Wyrd Painting Contest: Femme Fatale III

[Frustrated Father]

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With the new year here its time to start up another Wyrd Painting Contest. As with all the Wyrd contests this one is themed as well and we bring back our most popular theme of all. Without further preamble, I'm happy to announce the 'Wyrd Painting Contest - Femme Fatale III!'For the seductive, irresistible and ultimately dangerous ladies. The only requirement here is that the ladies look good and are dangerous. Any weapon toting, spell wielding woman that can take your breath away, literally, will do just fine!


The categories for the contest are:ALTERNATIVE: The lovely ladies that just don't seem to fit in to any other categories. This can be gun toting cowgirls, chainsaw wielding cheerleaders or any number of other miniatures that we haven't thought of.

DEADLY DUEL: A diorama with two or more combatants locked in combat or something equally disturbing. At least one miniature must be female.

FANTASY: Sword wielding barbarians, harem guards or lovely lasses ready to put a charm on you. If the miniature is pure fantasy, this is her category.

SCI-FI: Gun toting ladies of the deadly future or weapon wielding aliens dancing a song of death or perhaps a steampunk lady of the night. A wide range of miniatures will fit nicely into this category.

SIMPLY SCANDALOUS: Ladies that have for one reason or another forgone clothing and have decided to share their charms with us. Also, with the number of talented painters in the community, ladies who's clothing has been painted sheer so as to see through it will be placed within here. I expect this will be a large category!


The specific rules for the contest can be found on the Wyrd Miniatures website on the forums under 'Wyrd Painting Contest: Rules and Information' (http://wyrd-games.net/forumdisplay.php?f=7) as well as questions and answers that have arisen in the past which may be of some help to you.

The contest will run from January 5th to February 25th and during that time competition entries can be submitted. At the close of the contest, voting will commence for one week where you will be allowed to vote anonymously through the Wyrd forum software as well as leave comments and critique which we have found our previous entrants have greatly enjoyed. After the voting, announcements will be made and prizes sent to the winners, along with the random prizes that we give away with every contest.

In order to participate in the contest you must create an account on the Wyrd Miniatures website in order to submit an entry and to vote in the polls which will decide the winners of the contest. You are encouraged to enjoy the forums and participate, but it is NOT required in any fashion in order to enjoy the Wyrd Painting Contest.

Wyrd staff CAN enter the contest and have a chance to win.

When participating in the competition, you must submit a miniature that is in line with the current THEME that is being hosted. The miniature can be from any miniature manufacturer. Conversions are both allowed and encouraged.

All submissions must be yours alone, no passing off of someone else's work as your own. You CAN submit a miniature that someone else has converted or sculpted for you though - just not painted, based .. etc.

You are allowed to submit MULTIPLE entries to the contest. As many as you can paint, you can submit.

The miniature cannot have been displayed in any form elsewhere on the internet or published mediums such as magazines. ALL entries must be new unseen paint jobs! All contest entries will be displayed anonymously to prevent unfair advantages based on name (this isn't a popularity contest) and thus there can be no signatures or watermarks upon any entries. No announcing on forums, web page, blogs or any other type of medium about the type of miniature that you will be painting, nor concept sketches.

When photographing and editing your pictures, please submit them in .JPG (JPEG) format, with a file size of no larger than 250k. Photographs can be no larger than 800 pixels wide. I'm not much worried about length as it will allow you to fit in angles of the photograph. If you send me a photograph that doesn't fall within the limits prescribed above, it will be deleted. Due to the sheer number of people that have entered unedited photographs in the past we will no longer do any editing for you. There are many free photo resizing programs out there. You can find one here at http://www.irfanview.com/ (http://www.irfanview.com/) Wyrd staff will attempt to notify anyone who's pictures were deleted due to size or for any reason, but can not guarantee notification.

Miniatures can be submitted at any time during the contest until voting starts. None will be showcased till the day after the final submissions date. Submissions will be accepted up till Midnight, EASTERN U.S. time, on the closing date of the currently running contest. Submissions after the cut off date will NOT be accepted, no exceptions.

