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Wow... competition's gonna be fierce!

 inmygravenimage wrote:
Wow... competition's gonna be fierce!

HA! wait and see....

This is going to take you a month to judge...

My first contest here. Should be fun....
Got a base at the ready. Bit boxes are being dug up.

Coolness! I shall be having a crack at this too! :-) whatever it is lol! I'm reading and can work out it needs to be on a base? check! and it needs to be a barricade made from rubble? is that right guys?

I am very happy to join this comp...tho not being able to show wip will be quite the hardest part...argh

Have you got your own personal or Dakka blog? I'll probably be putting WiP stuff on my own P&M blog for anyone who wants to see it, which lets me do that without violating the rules here

Hehe...that be a grey violation probably...
And unwed one could say o have my own small thread...

I like the idea of putting WIPs on our own blogs...can we have a ruling on that to clarify? Almighty Honorable Judge Bloodaxe?

Yes, post your WIP on your own blogs.

Rules are not done yet, but here's an interesting bit of my past- some of my first terrain. This is from '95 or '96.





I have more pics somewhere but found these in a completely random box and was really psyched to see them. I had an eye for detail even then, and made the best of what I had available.

I'll be back later.

A prodigy even then.

You've come a long way!

I fondly remember those days.

Different world now. Looked impressive for it's day though.

Yes, Goblin green was everywhere back in the day!

Ah...famous tin can terrain.. I know I have made something along that line too back then...

And thanks for allowing wip pics in our own threads!

Mountain Dew cans and dead fake Christmas trees for the win

It reminds me of the game tables we had in the first wargaming club I've joined.

I'm in for this contest! I now have time and motivation to work seriously on an entry.

WHelp, I'm out of fast-paced kickstarters to watch, I may have to take this seriously as I'm running out of distractions waiting for Deadzone

Ok, here are the rules. Apologies for not responding to all the individual comments. If you have a specific question that you want answered PM me and I'll post your question here with an answer.

These are the rules. After this I am going to include them with every update I post in a Spoiler so they are easy to reference.

Please be sure to read the rules. Really. Read them. It took me 3 hours to write and edit them





OFFICIAL JUNK PILE MODELING CONTEST RULES



1- Contest is open to anyone that wishes to join. Official start is Friday November 15th 0000 your time and official end is Friday December 13th @ 1800 EST. Your project must be completed and submitted for judging within the expressed time frame, there will be no extensions.

2- You are building a pile of junk out of junk parts. Must be a new project and you must provide me with one WIP picture that does not have paint. It is acceptable if a repurposed part on your model has paint from a previous project.

3- Piece must be appropriate for the W40K or WFB universe.

4- Must be on a base no larger than a 40K 60mm round base and no smaller than a WFB 40mm square base (exceptions- 25X50mm WFB cavalry base, 25X70mm 40K bike base, WFB 20x80mm troop base). See photo for reference:



You do NOT have to use a GW base, I’m mentioning them only for scale reference. You may build your own base from plasticard, hardboard, pre-fab from any manufacturer, whatever works for you. Just stay within the noted size limitations.

5- No WIP shots on this thread, and do not create direct links to your photos on this thread. Please post on your own thread or PM me w/ pics or link to pic location.

6- Submit your entry by sending me 1 'master copy' photo of your completed project for posting here, I will post your photo on Dec 13th. See additional photo requirements for the judging process at bottom section of rules.

CATAGORIES

Due to the overwhelming participation, I've created the following competition categories. I will be choosing the category for each contestant based on past endeavors and available examples of their work. I'll post a list of entrants and the category assigned before the contest starts and update it as other people join.

Categories and qualifications are as follows:

Chaos Lord- Participants in this category have displayed incredible skill and have had their work recognized elsewhere, such as GW and / or other significant contests / publications / etc.

Exalted Champion- Participants in this category have not been officially recognized as above but display extraordinary skill. This is the minimum class for any Dakka contest winner.

Aspiring Champion- Participants in this category have displayed exemplary skill in their work.

Chaos Cultists- Participants in this category display noted effort in their work.

