Iron Painter SEASON 2 THEME and Matchups!

[supervike]

Welcome one and all to the 2nd installment of the IRON PAINTER.

First things first, we have lots of new members, so everyone needs to remember to play fair and honor your agreement!

Secondly...since the participation is so much more, the grand prize is being boosted to $50 (don't tell me missus...)


THE THEME IS

Weathered.

How you accomplish that is up to you. "Weathered" could be anything from a rusty sword to a well worn pair of boots. Ragged clothing, oil stained hat. Dusty cape, etc. etc. ....The theme is to make something look weathered or aged or distressed.

The matchups are as follows.

Wargriffon vs Tzor

Malebolgia vs Dr. Evilmonki

Jubilee vs Stupid Cow

Beezlebrush vs. Paintingploddy

Vincegamer vs. Lavonyor

Callumrice vs. James9487

xeo3 vs. sculpta the squig

red vs. aronbc

Wren vs. Jester of Death

matty1001 vs. olliekickflip

Maestro vs. Braxandur

mlavanish vs. Queeny

Hoblit vs. Asmodai1973

Skya vs. Flit


LINK TO THE OFFICIAL RULES: http://wyrd-games.net/showthread.php?t=1173

You have TWO WEEKS to finish and upload a pic to the gallery* (more on this later)

Upload your picture any time. There is no need for anonimity. NEWLY painted miniatures only. Anyone caught being dishonest is booted at the discretion of the judges.

The deadline is 6pm IOWA time SEPT 23rd (thats a saturday!)


LET THE SMACK TALK BEGIN!!

[matty1001]

Haha, mint theme. And iv just bought a box set of Rackham Orks from Italy!! Come on then OllieKickFlip, i dont know how good you are, but im guna have a good try stopping you from getting to the next round!!

[EricJ]

awesome theme actually!!! Good luck painters! :)

[Stupidcow]

*Waves to Jubilee"

Hmmm...Am I suppose to do that? Is that SMACKY?

*Shakes Fist*

Weathered? That's too simple! Gonna choose a mini, dig a hole and bury it in my backyard. 2 days before submission, dig it out and photograph. Hehe piece of cake I' winning this.

[Hoblit]

hmm. looks like asmodai1973 has an easy round.

Hoblit your painting looks like someone was sick on the mini.

hang on, am I supposed to be talking smack about the other guy. man I knew I had something wrong.

Good luck to all involved.

[cdukino]

Cool theme, makes me wish I have joined in (couldn't... not enough time...) I'll be watching with intrest.

[Maestro]

Phah! You call that competition?!?!
BRAXANDUR IS A BIG GIRLS BLOUSE !!

Like so?
John

[Paintingploddy]

Great, I get the devil's personal Series 7 paint brush, and the theme that knocked me out of my last competition ;)

Now what to paint.

[callumrice]

Grand Grand Grand, Ill take my mini to the top of a few highland hills this weekend, leave it there for a couple of days. Youll understand what "weathering" is after that!!!

[Skya]

Hmmmm intreaging. Something for which I cant just pull a mini off my production list of pieces I need to finish.... Must contemplate on this one.

[Ritual]

Good theme! Should be interesting...

Now, c'mon people!! Let's here some proper smack talking! Are you iron painters or a bunch of grandmothers?? :evil:

[DrEvilmonki]

Geez I thought Iwas going to be pressed for time. But with Malebogia as an opponent I see I only need a couple of hours to through any old crap togeather.

Good luck for the rest of you, no pressure for me! :dance:

[Malebolgia]

This is going to be sooooooooooooooooo easy....weathered is my middle name! I can easily pull this one off by painting with a brush in my ass.
It is nice to see I have 2 weeks of utter relaxment in front of me.

[DrEvilmonki]

I can easily pull this one off by painting with a brush in my ass.



Just make sure you don't sit down while you are trying that!

[Malebolgia]

I just did...

[DrEvilmonki]

Well you aren't borrowing my brush soap! You might get some interesting weathering effects though.

[Maestro]

weathered is my middle name!Would that be right in between 'Theme-Queen' and 'BIG GIRLS BLOUSE'???

Chris, don't try too hard, resistance is futile! Muhahahahahaaa! [/drEvil impersonation]

John

[Malebolgia]

:DLOL...that gives a very new and...strange...dimension to painting :D

[orb]

Good luck all!

if it wasn't Gamesday on the 24th, I'd have probably given this a go1

[Braxandur]

hmm.. BIG GIRLS BLOUSE... filled with big... yummie yummie ...

But easy theme, I'll be in the perfect painting mode this weekend for weathering... half drunk, half wasted, totally out of control... everthing will be weatherd, if I want it or not :)

Out yer heart out John ;)

[tzor]

Weathered you say? Excellent Mr Smithers, I should be easily able to qualify for weathered. Oh wait, you wanted the mini to be weathered, well I can do that too!

