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Archive => Official Contests => Past Contests => Topic started by: Narric on December 23, 2013, 01:57:17 PM

Poll
Question: Choose 1 Entry
Option 1: A. Giant Spider votes: 1
Option 2: B. Skaven Monster votes: 8
Option 3: C. Eldar Wraithknight votes: 4
Option 4: D. Tyranid Swarmlord votes: 1
Title: Landterrors Contest 2013 [Voting]
Post by: Narric on December 23, 2013, 01:57:17 PM
The ground is shaking. Are you ready for these beasts?

A. Giant Spider
(http://i.imgur.com/0pZJ84il.jpg)

B. Skaven Monster
(https://wuvvjg.dm2304.livefilestore.com/y2mJIf6jCBD8NVaBkDFLpZLmZc9NYJZ1Yf4kNkRW-6hhb9VXhXW6rhgc2E5ZItYjuqbOc2uSJRWmc1HwVdceksl7ufsYfufPKIBb-bY3-2aYO-Fq8GyhqgAjGsmRBjz6z-u/WP_20131221_005.jpg?psid=1)
(https://wuw6sq.dm1.livefilestore.com/y2m0zQfD7vgd2E6EviBKn7bcHfICZ5MxdCYpWc55ck9JHUbSSamcaPrBYW4DaKr1TQHyjChP1aayObv7Lcd3Naa0TFGcR1jpWM8v54SJu6djVO6xXLEu4HH7kt0iqr0pYje/WP_20131221_006.jpg?psid=1) (https://km4q4a.dm1.livefilestore.com/y2mk-uR3drduu3Ve9nJxRAFk2xgrBhDssDTJU6W9vqh47KpYmoaxhAWtTwSkTWzaaRvFrQuDoxuSuO1HoRC0tTT9jQzmQLqB1sQXPFItimS3YHx0RjA3rIzDkimZ6NmIf_n/WP_20131221_002%20(1).jpg?psid=1)

C. Eldar Wraithknight
(http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx8/Tom_Boele/IMGP1323_zps487c27d4.jpg) (http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx8/Tom_Boele/IMGP1324_zps67082350.jpg) (http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx8/Tom_Boele/IMGP1325_zpsaefdea67.jpg)

D. Tyranid Swarmlord
(https://o9ynvg.bay.livefilestore.com/y2mKatpZ69RF_bS8AT1w3OBZB6Lng9j8qmU2LJ8ORe3qvUmZOnDyQ1sCLPZY9nVZBvbg8sNar3uSR-N67cTdX1nwRAtSq1CJ_iv_eoKpHcd7uynrBhqGjmq7r2YuxC8r40D/20131222_184554%5B1%5D.jpg?psid=1) (https://o9zwpa.bay.livefilestore.com/y2mPGhHbWnfPk1J_7PeIa4ABGkiVGurRp2UuXtKIPwCGTcP-9YCR_5U2vZm5kStH8tpZCQtmlubjeuRpHmdOUAU5Ju64wBlASWpF7zXKnMwHpYhi93b5bfaeI0W_cGNPkvb/20131222_184601.jpg?psid=1) (https://o9bcyg.bay.livefilestore.com/y2mfJeZ5metjHHQlS3m4VnKWbsN9CbD7hZScyAZ1EsEGxSJZ_YvMq05D7FCLPoQ7TA_FonQV23ezZ1XhX3-WWgKb0tngtRdDx-tLKg8vl4uqNYj8oaavHKDyY81iMLh7X9q/20131222_184610%5B1%5D.jpg?psid=1)
Title: Re: Landterrors Contest 2013 [Voting]
Post by: gorlak on December 23, 2013, 10:52:48 PM
Hm, had hoped this one would lure more entries. But hey - it's more than last month :D And the level is very high - I fear I might come in last in this round!
Title: Re: Landterrors Contest 2013 [Voting]
Post by: silverfuge on December 24, 2013, 06:27:47 PM
I apologise I couldn't get any decent pics of my dweller in the dark before it got a little wrecked although I know it would not have stood up to these bad boys.
Title: Re: Landterrors Contest 2013 [Voting]
Post by: scar face on December 25, 2013, 02:12:25 AM
Whoever has the swarmlord, desklamp snap ;)

(http://i.imgur.com/akNdcktl.jpg)

Title: Re: Landterrors Contest 2013 [Voting]
Post by: silverfuge on December 25, 2013, 02:14:10 PM
I just hope this doesn't bias your vote, you being brother in lamps and all.
Title: Re: Landterrors Contest 2013 [Voting]
Post by: Mabbz on December 26, 2013, 01:12:16 AM
I have a silver one of those lamps. I promise my vote isn't biased though.
Title: Re: Landterrors Contest 2013 [Voting]
Post by: Narric on December 31, 2013, 08:01:50 PM
I love it when the votes come together ^_^

In first place we have:
Gorlak, with his Skaven Monster

Then in Second place we have:
Tom, with his Eldar Wraithlord

And in joint Third place we have:
Scar Face, with his Giant Spider
& Ibsalot, with his Tyranid Swarmlord


Excelleng work chaps. Awards Seals and Points will be sent out shortly ^_^
Title: Re: Landterrors Contest 2013 [Voting]
Post by: Tom on December 31, 2013, 10:05:14 PM
I'm really surprised by the votes here - I really liked Scar Face's Arachnarok Spider, I thought it was pretty much faultless, I especially liked the eyes and fangs. The only thing I can suggest to perhaps improve the mini would be more a little more contrast in the joints - maybe with more black like the fangs. Also - is the blood on the orc's sword the new special effect blood?

