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Title: Reaper Miniatures Winter Contest!
Post by: dargrin on December 11, 2008, 04:45:31 PM
Just announced!  Get you butt painting a submit one up.!

http://www.reapermini.com/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=34539&view=findpost&p=501740

Title: Re: Reaper Miniatures Winter Contest!
Post by: Keeper on December 12, 2008, 06:18:02 AM
I don't get the theme for the contest, dargrin?
Title: Re: Reaper Miniatures Winter Contest!
Post by: gi6ers on December 12, 2008, 08:19:13 AM
Has it just got to be a winter theme?  Can't see a deadline....

Title: Re: Reaper Miniatures Winter Contest!
Post by: Hawkins on December 12, 2008, 08:21:30 AM
 :yeahthat:


winter wonderland? `Kit` bashing? paint a non reaper mini? paint a reaper mini? paint your toes in miniature....? its all just so confusing man.....
Title: Re: Reaper Miniatures Winter Contest!
Post by: dargrin on December 12, 2008, 08:20:51 PM
Great!  I glad the interest here.

Details and all pictures posted  here:
http://www.reapermini.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=34585
Title: Re: Reaper Miniatures Winter Contest!
Post by: cheddarmonger on January 01, 2009, 11:48:03 AM
well, I suck...  meant to get the Sophie in on time, but didn't quite make it.  Well, hope my entries are acceptable, but I understand if they're disqualified because I didn't follow the instructions... 

There's been lots of good entries!
Title: Re: Reaper Miniatures Winter Contest!
Post by: gi6ers on January 01, 2009, 12:32:53 PM
what instructions didn't you follow?
Title: Re: Reaper Miniatures Winter Contest!
Post by: cheddarmonger on January 01, 2009, 01:55:07 PM
1.  no composed pics; I cropped and put both views into one pic.  They want pure single pictures.
2.  I linked instead of uploaded.  They wanted the pictures uploaded to the post, not linked to my site.

Title: Re: Reaper Miniatures Winter Contest!
Post by: gi6ers on January 06, 2009, 04:40:27 AM
http://www.reapermini.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=34811&st=0

Voting is up, Cheddar didn't get through which I think is ridiculous!
Title: Re: Reaper Miniatures Winter Contest!
Post by: cheddarmonger on January 06, 2009, 09:02:39 AM
saw that!  But I didn't follow the directions, so no hard feelings.  There'll be others.  At least it motivated me to get my thumbs out :wristy: and get painting!
Title: Re: Reaper Miniatures Winter Contest!
Post by: dargrin on January 06, 2009, 10:08:47 AM
So it looks like me and you gi6ers.  Too bad Cheddar couldn't join in.
Title: Re: Reaper Miniatures Winter Contest!
Post by: cheddarmonger on January 06, 2009, 10:27:29 AM
I think I'm kinda spoiled, mostly hanging out on my site, but there's some pretty crud*py mini photographers out there!
Title: Re: Reaper Miniatures Winter Contest!
Post by: Keeper on January 06, 2009, 10:32:26 AM
Are you refering to the CAV entry that seems to have been taken from about ceiling level? ;)
Title: Re: Reaper Miniatures Winter Contest!
Post by: dargrin on January 06, 2009, 10:37:26 AM
Quote from: Keeper on January 06, 2009, 10:32:26 AM
Are you refering to the CAV entry that seems to have been taken from about ceiling level? ;)

Ya I saw that one too.  Maybe he was going for an airplane view?? :icon_scratch: :shrug:
Title: Re: Reaper Miniatures Winter Contest!
Post by: gi6ers on January 06, 2009, 11:16:13 AM
Quote from: dargrin on January 06, 2009, 10:08:47 AM
So it looks like me and you gi6ers.  Too bad Cheddar couldn't join in.

Judging by the early voting and the relative quality of my paintjob against the early leaders I'd say you were in with a very good chance here mate  :icon_cool:
Title: Re: Reaper Miniatures Winter Contest!
Post by: dargrin on January 06, 2009, 05:12:06 PM
Thanks for the kind words but it is still early.   :icon_eek:
Title: Re: Reaper Miniatures Winter Contest!
Post by: Keeper on January 07, 2009, 05:42:28 AM
Quote from: gi6ers on January 06, 2009, 11:16:13 AM
Quote from: dargrin on January 06, 2009, 10:08:47 AM
So it looks like me and you gi6ers.  Too bad Cheddar couldn't join in.

Judging by the early voting and the relative quality of my paintjob against the early leaders I'd say you were in with a very good chance here mate  :icon_cool:

I agree - there were four I had to chose between, your two included (but I'm not telling you who I voted for! :P).

What I don't get is why all the votes for the entry by josef? I mean it is a nice piece - as good as me on my best days, perhaps, but there are at least half a dozen better paintjobs there, and I can see obvious painting mistakes on the piece - what am I missing? Are people voting for the sculpts?
Title: Re: Reaper Miniatures Winter Contest!
Post by: dargrin on January 07, 2009, 07:07:32 AM
I just noticed this just now.  Hmm.  I wonder if josef has 14 friends that voted for him. :icon_suspicious:
Title: Re: Reaper Miniatures Winter Contest!
Post by: dargrin on January 09, 2009, 11:56:06 AM
Only 3 days.  Make sure you vote if you have not already :occasion14:
Title: Re: Reaper Miniatures Winter Contest!
Post by: gi6ers on January 12, 2009, 05:29:43 AM
I've got no problem losing these things to better painters, and I'm sure Dargrin feels the same but the results here don't follow the painting quality.

This isn't sour grapes here folks, I'm well aware that I'm barely in the top 10 on that contest but FFS!!

Title: Re: Reaper Miniatures Winter Contest!
Post by: dargrin on January 12, 2009, 09:20:28 AM
I am with you gi6ers.  I can accept losing without issue. 

The winner CLEARLY got allot of new member votes.   Call it family members, call it cheating or just luck.  His figure did not deserve the overall 1st place win.

Of course this just my opinion and if I am way off base here, please, let me know.
Title: Re: Reaper Miniatures Winter Contest!
Post by: dargrin on January 12, 2009, 02:22:49 PM
Looks like some voting adjustments have been made.

http://www.reapermini.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=34811&pid=504520&st=0&#entry504520