First off, thanks to everyone who entered the 2016 Pendraken Painting Competition, once again we saw such a high standard of entries which pushed the envelope in what can be achieved in this scale. I hope you all enjoyed entering, certainly more than the Judges enjoyed trying to pick the winners!
So just for info, each judge had 6 points in total to award. 3 points went to their 1st place choice, 2 points to their 2nd place, and 1 point to their 3rd choice. The points from all 5 judges were added together to give us our winners and runners-up.
And now, the Winners of the 2016 Pendraken Painting Competition are...
Foot - Pre-20th C. (24 entries)
This category always brings in some colourful entries and this year was no different. The judges gave honourable mentions to many of the entries on show, but in the end there was a clear winner, picking up maximum points from all of the judges. Second place was a bit of a scrap, with one just edging out the other.
1st place: "Lombardia", by bradpitre - wins £20 Pendraken credit, and a £20 voucher from Leven Miniatures!
2nd place: James II Foot Guards, by redstef - wins £10 Pendraken credit!
Foot - 20th C. (11 entries)
We often see a smaller number of high quality entries in this category and this year was no different. Five of the eleven picked up points but we had two clear winners in the end, with first place picking up a maximum 15 points.
1st place: SCW Regular Army, by MIG - wins £20 Pendraken credit, and a £20 voucher from Ironclad Miniatures!
2nd place: WWI Engineers, by Tiny Tin Troops - wins £10 Pendraken credit!
Mounted (18 entries)
A couple of the categories each year have multiple entries from the same member, which can sometimes split the judges and result in that member missing out on a prize. Always something to be a careful of! This year it was a tight run race between three entries, with one chap just missing out on a place.
1st place: 7th French Hussars, by MIG - wins £20 Pendraken credit, and a copy of the new 'Paints' magazine from Wargames Illustrated!
2nd place: James II Life Guard, by Redstef - wins £10 Pendraken credit!
Vehicle (19 entries)
We had a lower number of entries in the category this year, with one clear winner picking up maximum points, and then several entries vying for that second place.
1st place: Sherman, by BH62 - wins £20 Pendraken credit, and a copy of the new Blitzkrieg Commander ruleset!
2nd place: AVBCW Char St Chamond, by Vanvlak - wins £10 Pendraken credit!
Fantasy & Sci-Fi (14 entries)
This category was an interesting one, with four different entries placing 1st amongst the judges, showing both the high standard of painting and how difficult it is to separate them at times! Finally, two entries pulled ahead that little bit and grabbed the prizes.
1st place: Squogglers and Night Goblins, by Hetairoi - wins £20 Pendraken credit, and a copy of 'Warband'!
2nd place: Skeletons, by Mostyn - wins £10 Pendraken credit!
Warband (5 entries)
This was the debut year for the Warband entries and we only picked up a few entries. Hopefully we'll see more next year! There were two clear favourites in this one, with only a single point separating them in the end!
1st place: Goblin Riders, by Andy T - wins £20 Pendraken credit, and a Warband Army Pack!
2nd place: Dwarf Gyrocopters, by fred. - wins £10 Pendraken credit!
Open - Single Base (26 entries)
This category always sees some outstanding pieces of both imagination and painting ability and it's one we always look forward to. This year the judges had one clear winner picking up a maximum 15 points and then a couple of others scrapping for second place.
1st place: 30YW Artillery, by bradpitre - wins £20 Pendraken credit, and a Scourge Army from Hawk Wargames!
2nd place: Russian Winter, by Tonton Flingueur - wins £10 Pendraken credit!
Open - Army! (27 entries)
The Army category always brings in some fantastic entries and this year certainly didn't disappoint. There were so many that picked up points and this was easily the closest category to be judged, with over half the entries getting an honourable mention from our judges. In the end, it was the 'complete' armies that got it, the ones that came together into one impressive piece of work. We did have a tie for second place, again showing how close this one was.
1st place: 30YW French, by bradpitre - wins £20 Pendraken credit, and a copy of the new 'Paints' magazine from Wargames Illustrated!
Joint 2nd place: James II in Ireland, by Redstef - wins £10 Pendraken credit!
Joint 2nd place: ECW, by DHautpol - wins £10 Pendraken credit!
Congratulations to all of our winners! We'll be contacting you in the next few days to get your prizes sorted out. We'll also get your Winner's medals added to your profiles!