In order to submit an entry for the contest, go to the current contest gallery and upload your entry. As the gallery is set for moderation, your submission will NOT show up immediately but will instead wait for me to review and edit accordingly. When submitting your contest entry, please take the time to describe the miniature and as well as any other contest notes you wish me to review before editing. DO NOT add any web page links, mention of your name/handle, links to larger pictures or any other form of personal identification to your description.

At the closing date of the contest, the submissions will be published to the proper contest gallery, anonymously, and the voting will begin.

In order to vote, you must be a registered member of the website.

A poll with your choice of winners will be presented to you where you select your favorites. While viewing the contest submissions in the gallery, you will be allowed to leave comments and critique on the entry. Please try to be constructive with these comments.

Public Voting will be open for seven days immediately after polls are posted for the contest. After the voting, announcements will be made and prizes sent out.

As always, we have a load of goodies and prizes to give away and this contest is no different. 1st through 3rd place winners in each category will win prizes and this year we're also including Wyrd T-shirts for Best of Show, Best Base or Diorama and Best of Wyrd winners which will be personalized announcing your domination of the contest!

Naturally we'll be continuing our 'Random Schmuck!' and 'Complete Schmuck!' random awards as well, where random entrants and voting/commenting participants receive miniatures and/or gift certificates as encouragement for participating and as our way of saying thanks for taking the time.

Should there be any questions, or if anything is unclear, PLEASE take the time to ask in the forums as that is the quickest way to receive clarification on a subject as well as bring it to the attention of others.

Best of luck and heres to another fun and successful painting contest. Pass the word!

[matty1001]

Excellent, been waiting for this one :D

[lizcam]

Me too Matty. I've had this one planned since the last TT

[demonherald]

cool should be a good one this bugger

[R kid]

just what ive been waiting for a chance to get involved

[Sculpta the squig]

WOOT, I'll get started straight away :D

Squig

[Duende]

Where's Vike with a "boobie" comment when you need him?

I do have a question that I'll have to PM to Nathan later.

Yay, Femme Fatale! :party:

*EDIT* @ everybody - if you can't figure out how to submit to the contest gallery, see this thread: How to Upload to the Contest Gallery (http://wyrd-games.net/showthread.php?t=1783). And remember, you won't see it appear after submitting, just a message saying it's submitted, you just gotta take it on faith that it's in, or send a PM to Frustrated Father if you're truly worried.

Hope this helps any new entrants out there!

[Brushmistress]

Sounds great! I'm looking forward to knocking some weird stuff lying around for this one.

[Sephiroth]

And I am not prepared yet.

[Bexley]

Hey, now I have a reason to finish the Red Lioness. (Kidding!)

[wiccanpony]

:) I'm in................... Nathan, who did the colored banner, very nice in fact I wouldn't mind a t-shirt with her on it.

[Sephiroth]

Yeah!
This would be a nice t-shirt banner.

[demonherald]

I wouldn't mind a tshirt with her IN it.....about the same size as the one shes wearing.......

[Frustrated Father]

Steph our artist did the artwork as he does most everything around here. She's actually not finished, but we decided to play around a bit when it came to putting together a banner.

EricJ did the actual banner itself, putting everything together and making it look all oooey-goooey nice. Least I was impressed with it!

And yeah, she'll end up on a t-shirt here soon ... maybe even as a permanent piece of work here on the redo of the site in the future.

But, back to the contest - I'm really looking forward to seeing what ya'll put into the contest this time around as this always tend to be the favorite and most diverse theme for the competitions.

Spread the word!

[WolfDreamerNZ]

Ooooo goodie...now if I can get the mini I need - we'll be all set....who do you think ships the fastest to NZ for Reaper Minis?

[PaintMinion]

Hmmm....hmmmmmmmmmm. This will take some thought. I must find something super sexy! And Nathan...let me know about the thing we talked about!

[Frustrated Father]

Oooh, I knew I forgot something. I'll dig out that e-mail/pm here in the morning and get back with you (or holler at me now).

Basically, yes, can have club challenges. Sorry about that, its been just a touch crazy around here.

[R kid]

sod the t shirt ......:date:

[ThunderhawkerMinis]

Ahhhh... I do love the female form (just ask my wife).

