I do think this is a good idea. I said something similar in this thread . However it was also pointed out to me that if the persons already interested in the comp decided to team up in pairs then it’s possible to get even less entries than we currently get. It also begs the question (if we introduce this new category) why have the limit of only one entry per person? Personally i think anything that can entice more overall people to get involved can only be a good thing. However it has also previously been mentioned to me that some people are wary (or possibly even embarrassed) to enter if they know the other participants are ‘too good’.
It’s a fine line to try and open up the restrictions whilst still keeping the home hack interested in having a go… Anyone who has an opinion one way or the other I would like to hear it
Started new thread - will upload more pictures/movies later
EDIT:
I also have 1 underwater project - made from scratch without using any of existing flashlight parts.
Can I submit new thread in ‘Machine Made’? category
EDIT#2 - I’ve just red about only one single build limit in this contest….
I would like to say i’m keeping on top of things and encouraging all the contestants but i’ve been a little busy with work lately. Aside from fathers day last week i haven’t even had any time to work on my own stuff.
But the good news is there’s still plenty of time to enter So if you’re thinking about it… make the commitment. Everyone will appreciate what you bring to the table
I have a project in mind, but I am not sure if it will be feasible to make it in time (personal time and shipping time). In case I enter, it will be to handmade category. But, again, it is something I will be able to tell in some weeks .
Despite having all the parts for my build (as well as for at least 9 other mods that I can think of), I don’t think I’ll be making any progress until like December at this rate. But, I am still hopeful I’ll be able to finish!
Well, my possiblity to enter this year’s contest is slowly fading.
One important thing for me would be to have appropriate drivers and unfortunatelly I’ve not been able to order it/them (as I would chose the modding project meanwhile…).
So, maybe I won’t be in after all. Let’s see how next weeks go…
Congrats to the ones that have it finished yet and good luck for the still ongoing projects
Well, to here they normally take almost a month, but I am not ordering from China.
I would order from our member Lexel but maybe due to his recent conditions or being busy he’s been absent for a while.
So I’ll have to wait for a reply.
As I announced in post #12 I started a build thread for my 20cm fresnel lens thrower that I would like to use to enter the competition this year.
I’m not sure though in which category it should be, or even if it fits any of the categories. It is almost entirely made from scratch, with loose parts, but it does use a 21700-size battery tube/switch from a Yootoo SD2, because that is IMO really the best and safest way to make a battery carrier for this build. So that makes it fall out of the handmade category. But it is not a modded flashlight either, or you would have to call it a heavily modded SD2
Any ideas if this can be an entry this year? If not, I’m fine anyhow, I’m having a lot of fun building it
So if you’re thinking about it… make the commitment. Everyone will appreciate what you bring to the table 
