Monday, 23 January 2023

Minion's Choice Awards

 

We have the first Minion's Choice Award of Challenge XIII to be awarded today.  At the end of the first month, Curt takes a poll among the Minions for their picks as the best post so far.  

There was an awful lot of really good work and it was hard to pick a single worthy entry from the month.  After much negotiations, blackmailing and assorted dirty tricks the voting results have come in.

First a couple of honourable mentions



Dallas' Massive Reaver Battle Titan


DaveD's Apocalypse Now Themed PBR

And the winner is


DarrellH's wonderful Thematic Byzantines.  Congratulations to our regular Monday poster Darrell who earlier today brought us something from the same era but from both the other end of Europe and the other end of the military hierarchy.  

Curt has authorized me to award Darrell the prize of a subscription to Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy magazine.


38 comments:

  1. The choice was difficult, indeed. I guess it will only get harder...

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    1. Indeed. I feel quote privileged just to take part in the
      Challenge :)

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  2. There were so many great submissions in the list we ended up with that voting was very difficult.
    Congrats to Darrell, Dave and Dallas! :)

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  3. Congrats! Guess I need to paint MOAR next time to make the cut 😏🤣

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  4. The Minions have spoken. Yes, it's been a great month for wonderfully painted minis. The nomination roster was long and enviable. Congratulations Darrell!

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    1. Thanks Curt. Congrats to Dallas and Dave too!

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  5. Congratulations, Darell, Dave and Dallas! The Three D’s!

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  6. Congrats Darrell, those Byzantines are indeed some awesome looking models!

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    1. Cheers Dallas. Had to be extremely close.

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  7. Congratulations to Darrell and well done to the two runners-up.

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  8. well deserved they are awesome!!! Congrats and very well done.

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  9. Indeed, that was an amazing post. Well deserved reward!

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  10. Well done Darrell, some excellent painting there.

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  11. Excellent work, some top entries there!

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  12. Minions probably had a hard time to decide. All are excellent submissions

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    1. I think the minions must have accepted my bribe LOL

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  13. Good choice, they were all good but Darrells takes the biscuit!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thanks Iain. mucho appreciated mon ami :)

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  14. Great choice- stunning work from Darrell, I doubt there's a better painter here or anywhere else for that matter - a real standout I think, commiserations to Dallas and Dave on being so close but very well done for getting to the podium with so many other competitive entries. Best wishes guys

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    1. Definitely commiserations to Dallas and Dave as it could easily have been any of the three of us.

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  15. Nice choice - congratulations!
    Cheers JezT

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  16. Wow! I'm humbled! And congratulations to Dallas and Dave too- there certainly cannot have been very much in it. I should add, congrats to all who take part in the AHPC. It's a gem of a community.

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  17. All of them are excellent entries. I've always been a fan of Darrel's painting though.

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  18. Great choice and the Thematic Byzantine cavalry rock.

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  19. Bravo and congratulations Darrell, worthy prize to a top painter!

    Cheers
    MattW

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