The Big Blue End of Year Clearance Challenge

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The Big Blue End of Year Clearance Challenge

Let’s start a new challenge, one we can all relate to. We all have those projects that either we’ve started and set aside for something more important, or we have those that we truly intend to start but haven't yet for one reason or another. Most often, we have the material, kit, engine or car. All we need now is one more part or a bit more time and we’re off to the races. Well, now is your chance to get the incentive to go finish up that project. We will call this our, “end of year clearance challenge.”

The Rules:

1. You can enter any project on your railroad that you’ve either started and is less than half finished, or one that you’re ready to start but haven’t yet. This can be anything from building a structure from a kit, a kitbash, anything scratchbuilt, weathering or rebuilding a car or engine, finishing up your trackwork or even completing some other aspect of your layout like scenery or wiring. Just about anything goes, but you have to tell us at what level the project is at when you start and what the intent of the completed project is
   
2. Start a thread in this forum, "Your Screen Name, 2010 EOY challenge," and describe your project in the first post. A start picture would be helpful.
   
3. You can open your thread at any time starting now and until the closing date of the challenge, but please don't post progress pics or reports until the November 1 start date.
   
4. Tell us what you intend to do as part of your challenge and let us know what scale you are working in. As usual, provide us with lots of pictures of your progress.
   
5. Since this is a challenge of procrastinators, we are limiting entries to one per member. More than that would cause too much strain and confusion on a normal person anyway.
   • 5a. By special request, and under the thought of duress, we will allow more than one entry under the following conditions: If a person finishes one project and wishes to enter another they may do so at their own risk to mental, emotional and physical stability. No additional prizes will be awarded; nor will these additional entries be rated, but the modeler will gain the satisfaction of having completed at least one or more long overdue projects. Note that doing this will surly get these people drummed out of the procrastinator's club, big time... so use all caution and do this knowing all the risks.
   
   
6. Because we never give away anything of value away, this challenge is open to all registered members of the Big Blue Train Forum, including the staff.
   
7. This challenge is all about your project, you can have help, but you must do a substantial amount of the work yourself. You or someone else can take the photos.

The challenge starts on November 1, and will run until New Years Day. A poll will open after that date, so that we can pick a winner.

As usual, there are no real prizes, just bragging rights and a certificate from Big Blue showing that you won one of the top three spots.

Please post any questions or comments regarding this challenge here in this thread and we will attempt to resolve any issues here before the challenge starts.