So here you go you patient little people, this is what you've all been waiting for, its time for Papa-Nid to take the reigns and whip you all into shape!!!

So here is my little competition for the next month, as you can tell, myself and Panda are doing small themes for the competitions until after Christmas, as this time of year can be hard on our poor poor wallets lols

1)You must scratch build a series of scenic bases to a set theme of your choice from the following themes:

-Urban Warfare
-Swampland
-Apocalyptic Wasteland
-Belly of The Beast
-The Warp


these categories are open to interpretation as usual!

2)You must make enough bases for one full unit of your choice.

for e.g. they must meet minimum/maximum unit requirements for your unit of choice.

-10x 25mm bases
-5x 40mm bases
-3x 60mm bases
-1x oval base.

3) The bases DO need to be painted (unless you opt into Rule 7), I don't expect you to paint a full unit in addition to the bases, but should you feel the need to, I can hardly stop you.

4) The bases will be judged on:

- Originality
- Use of bits/GS/styrene sheet
- whether or not they adhere to the chosen category of choice.

5) WIP pictures must be included.

6) Deadline is 8th October!

7) Galorn has very kindly made an offer of the following, and it will be the main prize for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places, should you choose to OPT IN. There are obviously some main things to bear in mind to the winner(s), should you choose this option.



Terms & Conditions:

Main Terms:
1. no IP (Intellectual Property) violations (no specifically gw bits, such as weapons, large portions of models, SM helmets/torsos/etc).
2. minimal undercuts (no grating that has space under it for example).
3. the base/bases must not be painted should you choose to opt into this prize.

for the top three, Galorn will make a mold of the base submission, and ship it to the sculptor at his own expense. on the following terms:

Terms
1. I receive commercial rights to reproduce and sell the reproductions of the base submission in perpetuity. (reviewed quarterly)
2. The sculptor accepts payment of 20% of final sale profit of their base design, payed quarterly.
3. The sculptor ships the masters to me, and is willing to leave them in my custody to use in perpetuity (Unless they decide to withdraw from this agreement)

Entrants include:

Papa-Nid (Me)
ComradePanda
Jackal
Vik
40kFSU
lonedrow02
RogueWolves
Flying Pooo
Galorn

Ok, im in, but 1 thing.
60mm bases might be funny, since you dont have a unit of 3 dreadnoughts lol.


But to make sure im on the right lines: Pick a style of base and make enough for a full unit right?

 Jackal wrote:
Ok, im in, but 1 thing.
60mm bases might be funny, since you dont have a unit of 3 dreadnoughts lol.


But to make sure im on the right lines: Pick a style of base and make enough for a full unit right?

No but you do have to have a unit of Guardsmen heavy weapons teams

and in answer to your question, yes lols

so long as it meets its entries minimum/maximum unit size its viable.

I has never, and never will play guard

I do however have a unit of zerker termies on the way from GW that i want to heavily convert, so i guess 5x40mm bases will do

d´oh... the 8th of october ´s my hatching day....


the comp is a truly nice one...hmmm...


just for clarification...

what´s meant with :Belly of The Beast

and i would love to see someone do warp bases...

the rest is pretty straight to the point... so i will think about it...

just one question ... if i do a oval base... would that be some way to cheat? i mean it would be way quicker...


i think i will join this one... sounds like much fun to be having

belly of the beast can mean whatever you want it to, so long as it fits the theme, and doesnt require too much explaining anything goes!!!

and my dear Vik... asking about cheating?

Belly of the beast im guessing would be inside a creature or a possessed space hulk type thing

Warp bases are tempting and i have got an endless suply of daemons, so i may even try for 2 entries

belly of the beast... lol... pink/purple intestines ... now there is a nice picture everybody needs to see^^

and well i wasn´t asking for a guidline to cheat...

maybe i go with some orks for this one... or i could use my still unbased grots from the already won =]_= competition and base them in a matching theme... or i could use the warzone minis i am making atm...endless options... but for now i have to hit the hay...

cheers, vik...may the juices be with you

"the belly of the beast" can imply being behind enemy lines as well you know...

as I say, all catagories are open to interpretation, but should be able to be shown without explination

that idiom was not known to me in that direction...something along the lines of lion's den then?

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
that idiom was not known to me in that direction...something along the lines of lion's den then?

It can be, as I say, I want your own interpretations of the themes, I don't want to be an influence in any way

I may be short on time this month and I have a whole CSM army to do. But, seems like fun so I am in.

Count me in. I've got a great idea.....

Hey I do have to make bases for my Vendetta dont I, count me in

All entrants so far have been listed in OP!!!