Chaos Spawn- Participants in this category are Dakka lurkers that have come forward and joined this contest. This is the only category that is not qualified by skill, so expect some distinct variety from this gibbering horde.

The purpose of the different categories is to ensure the most fair and balanced level of competition possible. If anyone feels they should be moved from their assigned category for any reason please PM me.


Scoring

Scoring will consist of 3 categories worth a maximum of 100 points overall. The categories are:

Bitz (30)- What you choose and use to build your piece

Paint (30)- Colors used, diversity in colors / textures, weathering /damage, etc

Impression (40)- Overall impression for the model as an entirety. Does the model shows scale perspective with all materials used? Were the materials varied and diverse? Does the paint and weathering compliment and define the overall build? Does the model tell a story? Does the model fit the 40K or WFB universe? Etc.

Scoring Criteria

Add points for:

No prefab, meaning a complete build of random junk bitz. Examples are crushed sewing thimbles, mechanical pen springs, soda can tabs, cassette deck components, little broken bits of plastic, etc.

Immediate +5 point Bitz bonus for anyone that sends photographic 'as it happened' evidence of picking up a piece of random junk from a parking lot, sidewalk, dumpster, etc.

Comprehensive list of parts you used


Neutral points for:

Majority non-GW prefab bitz from old models (1/35, 1/24, etc) like military vehicles, cars, trucks, etc.


Deduct points for:

Majority GW bitz

No list of parts / bitz

Base that is outside size limitations (exceptions as noted in individual requests)

Posting WIP on this thread

Poor quality / insufficient number of photos.


Judging and Winning Entries

Each category will have a 1st and 2nd place winner. There will also be a 'popular choice' vote where your vote bestows the honored title of Primarch to the overall winner. In the case of a tie in any category I will decide on the criteria to break the tie. Primarch votes accepted from Dec 13th to Dec 26th. Contest winners will be announced on Friday Dec 27th.

First place winners of each category will be awarded a personalized piece of terrain built and painted by me. Second place winners will be awarded a bag of bitz from my bitz box. Winner of the Primarch title will receive both. If Primarch title is awarded to anyone that placed 1st or 2nd in any category will receive cumulative prizes.

IMPORTANT
Be sure to provide me with FOCUSED, CLEAR, and WELL-LIT pictures for judging. Minimum number of photos I am asking for is 5 but more is better and be prepared if I request more as I may need them for a tie-breaker or other decision.

If you do not have a device that can take a clean and clear photo, please consider getting assistance from a friend / family member, etc. It is not my intent to penalize anyone based on available technology or ability to use it but understand I will have to judge your piece by the pictures you provide.


Current list of contestants

Chaos Lords- (coming soon)

Exalted Champions- (coming soon)

Aspiring Champions (coming soon)

Chaos Cultists- (coming soon)

Chaos Spawn (coming soon)

Very clear and easy to understand I've got a lot of thinking to do It will be interesting to see which category I fall into!

Gonna have to start trolling for scrap, as my only hope will be to dredge up as many bonus points as possible

Very cool, and nice and clear. Only point I would make is several people have asked about multiple entries. You have not mentioned it in the rules.

And there I thought I already had a clever plan...I need to seriously rethink my concepts. This is one help of A list of very thought out rules and deserve an entry likewise planned and thought out.

Sheeesh...me ol brain is going to hurt...damn schoollife...I'd rather be at home now, doing a dive into my junk/bitzbox...

Will you place us into the categories or do we list ourselves? I am game for both...

Can I play?... im up for something different

Sure you can... Join us....

Hey Skalk, you didn't finish the explanation of the "Chaos Spawn" category. The sentence just drops off at "expect".

Noticed that too, but was too shy about it...

Multiple entries- I believe I told Vik 'yes' but I'm going to officially say 'no' unless a new entry by same person / same class is submitted to supersede the original piece.

Chaos Spawn- Thank you for notifying me of the oversight. I will fix that this morning.

"does the piece tell a story"

hmmmmmm /rubs hands together/

a teeny, tiny diorama, eh?

can it have space built-in for a model?

(like so: )

@ hdbbstephen- Preferably not as the piece is intended to be a chunk of terrain on your tabletop.

Can't wait for an update!