[r2-j1]

Sweet I'm glad this one has rolled around again. I have had on project planned for this on for awhile. I need to look through my stuff and see if I can maybe come up with another idea or two.

[gi6ers]

Just ordered a couple of ladies for this one, hopefully one or both a)gets to me in time and b)avoids the stripping jar and gets entered..

[PaintMinion]

I haven't time to start a new project yet! And you've already decided on something? Aiyeee!

So...hardly any decent joking opportunities on this as it's all anonymous so we can't discuss or show our entries.

[YoungWolf7]

I've got a half dozen minis on my desk that are good for this. Which one(s) to choose?

[Duende]

So...hardly any decent joking opportunities on this as it's all anonymous so we can't discuss or show our entries.

Oh yeah??!! I'm not afraid to discuss my entries! Guess what?, I got some and they're all female! Whoot!

:D

(Just for Vike) Boobies! Boobies!! BOOBIES!!!

[green stuff]

Boobies! Boobies!! BOOBIES!!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v387/jonathanwong/thumb_thisthreadisworthlesswithoutp.gif

;)

[Frustrated Father]

Alrighty, something that I was approached about some time back but to be honest, with the holidays here and everything going on behind the scenes, I missed it out on the the initial announcement. That having been said, I think there is still plenty of time and we've already got the first groups good to go.

We've been asked to host a Club Challenge within the confines and rules of our painting contests and we're more than happy to do so in the spirit of good smack talk and offering an outlet for enjoyment of our hobby.

At the moment it is the IMMPS and the Golden Goblins of Belgium who will be going brush vs. brush, but should you have a paint club that would like to get in on the action, you are more than welcome! Here is some of the information and the smack to the noggin, care of Sue Wachowski.
"The IMMPS (Illinois/Midwest Mini painters Society) Paint Club challenges any and all other paint clubs to a duel of brushes! All members will paint and enter the same figure, and we will see which club has the golden touch, which clubs are left in the dust, and which clubs will be crying in their paint water next paint nite!" ~Sue wachowski, aka PaintMinion, IMMPS Chief
A "Club" must have three or more registered members compete (meaning at least three separate individual entries from each club). At the time of your entry upload, be sure to state your club name within the description (it will be removed before going public, but this will allow up to categorize on our end).

Club Challenge will be a separate category. Totally anonymous at time of judging and the top miniature of the Club Challenge category will take the honor for the entire club!

The miniature has already been decided (no, I didn't require it to be a Wyrd!) and I'll let Sue post that information.

Now, what do you get? Well bragging rights mostly, and a healthy ego boost, but the club that wins will have a box of goodies sent to them care of Wyrd which can then be distributed amongst the Club participants.

All the best!

[r2-j1]

I dug through my Box o' Mini last night, and pulled out a lovely lady I bought a few months ago. She is one of those minis you just buy that has no use for you, but you just love the sculpt. She is a bit ambitious, but I'll try and do here justice. Hopefully I knock her out and get two entries in for this now.

[Jabberwocky]

Hopefully, I can get one or two into the contest this year. Got a busy few weeks coming up, but I'll see what I can do!

[YoungWolf7]

So if I get a club together for the club challenge, what's the mini? Sue?

[R kid]

My mini's dropped on my door step the other day there now cleaned up been hit with the dremol and now waiting for a base ........

[Sculpta the squig]

I have one of my entries about 40% done, and I'm VERY happy with it ATM:D

Squig

[PaintMinion]

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We've been asked to host a Club Challenge within the confines and rules of our painting contests and we're more than happy to do so in the spirit of good smack talk and offering an outlet for enjoyment of our hobby.



At the moment it is the IMMPS and the Golden Goblins of Belgium who will be going brush vs. brush, but should you have a paint club that would like to get in on the action, you are more than welcome! Here is some of the information and the smack to the noggin, care of Sue Wachowski."The IMMPS (Illinois/Midwest Mini painters Society) Paint Club challenges any and all other paint clubs to a duel of brushes! All members will paint and enter the same figure, and we will see which club has the golden touch, which clubs are left in the dust, and which clubs will be crying in their paint water next paint nite!" ~Sue wachowski, aka PaintMinion, IMMPS Chief The miniature has already been decided (no, I didn't require it to be a Wyrd!) and I'll let Sue post that information.




