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Creative much? Core15 new lower design + giveaway!! Step inside….
8/10/2011 4:00:10 PM
Alright
here’s what we’ve got. Lately we’ve been
trying to think up a way to say thanks to everyone here on ar15.com for the
support and kind words, both in threads and the many PM’s we’ve received (you
guys know who you are, and thanks). At
the same time, we are preparing a round of roughly a dozen new variance
submissions for ATF approval (some contracted from other companies, some just
for fun, stay tuned for those), and we thought we might incorporate the
two. Now the fun part….
We like to
think we have some exceptional talent and creativeness here at Core 15, but the
more minds the merrier. So we came up
with a contest. What we want is submissions on original design ideas for a popular
new variance on a lower. The sky is the
limit as far as what you can submit, but the rules are as follows:
-No
patented, copyrighted, or previously done submissions (original designs only).
Any submissions being considered will be given to our patent attorney for a
thorough "background check” prior to manufacturing.
-Submission
must include a simple line drawing.
-Only one
submission per member.
-Submissions
will become the property of GTO Guns dba Core15 Rifle Systems, to be used at
our discretion.
-Submissions
must be sent via email with the line drawing attached to justin@gtoguns.com. Please include your member name on ar15.com for inclusion in the
contest.
This contest
will run from today through Sept 10th. All pertinent, honest entries (read: some
effort involved and an original design) will receive a free Core 15 T-shirt. The
winner will be notified via email and announced on ar15.com, and for his or her
efforts will receive a free lower of
their own design, serial number 1. From
there, we will offer them at a special price (to be determined) to all ar15.com
members. Keep in mind, ATF variance letters can take as long as 8-10 weeks to process
and then we have to manufacture them.
That being said, we plan delivery of these to be in time for Santa, a
bit earlier if the ATF is firing on all 8. We hope everyone has as much fun
with this as we have coming up with our own designs, and good luck!! Thanks
again guys.
-Core15 Crew
8/10/2011 4:03:55 PM
TAG
8/10/2011 4:07:44 PM
Very cool.
8/10/2011 11:29:42 PM
are you talking about logo's or finishes or features or a combo of all 3?
8/10/2011 11:44:26 PM
E=MC2 lets get nerdy ya'll 
8/11/2011 8:18:09 AM
Originally Posted By Devilman13xx:
are you talking about logo's or finishes or features or a combo of all 3?
are you talking about logo's or finishes or features or a combo of all 3?
Primarily logo design (see our current Gator lower as an example). Finish is up for debate...as in, if the winner and subsequent customers purchasing this receiver want Cerakote, Fail Zero or possibly even some color anodizing done, we could certainly work that out (there would be an up-charge there though). As for features, if anyone wants to suggest something in their submission, we will certainly do all we can to make that happen.
Thanks for the responses guys, keep 'em coming.
8/11/2011 8:23:01 AM
I'm in!
~Augee
~Augee
8/11/2011 8:50:55 AM
Originally Posted By Tom_Core15:
Primarily logo design (see our current Gator lower as an example). Finish is up for debate...as in, if the winner and subsequent customers purchasing this receiver want Cerakote, Fail Zero or possibly even some color anodizing done, we could certainly work that out (there would be an up-charge there though). As for features, if anyone wants to suggest something in their submission, we will certainly do all we can to make that happen.
Thanks for the responses guys, keep 'em coming.
Originally Posted By Devilman13xx:
are you talking about logo's or finishes or features or a combo of all 3?
are you talking about logo's or finishes or features or a combo of all 3?
Primarily logo design (see our current Gator lower as an example). Finish is up for debate...as in, if the winner and subsequent customers purchasing this receiver want Cerakote, Fail Zero or possibly even some color anodizing done, we could certainly work that out (there would be an up-charge there though). As for features, if anyone wants to suggest something in their submission, we will certainly do all we can to make that happen.
