Told you it wouldn't take 3 months.. ;)

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Yeah this is late.
Like, three months late. Well this is the reason why I closed the comm in the first place; I'm time's bitch. Huge thanks to jeebs83 for helping me telly the votes while I was in Australia, and for kicking my ass about posting this. Again, sorry for the delay. I still have some unfinished business with this comm as some of you need to get your actual real life awards from the 50th + 100th challenges. I still have them and I still mean to get them to you, I'll make a post about it.. um.. later, but hopefully not that much later. So if you know you're one of the people who still need to receive that thing you won years ago.. don't unfollow the comm for now ;) and for the 100th.. hang tight, I promise it won't take another 3 months for me to pick those special winners and let you know what you won from mah personal BSG collection!

So, without further ado;

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OK I was gonna cut up the "Couples" category so it wasn't such a huge lump of icons but dammit I've been at this for 2 hours now.. ;) I hope I didn't miss anyone or did any double postings, yell at me if that's the case, but I'm not fixing it for a few hours cause I need sleep now!

Please vote for your top three (3) icons in categories with 20 icons or less, vote for your top five (5) icons in categories with over 20 icons

#6:
#9:
Starbuck:
Laura Roslin:
Misc Females:
Billy Keikeya:
Misc Males:
Canon Couples:
Misc:
Big:

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Wow, this is the end! It's a frakkin bummer, this was my first elite community, the one that made me aspire to be better, work harder and push my limits. I'm really excited to participate in this last challenge. As usual, much Boomer love.



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/danniisupernova/icons%202009/stc%20final%20challenge/bsg018.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/danniisupernova/icons%202009/stc%20final%20challenge/bsg014.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/danniisupernova/icons%202009/stc%20final%20challenge/bsg010.png


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Ok, so I wanted to do the challenges I never got the chance to do. And I wanted to do all of them, but saying that life was something of a pain is an understatement. So here you are, starttheclock. Thanks for being the one place I wanted to get into so much it took me three times to come up with the courage to do so. And those that doubt, can ask cely. Thanks to anno_superstar for running this joint. And thanks to all of the awesome people in this comm including epic S2 pass it on peeps. Because y'all gave me a brain twin and social skills at 4 am.

challenge #108

http://pics.livejournal.com/xmaidelx/pic/004at1fe
http://pics.livejournal.com/xmaidelx/pic/004awbtw
http://pics.livejournal.com/xmaidelx/pic/004axg7s


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I don't have much inspiration right now so these are boring but I really wanted to do something for this challenge. This community meant a lot to me when I was still regularly involved in lj. <3




http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t164/cta-i/stc/stcfinal01.png
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t164/cta-i/stc/stcfinal02.png
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t164/cta-i/stc/stcfinal03.png
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t164/cta-i/stc/stcfinal04.png

More to come...


http://www.teamspank.com/images/kateesite/pics/djavistwo/final1.png
http://www.teamspank.com/images/kateesite/pics/user10002/final2.png

I'm making this into a "revamp old icons" challenge. I worked my ass off to get into this community so it might be fun to re-imagine some of my older icons. (that, and it's hard to find a cap that I like enough to make an icon from that i have NOT already made an icon from)

Thanks Anno! Awesome community.

http://pics.livejournal.com/crazyvictoria/pic/004xrwrx
http://pics.livejournal.com/crazyvictoria/pic/004xs19q
http://pics.livejournal.com/crazyvictoria/pic/004xxkb5
http://pics.livejournal.com/crazyvictoria/pic/004xyckf

http://pics.livejournal.com/crazyvictoria/pic/004xt89w
http://pics.livejournal.com/crazyvictoria/pic/004xt89w
http://pics.livejournal.com/crazyvictoria/pic/004y0ssb

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Tomorrow is Lucia Day in Sweden and I hadn't planned much when I set the end date of this challenge but as it is, I'm gonna be part of a horsie Lucia celebration tomorrow that'll swallow most of my day so I won't have time to post the voting tomorrow, much less next week due to work. Hence, the new deadline is now NEXT sunday night, Dec 20th. Sorry to those of you who stressed in getting your icons & other stuff done, but good news for all who have yet to enter, and for those of you who wanted to enter more, I suppose! :)

Thanks for all the sweet words and all the sweeter entries!
Well done! This voting is gonna be bitchin'!

all the entries so far have been amazing, voting it going to be the hardest thing ever! Thank you so much to anno for running this lovely community. (and rejecting me the first time so I'd work for it.) I treasure the community and will miss it and the lovely icons that result!


http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c237/hritza/last%20stc/th_16.png
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c237/hritza/last%20stc/th_17.png
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c237/hritza/last%20stc/th_18.png
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and now sleep. I hope these icons made after midnight still look good to me in the morning!

