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SPREADSHEET LINK!! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CjBdEM06ehsHI_IGCRx-Ls-j3Mw3vCoZ02a83yBnRtA/edit?ts=57292533#gid=1 LATEST PHOTO ALBUM!! for MAY: Google Photos: https://goo.gl/photos/9AVDTvpN1jK7xaBFA Imgur: http://imgur.com/a/zCvPI Welcome to the Something Awful Oath Thread! This is the thread for the SomethingAwful.com Oath Thread, a fun and engaging painting competition where the winner is YOU! What is this 'oath thread' business, then? The Oath Thread is aimed at miniature figure painters who are:
The Oath Thread is primarily for wargamers of all types, miniature painters and model builders/sculptors, but anyone interested in painting a small version of something is welcome to participate! Because of its past history, the thread is mostly populated with fantasy & sci-fi gamers, and the prizes available reflect this. How The Oath Thread Works Each month, you can promise (or 'Oath') to paint a model or group of models. Post a picture of the exact model you're going to paint. By the end of the month, if you've finished painting that model, you may also win excellent FREE prizes from some of the top names in the wargaming industry! That's really it. There are a few rules, such as how to format your oath and when you need to post your finished picture, but these will be laid out in this thread and on a publicly accessible wiki page so they'll be easy to find. I’m an old-timer, I know all this stuff! What’s New This Time? There’s a bit that’s new:
If you haven't taken part in the past couple of Oath Threads, here are some new things to note:
How to Earn Points (and Prizes!) Earning points is easy. Post a picture of your finished model(s) before the deadline and you earn points! (this is actually where you'll earn the bulk of your points) Complete the Challenge theme and you get more points. Put your user name into the picture of your model and you get another point. You get the idea! If you do the theme and correct Oath and post finished pictures of your model on time, you'll earn 5 points in a month. There are other ways to earn points, however...and the top points-earners at the end of the Oath Season (at the end of April 2017) will have the opportunity to choose from a selection of awesome Grand Prizes! Click here to see the current points totals: (link coming soon) But remember! Earning awesome prizes is a secondary goal of the Oath Thread. These are THE MAIN REASONS you should take part: 1. Be motivated to paint all those awesome models you've got stacking up 2. Get painting tips and advice 3. Share your awesome models with other awesome people 4. Have a chance to win cool prizes from great companies and wonderful people These is just the basic info. See the next post for the simple guide to posting your oath and how you will claim points. If you want painting tips and more, check out the Miniature Painting Thread! http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3705692 For specific help in building and painting terrain, check out the Terrain Megathread! http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3570772 Confirmed Oath Thread Season 6 Prize Sponsors!  KR Multicase Returning thread sponsor! Their Facebook page KR Multicase are world-famous for their durable and cost-effective cardboard cases filled with soft blue foam inserts, as well as their huge range of carry cases, and have supported the Something Awful Oath Thread since it started! Remember: Soft foam for figures, hard cases for soft foam! If you order anything from KR Multicase, please add a note that lets them know you've been referred by the Something Awful Oath Thread, and thank them for their support!  Springer-Pinsel Kolinsky Sable Brushes is another Returning Monthly sponsor! Springer-Pinsel are a German company that has been around for over 100 years and is still a family-run concern. They are the OEM supplier for Army Painter (the white-handled brushes) and make a huge range of brushes for artists in over a dozen different disciplines.  Wargames Tournaments is another NEW sponsor! Their ebay store Their Facebook page Wargames Tournaments are a UK-based company that specialize in MDF terrain kits for 28mm and 10mm wargamers. They offer everything from 'orky' buildings and barricades to bases, vehicle add-ons, warp portals, crates, terrain bases, bridges, roads and telephone poles, plus ruined and intact city terrain. They're especially known for their huge Necromunda-style terrain, newly available in a squared-modular style familiar to any player of the classic game. If you order anything from Wargames Tournaments, please add a note that lets them know you've been referred by the Something Awful Oath Thread, and thank them for their support!  The Troll Trader Returning thread sponsor! Their ebay store Their Facebook Page The Troll Trader is a UK-based retailer that sells new and used models from a wide variety of ranges and also has a big and growing selection of MDF gaming accessories which includes turn counters, markers, brush stands, paint racks, buildings and vehicles. They've provided a absolute TON of great prizes: 12 paint racks for monthly prizes, 4 paint racks for quarterly prizes, a pair of paint racks for a Grand Prize and a set of Army Painter paints, glue and brushes for another Grand Prize! If you order anything from The Troll Trader, please add a note that lets them know you've been referred by the Something Awful Oath Thread, and thank them for their support!  