I hope we have a lot more finalists this time!!!

Sign me up for this one... I need a competition to get me back into wargamming...

I'm in.

Also I will share an offer. (with a few strings, nothing too serious) Look at my Base designs for examples of these strings.
Strings
1 no IP violations (no specifically gw bits, such as weapons, large portions of models, SM helmets/torsos/etc)
2 minimal undercuts (no grating that has space under it for example)

for the top three, I will make a mold of the base submission, and ship it to the sculptor at my own expense. on the following terms.
Terms
1. I receive commercial rights to reproduce and sell the reproductions of the base submission in perpetuity. (reviewed quarterly)
2. The sculptor accepts payment of 20% of final sale profit of their base design, payed quarterly.
3. The sculptor ships the masters to me, and is willing to leave them in my custody to use in perpetuity (Unless they decide to withdraw from this agreement)

Flying Pooo wrote:Sign me up for this one... I need a competition to get me back into wargamming...

I honestly never expected to ever have to type "Flying Pooo" as an entrant

Galorn wrote:I'm in.

Also I will share an offer. (with a few strings, nothing too serious) Look at my Base designs for examples of these strings.
Strings
1 no IP violations (no specifically gw bits, such as weapons, large portions of models, SM helmets/torsos/etc)
2 minimal undercuts (no grating that has space under it for example)

for the top three, I will make a mold of the base submission, and ship it to the sculptor at my own expense. on the following terms.
Terms
1. I receive commercial rights to reproduce and sell the reproductions of the base submission in perpetuity. (reviewed quarterly)
2. The sculptor accepts payment of 20% of final sale profit of their base design, payed quarterly.
3. The sculptor ships the masters to me, and is willing to leave them in my custody to use in perpetuity (Unless they decide to withdraw from this agreement)

WOW Galorn that is an awesome offer!!! Consider it done my friend, and added to the list of rules... of course it will be an optional one though!!!

i second the comment to galorn´s offer... cool idea and who wouldn´t love to see his stuff casted...

this changes my plans a bit... now i have to make bases from scratch instead of going for other options... but that´s ok...

HAH! Galhorn really knows how to make me really wanna make some sexy bases!


what about biker bases?

Wow galorn... to think I was just about to use the base you gave me pff now I need to reconsider

 cormadepanda wrote:
HAH! Galhorn really knows how to make me really wanna make some sexy bases!


what about biker bases?

so long as its a base that fits the requirements/restrictions of the unit its for, the anything goes. just remember minimum/maximum unit size when entering.

cormadepanda wrote:HAH! Galhorn really knows how to make me really wanna make some sexy bases!


what about biker bases?

what about em?

AnUnearthlyChilde wrote:

 cormadepanda wrote:
HAH! Galhorn really knows how to make me really wanna make some sexy bases!


what about biker bases?

so long as its a base that fits the requirements/restrictions of the unit its for, the anything goes. just remember minimum/maximum unit size when entering.

See... What about em?

Yay! answers... so is feeling the belly of the beast theme, idk what you think best fits orks?

 cormadepanda wrote:
Yay! answers... so is feeling the belly of the beast theme, idk what you think best fits orks?

orks hmmm.

Id say any of the top three choices would work. (swamp = feral, urban = warzone, wasteland = gorkamorka)

At gahlorn. I will be doing my bases for you, can multipul entries be had? Say I do two minimum on for belly of the best and one for the warp

 cormadepanda wrote:
At gahlorn. I will be doing my bases for you, can multipul entries be had? Say I do two minimum on for belly of the best and one for the warp

exellent.

why is there not more people doing this!

 cormadepanda wrote:
why is there not more people doing this!

I've got no idea.

Link this on your blog man! its a worth while gesture!

 cormadepanda wrote:
Link this on your blog man! its a worth while gesture!

will do.

In an attempt to get more people involved in this competition, please can everyone who has already entered get people who follow any of their threads on Dakka to give this page a looksie! IT's much appreciated.

will do that!

Need more contestants! i demand we hold them at gun point!

it'd sure be nice to see more people enter please? }

OR I'LL EAT YOUR FACE OFF...

... I'm kidding of course. Or am I?

also, some WIP pics would be cool about now too

 AnUnearthlyChilde wrote:
it'd sure be nice to see more people enter please? }

OR I'LL EAT YOUR FACE OFF...

... I'm kidding of course. Or am I?

also, some WIP pics would be cool about now too

I'll get those up in the AM... (had the supply drop of materials I was waiting on show up last Fri as I was heading up to VT.) the Outpost 21 base set is back in progress.

Im conflicted between the base I need done (the one using galorns base) and the idea that a base could be casted... the bad part is I want to paint it too so...

