Ok got the Space Wolf, "Sven" finished! Here he is;



Good luck everyone!

here is one final WIP pic of my leader...:

Wow, nice job man. Back of the banner is a particularly elegant touch.


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@ vik - yay scrolling text! Also nice fig

lol...thank you sir...!

ok...i am spamming that thing a bit, wouldn´t you say

When is closing as I may change mine

18th...

Miss Dee, you be cutting it fine grrrl uh huh! *clicks fingers*

closing date is 3 days..... 3 days! wow went quick didn't it! :-)

and again a reminder to PM me the finished image please!

3 days....that did go quick, my young lass is nearly finished.

There we go all finished I think.

Sister Dingo of the Night's Rose.

Finished!!!

Hey guys, looks like those brushes are indeed keeping moist! i'm so chuffed with the entrants, everyone has really put in a massive effort and I'm leaning towards extra prizes next year to really amp it up! but thank you all so far for your time and passion you have put in these mini's, I can tell that everyone has just squeezed that little bit extra from themselves as it's for this comp and you should be absolutely proud of all of these little works of art!

only a couple days left! so finish off and PM me as soon as you're done! i'm excited to see them all and judge a worthy winner with my other Xfactor judges :-)

@azuredeath: can't see your pic dude? :-( if it's anything like your avatar.... niiiiiice!

@GiraffeX: so nice to see a sister! and i love the roses on the chainsword! that is just such a great touch and brings the model out as something truly cool!

'Keep your brush moist'

Damo

Sorry got it fixed now. Sometimes photobucket gets stuck. I tried to direct link to the pics in my gallery, but I don't speak computeresse and do not know how to do it. Finally the little engine COULD and it uploaded. Enjoy and can't wait to see everyones finished minis.

Lol, glad it got up that hill, ;-) the hair is great i love the look of it and the colour is great for such a dark mini!

Now i need to just check again in case i missed any finished entries so far, i't's been hard as i can be on at work but can't save any images etc so i may have missed one or two (please not as many as last time!)

these are the amazing mini artists who have sent me finished images!

* AnunearthlyChilde
*AzureDeath
*Delkins42
*dkellyj
*Flinty
*GiraffeX
*HdbStephen
*Inmygravenimage
*KingCracker
*Melcuvak

;-)

I SHOULD be able to finish my entery...
well, HOPE...

Missed me again... Maybe I need to resend it then.

Ah yes perhaps you could re send me a smallish pic of the finished model... pretty please ;-) so sorry for missing you AGAIN! dunno where it went...... damn those chaos daemons twisting fate again!

Ok then A


Or B?

 AnUnearthlyChilde wrote:

 Flinty wrote:
Nice work Ramos. Really nice movement in that mini. I always like seeing dynamic terminators Just because you're wearing a few tons of armour doesn't mean you can't dance! thats what the power servos are for, after all.

the suits were built for dealing with reactors and the radiation that went with it... being nimble wasn't needed... just being impervious to radiation at high rads.

its an interesting position, and nice dynamics, but having moved in a suit of armour, its hard to see someone able to quite move like that in something as bulky as tactical dreadnought armour (terminator armour for you newbies )

sorry lols...

I've moved in armour as well, and if you don't have some agility then you're dead. Unpowered armour that thick would cause you problems, but not only does terminator armour have the normal PA servo bundles it has a powered exoskeleton as well. And while the suits were originally designed fro reactor work, they were still modified for combat in an unspecified way, so I like to believe that means higher rated servos and better agility for combat

I'll shut up now and continue my crusade against undynamic terminators elsewhere

I like B nOt_u but can you send me one that's re sized? :-) they're massssssssiiiiiive dude! lol but bloody lovely! I just caught up on your blog last night too! impressed greatly!

I suppose it is a bit big, I usually just let Dakka scale them down in the forum to keep them in line.

You seem to have missed me out on the list.

Strange eh! apart from mobile phones, pics on blogs seem to be only other thing a man want 'smaller' lol

Well I halved the size.
Any good now?

Still massive dude! :-) are you using photobucket?

and reaper I got ya buddy all saved now!

Imgur, my stuff kept vanishing from photobucket so I got tired of it.

I can choose a smaller version of it there, but then you can't see all that much. :/
So here's the smaller version I've made into a link of the full version of that scaled down one

Lots and lots of goodies everytime I check the page! Keep the entries coming!

