Competition - GothiComp
The 2005 Battlefleet Gothic Painting Competition
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Welcome to the first Battlefleet Gothic painting competition for Warp Rift and www.epic40k.co.uk (also known as
GothiComp'05). I have run a painting competition for Epic for two years now (EpiComp), and it has been reasonable successful,
and so the inevitable question was 'when would I do the same for Battlefleet Gothic'? I have held off until now for
the simple reason that there was already a painting competition for Gothic. However, now the time seems right to
step up to the plate and get this off the mark.
The general aim of this competition is simply to encourage players to get painting and show off what they can do.
I encourage people to enter no matter how good or bad their painting and converting skills are.
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The Deadline:
This competition is now open, and the deadline for submissions is Wednesday 6th April 2005, 1pm (UK time).
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The Categories:
Generally, there is only a single category and all submissions are entered into this. This will be voted on by the
Battlefleet Gothic players. However, in addition, there will be a 'conversion prize'. This will be a token prize for
one entry based on the skill and style of any conversion work which has gone into the vessel, in an effort to encourage
creativity in modeling as well as painting. This will be judged by a select panel. All entries are automatically
submitted into both competitions simultaneously.
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The Prizes:
There are two available prizes for this competition, one for the painting winner and one for the conversion winner,
which are the same. In both cases the prize is a Battleship of the winners choice, or equivalent, up to the value of
fifteen pounds in the UK. The order will be placed with Games Workshop and the prize will be delivered directly to the
winner.
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The Vessels:
Each separate entry should consist of a single miniature to be used for Battlefleet Gothic (however, note that
conversions, scratch builds and even vessels from outside manufacturers are welcome). The only exception to this is:
- If the vessel is a light cruiser or equivalent, one or two vessels may be submitted as a single entry in the
same photograph.
- If the vessel is an escort or equivalent, then the submission must consist of between two and four vessels in
a single picture.
Aside from this stipulation, the entry is largely down to the participant.
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The Pictures:
You should submit a single picture per entry, no more. Each photograph should be no more than 640 x 480 pixels large,
and should remain under 100Kb.
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The Submission:
To submit your entry, simply email it to me at: gothicomp@epic40k.co.uk,
with a subject of 'GothiComp05'. I will compile a gallery of the entrants which will be available online. This gallery
will remain as a permanent fixture to the site, and so you will be able to browse the pictures in the future. Please
note, I am sure that there will be a rush in the last 24 hours before the end of this competition, and while my email
account should be able to handle most traffic, it is possible that it will have problems at the end. Therefore, please
don't wait until the last few hours if you can avoid it.
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The Voting:
Voting will take place in two places - using the Battlefleet Gothic Yahoo Group [BFG-List], and using the EpiComms
forums on the web site www.epic40k.co.uk. This means that it is possible for people to vote twice, however the number
of voters involved should negate this as a factor in the result. Please also note that the individual heats will be
organised in the order which the entries arrive. Therefore, if you plan on entering this competition more than once,
it is in your interest to wait a few days between entries. Otherwise you may find that you only three submissions are
in the same heat in the first round, and therefore pitched against each other and only one will go through. Waiting to
ensure that the three entries are in different heats maximises the odds of at least one of the entries getting through
to the next round.
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Additional Rules:
All decisions are final, any prizes are non-negotiable and the competition organizers reserve the right to remove
competition entries or request that they are resubmitted or altered. We will hopefully never need this stuff, but just
in case...
That is it. I will present more details soon, and in the meantime feel free to email me with any questions that you
may have. Now, what are you doing still reading this? Get painting!
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CyberShadow
Submissions and questions: gothicomp@epic40k.co.uk
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