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Time to pick what we'll be painting next month! Since I forgot to ask for theme suggestions this month, this is a mix of ones that were suggested previously but didn't win/get used and a couple off the top of my head.

This month, the options you can vote for are:

'Be mindful of your surroundings!'- your model should be in some way interacting with its environment. This could be achieved through basing, a diorama, composition or paintwork, or any other way you can think of.

'Holier Than Thou!'- Your model should be connected to some deity (doesn't have to be a nice one, Chaos Gods are just as acceptable as Elven ones here!) or Holy faction (eg. Knights Templar, Sisters of Battle, Stormcast Eternals, Plague Marines ect)

'Tis But A Scratch'- At least one model in your entry should be carrying some kind of injury, anything from a bandaged cut to a severed head (hey, Zombies are people too! ) is fine. It can be a solo model, or as part of a fitting diorama, such as receiving aid from a medic or facing down a foe and fighting through injury)

'All Hallow's Eve/Trick Or Treat'- Your entry should include something scary, devious, dangerous or unearthly. Anything from a kid with a sheet draped over his head going 'woooooh' to a Demon Prince of Chaos goes!

So, folks, what do you want to paint in October? (I should be able to resume hosting duties by then as well. Like Arnie said, 'I'm back!' )

Tis but a scratch! YES!

I'm not bothered which one wins here, I have lots of stuff for all 4 categories!

I do have some ideas though.

Option 1: Plastic Vindicare from Execution Force
Option 2: Lord Relictor Ionus Cryptborn
Option 3: Space Hulk Terminator
Option 4: Er... I have lots to choose from here. I'll get back to you lol.

Hrm, not really feeling this month’s options. I have a chaplain I could do for the holy one. I’ll scrape around if one of the others wins. Trick or Treat might just see some skeletons come off the back of the bench to see some paint. Surroundings I guess I could do a scout. Flesh wound would be rough, as I generally don’t do damaged looking minis.

It's halloween!!! Gotta be trick or treat

Same for me. I've got plenty for that one!

Looks like it's taken a huge lead too... now to decide whether to do Genestealers, zombies, mutants, orcs or something even more frightful...

Hmm, I may have something, something related to a certain mess of a naval game, a kid who wasn't very intelligent, quite a bit of a GW fanboy and, casually, me, and quite a few badly spent €uros.

Ghost Pirate Ship, forward, to victoreeeeh!!!

Would a Fire Daemon fit in any of these categories?

 aldo wrote:
Hmm, I may have something, something related to a certain mess of a naval game, a kid who wasn't very intelligent, quite a bit of a GW fanboy and, casually, me, and quite a few badly spent €uros.

Ghost Pirate Ship, forward, to victoreeeeh!!!

Hooray, three years later we have a use for Dreadfleet! Watch the sales (or should that be sails?) soar this month... oh, wait, shame GW recalled and destroyed the remaining stock rather than... you know, trying to sell it at a discount (now that is a spooky thought!)

lol trick or treat....
it could be almost anything...

Will be very interesting to see the entries if trick or treat wins lol

No idea what I'll do yet if it is I'm sure in my seeming ever growing models and bits collection theres something to be converted

hmmmm - looks like the Knight is getting backbenced for another month. Maybe have to do more genestealers at this rate. Thx to SH I have......a lot!!

I'm down for Trick or Treat, could be really fun

I just trimmed up my Bones Gauntfield. He may get some backup, but he'll be perfect. Plus nice and easy to finish up, maybe have some time for a small graveyard scenery element.

 Januine wrote:
hmmmm - looks like the Knight is getting backbenced for another month. Maybe have to do more genestealers at this rate. Thx to SH I have......a lot!!

I dunno, I'm pretty sure I'd handy out sweets to a 50-foot battle engine if it knocked on/down my door on Halloween! Better that than risk the trick, which is probably a Rapid Fire Battle Cannon to the face...

Man I would totally try to finish Trevor so he is ready for the werewolf bar mitzvah (spooky, scarey)

I think that we all need a good spookin' sometimes. I choose the last option (this has nothing to do with the fact that I was planning on naming my Spektr Spooks and doing a little jack-o-lantern on his visor).

Holier than thou or the trick or treat thing could be done by the same thing that I have in mind... All hail the Omnisiah!

kb_lock wrote:
Man I would totally try to finish Trevor so he is ready for the werewolf bar mitzvah (spooky, scarey)

Or you know, before he actually causes San Loss.

I only voted to find the result. I don't really have anything that comes to mind for any of these themes. Maybe one of the old Diaz Daemonettes for ToT.
She's certainly a bit of both.

For October it really shouldn't be anything other than Trick 'r Treat. Come on now, people.

Halloween is once a year... It has to be halloween related...

Oh, and I'm back to this... Should be able to participate next month. Although you'll have to wait and see what I come up with...

If it does turn out to be the Halloween theme, I may just paint the beaky marine from Dark Vengeance and let it's lack of detail scare people.

In all seriousness I'd probably convert some Harlequins using my Eldar bits and some Wyches.

 Paradigm wrote:
'All Hallow's Eve/Trick Or Treat'- Your entry should include something scary, devious, dangerous or unearthly. Anything from a kid with a sheet draped over his head going 'woooooh' to a Demon Prince of Chaos goes!

i just remembered that I own a set of these.

I have something for all the categories, I think (although I voted for Trick or Treat):
Surroundings: Sniper Scouts. They don't interact with their surroundings so much as blend into them.
Holier than Thou: Interrogator-Chaplain (alternate: Stormcast Eternal). Give me an excuse to paint this guy!
Scratch: Chaos Cultists. Most of them have some kind of scarring/bandages.
Halloween: Daemon Prince. Really I could do any of my Khorne models for this one, but Para specifically mentioned Daemon Princes...

Voted for Halloween but have no idea what I'll do yet

So... anyone else doing Ultramarine Orks?

 Matthew wrote:
So... anyone else doing Ultramarine Orks?

"Trick or treat?"
"What's the trick?"
"We blow ya zoggin' 'ead off!"
*sheepishly hands over candy and closes the door*
(to his wife) Ugh, Astartes these days! So rude!"

I'm acutally thinking of making a mini doorfront, with a Space Marine/Commissar standing there, looking at one or two orks in Power Armour...

Hmm, forgot about the door angle. I have some counts-as LotD/breacher squad guys who could get some work. They are very much the knock on the door guys.

Trick or Treat!
What are you supposed to be?
The wrath of the Emperor <blam>
...,wheeze... nice costume... <thud>

I voted for the environment. Been wanting to experiment with a base idea for a while...

I hope it wins cause I got nothing for the rest...lol