The K'nex Innovations Challenge (KIC) - Round 1 (UPDATES, PLEASE READ)
Seeing as a lot of interest in the challenge has been expressed, the judges and I have decided to host this round now.
This round's chosen topic is: Weapons
Any weapons are permitted for posting, so long as:
-They are functional - all guns must fire.
-They are your own design - this means that no modifications of other guns will be accepted.
-They are posted between the deadline times. Any posted outside these times will not be accepted. It is also not acceptable to re-post.
-They are posted on the site in the form of an Instructable, Slideshow, or Video. The more detailed your submission is, the more likely we are to understand your submission. Please use correct english and annotate where appropriate - we are judging on many criteria!
-They only use K'nex pieces, rubber bands (or other means of elastic potential energy storage) string and tape. Cut pieces are permitted, but do take into account that more cut pieces won't get you better marks. We are trying to maximise the potential of K'nex, not mutilate our pieces!
Please post your entries at any time from:
12:00 Midday GMT September 1st
and no later than:
12:00 Midday GMT October 1st.
(Central American Time = 6:00 AM)
Entries will not be accepted if they are posted beyond the deadline, no exceptions.
To submit your entry, post an Instructable, Slideshow or Video of your weapon, titled "KIC Entry: <Your username> - <Submission Name>" You must post a link to me on this forum topic, or via Private Message.
Judging will commence immediately following the final deadline. The top 20 highest-scoring entries will qualify for round 2.
Please use this topic for general discussion and submission - no spam please, it makes judging and entry accepting much harder.
You have one month. Good luck!
List of Entries:
Beanieostrich
Seleziona
Masterdude
KnexFreak360
rec0n
EDIT: Thanks to a suggestion from TheDunkis and Dj Radio, I am allowing teams to work on a single project in order to share ideas and optimise the weapon.
This round's chosen topic is: Weapons
Any weapons are permitted for posting, so long as:
-They are functional - all guns must fire.
-They are your own design - this means that no modifications of other guns will be accepted.
-They are posted between the deadline times. Any posted outside these times will not be accepted. It is also not acceptable to re-post.
-They are posted on the site in the form of an Instructable, Slideshow, or Video. The more detailed your submission is, the more likely we are to understand your submission. Please use correct english and annotate where appropriate - we are judging on many criteria!
-They only use K'nex pieces, rubber bands (or other means of elastic potential energy storage) string and tape. Cut pieces are permitted, but do take into account that more cut pieces won't get you better marks. We are trying to maximise the potential of K'nex, not mutilate our pieces!
Please post your entries at any time from:
12:00 Midday GMT September 1st
and no later than:
12:00 Midday GMT October 1st.
(Central American Time = 6:00 AM)
Entries will not be accepted if they are posted beyond the deadline, no exceptions.
To submit your entry, post an Instructable, Slideshow or Video of your weapon, titled "KIC Entry: <Your username> - <Submission Name>" You must post a link to me on this forum topic, or via Private Message.
Judging will commence immediately following the final deadline. The top 20 highest-scoring entries will qualify for round 2.
Please use this topic for general discussion and submission - no spam please, it makes judging and entry accepting much harder.
You have one month. Good luck!
List of Entries:
Beanieostrich
Seleziona
Masterdude
KnexFreak360
rec0n
EDIT: Thanks to a suggestion from TheDunkis and Dj Radio, I am allowing teams to work on a single project in order to share ideas and optimise the weapon.
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Sep 17, 2011. 10:49 AMThe Jamalam (author)
says:
Keep posting people! We've just passed halfway through round one :)
Jan 4, 2012. 2:31 PMSenior Waffleman
says:
I want to start entering these KIC's, but how will i know when a new one is posted? Because, im guessing round 2 is going to start soon.
I'm not sure about the other 2 judges, but I'll post my rankings for this contest, since there were only 6 entries, including Jollex, except Jammy didn't update it to reflect this. We didn't get too much innovation in the entries, so after I went through all the innovative entries, I sorted it by execution and performance.
1. Jollex's Mag fed slingshot pistol- It's a mag fed slingshot pistol, the first of it's kind. 'Nuff said. This easily wins an innovation contest hands down.
2. Seleziona's SIHM2- This concept has been done before, but this is the first finalized version. However I consider the execution of this rather poor and impractical.
3. Beanieostrich's IFPP5- Wow, we need to name our stuff better. Anyways the concept in this one has been done before by Dunkis, but Beanie keeps it fresh by compacting it and putting it in pistol form.
4.knexfreak 360's double shot assault rifle- We've seen plenty of these before, and sometimes in better form, but the execution displayed here is rather clean and efficient.
