
The release of the New Dakka has prompted the return of the Dakka Painting Challenge! For those of you who weren't around when it was originally started, this is your chance to show the rest of Dakka what you're made of!
The Rules
- Abide by the spirit and guidelines of the Challenge presented.
- Take a WIP shot of your model before painting.
- Paint your model!
- Take another shot of the completed model and send it in to DakkaPaintingChallenge@dakkadakka.com with your Dakka Handle as the photo's filename. Also be sure to include your dakka handle in the email, just in case. Oh and be sure it's in before Midnight Central (GMT-6:00) the night of the Deadline!!
- The day after the deadline, all the entries will be presented for all of Dakka to see! Along with this will be a poll for the community at large to pick their favorite from the bunch.
The Winners
October 2008 - Bump in the Night
With Halloween looming, the challenge was to create the absolute creepiest model you could think of! All those ghosts, ghouls, zombies, demons, vampires or just generally creepy looking models in your collection need lovin too! So break out the pallid flesh paints and test out those blood effects! Pick a model and go jeepers creepers on em!
Gourmandise Obese by Blended
Click here to see the full voting results for Dakka Painting Challenge #4.
August 2008 - Old School
The Challenge was to find an old model from your collection, or just go out and get an old model that's been gathering up dust on the shelves of your FLGS, and do it justice and finally give it the paint job it deserved all those years ago when it was released!
Wortsnagga by Wehrkind
Click here to see the full voting results for Dakka Painting Challenge #3.
March 2008 - Oi! Whose Da Best!?
This challenge theme was all 'bout those big baddies that we love so much. Contestants picked their favorite Ork, Orc, Troll, Ogre, Ogryn, Barbarian or other big, mean and nasty model, and gave 'im some paint!
Ogryn by grey_death
Click here to see the full voting results for Dakka Painting Challenge #2.
December 2007 - God Bless the Infantry
We started off the re-launch of the Dakka Painting Challenge with an Infantry model challenge. Our armies would be nothing without the blasted infantry so we paid homage to the fine models that make up the core of our hobby!
Paladin of Menoth by Wayfarer
Click here to see the full voting results for Dakka Painting Challenge #1.
Runners Up
October 2008 - Bump in the Night

Bloodletter by AgeOfEgos

Vampire Count by Amenzer97

Zombie by grey death

Fleshy Gourmandise Obese by Unihausen

Alien Autopsy by stormtitan

Vampire on Mount by Sickbunny

Spayed One by Terry-Wrist

Ax Weilding Skeleton

Necro Surgeon by keezus

Possessed Marine by Mephistoles1

Gobbo Cheerleader by Pirate joe 666

Dryad by Tylermenz

Chaplain by whatwhat

Banshee by legoburner

Ghoul by RonSaikowski
August 2008 - Old School

Harry by MiLkiT

Loorg Zoat Hero by Insaniak

Robed Female by Virulent

Razide by Coil

40k Goblin by Red Gobbo

Ghost by Howard A Treesong

Commissar by grey_death

Steel Legion by Golga

Skink Drummer by boss_salvage

Terminator by HuzzFivvNivv

Yellow RT Marine by BloodofOrks

Studded RT Marine by Hordini

Tycho by unihausen

Carnifex by AgeofEgos

Ghostwarrior by yakface

Dark Elf by malfred

Fantasy Goblin by Greebynog

SM Captain by Valhallan42nd

Wardancer by DFo

Space Wolf by amenzer

Imperial Pilot by aka_mythos

Dwarf by evilarmadillo
March 2008 - Oi! Whose Da Best!?

Vampire Lord by covenant84

Grot Boss by Lemmingspawn

Tharn Ravager by Vengis

Mega Armored Nob by 40K Slimez

Big Mek by Maverick

Grey Knight by Jaeger

Mega Armored Nob by yamato

Ork Nob by Gearhead

Ogre by TheWolfsLunch

Ogrun Bokur by malfred

Ork boy by Huzzfivvnivv

Mad Dok by deitpike

Mega Armored Nob by legoburner
December 2007 - God Bless the Infantry

Tyranid Warrior by yakface

Female Sniper by Grey Death

Kroot Mercenary by Scarab

Imperial Guardsman by Hans

Eldar Guardian by Axiom

Ogryn by Cpl Saint