ReaperCon 2016 Painting Competition Manufacturer Awards

[Heisler]

The ReaperCon painting competition is open to miniatures and models from all companies, In light of that fact we have started to invite other miniature manufacturers to provide prizes for the best painted version of their products at the show. In 2015 we had the following manufacturers provide prizes for the best painted versions of their company's miniatures: Red Box Games, Dark Sword Miniatures, DGS, Hasslefree Miniatures and Secret Weapon Miniatures.

 

I will use this thread to let folks know which manufacturers will be providing prizes in addition to those you can earn when entering the ReaperCon 2016 Painting Competition. I'll update this first post with additions to the list as we get closer to the con.

 

2016 Manufacturer Awards List:

 

Dark Sword Miniatures - Jim is really expanding his ReaperCon Support this year

         Dark Sword Diorama

                  $150 in Dark Sword Online Store Credit for Best Overall Dark Sword Diorama

                  $100 in Dark Sword Online Store Credit for 2nd Place Dark Sword Diorama 

         

        Dark Sword Single Miniatures

                  $150 in Dark Sword Online Store Credit for Best Overall Dark Sword Single Miniature

                  $100 in Dark Sword Online Store Credit for 2nd Place Dark Sword Single Miniature

 

Ares Mythologic

        Best Ares Miniature

               New product to be given out at the show

        Best Draconia Miniature

              New product to be given out at the show

        I'll provide further details when I can.

 

Kabuki Models

        Best Kabuki Model 

                 300eu gift voucher for their online store.

                 There is a caveat here. If the judges feel there are not enough quality Kabuki entries then, at their discretion, it will be awarded to the Best piece in the Open                  Category.

 

Bombshell Miniatures

        Is offering their brand new and highly coveted Bombardier Pin and gift certificates good for our web store to the following winners.

        Artists who Bombshell Miniatures has previously paid for commissioned painting work for their own studio models will be exempt from the Bombshell manufacturer's prizes.

 

       1st place Overall - Bombshell Gold Pin and $100 Gift Certificate

       2nd place Overall - Bombshell Silver Pin and $50 Gift Certificate

       3rd place Overall - Bombshell Bronze Pin and $25 Gift Certificate

Edited April 18, 2016 by Heisler

[Heisler]

A quick updates for Ares Mythologic

They will be sending two sets of prizes one for the Best Ares piece and one for the Best Draconia. All I can tell you at this point is it will be new product as opposed to gift certificates.

[Heisler]

A new email today that Kabuki Models is throwing their hat in the ring.

Edited April 1, 2016 by Heisler

[Heisler]

Adding Bombshell to the list!

[SamuraiJack]

Have you reached out to Kingdom Death? Since a lot of us have millions 20 of their minis to paint.  Need to plan my painting time after the convention :)

[Heisler]

I have not. I totally spaced them probably because I don't really like their minis. I'll send an email winging their way.

 

EDIT: If someone has an actual email for Kingdom Death I'll send them an invite. There is no email listing that I can find on their website or general contact form. I won't post this invitation on a social media site.

Edited April 5, 2016 by Heisler

[canuckotter]

How about Oathsworn? (Admittedly, this is self-serving: I'm planning on painting up at least one of their minis for competition anyway, it'd be nice to dream of winning something from it... ) 

[SamuraiJack]

[email protected] or [email protected]

[Heisler]

I have sent emails to Kingdom Death and Oathsworn. I won't send out anymore till we see what the response is by the end of April. I suspect that we will have plenty of different companies represented so people can find something they want to participate in.

[ub3r_n3rd]

I know you said you won't send out anymore until you see what's going on at the end of this month, but I'd like to suggest talking to Hasslefree (if you haven't already talked to them) as a manufacturer who has awesome figures and I know they were at ReaperCon last year as your first post states. Just really like them.

Edited April 5, 2016 by ub3r_n3rd

[skippen]

Red Box this year?

[Heisler]

Hasslefree and Red Box games were both in the first wave of invites.

[Heisler]

An update on the Kabuki Model award

Kabuki Models

        Best Kabuki Model 

                 300eu gift voucher for their online store.

                 There is a caveat here. If the judges feel there are not enough quality Kabuki entries then, at their discretion, it will be awarded to the Best piece in the Open Category.

 

Please note the caveat, this really applies to just about any manufacturers award. Unless you have DKS speed skills don't think that you can just whip something up in 15 minutes and win because there aren't any entries for that manufacturer at the show. All awards are at the judges discretion and if they feel there are no entries deserving of the award then it will not be given out or will be awarded based on their alternative instructions.

[Mocha]

Thanks for arranging this and communicating well in advance of the con! I do have a question about the recently added Bombshell miniatures prize:

 

Artists who we have previously paid for commissioned painting work will be exempt from competing.

 

 

Is this meant to say it excludes artists who have previously been paid for commissioned painting work? Otherwise, I'm not sure I understand the reasoning behind exempting someone who happened to pay another painter for commission work once (unless they're trying to enter that piece claiming it as their own which is obviously not allowed). 

 

Assuming my original interpretation is correct, those who do not own a commission business or sell painted minis online, but have been paid for painting a mini (close friend or otherwise), will not be considered for the Bombshell awards? 

[ladystorm]

Let me rephrase that quote for you...

(Kris, correct me if I am wrong)

 

Artists who we(Bombshell) have previously paid for commissioned painting work (for Bombshell) be exempt from competing (for this prize from Bombshell).