matt Gillard |
Spaceglider |
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(R)eplication= 100*50%*1.1= 38.4
(F)light= 100*15%*1.1= 16.5
(W)rite-up= 97.9*25%*1.0= 10.5
(B)est in Group= 100*10%= 10.0
Booster Bonus= 15.0
FINAL SCORE= 90.4 |
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Ray King |
Starburst |
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(R)eplication= 100*50%*1.0= 17.4
(F)light= 100*15%*1.3= 19.5
(W)rite-up= 97.9*25%*1.1= 8.0
(B)est in Group= 100*10%= 8.7
Booster Bonus= 15.0
FINAL SCORE= 68.6 |
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Jim Bassham |
VTHL |
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(R)eplication= 100*50%*1.1= 33.3
(F)light= 100*15%*1.1= 16.5
(W)rite-up= 97.9*25%*1.0= 5.5
(B)est in Group= 100*10%= 9.1
Booster Bonus= 0.0
FINAL SCORE= 64.4 |
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Glenn Roth |
Jupiter II |
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(R)eplication= 100*50%*1.0= 8.7
(F)light= 100*15%*1.3= 19.5
(W)rite-up= 97.9*25%*1.1= 8.7
(B)est in Group= 100*10%= 6.8
Booster Bonus= 15.0
FINAL SCORE= 58.7 |
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Peter Stanley |
Chicken Hawk |
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(R)eplication= 100*50%*1.0= 19.2
(F)light= 100*15%*1.3= 14.6
(W)rite-up= 97.9*25%*1.1= 11.9
(B)est in Group= 100*10%= 10.0
Booster Bonus= 0.0
FINAL SCORE= 55.7 |
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Kathy Miller |
SynerJet |
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(R)eplication= 100*50%*1.0= 16.3
(F)light= 100*15%*1.3= 14.6
(W)rite-up= 97.9*25%*1.1= 9.4
(B)est in Group= 100*10%= 4.7
Booster Bonus= 0.0
FINAL SCORE= 45.0 |
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Eldred Pickett |
Cone-glomeration |
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(R)eplication= 100*50%*1.1= 8.3
(F)light= 100*15%*1.1= 0.0
(W)rite-up= 97.9*25%*1.0= 3.0
(B)est in Group= 100*10%= 5.8
Booster Bonus= 0.0
FINAL SCORE= 17.1 |
* PRIZE SELECTION: At the end of the contest winners will
get an e-mail THROUGH THE eList asking them to acknowledge by reply within a week.
Prize selection is done through this e-mail exchange.
The actual number of prizes issued will not exceed 3/4ths of the
number of contest entries (e.g. if there are 10 prizes and only 10 entries, only 7 prizes will be issued). EMRR assumes
no responsibility for the prize once it leaves our or the prize donor's location. EMRR is not liable for any damages or
injury caused by the assembly or use of the prize.
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