Thanks for the responses guys, keep 'em coming.
DOH! here i am designing a different lower...
8/11/2011 9:04:10 AM
I want to see an acid washed, slimed slathered AR
8/11/2011 9:15:25 AM
Originally Posted By JMURACN:
DOH! here i am designing a different lower...
Originally Posted By Tom_Core15:
Primarily logo design (see our current Gator lower as an example). Finish is up for debate...as in, if the winner and subsequent customers purchasing this receiver want Cerakote, Fail Zero or possibly even some color anodizing done, we could certainly work that out (there would be an up-charge there though). As for features, if anyone wants to suggest something in their submission, we will certainly do all we can to make that happen.
Thanks for the responses guys, keep 'em coming.
Originally Posted By Devilman13xx:
are you talking about logo's or finishes or features or a combo of all 3?
are you talking about logo's or finishes or features or a combo of all 3?
Primarily logo design (see our current Gator lower as an example). Finish is up for debate...as in, if the winner and subsequent customers purchasing this receiver want Cerakote, Fail Zero or possibly even some color anodizing done, we could certainly work that out (there would be an up-charge there though). As for features, if anyone wants to suggest something in their submission, we will certainly do all we can to make that happen.
Thanks for the responses guys, keep 'em coming.
DOH! here i am designing a different lower...
JM,
You submit us a line drawing on a completely new lower, like conceptually different but one that will still accept mil-spec uppers, sign off on the non-compete and patent paperwork, I'll give you 5 of them, consecutive serial numbers, with whatever coating you like!!!
8/11/2011 9:27:12 AM
ha! how about dimentionally the same as a spec AR lower with more flavor? ;)
i have ideas... light weight, off your old logo, etc.
Edit: you guys doing billet work?
i have ideas... light weight, off your old logo, etc.
Edit: you guys doing billet work?
8/11/2011 9:35:41 AM
Originally Posted By JMURACN:
ha! how about dimentionally the same as a spec AR lower with more flavor? ;)
i have ideas... light weight, off your old logo, etc.
Edit: you guys doing billet work?
ha! how about dimentionally the same as a spec AR lower with more flavor? ;)
i have ideas... light weight, off your old logo, etc.
Edit: you guys doing billet work?
All BS aside, gimme what you got. Absolutely. Core 15 Hardcore Lower
Companies who don't listen to their customer aren't companies for long
8/11/2011 10:22:12 AM
rough sketch in your box.
8/11/2011 5:04:33 PM
Can a Famous Quote be used?
I would like
"In case of doubt, attack"
George Patton
I would like
"In case of doubt, attack"
George Patton
8/11/2011 5:08:23 PM
Originally Posted By rgerh:
Can a Famous Quote be used?
I would like
"In case of doubt, attack"
George Patton
Can a Famous Quote be used?
I would like
"In case of doubt, attack"
George Patton
Quotes could definitely be considered. In that case, picking/providing with a specific font would be the way to go. Provide it in a jpeg file. We've had a handful of submission so far, keep 'em coming. Thanks guys!!
8/11/2011 5:09:44 PM
Is 3D stuff ok? Or must I convert it into a 2D drawing?
8/11/2011 5:19:41 PM
Tag for home.
8/11/2011 8:07:09 PM
I am sooooooo IN!!
8/12/2011 8:17:51 AM
Originally Posted By KimberTLE45:
Is 3D stuff ok? Or must I convert it into a 2D drawing?
Is 3D stuff ok? Or must I convert it into a 2D drawing?
3D stuff will work just fine. We use 3D programs, so that will save us from converting it ourselves. Thanks and keep em coming guys! - Justin
8/12/2011 10:12:14 PM
i'm in
dang, mine turned out pretty nice!
8/15/2011 11:52:30 AM
Some good ideas guys! Keep em coming!
- Justin
- Justin8/15/2011 8:40:25 PM
just sent my submission. thanks!
