Monday, February 29, 2016

international blue ribbon vote here

For our brave participants a huge thanks and much admiration.
Use the comments or drop me an e-mail to vote.
Vote for one model only.

Don't forget to check out the post for the first time painters as well and vote there as well.


Votes will be counted until Monday March seventh. Winners will be posted on Tuesday
Categories will be
Best New Painter
Best Team
Best Individual UK Entry
Best Individual US Entry

Everybody who finished has an award on the way.  Top finishers can expect a top reward in each catagory!

The models
Blood Angels Chaplain
Painted by Juha
John's favorite model
Skink Star Priest
Painted by Brian
Zaki's favorite model because "its such a unique piece in the range, always wanted to paint one although I never could do the model justice."
Solitare
Painted by Austin
Chris's favorite model because "Space Freakin' Batman; the pose is amazing, super dynamic."
St. Celestine
Painted by Travis
Thomas's favorite model
Bard the Bowman
Painted by Golar
Peter's favorite model
 
Emperor's Champion (dawnstone)
Painted by Andre
Cameron's favorite model
The Necromancer Formally known as Kemmler
Painted by Steve
Ed's favorite model
SM librarian(yellow)
Painted by Daniel
Steve's favorite model
SM Librarian (purple)
Painted by Darcy
Yan's favorite model
Ork Mek
Painted by Cameron
Brian's favorite model
Exalted Hero of Slaanesh formerly Known as Sigvald the Magnificent
Painted by Zaki
Ryan's favorite model
Witch Hunter
Painted by Dave
Travis's favorite model
Dark Elf Sorceress
Painted by Ryan
Andre's favorite model
Eversor Assassin (pink)
Painted by Chris
Scott's favorite model
 
Painboy
Painted by Thomas
Patrick's favorite model
Wight King
Painted by Ed
Derek's favorite model
Inquisitor
Painted by peter
Golar's favorite model
 
Wight King with Black Axe formerly known as Krell
Painted by BJB
Matt's favorite model
 
You may have noticed that your favorite model was pictured.
A number of participants had life happen and weren't able to complete their models for the deadline.
 
As fellow humans we should have compassion for them.  As fellow hobbyists it is our right to mock them for not being able to paint someones favorite model.
A couple of people have said they feel bad they weren't able to finish and are still working hard on doing justice to a fellow hobbyists favorite model and representing their country.  I will post these models as they come through in a separate thread.
 
You can vote in the comments below or send me an email.  Voting is open through Monday March 7th and the winners will be announced on Tuesday March 8th.
 
I hope everyone had as much fun as I did!

International Blue Ribbon Painting Competition background

The International Blue Ribbon Painting Challenge like all good Hobby activity started as a conversation at a bar in which I asked a friend what his favorite model was.
He told me and I was blown away It was a model I didn't have in my collection, hadn't painted and had been over looking since his release about ten years ago.

So I sobered up, selectively remembered parts of the evening and over the next month produced this painted model.






 I went the extra mile because this was my friend's favorite model and I wasn't painting him for a tournament or on a time line but to have fun.

I had such a great time and really loved the experience so I badgered a bunch of friends and got them to bother a bunch of their friends to bring the experience to a wider group.  After a couple weeks everybody got rolling and the next post will have all of the finished models for you to vote on.

Thanks for reading so far.

International Blue Ribbon Painting Contest First Time Painters


Our international painting competition got three brand new painters to the fight!

Welcome to Juha, Brian and Austin. Below are their entries into the competition.

Congratulations guys.  I wish my first, fifteenth or fortieth model could hold a candle to these!

Please vote for one of these entries in the comments below or by dropping me an e-mail.



Sunday, February 28, 2016

Eventually this blog will be about toy soldiers specifically conversions. However it was started as a place to post the entries into the first ever international blue ribbon painting contest. Pictures will be posted soon.