Hawk Wargames is another returning sponsor! Their Facebook page Hawk Wargames produce the highly-rated Dropzone Commander, a 10mm scale (railroad N scale) ground combat game, as well as the hugely anticipated DropFLEET Commander, an orbital space fleet game that will tie into the ground operations that Dropzone Commander replicates. Hawk will be donating a complete starter set for a single army for one of our talented Grand Prize winners! THE GRAB BAGS! One for US/Canadian goons One for UK/EU goons UPDATED! Grab Bag winners will be able to choose from the appropriate location-specific grab bag. Ausgoons, you will be able to pick from either! GOON PRIZEGIVERS! Leperflesh, providing a year-ending prize to one of the goons that Save Da Whales during Season 6! See below on what Save Da Whales is) OUR PRIZES SO FAR MONTHLY PRIZES The Troll Trader: an MDF brush rack Springer-Pinsel: a literal handful of painting brushes QUARTERLY PRIZES The Troll Trader: an MDF lap workstation/paint rack GRAND PRIZES KR Multicase: a fantastic transport system set, with card cases and an outer carry case! KR Multicase: another transport system set, with card cases and an outer carry case! Springer-Pinsel: an extra-big huge selection of painting brushes Hawk Wargames: a Dropzone Commander Limited Edition hardback rulebook (1.1 version) CLAIMING YOUR PRIZES With any luck, you'll win some prizes! Either as a random prize draw (monthly or quarterly) or as one of our Grand Prize winners (approximately the top 10 participants on points). From the time that you've been selected to win a random prize draw (monthly or quarterly), you will have TWO MONTHS to claim your prize, so please check the thread regularly to see if you've won. After this time, your prize will be put back into the available prize pool for other goons to win. There is a whole post below filled with links to the prize winners each month. Prizes are handed out on a first-come, first-served basis, so if you're late it's possible for someone whose name gets drawn after you to pick a prize before you. The default method to claim any prize you may get is to EMAIL krushgroove at krushgroove169 at gmail.com. Please put 'Oath Thread Prize for (your username)' as the subject of your email. In the body of the email, provide your real name, postal address and prize choices. Finally, please see the Postage Costs section immediately below. POSTAGE COSTS Because most of the prizes are sent in one shipment from the sponsors, it generally falls to krushgroove (and Iris of Ether, the keeper of the US Grab Bag stuff) to pay for postage to places all around the world. By default, everything sent by mail will be by the cheapest option, without tracking. From the UK (where krushgroove is based) to the US, airmail packets take about a week to get to CONUS (CONtinental US). However, if you want to chip in as a prize winner or you just want to help out, get in touch with krushgroove (krushgroove169 at gmail.com). With extra help I can pay for tracking to make sure you get your loot. It costs between £4/$7 to £7/$11 to send a prize out, depending on size and weight. IF YOU'RE HAPPY TO WAIT FOR YOUR LOOT Another way you can help is to defer your prizes until the end of the Oath Season. This is entirely optional but does help save a lot of money. Thread regulars did this in Seasons 5 and 6, and with the help of Gmail's email search function and threaded conversations it's easy to catch up with prize choices for various people. krushgroove fucked around with this message at 10:46 on Jun 17, 2016 |
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 HOW TO OATH YOUR MODELS How to Oath your model: 1. You can post your Oath at ANY TIME of the month! However, your finished Oath must be posted by the deadline: midnight *AMERICAN SAMOAN TIME* (not Samoa! CLICK HERE to see the deadline for Oathing and Oath Completion 2. Your model must be photographed out of its package and in one of these states: 2a. still on sprue, off the sprue and unassembled, partially assembled or fully assembled 2b. unpainted, primed or basecoated in a SINGLE color 2c. zenithal priming IS allowed, however pre-shading or picking out details is NOT allowed** 3. Go to http://www.worldtimeserver.com/ on your computer/tablet/phone, select AMERICAN SAMOAN TIME (or click this link) and take a picture of the oath model(s) beside the date and time on the screen. The time, date and location should be readable and the model should be recognizable. It’s hard to get everything in focus, but we must be able to count the models and if it's in multiple pieces we must be able to see all the parts of the model. Make sure the screen text (date and time) is READABLE and IN FOCUS before uploading your picture. 4. Upload your picture to http://www.imgur.com or any other publicly accessible photo-hosting site and copy the BB code link into your Oath post. (note: you can add your name to your Oath picture, but it isn't necessary) 5. Please also indicate what scale and brand of your figure(s) - this allows us to give helpful statistics to our prize sponsors. 6. Hit the ‘Reply’ link and put something like ‘I, [yourname], Oath that I will paint this [model name]’ - make sure this text is in BOLD so new Oaths are easy to find. 7. Hit the ‘submit’ button and get started painting! If you have any doubts about your Oath being accepted, wait until krushgroove approves it, or at least 24-48 hrs before starting to paint it. 8. Once your Oath is approved, your Oath is LOCKED IN and cannot be changed, only added to (see Oath Additions, below). 9. CLICK HERE to see the deadline for Oathing and Oath Completion *Why American Samoa? Because it gives everyone the opportunity to paint until late at night on the last day of the month (unless you are living right on the International Date Line) rather than having to finish in the morning or afternoon of the last day, which doesn't really work out well if you have a normal school/work day. **zenithal priming: If you are in doubt, take a picture before you have primed the model (the safest and easiest option), or post a picture of your zenithal-primed model and ask. Pre-shading, which is not allowed for Oathing examples include panel lining on vehicles or shading on muscles, wings, etc. Anything can be done to the models after Oathing, of course. Completing your Oath 1. Your Oath is 'complete' when YOU are happy with the paint job you've done. It doesn't need to be a masterpiece, just 'finished'. If you just want to get models painted for a board game (like Zombicide) you can do a quick basecoat + wash job and call them finished, or you can go all the way and do your absolute best. It's your choice. 