AHA! Thank you, Nathan, I knew you couldn't pass up something like this!

During the old Chick Challenge, we used to have a Club Challenge, a battle of the brushes that would start between the Golden Goblins and the IMMPS, and include clubs around the world. We think it's time to bring that tradition back!

Bring on your A+ painting game and try and prove your club has what it takes to call itself the best. We think it's IMMPS. Try and prove us wrong!

We smack your faces with our painting brushes and challenge you paint nite partiers to paint...the Freebooter Pirate Queen! (PIR 003)! Tall pointy hat! Battle bikini! Sword AND Guns!

http://www.freebooterminiatures.de/shop/shop_files/img_3/PIR003_1.jpg

I'll just go tell the IMMPS and those pesky Golden Goblins in Belgium that the heat is ON!

~IMMPS Chief

[YoungWolf7]

I'll withhold my personal opinion of the Pirate Queen sculpt for the moment. A few questions on the club challenge:

1. Can the model be modified or must it be stock?

2. Same question for the base.

3. Acquiring this model from overseas can take some serious time, are there any readily available suppliers here in the States for the fig?

The BrushThralls are considering throwing our hats into the ring for this one.

[Wren]

I think both Fantization and CMON shops carry Freebooter minis for US purchasing.

[Skya]

I'll withhold my personal opinion of the Pirate Queen sculpt for the moment. A few questions on the club challenge:

1. Can the model be modified or must it be stock?

2. Same question for the base.


Heh, it's probably a pretty similar opinion to mine. However yes, you should be able to modify the silly thing and base her however you please, or trust me theres no way I'd even be looking at painting her. :P The idea is to start with the same thing and see where we all end up. Oh and as I recall you can blame the Golden Goblins for the choice of mini. We would go back and forth choosing minis each year and it was their picked for the chick challenge that never happened.

[YoungWolf7]

Thanks Noel. That hat has GOT to go...

We're in. I have 3 participants. They're chewing on the $18 price tag for a 30mm mini though.

[YoungWolf7]

Oh, one more question: how does the scoring work on this? Just which club gets the highest rated piece or an aggregate score of all of the club's entries? Not that it matters, just curious.

[Skya]

Thanks Noel. That hat has GOT to go...

We're in. I have 3 participants. They're chewing on the $18 price tag for a 30mm mini though.

Yeah when we got ours a couple years ago they were $13-14, which was still a harsh price for a 30mm piece at the time.

As for "scoring" we always just did it as the club who's member paints the figure that scores the highest wins. Of course it was also the chick challenge, which had the choose 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place for voting where a first place vote got three points, a second place vote got 2 points and a third place vote got 1 point, total the points to see who has the highest score. So this is going to end up a bit different.

[eastman]

I have 2, maybe 3, figures that I plan on entering. Nothing unusual there (since I entered 5 last year).

The strange part is that they are all wearing clothes (since a "battle bikini" counts as clothes).

:thsigns05

[PaintMinion]

Yeah, i would check Fantization or CMON, off the top of my head. order them as a group and save on the shipping. So...Brushthralls vs IMMPS is on!

Can't wait to see what you guys do to the poor gal...meet you in the center ring soon!

[YoungWolf7]

Yeah, i would check Fantization or CMON, off the top of my head. order them as a group and save on the shipping. So...Brushthralls vs IMMPS is on!

Can't wait to see what you guys do to the poor gal...meet you in the center ring soon!

So does that mean the Golden Goblins are not in? :thinking:

[Duende]

*Going out to left field*

I was just looking over the Perdita concept art on the Femme Fatale banner and I noticed that even though she's standing there like she ready for a quick-draw showdown, there's no gun in her holster..... errrr....

But I did check the mini itself and she does have her gun. She just looks kinda odd, standing there ready to draw...nothing.

:D

Ok just my random thought meanderings.. back to your regularly scheduled programming. :)

[ThunderhawkerMinis]

Just because you don't see it, deosn't mean its not there!

