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2013/09/08 11:28:23
Subject: 2nd annual Nerdcademy award painting competition! WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!!!!
Good evening ladies and gents, I am here to announce to you all the exciting news that the 2nd annual Nerdcademy award is being launched right here, right now last year it was fondly named the 'Golden Nerdfest' and the magazines rated it thus:
" simply mind blowing we loved it" - Horse & Hound
" A visual feast for the senses & truly inspirational" - Quilting weekly
" Our lawyers will be contacting you" - White dwarf
" nice work but needed more floral arranging" - Peonies Digest
Well, there we have it! a stonking great review from last year and this time it shall be BIGGER BETTER & more full of FUN than ever before so without further adieu.....
This year the theme is something close to my heart, FACES yes, the bane of painters everywhere, but this is why i chose it I was taught to push the boundaries of what i feel comfortable doing and make myself research and learn new techniques by a friend and fellow painter who encouraged me to keep going and not quit when i thought I was never going to improve! and now i love painting those bare heads and faces from everything from marines to Orks! so thank you Tom for all your help!
So, now we know the basic theme, lets see what you do with it get creative! get clever, get painting, your entry can have as many faces as you like, can be a single mini or a small diorama on a 60mm base, it can have any other race you like but it still must include a human bare head somewhere in the entry. The competition shall run from 9th September 2013 until midnight on the 9th October 2013!
"Squat Hulk- in space no one knows you no longer exist." - Gitzbitah
"Now you're just being silly, everyone knows red paint tastes fasta." - monkeytroll
"Both servers are on different continents so space meteors or thermonuclear war will not be enough take out dakka hopefully." - legoburner
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2013/09/08 12:02:28
Subject: 2nd annual Nerdcademy award painting competition!
see? I told you so! Golden Throne with Damo's head is priceless!
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2013/09/08 12:10:01
Subject: 2nd annual Nerdcademy award painting competition!
"Squat Hulk- in space no one knows you no longer exist." - Gitzbitah
"Now you're just being silly, everyone knows red paint tastes fasta." - monkeytroll
"Both servers are on different continents so space meteors or thermonuclear war will not be enough take out dakka hopefully." - legoburner
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2013/09/08 12:10:45
Subject: 2nd annual Nerdcademy award painting competition!
My juices are flowing but do I have the time... We shall see!
Good man for running this, Nerd and also thanks to the judges who stepped up. I'll put my thinking cap on and see if I can come up with something that I can finish in time.
I have a great idea... though I stand NO chance given the quality of face-painters that have already entered.
Question for you Nerdy: Does it have to be a human face as you describe, or could it be an elf, dwarf or even something a bit farther out like an ork or ogre?
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Anvildude: "Honestly, it's kinda refreshing to see an Ork vehicle that doesn't look like a rainbow threw up on it."
Gitsplitta wrote: I have a great idea... though I stand NO chance given the quality of face-painters that have already entered.
Question for you Nerdy: Does it have to be a human face as you describe, or could it be an elf, dwarf or even something a bit farther out like an ork or ogre?
Gits, don't underestimate yourself... Get to work !!
I also asked Nerdfest about that "HUMAN-only" feature of the competition... And I definitely think it would be better to allow all kinds of faces, as long as they're expressive !
Be they Ogres, Minotaurs, Daemons, Elves, Squats, whatever...
But I leave it up to the Comp Organiser to decide !
"Squat Hulk- in space no one knows you no longer exist." - Gitzbitah
"Now you're just being silly, everyone knows red paint tastes fasta." - monkeytroll
"Both servers are on different continents so space meteors or thermonuclear war will not be enough take out dakka hopefully." - legoburner
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2013/09/08 16:15:24
Subject: Re:2nd annual Nerdcademy award painting competition!
Don't know if this helps you Gits, but having actually reread the post Nerd did say: 'it can have any other race you like but it still must include a human bare head somewhere in the entry'
J-paint wrote: Don't know if this helps you Gits, but having actually reread the post Nerd did say: 'it can have any other race you like but it still must include a human bare head somewhere in the entry'
"Squat Hulk- in space no one knows you no longer exist." - Gitzbitah
"Now you're just being silly, everyone knows red paint tastes fasta." - monkeytroll
"Both servers are on different continents so space meteors or thermonuclear war will not be enough take out dakka hopefully." - legoburner
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2013/09/08 20:42:56
Subject: 2nd annual Nerdcademy award painting competition!