Also, a huge thank you to everyone who entered from all of us here at Pendraken HQ. We always look forward to the Competition each year, watching every day as these wonderful entries come in. The time and effort that goes into achieving such a high standard is appreciated by all of us here and we hope you've enjoyed it as much as we have.
We'd like to thank our Judges as well, for accepting the difficult task of going through all of the entries to pick our winners.
Coming up next will be the
People's Choice Award, where all the entries who achieved at least a point (plus a few of my own favourites!) will go into a public poll to decide a winner. The thread for this can be found here: http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,13815.0.html and voting will run for a little over one week, closing at 6pm on Tuesday 15th March. The winner of this category will receive a £25 voucher for loads of Minibits goodies, so please make sure to place your votes once the thread is up.
And finally, as a special bonus for everyone who entered, we've got one more prize to give out! This participation prize will be given out to one randomly selected person who has entered this years competition. The Winners and Runners-Up will be taken out of the pot first, and then we'll draw a name from the hat to find our winner! The lucky person will receive £10 worth of Pendraken goodies. We'll announce this at the same time as the People's Choice winner, so stay tuned!
My entries for the Pendraken Painting Competition 2016.
The 2016 Pendraken Painting Competition is right around the corner, so it's time for the prizes!
First of all, the winners and runners-up in each category will receive the following:
The Winner of each category will receive £20.00 GBP worth of Pendraken credit!
The Runner-Up of each category will receive £10.00 GBP worth of Pendraken credit!
In addition to the Pendraken prizes, we've also got some special category-specific prizes, very kindly donated from our generous sponsors:
Foot – Pre-20th C. – £20.00 GBP Voucher From Leven Miniatures!
Leven Miniatures now offer a huge selection of 6mm resin products, from industrial and farming buildings through to military and railway types, with more releases coming all the time. The latest additions cover most of the iconic ACW buildings.
Foot – 20th C. – A £20.00 GBP Voucher From Ironclad Miniatures!
Ironclad Miniatures produce a huge range of buildings, vehicles and figures in a variety of scales and genres. From 15mm trenches to 28mm Victorian Sci-Fi, there's something there for everyone!
Mounted – A Copy of the New Paints Magazine From Wargames Illustrated!
Wargames Illustrated Paints is your definitive guide to painting Wargames figures by two of the best professional painters in the hobby, compiled by the publishers of the world's best selling tabletop gaming magazine. Paints is a collection of material which has appeared as articles in the magazine, plus new and exclusive content which connects these articles together, providing you with a complete, easy to follow and superbly illustrated painting guide.
Covering both basic and advanced painting techniques, over the course of 76 photo heavy pages, WI Paints will be an invaluable (and very affordable!) edition to your hobby bookshelf.
AWI Generals
Vehicle – Copy of the New Blitzkrieg Commander Ruleset!
Blitzkrieg Commander has been the biggest selling 10mm WWII rules for many years and is currently undergoing it's revamp ready for a reprint. The lucky winner will be one of the first people to get their hands on the new version!
TT34 Engineer tank
Fantasy & Sci-Fi – A Copy of Our Fantasy Ruleset, Warband!
Using miniature figures and terrain, you can fight battles from the glorious sword and sorcery epics you've read about. You can play games against your friends or competitive battles against worthy opponents. Whilst the rules have been written with the 10mm Pendraken Miniatures ranges in mind, there's no reason why you can't use other scales as well! Join the 100's of other players currently enjoying these rules!
Warband – Any Warband Army Pack!
Choose any one of the current Warband army packs, from Barbarians to Undead, maybe even one of the new releases!
For more information, head over to the Warband section of the
Forum.
Open – Single Base – A Scourge Starter Army From Hawk Wargames!
Hawk Wargames is dedicated to the design, development and production of class-leading miniatures and wargames. Our first venture is the 10mm scale sci-fi massed battle game, Dropzone Commander. Our greatest ambition is to provide a whole range of innovative and high-quality wargames in multiple scales, and multiple game universes. Our recent Dropfleet Kickstarter was a huge success and will be released in the near future.
AWI Artillery
AWI Limbers
Open – Army! – A Copy of the New Paints Magazine From Wargames Illustrated!
Wargames Illustrated Paints is your definitive guide to painting Wargames figures by two of the best professional painters in the hobby, compiled by the publishers of the world's best selling tabletop gaming magazine. Paints is a collection of material which has appeared as articles in the magazine, plus new and exclusive content which connects these articles together, providing you with a complete, easy to follow and superbly illustrated painting guide.
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