5. Rec0n's M4A1 SOPMOD- There's been plenty of M4 replicas on this site, but this one is better than most. I'm not sure why rec0n was entering a replica in a contest focused on innovation though.
6. Masterdude's MHC- If you look at Masterdude's past track record, you might find that a lot of his guns use a similar pseudo-semi auto slingshot mech, and this is just slightly bigger version of his previous works, with larger ammo, which pretty much loses you points in a contest like this. I was also not really a big fan of the construction of this gun.
1. Jollex's Mag fed slingshot pistol- It's a mag fed slingshot pistol, the first of it's kind. 'Nuff said. This easily wins an innovation contest hands down.
2. Seleziona's SIHM2- This concept has been done before, but this is the first finalized version. However I consider the execution of this rather poor and impractical.
3. Beanieostrich's IFPP5- Wow, we need to name our stuff better. Anyways the concept in this one has been done before by Dunkis, but Beanie keeps it fresh by compacting it and putting it in pistol form.
4.knexfreak 360's double shot assault rifle- We've seen plenty of these before, and sometimes in better form, but the execution displayed here is rather clean and efficient.
5. Rec0n's M4A1 SOPMOD- There's been plenty of M4 replicas on this site, but this one is better than most. I'm not sure why rec0n was entering a replica in a contest focused on innovation though.
6. Masterdude's MHC- If you look at Masterdude's past track record, you might find that a lot of his guns use a similar pseudo-semi auto slingshot mech, and this is just slightly bigger version of his previous works, with larger ammo, which pretty much loses you points in a contest like this. I was also not really a big fan of the construction of this gun.
Oct 12, 2011. 12:29 PMbeanieostrich
says:
He was a judge, judges were not allowed to enter stuff.
Its not an australian word..... its used in other parts of the world.
Whatever. Point is that this wasn't bias at all. I think you're biased against first place because of the trigger, completely ignoring the fact that the crossbow pistol had a 100% new and original concept.
It most likely does, you just have a funny trigger on it.
Your so stupid, the trigger is REVERSED! Now, tell me how on earth i could make that wrong?
Oct 10, 2011. 6:32 PMTheDunkis
says:
Lol...
Bias aside, not rating yours, I'd say DJ's list is pretty much where I'd place the other five anywho. But you really are the only one that did anything completely new with a handle fed crossbow.
Bias aside, not rating yours, I'd say DJ's list is pretty much where I'd place the other five anywho. But you really are the only one that did anything completely new with a handle fed crossbow.
Oct 9, 2011. 8:57 AMjollex
says:
So when are the other judges gonna do their thing? I wanna get the second round happening.
Sep 13, 2011. 12:12 PMMegaMetal8
says:
Can I enter this and mikeasaurus's contest with the same gun?
Please Reply ASAP
My idea I won't say much about but Ill leave you with a "Shotgun Type, not seen before"
It probably won't work though "/
Please Reply ASAP
My idea I won't say much about but Ill leave you with a "Shotgun Type, not seen before"
It probably won't work though "/
Sep 30, 2011. 6:36 PMjollex
says:
I think you're fine, we just have to wait for Jamalam to edit your entry into the topic.
Sep 27, 2011. 12:57 PMknexfreakbuilder
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Sep 28, 2011. 3:52 AMbeanieostrich
says:
Sorry mate, its posted two weeks too early for the starting deadline.
Sep 27, 2011. 1:38 PMTheFoofinator
says:
They won't be counted. Has to have been posted from September 1st, read the rules.
Sep 27, 2011. 2:11 PMthe vengeful aug
says:
http://www.instructables.com/id/1976-MP5K-Prototype-Posted/
Mine
Mine
Sep 27, 2011. 12:27 PMknex mad
says:
Hey jamalam i have my entry done but i have a lil problrm i left my camera at my dads house so yould i be able to post pictures a little later than the deadline maybe thursday gmt time please thanks ill be home on thursday with my camera so it will be my first job on the list obviously if people who have entered the copotition do not want me in then i wont but yeah thats all thanks hope this will be sorted ..
Knex Mad =D
Knex Mad =D
Sep 25, 2011. 7:08 PMKnexFreak360
says:
Heres mine:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Knex-Double-Shot-Assualt-Rifle/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Knex-Double-Shot-Assualt-Rifle/
Sep 23, 2011. 3:50 PMLowney
says:
This comment section is here to post entries. Simply saying "I'm not in" is just pointless.