2. Make sure you are posting before the end of the calendar month - remember we’re using *AMERICAN* SAMOAN TIME! CLICK HERE to see the deadline for Oath Completion 3. Don't miss out on the scoring! YOU MUST INCLUDE YOUR USERNAME IN THE PICTURES YOU POST TO EARN POINTS. This is very easy: simply write your username on a piece of paper and make sure your name is clearly visible and readable in your photo. You can also add in your name with photo-editing software (online or otherwise). PLEASE NOTE that if you take lots of pictures of your model(s), it helps everyone if you include your username in every photo, especially if you finished several models or have different backgrounds in your photos. IF YOU DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR USERNAME YOU WILL NOT EARN POINTS. If you're only participating to paint your stuff and/or win monthly/quarterly prizes, you'll still be eligible for those but you WILL NOT be earning easy points for the season-ending points totals. 4. Post ‘Oath Complete!’ with a picture your finished model or group (if you're posting multiple pictures, try to use the [timg] tag instead of the [img] tag so they don't take up huge amounts of screen space) - see below for where to get free image hosting and how to post the images 5. If you did either of the monthly Challenge, TELL US which one in bold 6. If you are claiming any Achievements , TELL US which one in bold and post whatever is relevant for that bonus 7. If you did anything else that should earn you bonus points, TELL US which one in bold 8. (Optional) Copy your post to the Miniatures Painting Thread and whatever other thread your fellow gamers post in (D&D, Malifaux, Battletech, Historicals, etc.) and encourage them to play, too! krushgroove fucked around with this message at 12:24 on Jun 1, 2016 |
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EARNING EXTRA POINTS It's easy to earn extra points in three different ways: complete either of the monthly Challenges (either a Technical Challenge or a Theme Challenge) complete any of of the many different Achievements earn points from the Judges! Challenges Every month has its own theme, and every theme will have its own Theme Challenge and Technical Challenge related to the main theme. You only need to do one Challenge to earn your Challenge Point for the month. Doing both Challenges in a month will NOT give you extra points. Some months have alternate challenges for one or the other challenge, just choose whichever fits your needs/models/skills best and crack on! If you have any questions just ask. May: WHERE ARE MY DRAGONS?! technical challenge: paint a DRAGON! (if all you have is sci-fi/40K stuff, something that flies and shoots will substitute just fine) - you can also paint a DRAGON as a design on your model, whether it's a tatoo, freehand design or other bit of work! theme challenge: paint anything with a fantasy theme! Basically, anything with chain or plate armor, furs, fur, sword and/or dagger June: Summer’s here! Time to relax... technical challenge: paint a model that is mostly skin - any color skin you like! The model (not counting weapon or base) should be at least 50-60% skin, so for example a Conan-style barbarian with tall boots, loincloth and bracers will probably count as at least 50% skin theme challenge: paint a model that is relaxing in some way - either in a 'weapons down' sort of pose, not armed, actually relaxing, drinking, whatever, as long as it's not in a 'readied' stance! July: Life's a beach! technical challenge: use water effects of some type on your base, so that your model looks like it's just stepped out of the water - or it's just about to go in the water! theme challenge: paint a model that is in some way related to water - it could be a mermaid, navy SEAL, fish, sharkman, boat, whatever you like! August: Feeling hot! hot! hot! it’s the hottest time of the year! technical challenge: OSL! Now it's time to PAINT a cool glow effect on your model! Fire, engine heat, glowing eyes, whatever you can think of theme challenge: paint actual flames, smoke or something similar on your model September: School's about to start - let’s celebrate the big yellow school bus! technical challenge: paint a mostly YELLOW model! Yellow should be at least 50% of the model, or more. You should have shading, mid-tones and highlighting theme challenge: paint a school bus-themed model! Alternatively, paint a model that has the classic math/science/geometry teacher stylings of tweed! Put plaid or tweed somewhere on your model October: The month of horror movie releases and Halloween! technical challenge: in the spirit of the "hidden threat" in classic suspense films (such as the mother/neighbor you'd never suspect, or the "evil twin"), paint a model with a very bright spotlight source of light! This is tricky because of the extreme brightness on one side of the model, and extreme darkness on the other side! Alternatively, paint a mostly BLACK model! Black should be at least 50% of the model, or more. You should have shading, mid-tones and highlighting theme challenge: paint any type of scary monster, in any style you like! This can be something like Creature from the Black Lagoon, Alien, Cloverfield, a large doll, whatever! November: Harvest Time! Oranges and yellows are the theme! ORRR go with Day of the Dead as your theme technical challenge: your choice! paint orange and red leaves on your model OR paint some skulls (actual freehand paint 2D skulls, not just painted model skulls) theme challenge: your choice! harvest time celebrations OR Day of the Dead (Google it) December: Holly-Jolly Christmas-time, of course! (or Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Saturnalia or whatever) Red & Green, White or anything holiday-themed! technical challenge: paint a mostly RED model! Red should be at least 50% of the model, or more. You should have shading, mid-tones and highlighting theme challenge: something for the holidays, of course! January: So C-C-Cold! it’s the middle of winter and my snot is frozen solid! technical challenge: paint a mostly