And now for the smack talk. Have at thee Wargriffon and fear my fancy brush fencing skills.

:fight:

[supervike]

I'm glad to see the theme is being well recieved. I think it could be very interesting.To be honest, when I drew it I thought..."Crap, I hope people understand it" But that just goes to show what little regard I have for most of you peons...(see I am well versed in the smack as well!! LOL)Anyhow...Good luck to all of you. Speed is of the essence, so you really should be painting.Feel free to PM me with questions or concerns.

[callumrice]

I have a concern, wel not really for me. When my opponent takes an absolute pounding and is crying like a baby with ALL the toys thrown out the pram, do you provide tissues??

[krom1415]

aronbc I have been put with you in this round, I gather you are a 2 time GD winner? can you confirm this or otherwise?
Good luck anyways, and your up against someone who has never weathered anything, lol

[Beelzebrush]

I do it because I'm a nice guy.... Just for PaintingPloddy (coz I know he'll need all the help he can get :D )... here's what the theme requires (taken from askoxford.com).....


Weathered

• adjective 1 in its original condition. 2 clean and fresh as if new. 3 untouched and unused. 4 without stains or rust

Origin Old English


Hope that gives you a bit of direction... good luck lol

[Nathan Caroland]

Great theme, best of luck you pansies.

[supervike]

aronbc I have been put with you in this round, I gather you are a 2 time GD winner? can you confirm this or otherwise?
Good luck anyways, and your up against someone who has never weathered anything, lol


Sorry there Mark...I was just having a bit of fun with you....CHECK your PM's...maybe that 2nd one didn't make it due to the server being down.


I don't know anything about "aronbc".

Red aka Mark aka Krom asked me via PM if I knew if aronbc was a good painter, so of course I responded by saying He was a 2 time GD winner and a staff painter for Privateer Press......of course I don't know anything about that....

Oh. I'm so evil.

[Ritual]

And I thought you were a nice fellow, Jim... :rolleyes:

[wargriffon]

Zzzzzzzzzzzzz Oh? What? Was that a tug at my feathers? or an attempt to tickle me?

Damn I have never tried weathered affects before apart from being left out in the rain...

[aronbc]

Ah yes, make that a three time GD winner and you've got your man. This is my first online painting competition and I was compelled to join. Good luck all. - A

[Skya]

*snickers at the boys*

*gives Flit the secret handshake and then start's weathering Flit's wings with Shiner*

;)

[supervike]

mmmmm snickers...

This is going to be a fun group. Lots of smackth talkth.

[Ritual]

Nah... I still think you lot act like a bunch of grandmothers!! C'mon... bring on some real filth!!! :vb_devil:

[krom1415]

Hi aronbc, we are paired, Good luck and are you ????? a gd winner???????
Do you have any work you have done before???????
I can show you mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its my first competition as well

[DrEvilmonki]

I can show you mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Is that filth enough for you. What a way to put off your competition! :ahhhhh:

[tzor]

I'll have you know I've probably been weathering long before any of you were born. (On the other hand, I'm not sure I want to call the rust effect I painted on a Lionel train tressle almost 30 years ago something to be proud of. Perhaps I should try to find it just to get a laugh from you all.)

Yes I'll probably need to brush up on weathering. When I get home I'll turn on the TV and watch the weathering channel, grab a book and read weathering heights. When I'm done that mini is going to look older than me!

:driver: But first I have to drive home to my minis.

[krom1415]

Nice one tzor, you got a chuckle out of me :laugh:
Now get practicing, you have WarGriffon, and I've got the fantom 3 times GD winner,

:yield:

[Queeny]

Yeah I have a victi... erm.. I mean.. punching ba... uhhh... wait.. opponent! yeah that's it.. opponent. En guard Mlavanish!!

[Paintingploddy]

Hey Beezlebrush, I'll PM my address to you. I'd rather get the spoils of my win now rather than later.

[Flit]

Mini picked out, prepped and pre-paint basing done. It's ready for primer as soon as the glue is dry;.




*gives Skya secret hand shake, brushes weathering off wings, steals Shiner* ; P

[Stupidcow]

I just picked a perfect model for this. It looks weathered enough even before priming. Its called Wandry the WEATHERED!!!! Now to find a good spot to bury it where my neighbours' dogs like to pee. Should add to the weathering process. :dancing2:

[Malebolgia]

He Jim,

Are we allowed to post 'in progress shots' of our models? And if yes, where? In the gallery or in the Showcase forum?

[Nathan Caroland]

http://www.wyrd-games.net/gallery/index.php?c=27

WIPS are alright and encouraged (for both the smack talk but also so folks can see how you progress, etc). I imagine you could post them in the forum as well as in the WIPS gallery for Iron Painter.