[PaintMinion]

GOlden Goblins are in, I just thought to make it more personal and call it Brushthralls vs IMMPS. It motivated a couple IMMPS to join in. ;-)

[Frustrated Father]

Yeah concept art wasn't finished yet but was snagged to be played with. Wondered when someone would notice.

:D

She's being finished and it'll be finished on the banner and shirts then.

[lauth81]

Oh .. cool. ALready have plans for at least 2 entries. But can't start on these until I have finishde my current project. The BB team has to be ready February, 15th and I still have 5 minis to paint...

[YoungWolf7]

GOlden Goblins are in, I just thought to make it more personal and call it Brushthralls vs IMMPS. It motivated a couple IMMPS to join in. ;-)

I see....

That might just motivate a couple more of my fellows as well... :P

[demonherald]

*Going out to left field*

I was just looking over the Perdita concept art on the Femme Fatale banner and I noticed that even though she's standing there like she ready for a quick-draw showdown, there's no gun in her holster..... errrr....

But I did check the mini itself and she does have her gun. She just looks kinda odd, standing there ready to draw...nothing.

:D

Ok just my random thought meanderings.. back to your regularly scheduled programming. :)

errrrr I never got as far as the gun.......I even went to have another look just now and still didn't get to where the gun should be...

[R kid]

Who needs a gun when ya carring two big bazookas .........:vb_devil:

[YoungWolf7]

I'd be afraid to take her on.

[YoungWolf7]

Pirate Queen ordered along with another fig for the contest. Stupid $20 mini....

[demonherald]

limited pirate??? I have a few entries in the pipeline.......should be fun ..

[YoungWolf7]

For the club challenge. Freebooter Pirate Queen. Ginormous stupid hat. Gonna have to hack and resculpt a lot of her...

[Sculpta the squig]

Mmmm, almost finished with an entry, only base and one more element left. I'm really happy with her:D

Squig

[green stuff]

Freebooter Pirate Queen. Ginormous stupid hat. Gonna have to hack and resculpt a lot of her...
I think she can be cool as is with just some slight changes :

http://www.bulledair.com/catalogue/catalogue4/requiem5.jpg

[demonherald]

hoooooooooo...now that has given me a little tingle and an idea great pic Youngwolf where's the mag available wouldn't mind that just for the cover.....

[green stuff]

@demonherald : you might want to reread who wrote what ... It's from a series of french comic books by Pat Mills and Olivier Ledroit called "Requiem the Vampire Knight". As far as I know, it's published in french, german, and spanish. The "lady" is a zombie pirate queen that ambushes black opium convoys lead by vampires.

[matty1001]

Olivier Ledroit, for some reason that name rings a bell....hmmmm...time to google fu.

[demonherald]

GD I think here is someone with a similar name but I don't think it's the same guy......sorry Greenstuff my bad I get a bit boggle eyed now and again..apologies to you and cheers for the info.....

[green stuff]

@demonherald : no worries ;).
@matty1001 : look up :

*) Chroniques de la lune noire;
*) Requiem;
*) La Porte écarlate;
*) Sha;
*) Xoco;
*) Univers féerique d'Olivier Ledroit;
*) Le Monde Féerique d'Olivier Ledroit.

From one univers to another he tends to reuse a lot of his characters, but his style and his double page illustrations are quite impressive.

[matty1001]

Chroniques de la lune noire, thats where I know his name from, the Ilyad stuff. Cheers GS.

[demonherald]

[quote=green stuff;41371
From one univers to another he tends to reuse a lot of his characters, but his style and his double page illustrations are quite impressive.[/quote]

If it ain't broke don't fix it I say....lovely style....cheers

[YoungWolf7]

That hat looks mildly better, but I still dislike the "compensating" status of the hat.

[PaintMinion]

No...it's just a stupid hat. But it IS the Club Challenge piece, and you clubs out there WILL paint one and enter! I want some competition out there! Don't let IMMPS walk away with it, make us work harder.

Meanwhile, my Pirate Queen is primed. I have the makings for the base. No, I'm not leaving the hat the way it is and that's all I can say! And...what's she compensating for anyway? Pirate Queens shouldn't need larger bits to prove their worth!

