Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2024

[DinoToyForum]

The Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2024 is now open! There are no prizes this year but the contest is always fun and that's the main thing!

Rules, regulations, terms and conditions

Anyone can enter. All members of the Dinosaur Toy Forum, including staff, can participate. Non-members who wish to participate are invited to register an account on the Dinosaur Toy Forum (this is free).

Dioramas. Dioramas must feature prehistoric creatures: from belemnites to Brontosaurus. For the purpose of this contest the definition of "diorama" is open to interpretation. It could be anything from a traditionally constructed self-contained diorama scene, to a photograph of toys arranged outside, whatever you like. So, get creative! Dioramas must be new (never published or shared on the internet before) and must have been produced by the entrant. Stealing somebody else's diorama will result in disqualification.

One diorama per member. Entrants may submit one photograph of their diorama. Once submitted it cannot be exchanged for an alternative entry.

Title. Entries must be accompanied by a creative title.

Photoshop and AI. Photoshop is allowed, but the original photograph(s) used in the diorama must be your own. Using somebody else's photographs will result in disqualification. The use of AI is not allowed in any form.

Winners. There will be three winners in first, second and third place respectively (no joint positions). These will be selected by an anonymous public poll open to all Dinosaur Toy Forum members, which will take place within seven days after the closing date (see below). A tie-break poll will be created in the event of any tied positions. There will also be three additional honourable mentions for dioramas in positions four to six.

How to enter

Entries must be anonymous until the winners are announced. We therefore request that entrants do not watermark or sign their entries or discuss them on the forum until after the results are announced.

Submission. Entries should be submitted as a jpeg (.jpg or .jpeg) image file at least 1500px wide. When the images are shared online, the contest organiser will resize them so they are all the same width, for consistency and for ease of viewing on the web. Send your entry as an email attachment to [email protected] with the following format:

The email title should read as follows: "diorama contest 2024 [ forum username ]"

Include the diorama title in the email body.

A confirmation reply email will be sent to entrants within seven days of receipt. Please be patient. If, after seven days, you have still not received a confirmation reply, then feel free to email again to ask if your entry was received.

Deadline. The contest is open from today (Saturday 8th June 2024) until the deadline on Saturday 26th October 2024 (entries received after 00:00 hours AST on 27th October will be invalid.)

Additional terms and conditions

By entering this contest, you agree to give the Dinosaur Toy Blog and Dinosaur Toy Forum the right to share your entry in the public poll, in public blog and forum posts, and on social media, for the following purposes: the public vote, announcement of the winners, and promotion of this and future Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contests.

Good luck! We hope you have a great Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2024!

[Primeval12]

OHHH YEAH!

[Federreptil]

Great news! And 'just for fun' is enough motivation and an easy starting point   

[Totoro]

Will happily look forward to seeing all of the creativity from this forum blossom once again.  Maybe @irimali will come out of retirement to participate this year.

@DinoToyForum, maybe it's too much work, but if not, perhaps a slice of the winner's photo could be forged into a banner for the forum for a period of time as a prize?  If that's a ton of work, just forget I suggested it!    

[DinoToyForum]

Will happily look forward to seeing all of the creativity from this forum blossom once again.  Maybe @irimali will come out of retirement to participate this year.

@DinoToyForum, maybe it's too much work, but if not, perhaps a slice of the winner's photo could be forged into a banner for the forum for a period of time as a prize?  If that's a ton of work, just forget I suggested it!    

Not the main forum banner, but I could create a banner for the winner's to put in their forum signature. We've done that in previous years.

[Federreptil]

Will happily look forward to seeing all of the creativity from this forum blossom once again.  Maybe @irimali will come out of retirement to participate this year.

@DinoToyForum, maybe it's too much work, but if not, perhaps a slice of the winner's photo could be forged into a banner for the forum for a period of time as a prize?  If that's a ton of work, just forget I suggested it!    

Yes the comeback of @irimali would be a great pleasure 

[DinoToyForum]

It's good to bump this thread as I haven't had many submissions yet.

[suspsy]

It's good to bump this thread as I haven't had many submissions yet.

Perhaps a reminder posted on the blog itself as well? I'm currently away for the weekend, though, so you would be better to write it up.

[DinoToyForum]

It's good to bump this thread as I haven't had many submissions yet.

Perhaps a reminder posted on the blog itself as well? I'm currently away for the weekend, though, so you would be better to write it up.

I could do - do we usually do that though? I tend not to use the blog for 'reminders' after an announcement has already happened but maybe I have done so for Diorama Contests.

[suspsy]

It's good to bump this thread as I haven't had many submissions yet.

Perhaps a reminder posted on the blog itself as well? I'm currently away for the weekend, though, so you would be better to write it up.

I could do - do we usually do that though? I tend not to use the blog for 'reminders' after an announcement has already happened but maybe I have done so for Diorama Contests.

Go right ahead, I say. No harm whatsoever.

[Riddlebox]

Not only have i entered, i included fossil info with it!

[DinoToyForum]

Reminding contestants there are just over two weeks left until the deadline for submissions to the 2024 DinoToyForum Diorama Contest on October 29th.

[triceratops83]

Only a week to go... @DinoToyForum are you getting more submissions as the deadline gets closer?

[DinoToyForum]

Only a week to go... @DinoToyForum are you getting more submissions as the deadline gets closer?

There's usually a flurry in the last week, so yes, but still very small numbers compared to previous years.

[triceratops83]

Only a week to go... @DinoToyForum are you getting more submissions as the deadline gets closer?

There's usually a flurry in the last week, so yes, but still very small numbers compared to previous years.

That's a pity, but what we do get will no doubt be impressive.

[Joliezac]

If I can find time this week the weather looks like it will be good. I'd love to get out and get some pics and maybe enter something last minute.

[DefinitelyNOTDilo]

I had plans but sadly they fell through, things tend to get busy after all, good luck to those who did submit!

[DinoToyForum]

If I can find time this week the weather looks like it will be good. I'd love to get out and get some pics and maybe enter something last minute.

I hope so, the more the merrier! 

[Libraraptor]

Tomorrow we will know more about the number of participants and the diversity and artistic approaches of the submissions. I'm very excited!

[DinoToyForum]

Tomorrow we will know more about the number of participants and the diversity and artistic approaches of the submissions. I'm very excited!

Don't get too excited, it's turning out to be a much smaller affair than previous years, I guess prizes do matter!