Hey Nerdfest09, is there still a way that I can enter? I can get pictures of my entry later tonight.

Lucarikx

Uhg, the Sun was a dick the last few days, but luckily I got some good pics of my entry submitted. Heres a looksee

I really like the rusted metal look there. Powders, or just layers of drybrushing?

The back of that ork head on the banner needs something, though, surely I wouldn't have noticed, but you left just too much of it on the last pic

hate to say, but I won't be able to finish this one, just got in another load of commissions, and seeing as they are my only source of income, they come first.

Good luck to all and I'm enjoying seeing what you guys can do!

Hows this for a squad leader?

 Rogue Wolves wrote:
Hows this for a squad leader?

I thought it was supposed to be 40k scale? not Inquisitor?

I Thought it was supposed to be 40k themed...

lols thats why I asked... who knows lols... I'd say maybe Nerd knows... but even then it might be pushing it lols

Here is my entry, a TDA Sergeant.







Lucarikx

 AnUnearthlyChilde wrote:

 Rogue Wolves wrote:
Hows this for a squad leader?

I thought it was supposed to be 40k scale? not Inquisitor?

yeah sorry rougey me old mate, 40K squad leader i'm afraid no inquisitor scale, but don't sweat Golden bathtub will now be going for many years to come at least if i have people like Anunearthlychilde hassling me! lol

Well poop, that doesn't mean I still won't enter though, just need to pick carefully...

 Rogue Wolves wrote:
Well poop, that doesn't mean I still won't enter though, just need to pick carefully...

that's the spirit tiger

 Lucarikx wrote:
Here is my entry, a TDA Sergeant.







Lucarikx

That is a badass powerfist/chainfist/killyfist. is that FW or did you make that up?!

Looks like a declawed Tyberos. Works quite nicely.

No clue what a Tyberos is, but I like it. Could be a chainfist or a lightningclaw or a normal powerfist. Thats rather...........handy?

They're all three like some sort of demented multi tool.

See, now THATS how the Imperium should do things. Why have A powerfist or A chainfist, or A lightningclaw? Make all three on one set!

I never noticed the chain blades under his palm, somehow it makes him so much cooler...

Had to email the picts

Entries just have to be in by the 17th at end of day right? We using CST or?

I planned on putting finishing touches on mine tonight, and my buddy is supposed to come take some flicks for me tomorrow so wanted to make sure he wouldn't be wasting his time!

Entries close 18th October unless NF09 has changed it,

My entry is done!

I suppose I should send mine in and hope it doesn't get lost. Was waiting to see if my resize was good or not...

Well! I finally finished, just in time too. I've been busy painting Rohan and such. But here he is, in his finished glory!

Resize was fine nOt_u :-) and down under it's still the 17th, everyone has 24.5 hours until deadline then I'll try and work some magic and have results pics up next week :-)

That mean you just took it from the thread or I still need to send it?

Ah I think i took it from the thread like a dirty little thief! lol

Makes it easier for me.

sure does! now why aren't you in bed at this time?.... you better be paintin'

& one blow up..



ARRRRRRR!!!




final pix ^^ PM incoming NF

One final set of colors and my guy'll be complete!
Just in time to submit him on the 18th

ok ok ok here is my official final entry!

6 hours on the Nerdclock until deadline! then next week we look through the window of a certain Golden bathroom to see who gets the Bathtub we're all clamoring to get our grubby little hands on! :-)

Nerdfest09

Aaaaaand Ill slide right in here!

My entry, Assault Sergeant Gaius of the Marines Chrysemys:

Nice work guys.

@skyfi - I still like that hat

@Rogue - Where are the doves?

@Ramos - Mind the plant!

So i forgot that this wasnt 18th gmt, prompting a mad dash to get photos before work and uploading these whilst skiving.
So without further ado may i present my dark vengeance squad leader.
Wip
Final
Rear

Wish i'd had more time to get a better final shot but only got myself to blame for that, These are the first marines i've painted after finishing a tau battleforce so any c&c would be appreciated, i did order a terminator small shield bit to cover the top of the rope but it did not arrive. Im not happy with his left claw either, i think i might cut off the gs claws and attach some plastic ones to the casing isntead.