[Braxandur]

Can we call chipping also some sort of weathering? :stupido2:

If yeah, then al bow down and worship your master :aetsch:


and gimme a cookie!!!!

[Jubilee]

*Waves to Jubilee"

Hmmm...Am I suppose to do that? Is that SMACKY?

*Shakes Fist*

Weathered? That's too simple! Gonna choose a mini, dig a hole and bury it in my backyard. 2 days before submission, dig it out and photograph. Hehe piece of cake I' winning this.

Huh? wha...? all I hear is this moooing sound... :) How do you hold a paintbrush in hooves? ;) I've got this in the bag!

/ali

ps. *waves back at Stupidcow*

[Beelzebrush]

Hey Paintingploddy.... I've just found the perfect way to display your mini :D

http://homepages.wyenet.co.uk/gdixon/skip.jpg

[tzor]

Yes I have uploaded my first WIP photo, fear the weathering potential I possess! Fear my mighty primed mini and base! Fear the fact that the gallery is on moderated status. :thinking:

Fortunately I can always use the copy from my picturetrail account. Fear my 1337 uploading skills! Fear my mighty mini! Fear my mini's base! Fear the penguin, who isn't really a part of the mini, but as I just came back from an alumni sponsored trip to the local aquarium I had to throw him in the WIP picture!

(Actually I'll use a tiny one here. Go to the gallery for the real McCoy! Or click on him to see a bigger image!)

http://pic9.picturetrail.com/VOL291/1756382/4748801/t-185797912.jpg (http://pic9.picturetrail.com/VOL291/1756382/4748801/185797912.jpg)

Definitely fear the penguin; he'll poke your eyes out if your don't!

[mlavanish]

Yeah I have a victi... erm.. I mean.. punching ba... uhhh... wait.. opponent! yeah that's it.. opponent. En guard Mlavanish!!

En garde indeed! Now if I could just remember where my brushes are. . . .

[Wren]

I'm hoping a theme will come up that will fit the penguin, he's so cute. :->

[LavronYor]

Weather huh, weather to do this one or weather to do that one. Oh wait, that's whether.

I am so glad that I am up against Vincegamer and not Vincepainter. Good luck everyone...... except you Vince

[vincegamer]

I have had your background checked. I see you've made first cut at a GD and trained under some big names, including our own Marike.
It will avail you nothing!

And stop misspelling my name.

Now how to bribe his kids to hide all his minis.....

[callumrice]

Hmm, strange. Absolutely no smack talk from my opponent (im being dignified). Wonder where he is? Come on James, make an appearance. I said COME ON!! COME ON JAMES!!! RAAAAARRRRGHH!!

Hmm, no response.
*hold on, whilst I am posting some smack and generally arsing about, receiving no response, what is my opponent doing? Surely not... surely he aint locked himself in a big tower, madly throwing his paint brush at the ugliest, most brutal most weathered 6 foot monster I have ever seen? Nah......*

Anyway, better get started on mine (gulp!)

[tzor]

I'm hoping a theme will come up that will fit the penguin, he's so cute. :->

The Box I got at Gen Con had a half dozen of them.

[LavronYor]

Vicegamer, you could probably bribe my kids with cookies, chips, promises of extra TV time, but they would have to find my minis in order to hide them. BTW, did you notice that I play Necrons and Cryx. Doom is near, well maybe not Doom, but a seriously uneasy feeling that will be hard to shake. Now, back to tonight's competition piece.

[Stupidcow]

Huh? wha...? all I hear is this moooing sound... :) How do you hold a paintbrush in hooves? ;) I've got this in the bag!

/ali

ps. *waves back at Stupidcow*

There's a BIG HOLE in ur bag. :laugh:

[LavronYor]

I just noticed that I am so low as to not even have a Rank, or is that one of those pesky HTML things, that you have to do in preferences. Wait, now I'm ranked, how odd is that. Who'd a thunk.

[callumrice]

I wouldnt worry about it, I too am "odd"!

[james9487]

....what is my opponent doing? Surely not... surely he aint locked himself in a big tower, madly throwing his paint brush at the ugliest, most brutal most weathered 6 foot monster I have ever seen? Nah.....

Muuhahahahahaha! 6ft? No no no, it's much, much bigger than that. And it is so weathered, you could only guess what it once was, a long, long time ago.

[Flit]

So where do we post our weathered masterpieces when they are finished?

[Nathan Caroland]

Galleries. There is a section for WIPs and a section for each round of the Iron Painter.