WHITE model! White should be at least 50% of the model, or more. You should have shading, mid-tones and highlighting theme challenge: use snow effect type basing to enhance the cold effect of a model that is wrapped up for warmth February: It's Oscar season! technical challenge: in the spirit of Jerry Bruckheimer movies, let's see some explosions! Get creative, use OSL, zenithal type lighting and/or actual lighting! theme challenge: paint a model that represents or is related to a movie (or TV show)! It doesn't have to be an actual model (e.g., you don't have to paint an actual Captain America or Superman model, but you can paint something in the Captain America or Superman theme & colors) March: Spring is springing! It’s all GREEEEENNNN!!! technical challenge: spring is about new beginnings, so take those old bitz and parts and make a model to paint! Yes, this is all about scratchbuilding and converting! theme challenge: paint or model something on your model that represents new growth - it doesn’t have to be green necessarily, just representative of the theme of springtime April: Kickin' it Old Skool! technical challenge: paint a model in an 'old' painting style! Classic GW style with bright green rims? Perfect! Even better is if you can find a painting DVD or guide from way back when (we all have one kicking around, right?) and copy their (dated, limited) style as close as you can theme challenge: paint the OLDEST model you have in your stack of models! Obviously we don't keep track of every model you have in your stack of unpainted models, but anything that is clearly 'old' will do Australians - YOU guys only are specifically allowed to swap around the themes to fit your seasonal weather, for example: January - Summer Holidays; February - Feeling Hot; and so on. PLEASE NOTE if you are swapping monthly themes so we can track who did what months if necessary. Achievements Achievements are how you can earn bonus points during the year and have a bit of fun. You're welcome to do as many or as few as you like. Each Achievement is worth ONE POINT and can be claimed just once during the Oath Season, and you must complete your Oath to earn the point(s) for your Achievement. I'd recommend you pace yourself with the Achievements, as there's only so many to last you 12 months! If you have an idea for new/cool Achievements, let Krushgroove know in the thread! Make sure to CLAIM your Achievements where necessary: when you post your Oath Complete picture, simply post in bold what Achievement you are claiming. Of course, Judgements don't need to be claimed. Se7enth Heaven Claim this Achievement the first time you complete your first Season 7 Oath! You don't need to claim this one, because any completed Oath means you've earned this one automatically! Backstory Write a character intro to make us laugh, then make us cry. Then make us laugh again! Why is your adventurer carrying two lanterns, a sack, 4 belt pouches, a backpack and 3 swords. No judging on the content, but extra internet points for making it entertaining in some way. Minimum 50 words. Post your backstory with your Oath Complete picture. I rolled a 6! ...or a 20...or maybe an 01...Whichever is better for your chosen game. Create or paint markers, template, dice or some other gaming aid. Pretty up those translucent acrylic templates, custom-carve and/or paint some dice (yes you can get blank dice) or make some other game aid that you have to paint up. Just another way to customize your gaming experience! (To be clear, in this Oath Thread, Warmachine wreck markers are 'markers' and craters/wrecked vehicles for 40K are 'terrain'. We'll cross & burn the bridges for other markers/terrain for other game systems when we get to them!) Box art Copy the original paint scheme that the manufacturer used for your model. You must provide a link to the original artwork on the company's web page, in the company's product catalog (not web forums, etc.) to be counted. Post the link to the original box art with your Oath Complete picture. Speed painting! How fast can you paint one model? AFTER your oath is approved, take two pictures with the worldtimeserver.com website clearly in the background of your picture: one at the start of your painting session with your single-color model, and one at the end of your painting session with a completed model! The base does not need to be done to be called 'completed'. The time stamps on the worldtimeserver.com site must be within 24 hours of each other. No extra points for quickest painting time! That would be too hard to prove without video. All for One! At the end of Oath Season (at the end of April 2017), take a picture of ALL the models you've painted during the year, INCLUDING your April Oath (if you Oath a model during April). Include links to all your oaths (use the '?' button in any of your posts) plus a list of all the models you painted. You WILL be impressed with how much you've painted during the year! Spring Cleaning! Take a picture of your painting area, whether it's a laptop painting station, TV tray, desk or kitchen table. THE MESSIER, THE BETTER! A valid date stamp must be readable (you're allowed to take a wide picture of your table/whatever, and a closer picture of your phone/tablet/laptop with the current month's date stamp - your device showing the timestamp must be obviously on your painting area). Before the end of the month, you must completely clean, tidy and organize your painting area and post a picture of your newly refurbished and efficient hobby space! The idea of this Achievement is to clean up your hobby spot, so if you need to wait until you pile up dirty brushes and clipped-off plastic, so be it. Need an example of how to do this Achievement properly? Apprentice Complete 3 Oaths during the Oath Season.* Journeyman Complete 6 Oaths during the Oath Season.* Expert Complete 9 Oaths during the Oath Season.* Master Complete 12 Oaths during the Oath Season.