 Rogue Wolves wrote:
Im conflicted between the base I need done (the one using galorns base) and the idea that a base could be casted... the bad part is I want to paint it too so...

do both... (heh)

the tale got told about this contest in my thread now too!

Speaking of WIP pictures, here's mine.

the jack nicholson of warhammer...

I am not calling an oversized snake "johnny"... thats asking for trouble...

LOL... yep... some softhearted ladies might faint

I have that trouble already... but lets stop there lols... I can sense the Mods getting twitchy

hurhurhur *coughs*

damn... too late

 AnUnearthlyChilde wrote:
Speaking of WIP pictures, here's mine.

dude thats SICK. totally uncastable, (if all chunks are glued in already) but awesome.

It's uncastable anyways dude due to me using a mould for the rocks I knew it would be the moment I had the idea for it.

looking again at the silt-y rocks and stuff... i wonder if we push that bug back into the ground... would the concrete pieces build a fitting jigsaw?

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
looking again at the silt-y rocks and stuff... i wonder if we push that bug back into the ground... would the concrete pieces build a fitting jigsaw?

for the most part, yes, the flat surfaces would equal the surface area of what it'd be untouched.

good planning mister!

those lil things make the concept cool

Well you know me Vik, I like to apply logic and scientific sense to what I build

who doesn´t... well most peeps that only build standard templates for their SM... me... i like TS vehicles

lol who doesnt?

I need one of those Typhon's for my IW's now... shame it costs £95

well... to look on the bright side... it could have costed more than a hundred pounds

Wow galorn that trygon(?) is fething awesome. Makes me almost want to mail you a guardsmen so you put his slack body in its maw.... brilliant work!
On a side note,
I think the world wide campaign stole some thunder from this IMHO.
Im going to try to get my oval base somewhere near able to compete with that pure win.

well mates... i finally have decided what kind of basing i will do... i will cobble three!!! competitions into one major project... a terrain piece, the bases for the models that people the terrain piece and one leader of two squads that will go at each other throats...

how does that sound?... yeah... i know... i am spectacular...

lonedrow02 wrote:Wow galorn that trygon(?) is fething awesome. Makes me almost want to mail you a guardsmen so you put his slack body in its maw.... brilliant work!
On a side note,
I think the world wide campaign stole some thunder from this IMHO.
Im going to try to get my oval base somewhere near able to compete with that pure win.

Lols... erm... Thats a Mawloc, and mine, not galorns but thanks

Viktor von Domm wrote:well mates... i finally have decided what kind of basing i will do... i will cobble three!!! competitions into one major project... a terrain piece, the bases for the models that people the terrain piece and one leader of two squads that will go at each other throats...

how does that sound?... yeah... i know... i am spectacular...

Lols I shall believe it when I see it

heretic!!!

but well for those that say seeing is beliveing... pics will happen tomorrow...

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
well mates... i finally have decided what kind of basing i will do... i will cobble three!!! competitions into one major project... a terrain piece, the bases for the models that people the terrain piece and one leader of two squads that will go at each other throats...

how does that sound?... yeah... i know... i am spectacular...

If there was an prebuilding vote, I would vote for you all ready for pure badassiry!

LOL... well... i certainly did a mounthful when i bite for those competitions


hopefully i wont choke

I am doing the golden tub, the bases.. and hopefully the arena but thats unlikely

it is sexy

WIp pics of the Outpost bases.


Bike style bases










40mm bases





60mm bases






































large oval bases






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 lonedrow02 wrote:
Wow galorn that trygon(?) is fething awesome. Makes me almost want to mail you a guardsmen so you put his slack body in its maw.... brilliant work!
On a side note,
I think the world wide campaign stole some thunder from this IMHO.
Im going to try to get my oval base somewhere near able to compete with that pure win.

No my trygon, It's Childes but its pretty epic.

The words "Trygon" and "Pretty" in the same sentence... who'da thought?

even if it is a Mawloc

 AnUnearthlyChilde wrote:
The words "Trygon" and "Pretty" in the same sentence... who'da thought?

even if it is a Mawloc

Me. Obviously.

how about happy happy fun time. Gahlorn, love the bases.

 cormadepanda wrote:
how about happy happy fun time. Gahlorn, love the bases.

Thanks the two ovals and one of the 60mms have molds and the first cast has been pulled. I'll take pics in the am.

sounds great!

So peoples, what do you have for me in the way of WIP images?

Deadline is soon and Galorns awesome prize is up for grabs to allcomers, so get entering!!!

