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2021/06/01 10:08:22
Subject: Dakka Painting Challenge Round 76: June 2021- Boots on the Ground
Welcome all to the 76th round of the Dakka Painting challenge. For the unfamiliar, this is a friendly painting competition open to members of all skill levels and experience, whether your entry is your first or you thousand-and-first time painting miniatures. Each month, finished entries are collected into a thread where the community can vote on their favourite pieces, and those votes go towards an annual overall League that runs for 12 rounds, ending in February next year.
This month, the theme is Boots on the Ground. Your entry don't necessarily need to be line infantry, but should definitely feature models that fight with their feet firmly planted, eschewing mounts, vehicles or other more esoteric modes of transport.
How To Enter
- You may enter up to 5 MODELS as a SINGLE ENTRY, and are permitted one entry per member per month. If you enter multiple models, they should ideally be related in some way, such as part of the same squad, unit or scene if you are doing a diorama
- You MUST post a 'proof' picture of your entry in the thread of the state it was in before you started working on it; this must be either unassembled, unpainted, primed or coated a single colour. Entries that do not submit a valid Proof Picture will not be eligible for voting.
- After this, you may post WIP pictures in this thread and your own if you wish, and on completing the entry, you may post up to 6 final pictures IN THIS THREAD that will then be used for voting. Please note that pictures in a montage or collage picture will be considered individual images for this purpose, so while these types of presentation are certainly acceptable, please keep the image limit in mind when compiling them. For example, a collage of 5 images and one separate image would count as your 6 picture allowance.
So What Do I Win?
- Points... and points mean... bragging rights for the next month! Following the vote, points will be awarded to every entrant. This year, the Points you receive will be equal to the Percentage of Votes your entry receives in the final Voting thread; if you get 10%, you get 10 points, if you get 6% you get 6 points, so on and so forth.
These points will be used to form a league table, which will be updated month on month as the results come in.
How Long Do I Have?
This challenge begins 1st of June and will end at midnight UK time on the 30th of June. After this, I shall compile the finished entries into a new thread, and voting will run for 5 days.
Boots? Who needs boots when you got claws? It's a good thing he can planeswalk! Okay so it's not Ajani but it also kinda is. Leo KS exclusive from yedharo models
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2021/06/01 16:09:01
Subject: Dakka Painting Challenge Round 76: June 2021- Boots on the Ground
Zed wrote: *All statements reflect my opinion at this moment. if some sort of pretty new model gets released (or if I change my mind at random) I reserve the right to jump on any bandwagon at will.
2021/06/01 16:36:42
Subject: Dakka Painting Challenge Round 76: June 2021- Boots on the Ground
Dude I waited 9 months to get him so I'm in the same boat! I am so excited to finally have them to paint!!! <3
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2021/06/01 16:49:04
Subject: Re:Dakka Painting Challenge Round 76: June 2021- Boots on the Ground
Since my main project this month is a Ju-88 bomber, I'll not be doing anything fancier than a stand of Napoleonic British infantry. Proof to follow once I dig them out/dust them off.
Wasn't sure which of the many, many unpainted troops I should pick but now that others have also entered some massive duders I'll just stick with the first idea that came to mind, this Cursed City hero and maybe his undead fellow Ogors
Don't think I have more impressive boots in my pile of shame! And there's also ground underneath, I guess
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2021/06/01 23:05:35
Subject: Dakka Painting Challenge Round 76: June 2021- Boots on the Ground
Here's my proof pic, Blood Angels Bladeguard Vets because i WILL paint red regardless to what the poll says and they definitely have their feet firmly planted on the ground
2021/06/02 18:11:15
Subject: Re:Dakka Painting Challenge Round 76: June 2021- Boots on the Ground
Warpig1815 wrote: Since my main project this month is a Ju-88 bomber, I'll not be doing anything fancier than a stand of Napoleonic British infantry. Proof to follow once I dig them out/dust them off.
Im definitely looking forward to seeing more stuff from you
Finally managed to get the League Table updated, every time I sat down to do it recently I'd make a mistake somewhere and have to do at least a part of it over again, not sure whats going on with my attention levels.
I'm in, for once... a squad of Retributers will roll off the assembly line soon, with two multi-meltas, a converted Superior, and some apple-cheeked cherubs (who neither wear boots nor touch the ground).
Zed wrote: *All statements reflect my opinion at this moment. if some sort of pretty new model gets released (or if I change my mind at random) I reserve the right to jump on any bandwagon at will.
2021/06/03 06:34:32
Subject: Re:Dakka Painting Challenge Round 76: June 2021- Boots on the Ground
Boots on the ground seems perfect for basic troops, so I'm gonna do some basic Battle Sisters. Proof:
Should be a nice easy project. Don't expect my best work, as I tend to use kind of a "quick and dirty" method for my Sisters, but it should be fun and hopefully people like them.
My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/7/24, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~16000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Imperial Knights: ~2300 | Leagues of Votann: ~1300 | Tyranids: ~3400 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000 | Kruleboyz: ~3500 | Lumineth Realm-Lords: ~700
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2021/06/03 08:31:05
Subject: Dakka Painting Challenge Round 76: June 2021- Boots on the Ground
Sarge
Shotgun Eley
The Triplets
On Location
Ultramarines, 3rd Co. and friends, 16k+ 
4k 
4k Points
Finished Forge World Elysian Army 
Finished Tau Sept Cadre 
Finished Ork Waaagh | 
Alaitoc Eldar Warhost 
Finished Order of Our Martyred Lady - Sisters of Battle 
Finished Necromundian Imperial Guard Regiment 
3500+
3300+
1000
2000 
~1200 | Imperial Knights: 
~1300 | Tyranids: 
~700