Sep 22, 2011. 6:23 PMrec0n
says:
http://www.instructables.com/id/M4A1-Sopmod/
I'll recreate my old handle pump while I'm at it. Expect it in a few days if I get around to it.
I'll recreate my old handle pump while I'm at it. Expect it in a few days if I get around to it.
Sep 8, 2011. 5:27 PMTheDunkis
says:
Meh, guess I'll "team" up with someone whoever wants. However, I won't be able to build anything at all, simply too busy to fiddle with K'nex and I'd like to keep my gun in tact (showing off my UMP to whoever desires on campus). So I'll share ideas and guide your builds, but that's the best I can do.
Sep 8, 2011. 9:07 PMTheDunkis
says:
Haha, again? I guess I did a good job just leaving all the work to you last time. >_< Alright, have any plans already? Else you probably know exactly what idea I'm going to jump to if you need one.
Sep 11, 2011. 11:18 AMjollex
says:
I have an idea I've been working on, I'll send you some pictures and description.
hey guys, thought you should know that Instructables is hosting a K'nex gun challenge starting next week!
Here's the info.
Here's the info.
They'll have to remain separate, but you can always enter both!
Here's my entry: http://www.instructables.com/id/KIC-Entry-Seleziona-SIHM2/
Sep 6, 2011. 3:09 PMTheDunkis
says:
Good luck with this. In my opinion, we're encouraging more hiding of ideas from each other. Instead of being competitive, let's be collaborative. But who knows, maybe something will turn out.
If it's OK with the jamalam, we could allow more than 1 person enter as a single entity in the contest.
Sep 8, 2011. 7:12 AMTheDunkis
says:
The last contest that had people working in teams of two worked wonders on innovation. If you were to have, say, three people who could all work together, I'm sure the incentive and ideas would all be there to finally get shtuff done.
You will have the option to participate either by yourself, or with other people as one entry.
Sep 7, 2011. 8:10 AMThe Jamalam (author)
says:
The idea here was to get people to work hard towards a common cause and offer up innovative ideas. This might fall flat on its face but I hope not.
Sep 6, 2011. 11:51 AMThe Jamalam (author)
says:
A patch, and a dedicated forum topic/slideshow type of thing.
Sep 5, 2011. 11:35 AMTheFoofinator
says:
Not that I know of, but it's just something to widen the audience into knexing, not just the same old fuddy duddies like me >:)
Sep 6, 2011. 11:51 AMThe Jamalam (author)
says:
There is, A patch, and a dedicated forum topic/slideshow type of thing. Don't spread false rumours :P
Sep 4, 2011. 12:02 PMThe Jamalam (author)
says:
What are you going to use it for? If it's just for securing two pieces togtether try and use tape if possible, I don't think I can allow superglue.
Sep 3, 2011. 12:48 PMBartboy
says:
*melts down a bucket of knex and makes a slingshot*
I'd enter, but I'm just too lazy.
I'd enter, but I'm just too lazy.
Sep 1, 2011. 3:24 PMTheFoofinator
says:
Does it have to be a gun? Will an interesting melee weapon count?
Sep 1, 2011. 3:36 PMTheFoofinator
says:
Thanks for the reply. I just had a replica in mind...
Sep 2, 2011. 11:12 AMoodalumps
says:
"top 20 entries will qualify for round 2"
What if you don't get 20 entrees? It would be safer to say that the top half move on.
What if you don't get 20 entrees? It would be safer to say that the top half move on.
If that was the case, then we'd probably do top 10, or the top 50%, like you suggest.
Sep 2, 2011. 12:40 PMThe Jamalam (author)
says:
Meh, if I don't I'll change stuff around a bit. I think 20 entreez will happen, the other topic showed a lot of interest in this so I hope it will be fine. Hows stuff going on KI?
Sep 1, 2011. 11:57 AMMegaMetal8
says:
GRRR. It starts as I sprain my hand.
Ill have to start a couple of days late.
And do you mean 1st September to 1st October? Read what you wrote "/
Ill have to start a couple of days late.
And do you mean 1st September to 1st October? Read what you wrote "/
Sep 1, 2011. 3:23 PMknexguy
says:
I have a pretty sweet idea, but it requires a bit of string (not for the trigger) to work. Will this be ok? If you need more info I can send it in a PM.
Sep 2, 2011. 8:46 AMThe Jamalam (author)
says:
You make a good point, I think some string may be allowed in this competition. Well done for asking :P
Sep 1, 2011. 10:27 AMThe Jamalam (author)
says:
All entries welcome providing they fit the specification! Bear in mind the top 20 entries will qualify for round 2, all others will not pass. Good luck!
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