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2017/03/01 06:51:03
Subject: Dakka (Unofficial) Painting Challenge Round 25 March 2017: Space Marines
Welcome all to the 25th round of the Unofficial Painting Challenge here on Dakka. This month marks the first round in the 2017/18 rotation! For anyone who's unfamiliar with the format, this is a simple community challenge open to anyone on Dakka, the aim of the game being to paint a model or set of models relating to the month's theme and win points for doing so!
That doesn't just mean you are limited to Adeptus Astartes and their traitor kin, though! Previously, we've 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 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 4 images and one separate image would count as your 5 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 March and will end at midnight GMT on the 31st of March. After this, I shall compile the finished entries into a new thread, and voting will run for 5 days.
I'm in, I just don't know what with yet. Possibly some metal terminators. I'll get my proof up tonight.
Cheers for taking up the reins this month ZoBo.
Dark Angels/Deathwing - just getting started!
Space Marines - Stark Crusaders 4500pts/PL244 (2700pts painted)
Eldar - Biel Tan 2000pts
Space Wolves 1500pts
Awesome! Now to pick what to enter...might do my repainting/conversion of a LEOOP metal termie chaplain into my "counts as draigo" for my "counts as grey knights" army since I already finished my dreadknights though I'd have loved to enter them. Or may go the opposite route and think of something to enter for my Death guard army. Perhaps my LE terminator lord conversion/repaint with Tartaros pattern lightning claws. Hmm so many options when you basically only play space marine-esq armies!
Blistered Be.
40k: : 6500
2000(GK allies -Sons of Opet)
3000 Sons of Malice( played as primaris Salamanders)
AoS: 5500
2017/03/01 07:21:05
Subject: Dakka (Unofficial) Painting Challenge Round 25 March 2017: Space Marines
Seriously, cheers again to ZoBo for stepping up for hosting duties while I'm several feet deep in essays and deadlines! Hopefully it won't be too taxing for you... though I probably should have mentioned the SM round is always one of the busiest months! Oops
If I'm really lucky my entry will turn up today and I can get straight to work, hopefully I'll have a proof later on.
2017/03/01 07:24:21
Subject: Re:Dakka (Unofficial) Painting Challenge Round 25 March 2017: Space Marines
I'm in with the 30th Anniversary Imperial Space Marine. Here's my proof:
He's only primed now, but he'll get Dark Angels colors. I figured it would be easier to paint the gun and shoulder pads separately. Hopefully I can finally finish a Space Marine entry (after being 0 for 2 of the others).
My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
Mr_Rose wrote: Who doesn’t love crazy mutant squawk-puppies? Eh? Nobody, that’s who.
2017/03/01 07:33:41
Subject: Re:Dakka (Unofficial) Painting Challenge Round 25 March 2017: Space Marines
I was going to enter this last month but the models took 2 weeks to deliver! (Also some of the bitz have been painted but the actually models haven't and I still need to do some GS sculpting, cutting up, etc.)
Renegade Deathwatch (in zip lock bags for your convenience):
Ghorros wrote: The moral of the story: Don't park your Imperial Knight in a field of Gretchin carrying power tools.
Marmatag wrote: All the while, my opponent is furious, throwing his codex on the floor, trying to slash his wrists with safety scissors.
2017/03/01 07:47:44
Subject: Dakka (Unofficial) Painting Challenge Round 25 March 2017: Space Marines
Seriously, cheers again to ZoBo for stepping up for hosting duties while I'm several feet deep in essays and deadlines! Hopefully it won't be too taxing for you...
haha...no problem man, like I said, I'm on here enough anyway, might as well make myself useful
Paradigm wrote: though I probably should have mentioned the SM round is always one of the busiest months! Oops
...you dirty rat! ...bah! 'tis no matter, let them come! The hordes of entries will break upon me like waves upon the rocks! I will outlast them! (hammy enough? )
@ZergSmasher nice, good luck ...I do kinda regret not picking up one of those dudes when they were around ...meh, I've got plenty of old plastic beakies and wacky old metal marines and stuff already...that's still a sweet model though
...it's good to be green!
2017/03/01 09:32:14
Subject: Re:Dakka (Unofficial) Painting Challenge Round 25 March 2017: Space Marines
I'm definitely joining in again this month - have plenty of Deathwatch still waiting to get a lick of paint, so I'll be entering a five-man veteran team!!
Good luck everyone, happy painting!
Spoiler:
I always try to keep this up to date with what projects I'm working on... but they just keep piling up
Hobby addict with a serious problem.
2017/03/01 10:18:19
Subject: Dakka (Unofficial) Painting Challenge Round 25 March 2017: Space Marines
Count me in, have not done anything with my snapfit Marines for a while, have to start converting some of them into assault marines so will post proof tonight.