* Note: The Apprentice, Journeyman, Expert and Master Achievements stack with each other, so if you complete 12 oaths you will get an extra 4 points, but if you only complete 11 oaths you will get 3 points. NEW FOR SEASON 7! #SquadGoals paint a minimum of 4 related models in a month (or 3 28mm bike-size models or equivalent, or 2 28mm vehicle-size models or equivalent) - models must be related in some way, whether a tactical marine squad, Blood Bowl/Dreadball/Guild Ball team, group of Frostgrave adventurers or monsters, pack of gnolls or orcs to attack player characters, or something like that. WIP Photos show a minimum of 3 Work In Progress photos of your model(s) after the Oath picture and before your Oath Complete picture (for a total of 5 photos It's a Rescue! Earn an additional point for Oathing a model that's been neglected, half-painted and waiting to be completed. Tell us the story of why you've left this forlorn model by the wayside, and why you've picked this one to finish. You can only claim this Achievement for models NOT Oathed in Season 7. Models from Season 6 or earlier are allowed, but models don't have to be from previous Oath Threads. When initially Oathing this model, state clearly that you are rescuing it. THIS IS THE ONLY MODEL YOU'RE ALLOWED TO OATH WITH MORE THAN ONE COLOR OF PAINT IN PLACE. Please note! This is separate and distinct from Save da Whales. Save Da Whales is a separate thing with its own rules, and importantly applies only to Oaths failed in Oath Season 7. Referral Bonus To encourage new and past members to join us, YOU have been deputized - and you can win a fantastic prize! Bring in a new participant, or encourage a previous Oath Thread participant who Oathed 3 or less times in any single Oath Season from #4, #5 or #6 (I have access to the spreadsheets going back that far) to join us in our monthly painting endeavors! For each new or returning person who posts 3 Oaths during Season 7 (up to the end of April 2017), you will earn one entry in a prize draw at the end of the Season featuring something awesome from one of our prize sponsors! All your referred goon needs to do is say "goon BLANK referred me' in their first Oath post and we'll take care of the rest! Judge's Decisions Yes, this is a painting competition as well as a way for you to knock down your painting backlog - you can earn points for being any judge’s top 3 pick. We have 3 judges and they’ll each be rewarding points each month as follows: 1st place : 3 points 2nd place : 2 points 3rd place : 1 point Best Challenge (must be the current month’s Journal): 1 point So, yes, you can earn up to 13 POINTS in one month if you do things right and really impress the Judges! We’ll once again use The Bachtere Clause MkII: Anyone who receives 1st or 2nd place from a particular judge will only be eligible for points for 3rd place the next month from that judge, but can earn Best Journal points from any of the judges. An oather may receive points for Best Journal from more than one judge during a month. krushgroove fucked around with this message at 14:15 on Jul 1, 2016 |
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THE JUDGEMENTS! MAY: Composition: Judge Germ Creativity: Judge Slimnoid Artistry: Judge Monoliths JUNE: Composition: Judge Germ Creativity: Judge Slimnoid Artistry: Judge Monoliths JULY: Composition: Judge Germ Creativity: Judge Slimnoid Artistry: Judge Monoliths AUGUST: Composition: Judge Germ Creativity: Judge Slimnoid Artistry: Judge Monoliths SEPTEMBER: Composition: Judge Germ Creativity: Judge Slimnoid Artistry: Judge Monoliths OCTOBER: Composition: Judge Germ Creativity: Judge Slimnoid Artistry: Judge Monoliths NOVEMBER: Composition: Judge Germ Creativity: Judge Slimnoid Artistry: Judge Monoliths DECEMBER: Composition: Judge Germ Creativity: Judge Slimnoid Artistry: Judge Monoliths JANUARY: Composition: Judge Germ Creativity: Judge Slimnoid Artistry: Judge Monoliths FEBRUARY: Composition: Judge Germ Creativity: Judge Slimnoid Artistry: Judge Monoliths MARCH: Composition: Judge Germ Creativity: Judge Slimnoid Artistry: Judge Monoliths APRIL: Composition: Judge Germ Creativity: Judge Slimnoid Artistry: Judge Monoliths krushgroove fucked around with this message at 16:10 on May 1, 2016 |
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Slideshows and Photo Albums! May Photo Album Google Photos Imgur June Photo Album Google Photos Imgur July Photo Album Google Photos Imgur August Photo Album Google Photos Imgur September Photo Album Google Photos Imgur October Photo Album Google Photos Imgur November Photo Album Google Photos Imgur December Photo Album Google Photos Imgur January Photo Album Google Photos Imgur February Photo Album Google Photos Imgur March Photo Album Google Photos Imgur April Photo Album Google Photos Imgur krushgroove fucked around with this message at 16:12 on May 1, 2016 |
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Questions & Announcements Post Consider this the FAQ post for the thread. Questions about specific monthly Challenges will be in the post for that month (see the Challenges post above) Thread announcements will also be in this post rather than being buried in the thread. malal posted:One more question, what happens if you fail the oath? Mocking? Slannesh avatar? The hatred of your fellow oathers? Must shave head like a slayer due to your wronged honor? Can only post in the Star Citizen thread for one month? malal posted:should I wait for approval before starting the actual paint? I've got half my may oathed models assembled now, and will take another pic once they are primed. malal posted:I can oath as many times a month as I like, as long as they are all completed by the due date? as an addendum to that, assuming I can complete multiple oaths in one month, do you need to complete at least one a month to get the "master" achievement? malal posted:on the subject of the starting point, it says "zenithal priming IS allowed, however pre-shading or picking out details is NOT allowed** " I'm not sure what that is, I have 15 Ork Kans that are primed, and then misted with a second metallic primer. a google search seems to confirm this. would they be allowed to be entered in that condition? they have no other