:thinking:

[YoungWolf7]

Everyone knows that the bigger the hat, the badder the pirate. Just ask Captain Barbosa. ;)

[Sculpta the squig]

Finished an uploaded a piece, feels kinda strange not doing it within a day/hours of the deadline.

Squig

[PaintMinion]

Well see, a female pirate just doesn't think the same way....

[gi6ers]

Finally got the mini(s) I was after despite the efforts of a really crap UK retailer so heres hoping!

[Wren]

I've had a brief lull between commissions so I've been working on something for this, trying a few things. I'm pretty happy with how the mini's coming along, but I've ordered away for something scenic to add and it looks like it's going to be over a week until that arrives. Guess it's a good thing I got an early start this time!

[YoungWolf7]

STILL haven't received my club mini from a certain "F" online retailer. What crap.

[demonherald]

I now have 15 female minis to choose from....hmmmmm where to start now that pesky Iron Painter is out of the way time to play.....

[Sculpta the squig]

I know your problem mate;) Too many minis to choose from then I usually end up starting all of them and finishing one... Maybe. But not this time, I actually managed to upload a mini more then a month before the deadline. I have never managed thet before:D

Squig

[YoungWolf7]

Dear Dan Smith,
We would like to inform you that your order 1752 placed on 1/16/2008 12:45:00 PM has been shipped.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.


That is total crap. 12 days until they shipped? Warstore shipped in less than 24 hours. That's the last time I order from those bozos.



:banghead:

[Wren]

Maybe it's possible enough club people ordered that they ran out of that one? Sounds like you have a concern that you shouldn't hesitate to contact them about. :->

[YoungWolf7]

When I ordered they said they had 9 in stock. Either someone lied or they're just plain lazy...

[eastman]

When I ordered they said they had 9 in stock. Either someone lied or they're just plain lazy...


Could be worse. My last order from an online retailer that starts with "C" (and ends with "MoN", for those keeping score) was placed back in late November. Not only has it not shipped, they don't respond to emails either. Bastards. I won't be ordering from them again.

[green stuff]

they don't respond to emails either.
PMs work best with them. Did you write to Borg or Chern? Borg is the one who runs the store.

[Ritual]

I had a problem with an order from CMON store last week and emailed them about it and got answered the same day. You should use the same address that order notifications are sent from. I tried the contact form on the store website first, but that didn't seem to work so I emailed them directly and got immediate answer. I think they are alright!

[Art-de-Vivre]

Hi folks,
it sometimes happens to me : the sight of so many unfinished minis drives me crazy every now and then and I start a painting spree !

So far, 12 minis are done except for maybe last minute touch-ups, and more are coming...hehehe

ok, so the quality is not always there, but maybe one or two minis will stand out a little and get some nice comments.

I usually have a hard time selecting my minis for a contest, so I end up starting a handful at a time and give up on those that do not meet my aesthetic standards, therefore leaving me with another batch of unfinished minis for the next contest : a real vicious circle !

Thank God, Nathan always comes up with a new contest :cheers:
Cheers !

[demonherald]

That sounds so familiar....the circle is indeed extremely vicious....

[eastman]

PMs work best with them. Did you write to Borg or Chern? Borg is the one who runs the store.

No, I haven't tried that. I just tried the contact info that they provide a link to in their online store.

[Ritual]

Send email the regular way instead! Worked better for me.

[YoungWolf7]

In order to submit an entry for the contest, go to the current contest gallery and upload your entry. As the gallery is set for moderation, your submission will NOT show up immediately but will instead wait for me to review and edit accordingly. When submitting your contest entry, please take the time to describe the miniature and as well as any other contest notes you wish me to review before editing. DO NOT add any web page links, mention of your name/handle, links to larger pictures or any other form of personal identification to your description.

When will the gallery be ready. I'm not currently seeing it.

[Frustrated Father]

It's been up since day one. Here is a link to help you that Duende was helpful enough to put together some time back. Just substitute FFIII categories.

http://wyrd-games.net/showthread.php?t=1783

[YoungWolf7]

Ah. I knew there was some trick to it. Thanks Nathan.

[Frustrated Father]

11 days left folks.