No way! I'm in it it for laughs, you're a competition winning machine! Don't underestimate yourself pal.
I'd like an answer to Git's question too. I haven't settled on an idea yet but I'd like the option to work on another race just in case. However, if Nerdy says no that's cool too, I'm easy going and I haven't started yet.
No way! I'm in it it for laughs, you're a competition winning machine! Don't underestimate yourself pal.
I'd like an answer to Git's question too. I haven't settled on an idea yet but I'd like the option to work on another race just in case. However, if Nerdy says no that's cool too, I'm easy going and I haven't started yet.
Did you read the instructions, or have they been updated since? As many heads as you like of any race, but there has to be 1 bare human head in there somewhere.
Please excuse any spelling errors. I use a tablet frequently and software keyboards are a pain!
No way! I'm in it it for laughs, you're a competition winning machine! Don't underestimate yourself pal.
I'd like an answer to Git's question too. I haven't settled on an idea yet but I'd like the option to work on another race just in case. However, if Nerdy says no that's cool too, I'm easy going and I haven't started yet.
Did you read the instructions, or have they been updated since? As many heads as you like of any race, but there has to be 1 bare human head in there somewhere.
I'm not sure I like the implication. Yes I did read the rules. In fact i read the entire OP, shock horror, including the part where Damo encouraged us to ask questions because the rules may require fine tuning. I think Git's question clearly has value and I wanted to make my interest in the answer known.
No way! I'm in it it for laughs, you're a competition winning machine! Don't underestimate yourself pal.
I'd like an answer to Git's question too. I haven't settled on an idea yet but I'd like the option to work on another race just in case. However, if Nerdy says no that's cool too, I'm easy going and I haven't started yet.
Did you read the instructions, or have they been updated since? As many heads as you like of any race, but there has to be 1 bare human head in there somewhere.
I'm not sure I like the implication. Yes I did read the rules. In fact i read the entire OP, shock horror, including the part where Damo encouraged us to ask questions because the rules may require fine tuning. I think Git's question clearly has value and I wanted to make my interest in the answer known.
Apologies, I should have worded that differently. My intent was to draw attention to the rules, hence I wasn't sure if they had bee updated which might be why you had missed the relevant section.
Please excuse any spelling errors. I use a tablet frequently and software keyboards are a pain!
Wow great interest so far guys! and no need to argue this is a place of harmony & love! and Bolters & Heretics & scantily clad sisters of Battle.....
lets address the concerns that have arisen shall we?
O.k I would like all entrants to PM with a conformation of their entry into the comp as it can be easy to miss throughout the posts
an image of the constituent parts posted in this thread before painting so we can see you before paint begins, if some parts are scavenged or primed from other parts in your bits box that's o.k but the completed model must be primed and painted as a blank canvas please.
the main concern is FACES, o.k I can see it may impede some from entering and that's why I thought i'd say any races faces can be included but a human face must be there somewhere it can be on the base, it can be a skun face hanging from a belt but I really want to see people try and paint one, if it appears after a day or two that it's too constricting then I may re evaluate that part, but the Faces are the theme, and as I say "Faces are the window to the soul.....and Face"
lets all have some fun with this comp this year! think left of center and push yourself, also remember it's a competition piece and doesn't have to confirm to any standard gaming rules! also I encourage us to work together and pump each other up and if something doesn't sound right or, like I said, needs fine tuning then please bring it to my attention and we'll sort it out as soon as we can eh!
Flesh Eaters 4,500 points
" I will constantly have those in my head telling me how lazy and ugly and whorish I am. You sir, are a true friend " - KingCracker
"Nah, I'm just way too lazy to stand up so I keep sitting and paint" - Sigur
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last year it was fondly named the 'Golden Nerdfest' and the magazines rated it thus:
so without further adieu.....
get creative! get clever, get painting, your entry can have as many faces as you like, can be a single mini or a small diorama on a 60mm base, it can have any other race you like but it still must include a human bare head somewhere in the entry. The competition shall run from 9th September 2013 until midnight on the 9th October 2013!
the trophy for 1st place! here's what i came up with to fit in with my current frame of mind 
Flesh Eaters 4,500 points
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Gits, don't underestimate yourself... Get to work !!
12000 pts
5000pts 
Imperial Fist, IG and GK WIP: 