9/8/2011 4:11:29 PM
So... everyone sends in their designs, it costs Core15 some T-Shirts and 1 lower... and all the designs become their property to profit from... wow. Think people.
9/8/2011 4:28:24 PM
Originally Posted By toren25333:
So... everyone sends in their designs, it costs Core15 some T-Shirts and 1 lower... and all the designs become their property to profit from... wow. Think people.
So... everyone sends in their designs, it costs Core15 some T-Shirts and 1 lower... and all the designs become their property to profit from... wow. Think people.
That's what it seems like, if you don't like the rules don't submit something.
9/8/2011 5:57:00 PM
plus if you win you get bragging rights with the ladies
9/9/2011 6:42:47 PM
Originally Posted By toren25333:
So... everyone sends in their designs, it costs Core15 some T-Shirts and 1 lower... and all the designs become their property to profit from... wow. Think people.
So... everyone sends in their designs, it costs Core15 some T-Shirts and 1 lower... and all the designs become their property to profit from... wow. Think people.
Its not like other companies are offering anything better, plus who wants to risk starting a business for a lower idea they have and then deal with all the hassles. Free T-shirt and a lower seems like a good deal to me
ETA: Good thing I subbed this... I forgot all about it until now, lets see if I can come up with something before tomorrow...
9/9/2011 7:41:51 PM
How long after the deadline before we know who won? Just curious.
9/10/2011 8:45:35 AM
Ant chance we can see some of the entries?
9/10/2011 6:23:39 PM
+1 lets see some! wish I was good with drawing, goin to miss out.
9/10/2011 10:13:03 PM
Submitted my piece!
9/10/2011 10:43:40 PM
Originally Posted By toren25333:
So... everyone sends in their designs, it costs Core15 some T-Shirts and 1 lower... and all the designs become their property to profit from... wow. Think people.
So... everyone sends in their designs, it costs Core15 some T-Shirts and 1 lower... and all the designs become their property to profit from... wow. Think people.
My thoughts exactly. I have a few ideas that I think have some serious potential, but I think I'll shop it around to a few manufacturers to see who will be willing to pay the best royalties or just purchase the design outright after I have made a working prototype or two. I'm pretty sure I can do better than a T-shirt and a lower. I've got an idea for a modification to the upper half that could be revolutionary too. I'm currently taking CNC machining classes and working on HAAS certifications that I hope will allow me to produce some functional prototypes to test and make quick modifications to the designs.
9/13/2011 9:40:43 AM
Alright gentlemen, I think from reading on some of these posts we've had a bit of a misunderstanding.
What we're looking for here in this contest is not some genius modification to the AR-15 design or operating system itself, but simply a cool, fun design to put on the receiver. An example would be our Gator Lower.
We've had several submissions that are in the context we are looking for, however we've had quite a few that included major redesigns as well. Again, all we're looking for in this is a slick and simple design to be put on the side of the lower, something to have a little fun with. We never intended this as a freebie engineering casting call what so ever. We do apologize to anyone who took it as such, and we can certainly understand the push back from some of you guys who took it the wrong way.
So what we're going to do is extend this deal out a bit....say an additional month from the original end date (October 10 would be the final day for submissions) so that anyone who was confused initially will now have a chance to submit if they so choose. Again we want to apologize for any misconception or lack of proper communication. Good luck, and keep the submissions rolling!!
Tom
What we're looking for here in this contest is not some genius modification to the AR-15 design or operating system itself, but simply a cool, fun design to put on the receiver. An example would be our Gator Lower.
We've had several submissions that are in the context we are looking for, however we've had quite a few that included major redesigns as well. Again, all we're looking for in this is a slick and simple design to be put on the side of the lower, something to have a little fun with. We never intended this as a freebie engineering casting call what so ever. We do apologize to anyone who took it as such, and we can certainly understand the push back from some of you guys who took it the wrong way.
