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Time to pick what we're painting next month! As usual, the poll will run for 2 days, with the winner being next month's theme and the runner up going forward to the poll for the the month after.

Without further ado, the options:

One Among Many: Your entry should either be a single model chosen fro your army's basic troops, or 2-5 models from any unit, where both coherency and individuality are the focus. For example, a single Tactical Marine, or 5 Warriors of Chaos

The Strategist: Your entry should consist of a model or models not directly involved in battle. They could be posed checking a scanner, reading a map, operating a radio or simply non-combatants like ground crew or medics.

Size Matters Not: Your model should be something either significantly smaller or significantly larger than an average human in its respective scale. For example, a Dwarf/Halfling/gretchin or a bulky Ork, a model in a large armoured suit or even a giant!

Extreme Range: Your entry should be carrying or operating some kind of long-range weapon, such as a sniper rifle, lascannon, longbow ect.

As usual, the poll will run for 2 days! Get voting!

Voted. I'll stick to the rules and not shoe horn trev in there. I've committed to finishing every one of your challenges this year Para, so i got to go paint!

I think I could muster something for every category. Some might be a little bit of a stretch, but workable.

Voted for extreme range. Give me an excuse to do my TML/HB speeder.

Should be Number 12.


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One among many--Is that like the "attack of the clones" we were talking about earlier?

Mulling it over. Hmmmm

Extreme Range was my vote.
Not going to spoilr what I just bought yesterday...

Very well thought out solution, Para.

If One among many were to win, do you have any objection to set-dressing Photoshop? Putting the figure against a digital (unfocused) prop for one picture?
I have picked up Horus today, and I'd want to show him addressing ranks of troops like his paintings, but I own literally zero marines.

I've no issue with photoshop SFX, though I'd say Horus doesn't really qualify for 'army's basic troop type'! (unless you're fielding an army of Primarchs, I guess)

 Paradigm wrote:
I've no issue with photoshop SFX, though I'd say Horus doesn't really qualify for 'army's basic troop type'! (unless you're fielding an army of Primarchs, I guess)

Is one among many like the attack of the clones theme we were talking about earlier?

It's changed slightly, the description explains it.

 Paradigm wrote:
I've no issue with photoshop SFX, though I'd say Horus doesn't really qualify for 'army's basic troop type'! (unless you're fielding an army of Primarchs, I guess)

My brain went somewhere odd, blame the tiredness.
I was thinking because he was clear the basis of many clones, such as Little Horus, he was the sort of first, among many.

In which case I still don't have anything suitable to work on for that option.

Aren't you collecting turd marines?

IMO it'd be emotional blackmail to enter breast cancer charity figures in a community painting contest.

Maybe with normal humans, but don't forget where you are

You could do your test schemes though.

Ended up voting for One Among Many... since I have a necron battleforce to do for my son OR the Betrayal at Calth box for our LGS escalation league in February... somehow I keep doing squads lol

kb_lock wrote:
Maybe with normal humans, but don't forget where you are

You could do your test schemes though.

Its a nice idea, but I don't want to mix that project with anything else. I also don't want to roll
It out publicly in February for the sake of having something to do in the competition.

Hell, if I take a month out, I take a month out. As I said before, there have been simple months I've intended to finish and failed, so I'm not going to stress.

Voted for Size Matters Not. I could probably think of something for every category though. My ideas for each:
One among many: I have so many basic mooks that need paint that it isn't even funny.
The Strategist: I have a CSM Dark Apostle that needs some painting love, and his pose looks like he might be behind the lines encouraging the forces of Chaos onwards rather than actually being in the thick of the fighting himself.
Size Matters Not: I'm looking at a Tau Stormsurge that really needs some paint...
Extreme Range: I've got Sniper Scouts, Tau Pathfinders with Rail Rifles and even a Predator Annihilator that would fit the bill nicely.

I voted One Among Many. Bonus points if the models used for the challenge are in very poor condition and get completely revamped?

Can't believe there's such little attention for the strategist! Got my vote easy - however all the categories (except size matters not for me - I don't have anything big or small down here ) are appealing, so not phased if it doesn't go through.

Come on size matters not. Trevor wills it.

That said, I could paint my trev at the same time...

kb_lock wrote:
Come on size matters not. Trevor wills it.

That said, I could paint my trev at the same time...

Might as well.

Wow, close one this time!

Went for Size Matters Not, picked up something pretty sizeable last week and haven't gone past priming it.

Looking at my to-do list I could probably do One Among Many too, but don't have anything to hand for the others.

I plumped for One Among Many as I'm currently trying to finish the last few marines for an assault squad, but Size Matters Not would be a good excuse to do my last Witchling Stalker.

Wow, vote swing. Last I checked we had a clear leader and a close tie for second.

That’s OK. If Size wins I’ve got two ideas. One the BaC dread, the other an old Eldar with a massive meltagun. He might be normal size, but is defiantly compensating for something...

I wish Dakka showed what option you chose. I've forgotten, and I want to root for something.

Also unfortunately, if you share a house, you can't both vote. I think. Gangrel can't vote in the final polls because I live here.

Can you not just sign out, and cast a vote as an un-logged-in user?

You should be root for "size matters not", it is a vote for Trev.

I'm surprised by the swing, wonder where we'll end up.

I guess people like the joke.

If size wins, I may crack out a dragon... Or...

Cute.

Possibly evil, but cute!