[jester of death]

tzor you bastard....... you stole my mini idea! oh well, guess ill choose something better.

as for the personae that i am competing against


HAHA SUCK IT, I AM THE ALL TIME GREATEST PAINTER OF ALL TIME WITH MY SPECIAL PAINT APPLICATOR BRUSH THINGY OF DOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


i cant back that up. but i have made the final 10 out of the last REAL gd here in oz for each category i entered.


jod

[Wren]

Ah jester of death, it is an honour to be pitted against you in this contest of brush, paint and metal. (Or resin. Or plastic. Whatever you choose.) While I must acknowledge your superior talents in the arena of smacktalk, rest assured that my win against you in this iron painter round is such a foregone conclusion that I have already prayed to both the shades of your ancestors AND the spirits of your unborn descendants to assure them that your loss against such a talented painter as myself is no stain on your family honour.

I'm not sure I can back my claims, either. I've not yet entered a GD, but I did place fourth in a category at GenCon this year. In all seriousness, I wish you the best and really look forward to seeing your entry!

[jester of death]

likewise, i wish all contestants the best of luck.

seeing as im not very familiar with any of you i cant wait to see some other painting talent from around the globe.


jod

[callumrice]

Well well, he speaks. James9487 has put down his paint brush and found his voice.

Lets hope your model is so big that you cannot fit it all into the camera, and no one knows what it is! MWA HAHAHAHAHAHHA!!

*damn, was kinda hoping I had a "no show" as an opponent. Oh well, might have to paint a model after all!*

Good luck anyway James, youll need it!!!

[Paintingploddy]

Hey Beezlebrush I didn't think you'd be posting a WIP so quickly.

[james9487]

Luck? I don't need luck. I only need to lift my brush and mindlessly place paint on something miniature to beat you, callum rice!

[matty1001]

olliekickflip aint making to much of an appearence? Where the hell are you?

[callumrice]

I might just have to lift my brush and mindlessly place it where the sun dont shine!

In fact, ye, thats all you need to do James, Im rubbish, slap some brown on an old warhound titan and Im beat! (Honest!)

*hehehehehe*

You planning on sending me a mini or just paying the $5??

[callumrice]

Matty I think you may have a pass into the next round!

[Maestro]

Supervike, what's the theme for round 2?? So I can start looking for a suitable model to paint...

John

[Malebolgia]

Wow John, you are really thinking you will get the wildcard?! Don't get your hopes up.
Although it would be nice to face you in round 2...silly Brabo

[supervike]

Supervike, what's the theme for round 2?? So I can start looking for a suitable model to paint...

John

I like the confidence!

BUT...i haven't chosen the theme yet....

[tzor]

:musicus: I'm playing my music waiting for Wargriffon to give me the smack down.

Has anyone seen Wargriffon? Don't make me not to have to send you a mini!

[supervike]

I heard from Wargriffon over on CMoN just this morning....He's got his entry almost done, I believe.


BTW...I will be out of town all next week and return Late Friday.

So, please play nice!

[tzor]

I'm playing nice. It's just naughty to be surprised by a Wargriffon masterpiece.

[Stupidcow]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/stupidcow74/Drunes/Wandyr999.jpg
He's coming...

[Malebolgia]

Eeeeeeeeuw...please not...I don't want to clean the backside of my screen...

[Jubilee]

Poor stupidcow, all that good work, probably for naught..

No, what I really mean is, I've got this awful commission (probably the most painful painting experience of my painting career so far) that has a very important deadline and I won't be able to paint my Iron Painter mini until I finish, and at this point, I think I'll be really lucky to finish before Friday..

I don't know whether I will manage to paint anything, or whether it will be any good. I have 'till noon on the 23rd, right?

/ali

[Stupidcow]

Poor stupidcow, all that good work, probably for naught..

No, what I really mean is, I've got this awful commission (probably the most painful painting experience of my painting career so far) that has a very important deadline and I won't be able to paint my Iron Painter mini until I finish, and at this point, I think I'll be really lucky to finish before Friday..

I don't know whether I will manage to paint anything, or whether it will be any good. I have 'till noon on the 23rd, right?

/ali

"Noooo! I wanna beat you fair & square if I have to!"

Seriously, hope you find time to finish up your mini. Good luck.

[callumrice]

That looks like a nice model stupidcow, although not my choice of words to announce his arrival!

Does anyone know how the winners of each pairing will be announced? Will everyones points be shown, so we can see how close we were to going/not going through to the next round? And how soon after the first round will the second round theme be announced? (Youd think I thought I was going through, eh James??! ;-)).

Apologies if its posted somewhere else and i've missed it.

(When are folk going to start putting in their final entries? Mine aint finished yet but should be by Friday if I stick to the schedule)

[Ritual]

Last time, the scores from each judge was displayed as well as the total score. Everything is laid out in the open! :)

[vincegamer]

(When are folk going to start putting in their final entries? Mine aint finished yet but should be by Friday if I stick to the schedule)
You know, I really ought to decide what mini I'm going to paint for this.

[callumrice]

You know, I really ought to decide what mini I'm going to paint for this.

