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!
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That background picture should win a title or two.
I don’t intend to partceipate in this edition, but I’d like to join in future ones, so I have to ask in regards to the second condition: are only prehistoric creatures allowed or is only a large amount of them needed? Does the diorama have to be realistic?