🏆 2021 Build of the Year - Nominations

[BenjaminF]

@ducktaperules

i should probably update the first post with a picture for the lazy duck running this shitshow

Yes, that would be great

[TheRef]

I also nominate @PedroMcJimenez for kurby.

[Paul77]

That is a clean ass build.

[Creavenger]

I know its already been nominated a few times probably but im gonna do it again, very unique look imo love it!

MCRN Rocinante | Haero Bro | 20s4p | Corvette-class

[PXL_20211111_014115148] [image] I need a practical board with long-range that isn’t massive like the Cyboard. But it can’t be normal either because god forbid my board isn’t the coolest one at the group ride. I named this thing “Rocinante” after the ship captained by James Holden in the show The Expanse. [The Expanse - Naming The Rocinante] The initial inspiration was @DerelictRobot calling me “Holden” at Carve PDX because, apparently, I look very much like him. [image] [ima…

[jack.luis]

Thanks, broski! Took a while to cut the griptape to shape

[Flyboy]

I rode this board and can confirm that it is absolute class

[DerSi]

Thanks for the nom @PedroMcJimenez @Dinnye
Somehow crazy, cause last year I admired all those awesome builds and wondered if I might make it there one day…and here we are
Thank you everybody!

@BenjaminF I’ll go for the DIY category plz

[janpom]

[#Choovid19] | ChooChoo #1 | FatBoy Helical v5 | TB110 | Hammocks | FB220 SurfRodz | Focbox | Puck Puck Bruce | Davega | Robogotchi | 10s3p p42a

Hola everyone! Being under lockdown for so many months had almost driven me crazy and I feel in need to shout a big THANK YOU to this forum and its members for the knowledge provided and the uncountable hours of enjoy, it helped a lot to keep my sanity in place Special recall to @rey8801 @BigBen @3DServisas @Anubis @DerelictRobot @b264 @poastoast @rusins @pjotr47 @janpom @natch and many others at Discord and Telegram groups. This is my 3rd DIY build and the first o…

I nominate the Choovid by @Lobap. While there’s nothing ground breaking about it, it’s one of the cleanest builds I have seen and it came out great.

[rusins]

I spent the past hour going through all the builds we’ve had this year, and apart from my own (lol) and the builds already nominated, there were only two that really caught my eye and deserve a nomination.

Because of the looks, finished product, unobtanium parts and A++ build quality – I nominate The Prototypical Resurrection by @TheBoardGarage:

The Prototypical Resurrection; A Tale of Unfortunate Origin

Prologue I have never posted a build thread before, and I figure that this is a good place to start. This is the first of a few to come, and in each one I’ll try to detail some of the story of the build, since there are often amusing bits here and there that add to the human element that surrounds the construction of an expensive toy. This build isn’t an entire build, but more of a recovery. A recovery that I was so glad to be involved in, as it saved a very pretty LaCroix Prototipo from the b…

And because of the insane engineering effort, think-outside-the-box attitude and the biggest balls I’ve ever seen – I nominate The Crab Raccoon by @Evwan:

"the crab raccoon" - The fastest mtb in existence.

this is my submission for build of the year. it’s the fastest board to exist. even faster than @b264 's bigfoot. This build is inspired by my first ever esk8 exactly 1 year ago on October 30th, 2020.

Original board 1 year ago

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[Evwan]

yay
crab raccoon is the best mtb by far
coming after that offroad BOTY

[TheBoardGarage]

Thank you sir.

[BenjaminF]

Less than a week left until nominations close!

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Head on over here and get reading! Lets get them noms in, there’s no such thing as too many!

[Kai]

I was literally about to search this thread and it pops up. See the thing is, I was just admiring nulls shit again, and I really wanna nominate him for like literally whatever board he built last but all his build logs are one big thread and im pretty sure that that doesn’t count, right?
Edit: I nominate crab raccoon also. I named it. I think crab raccoon should be a whole category next year. Prize being a fucking enclosure. @Evwan

[Evwan]

hey, i’ll take an enclosure if I can get one

[BenjaminF]

@Kai

I think crab raccoon should be a whole category next year. Prize being a fucking enclosure.

This could be a fun “called shot” type category. I’m thinking like an enclosure maker announces at the beginning of the year what enclosure they are donating, and then everyone has to make a build designed around that enclosure, but without actually using it

Then whichever enclosure-less build is the best, they get the enclosure to complete it.

[Evwan]

this would be so cool, but PLEASE for the sake of my wallet, dont.

[BenjaminF]

@Evwan

this would be so cool

It’s a cool idea right up until you think about how many builds would be stranded out in the cold with no enclosure come winter time

[Kai]

You don’t stand a chance I have a purple xenith and a 12s3p sitting here out in the open.

[Evwan]

I have a orange “enertion” xenith and a bunch of p42a in my closet, come at me.

[Kai]

Lets go boii. To derail jail. Lmfao