Hahahaha, true Iron painter style, I love it. Splash some paint on any old thing on the Saturday morning and breeze through the first round. I like the style!:You_Rock_

[Jubilee]

Hahahaha, true Iron painter style, I love it. Splash some paint on any old thing on the Saturday morning and breeze through the first round. I like the style!:You_Rock_


That's what I was going to do, but it seems stupidcow is actually taking this competition seriously and TRYING. The nerve!

/ali

[LavronYor]

Vince, there is no hurry, no hurry at all. Yes, just breeze through into the second round. No hurry at all. Procrastination makes you paint better. You have all the time in the world.

[Ritual]

Panic is the best motivator! So, use it to the fullest!!! :D

[vincegamer]

Seeing as my opponent claims he spends all of his spare time painting robots, I wonder what I should paint....

[LavronYor]

Now who's being misquoted?

Uhh, how about an air elemental? Nothing says weathered like one of the old elements.

[tzor]

Though work presses in on me. Though I have musical rehearsals two or three times a week. Still I have time to stare at the mini and say to myself, "No stupid it's not done yet, you have a few more days left ... look there's a spot for a shadow/highlight/glaze."

I haven't felt this fine in months. I'm telling you Wargriffon when you win you are going to win a great mini. :laugh: It's the finest I've done in a long time. And if you paint well it's all yours.

[Stupidcow]

That's what I was going to do, but it seems stupidcow is actually taking this competition seriously and TRYING. The nerve!

/ali

Hmm...Didn't expect my minimum effort could actually give you a nervous breakdown.:ahhhhh:

[vincegamer]

Uhh, how about an air elemental? Nothing says weathered like one of the old elements.
Damn! That's a clever idea. If I'd thought of it in time to shop for a mini I might have well done that!
I did consider doing my Mars Ultor dryad as a worn and possibly burned/lightning-struck tree, but the Dryad was just too "perky".

[callumrice]

Ahh, the nights are drawing in, theres a chill in the air. The time for presenting is close, I smell the stink of fear washed with sweat blood and tears. How you feeling james9487? Nervous? You should be. Your like Sonic just after he lost all his rings on a never ending line of spikes, its just a matter of time before its GAME OVER.

(I was bored!) (posted due to a complete lack of smack talk in recent visits!)

[james9487]

Oh, I'm feeling great. That smell you smell is just you callumrice. How's the mini coming? Not good enough? Yea, I know, when pitted against my brush it never is.

*disclaimer* - that was totally smack and in no way backed up with past history. No, I don't think that highly of my skills. Last contest, I was first out.

[Jubilee]

Hmm...Didn't expect my minimum effort could actually give you a nervous breakdown.:ahhhhh:


Yes, yes, nervous breakdown! My hair is falling out - If there's any humanity in you, you'll stop your painting before I'm bald =)

/ali

[wargriffon]

Eat your heart out Tzor I'm finished :D you might as well stop now and send me that mini so I can finish it off :D

[tzor]

NO, I have a few more days. The hardest part is yet to come. Photographing it just right. :thinking:

[Sergeant_Crunch]

I'm not sure which is more fun, seeing the cool WIP shots or the smack talk.

[Maestro]

The hardest part is yet to come. Photographing it just right. :thinking:Just right? Then I'd make sure you keep the mini OFF the picture!

John

[Hoblit]

So. prepare to be amazed by a lack of painting skills, and astounded by even worse photography skills.

(My entry is as finished as I'm going to be able to get it. Damn social engagements eating up the painting time)

The only chance I have is if Asmodai doesn't put an entry in. and even then I am sure the judges can give negative points and I'd still lose.

[callumrice]

Im done James9487. Ready to post!! Im afraid to say, it looks good. Real good. You ready for a weathering extravaganza?!!

*I think Im lining myself up for a BIG fall!!*

[Stupidcow]

Yes, yes, nervous breakdown! My hair is falling out - If there's any humanity in you, you'll stop your painting before I'm bald =)

/ali

You can keep your hair, I just want your mini. :bandit:

[tzor]

Just right? Then I'd make sure you keep the mini OFF the picture!

Actually I just got a mini from a Reaper exchange. It's so good I don't know how I will ever photograph it to do it justice. Rotten minis photograph better than excellent ones, so I don't have any problems with that. Add to that the clever plan that my detail doesn't have any degree of detail that I have blatently messed up on. Well there was the attempt that cause red paint which was supposed to go on it's eye to land on it's canine tooth, but that's all corrected now.

[callumrice]

Well James9487, when you chucking in your entry??

[tzor]

I would like to thank the fine people at Kodak. The last thing I ordered from them came in a nice black box. I'm using that as the background instead of white paper and now the minis are better exposed as a result.

I would also like to thank Teddy Rosevelt. Why the people who designed the graphics program I'm currently using desided to use a grayscale image of the former president in their help text boxes I'll never know, but now every time I format an image I just say "Bulllllllllly!"

