Greetings Challengers!
As a departure from the map themes that we had for the last few editions of the Challenge, we'll return to the old school monthly theme rounds from our early years.
The themes are:
1) Empire: Submit a freshly painted figure (or figures) and/or terrain piece illustrating the rise or fall of an empire. The empire can be one from history, myth or fiction.
2) Toy Story: Submit a freshly painted figure (or figures) and/or piece of terrain that evokes a beloved toy (or set of similar toys) from your childhood. Tell us the story behind your submission.
3) Resistance: Submit a freshly painted figure (or figures) and/or piece of terrain illustrating resistance by a group or individual. The subject can be from history, myth or fiction.
The scheduling of each theme is as follows:
The submission deadline for submissions to the Empire theme is 11:59pm Saturday January 10th. Display of all entries will go up on the 11th, with online voting running the following week. Results of the voting poll will be announced on Sunday January 18th.
The submission deadline for submissions to the Toy Story theme is 11:59pm Saturday February 7th. Display of all entries on the 8th, with online voting running the following week. Results of the voting poll will be announced on Sunday February 15th.
The submission deadline for submissions to the Resistance theme is 11:59pm Saturday March 7th. Display of all entries on the 8th, with online voting running the following week. Results of the voting poll will be announced on Sunday March 15th.
One entry per theme, and each entry provides 50 bonus points on top of the regular point allocation for the figure(s), and any terrain.
For those who wish to participate please mark your theme entries with the theme's title to help us with identification and organization.
Looking forward to seeing what people come up with this year's themes!
- Curt
Love it. The themes are such an iconic part of the AHPC and really help get the creative juices flowing.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't agree more Barks!
DeleteJust to confirm, we can only enter a single figure per round?
ReplyDeleteGood question: You can submit multiple figures for an entry if you wish.
DeleteI agree. The themes help get me out of my normal focus. Need to take a look through the lead mountain now.
ReplyDeleteExcellent, I have a few ideas for my builds
ReplyDeleteSounds good. I should be able to make two and possibly all three.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to it, Peter!
DeleteThese are amazing, Curt. Such fun - I know we'll all have a great time with the themed rounds!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I thought I'd give you a break from creating those marvellous maps of yours, Sid!
DeleteHmm, interesting. Two seem quite doable, but one is a bit tricky and will take some thinking.
ReplyDeleteI like it
ReplyDeleteOkay, the Challenge hasn't even started yet and I'm already changing my plans. I had planned to paint lots of simple models to get lots of done and now I'm planning complicated entries for Theme rounds. :D
ReplyDeleteAhhh. Another tick mark for: 'Mission Accomplished'. :)
DeleteGreat news. Last year, being my first, I got stuck into the challenges which were great fun, but didn't help me complete as many projects as I'd have liked. So I was planning on doing less challenges this year and more 'proper' painting, so this should fit in nicely.
ReplyDeleteWell I think I can make this work nicely within my winter painting plan
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