Thanks again flinty :p maybe I'll get motivated and liquid greenstuff those fingerprints out :p

so....


here is my entry... this robot fighter marks my first weathered/scratched mini...be nice^^









cheers, i hope i am still in time...i am a bit confused when it comes to global time^^

 Ramos Asura wrote:
Aaaaaand Ill slide right in here!

My entry, Assault Sergeant Gaius of the Marines Chrysemys:

ER

MAH

GERD

Firstly I would like to offer a heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who has entered and followed this thread so fervently, i have enjoyed my first attempt at hosting a paint comp! and I will definitely be having it again next year I hope you guys and gals enjoyed it as much as I have! next years trophy shall be just as lavish and amusing

The caliber of entrants was astonishing and we have some very fine examples of 40k themed squad leaders (or as close as) on show and I shall be posting them right now for you all to drool over!

Voting shall be done as soon as we can gather our wits and get organized! I will endeavor to have results up late next week but since there is quite a few mini;s to go through I will keep you informed on our progress

ENTRANTS FINAL IMAGES!

AnunearthlyChilde


AzureDeath


Delkins42


Dkellyj


Flinty


GiraffeX


hdbstephen


KingCracker


Lipsdapips


Lucarikx


MattKingsley


Melcuvak


Miss Dee (bigger pic in thread)


nOt_u


reaperman2020


RogueWolves


Skifi


inmygravenimage


Viktor Von Domm


Spears


Ramos Asura



PHEW!! there they all are, feel free to comment and ask questions of the artists we're all one big happy Nerd family

I love the banner on that space wolf.

And I like that skin tone on the Dark Eldar.

The Krootified squig is likewise a great touch

Those are some purdy minis everyone. Good luck

That tau ork is cool

Oh wooooow. So much awesome work! Its amazing top see all the different styles and takes on the minis.
Good luck to everyone!!


I think one is missing though.... mine D:

 Ramos Asura wrote:
Oh wooooow. So much awesome work! Its amazing top see all the different styles and takes on the minis.
Good luck to everyone!!


I think one is missing though.... mine D:

I just noticed this too. better get it fixed NF before you have a mootinee on yer handz! arrr!


I don't know why I'm talking like a pirate. someone stop me.

No No please! I am all for encouraging as much Pirate banter as i can! it be the bestest way to speak in my opinion! remember:

To err is human, To ARRRR is Pirate!


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Ramos.... you be alll good me hearty! look above ye to see the pic arrrr!

Good luck to everyone!

Lucarikx

 nerdfest09 wrote:
No No please! I am all for encouraging as much Pirate banter as i can! it be the bestest way to speak in my opinion! remember:

To err is human, To ARRRR is Pirate!


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Ramos.... you be alll good me hearty! look above ye to see the pic arrrr!

haha... something about us all having a little bit of the captain in us! Arrrrr!

At first I was just ARRRRrring but then all these ARRs made me ARRRRRRRR! So now Im enhoying the ARRs of this ARRing ARR!






































































































Ar

I take it that means everyone is suitably amped up.

I also forgot to say good luck, so good luck everyone.

Aye, good luck everyone
May the best painter/modeller win!

 n0t_u wrote:
And I like that skin tone on the Dark Eldar.

Thanks. I like the different shades of grey for my DE.

Indeed, best of luck to all. Lots of good work up there.

@NerdFest - will we get our individual breakdown of score, or will there be just the winner announced? Having never done one of these before I was just curious.

No not 50 shades of grey !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! or is it hay??

 Flinty wrote:
Indeed, best of luck to all. Lots of good work up there.

@NerdFest - will we get our individual breakdown of score, or will there be just the winner announced? Having never done one of these before I was just curious.

Arrrrr Flinty! never having done a comp before myself I shall post up the 1st 2nd and 3rd place getters when voting is done no breakdown this time, everyone has done such good work they should all be winners in my book, but we'll see who come's out with the smoking bolter and foot resting upon their foes!

like they said in the Highlander "There can be only one!.......Golden Bathtub"

Next time, we should cast 3. A golden beauty, a silver fox, and that guy that just barely showed up to the party with messy hair and worthless metal but at least he made it and could say that in the end he did indeed make it to the party and did actually beat someone even if it was only one person!