paint, just a black base and a silver mist spray. "malal"can you complete multiple challenges/achievements within the same oath, or do they need to be separate oaths? (I.E. would completing a unit of 10 fantasy models within 24 hours complete the May theme of painting a fantasy themed model, speed painting, and squad goals, or can only one be completed at a time?) [/quote posted:You can claim multiple Achievements in a single Oath, whatever you try to fit in. You can plan ahead or say you're going for any specific Achievements, but your Achievements you declare in your Oath Complete post are the ones that will be counted. You won't be penalized for not doing any Achievement that you declared in your Oath post. malal posted:It case it's not obvious, I'm super excited about joining the Oath thread! I'd also like to throw down the gauntlet to any other speed painters out there. I'd love to go head-to-head in either a single model time challenge, vehicle, monster, unit, or anything else y'all can think of! My personal goal is to finish 1,000 models in 12 months.  If you want to set up a speed challenge contest one month, let me know! I've got many brushes from our sponsor Springer-Pinsel that I can put together for a pretty sweet prize pack!lilljonas posted:Now I want a "goon lair" all-year terrain contest. Grey Hunter posted:Yeah, something for the terrain nuts among us would be good. I know I've made a whole bunch of stuff I need to post into the Terrain thread at some point - but this is a nice resin set, so I thought it fitted in here. With summer coming up and yard work season in full effect, it might be worth doing a single-month competition that's focussed on terrain, though. If you terrain dudes want to come up with a simple set of rules that will work across all scales of terrain we can get something going. I can toss in a new bag of flock or something (it'll be cheap to post, too!) and I'm sure some other guys will be able to chip in. Rules can be simple as: Anyone who completes an Oath that includes terrain will be entered into a one-time-only prize draw for some stuff donate by goons! lilljonas posted:I remember that I made a custom terrain piece as a prize once, would people be interested in something like that? Please keep this thread for Season 7 (May '16 to April '17) discussion only, ask about prizes in the Season 6 thread. CommissarRed posted:Am I allowed to claim Oath Complete before it's approved? Nichol posted:Uhoh-- I got carried away finishing the bases on some old models and accidentally put down a base layer on some models I meant to oath next month... does this disqualify then? Or does it not matter since the rules on bases are so vague? GoodBee posted:Can we post our half finished crap along with our oaths? Not for points but so we can feel shame when we don't finish? We can use Not an Oath. Shachi posted:It's basically points per oath, not model, correct? And that's one oath per month? chutche2 posted:Too bad, I would've painted up my Archidon if I knew about this before. Going to try to participate in the June oath, whatever that will be. krushgroove fucked around with this message at 10:56 on Jun 1, 2016 |
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May: WHERE ARE MY DRAGONS?! technical challenge: paint a DRAGON! (if all you have is sci-fi/40K stuff, something that flies and shoots will substitute just fine) - you can also paint a DRAGON as a design on your model, whether it's a tatoo, freehand design or other bit of work! theme challenge: paint anything with a fantasy theme! Basically, anything with chain or plate armor, furs, fur, sword and/or dagger I'm happy to report that Mr. Green will be guiding you all through the Oath Thread this season, thanks to some awesome webcomics done by goon moths and his wife! This one, as past drawings did, the intrepid Mr. Green, the Ork With No Name (but he actually...does...have a name? don't worry about that!)  It should probably be noted that until the day before this thread went live, the first month's theme was about painting your oldest model! We promise future themes will be more relevant to the webcomic! The monthly countdown clock is here thanks to goon Deanut Pancer - you can quickly see how much time is left for your Oath Complete picture to be posted! Also! GOON COMPETITION thanks to Zark the Damned! ]Monster MAY-HEM! Questions about this month's Challenges will be copy/pasted here! gilljoy posted:Do legion of everblight war beasts count as dragons? I want to paint up an angelius or Zuriel this month TTerrible posted:I've got a flyer to oath, I'll work out what I get for it at the end because of the many different models and games that are out there, I try not to be too strict on definitions so that anyone can take part Uroboros posted:Would a Dreadnaught count for this month's theme? Biggest thing I've got to paint for my Marines. * I realize a space robot is not very 'fantasy' but again there are many, many different games and settings represented in the Oath Thread, and we've made a big effort in the past few years to NOT exclude a particular game setting just because of its aesthetic, so on many things I'm quite lenient - if in doubt, just ask! The advantage is lots of people get to take part no matter what kind of game they play, the disadvantage is there are always questions about what is allowed and what's not
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Well, lets get this started! I, Korwen, oath to paint this Covenant of Menoth from Privateer press. In addition, I have 4 models I already put black on. I'm not sure if this disqualifies them or not, but they're a Infinity Wu-Ming, Imperial Agent Pheasant Rank, and 2x Celestial Guard.  If the Infinity models aren't accepted it's no biggie, but I'm going to paint them and post photos anyways, and I'll just oath the book. Also there is a couple mostly complete PP Heavy Warjacks back there. I'm going to finish those too. I'm getting back into wargaming after a long hiatus, and with new books for Infinity and Warmahordes coming out I'm excited to get painting again.