So what we're going to do is extend this deal out a bit....say an additional month from the original end date (October 10 would be the final day for submissions) so that anyone who was confused initially will now have a chance to submit if they so choose. Again we want to apologize for any misconception or lack of proper communication. Good luck, and keep the submissions rolling!!
Tom
9/21/2011 6:26:19 PM
I named my Ar after my girl, and dubbed it "TITTY MEAT"
S a big breasted nekkid chick would be cool. Or like the mud flap lady.
Or for like a 6.5 or higher caliber, the "fat" mud flap lady.
State flags would be neat.
Or like a damn good durable vinyl decal that changes color as the rifle heats up.
then you could have a chick in a bikini, that gets nekkid as the rifle gets hot.
S a big breasted nekkid chick would be cool. Or like the mud flap lady.
Or for like a 6.5 or higher caliber, the "fat" mud flap lady.
State flags would be neat.
Or like a damn good durable vinyl decal that changes color as the rifle heats up.
then you could have a chick in a bikini, that gets nekkid as the rifle gets hot.
9/22/2011 5:41:00 PM
Originally Posted By BeelzeBob:
I named my Ar after my girl, and dubbed it "TITTY MEAT"
S a big breasted nekkid chick would be cool. Or like the mud flap lady.
Or for like a 6.5 or higher caliber, the "fat" mud flap lady.
State flags would be neat.
Or like a damn good durable vinyl decal that changes color as the rifle heats up.
then you could have a chick in a bikini, that gets nekkid as the rifle gets hot.
I named my Ar after my girl, and dubbed it "TITTY MEAT"
S a big breasted nekkid chick would be cool. Or like the mud flap lady.
Or for like a 6.5 or higher caliber, the "fat" mud flap lady.
State flags would be neat.
Or like a damn good durable vinyl decal that changes color as the rifle heats up.
then you could have a chick in a bikini, that gets nekkid as the rifle gets hot.
Awesome ideas man! Send us some drawings of how you would like to see it laid out and we will enter you in the contest. - Justin
9/23/2011 7:53:39 PM
How about the "vote from the rooftops" with an AR image?
10/11/2011 2:18:53 PM
any updates on who won? Lets see it!
10/12/2011 12:44:16 PM
Gentlemen, we do have a winner!!
Congratulations to member Tay of Stillwater, OK. His idea was a patriotic gesture with a nod towards the firearms industry as a whole and the AR sect in particular, and we feel he hit the nail on the head. He and our internal marketing guy went back and forth with no less than a dozen variations of his basic premise, which is to say he certainly earned his lower.
We plan to add some wording either above, around or below the pic, possibly something with a bit of political sting to it , though that hasn't been determined yet.
One modification from the original plan I want to mention is that we made the decision to produce these on our current platform lowers, on the off side (opposite side from the serial number) where the "Core 15" is on our standard production lowers. This means we won't be able to do the SN00001 idea, but the trade off is we can have these receivers available in a matter of weeks instead of months. The end result will be a nice show piece and make a statement at the same time.
We appreciate all the submissions, and we hope you guys had as much fun with this as we did. We'll keep you guys up to date on the availability of these, and we're planning a run of 100 initially. Thanks again for all the support and submissions.
Tom
Congratulations to member Tay of Stillwater, OK. His idea was a patriotic gesture with a nod towards the firearms industry as a whole and the AR sect in particular, and we feel he hit the nail on the head. He and our internal marketing guy went back and forth with no less than a dozen variations of his basic premise, which is to say he certainly earned his lower.
We plan to add some wording either above, around or below the pic, possibly something with a bit of political sting to it
, though that hasn't been determined yet.
One modification from the original plan I want to mention is that we made the decision to produce these on our current platform lowers, on the off side (opposite side from the serial number) where the "Core 15" is on our standard production lowers. This means we won't be able to do the SN00001 idea, but the trade off is we can have these receivers available in a matter of weeks instead of months. The end result will be a nice show piece and make a statement at the same time.