The airbrush work on Gorlak's Hell Pit Abomination was very good, I suspect the warpstone was the deciding factor - but for my sake at least please please invest in some green stuff and a file Gorlak! I think you can get away with it on such a busy sculpt but the mold lines and large gap in that lower right limb are still bothering me. And where's the base?

Also (one more very little thing)  - what happened with the captions Narric? I see my wraithlord has been promoted back from knight to lord?
Title: Re: Landterrors Contest 2013 [Voting]
Post by: Narric on December 31, 2013, 10:08:23 PM
I noticed I misnamed your entry when I was doing that announcement ^_^;; I'm surprized I wasn't pick up on the mistake. :P

I've also slipped on Captions for a few entries. something I'll correct for next year definately.
Title: Re: Landterrors Contest 2013 [Voting]
Post by: gorlak on January 01, 2014, 12:41:22 PM
Wow - incredibly surprised by this one!

I genuinely ment it when I said I didn't expect to end that high in this one. I thought that Arachnarok was just superb and that Wraithlord has some smooooooth whites and either decals or freehand. I think it perhaps comes down more to model-look (awe-factor) than painting in some cases.

@Tom:
It doesn't have a base because even though it looks like a Warhammer Fantasy monster that's not what it'll be used for :P

And you are quite, quite right - I have NO idea how I missed that ENORMOUS gap in it's leg. I first noticed it the night of the deadline when taking the pictures, so couldn't really fix it there. But I have a sneaking suspision that the crack might have appeared post-paint since it did a bit of traveling - but who knows :D

But it's great with some comments, and great that there where 4 entries in this round. Perhaps Special Chars will be 5 entries? :D Perhaps Thantos have been sturred from his slumber, ready to paint? :D
Title: Re: Landterrors Contest 2013 [Voting]
Post by: silverfuge on January 01, 2014, 01:34:23 PM
Good work to all who entered.
Title: Re: Landterrors Contest 2013 [Voting]
Post by: Tom on January 01, 2014, 11:09:17 PM
Quote from: gorlak on January 01, 2014, 12:41:22 PM
... that Wraithlord has some smooooooth whites and either decals or freehand.
I can't decide whether I should be frustrated or flattered when my freehand is confused for decals - Thank you very much for the compliments though.
Quote from: gorlak on January 01, 2014, 12:41:22 PM
It doesn't have a base because even though it looks like a Warhammer Fantasy monster that's not what it'll be used for :P
Now I'm intrigued - this is why we should have kept up with the 10-word captions and you could have let us all know through that. What are you going to use it as if not a Hell-Pit Abomination? I'm imagining it as a daemon of some sort but I'd be very interested to know.
Title: Re: Landterrors Contest 2013 [Voting]
Post by: gorlak on January 02, 2014, 08:17:04 AM
Quote from: Tom on January 01, 2014, 11:09:17 PM
I can't decide whether I should be frustrated or flattered when my freehand is confused for decals - Thank you very much for the compliments though.
Haha you should take it as a compliment :D I really admire your smooth painting style. Especially the Rangers you did some months ago, those where display quality in my opinion - I also think you should have been rewarded more for the white on that Wraithknight :D

Quote from: Tom on January 01, 2014, 11:09:17 PM
Now I'm intrigued - this is why we should have kept up with the 10-word captions and you could have let us all know through that. What are you going to use it as if not a Hell-Pit Abomination? I'm imagining it as a daemon of some sort but I'd be very interested to know.
Well, the caption wouldn't have helped since I just put something like "too horrible to die!" or some such. But I did PM Narric and asked if it should be based or not, because then I would base it for the photoshoot and then unbase it again :D

And in my spare time I'm part of what I guess would be called a youth center? anyways, it's volunteer works for kids in my neighborhood. And the ones I have is boys aged 12-15 and I have been involved with this group since those kids where around 8-10. Both me and the other guy that have this group love RPGs and we have slowly been introducing more and more boardgames into the activities as a gateway drug to true RPGs :D and lately we have been using some advanced version of Descent without a boardgame but still with minis as a middleground between pen and paper and Descent. But we usually remove the base of most of the models we use, if they can stay standing without a base :D
Title: Re: Landterrors Contest 2013 [Voting]
Post by: Tom on January 02, 2014, 10:06:18 AM
That sounds like a great thing to do - I can only imagine the fantastic reaction if you were a DM for some sort of RPG and you pulled out that monstrosity as the next challenge for the group to face.
Title: Re: Landterrors Contest 2013 [Voting]
Post by: scar face on January 02, 2014, 07:11:11 PM
Quote from: Tom on December 31, 2013, 10:05:14 PM
Also - is the blood on the orc's sword the new special effect blood?


Ah the orc wasn't reaaally supposed to be in the pic, but I couldn't get home in time from uni to take a solo pic so had to make do with an older one.

I usually just get a knackered old brush or sponge and feather different layers of red on, then paint a coat of gloss varnish over the top.