Make sure you read that last sentence in one breath for the proper effect

I rather like that Idea, KC

Good luck everyone, these figs look great! I am excited to see all of the different styles, techniques and approaches to the painting. I am getting back into it and experimenting with my own style, looking forward to learning something from all of you.

 Flinty wrote:
Indeed, best of luck to all. Lots of good work up there.

@NerdFest - will we get our individual breakdown of score, or will there be just the winner announced? Having never done one of these before I was just curious.

Me too.


Oops, edit, didn't read to the end. And I think I missed the post about how the scoring works...

The suspense is killing me

It is ominously quiet. I wonder if the judging team have all been mysteriously killed by a wandering grot

All your pics are belong to us!

Nah, it takes more than a wandering grot to lay this Nob low. Now there's a sentence I never imagined myself saying...

Had one of those weeks myself ladies & gentlemen, and I apologise for the that impacting on the competition. It's my Mums birthday today, so that's a write off too (I just came on to apologise to everyone for the delay) though I will have them done tomorrow night / Saturday morning.

Note that I'm only able to commit my scores, and not those of the other judges. The process is that the scores will be sent to Our Glorious Leader, High Nerd of Down Under, once he's had the scores submitted Senór Nerdington shall then announce the winner.

I've not discussed this with the other judges, just thinking "on keyboard" here, though I guess that in the event of a tie we'll ask that one of the Dakka Mods give their own scores of the tied entries. If that Mod somehow manages to continue the tie, we shall shoot them with a giant jelly bean cannon and ask for another Mod to score, and so on.

Apologies again for the delay, not long to wait now folks!

Well, Ive been done and judged for days!...... also got votes from Gits too...... just waiting on the slowpoke Kitch to get his ass into gear lolz! then it's go, go, golden bathtub! :-)

Hey, that's discrimination against the fat and ugly I'll have you know

*Flashes her boobies at the Judges* ............

^ Wooooooooooo Yeahhhhhh!

C'mon now Kitch! Judge them pics! For us! IMBEINGTORNAPARTBYTHETENSION

 lipsdapips wrote:
C'mon now Kitch! Judge them pics! For us! IMBEINGTORNAPARTBYTHETENSION

Sounds like someone needs a girlfriend!

Awwww such a tease........I saw this and thought SWEET! VOTES ARE IN! ITS A LANDSLIDE!!! I LOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Looks like that party is on hold. Too bad the balloons already dropped.....there goes my deposit

They'll still be good, just a little close to the floor.

Judging was very difficult. You folks all did a wonderful job. I've been able to see some of you develop as painters over the years and the effort you've put forth on your figures was *very* impressive. Kudos.

*very* impressive, or "very" impressive. Like, you guys were "very" impressive, now I have to "vomit" for an "unrelated" reason?

 nerdfest09 wrote:

 lipsdapips wrote:
C'mon now Kitch! Judge them pics! For us! IMBEINGTORNAPARTBYTHETENSION

Sounds like someone needs a girlfriend!

Yes Nerdfest..I do. I do indeed :(

Troll KC... it's not too late to change my vote you know.

I have already flashed my boobies at the Judges so

Its unfair that the idea of flashing manboobs at judges doesn't have quite the same benefit

Yea Ive tried that a few times when Im skyping MrNerdypants. He usually gets a glint in his eyes and it starts to get weird

I'm old... married... a dad. Flashing boobies at me doesn't have the same effect that it used to I'm afraid.

 Gitsplitta wrote:
I'm old... married... a dad. Flashing boobies at me doesn't have the same effect that it used to I'm afraid.

Har, that reminds me of when I lived in New Orleans...after a couple of years it was, "Oh, look, another naked girl in the street. Yawn, where do y'all wanna go for lunch?"

Do i need a visa to move to new orleans?

 Gitsplitta wrote:
I'm old... married... a dad. Flashing boobies at me doesn't have the same effect that it used to I'm afraid.

Ill admit, I have the same feeling when it comes to that. Tits just dont make my brain go DUuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrr anymore

But Boobies are so entetaining as they float about in the water and Tits bob up and down in such an endearing way

If you win this trophy, You can actually play this dude as the Great Unclean one.

Or an objective marker if your army happens to have a lot of pink and/or purple.

Definitely a sacred statue

spears wrote:
Do i need a visa to move to new orleans?

