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| blackblade68 |  Monthly Painting Challenges - July |
 Member Since: May 7, 2013  RK: 1 MP: 0   | Tuesday June 25, 2013 2:49 AM  Borrowing an idea from the Privateer Press forums, and the-Waaagh.com forums, we're now doing a regular monthly painting challenge. I am officially administering it, and occasionally participating in it. The idea is, you make a promise to paint and/or build a given number of models at the beginning of the month, and then report back both on your progress and if and when you manage to complete it. We're going to call this your "Painting Threat" --just don't make it a bluff! So here we go... The Ground Rules: 1. Painting threats will be frozen 10 days after the start of the challenge. There is no changing of *any* threat after day 10. Say what you'll paint, then paint what you say. If you don't already own the models you want to paint, I suggest not making the threat until you do. Painting Threats are still accepted after the 10th, but they can not be changed once made. 2. When you finish your threat you will be rewarded with member points and the Threat accomplishment badge for that month. You can then go on to add Bonus Threats and look really impressive. However, you can not be awarded before the locking of the Threats on the 10th. Any additions to your threat made before the 10th go onto your initial threat and will not count as Bonus Threats. 3. This is more of a request than a rule. *Please* post work in progress pics if you possibly can. One of the best things about the thread is watching stuff come together. It's perfectly fine if you don't post any photos, however. Feel free to make separate posts, and then link into this thread so that others can comment directly in your own thread. 4. We need to know unit sizes when you post your Painting Threat. Or if you're painting several single models, we need to know the name of each. FAQ Q: What can I paint? A: Anything and everything! We at the WGC want to see EVERYTHING. We love new models, old models, models that have been sitting on the shelf. If you paint it, we want to see it! Q: I need to change my Painting Threat! A: You have until Day 10 of the month. Q: What if I don't have a camera? A: With the advent of smart phones, web cams, etc... there really shouldn't be any of those kind of excuses. Q: Will you do one of these every month? A: That's the goal... We'll do one of these close to the beginning of every month. Q: Hey, what if we finish our vow but decide to paint more? A: Paint away! If you mean, can you get a head start on next month, I guess so. But it's kind of weedy to make a painting threat with a 75% painted unit at the start of the month. Q. I've not made my threats for the past two months, should I still enter? A. You bet! The idea behind a painting threat is to develop some discipline as to what you're going to build or paint. Part of the challenge is to learn what you can complete within a given month, and what you can't. If you find you're not making your threat for the month, then reduce the size of it. Don't bite off more than you can chew... take it in smaller chunks. If you manage to finish your threat early, then get working on the next lot! Q. What if I get my threat done early? A: Well, if you get it done early, you can try to make a Bonus Threat where you can add an additional threat only after the existing work is completed. No bonus prizes, but you will get the respect of everybody. Additionally, this can be a way to make sure you don't over-threaten earlier in the month. Q. Can staff join this? A: Yes. Right... now that you've got it, get to it! How to Start? To begin, start a new thread in this forum (the Work in Progress forum) and subject it: PAINT THREAT MONTH YEAR - NAME OF MODEL(s). So if it's for July 2013, it'll be "Paint Threat July 2013 - Terminator Squad". Then just use that thread as your monthy "entry" and declare any bonus or changes in the thread.  Start you post about what you're going to paint and go for it! Achievement Icon for July 2013:  July Threats: atomsmasher - Completed Deblette666 - Completed fluisterwoud - Completed Galathon Silverloc Typhus COURAGEnHONOUR McDarkBeer - Completed DreamKnight - Completed neojarlaxe - Completed blackblade68 -Completed GTTechnics Bloodfish asjarra Jbickley00 MunkeyJoe giftofchaos Grimslath - Completed [[Edited by blackblade68 on Thursday August 1, 2013 2:05 PM]] |
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| Roll_Models | RE: Monthly Painting Challenges |
 Member Since: May 11, 2013 RK: 1 MP: 0 | Wednesday June 26, 2013 11:56 AM awesome idea.hmmn... i have an idea for my first threat. i recently got the britanan starter set from Relics, consisting of 1 CSM, 2 Dragoons and 6 Troopers. 9 mini's in all, leaving scope for a bonus threat. ill be putting progress photos on my hobby page/thread in my signature. just waiting on a replacement base |
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| MunkeyJoe | RE: Monthly Painting Challenges |
 Member Since: May 10, 2013 RK: 1 MP: 0 | Wednesday June 26, 2013 12:32 PM Agree Fantastic Ideas.... I have always liked doing these and Loved it when we did them on Terra and Wamp...... Im down for sure.... when I find all my stuff after this Hell tainted move..... |
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| McDarkBeer | RE: Monthly Painting Challenges |
 Member Since: May 15, 2013 RK: 1 MP: 0 | Wednesday June 26, 2013 1:06 PM Do we do the challenge in this thread or do we start our own thread? |
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| atomsmasher | RE: Monthly Painting Challenges |
  Member Since: May 16, 2013 RK: 1 MP: 0 | Wednesday June 26, 2013 2:00 PM Good question. I'll be in on this as soon as it gets answered. I've got a Viktorias crew for Malifaux who are itching to get painted. |
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| Roll_Models | RE: Monthly Painting Challenges |
Member Since: May 11, 2013 RK: 1 MP: 0 | Wednesday June 26, 2013 3:09 PM lol, rule 3 guys, you can post progress here and is encouraged but can also post elsewhere and link |
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| fluisterwoud | RE: Monthly Painting Challenges |
 Member Since: May 11, 2013 RK: 1 MP: 0 | Wednesday June 26, 2013 6:15 PM Revised message: here is my threat for July.[[Edited by fluisterwoud on Thursday June 27, 2013 2:38 PM]] |
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| McDarkBeer | RE: Monthly Painting Challenges |
Member Since: May 15, 2013 RK: 1 MP: 0 | Wednesday June 26, 2013 6:34 PM Ok fine. I will finish painting my Cygnar defender heavy warjack. It's been gathering dust. It will be finished by July 10th. |
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| Silverloc | RE: Monthly Painting Challenges |
 Member Since: May 12, 2013 RK: 1 MP: 0 | Wednesday June 26, 2013 8:24 PM Ok..I'm making a painting threat. Its a small one, and it will be my first wargamming mini ever painted, but I have to start somewhere. I'm going to paint a single Grey Knight Strike Squad mini. Starting small due to work schedule and I'm going to be moving in the next 2 months.July 2013 Threat [[Edited by Silverloc on Thursday June 27, 2013 11:55 PM]] |
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| Deblette666 | RE: Monthly Painting Challenges |
 Member Since: June 15, 2013 RK: 1 MP: 0 | Wednesday June 26, 2013 8:47 PM Great idea since I wanted to have a project for July.For my threat, I'll be painting a squad of 10 Tau Pathfinders with the carabines and markerlights. |
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