Well except me.. since I'm casting my own stuff anyway...

cut the T in my galorn style flying base, so working on that, although I dont know if I'll have enough GS to add more sandbags

Galorn wrote:Well except me.. since I'm casting my own stuff anyway...

lols well, yeah... mayhaps you can help with the judging should we actually have some entries in the end lols

Rogue Wolves wrote:cut the T in my galorn style flying base, so working on that, although I dont know if I'll have enough GS to add more sandbags

well I think the deadline is monday 8th, so you have plenty of time




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oh and here's an image of my entries base in its parts, just to give you an idea of what not lols:



Also... I just counted, there are 55 "free floating" boulders on that base...

to many rocks childe.

I don't know, that thing looks pretty impressive.

chop chop peoples, at this rate it'll only be galorn and myself with finished stuff

*shakes fist* i am feeling ill right now or i would.

I doubt very much I will be able to finish this round. Sorry gents I should have looked at my schedule before committing. I look forward to seeing the results though.

cormadepanda wrote:*shakes fist* i am feeling ill right now or i would.

Get well soon fellah.

40kFSU wrote:I doubt very much I will be able to finish this round. Sorry gents I should have looked at my schedule before committing. I look forward to seeing the results though.

Suck. maybe next time then I guess...

on to pics of mine (First cast) Since the pic was taken I primed em and am letting them dry overnight

I really like these bases galorn, once they get on your shop I may pick some up for diaramic bases

i just had my major project redone floorwise... so the tiles on my bases need a redo too... when was the deadline again?

the 8th october is the deadline.

d´oh... no joke? that´s my birthday...

seriously... thats the deadline

lets call it not that way, shall we feels akward that way

lols ok...

much obliged

thats the.. due date.. hows that sound?

better but only slightly^^

Sesh vik, quit being so preggo or dying man!

sir! yes, sir!

HA WORK IN PROGRESS!!!! it needs it teeth - hence the duvets that hopefully look like gums, not sure what to do with the large white space yet. i was feeling tentical with ripped up floor, and of course a few broken things. Also their is going to be a second larger mouth. Some where.

looks cool so far, I'm getting a chythulu/sarlak/tyranid vibe and I like it

 Rogue Wolves wrote:
looks cool so far, I'm getting a chythulu/sarlak/tyranid vibe and I like it

yay the vibe i wanted.

 cormadepanda wrote:
HA WORK IN PROGRESS!!!! it needs it teeth - hence the duvets that hopefully look like gums, not sure what to do with the large white space yet. i was feeling tentical with ripped up floor, and of course a few broken things. Also their is going to be a second larger mouth. Some where.

That is looking quite nice so far dude!

Pics of mine (new bases cast up)






(PiP)

That weathering is off the charts!

Gorgeous weathering Galorn.

cormadepanda wrote:That weathering is off the charts!

40kFSU wrote:Gorgeous weathering Galorn.

Thanks folks.

It reminds me of nurgle

i have to agree... the weathered bases look very cool!

and panda? what is this? a better perspective would help me drag my mind out of the gutter...

cormadepanda wrote:It reminds me of nurgle

funny thing about that...

Viktor von Domm wrote:i have to agree... the weathered bases look very cool!

and panda? what is this? a better perspective would help me drag my mind out of the gutter...

Why? down here in the gutter is so much more fun (echos the voice from the sub tunnels below the subway.)

LOL...

And vik you are a true German. But your reference is correct!

And i guess here is the finished product. Add your own flock to enjoy!

I like it, what color are you going to paint it?

 Rogue Wolves wrote:
I like it, what color are you going to paint it?

if i am not mistaken, i cant paint it.

well it is your competition so...

 Rogue Wolves wrote:
well it is your competition so...

it is actually galorns at this point. As i am shooting for his prize. If he thinks that base is worthy of casting.

 cormadepanda wrote:

 Rogue Wolves wrote:
well it is your competition so...

it is actually galorns at this point. As i am shooting for his prize. If he thinks that base is worthy of casting.

Sure. That looks pretty good actually. I'll happily cast it up for ya.

(then you can paint it.)

PM me for address info.

that base is looking very cool! sculpting is very high class and the added PC makes it look very cool as i said already^^

 cormadepanda wrote:
And vik you are a true German. But your reference is correct!

why so? i actually never felt that way...enlighten me...

I am confused vik. You don't need enlightening you are merried. I thank you for the compliment I took it to heart.

am confused vik

i see...

I cant see.... cause I'm blind...

Wut wolves?

This one was aimed at vik, but to clarify I'm blind in my left eye <--- Like so

you are so blind!

Yes.. yes I am

meh

I feel the need to do this.

