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 TP^DC Deputy Manager wrote:
... writing two scientific posters, two abstracts and a 20minute PowerPoint presentation about what I've been up to for 5 years in work ......

I know exactly how much time and effort is required for those things. I feel your pain.

If no one objects I would be very grateful if I could try and finish over the next week and post it here for comments. I'd be very keen to hear suggestions. You all have been very welcoming for my first effort and thank you all for your support. Sorry I didn't cross the finish line with you all, but I'll try again next time and fingers crossed I'll get it done in time.

Yep, do it.

Hey dude, absolutely! A great shame you didn't finish but would love to see the final (and road to) article.

no need to feel bad about it deputy... been there the last two or three competitions too... life always gets in the way...
and i chime in with my predecessors...your terrain piece is a very cool one and a project that is quite an education...so it needs to be shown and viewed when it is finished!!!

Thanks everyone. I really loved being involved and I learnt lessons about what's involved in producing a piece like this and how to keep the momentum up. I'll finish the beasty soon and thanks again for your support. Good to know I'm not alone.

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
no need to feel bad about it deputy... been there the last two or three competitions too... life always gets in the way...
and i chime in with my predecessors...your terrain piece is a very cool one and a project that is quite an education...so it needs to be shown and viewed when it is finished!!!

Definetly agree with this! I think currently I have about a 40%-50% completion rate for these comps..... but the benefits of even being part of it & the experience and tips that are given from the other lads in the comp is priceless... even in not finishing you will gain a heck of a lot of knowledge that you didn't have at the beginning.

You definetly need to finish your piece and put it on here.... it is really cool and I look forward to seeing it done!

Congratulations to all of you who finished, judging is underway and bloody hard going.

We are a very proud little group and very happy to see so many different games systems represented, and again to echo others thoughts, it is not the winning, or the finishing, it's the sharing, the taking part and joining in. I have been with this crowd a while and I have to say I have enjoyed every last second, and watching new people join in is exciting and wonderful. Thank you all.

And of course we need to see your works when you finish them, we need to see the amazing techniques people have come up with, one of the main reasons we are here.

Now back to ripping your work to little tiny pieces!!!

congratulations to everyone who finished!

looking forward to seeing how this shakes out...

Congrats to all. And the judges are apparently stymied... understandable. Y'know, perhaps hold off on announcing the decision until the popular vote is completed, then announce everything at once?

 Red Harvest wrote:
Congrats to all. And the judges are apparently stymied... understandable. Y'know, perhaps hold off on announcing the decision until the popular vote is completed, then announce everything at once?

I agree

Yep, that makes the most sense.

You only have to wait until Monday.

And just in case anyone missed it, the public vote is here:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/653409.page#7922403

Many thanks to all those that took part, I have had a great time following along all the various builds and think that everyone (including those that didn't quite make it to the line) have produced some fantastic bits of terrain.

I have placed my vote, and I am now eagerly awaiting the next contest.

Keep up the good work all!

Super excited for the next round. This contest reminded me of the ye'olde' days when they made a custom Land Speeder (using the Chapter Approved Vehicle Design Rules) out of bottles, bottlecaps, tubes, and bits!

Good to hear. It's great to see many more people following this series of contests.

Final day of voting and then tomorrow... the results.

 Dr H wrote:
Good to hear. It's great to see many more people following this series of contests.

Final day of voting and then tomorrow... the results.

If I have time to take part in the next one, I'm definitely taking part.

I'm also eager to hear who won, but also to take part in the next. Roll on Monday

Enigwolf, These contests usually run for quite a long time, so as long as you don't bite off more than you can chew (and real life doesn't get in the way) there's plenty of time to get involved. You can join in at any time.

TP^DC Deputy Manager wrote:I'm also eager to hear who won, but also to take part in the next. Roll on Monday

Good luck next time. Maybe not go quite so big.

 Dr H wrote:
Enigwolf, These contests usually run for quite a long time, so as long as you don't bite off more than you can chew (and real life doesn't get in the way) there's plenty of time to get involved. You can join in at any time.

TP^DC Deputy Manager wrote:I'm also eager to hear who won, but also to take part in the next. Roll on Monday

Good luck next time. Maybe not go quite so big.

Yeah.

Ahem!

Well.

I have no defence At least it'll take all my Farsight army to display them when it's done (I hope!!)

I'm thinking matchbox sized next time ............

We've all done it;
"I'll just add a bit here"
"That means this bit should be bigger"
"and that bit looks too small now"
"and it needs one of these"
"and..."
...
"Now I need a bigger base"

Yep. Sounds familiar. Do people ever learn (ie is there hope for me)?

^that i the story of my hobby life...(when i would write it, it would have to be in seven volumes tho....)

Nope. Especially when it comes to painting.

I cast my vote!

I hope inspiration strikes me to do something closer to my ability level this time around.

The jungle temple I wanted to build is still on my radar. As I grow my skills I may come back to it.

 Dr H wrote:
Enigwolf, These contests usually run for quite a long time, so as long as you don't bite off more than you can chew (and real life doesn't get in the way) there's plenty of time to get involved. You can join in at any time.

My issue is that I typically start expanding my armies before I finish them, so I have a never-ending pile of models to assemble or paint.. And then get by things like building servo skull bases or themed fortifications...

