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Madrak Ironhide







LBursley wrote:
I think this is a great time for seasoned painters to showcase beginner friendly advance techniques. TELL US YOUR SECRETS! lol



I have no secrets. Or skills. Just an obsessive personality.

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Huge Hierodule






North Bay, CA

You mean like this one? http://www.kan.org/michael/mkp/paynes_grey.php

   
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San Diego, CA USA

Lol I have that bookmarked lol. I actually got paynes grey after reading that to try and replace badab black but paynes has a blue hue to it so it's not really as versatile as badab black. But yeah, stuff like that is cool to read up on and try after seeing results online and deciding weather it fits their task.

 
   
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Scyzantine Empire

Awesome! I promised Aduro a tutorial almost a year ago... Now I've got the models and started the beginnings of it, maybe it will pay off!

What harm can it do to find out? It's a question that left bruises down the centuries, even more than "It can't hurt if I only take one" and "It's all right if you only do it standing up." Terry Pratchett, Making Money

"Can a magician kill a man by magic?" Lord Wellington asked Strange. Strange frowned. He seemed to dislike the question. "I suppose a magician might," he admitted, "but a gentleman never could." Susanna Clarke Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

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Mekboy Hammerin' Somethin'





Spreading the word of the Turtle Pie

I might just give this a go.

   
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Calgary

Wouldn't it make more sense if we submitted our tutorials to the Yak, who then posted them anonymously for us? That way users who are already popular wouldn't have an unfair advantage.

It's better to simply be an idiot, as no one can call you on it here. -H.B.M.C.

Cap'n Gordino's instant grammar guide:
"This is TOO expensive." "I'm going TO the store, TO get some stuff."
"That is THEIR stuff." "THEY'RE crappy converters."
"I put it over THERE." "I'll go to the store THEN."
"He knows better THAN that." "This is NEW." "Most players KNEW that." 
   
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Austin, Tx

captain.gordino wrote:Wouldn't it make more sense if we submitted our tutorials to the Yak, who then posted them anonymously for us? That way users who are already popular wouldn't have an unfair advantage.



he has a good point.

   
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Wyoming

people should get credit for their work. AND it is a lot of extra work for Yak.
   
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Calgary

Obviously they would announce whose they were afterward.

It's better to simply be an idiot, as no one can call you on it here. -H.B.M.C.

Cap'n Gordino's instant grammar guide:
"This is TOO expensive." "I'm going TO the store, TO get some stuff."
"That is THEIR stuff." "THEY'RE crappy converters."
"I put it over THERE." "I'll go to the store THEN."
"He knows better THAN that." "This is NEW." "Most players KNEW that." 
   
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San Diego, CA USA

Who in past competitions on dakka has won because of popularity?

 
   
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Calgary

No one, because they're always anonymous.

It's better to simply be an idiot, as no one can call you on it here. -H.B.M.C.

Cap'n Gordino's instant grammar guide:
"This is TOO expensive." "I'm going TO the store, TO get some stuff."
"That is THEIR stuff." "THEY'RE crappy converters."
"I put it over THERE." "I'll go to the store THEN."
"He knows better THAN that." "This is NEW." "Most players KNEW that." 
   
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Illustrator






North Carolina

With a contest like this one, it really benefits the organizer (yakface) to just leave the contest as is! It could end up being way more work on Yaks end otherwise.

This set up will work out just fine I believe. And could definitely open the doors a bit for more diverse contests because of it!

-Aaron
Call For Fire

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Madrak Ironhide







Interesting thought (the anonymity one).

Managing someone else's files, content, AND keeping them all anonymous would be a bear.

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Get your own Dakka Code!

"...he could never understand the sense of a contest in which the two adversaries agreed upon the rules." Gabriel Garcia Marquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude 
   
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Huge Hierodule






North Bay, CA

Working on my project now. Should have it ready in a week or so ... I hope.

   
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Dangerous Leadbelcher






Australia

I face a conundrum. I need the prize money to finance a project to make a tutorial to win the prize money.

How 'bout we make a deal?
   
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Iceland

This is NOT good ! I live in Iceland , and concider myself an pretty good painter , but now that the winning price is some store credit in a shop that doesnt exist here :(

Guess i will just have too post it free somewhere around here

But , on the other hand , i have too buy all my stuff through Ebay ... and the icelandic currency is at the lowest rate there is ! Heck , £130 is around 22 thousand icalndic ISK(icelandic currency) ! !

But anyways , whore those who DO have a waylandgames store be happy couse youre gonna get something ! ! !

Hehe , lol , gz too everyone that try this out !

   
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San Diego, CA USA

gretar wrote:This is NOT good ! I live in Iceland , and concider myself an pretty good painter , but now that the winning price is some store credit in a shop that doesnt exist here :(



Don't have it here either but it's worldwide shipping. That's what's so great about it

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Scyzantine Empire

Weyland games is based in the UK and since you'd be purchasing using 130 BGP, the pricing would approximate what you'd spend in ISK after conversion rates...

What harm can it do to find out? It's a question that left bruises down the centuries, even more than "It can't hurt if I only take one" and "It's all right if you only do it standing up." Terry Pratchett, Making Money

"Can a magician kill a man by magic?" Lord Wellington asked Strange. Strange frowned. He seemed to dislike the question. "I suppose a magician might," he admitted, "but a gentleman never could." Susanna Clarke Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

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Decrepit Dakkanaut






Los Angeles, CA

gretar wrote:This is NOT good ! I live in Iceland , and concider myself an pretty good painter , but now that the winning price is some store credit in a shop that doesnt exist here :(

Guess i will just have too post it free somewhere around here

But , on the other hand , i have too buy all my stuff through Ebay ... and the icelandic currency is at the lowest rate there is ! Heck , £130 is around 22 thousand icalndic ISK(icelandic currency) ! !