Due to time of year, I am extending the deadline for this competition by two weeks.

NEW DEADLINE 22ND OCTOBER.

hope that helps you all.

OH.... that came unexpected....

but i am by far a man who looks a gifted horse in the mouth...

well Panda and myself have been talking about the time of year, and how it slows productivity, so I figured extending it by two weeks seemed a good thing, especially if it means people enter as well.

so any promoting will be extremely welcome my friend!

ah ok... will do so again in my thread then... later on tho

Thanks

Thanks indeed

did so

i just love my thank you´s

... Your welcome

 Rogue Wolves wrote:
... Your welcome

no one said anything about you wolves.

 Rogue Wolves wrote:

Daw there you go the entire set delt with.

ok... he gets insulted and he reacts by showing his oneeye...er... i feel disturbed...

For you vik, I'll do a double take

LOL...

do Rouge has no eyes?!

i better not answer to this one

you sir have crossed the line this time, your part of the rebel alliance and a traitor TAKE HIM AWAY!

bwahahahaha!

YAY i have a friend, hey lets break out of Rouges jail?! i will use this hand dandy chain saw and cut - ringdingdingding- there i got rouges hands, and we can -ringdingdingding- the poor guy wanted the hands back...now we can -ringdingdingding- oh great idea vik! we could of just cut the door off the hinges! now lets escape!

Finished painted pics of the first three outpost bases

Outpost oval 1








Outpost oval 2




Outpost 60mm 1

only a base as cool as that would prevent me from creating an elaborate, innapropriate comback to what panda said nice job galorn

 Rogue Wolves wrote:
only a base as cool as that would prevent me from creating an elaborate, innapropriate comback to what panda said nice job galorn

I try.

I forget, was it you who suggested watching "God Bless America"? Because if it was, great choice, that was a nice movie!

 Rogue Wolves wrote:
I forget, was it you who suggested watching "God Bless America"? Because if it was, great choice, that was a nice movie!

it was, and it really is isnt it. messed up. but technically correct.

very cool looking bases mister!


by the way... am i allowed to use your shop logo (pic) for a small job i have with my dio?

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
very cool looking bases mister!


by the way... am i allowed to use your shop logo (pic) for a small job i have with my dio?

absolutely Vik.

Also Comrade, you base arrived today. Not bad, It has a few minor issues. (mostly regarding how it's finished.) I'll go into more detail via PM, but it looked very workable.

thank you galorn... and you can be sure that i will do no weird stuff with it ...just a lil free advertising for you

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
thank you galorn... and you can be sure that i will do no weird stuff with it ...just a lil free advertising for you

Awesome.

cool the base made it! i also responded to your pm mate. is this round over?

nope 8 days left.

 cormadepanda wrote:
cool the base made it!

It did indeed. I haven't done any work on it... yet... but as I said in the PM it looks workable.

 Galorn wrote:

 cormadepanda wrote:
cool the base made it!

It did indeed. I haven't done any work on it... yet... but as I said in the PM it looks workable.

You Galorn, are workable.

 cormadepanda wrote:

 Galorn wrote:

 cormadepanda wrote:
cool the base made it!

It did indeed. I haven't done any work on it... yet... but as I said in the PM it looks workable.

You Galorn, are workable.

Indeed I am.

Almost forgot I signed up for this, but then I saw this in my subscribed threads.
I just did something quickly today because I am quite limited for time lately...

This was a test run for a new basing scheme for my guardsmen and here are the results.
I wanted to go for an Ash Wasteland theme. (Apocalyptic Wasteland).



A pic with some warmer light...


I think it looks great for the relatively small amount of time put in.
I might make a full squad of ten if time permits.

Pooo out

Edit: I don't think these fit the rules too much... :(I do have WIPS though)
Oh well...I Will try again with 3 60mm bases for a weapons team.

great work poo!

Those look quite good.

lol.. you said poo out

that would be an awesome battler cry for a super hero... carpman...: poo out! .... and then he jumps into the sewer....

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
that would be an awesome battler cry for a super hero... carpman...: poo out! .... and then he jumps into the sewer....

3 weeks ago at my local GW I came up with a new super hero comic, Gloooory Hooole and his sidekick Extendor (from the planet uranus)! And his Archnemisus THE PENETRATOR!

 Rogue Wolves wrote:
3 weeks ago at my local GW I came up with a new super hero comic, Gloooory Hooole and his sidekick Extendor (from the planet uranus)! And his Archnemisus THE PENETRATOR!

Its been done.

Damn...

perhaps overly done.

i do it around at least once a day^^

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
i do it around at least once a day^^

er... whats happened to this competition again???