The Second Semi-Annual Great Champions Challenge Figure Contest!
The Second Semi-Annual Great Champions Challenge Figure Contest!
Over on HC Realms I help run a contest to celebrate the fine and noble art of modding figures, so I figured why should clixers have all the fun? I asked Steve Long if this was okay, and he said it sounded like a hoot. I'm attaching the standard disclaimer that this is not sponsored or affiliated with Hero Games in any way, and is in fact, my own little piece of insanity. 
This contest is meant to be a competition between mods, more so than a competition between people - please keep that in mind. To compare people, we'd all have to do the same mod and I don't think anyone is interested in that sort of competition. This is for fun and to encourage modeling and modelers who hang out here on the Champions Boards. The prizes are for the most part worthless, but fun to get and they make for interesting decorations and conversation pieces - play them in a game and freak people out. "This is my Golden Foxbat that I received for . . . "
(Entry deadline for this 2nd contest is July 5th – 07/05/2005 Midnight EST.)
Please submit a picture or two (or twelve, but put them on your own page) of your mod below in this thread, (most people like to see a back and front for judging purposes). Also if you are doing an obscure character, a reference picture also helps for judging purposes, but is not required. (Although it is HIGHLY Recommended)
Entry parameters:
1) One figure per person per category.
2) There are 2 categories this time around, one is Painted Figures, the other is Mods. All figures must be relatively “new to the web”. Any figure posted and linked to this site or any other modeling site prior to May 24th, is ineligible. We’re looking for some new stuff here, not prior material.
3) One modeler per figure, so no collaborations please.
4) Mods must be "Modified". In other words, no taking pictures of a Heroclix Blob and saying it's Inquisition in his work out leotard. There must be a clean new paint job and if you like, some physical modification.
5) Mods should be associated with the Champions Universe. This includes Dark Champions as well, so the BMK is fair game. Basically, the figure should reflect the "superheroic" genre or some fanatastic element of the Hero Universe. Aliens from Star Hero? Just fine. A no name guy with a gun who is labelled as flunky number 3? Amusing, but no. If you aren't sure that your idea is suitable, just ask.
6) Deadline for entries is –(July 5th – 07/05/2005 Midnight EST)– your mod must be posted with links to pictures, as a reply to this post, by that time. That basically gives everyone three weeks and 3 weekends. The 24th is a Sunday, so late that night, EST, I’ll start the voting.
7) After the 5th, each applicant, or person who submitted, will cast their votes for the best 5 mods. You may not vote for your own, and you can not vote if you do not have an entry in the contest. You will have to vote for rankings of 1-5, points will be awarded for each slot (5 pts for first, 4 for 2nd etc). *Important: If you do not vote or your vote does not contain 5 placements, your entry will be removed from the contest. You will be given an ID number after PMing your vote, (more instructions as voting grows near), all votes will be posted publicly but with the ID number not your name. There will be a completely OPEN vote where anyone registered on the Hero Boards can chime in. This will serve two purposes. First, It will count as one extra vote for the main contest. Example: We have 7 entrants. That means we will have 8 votes tallied for 1st through 3rd. 7 Modders and the Board concensus. Second, it will be sole determinant of the Honorable Mention category. If the winner of this category also places in standard voting, then the Honorable mention will move down the list of winners until we get to someone who has not placed. Some may not be keen on the restricted voting, and I doubt that the Hero Boards would "load" the ballots, but I just saw it happen on another board, so I'm sticking with a voting system that has been pretty ironclad up till now.
There will be 2 trophies for 1st and 2nd place in the Mods category and 1 for best Painted in the Painted Figures category. There will also be a prize for "Honorable Mention" which might be from either category.
*I will be posting the full voting results, by order if nothing else, at the close of the contest.*
Any ties will result in awarding the highest possible prize to both and bumping the next tier of prizes in exchange – for example, we might have two second place mods, but if we do there will be no third place awarded.
First prize Mod -Foxbat OOP Champions mini primed and painted in gold paint
Second prize Mod - Random Heritage OOP Champions mini primed and painted in silver paint
First prize Painted Figure- Random Heritage OOP Champions mini primed and painted in Gold paint
Honorable Mention – Bronze colored Random Heritage OOP Champions mini.
But in addition to these wonderful prizes, there is so much more you get! You'll win the adoration of your friends for you will be "The Grand High ModGod of the Hero Boards!" (And woe betide any mere mortal that dares to even look upon your magnificence after that!!)- at least until I run another contest.
Good luck to all, I've always enjoyed running these on HC Realms and seeing what everyone else has managed to put together. And heck, I've already seen the spectacular work most of you churn out in your spare time, so share and get some adulation for it!
"There's a DUDE. He's got the THING. You need to KILL HIM, you need to KILL THE DUDE WITH THE THING, and subsequently, TAKE THE THING!" - via Dave M.
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