To move? Probably, but you can visit at Mardi Gras time and see all the nekkid people that you want. Male and female and interesting combinations/transformations. Not for the squeamish... Slaanesh rides in the shadows, reaches out from the darkness.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ragnarandmegan/2243913615/

Looks like my mother in law

 KingCracker wrote:

 Gitsplitta wrote:
I'm old... married... a dad. Flashing boobies at me doesn't have the same effect that it used to I'm afraid.

Ill admit, I have the same feeling when it comes to that. Tits just dont make my brain go DUuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrr anymore

er...what? i don´t get this conversation.... i got kids and i am married... but when i see a chest... well

I would flip out if I found a chest like that.

see? that´s what i thought too

Phwoar, I'd just love to put my head in there and go brrrrrrrrr!

Submitted my winner and his two runner ups, whether he's the winner or the runners up are the runners up is to be determined by the all powerful head judge! Best of luck to all of you, the judging was not easy and came down to bare point battles!

Oh man. This gak just got real lads

Soon..... Soon my sons and daughters, the darkness has engulfed all but a few, soon the insidious mist of golden dreams will pervade your senses, your eyes will glaze over tears of pure gold will flow from eyes and caress cheeks with rivulets that reflect in blinding reflections of purest nerd love.... the answers are but a day away..... stay strong those who are while the weak will curl up in infantile balls screaming a song of pain as their sanity crumbles and visions of golden Nerds worm their way into their every dream...

All these boobies and chests and tits and waiting andohmahGAWDTHEWAITINGISKILLINGMEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

So who won then …………………. …………...………... ……………...

At this rate, we may never know

What we can be certain of.......is the killer is someone in this room! DUN DUN DUUUNNN!!!!

LOL.... i bet it was general whitebread with the bended pipe... in the light green room...it mostly is anyway...

Well I don't have boobies to flash but I would still like to know the out come. I love the suspense tho.

Day something on the log...i've lost count now. It's dragged on to the point that my sanity has gone with it. Don't know how long...I can keep go-NYEHEH
FLaS--FlaSHeS Of bAThtuBS....
GOLD
NERDS
WRBGADBAREUIBAEBUEIERNUAEIRBAHEIBUAPENHUREIABUHIBRAHBARIBH

Oh, you like the suspense do you?.....




soon..... sooon

DONT DO THIS TO US! YOU HAVE THE RESULTS!??!!?!?! REVEAL THEM PLEASE! I HAVE A BEARD AND AM FRAIL AFTER MY INSANITY DRIVEN ADVENTUREES TO MYY DESSSSERT ISLANDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

MMmmmm.. dessert island. Sounds tasty Unless it consists entirely of Bounties and Malibu

The worst part is the random replies on the thread that push it back up to the top of the forum! Are the results in??!!

"the answers are but a day away"?!?!?!??
Lies Nerdfest, LIES!!!

Tease.

Actually Nerdy I think we need to do a recount....

And the rage was felt in a galaxy far far away such that an old guy in a brown robe felt a disturbance in the Schwartz.

Flinty wins. For SpaceBalls reference.

Guess he never needs to open that paper now.

W00t! I would like to thank Mel Brooks for everything, especially for the desert combing gag! Oh, and the radar jamming gag.

Ladies and gentlemen we have gathered votes from the 4 corners of the globe! .... well, Australia, America, England and...... Canada! I have put the data into my Nerdputer and waited patiently while it dissected the entrants images and found secret footage of most of them in compromising positions ... o.k maybe not the last bit, but we do now have a winner!!

I have to say it was interesting to see that all of the judges scoring on 4 criteria with no interaction voted in a quite similar fashion with some very close results, less than 15 points between 1st and 2nd and less than 25 points separated the next 6 entries!

I shall now announce the winner of the 2012 'Golden Bathtub' competition

First place is.... Ramos Asura


wooooo hooo, great job Ramos, the clean paint and extensive conversion added to a dynamic and cinematic model that we all enjoyed! I hope you add the 'Golden Bathtub' on a shelf for all to see and wonder at your mad skills with the brush!

But wait!.... who got second? third? I rummaged through my Nerd room and have managed to secure a small prize for second and third place too

Second place goes to Anunearthlychilde who wins this, a lovely purity seal to remind him that the Emperor is the only truth


Third place goes to Flinty and his prize shall be this rather nifty picture I drew of a dog wearing shorts.