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b382/so_spiffed/STC/MG_Blinds.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b382/so_spiffed/STC/MG_Hera.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b382/so_spiffed/STC/MG_Yes.jpg

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http://www.chocolatebeforedinner.com/images/icons/bsg1.png


http://www.chocolatebeforedinner.com/images/icons/bsg3.png

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Don't ask me WHY I went with minis....just happened. ;)

anno_superstar is a goddess for running such a lovely and amazing community! *HUGS*



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/ctofine/bsgcomms/starctofine.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/ctofine/bsgcomms/prezctofine.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/ctofine/bsgcomms/gracectofine-1.png



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/ctofine/bsgcomms/gauisctofine-1.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/ctofine/bsgcomms/finalfctofine-1.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/ctofine/bsgcomms/birdboyctofine-1.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/ctofine/bsgcomms/billctofine-1.png

Some of these are from the big challenge where I missed the deadline, so I've got quite a few.


http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/8138/81476834.png
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/581/billyf.png
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/6285/billy2s.png
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/1818/billyyyy.png


http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/341/10298432.png
http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/5647/bsg1.png
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/2158/che.png
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/151/deathw.png

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2 days!

Thank you anno_superstar for running such an awesome and amazing icontest. And thanks to the fabulous artists here for letting me play along and pretend for just a second that I'm as talented as the rest of you.


http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b157/sea102883/Icons/starttheclock/003kp1qx.png
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b157/sea102883/Icons/starttheclock/003kyyt9.png
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b157/sea102883/Icons/starttheclock/003rcszq.png


http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b157/sea102883/Icons/starttheclock/003s49ph.png
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b157/sea102883/Icons/starttheclock/004pp69w.png
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b157/sea102883/Icons/starttheclock/004wyw6c.gif

1, 2, 3,

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/Kereihana/Starttheclock50/stc01.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/Kereihana/Starttheclock50/stc02.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/Kereihana/Starttheclock50/stc03.png

4, 5, 6

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/Kereihana/Starttheclock50/stc04.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/Kereihana/Starttheclock50/stc05.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/Kereihana/Starttheclock50/stc07.png

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Just a reminder that you have a week & a half to enter the final starttheclock challenge; Challenge ends sunday night CET next week, Dec 13th. Please feel free to pimp!

Check out Daydreaming for caps, promos & scans, and smercy posted a Billy!zip a while backfor those of you wishing to honor the last challenge with our fav prez aide.

dear anno, is this allowed?

if you, my fellow starttheclockers, wish to make some dazzling billy icons but for some reason cannot seem to find any good billy caps, or if you simply wish to have a bilycap collection of your own, I HAVE GOT A DEAL FOR YOU.

350 BIG BEAUTIFUL CAPS OF BILLY IN ONE CONVENIENT ZIP FILE.

(all caps from killcolor)
you know you want some billy.
I've even weeded out the ones where he's out of focus in the deep background behind random quorum members!
YOU KNOW YOU WANT SOME BILLY.

and just a reminder. I will pay $5* to the creator of a billy icon every time a billy icon is made for this challenge.
*currency is in billybucks.

in conclusion: BILLY ICONS. MAKE THEM.

Yeah, figured i better do the same, and post what i have so far :D

Hopefully more to come!!




http://i38.tinypic.com/jqma6t.jpg
http://i34.tinypic.com/jqrpua.jpg
http://i38.tinypic.com/zyhugp.jpg
http://i36.tinypic.com/29nk02p.jpg

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A few to start off with, more to come!


http://www.annosuperstar.com/phases/mybadromance.jpg
http://www.annosuperstar.com/phases/mybestrobotsex.jpg


http://www.annosuperstar.com/phases/misstressbitchin.jpg
http://www.annosuperstar.com/phases/firstimewemetagain.jpg


http://www.annosuperstar.com/phases/whatyouarewhatyoudo.jpg
http://www.annosuperstar.com/phases/fathersdaughter.jpg
http://www.annosuperstar.com/phases/tigress.jpg
http://www.annosuperstar.com/phases/oldfriendsofleshandmetal.jpg


http://www.annosuperstar.com/phases/leadersofthesmallworld.jpg
http://www.annosuperstar.com/phases/adamabros.jpg
http://www.annosuperstar.com/phases/shots!.jpg
http://www.annosuperstar.com/phases/beingdrunkincaprica.jpg


http://www.annosuperstar.com/phases/aperfectworldforkarathrace.jpg
http://www.annosuperstar.com/phases/my44popsfar.jpg
http://www.annosuperstar.com/phases/bluestar.jpg
http://www.annosuperstar.com/phases/perfectionofcreation.jpg


http://www.annosuperstar.com/phases/redsexxehcylonman.jpg
http://www.annosuperstar.com/phases/whoyagonnacall.jpg
http://www.annosuperstar.com/phases/cylonforce.jpg
http://www.annosuperstar.com/phases/loveandwarandmetal.jpg

All right, cool. It seems most of you are all a go-go with opening it up to everything; promos, stills, caps, etc. So we'll do that. I'll edit the challenge post. End date is still the same (Dec 13th) and for images to work with I'm gonna send you to Daydreaming, that has not only screencaps, but all promos, stills, and a few scans as well.

