This
bonus round proved to be a tremendous bit of fun, as it allowed
participants to break away from the figures-only aspect of the Challenge
and let their imaginations run wild. We had many diverse entries which
ran the spectrum, from landmines to latrines and from great castles to
game stores. Some entries may have had you scratch your head at first,
but once you read the background it all became apparent (well, mostly).
:)
Honourable mentions for this round go to:
Alan's scratch-built 'Frostgrave Library'
Sidney's fits-and-starts contractors in his 'The Guardians of Laarden'
and Ian's diminutive but very impressive 'Vauban Fort'
Wonderful work guys!
Okay,
on the podium for the Defensive Terrain theme round we have a tie for
Third Place with Sander's hilarious 'Promote This Man!' and Martin's
(aka Nick's) beautifully painted 'Let It Rip'. Both of these fine lads
will receive an extra 25 points for their excellent efforts -
Congratulations Sander and Nick!
Sander's 'Promote This Man!'
and Nick's 'Let It Rip!'
In Second Place we have Michael's wonderful trench scene, 'Blackadder Goes Forth'
Michael will get a bonus of 50 points to add to his total. Well done Michael!
Finally, in First Place for the Defensive Terrain Theme Round is Millsy's fantastic (and sprawling) scratch-built Dark Age 'Motte and Bailey' Fort. Wow!
Millsy will receive 75 bonus points PLUS a gift certificate from those wonderful folks, Alf and Clara over at Barrage Miniatures.
Thank you Millsy for treating us to a wonderful interpretation of the
'Defensive Terrain' theme and congratulations on your First Place
finish!
That was great fun, thanks to everyone who participated. For those who are interested in seeing the survey results, they can be seen here.
Okay,
next week is the bonus round theme is 'L'amour' (NOT 'Le Armour',
Ray - no Tiger tanks and cuirassiers...), so in a few days I look forward to seeing a wide assortment of besotted
lovers, heartbroken sops and whatever your imagination can conjure up. The submission deadline
is midnight Saturday (Feb 13th) so we can have them up for...you guessed
it, Valentine's Day!
Have a great week everybody!
Well done one and all, but particularly Millsy - what an outstanding build that was!
ReplyDeleteThanks mate. I'm sure I'll be back to eating your dust next round! :-)
DeleteLots of great entries, well chuffed to even get a mention LOL
ReplyDeleteIan
Congrats Millsy - it was certainly a case of third time lucky for you! :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats also to Michael, Nick and Sander for 2nd & 3rd places amd to Alan, Sidney and Ian for their honourable mentions :)
Great stuff.. Way to go Millsy.. Proper scratch build madness
ReplyDeleteCongrats Millsy, that was a tour de force (almost literally!) - congrats also to the runners-up, who made choosing a winner so much more difficult!
ReplyDeleteTour de fort perhaps? :-)
DeleteWell done every, and congrats to Millsy for the win! Curt, what exactly is going on in your lead photo? Who, where and when?
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all the winners! Really enjoyed the round.
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Thanks everyone for both your positive comments and also your votes which clearly helped! :-)
ReplyDeleteTo my fellow place-getters and honourable mentions congrats on some wonderful efforts, especially Sander who despite being horrified by my Redback on the Toilet Seat entry clearly manned up and submitted a thunder box anyway. And to everyone else, well done on some hilarious and unusual stuff.
Finally to Alf and Clara at Barrage Miniatures thank you for your most generous prize! I note you have some dark ages boats in your catalogue...
PS. Curt, where was that holiday snap taken? You look very relaxed and clearly have the best seat in the house...
It's all these budget sun-holidays Sarah keeps roping us into. How was I to know it was some banana republic ready to be toppled?! I asked them if they had enough sunscreen or needed a drink, but for some reason they didn't feel like chatting. ;)
DeleteGreat entries, and each worthy of distinction. Well done all!
ReplyDeleteCurt, it was a very cool, left field challenge. Millsy that was worth all the sharpening. Great looking castle
ReplyDeleteWell done to the winners and all who entered too!
ReplyDelete...............And there was me cleaning up a 25mm Leman Russ Battle Tank?
Haha! Like you'd EVER bring yourself to paint a Leman Russ, Ray. I almost feel tempted to dare you to do it. Almost. :)
DeleteSounds like a great " penalty" for losing a side duel! ;)
DeleteI'd happily hand over my 75 bonus points just to see that Ray. You could paint it blue... :-)
DeleteBut it needs to have hearts and cupids on it...
DeleteCongrats to all the winners, and all the participants of this theme round!
ReplyDeleteThat was a great round. Some amazing entries and a well deserved winner.
ReplyDeleteThat was a great round. Some amazing entries and a well deserved winner.
ReplyDeleteSo pleased to see that Millsy took a first, it's well deserved. Congratulations to you all and a pleasure to see all of your hard work in this round.
ReplyDeleteThanks Anne. Me too! I was in danger of becoming Millsy the Third :-)
DeleteGreat entries all. Congratulations to Millsy, a worthy winner indeed.
ReplyDeleteWell done all especially those that were placed or won
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Millsy, a very well deserved win.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations everyone. I thought this was a great round, and everyone's contributions were spot on. Well done Alan, Ian, Sander, Nick, and Michael. And a huge well done, hats'off and round of applause for Millsy - cracking model, mate!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Millsy and the other winners! And boy, I am very happy to end up in the top 3, so thanks to everyone who voted!
ReplyDeleteGreat work guys, some fantastic entries!
ReplyDeleteWell done Millsy, lovely work!
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