Last but not least I would like to thank my ironing board. Since it's a pain in the neck to adjust my tripod, it's nice to have an ironing board that you can lower or raise to get those important angle shots.

[Nathan Caroland]

Just because Jim isn't around to remind you, I will. Entries are due tomorrow for your first round of Iron Painter (least that's what he has on the calander there).

[tzor]

And my the way, here is my updated photography setup.

http://pic9.picturetrail.com/VOL291/1756382/4939657/189552047.jpg

[supervike]

Yes thanks FF....


REMINDER! This is it, you have several hours left to upload your pic

Cutoff is 6pm (iowa time) tonight.

[Paintingploddy]

Got mine in. Had it in my head that it was due at 3 am. Raced to finish it off by 3 am and read this post. Doh.

Looks like I had another 6 or so hours.

Doh.

[vincegamer]

Okay, did mine this morning.
Well, I actually primed and base coated it a couple of days ago, but had to put it together rather quickly.
Case of me overcommitting what with Something Wyrd, H/H diorama and holding down a job and a marriage, but you all know the drill.

[Wren]

I ended up with a lot of work and other mundane stuff keeping me from the paints the last half of the week, so even though I'd started in a pretty timely fashion, I ended up crunching in the last couple of stages and photography today. Final photos entered with an hour to spare.

Smack talk aside, I'm really impressed at all the entries I've seen so far! People are doing some great stuff, and some are doing some very ambitious things as well, with multiple figures and so on. I hope to have a chance to comment on the individual entries later. Back into smack talk mode - not only does my magnum opus of weathering crush JOD's beneath its bony heels, but it outshines, er, outdulls all the rest of 'em! ;->

[Jubilee]

Got done just in time! Marathon painting since 8am this morning, and she's done. Mostly. :)

/ali

[DrEvilmonki]

Well I just checked out the gallery and the level is pretty bloody high all round.
Nice work everyone.

Oh and also a big thankyou to Supervike for organizing this comp and to Frustrated Father for hosting it.

[jester of death]

oh really. i couldnt help but notice the cannon is on backwards wren, was the pressure of sure a magnificent buthcher too much for you. prepare to submit to me and my paint applicator thingy brush of....... DOOM!!!!!!!! mwhahahahaha!

btw, nice paint job.


jod

[Wren]

lol, I can't believe I did that! I researched what rust looks like, what it does to wood, pictures of copper cannons, old bones and all kinds of stuff. But did it occur to me to take a look at which way a cannon is mounted? Apparently not! :-> I haven't actually glued everything all together, and I just did a test. I could reverse the wagon direction and mount the cannon correctly, but the lightsourcing will look quite wrong on the cannon then. So which way do you cannon experts figure would look the least stupid?

[supervike]

It was something that amazed me in the 'first' Iron Challenge, was the high level of paint and creativity people display in such a short turnaround.

Very well done group!

Sorry to those who look like they get a 'free pass' onto the next challenge. No shows are part of the game, I'd expect. If you do not recieve your 'prize' from your victim let me know, and I will make it right for you.

Also a VERY BIG THANKS to our wonderful Valloa. Once again she has come through with prize support....and everyone should be able to walk away with at least a 'participation' prize.

Thanks FRUSTRATED FATHER for hosting this....and doing the extra work it takes to get these pics into the gallery. Much appreciated.

[DrEvilmonki]

If you do not recieve your 'prize' from your victim let me know, and I will make it right for you.



Hey Jim, I can help out there as well, I would be happy to donate some figs for anyone who misses out.

[LavronYor]

I hate to say that Vince paints like my Grandma, wait I think that was my Grandma. I think it would have looked much better with a little drool.

[LavronYor]

Oh CRAP!! I thought the deadline was midnight like the usual contests. Man, I am going to be bummed if I spent all this time and then get disqualified. It was my six year olds birthday today and I thought I would finish up after she went to bed. I am such a Dumbass.

[supervike]

Nah...you are fine Lavonyor!! We got your submission and the Game is on!!

[wargriffon]

Supervike when are the results likely to be anounced any idea?

[tzor]

So which way do you cannon experts figure would look the least stupid?

You when all it said and done one does not expect skeletal pirates to have much "brains." In fact, begin skeletons they don't have any brains! So it's a great potential joke, he's actually firing the canon into his own men. :laugh:

[Beelzebrush]

Aye... ty to Supervike and FF for this. So far it's great fun (got me back into painting tbh)..... great entries too :)

[callumrice]

Itching to find out the result like, when will we find out??

Yey, Im now "unusual"!

[supervike]

The judges will have a few days to do the scoring and commenting. They will send that along to me via PM, and I will tabulate the scores and come up with the winner for each match up.....

I am hoping to have the winners announced by Wednesday or so, then I will do random matchups again and have the new theme ready and waiting by next FRIDAY...then the announcement and the madness starts all over again!