To those of you who think you can't do anything with promos, I just wanna say I think you're selling your own awesome short. You can do awesome with promos. >> Evidence A << For future reference for ALL OF YOU, I just wanna say you shouldn't think "can I do this" or "does this inspire something for me?" -- I wanna urge you all to the Challenge. You can do ANYTHING! Do something new, try something different, do something different. Even if you won't ever do it again, it might teach you something new. Don't be afraid to kill your darlings and try different directions. Icon making and icon makers are ever evolving and I know you are awesome cause I was the one who let you all in here. I believe in you and that you can go even so much further now than you already have. dare, and have fun.

Good hunting!
♥

I may come back and add more if I get a chance. My time with photoshop will be rather limited over the next month, but I wanted to get something entered while I had the chance. :o)


http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u263/spud66cat/starttheclock/stc-c110-i1a.png


http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u263/spud66cat/starttheclock/stc-c101-i2b.png


http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u263/spud66cat/starttheclock/001qsdfd.png


http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u263/spud66cat/starttheclock/stc-c101-wall1a-1.png

I forgot one entry, plz be revoting!

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This is the end of the road.
This is from where to turn to pigeons, to fly the ships into the sun or to start farming. I'll let you go whichever way you want. Maybe you wanna have a go at this yourself. After all, all of this has happened before and all of it will happen again.

I love this community so much. I wanna say that.
I love each and every member, old as new, airlocked or current, and what you have tributed to this community. While we've always been small, we've been a force to be reckoned with, and a community to which other have looked for inspiration.

But fact is that everything comes to an end and I will make our #110th challenge our last. Our all time low participation numbers are one cause of it, but not all. I also gotta factor in that Battlestar Galactica is a finished show. People move on, no matter how stupid I think it is. Right now, all icon activity feels on the low pretty much everywhere, and has for a very, very long time (as well as people being on LJ at all!). I feel like icon comms is really a dying type of icon creation, and it makes me sad, cause this is how I've found a lot of new friends. But at the same time, I don't want the challenges to be a must and a pain and for you -- or me -- and for you to just slap something together. This community has always been about the fun and the creative. So I take it especially hard in this comm, which is my baby and beacon of icon comms. But it's time to end, and end here.



Most of you have for years tried your very hardest to enter the most advanced icons you can and bring us 100x100 pieces of absolute beauty, and I wanna let you know how much that really excites me.
You guys are utter and total rockstars.

But we all grow older, busier.. I look at myself and part of why I'm ending this comm is cause I don't feel I have the time in the same way I used to. Not even for this, my most beloved comm of the ones I run. I made a NY promise to make more icons in 2009 cause I love it. I love it so much. And still, I have only made six icon batches this year. Six. Over the course of 3½ years, we only took one hiatus, after 69 challenges. After another 40, it's time to say good night. With, hopefully, one big bang.

I have re-invited all airlocked members of this comm.
I would love it if you would all join us for one last challenge;

Battlestar Galactica: Bigger, Better, Uncut




Using any and all promo shots, episode stills, caps, sacans, whatever (for source material I suggest Daydreaming that has everything up over there), we resurrect challenge #55 and go crazy; For this challenge, there are NO LIMITS. You can enter 56 icons and 5 wallpapers if you want to. I'll terraform the voting after the entries we get. Say we get a gazillion Anders icons (yes, please), then the Anders icons will get a separate voting and so on (see voting #55).
So you can make any number of things in any sizes you want. Please post all icons/wallpapers/song mixes/etc to one post and edit that one post with new stuff as you make it.

You have ONE MONTH, until sunday night CET, Dec 20th. Voting will go up after that, and winners will be announced on New Year Eve, when I close starttheclock.
Please do you best to spread the word and make this last challenge as glorious as possible.

(as a sidenote, I also wanna beg anyone who wanna start a new elite BSG comm to please hold off until 2010. If you have ever loved this comm, please send everyone here to participate Until we're closed, and let the old lady go out with a bang! Thanks. ♥)

XD


http://pics.livejournal.com/xmaidelx/pic/003xc586


http://pics.livejournal.com/xmaidelx/pic/003xe0h2

not much longer time on the "Make Cavil Funny" challenge, get to it!