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[Bungle]

The dwarf was mine too.. quickly followed by the ogre with table.

I used them for a mordheim gang.. thespians fallen on hard times.

The ogre was the scenery shifter (hence the table)

The dwarf was the lighting rigger and fly posterer.

I used an foundry elizabethan woman with face carved off and replace by a bearded GW plastic face, and two plastic big muscled arms holding a two handed sword as the leading lady  Eddy   (he's 'ard)

and a plasctic GW figure with feather from a hat as a quill pen and a sculpted rapier as William Shovestaff. 

[Bodhi]

How about if us non painters sculpt figures in the spirit of the zo figures? I love L.Frank Baum and have quite a few ideas buzzing about. Would you be interested Steve? Or would you have objections? (This is after all very much YOUR brainchild)

[Custom_Hobby]

I will be doing the seperate sculpting competition right after we do this painting comp, but you question is best suited to Steve since zO is his baby.

[Bungle]

Why not do the sculpting comp first?

and then run the painting comp to finish a month later

[Inso]

A sculpting competition would need to run for a decent time.  I would need a good month or so.  Maybe decide on a sculpting subject, get the comp. started and while it's going on, run the painting comp.

With a sculpting comp, I would suggest loose themes like 'thief' or 'fighter' or some such, that way you can get any genre covered and include more sculptors (I wouldn't sculpt fantasy...it holds no interest for me).

With everything that is going on here, this Forum should be called 'The Custom Competition Hobby Forum'  :icon_w00t:.

[Dr.Evil]

Apart from Dot ( sorry Steve but she dosen't grab me  :icon_sad: ) I have unpainted one's of the rest and even a few extra's as well.

[Bungle]

I like Dot.

I have plans for her  :icon_twisted:

I missed adding one to my heresey order, So i'll have to do another order.

So when this comp is finalised I'll pop an order in..... are we doing a zO theme painting comp then?  when is the deadline?

Its a shame its black scorpion at Triples rather than Heresey 

[cheddarmonger]

she dosen't grab me  :icon_sad:

I'm sure its nothing personal.  :cm

[Inso]

My order arrived today  :icon_w00t:...Less than a day from order to arrival...awesome  :icon_razz:.

We need to get deciding on what the rules are before I start making the wrong sort of entry  :icon_scratch:.

On a different note, the Dwarf inventor is great...He has 6 arms!  He will make a great Sci-fi mechanic (Wristy's suggestion, by the way).  The Lurkers are also cool, different head choices and very dynamic...I'm a bit of a Heresy convert (although it would take a LOT more than a few lurkers to shake my obsession with Grymn  :icon_twisted:).

The zO minis I got were also very nice and they will look great on my planned diorama.

[Inso]

Weeeeelllllllll?  What's been decided then?  When can we start?  When do we have to finish by?  Can you dip a digestive in your tea without it breaking?  This topic has gone quiet... :icon_ermm:... :icon_scratch:...everyone hasn't been eaten have they  :icon_eek:?!

[cheddarmonger]

I'm reeling over my stolen victory from Wristy.  My wife is mad at me now, she doesn't feel my Boris deserved to win!

Yeah, looking forward to the next contest.

Mike, what'll it be?  A zO paintoff, a sculpting contest, or what??!!

[Perv]

my finances and health have improved now so hope to enter the next painting comp too, feel the group needs something to laugh at  :icon_w00t:

just gotta stay away from that damned Ebay as it just eats my money up, think thats where I got the virus from too or at least the shock of my bank balance contributed to it.

Anyway the sun is shining, the nose isnt running (much) and I wanna paint something.  Think I'll paint one of my cats electric blue til the next contest figure is decided.

but now it time to test dip that digestive...... (it broke  :icon_sad:)

[Bodhi]

but now it time to test dip that digestive...... (it broke  :icon_sad:)

Got some tips on digestive dipping techniques. The problem would either have a) with the angle of dipping to do b) with the temperature and humidity of the dipping agent to do or c) with the timing of the dipping process as such to do. It's hard to tell but if you provided pictures and perhaps a simple diagram of the dipping process in this particular instance I should be able to sort the problem for you and ensure you have a non-breaking dipping experience the next time you hazard a try. Should I post the tutorial in the tutorial section? With pictures?
Should we - in fact - make this the next contest?

[cheddarmonger]

 :icon_scratch:

:whatchutalkinbout:

[Perv]

I shall refine my technique before posting diagrams and pics, there is also the factor of how quick your hand to mouth action is.  Dunking biccies when naked seems to speed it up, biscuit burns can be a terrible thing of course.

Keep scratching that bonce Cheddar  :icon_w00t:  Did you ever play an online game called Space Federation, Galactic Conquest?  There were several Cheese related player names and wondered if one was you?