Dinosaur toy forum diorama contest 2015 - poll

[DinoToyForum]

Voting for the Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2015, sponsored by CollectA, is now open!

Once again congratulations are in order to all the participants. We've really outdone ourselves this year with a whopping 65 dioramas, making this the biggest contest to date. Many thanks to each and every one of the participants! Thanks also to everyone who takes the time to vote. Finally, thanks to our very kind sponsor, CollectA, who have provided some brilliant prizes.

The poll will run for 30 days and you can vote for your top ten [10] entries. This is more than previous contests because there are so many more dioramas to choose from. Also, I've included one more option than necessary so that each voter can vote for themselves if they participated a diorama. This isn't mandatory, but I recommend voting for yourself to level the playing field, so please do. Take your time when voting because once you've selected your dioramas, they can't be changed later.

The entries will remain anonymous throughout the voting process, so please don't give the game away: no hints, clues, or discussion about who dioramas might belong to. Also, please don't discuss which dioramas you voted for until after the poll closes. Otherwise, general discussion of the entries is more than welcome!

The forum rules and details of how the prizes will be allocated are here: http://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=3359.0

So, let's get down to it, the 'dinoramas' are as follows (This is obviously an image-heavy post so please allow time for all the pictures to download):

1. Velociraptor rampage


2. The Little Red Riding Hood and Mr. Allosaurus


3. Flight or fancy?


4. Jurassic titans


5. Maternal instincts


6. Family of the forest


7. This Triceratops ain't big enough for the both of us


8. Uninvited guests


9. Rearguard action


10. Uphill battle


11. Born to die


12. Beyond coma and despair (countless days without water)


13. Sushi!


14. Something wicked this way comes


15. Strategizing


16. Last of the evening sun


17. Eat this leaf son and you'll get stronger


18. Hunting lesson


19. The day Jimi HendRex couldn't find his guitar...


20. Primeval disagreement


21. The callous reaper


22. Forgotten forest


23. Startled by the vacuum cleaner


24. The triumph of the skies


25. Ferns for breakfast again


26. Bite me!


27. Ceratopsian scattering!


28. The endgame


29. Hard to swallow buffet


30. Morning meal


31. Waterhole trap


32. The reckless Troodon


33. Here comes trouble


34. A southern meal to go


35. Fight or flight


36. Squabble


37. Eye to eye


38. Through stormy skies


39. Raptors on the hunt


40. Expedition archive photo #21, Central Africa, 1933


41. T-Rex trouble


42. The wild and the innocents


43. Confronting the raging tyrants


44. Do you tango? - Argentinian scene


45. Sneaking predator


46. King of the hill


47. Blue lagoon


48. Such a peaceful day


49. Jurassic chaser


50. Cretaceous clifftop call


51. Nothing to me?


52. Take me with you


53. Triassica - the feast


54. One for the road


55. When hunger strikes you take risks


56. Euh-ohplocephalus


57. His domain/Triassic sunset


58. Catch


59. Please, Ms. Olorotitan. Do not judge a hadrosaur by the size of his crest


60. Gardeners of the river


61. Chinese chain reaction


62. Let's fight!


63. To go up or to go down? That is the cretacic question


64. Terror stalks lakeside


65. Get out of my tree!

[jooooo]

Does anyone know what Stegosaur Toys were used in 25. Ferns for breakfast again?

[Dinomike]

Fantastic entries! Voting will be difficult!

[tyrantqueen]

Does anyone know what Stegosaur Toys were used in 25. Ferns for breakfast again?

They're not toys, they are someone's original creation (can't say who because the entries are anonymous).

[Pachyrhinosaurus]

Another great year with tough choices 
It's interesting to see how ubiquitous the Papo carnotaurus has become in the contest over the last year or so.

[Mitko]

Optimistically I do see my submission in top 10, pessimistically, I don't see it out of top 20, realistically, I would be happy if it makes it to top 15.

There are some great pieces.

[PaleoMatt]

Such a tough choice!

[DinoG]

We gonna need a bigger vote!

[Megalosaurus]

Last year I got 2 votes (and 1 was mine) 
I'll be soooo happy if I get 3 or more this year. 


No offense but I prefer not to vote for the ones that use Non toys. Feel its unfair because not everyone has access (or money to buy) sculps. The same with completely custom figures. I'm perfectly fine with the customised (reposed and/or repainted) ones.
I'm just sharing my thoughts.

[Gwangi]

Another great year with tough choices 
It's interesting to see how ubiquitous the Papo carnotaurus has become in the contest over the last year or so.

...and the CollectA dead Triceratops. Strange how the Stegosaurus hasn't been used as heavily.

A lot of great entries here. It will be tough to vote but I think I've got it narrowed down. I'll have to scroll through them a few more times.

[Balaur]

Wow. I'm really impressed by the sheer number of pictures. This is going to be very difficult...

[ITdactyl]

Wow... wonderful selection.  I felt bad that I didn't get the chance to join, but I'm still really happy with the turnout.  Great job everyone.

[alexeratops]

Whoever made "Catch", kudos!

[suspsy]

I've submitted my votes. It certainly wasn't easy, there are so many wonderful entries!

[Silvanusaurus]

Wow, I expected 10 to seem like a lot, but now I don't see how one is supposed to narrow it down to that... I may have to take a few days.

[Simon]

I voted too. I have to say that I am surprised that this year's entries do not include a "mass/herd" shot (I am specifically thinking of the pictures that won the past 2 contests).

I think that, for the first time, we may actually have a close race between the finalists instead of a runaway winner as has been the case the past 3 years.

Ooooh its interesting!  Everybody remember to vote!!

[Arul]

You guys are still the best diorama contestant in the world !! This is cool...emm no, this is SUB-ZERO !!!!

[Mr. Challenger]

No offense but I prefer not to vote for the ones that use Non toys. Feel its unfair because not everyone has access (or money to buy) sculps. The same with completely custom figures. I'm perfectly fine with the customised (reposed and/or repainted) ones.
I'm just sharing my thoughts.

I can understand your point of view, but on this forum are very talented people and you don't know if the figures you see are made for the authors of the entries or if they buy it. I think the variety and originality have to be rewarded if there is a good craftsmanship behind.

[DinoG]

Done!

[Carnosaur]

In #53 what figure is that Theropod? and who made it?