Feel free to post questions or concerns here on this thread, or PM me....

[DrEvilmonki]

The judges will have a few days to do the scoring and commenting. They will send that along to me via PM, and I will tabulate the scores and come up with the winner for each match up.....

I am hoping to have the winners announced by Wednesday or so, then I will do random matchups again and have the new theme ready and waiting by next FRIDAY...then the announcement and the madness starts all over again!

Feel free to post questions or concerns here on this thread, or PM me....

Good, I should have a week or so to work on my GD entry.

[EricJ]

nice entries!! this will be tough. Probably be able to get my comments and scores in tomorrow or tuesday

[cdukino]

Commented on all the entries. I will try to see if i can do that for all the rounds so I'm a bit imvolved afterall... even if I didn't have time to actually join in

[DrEvilmonki]

I just finished commenting on all the entries as well (bloody hell that took a while!)
Once again the level of work is just amazing. I am really looking forward to round two (even if I don't actaully make it myself)

[supervike]

Hey!!

Just because the first round is done, and we are waiting for the judges, doesn't mean the smack talk turns to all fluffy bunnies and colorful rainbows!

Talk the smack!

(dr evilmonki is a weenie)

See, its fun!!

[tzor]

Then back to the smack talk!

http://pic9.picturetrail.com/VOL291/1756382/5512569/t-106478622.jpg Dude, like my mini is so weathered. Even my brushes are worn. It's like so weathered even the shadows are towned down. Elmer Fudd doesn't have a chance! Weathering Heights is MINE!

http://pic9.picturetrail.com/VOL291/1756382/12738707/t-187772152.jpg (http://pic9.picturetrail.com/VOL291/1756382/12738707/187772152.jpg) This would be for Wargriffon ... if he was worthy! No not the beer, the mini, the beer is MINE, MINE, all MINE!

[supervike]

Thats the spirit Tzor!!

Have at him!

[xeo3]

I was not able to finish the piece I was working on (thanks rl job for changing my schedule and making me work OT!)

Fortunately you were all spared this competition, I woulda whipped you all! ;)
Sculpta the Squig, email me or PM me here so I can arrange to have a mini sent to you or the $5 sent to ya. :)

[supervike]

I was not able to finish the piece I was working on (thanks rl job for changing my schedule and making me work OT!)

Fortunately you were all spared this competition, I woulda whipped you all! ;)
Sculpta the Squig, email me or PM me here so I can arrange to have a mini sent to you or the $5 sent to ya. :)

Way to go Xeo3!! Nothing wrong with not being able to finish (it is that pressure that makes this competition hard)...but KUDOS on standing up and admiting it! AND paying your debt!

[wargriffon]

Yawn, was Tzor trying to rattle my cage and ruffle my feathers again?

You can keep your bottle of water give me a decent pint of Guinness any day.

To be completely honest having travelled 8oo miles for two shows this weekend spending 12 hours on the road driving and all day each day on my feet at teh two shows I now feel to lethargic to worry about it all, my eyes still hurt from looking at beautifully painted mini's at Euro Militaire on Saturday and GD UK on Sunday.

I never entered in Saturday's show that is way above my league plus it is a two day event but I might enter next time if I am home and it doesn't clash again with the GD. I did enter the GD though with 2 entries and made finalist with both :D Plus the CMON Army entry also made the finalists in the open :D

[vincegamer]

fine then.

LavonYor, that bucket of bolts looks brand spanking new. In fact spanking is just what your tin pal is in for from Tany Hyde when she get's out that ruler. Maybe she'll take the switch to him like when she was a girl and it was legal to have kids work 12 hour shifts in locked dark rooms - and they liked it! She's so weathered she remembers when folks showed a lady respect!

[vincegamer]

spending 12 hours on the road driving and all day each day on my feet at the two shows Don't you know you're supposed to sit down to drive? Sheesh, what were you driving? a pallette jack?

[jester of death]

SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK ..............


is that smacky enough?



jod

[Maestro]

2. Once announced, the participants have two weeks to prepare and paint a mini.It says here that the participants have to paint a mini. If that is the case, then how come most entries look like they're painted by my KID SISTER ?!?!?!?
And I don't even HAVE a kid sister! Imagine that!!

John

[Stupidcow]

Yo why did so few people comment on my entry. Except for those who did, the rest of you dropped your lower jaw? Or you all are just too lost for words?

[Jubilee]

Arg, the gallery keeps failing to load for me - it's very frustrating and hard to comment when I can only look at two or three models at a time before I get errors!

/ali

[Hoblit]

Hmm, it looks like my opponent was a no-show. so even with my $$$$$$$$-poor effort, I might still make it through. (I am not overly happy, but maybe with a less ambitious project I may have a chance at finishing it properly)

[Maestro]

the rest of you dropped your lower jaw? Or you all are just too lost for words?We don't want to hurt your feelings.. :D

[wargriffon]

Don't you know you're supposed to sit down to drive? Sheesh, what were you driving? a pallette jack?