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May 1, 2016 16:27
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Troll Raiders have bought up Carnevale as well, so they seem like cool dudes!
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krushgroove posted:May: Monster MAY-hem! (also OMG DRAGONS!) I thought the May tagline was WHERE ARE MY DRAGONS? The competition's Monster May-hem Speaking of which:  To enter, simply paint up a monster and announce Monster May-hem! when you post your finished oath. By monster I mean something big and gribbly like a giant, hydra or dragon, something you'd see terrorising a village and tearing down the houses - while vampires and similar man-sized beasties may be good enough for some, they simply won't do here! I'm after stuff that is larger than ogre-sized. As it was asked in the previous thread, a Heavy Warbeast from Hordes is fine, though a Gargantuan would be better! At the end of May I'll have a look through all the entrants and pick one at random to win a fabulous prize of your choice of a £10 Wayland Voucher or $15 Warstore voucher (other digital alternatives could be sorted out if neither are suitable for the winner). Additionally, if there are at least 15 entrants I'll throw in a second voucher. Bonus objectives You can increase your chances of winning with these bonus objectives! * They're multiplying! - if you paint more than one monster you receive an extra entry in the prize draw. * They're destroying our village! - if you post a picture of your monster terrorizing the local populace, standing triumphantly over the smouldering remains of a tavern, facing a soon to be dead hunter, or similar, you receive an extra entry! In short, some sort of diorama featuring your monster(s). Even if you have multiple entries you can still only win once.
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May 1, 2016 17:01
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I, Darnon, Oath to paint these Minion pigs from Privateer Press. With MKIII coming I might as well get around to painting all of these Farrow piggies and no better place to start than the new battle box force for it. A war hog, Helga, and two razor boars. Unfortunately the battle boar to round out the battlegroup doesn't release until the end of May; might make for a good speed paint addition if it ships fast enough!
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May 1, 2016 17:07
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Do legion of everblight war beasts count as dragons? I want to paint up an angelius or Zuriel this month
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Uh so is it a dragon/flying vehicle or a mosnter smashing up a village?
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May 1, 2016 17:14
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TTerrible posted:Uh so is it a dragon/flying vehicle or a mosnter smashing up a village? Ones a flying snake monster, the other is a flying freaky looking humanoid
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May 1, 2016 17:32
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I, Milky Ren, oath to paint this PanOceanian Father-Knight from Corvus Belli's Infinity range: I paint at a glacial pace, so keeping things easy to start with.
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May 1, 2016 17:32
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TTerrible posted:Uh so is it a dragon/flying vehicle or a mosnter smashing up a village? The monthly challenge is to do a Dragon / flyer OR some fantasy models. The Monster May-hem competition is for any type of big monster.
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May 1, 2016 17:34
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I Oath for May: 4 Jaguars, 5 Alguaciles, and Lupe Balboa. All in 28mm from Corvus Belli.
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May 1, 2016 17:42
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i, nesbit37, oath for the month of May 47 dropzone commander scourge vehicles, 1 dragon from bones, and 1 eye tyrant from someone on shapeways (28mm). I'll also have some resin work and should get to a couple of electronics this month as well.
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May 1, 2016 17:47
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 I've got a flyer to oath, I'll work out what I get for it at the end 
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May 1, 2016 17:57
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I, richyp oath to paint for the month of 2 Unidron Batroids from Corvus Belli 28mm and the 4 Heroes (Barbarian, Elf Mage, Dwarf Warrior and Elf Ranger) from Mantic's Dungeon Saga (25mm?)
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May 1, 2016 18:15
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This is fortuitous as I might finally be getting back into minis with a Guild Ball team. I'll definitely have to oath it once I pick up the team and some painting supplies.
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May 1, 2016 18:22
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May-hem question: the biggest currently-released models in my game of choice are giant robots. You're looking at something like this. Those are on 55mm bases, and they're around twice as tall as the average human-sized figure. Fair game or not?