The judgement is complete.
The day has come.
The chosen one has been...erm... chosen.

Ladies and Gentle-beings. Your champions have been battling it out to win the favour of the judges.
Many came forward from their own times, dimensions, and positions in space.
They brought with them ideas of grandeur and items of humble origin.
They attempted to create extraordinary things, and all for the possibility of attaining something that the masses cannot comprehend.
Not just a simple material gain, but a thing of intangible wealth.

Many have fallen, and we thank them for their efforts. They came close to greatness and maybe next time they will achieve it. Go now, lick your wounds, learn your lessons, and return when you next hear the calling in the depths of your souls. Once you have entered these halls, you never truly leave.

To the few that remain, you have achieved many great things. You can stand proud of your peers. Assured in yourselves that you completed what was asked of you, and triumphed.
But only one of you can remain, to take control of the mantle, to raise your flag to the skies and cry a challenge to all those that can hear.

You few; Llamahead, Tek Thornison, Magosbiff90, inmygravenimage, and Viktor von Domm (aka. Nursey). You have been placed under judgement, and your creations have been assessed and tested. The trials have been tough, and they needed to be; for they were designed to separate you and find the one.

One that... yadda yadda, etc. etc... I'll stop stalling now.

Well done everyone. Thank you all for taking part, even if you didn't finish.
There were many good ideas and much that we all learnt.

It seems that what I envisioned as a "simple" theme, challenged everyone in ways I had not thought about. It has been a pleasure to see what plans you all came up with as you tested the limits of my rules. I would still love to see those that didn't finish, finished, and I hope that you do continue with them.

I hope that everyone that took part (and those who watched) have learnt to look at the shape of the items around you, and imagine something beautiful (figuratively speaking) sprouting fourth from that. Creating doesn't always have to start from a flat, blank, emptiness. Get inspired by the unique shapes that life provides you with, and work with them to produce fantastic models as shown in this thread.

Thank you for your input and for making this a successful contest.

And that brings us to the moment you've all been waiting for.

The winner is:


The judging was tough, but we (the judges) are happy with the result.
There were many details to pour over and subtleties to asses in the ideas and execution. All entrants produced great terrain pieces and excelled in areas that others did not. But we can't all be winners (we're not at school here).

A big thank you to Camkierhi as my fellow judge. You were a great help.

And now...

I give you... 1st place:


In 2nd place:



And in 3rd:


In addition to the judging results above, the good people of DakkaDakka have been voting for their favourite model.
Congratulations to the People's choice, inmygravenimage. Again, pipping Magos' to the win.
Enjoy your warm glow from the whole of DakkaDakka.

When I added the "Honorary mention" category, I envisioned more finalists. As there are only 2 of you outside the top 3, it doesn't seem fair to single out one of you and leave the other as the only person to not get a mention. So instead, it's my contest and I can do whatever I like, I'm going to give the honorary mention to a pair of the contestants that didn't quite finish: TP^DC Deputy Manager and GawdamSumbish.
With one of you creating a (moving) landing pad above a volcanic landscape and the other a light-up, shiny (iridescent) generator, I feel that had you finished, you both would have stood up well next to those that did finish.
Good work and better luck next time. I hope to see both finished in the fullness of time.

As I've said, if the 5 finalists want to see my full critique of your piece, let me know (Vik already has) and I'll post it in this thread or send it via PM if you prefer.

And that's it, all done. Congratulations to the winners. I'll be PMing Graven and Magos soon-ish.

Thank you all again for an enjoyable contest.

Over to you Graven for the next round.

Oh Well I'm absolutely thrilled! Thanks to the judges and especially to DrH for the organisation of a tremendous, inspiring contest (c&c please!), fellow competitors both who finished and did not, and all of you lovely dakkanauts out there when I decide on the next round - only a couple of days, I have a beginning of an idea - I'll post here. Onwards dakkasaurs!

Indeed congratulations to the winner's. Fantastic job well done. Again it as close and all are brilliant pieces. We all learned a few new tricks. Been a pleasure.

Phenomenal!!! Over the moon! Congrats to Graven! A well deserved win... Pipped & Pipped again! Grr! In all fairness a worthy winner!!

Great competition to be a part of and have loved the commenting and voting process over the last few days!

Thanks to the judges for undertaking the task!

yes please.... C&C would be great!

Bring on the next round..... looking to go one better!

Cheers All & Thanks to all that voted!

dang...there goes my hopes....

well...but on the bright side... a cool entry won...favoured that piece myself from day one...^^

so...thanks cam and Dr. H...(read everything matey nursey)
and doc? feel free (i know i already said so...) to drop an enlightening bomb on me^^...

well graven... soon the laugh is on you, i expect something spectacular....(just read an article about spidey...so^^...)

to all the others, it was great fun to see your pieces come together... and i am still waiting on those fabled ones that still aren´t finished...yet

*bows* vik

Big congratulations to inmygravenimage and also to each of those who finished. I am very much looking forward to the next competition. I'm overwhelmed to have received honourable mention despite not completing, genuinely made my day. I will ensure I finished next time with something MUCH MUCH smaller

And Vik, it's coming, I promise.

congrats winners.
And as say one friend:


And want see full critique from anybody for my piece.


I think, I know what I do wrong, but want listen from others...