2017/03/01 11:35:10
Subject: Re:Dakka (Unofficial) Painting Challenge Round 25 March 2017: Space Marines
Battle for Macragge squad Octavian & Atreus + Space Marines Fancy Equipment,there is also a pilot but he will break the 5 pic limit..2nd challenge entered
Proof Pictures below. Good luck to us all! got a feeling this challenge will be dominated by only a handful of challengers.
u971 wrote: Battle for Macragge squad Octavian & Atreus + Space Marines Fancy Equipment,there is also a pilot but he will break the 5 pic limit..2nd challenge entered
Proof Pictures below. Good luck to us all! got a feeling this challenge will be dominated by only a handful of challengers.
Spoiler:
Just making sure you know...you can only submit up to 5 pics of up to 5 finished models at the end, ok?...so, by all means, feel free to go and paint that full squad if you want - more painting is always a good thing! ...but then just pick the 5 models that you think turned out the best or whatever, for your finished entry, ok?
...it's good to be green!
2017/03/01 12:41:34
Subject: Dakka (Unofficial) Painting Challenge Round 25 March 2017: Space Marines
@ ZoBo ,Okay i know,will be x2 pics of each squad half in different formations,and x1 of the equipment,will post pilot varras in my blog so no worry's.
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Looks like the perfect time to introduce myself to everyone, and get some of my army painted up. I have some thousand sons (scarab) terminators which are still in putting together mode...will post up some proof later today
All is dust
2017/03/01 13:15:06
Subject: Re:Dakka (Unofficial) Painting Challenge Round 25 March 2017: Space Marines
SymbioticKaos wrote: Looks like the perfect time to introduce myself to everyone, and get some of my army painted up. I have some thousand sons (scarab) terminators which are still in putting together mode...will post up some proof later today
SymbioticKaos wrote: Looks like the perfect time to introduce myself to everyone, and get some of my army painted up. I have some thousand sons (scarab) terminators which are still in putting together mode...will post up some proof later today
Welcome! always good to see a new face around here ...good luck with the scarab terminators, they look like great models, and I haven't actually seen many of them painted yet...looking forward to seeing yours done
...it's good to be green!
2017/03/01 13:33:51
Subject: Re:Dakka (Unofficial) Painting Challenge Round 25 March 2017: Space Marines
SymbioticKaos wrote: Looks like the perfect time to introduce myself to everyone, and get some of my army painted up. I have some thousand sons (scarab) terminators which are still in putting together mode...will post up some proof later today
Do I get bonus points for introducing @SymbioticKaos?
Dark Angels/Deathwing - just getting started!
Space Marines - Stark Crusaders 4500pts/PL244 (2700pts painted)
Eldar - Biel Tan 2000pts
Space Wolves 1500pts
SymbioticKaos wrote: Looks like the perfect time to introduce myself to everyone, and get some of my army painted up. I have some thousand sons (scarab) terminators which are still in putting together mode...will post up some proof later today
Do I get bonus points for introducing @SymbioticKaos?
Spoiler:
...best I could do...points are only for painting
...it's good to be green!
2017/03/01 14:05:33
Subject: Dakka (Unofficial) Painting Challenge Round 25 March 2017: Space Marines
I've been wanting to build a squad that, for one reason or another, has been forced to use various non-marine weapons. Seems like a good time to start working on that idea. Though I'm still waiting on a couple parts to arrive first.
2017/03/01 15:10:42
Subject: Dakka (Unofficial) Painting Challenge Round 25 March 2017: Space Marines
Dark Angels/Deathwing - just getting started!
Space Marines - Stark Crusaders 4500pts/PL244 (2700pts painted)
Eldar - Biel Tan 2000pts
Space Wolves 1500pts
Finished The Battle for Macragge Special Equipment x4 Magna Class Power Field Generators,x1 Thunderhawk Beacon,x1 Fusion Core (Nuke) Count this as "one" of my 5 pictures.
Thought I would get them out of the way so I can get on to the marines squad half's.
To clarify, your final entry must be 5 models or less. The terrain is fine as that's just set dressing, but as far as stuff on bases goes, 5 is the limit, so half the squad at most. Sorry if that's what you meant and I'm just misreading.
Nice work on that terrain though.
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2017/03/01 20:39:56
Subject: Dakka (Unofficial) Painting Challenge Round 25 March 2017: Space Marines
Paradigm wrote: To clarify, your final entry must be 5 models or less. The terrain is fine as that's just set dressing, but as far as stuff on bases goes, 5 is the limit, so half the squad at most. Sorry if that's what you meant and I'm just misreading.
Nice work on that terrain though.
Wait it's a 5Model limit and 5picture limit damn,fair enough half the squad it is.
- 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 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.
Hope that clears it up.
2017/03/01 21:05:39
Subject: Re:Dakka (Unofficial) Painting Challenge Round 25 March 2017: Space Marines