Games Workshop's National Painting Competition starts 24th May
Do you think you've got what it takes to paint with the best of them? Want to improve your painting skills ? Well, now is your chance as Games Workshop begins its quest to find the best painters and modellers in each town.
THE RULES
So, now you're wondering 'how do I get involved?' and 'what are the rules?' Well, here are the categories to get you started:
The National Painting Competition is divided into two age groups.
Youngbloods
14 years or younger.
Open
15 years and older
There are four categories open to each age group. In this way, all age groups can try their hand in each category, whether their primary interests lie with vehicles of the far future, monstrous creatures from a long-forgotten age, or mighty heroes of legend.
Best Single Miniature
Any single human-sized Warhammer (including Blood Bowl and Mordheim), Warhammer 40,000 or The Lord of the Rings miniature on an appropriately sized gaming base. This category is open to characters mounted on cavalry or bikes.
Best Regiment or Squad
This category is open to Warhammer Regiments (including Blood Bowl Teams, Mordheim Warbands and Warmaster Brigades) and Warhammer 40,000 Squads or Squadrons (including Necromunda Gangs and Epic 40,000 Detachments). A unit must consist of at least 5 miniatures and be legal in game terms.
Best Monster or Vehicle
This category is for any single large Warhammer or Warhammer 40,000 model (such as large Tyranid creatures, Greater Daemons, Dragons, War Machines, Chariots etc.) mounted on an appropriately sized gaming base, and to single Warhammer 40,000 vehicles (including Battlefleet Gothic spaceships).
Best 'Duel' or Diorama
In this category your entries must either comprise two single models mounted on a single Slottabase, engaged in single combat, or of three or more miniatures forming a diorama mounted on a base no bigger than a CD. The subject of the 'duel' or diorama should be appropriate to the background of the worlds of Warhammer, Warhammer 40,000 or The Lord of the Rings, but otherwise there are no restrictions on the theme or content.
Entries will be judged by the staff of each store on Saturday 28th June.
Games Workshop National Painting Competition
http://uk.games-workshop.com/features/nationalpaintingcomp/1/
(24th MAY - 28th JUNE 2008)
(note: the above site provides the basic rules and categories but not an entry form, it says you need to visit your local store for more entry details).