I ask all winners to PM me with the postal address and i shall attempt to mail your prizes soon!

thank you everyone for your encouragement and effort, I shall be hosting again next year if you all want to attend the fun and cheek fest that we have going on?

regards

Damian (Nerdfest09)

A worthy winner, congrats Ramos.

Hearty congrats to Ramos, I love that conversion!

Flintly clearly needs a picture on the back of a cat as well to balance it out.

Congrats everyone, it was fun anyway.

Congrats Ramos and AUC! Well deserved wins (although I'd like to think my prize is the best )

Looking forward to next year's challenge

Congratulations Ramos... well deserved mate. Everyone did such a fine job and obviously put fourth tremendous effort. One of the best dakka competitions that I've been associated with for sure. Really cool to see how far some of you have come in your painting skills in the last couple of years.

Thanks Nerdfest for including me as a judge. Great experience and a pleasure to be able to help.




OH, and I love the 3rd place prize!

Congo-rats to all the winnahs!


with how popular dog-in-shorts is, next year we may just have a golden dog-in-shorts competition


again, congrats ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRYBODY!

Oh wow! Thank you so so much, Im honored!!
Id like to congratulate everyone who entered- You guys made some wicked looking models. The judges' jobs could not have been easy!

Thanks to the judges for a fine job, and a BIG thanks to the nerd for hosting this comp (and Im TOTALLY looking forward to next year). I love the second and third place prizes xD
I think a few of my favorite conversions have appeared in this comp. Like the Tau Ork (a Tork, if you will), and the starcraft marine!

In any case, Thank you all so much!
Same time next year, eh?

Congrates everyone!!

Congrats Ramos Asura!

Lucarikx

Grats to the winners, and great work all round! Painting competitions really do bring out the best in people, on all levels.

For those of you who might be thinking of sponsoring painting competitions in the future... you should know that one of the things (from a judges perspective) that made this competition go so well is that Damo gave us an excellent series of judging criteria from which to work. The fact that the judges had scored the entries so closely and similarly is not an accident. Nerdy set out a set of criteria organized in categories with specific things being worth certain points. He also included areas where we could award points for things that weren't as easily defined but where we could recognize things that "just worked well" about a figure without having to assign it to a specific criterion. This way, he can lay out his priorities (as the sponsor) in the types of things we are to judge and the point values assigned to them. There were however, a significant number of points available to the judges for purely subjective assessments. Both tools make for consistent and thorough judging while keeping us focused on Nerdy's priorities for his competition.

I encourage Nerdy to share his criteria so you can take it into account should you ever plan to sponsor or volunteer to judge a competition like this. It makes things easier for the judges and increases the equity of the process for the participants. Also keep in mind that I'm a biologist and this method suits my training and mind-set. A trained artist might have a totally different, totally valid opinion of this judging system.

Sick competition guys, and congrats to all the winners! This was a fun experience. Cheers Damo and all the other judges!
I'm surprised Reaper Man didn't get a placing though

Congrats to the winners and everyone else, lots of really nice minis all round.

Cheers to NF09 for running the comp and the judges for um well judging as well

congratz to the winners! i had a great time talking to all of you here and being with you till the end... very awesome models all around and fitting winners!

and i hope this will happen soon again...!!!

Congrats to the winners, to bad I never posted mine here

Super sweet comp everyone! That was a lot of fun AND I got some awesome paint job on my GrotNob. Congrats to the winners

Congrats to the 3 winners!

Well, thanks again everyone now i'm keen to plan the next one! so, any ideas or thoughts i'd love to hear from you, anything we can do differently? ideas for themes etc? should it be yearly or bi yearly?

and I also want to offer my heartfelt thanks to the other judges who helped me through hosting my first comp Gits (the voice of reason) Vel'cona (the exhuberant youth) Kitch (well, nothing really can explain Kitch.. ) I really appreciate you all taking the time to wade through the 21 entrants and spend your own time with the rather lengthy voting process! it did seem to work very well and the results being so close attested to that if any of you are willing and able (if you didn't go insane) to judge again or not let me know

I am taking young Mr Gitsplitta's advice and i'm posting up the judging criteria so you can see how many points etc. and what we had to decide upon for each mini

Build: (out of 100)
- Quality of build (i.e neatness) - 20 points
-Adherence to theme - 20 points
-Conversion/kitbashing - 30 points
-Pose of mini - 30 points

Painting: (out of 100)
-Neatness - 25 points
-Advanced techniques - 25 points
-Overall effect - 50 points

Basing: (out of 50)
-Theme/Appropriateness to mini - 10 points
-Build/ Customization - 10 points
-Painting - 10 points
-Effect with figure - 20 points

Overall impression: How pleasing finished mini is to the eye (out of 50)

And that's it we gave points to each section and then added them up to give a total from 300, then i added each score together for every mini and that's how we found our winner!

