Pendraken Painting Competition And Rules 2011!

[Leon]

planning furiously... funnily enough found some hardboard in the shed and a power saw. I now have some nice 60mm bases
it is now that I am planning stuff, I realise I could ahve done with various other figures that I forgot to order - poot

The contests open for 28 days, we can always send something out if you need it?

[GavinP]

I'm not sure what to enter, I have a bunch of AWI figures left from what I was kindly sent, although not a "unit" as such, I have a load of WW2 germans to paint up so could pretty much enter every category.

What are the criteria being used for the judging, are we looking at only the painting of the figures, or are the suitablity of the figures, the basing, the dioramic setting being evaluated also?

[Maenoferren]

Okies do you have any arabic tents, do the mammoth's have riders? And what do you have in terms of pistol armed dudes for a pulp type set up.
Cheers
Stephen

[Leon]

What are the criteria being used for the judging, are we looking at only the painting of the figures, or are the suitablity of the figures, the basing, the dioramic setting being evaluated also?

It's the painting that will be judged first and foremost.  Basing, setting, etc. is nice and can add to the visual impact of the figures, but is not essential to the piece.  But, it's worth considering that nicely painted figures on a wooden stick won't look too great!

[Leon]

Okies do you have any arabic tents, do the mammoth's have riders? And what do you have in terms of pistol armed dudes for a pulp type set up.
Cheers
Stephen

Arabic tents - just one type, PS15, 2 to a pack.
Mammoth's have riders - No, but you can buy the howdah version and put someone in it.  Or you could add something like the Goblin riders or Samurai Ape riders, which come separate to their mounts, or even some of the riders from the Ancient Indian elephants...?
Pistol armed dudes - not sure, need more info.  There's a few command types that could be suitable?

[exilesjjb]

It's the painting that will be judged first and foremost.  Basing, setting, etc. is nice and can add to the visual impact of the figures, but is not essential to the piece.  But, it's worth considering that nicely painted figures on a wooden stick won't look too great!

dam extra work for me then , is that even if I paint the stick green

[Maenoferren]

dam extra work for me then , is that even if I paint the stick green

LIke it

[Maenoferren]

Arabic tents - just one type, PS15, 2 to a pack.
Mammoth's have riders - No, but you can buy the howdah version and put someone in it.  Or you could add something like the Goblin riders or Samurai Ape riders, which come separate to their mounts, or even some of the riders from the Ancient Indian elephants...?
Pistol armed dudes - not sure, need more info.  There's a few command types that could be suitable?

Hi Leon To save filling up theposts I will PM you.
Cheers
Stephen

[Leon]

dam extra work for me then , is that even if I paint the stick green

[Arsenus]

Almost finished the Samurai apes with longbows! Picture tonight, I think...

[mike40k]

Looking at some of the other entries, I wonder why I bothered entering!  Nice work chaps!

[fred.]

The level of entries is really high - I'm still finishing stuff off and need to get some photos taken - but do wonder whether it is worth it in some of the categories!!

[Leon]

There is definitely some excellent stuff so far.  Don't forget though that each category has a winner and a runner-up, plus there's the People's Choice award!  So quite a few chances to win a prize!

[Arsenus]

I have already prepared apes on tigers! ^^

[GavinP]

Well my painting time has been somewhat curtailed by my Mum dying on the 6th and me needing to spend some time at home helping my Dad out for two weeks.

This isn't a plea for sympathy, rather a hint for what I should try and get done.

I had intended to try and do all this but now can only really get one or maybe two of them done.

AWI British Grenadiers
German WW2 FAO team
German WW2 Wespe's
German WW2 Lt Recce company
British WW2 MG's
British WW2 Mortars

So, please let me know what you want to see.