So, I kinda forgot that I needed to get this contest going at the start of the month. :-[ I'll keep it running an extra week at the end of September to make up for it.
I also kinda had a brainfart and originally wrote this up as the Fast Attack Contest. But that doesn't start until next month. Whoops... :-[ Sorry if I got anyone's hopes up, but in my defence it's 1.30am right now and I really do need to get to bed for work tomorrow.
Here's part 3 of our rebooted Competition Calendar! Check out the thread here (http://secondsphere.org/index.php/topic,517.msg10857.html#new) for more information on current and upcoming contests!
Wherever the battle is thickest, a commander must choose to commit the most experienced troops at his disposal. Whether they are extremely skilled, well armed, well armoured, or a combination of all three, they strike swift and true, leaving behind only corpses in their wake. This contest is open to any Elites choice from a Warhammer 40,000 Codex.
Dates:
- Entries can be submitted via a PM to Masked Thespian (http://secondsphere.org/index.php?action=pm;sa=send;u=16) from August 8th until September 31st.
- Voting will take place between October 1st and October 7th.
- Winners will be announced on the 8th of October.
Prizes:1st Place - 10pts
2nd Place - 5pts
3rd Place - 2pts
(The top 3 all receive official 2S winners seals as well).
The winner of this contest will also be able to lay their grubby little mitts on a fantastic shiny set of
Custom Second Sphere Dice:
(http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e146/Eddievedda/---/S7300337.jpg)
Rules:
- The unit must be a legal Elites choice in a current edition 40k Codex;
- Transport options, such as Rhinos or Mycetic Spores, may not be included;
- Units that "count as" Elites though do not take up any actual slots are allowed in this contest;
- Up to three pictures of your entry may be submitted;
- Forgeworld models and Monstrous Creatures are accepted;
- A caption or title of up to 10 words may be included as part of your entry;
- Depending on response, entries may be divided by a panel of impartial judges into Master and Novice tiers for the purposes of voting;
- The models may not have been entered in a previous contest;
- Contests running at the time of the big crash are not considered to be previous contests for the purpose of this rule;
- The models must be fully painted;
- Photos of your entry may not exceed 800x600 pixels;
- If your photos exceed 800x600 pixels then Contests HQ reserves the right to reduce them to an appropriate size.
Don't forget that our Troops Contest is now in its voting stage; head on over to the Voting Thread (http://secondsphere.org/index.php/topic,609.0.html) and cast your vote if you haven't done so already ;)
I am in for an elites choice. Now to finish the entry. :P
- Will
Hrm, I have an entry for all competitions... but I feel that they will begin to blend together here... and the theme will come through. I have an elite choice for this but as stated, I need to get mine finished as well.
With a new army in the build, i'll definately have a few options to choose from when submitting an entry.
So happy to see the contests back again, its been way too long!
Entered!
Lets see if I can do better than I did in the HQ comp. Probably not, but worth a try eh? :P
- Will
If the unit is GW, does it matter what parts are used?
Becuase I have a unit of SM Sternguard I can finish off, but they have a lot of noticable non-GW parts.
Maybe I can submit a model for this... if I can find one that isn't god-awful. :P
Dammit, I need to concentrate on one thing... current army build has three Elite units in it... and they all rock. Choices suck sometimes...
I've got a unit to enter! Just needs to stop raining then I can take some sweet pictures.
Ive got a unit i want to enter but i have never mastrred getting pictures onto the forum. im not very vood with computers. help anyone?
Quote from: Tactical Genius on September 19, 2012, 12:31:54 PM
Ive got a unit i want to enter but i have never mastrred getting pictures onto the forum. im not very vood with computers. help anyone?
I'd recommend a photobucket account, there are a few other options but thats the one I'm most used to.
Use the Upload option on photobucket to put the images you want onto the account.
Make sure they are the right size, using the "resize" option photobucket offers on an image after it has been uploaded.
Then simply copy the [IMG] tagged URL and post them into a PM to Thespian.
