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Welcome all to the 13th round of the unofficial Dakka painting challenge, the first in a new and improved rotation of challenges that will run over the next 12 months! It's been a hell of a good run on these challenges for the first year of running them, and once the last results are in for February all manner of awards, retrospectives and general internet nerd partying will happen! For this month, though, we're going back to where it all began, the Space Marines!

That doesn't just mean you are limited to Adeptus Astartes and their traitor kin, though! Last time, we had all manner of creative entries, from Orks in looted Power Armour to a baffled squad of US Marines that found themselves IN SPAAAACE... and such outside the box thinking is definitely encouraged this time round. Equally, if you do want to just paint up any kind of 40k Marine, be they Chapter or Legion, Loyalist, Traitor or Renegade, Scout or Terminator, Tactical Marine or Chapter Master, then go for it!


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 5 final pictures IN THIS THREAD that will then be used for voting. Please note that multiple 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.


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 March and will end at midnight GMT on the 31st March. After this, I shall compile the finished entries into a new thread, and voting will run for 5 days.


List of Entrants

Januine: FINISHED


Moolet: FINISHED


Paradigm: FINISHED


Deadshot: FINISHED


KINGPIN54: FINISHED


Nevelon: FINISHED


Farseer Anath'lan: FINISHED


Guildenstern


Kustomer D: FINISHED


Fifty


Master Azalle: FINISHED


Zergsmasher


kb_lock; FINISHED


Nordicus: FINISHED


sockwithaticket: FINISHED


Albinoork: FINISHED


NidLifeCrisis: FINISHED


Brennonjw: FINISHED


ssisal: FINISHED


kingmanhighborn: FINISHED


djphranq:


Azazelx:


aldo:


Snotcatcher: FINISHED


SlavetoDorkness:


Priest Foxley: FINISHED


teban:


Midget Gems: FINISHED


LordRahl: FINISHED


Zambro: FINISHED


Buttery Commissar:


Whittlesey40k: FINISHED


xSoulgrinderx: FINISHED


Angelofvengeance:


Tim 121RVC


TP^DC Deputy Manager: FINISHED


Ustrello: FINISHED


cman64:


Jadenim: FINISHED


Winter: FINISHED


Guildenstern: FINISHED


vejut: FINISHED



queen_annes_revenge:


tittleman'screst: FINISHED


methebest: FINISHED


Redflex: FINISHED


Camkeirhi: FINISHED


jah-joshua: FINISHED


polecat99e


keezus: FINISHED


tim 121RVC


Falienia: FINISHED


JBschrodes: FINISHED


Talys: FINISHED


Tsukuru: FINISHED


King Pariah: FINISHED


sevren: FINISHED


Loricatus Aurora: FINISHED

This is gonna be an either/or both entry. We have Kranon the relentless and brother Goriel one of the space hulk termies on the cards

Hi,
ready and raring to go on this one. I'm doing full 10 but I'll pick my favourite 5 for entry.

Count me in nice and early as well. Been sitting on this guy for a few weeks waiting for the challenge, time to get some paint on him:


Salamanders Legion Centurion

IN!

I will be doing the 54mm inquisitor artemis sculpt;

http://www.coolminiornot.com/276249

I have modified him slightly though, he will be an ultramarine - proof pics overmorrow

Deciding on what to paint for this one. I'll almost certainly finish this one (hopefully...).

In the middle of some Tactical Marines at the moment, so proof pics will come when they're done and I decide what I actually want to do.

niiice - KB going 54!! Really want to pick up some of the Inq 54 figs at some point

Is the closing dates correct?

1st to the 31st January? I'm assuming you mean March?

It's my birthday today and I'm expecting some kind of reinforcements to my growing mountain of boxes of unbuilt/unpainted Space Marines later this afternoon so I suppose today is the ideal time to finally try my hand at joining one of these comps I've loved watching over the last year.

I'll decide on the model(or 5) but at the moment I'm thinking of the Capt Agemman/Terminator Captain from the Start Collecting Space Marines Box if I'm brave enough.

Happy Birthday Adamski!

Now if all you heretics could read the OP properly, it clearly DOESN'T say January, it definitely says March

Don't think that Para won't blur and rehost your images when it comes to voting - HE'S DONE IT BEFORE!

Well my sallamder vet sarge is done, so the next would be a succesor chapter, decided on a blackdragon, still a bit of greenstuffing to do , but here is proof so long

Yes!!! good job Kingpin - Black Dragons finally getting some love. Love that chapter and then never seem to get much love - good on you fella - y'got my vote already!

 Adamski Alders wrote:
1st to the 31st January? I'm assuming you mean March?

It's my birthday today and I'm expecting some kind of reinforcements to my growing mountain of boxes of unbuilt/unpainted Space Marines later this afternoon so I suppose today is the ideal time to finally try my hand at joining one of these comps I've loved watching over the last year.

