The Awards for Challenge XVI

 

Like so many prizes, it's the anticipation of the opening that's so exciting...

Ahem. Speaking of prizes, welcome to the wrap-up of the 16th edition of the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge!

We're all dialed-in with the tabulation of the votes for Challengers' Choice, Sarah with her choice of a female figure, and myself for Snowlord's Choice. 

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We had an excellent turnout for the Challengers' Choice poll, with 28 nominees and 43 people casting their votes. Below are the top ten placings chosen by our participants (with several tied places). We used weighted scoring, where 3 points are given for 1st pick, 2 points for 2nd, and 1 point for 3rd pick.

1. KerryT 'Body of Work' 

2. DaveD 'Bolsheviks' 

3. AdamC ‘WWII Naval Project' 

4. ChristopherS 'Pyrric Epirote Phalangite'

4. BruceR 'Once More Into the Breach'

5. RayR 'Finnish Medics'

6. PaulOG 'Galactic Gals'

7. GregB 'Dogs of War' 

8. Curt 'Banksy' 

8. Martin 'Body of Work' 

8. Martin 'Sigurd Fafnir's Bane' 

8. LeeH 'Winter War Soviets' 

9. Curt '30K Kill Team' 

10. MartinN 'Fallshirmjaeger and Firefly' 

10. BruceR 'Warmaster 10mm Project'

10. BruceR 'Black Coach'  

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AHPC XVI Challengers's Choice

Third Place

AdamC with his excellent collection of WWII ships.

Adam, for your talented efforts I'm sure you will enjoy a gift certificate from your fellow Challenger ByronM at 'Northern Lights Terrain'!

Second Place

DaveD for his beautiful Bolsheviks. 

Dave, I'm happy to award you a gift certificate from 'The French Wargames Holiday Centre'!

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...and the Challengers' Choice for AHPC XVI goes to...

KerryT for his fantastic body of work over the course of the Challenge!

Congratulations for your well-deserved win, Kerry! Your prize is a gift certificate from Martin and Diane over at 'Warbases'! 

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AHPC XVI Sarah’s Choice

Hello Everyone!

It’s the time of year for the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge wrap up and time to make the selection for Sarah’s Choice … an increasingly difficult task!

I’m always amazed at the cool figures presented and often the background stories included are soo interesting.


Honourable Mentions

Paul O’Grady: 'Galactic Gals'

Love the Power Ranger colours and the badass “grrrl power” vibe. I came upon this quote and it’s most apt for these ladies

“She wasn’t looking for a knight, she was looking for a sword”

ErikP: Farm Ladies from 'Horse & Musket Civilians in the Fields'

Anyone who includes a Pride & Prejudice quote about mud & petticoats gets my attention and fully deserves to be included in the Sarah’s Choice write up.

Well done Erik… the farm lass with the buckets is fabulous and her work worn clothes do indicate “an abominable sort of conceited independence, a most country - town indifference to decorum!”

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Sarah’s Choice for Challenge XVI

PeteB. 'The Little Lady and the Cat'

I love everyone about this entry… the realistic cobblestone and stonework, the lavender blue of the shutters, her green dress and her whimsical daydreaming pose at the window. Who or what is she waiting for for? I look forward to seeing the additions to the vignette next year.

Pete, I'm delighted to award you a gift certificate from Kawe over at Westfalia Miniatures. Enjoy!!

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Snowlord's Choice

For Snowlord's Choice, I often like to spotlight fresh faces coming into the Challenge as these people will become the torchbearers for our hobby in the years to come. So in this vein this year the Snowlord's Choice goes to QuinnM.

I very much enjoyed all your entries Quinn. From the White Scars to Turnip28, and then on to The Walking Dead, your work exhibited a bold grasp of colour and the use of lighting effects that I quite enjoyed.

I was particularly impressed with your Tree Lord. Such lovely brushwork on that imposing figure.

For your great work this year I'm delighted to award you with a gift certificate from Goblin King Games (makers of 'Moonstone'). I look forward to seeing what you do with their figures!

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My thanks to all the nominees for sharing your wonderful work with us. For those lucky prize winners, please email me to work out the details for getting your prizes. 

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As Challenge XVI formally concludes, I’d like to thank again our brilliant Minions for all their hard work in herding the hundreds of entries, wrangling with the Spreadsheet of Doom and generally keeping everything cruising along smoothly. Hats off to Barks for keeping track of our skull-count and Stuart with those distracting squirrels. I also wish to thank our Challenge Sponsors for their generous support of the event.  If you have a free moment please visit their sites via the banners on the left sidebar and see if something strikes your fancy.  

In closing, I bid you all a very fond farewell. Enjoy the next eight months until we get together again for the next run.

Cheers!

- Curt