As much as I would have liked to have taken the car into the NEC for GD to run the little ***** down they wouldn't let me get beyond the car park with it. As for Euro Militaire on the Saturday there was just enough room to walk around the traders area and nothing else it was that packed in fact walk is an understatement more like a pushed shufle.

[DrEvilmonki]

Hey Supervike I heard people who can't paint minis often end up moderating painting competitions. Guess that must have been true.

[Ritual]

Hey Supervike I heard people who can't paint minis often end up moderating painting competitions. Guess that must have been true.
Are you saying that you've become a moderator somewhere, Monki? :ahhhhh: :laugh:

[Malebolgia]

Bumbadabum...
Dr.EvilMonkey has just left the building...

Time for me to do some commenting too. *goes to Gallery*

[supervike]

Hey Supervike I heard people who can't paint minis often end up moderating painting competitions. Guess that must have been true.


HEY!

We are only supposed to make fun of the painters....Not us Paint Competition Moderators!
We are above this sort of thing.

Now bring me my slippers!!

[vincegamer]

Do not taunt the moderator or the judges!
Foolish mortal.

[xeo3]

Way to go Xeo3!! Nothing wrong with not being able to finish (it is that pressure that makes this competition hard)...but KUDOS on standing up and admiting it! AND paying your debt!

Well I love the spirit and smacktalk, so I'll still be following the competition closely!

As for the rest o' ya, don't think you'll get so lucky again next competition!

[vincegamer]

As for the rest o' ya, don't think you'll get so lucky again next competition!That's the right attitude! There's always the next Iron Painter comp season 3!
That goes for you too LavonYor.

[EricJ]

Well I just did all my comments (in one sitting - WHEW!), and will turn in my scores shortly...so if there are any last bribes, now is the time!! :D

[Maestro]

Wow Eric, I love what you've done with your hair!

[DrEvilmonki]

Actaully I tink most of you will have to wait to iron painter 3.
I on the other hand will see my victims in the next round!

[tzor]

Well I just did all my comments (in one sitting - WHEW!), and will turn in my scores shortly...so if there are any last bribes, now is the time!! :D

http://pic9.picturetrail.com/VOL291/1756382/12738707/187772169.jpg

[Paintingploddy]

Stuff alcohol, where do I send the cash?

[LavronYor]

Uhh, you and Nathan did remember that I called neither of you putzes, and Anders, you might remember that I said you were one of the best painters to be left out of Ravage 2.

Vince, your mini reminds me of an old joke.

One studly guy was bragging to his buddies that except for his mum and his sister, he had bagged every broad in town. One of the other guys quietly said, Well, between the two of us, we have nailed them all.

Supervike, nice job of Iowa continuing to shame my Alma mater Illinois.

Hope the voting is done soon.

[EricJ]

ok, well I got my voting in, Just thought I'd point out that I did that first this time...and it's the others that are slow...:D

I just had to point that out this time...since I don't know when I'll ever get to again!

[supervike]

Supervike, nice job of Iowa continuing to shame my Alma mater Illinois.



Oh...you poor guy!!

I didn't have anything to do with the win, but I will take the credit!! LOL

[Nathan Caroland]

Sent in my votes.

[Ritual]

Ok. Comments... check! Votes... check! :)

[callumrice]

Had a wee look, thanks for all comments on the Eldar Path Finder. Got a strong feeling if I had an "easier" opponent I may well have gone through, but after reading the comments James9487 has received (the two old school armoured soldiers) Im not holding up much hope. It dont stop the smack though.

Your crap James. Crap I tell you.

[Ritual]

@callumrice
yeah, I liked your entry, as you will find out once my comment has gone through moderation. but, as you mentioned, james's entry is $$$$$$$$ hot!

[Hoblit]

hmm, was hoping that the results along with the new theme may be out before I go home. but alas, it looks like I may have to wait for tomorrow to find out.

[supervike]

I am tabulating the scores right now, as I type....it won't be long now for me to announce the winners that will move on.

BUT....I won't announce the new theme and matchup's until Friday......(patience is a virtue!!)

[Maestro]

patience is a virtue!!Since when is that??? Hurrying gets you there faster!

John

[Paintingploddy]

Come on, can't stay up all night.

Did that brown paper bag arrive? You know, the one with used bills and non sequential serial numbers.

[supervike]

http://wyrd-games.net/showthread.php?p=13991#post13991

Here are the results!!!

[Hoblit]

So, 7 matchups in the next round, and 13 painters who scored higher than me. But I am not intimidated. clearly my smack talking paid off and scared the competition so badly he couldn't even enter something.

[callumrice]

Oh I wish I drew you Holbit......