[LavronYor]

Man, I need to get busy.....

[EricJ]

hurry it up! :D

I however don't have an entry...as I like to keep it consistent.

[matty1001]

I had one, but a different project has reared its head and needs finishing more than the figure for this.

[r2-j1]

I finished my entry up this weekend. I need to get some photography done this weekend so I can get her entered. I was originally shooting for two entries, but I don't think that's gonna happen, I slacked off to long to give the second one the attention it deserves.

[PaintMinion]

I haven't started my next entry yet! MIght have to rush it, which is a shame.

[waghorn41]

Just found this site - awesome!
Look forward to putting some of my work up and maybe entering a competition, just for the fun of it.

[Hinton]

Just found this site - awesome!
Look forward to putting some of my work up and maybe entering a competition, just for the fun of it.

Welcome to the forum.

[orkydave]

Well I got one done! Just need to get some photo's sorted!

May even start another one too!

[Frustrated Father]

Welcome to the forums Waghorn!

Hey Orkydave, been a long time since we've seen you about - you took off after your naked ballon dance. :D

[Duende]

Just when I thought I had succeeded in burning that image from my mind, you go and bring it up again... thanks a lot, Nathan!

:afraid:

[demonherald]

orky balloon dance Dave hows it going mucker .....

@waghorn Welcome and all the comps are for the fun of it..look forward to seeing your work..

I've actuallymanaged to start something got a few potential almost there's ..should be fun..

[Bexley]

I've got two going. One is nearly done, and will be finished in time barring disasters. The other is iffy, and depends on how much free time I get during the week.

Then, it's right into my GenCon entries. Well, entry. I'm doing one fairly large group, and maybe something else, if time allows.

[Ebonbuddha]

I look forward to everyone's work. This should be a good one.

[jed]

I THINK i've uploaded my entry a couple of days ago, but I can't find a way to check it now - shouldn't I get an confirmation PM or something...? :stupid:

[waghorn41]

Thanks for the welcome demonherald. If I enter FFIII you'll know mine by the poor standard! But hey, it's all for fun.

[EricJ]

Jed, I see an entry from you, not to worry! there is no PM system set up. We've rarely had any problems with uploading entries

[Coneman]

I got a couple of entries in, might get another if I get my finger out.

[lauth81]

one entry in - an unexpected short trip back to Germany prevented a second one.

[Sculpta the squig]

So is the deadline midnight tommorow? (I really, really hope so)

Squig

[Hinton]

I was hoping to get an entry in as this is my favorite contest, but I'm not going to be able to this time. Not so much a lack of time; more like...well, just stuff.

[Frustrated Father]

Yes, Monday the 25th, which is tomorrow. :D

[speedfreek]

Missplaced my miniature i finished a while ago, so I'll have my premiere here another time.

[redstripe]

I'm not sure I got my entry in but good luck to everyone!

[Frustrated Father]

Everyone will get a full day to see whether or not everything made it up fine. The nice thing about this software is I can track when someone 'attempts' to upload something so if for some reason its not there, holler at out, I'll take a look through the logs and if everything pans out, we'll get it up for you.

We have a 24 hour grace period for everyone to take a look at the entries before the voting goes up. This is to make certain we haven't missed something, entries are in the right place, and/or if someones broken the rule of anonymity.

[foosgoalie1]

So when can we veiw the entries, exactly?

[demonherald]

Patience is a Virtue I'm sure Jim is on it right now......

[foosgoalie1]

OK, you're on the clock.:)

[supervike]

My piece of it is all done, but Nathan will give it a final go over, and make the announcement as soon as he can.

So, take me off that clock!!

Oh and for the record...there are some FANTASTIC entries!!

[Sculpta the squig]

Why thank you vikey:D Lol

Squig

[Maestro]

Patience is a Virtue I'm sure Jim is on it right now......No no, 'calculating the scores right when you run an Iron Painter contest' is a virtue.. But I'm sure Jim's on that right now as well..

Smack talk FTW!!

[R kid]

great stuff looking forward to this .....

[supervike]

Ah, how we've missed you john!

(and I mean literally, as I've been trying to hit you with this cowpie)