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Just dawned on me that there may be some folks out there who don't watch my blog that might enjoy this...
Announcing the First (annual?) Mantis Maker Challenge!
That's right. I've decided to sponsor an actual P&M competition. The subject? (of course) The Mantis Warriors!
The rules...
1. Entries must NOT be started before the issuance of this challenge (May, 14th). Build progress must be shown on either my Mantis Warrior blog or your own (with a message and link left on this blog so people can follow along, cheer you on, spy on you, etc.). Take a picture of your disassociated bits before assembly if you can. You don't need to post every step there, just pre-build, build and final paint. Of course if you want to add a few intermediate steps, that's fine... just please don't overdo it.
2. Final photos must be submitted to me (on this blog) by no later than Midnight PST June 15th.
3. All work should be done by the entrant alone.
4. The subject of the piece MUST be the Mantis Warrior chapter, however the form of the piece is entirely up to each entrant.
5. Full judging criteria are published below, in general however... pieces will be judged on build quality and creativity, painting technique and impact, basing and adherence to theme. There will also be a decent pile of points sent aside for things like humor, Wow factor, thinking outside the box, etc. Stretch your legs a bit people... time to add to your P&M toolkit!
6. Your "vision" of the Mantis Warriors and mine DO NOT have to coincide. Do whatever moves you.
7. You may submit a short paragraph explaining your work, but it is only to provide context or an explanation of the finer points of your process that might not be apparent to the casual observer. You won't be judged on the quality of the narrative.
The prize...
As I'm not exactly flush at the moment, I'm afraid big value prizes are not possible. BUT... I'll be making 3 trophies to send to the top three finishers. My idea is to make each one based on something iconic for the Mantis Warriors. They'll be little things based on models that I'll construct myself... but their size will not diminish the quality of effort that the winners would have put forth! That... and I'll do my best to direct lots of traffic to your blog. One of the few advantages a behemoth like my blog is that it has is a lot of eyeballs... I'd be delighted to point them in the direction of the contest winners.
Judging
Small panel. Here are the judging criteria. Might change slightly but here's how I see it. Judges will be given leeway to express themselves however, this is only a guide... but it does detail what I look for in a piece.
Build (100 pts)
- quality of build (i.e. neatness) (20 pts)
- adherence to theme (20 pts)
- conversions/kitbashing (30 pts)
- pose (30 pts)
Painting (100 pts)
- neatness (25 pts)
- use of advanced techniques (25 pts)
- overall effect (50 pts)
Basing (50 pts)
- theme/appropriateness to figure (10 pts)
- build/customization (10 pts)
- painting (10 pts)
- overall effect with figure (20 pts)
There will be 20-30 extra points for the judges to use at their discretion for "the unexpected", humor, etc., i.e. whatever floats their boat.
No idea if this'll capture anyone's imagination... but I'm kind of hoping so. Would be delighted to see other's take on the chapter that I've been so fond of. Any questions, please ask. I'll get those criteria up as soon as I can so you know what you're up against.
The contest is taking place on my Mantis Warrior blog. You can get there from my sig.
Best,
Gits
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