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May 1, 2016 18:48
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I, Pash, oath for the month of May 1 Privateer press Glacial King and one Privateer press Epic Magnus (magnus the warlord) 3 pictures because its hard to get the light right with a primed black Glacial King.   
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May 1, 2016 19:14
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Here we go again.
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May 1, 2016 19:16
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I Flippycunt oath to paint these here four viking fellows from Gripping Beast for use in my SAGA warband and probably Frostgrave as well.
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May 1, 2016 19:54
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I, Foolster41 oath to paint these Reaper Bones Male Centaur and Female Centaur. It's a rescue (Because i'm dumb and oathed right before I had to go to bed on the last night)
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May 1, 2016 20:15
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I'm happy to report that Mr. Green will be guiding you all through the Oath Thread this season, thanks to some awesome webcomics done by goon moths and his wife! This one features, as past drawings did, the intrepid Mr. Green, the Ork With No Name (but he actually...does...have a name? don't worry about that!) It should probably be noted that until the day before this thread went live, the first month's theme was about painting your oldest model! We promise future themes will be more relevant to the webcomic!
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May 1, 2016 20:35
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I'm doing a bunch of rescue stuff at the moment as my army is a half-painted pile of poo poo, but since it's only one model for rescuing I guess this guy will have to do! I, Fuegan, oath to paint one Space Marine Librarian. It's a rescue! (because for some reason I only ever painted one leg in a slightly different shade of blue  )
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krushgroove posted:I'm happy to report that Mr. Green will be guiding you all through the Oath Thread this season, thanks to some awesome webcomics done by goon moths and his wife! This one features, as past drawings did, the intrepid Mr. Green, the Ork With No Name (but he actually...does...have a name? don't worry about that!) The return of Mr Green, and the first one features Moola 
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May 1, 2016 20:45
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Let's get this show on the road! I, JerryLee, oath to paint for May this Male Storm Giant by Reaper!
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I, overthefalls, oath for May 2016: 3 GW Lictors. Let's get back in the saddle, I guess. Hopefully these count as monsters since they go all Predator on things. overthefalls fucked around with this message at 21:55 on May 1, 2016 |
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grassy gnoll posted:May-hem question: the biggest currently-released models in my game of choice are giant robots. You're looking at something like this. Those are on 55mm bases, and they're around twice as tall as the average human-sized figure. Fair game or not? For the purposes of Monster May-Hem, I'd say no to those guys, sorry. A mecha-godzilla or a really big robot maybe, but I couldn't really imagine those guys wrecking a town. My idea with the competition is for people to paint really big monsters. krushgroove posted:I'm happy to report that Mr. Green will be guiding you all through the Oath Thread this season, thanks to some awesome webcomics done by goon moths and his wife! This one features, as past drawings did, the intrepid Mr. Green, the Ork With No Name (but he actually...does...have a name? don't worry about that!) Loving this, thank you moths and wife! My apologies for making things awkward by suggesting the jurnal switch. Zark the Damned fucked around with this message at 22:12 on May 1, 2016 |
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May 1, 2016 22:09
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Alright, that's it. I'm getting back in on this. I've been lazy and complacent and this will get me back into the spirit of things. I'll post an oath later on today or tomorrow (probably tomorrow).
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I am going to complete an oath for the first time in many, many years. I'm essentially new to this, so anyone feel free to tell me if im doing anything wrong. I, Malal, do hereby oath to complete the following models. All four assassin models, the Battle of Calth box set, 30th anniversary Marine, and an Ork Bomma piloted by a Saurus Shaman. (for my dragon choice, of course.)  I haven't painted anything for six months or so and I'm going to be writing a speed painting guide while I go, so I figured I'd go light for my first oath. (45 models counting the pilot.) For monster May-Hem, can we do big robots? (Gorkanought, Knight, Stompa, etc.) Reubenesque Sandwich fucked around with this message at 23:34 on May 1, 2016 |
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Their flashing tongues, spitting out blood and poison.
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PierreTheMime posted:Alright, that's it. I'm getting back in on this. I've been lazy and complacent and this will get me back into the spirit of things. I'll post an oath later on today or tomorrow (probably tomorrow). Likewise, I'm back in too   ...now I just need to find something I want to paint for this month :/
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I, LewdMonocle, Oath to paint Hoarluk and a stone scribe elder. Gonna be putting these guys on smaller bases for frostgrave, that cool?
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May 1, 2016 23:52
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Well I was gonna oath for some other stuff but I happen to have a dragon I was looking forward to practicing airbrushing with so welp: I, forums poster tallkidwithglasses, oath to paint a fuckin dragon.
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May 2, 2016 01:16
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I, GoodBee, oath one Skorne Archidon Heavy Warbeast for WarMachine/Hordes.
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Would a Dreadnaught count for this month's theme? Biggest thing I've got to paint for my Marines.
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In like a fukken in thing. probably going to be painting a Punishing One this month, but not too sure what I'm going to do with it. so will oath it a little later.
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