We appreciate all the submissions, and we hope you guys had as much fun with this as we did. We'll keep you guys up to date on the availability of these, and we're planning a run of 100 initially. Thanks again for all the support and submissions.
Tom
10/12/2011 9:38:51 PM
Thanks Tom. This is a wonderful oppurtunity and I hope people appreciate the design. It is something into which I've put a lot of thought. I'll do my best to build a badass rifle with your awesome lower!
10/12/2011 11:24:40 PM
Originally Posted By Tay:
Thanks Tom. This is a wonderful oppurtunity and I hope people appreciate the design. It is something into which I've put a lot of thought. I'll do my best to build a badass rifle with your awesome lower!
Thanks Tom. This is a wonderful oppurtunity and I hope people appreciate the design. It is something into which I've put a lot of thought. I'll do my best to build a badass rifle with your awesome lower!
Very cool design! Congrats!
10/13/2011 12:01:50 AM
Originally Posted By Tom_Core15:
Gentlemen, we do have a winner!!
Congratulations to member Tay of Stillwater, OK. His idea was a patriotic gesture with a nod towards the firearms industry as a whole and the AR sect in particular, and we feel he hit the nail on the head. He and our internal marketing guy went back and forth with no less than a dozen variations of his basic premise, which is to say he certainly earned his lower.
http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=33818&prev=1
We plan to add some wording either above, around or below the pic, possibly something with a bit of political sting to it , though that hasn't been determined yet.
One modification from the original plan I want to mention is that we made the decision to produce these on our current platform lowers, on the off side (opposite side from the serial number) where the "Core 15" is on our standard production lowers. This means we won't be able to do the SN00001 idea, but the trade off is we can have these receivers available in a matter of weeks instead of months. The end result will be a nice show piece and make a statement at the same time.
We appreciate all the submissions, and we hope you guys had as much fun with this as we did. We'll keep you guys up to date on the availability of these, and we're planning a run of 100 initially. Thanks again for all the support and submissions.
Tom
Gentlemen, we do have a winner!!
Congratulations to member Tay of Stillwater, OK. His idea was a patriotic gesture with a nod towards the firearms industry as a whole and the AR sect in particular, and we feel he hit the nail on the head. He and our internal marketing guy went back and forth with no less than a dozen variations of his basic premise, which is to say he certainly earned his lower.
http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=33818&prev=1
We plan to add some wording either above, around or below the pic, possibly something with a bit of political sting to it
, though that hasn't been determined yet. One modification from the original plan I want to mention is that we made the decision to produce these on our current platform lowers, on the off side (opposite side from the serial number) where the "Core 15" is on our standard production lowers. This means we won't be able to do the SN00001 idea, but the trade off is we can have these receivers available in a matter of weeks instead of months. The end result will be a nice show piece and make a statement at the same time.
We appreciate all the submissions, and we hope you guys had as much fun with this as we did. We'll keep you guys up to date on the availability of these, and we're planning a run of 100 initially. Thanks again for all the support and submissions.
Tom
Cool design but aren't you not supposed to use a Mbus on a front gas block?
10/13/2011 12:40:40 AM
we're putting a gun on your gun, so you can shoot while you are shooting
10/13/2011 9:49:04 AM
Originally Posted By slappomatt:Cool design but aren't you not supposed to use a Mbus on a front gas block?
Yeah the MBUS on the rifle looks odd.
10/22/2011 7:34:27 PM
Looks like its on a gas piston gas block.
10/22/2011 7:58:58 PM
10/23/2011 9:06:43 PM
Originally Posted By titanse05:
Originally Posted By slappomatt:Cool design but aren't you not supposed to use a Mbus on a front gas block?
Yeah the MBUS on the rifle looks odd.
yeah i agree and the fact it looks like a piston gas block
10/25/2011 7:41:09 AM
60 day rule