I like that judging system. Would it be possible to show the score for each entry? I suppose it'd work as feed back for nearly everyone, see where they can improve for the next time.

What did I get?

Hmmmm sorry guys and gals! I chucked the results after I posted them and really the only thing i can suggest where a few fell short was basing, didn't need to be elaborate but good colour contrast could help next time? and i do expect you all to enter next time!

any more ideas for next time?

Not to chuck out the results.

I think it went well enough, can't really think of anyway it could change.

Oh Ha Ha :-)

If anyone is interested, I'd be willing to discuss my opinion of your entry via PM. I don't want to get into numbers because out of context I don't think there's much to be gained there, but I'd be happy to discuss the strong and weak points of your entry & give suggestions for improvement.

PM only please... I won't respond to posts on the blog.

Congratulations to the winners! I had great fun taking part, nice to see the criteria as well.

Hey guys, just a quick note to let you know I'll be posting the prizes next Tuesday for the winners I'm still waiting for AnUnearthlychilde's address though? if you're out there Childe and you want your seal then PM me dude or it gets stuck to my fridge!

hope you all enjoyed the fun!

Damo

Childes Internet has been down btw, don't know when he'll be back

Ask Bubble she is in contact with him he lives in Hull some where

Thanks LDD, does that mean Childe has 'HULL' points?


Bwahahahahahahahah! *ahem*......

HURHURHUR

BOOM! Thread rape Sozard Nerdy

Like this and tell your friends; I'm running a charity gig in December in aid of a family whose husband / father is unlikely to see this Christmas, and St Gemma's Hospice who've been instrumental in their support.

http://www.facebook.com/ForTheLoveOfRay

Nerdy, sorry for the thread rape, just gotta promote this as much as I can!

No probs Kitch i'm all for spreading any kind of goodness mate! I hope it all goes well for you and the family involved!

Thanks pal :-)

Did the competition entrants read the fine print that says they absolutely have to click like on facebook for any and all charitable work undertaken by the judges?

Holy gak... I won something? that shizz never happens O_o

Update for the winners! prizes went out this afternoon! please let me know when you get them and if they arrived in decent order can't wait for the next comp! hope you're all still keen as!

 nerdfest09 wrote:


Spears

Can I ask where the lion shoulder pad for the termi came from? It looks like the one astral claws have on forgeworld but converted. Btw it is awesome .

its the stock pad from this guy by the looks of it:
http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Space_Marines/Space_Marine-Infantry-and-Accessories/LUGFT_HURON_CHAPTER_MASTER_OF_THE_ASTRAL_CLAWS.html

So Lookie what I got in the mail today~




Haha I love this trophy Nerd.... its hilariously awesome!
Now it sits in a place of honor on my bookshelf!

 Melcavuk wrote:
its the stock pad from this guy by the looks of it:
http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Space_Marines/Space_Marine-Infantry-and-Accessories/LUGFT_HURON_CHAPTER_MASTER_OF_THE_ASTRAL_CLAWS.html

Bingo. In retrospect with the cost of the arm i should have just bought the whole model.

That trophy cracks me up.

Yay Ramos glad it arrived safely! looks good on your shelf mate now lets see if you can win yourself another one next year? I may bring it forward to be in the first half of the year so keep an eye out!!

next time ill enter for sure!
and for next time try to get one of the mods to feature it and post it on the dakka facebook page to get more exposure!!

DijnsK wrote:
next time ill enter for sure!
and for next time try to get one of the mods to feature it and post it on the dakka facebook page to get more exposure!!

What a great idea!! o.k you've convinced me to work on another trophy and have a first half of 2013 comp! anyone with ideas or suggestions PM me and lest get thinking!