Well, it’s been a very busy week! All the votes are in for
Challengers’ Choice and Peoples Choice. Sarah has made her selection for
Sarah’s Choice and I’ve done the same for the Judges selection. Finally, we’ve
made the prize draws for the six points thresholds. Whew!
Okay, on to the awards!
Challengers’
Choice (35 Euro Gift Certificate from Tsuba Miniatures)
Honourable Mention goes to:
- Anne’s body of work over the Challenge
- DaveD’s Sudanese project
The Challengers’
Choice goes to: MartinN’s Greyscale Viet Minh
Peoples’
Choice (35 Euro Gift Certificate from Barrage Miniatures)
Honourable Mention goes to:
- AdamC’s very impressive body of work over the Challenge
- MarkO’s incredible force of Austrian Napoleonics
The Peoples’
Choice goes to MartinC’s fantastic and incredibly imaginative flying carpet force
Judge’s Choice
(20 Euro Amazon Gift Certificate)
The Honourable Mentions:
- MichaelA’s collective submissions – masterful work sir!
- AlanD’s collective work, especially impressive with his mind-boggling freehand brushwork on his shields and carpets.
The Judge’s
Choice goes to MartinN’s Collective Submissions – Thank you Nick for treating
us to your stunning brushwork!
Sarah’s Choice
(20 GBP Amazon Gift Certificate)
From Lady Sarah:
The "Sarah's Choice" award began
after the first Challenge had started because I whined to Curt that there were
no "lady figures" being painted. Curt, being curt, said to me that
maybe I could start painting (?!) or issue a specific challenge. Well, a
challenge was definitely the easier choice.
Over the three months of the Challenge, I regularly popped in to check out what was happening and to see what kept Curt’s attention every night until the wee hours of the morning. Hmm, I just had a thought: Is Curt an espresso addict because of the Challenge, or does the Challenge exist because he's already an espresso addict? (BTW Miles, thank you very much for the coffee beans).
Over the three months of the Challenge, I regularly popped in to check out what was happening and to see what kept Curt’s attention every night until the wee hours of the morning. Hmm, I just had a thought: Is Curt an espresso addict because of the Challenge, or does the Challenge exist because he's already an espresso addict? (BTW Miles, thank you very much for the coffee beans).
I am always astonished at the volume, quality and range of submissions. You guys and gals have tremendous talent and a repartee through the comments. I love the community you have created.
I have spent the last 3-4 evenings zooming thru all the submissions , (I really should have made notes to begin with!) and I am overwhelmed. Not only have I made my Sarah's Choice selections, but I have also submitted my votes for People's Choice.
Sarah's Choice, with honourable mentions
first:
PhilH's 'er Madge
Phil has captured Madge's Stylish Frumpy
look wonderfully. I aspire to be this grand looking when I am an octogenarian
out trampling thru the woods with my Hunter Wellies and the dogs. ( no shotgun
for me) Heck, I aspire to this now!
ByronM's Steampunk Tinker Belle
Byron has some mad painting skills as
evidenced in all his submissions. But Tinker Belle caught my fancy. Now if I
get Curt to paint me the SteamPunk Mary Poppins......
And the award for Sarah’s Choice goes to MichaelA for his ‘Adele Blanc-Sec’
What could be better than an intrepid
heroine flying over the streets of Paris on a pterodactyl? And that this
wonderful figure was created out of bits and bobs by Michael. Salut!
To all the participants, you all are
terrifically creative painters and I look forward to seeing what your minds and
brushes come up with for the next Challenge.
Oh, and I am still waiting for someone to do
"Josephine in her Rose Garden at MalMaison”.
Well done Sarah! Okay, following are the Point Threshold prizes. These are a random draw awarded to participants who broke through the six points barriers over the course of the Challenge:
Threshold I / 500 points: IannickM
($20 Gift Certificate from J&M Miniatures)
also, AlanD
($20 GBP Gift Certificate from Westfalia Miniatures)
Threshold II / 750 points: SeanS
($25 Gift Certificate from SG2 Creations)
Threshold III / 1000 points: SanderS
(30 GBP Gift Certificate from Westfalia Miniatures)
Threshold IV / 1500 points: AaronH
(35 Euro Gift Certificate from Barrage Miniatures)
Threshold V / 2000 points: AdamC
(one pack of each code from Orinoco Miniatures' Chaco Wars range, plus each pack of the British Legion in the Liberation
Wars range)
Threshold VI / 2500 points: TamsinP
(35 Euro Gift Certificate from Barrage Miniatures)
Also, I think it only proper to give some prizes to our Titans
who dominated the points standings:
3rd in the Points Standings (tie) Millsy and
Miles ($25 Gift Certificates each from Fife & Drum Miniatures PLUS a pack
each of the Retreat from Moscow set from Murawski Miniatures)
2nd in the Points Standings MarkO ($50 Gift
Certificate from Fife & Drum Miniatures
1st in the Points Standings DaveD ($100 Gift
Certificate from Fife & Drum Miniatures)
Finally, I’d like to give a ‘New to the Hobby’ award to Evan
& GrantH to thank them for their infectious enthusiasm and for reminding us all
what it was like to start out in this funny little hobby of ours. Boys, I’m going to get you into Napoleonics.
You’ll get a complete command set from Murawski Miniatures and a 20 Euro Gift
certificate from Barrage Miniatures. Enjoy!
Congratulations to all the prize winners! Thank you for participating in the Challenge
and sharing your wonderful work. Please contact me to work out the details of
getting your awards.
We also have a few loose ends regarding a few
of the Side Challenges and Paint Duels.
Space Ships!
I was asked to provide Tamsin’s title for her victory in the Space Race. I think ‘Domina Prima of Sector
Challengux' fits nicely. We all bow to your terrible splendour Ms. P... :)
Pulp Trio
Though he did not class his Dr. Who and Crooked Dice figures
as Pulp, I believe that Simon should triumph in the Pulp race. Simon, drop me a note and we’ll discuss your
figure from me.
10mm Smaller
Tamsin, Alan and I participated in the 10mm and Smaller duel
and Ms. P bested us handily with her excellent ACW submissions. Alan and I have
discussed the matter and we have decided to collaborate on a command stand for
one of Tamsin’s armies. I’ll follow up on the progress of that in a future post.
Congratulations Tamsin!
Well, that’s it folks and what a ride it’s been! I’d like to thank all our Challenge Sponsors
for their generous support of the event.
I've listed all the sponsors on the right sidebar, so if you have a free moment please visit
their sites and see if something strikes your fancy. As I often say, the Challenge doesn’t need
prizes to be a success, but it sure adds a nice bit of sparkle to the proceedings.
Thank you!
Finally, and I can't say this enough, I want to thank all the participants from
the bottom of my heart for their humour, vigour and generous good will during the three
months of the Challenge –this event wouldn’t exist without your efforts. Bravo
to you all!
Until next time.