- Will
Okay peeps; there are 11 days to go and I've only got three entries. Three entries? That's practically begging for you to enter and bag yourself a set of Second Sphere dice ;)
While you're at it, don't forget to check out our new Fast Attack Contest (http://secondsphere.org/index.php/topic,718.0.html) thread ;)
MT, I'm still wanting clarification of my question, which seems to have been ignored. I don't want to spend ages on a unit, just to have it decline for not looking like its from 40k.
Quote from: Masked Thespian on September 20, 2012, 06:16:11 PM
Okay peeps; there are 11 days to go and I've only got three entries. Three entries?
I haven't even started my intended entry... I've been stuck with some Jetbikes for a couple of weeks.
Surely I'm not the only one who usually gets these done at the last minute though?
Quote from: Narric of 4th Sphere on September 14, 2012, 11:40:42 AM
If the unit is GW, does it matter what parts are used?
Becuase I have a unit of SM Sternguard I can finish off, but they have a lot of noticable non-GW parts.
Quote from: Narric of 4th Sphere on September 20, 2012, 06:43:11 PM
MT, I'm still wanting clarification of my question, which seems to have been ignored. I don't want to spend ages on a unit, just to have it decline for not looking like its from 40k.
Apologies for the delay in response. I had noticed it previously but I must have glossed over it and forgot about it. You have my most sincere apologies for that.
Seeing as I've kept you waiting, I'll allow it. But only this time; I'll talk it over with the rest of Contests HQ for the purposes of future contests. I don't want anyone saying, "Well, you let Narric do it for the Elites Contest," in the future; this is a specific exemption from any possible future rule regarding non-GW bits for this contest only.
Question - does the unit have to be Codex legal, or can I enter a single model that is part of an Elites unit?
Quote from: Wargamer on September 22, 2012, 03:15:29 PM
Question - does the unit have to be Codex legal, or can I enter a single model that is part of an Elites unit?
The usual policy is that it has to be Codex legal, so a single model wouldn't be okay, I'm afraid.
Now you've seen my entry MT, hopefully you'll understand my concern.
Thanks for the very-specifically-circumstanced exemption. I'll endeavour to not walk so close to the line of exceptability in future.
I hope I place :P
I can't see either of my two possible entries being done in time, stupid high paying real life job, y must you take up all my time?
Edit: MT, how many entries are there now? I'm working on mine feverishly but may not make the current cutoff...deadline extension perhaps? *hopes*
Quote from: Tempest Six Two on September 26, 2012, 12:51:19 PMEdit: MT, how many entries are there now? I'm working on mine feverishly but may not make the current cutoff...deadline extension perhaps? *hopes*
At this point we've only got four entries. Honestly, I'd like more than that. We ran Troops (http://secondsphere.org/index.php/topic,609.0.html) with five and HQ (http://secondsphere.org/index.php/topic,662.0.html) with seven. However, we still have another two days to go until deadline.
I think the only fair thing I can do right now is to say that if I don't receive any new entries between now and the 31st... well crud. There aren't 31 days in September. Messed that up, didn't I? :facepalm001:
Okay, if I don't receive any new entries between now and tomorrow night then I'll give the contest a deadline extension. However, if I do receive new entries, then I can't really give an extension to a contest that has the same number of entries as one that has already been run this year. Does that sound fair?
Sounds fair MT, I'm hoping we can get a lot more entries for this one.
And now, Back to the painting table...
With 4 entries at least I'll come in the top four! :P
- Will
Well, should be at least 5 entries- got mine submitted just now, after pulling out all the stops... Not happy I kind of rushed to get it done, but it looks okay :)
Well... I've received two more entries... but neither were before the deadline I set out. Since I said that I'd give an extension if no-one else sent me anything, and no-one else sent me anything, it would be unfair to just close the contest now. So, I'm giving everyone an extra week for this. The deadline is now Sunday, October 7th. Existing entrants can choose to touch up their entries and send me new photos if they desire and will be sent a PM informing them of this. Since I now have 'enough' entries, this contest deadline will not be extended further.
Get going, people!
Yeah... I doubt I am going to be finishing my squad in time. I'd hoped to have found time to sit down and paint, but that just never happened. :(
So, entries go up soon I'd assume? Keen as beans to see what there is :)
Voting thread (http://secondsphere.org/index.php/topic,747.0.html) is up!