I'll decide on the model(or 5) but at the moment I'm thinking of the Capt Agemman/Terminator Captain from the Start Collecting Space Marines Box if I'm brave enough.

That's a sweet model to have a go with, you should defnitely!

Also, loving the profile pic!

 Januine wrote:
Yes!!! good job Kingpin - Black Dragons finally getting some love. Love that chapter and then never seem to get much love - good on you fella - y'got my vote already!

thanks, the bonus about my project is i will get a chance to paint every. Chapter as i go along.

kb_lock wrote:Happy Birthday Adamski!

Now if all you heretics could read the OP properly, it clearly DOESN'T say January, it definitely says March

Don't think that Para won't blur and rehost your images when it comes to voting - HE'S DONE IT BEFORE!

Thanks KB - I don't think Para could make my pics anymore blurry than they currently are

Deadshot wrote:

 Adamski Alders wrote:


I'll decide on the model(or 5) but at the moment I'm thinking of the Capt Agemman/Terminator Captain from the Start Collecting Space Marines Box if I'm brave enough.

That's a sweet model to have a go with, you should defnitely!

Also, loving the profile pic!

Cheers Deadshot, I love the profile pic myself

As far the Capt(which I will probably keep named as Agemman even though I'm trying to build Galenus' 5th) the only issue with me picking it is that I have a lack of confidence in my abilities to make him look decent/acceptable.

kb_lock wrote:
Happy Birthday Adamski!
Now if all you heretics could read the OP properly, it clearly DOESN'T say January, it definitely says March

Precisely! Don't know what they're all on about!

On the other hand, sorry folks, brainfart moment and/or time warp occurred! All fixed now!

Don't think that Para won't blur and rehost your images when it comes to voting - HE'S DONE IT BEFORE!

If you think I gothrough and rehost everyone's pics each month, you're giving me far too much credit! I just copy whatever link people post, and for those that just attach the pics directly to a post, IMG tags all round!

Guy in the middle, who will be painted as a UM captain, not as a WB chaplain.

Looking forward to another fun year!

I think. I may enter my Sekbahn naval unit like I intended to last year!

A lot of this entry depends on when my forgeworld order gets here (hopefully soon) But I can do a 5 man legionnaire squad or a special character or two. It really depends.

I'll be entering a Dark Angels Devastator Squad. I'll post my proof tonight.

Crikey, a year!

This is probably the fastest I've seen this topic fill up, as well.

I don't have anything I could enter and actually finish. My only space marines are Horus, Fulgrim and Eidolon, and I am not going to get one of them done with how March is looking for me. I've got 4-5 days free, and a WHW tourney in April, so I'll be finishing my IG.

Good luck guys, looking forward to seeing a rainbow of marines.

 Buttery Commissar wrote:
Crikey, a year!

This is probably the fastest I've seen this topic fill up, as well.

I don't have anything I could enter and actually finish. My only space marines are Horus, Fulgrim and Eidolon, and I am not going to get one of them done with how March is looking for me. I've got 4-5 days free, and a WHW tourney in April, so I'll be finishing my IG.

Good luck guys, looking forward to seeing a rainbow of marines.

Well, I've got no Spess Mehreens to paint this month.

I've improved quite drastically, I think. Hell, back in the first ever challenge, I did not know how to thin my paints. And now, I've done much better.

Good luck to everyone.

It's going to happen every year, I guess.

I was thinking about seeing if I could get the Reaper Mouslings that are space explorers, but not usa > uk in time for the end of March sadly.

I'll be cleaning this guy up and painting him before next week. Game.

 Paradigm wrote:
...to a baffled squad of US Marines that found themselves IN SPAAAACE...

Hooray for honorable mentions! I feel like my attempt was a bit lacking, as they still looked fairly close to regular Cadians, but I really hope this idea gains some traction with more skilled painters/converters. Really helps diversify the list of entries.

I'll have my proof up later tonight. I'll be doing either a Leviathan Dreadnought OR some MK III marines.

This is going to sound stupid, but...

I'm done! No, this isn't a fix, the mini was genuinely painted today, he's been sitting for so long waiting for this challenge and I've been waiting to get to grips with him, so the inspiration was there from the word go!


Not final pics, as obviously I'm over the 5-shot limit, but there he is! Any thoughts welcome!

Hmm Ive got nothing for this month. Not to say I wont have something come through, but Space Marines are genuinely my least favorite faction and I dont keep a stock of their stuff around.

You know, you could slow down, enjoy the painting process. You are like a little kid who wolfs down his cake, almost without tasting it he eats so fast.

Plus you make the rest of us look bad. Not that we need a lot of help, but still...