But anyways , whore those who DO have a waylandgames store be happy couse youre gonna get something ! ! !

Hehe , lol , gz too everyone that try this out !



As has been mentioned already this is an ONLINE store that ships WORLDWIDE.

Anyone from anywhere in the world should feel free to participate in this challenge.


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yakface's 40K rule #1: Although the rules allow you to use modeling to your advantage, how badly do you need to win your toy soldier games?
yakface's 40K rule #2: Friends don't let friends start a MEQ army.
yakface's 40K rule #3: Codex does not ALWAYS trump the rulebook, so please don't say that!
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Decrepit Dakkanaut






Los Angeles, CA

captain.gordino wrote:Wouldn't it make more sense if we submitted our tutorials to the Yak, who then posted them anonymously for us? That way users who are already popular wouldn't have an unfair advantage.


All our other challenges have been anonymous but as has been said, that really isn't a workable scenario for this particular contest. Not only would it be way, way, way too much work for me to handle, it would also be impossible to change the tutorials 'over' to the users who created them. Which means those tutorials would always be counted as my posts. Even if I put the 'credit' for who made them in those posts, its never the same (as you can't search for them by user later, etc).

Besides, the goal is mostly get more people interested in this forum and helping each other out with tutorials, so winning the prize is ultimately just a nice bonus for someone!


I play (click on icons to see pics): DQ:70+S++G(FAQ)M++B-I++Pw40k92/f-D+++A+++/areWD104R+T(D)DM+++
yakface's 40K rule #1: Although the rules allow you to use modeling to your advantage, how badly do you need to win your toy soldier games?
yakface's 40K rule #2: Friends don't let friends start a MEQ army.
yakface's 40K rule #3: Codex does not ALWAYS trump the rulebook, so please don't say that!
Waaagh Dakka: click the banner to learn more! 
   
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Calgary

Hmm, ok. That makes sense. Thank you.

It's better to simply be an idiot, as no one can call you on it here. -H.B.M.C.

Cap'n Gordino's instant grammar guide:
"This is TOO expensive." "I'm going TO the store, TO get some stuff."
"That is THEIR stuff." "THEY'RE crappy converters."
"I put it over THERE." "I'll go to the store THEN."
"He knows better THAN that." "This is NEW." "Most players KNEW that." 
   
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Iceland

ok , thats it ! I Just looked thorugh that website of theirs and found life suplies of anything i need for my space marines ! Exept for the models , of course

I AM SOOO IN ! ! ! !

   
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Huge Hierodule






North Bay, CA

Got mine posted

   
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Galveston County

This isn't just about painting, right? I wouldn't say I'm a strong painter, but love the modeling aspect. So is the overall winner determined on the entire post (painting and modeling) or is this going to be the "best painted" model?

No madam, 40,000 is the year that this game is set in. Not how much it costs. Though you may have a point. - GW Fulchester
The Gatling Guns have flamethrowers on them because this is 40k - DOW III
 
   
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Huge Hierodule






North Bay, CA

Well, the contest is focused on the tutorial, so how well you can teach someone how to do something. I imagine the winner will be the person who can write a clear tutorial on a subject that has broad appeal.

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Uriels_Flame wrote:This isn't just about painting, right? I wouldn't say I'm a strong painter, but love the modeling aspect. So is the overall winner determined on the entire post (painting and modeling) or is this going to be the "best painted" model?


It's the best "tutorial", so it doesn't even necessarily need to feature a painted model, it could just be about modeling.

To win it likely needs to be about an interesting topic, needs to feature well shot photography, needs to clearly define the steps and just generally be informative and useful.


I play (click on icons to see pics): DQ:70+S++G(FAQ)M++B-I++Pw40k92/f-D+++A+++/areWD104R+T(D)DM+++
yakface's 40K rule #1: Although the rules allow you to use modeling to your advantage, how badly do you need to win your toy soldier games?
yakface's 40K rule #2: Friends don't let friends start a MEQ army.
yakface's 40K rule #3: Codex does not ALWAYS trump the rulebook, so please don't say that!
Waaagh Dakka: click the banner to learn more! 
   
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http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Work_on_Multiple_Armies_Simultaneously

Mine is about collecting :(

Fail.

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Get your own Dakka Code!

"...he could never understand the sense of a contest in which the two adversaries agreed upon the rules." Gabriel Garcia Marquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude 
   
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Pyromaniac Hellhound Pilot





Calgary

This contest is certainly generating some good stuff. Although, with that prize it's not surprizing. I like the difference between the two different organizations I know of which hold modeling and painting competitions. One, a huge international corporation, holds a competition, and the prize is a little statue thingy. The other, a small internet forum, holds a competition offering $200 bucks to the winner.

It's better to simply be an idiot, as no one can call you on it here. -H.B.M.C.

Cap'n Gordino's instant grammar guide:
"This is TOO expensive." "I'm going TO the store, TO get some stuff."
"That is THEIR stuff." "THEY'RE crappy converters."
"I put it over THERE." "I'll go to the store THEN."
"He knows better THAN that." "This is NEW." "Most players KNEW that." 
   
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San Diego, CA USA

LoL never thought of it like that. HA!

 
   
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot





London, England

Don't you get anything else thrown in? Or is it just kudos?

I remember I heard that at GTs you got a huge bundle of kits.

sA

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No soldier's paid to kick against His powers.
We laughed - knowing that better men would come,
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