• Welcome to the Golden Gobbo painting competition. If you'd like to read some of the ancient history you can on the Realm of Chaos 80s blog.

    This competition is held some years and you'll find threads here describing how to enter and when the competition is running (typically after BOYL each year).

    Other than the fame and wonderment of your peers there is often a prize kindly donated and you'll have the wonder of being awarded badges for your profile here.

GG 2019 5th Annual Golden Gobbo Awards (2019)

Fimm McCool

Member
As the sun sets on BOYL 2019 it's time to announce the next annual Golden Gobbos painting competition!

You have until November 1st to post your entry in this thread.

Rules (such as they are) below:

There is no theme or limit on the model you can pick, but the model must be a single fantasy or sci-fi figure (additional 'decorative' figures such as snotlings, nurglings and giant's victims are allowed) of "28mm" scale.
Remember people will be judging on Oldhammeriness so bear that in mind when choosing a subject.
One entry per member please.
The model should be based for gaming. You can put this on a display stand, but keep any decoration to the base itself.
Your model should be something freshly painted, preferably for the contest, rather than something you already have done.
You will need to supply 2-4 photos of the model against a plain background. These should show it from different angles to give the viewer an all-round view of the model.
You may supply 2 photos of the model in a scenic setting and a paragraph of no more than 100 words giving the background of the character if you wish.
Photos may be posted on this thread, we trust everyone likes everyone else enough that this will not descend into a 'popularity contest'. WIP photos here and in other areas of the forum are also welcome as an incentive to other entrants.

A separate thread will be posted on November 4th with a poll for voting. Each member will get one vote.
Voting will close at midnight on November 29th and the winner will be announced on December 2nd.
There will be a trophy and a prize for the winner, aside from the usual forum appreciation of course!

Let brushing commence!
 

Plaiecivile

Member
Is anyone working on anything yet?

On my side I have dug up an old beast of Slaanesh that I had primed black and let in its box for a decade!
Only detail, I will need to reassemble it because my green stuff standards have evolved since that time… And I had messed it up big time
 

Fimm McCool

Member
I have a dark elf in Dettol that I may paint up for it. That reminds me, I need to do the 2 months to go reminder...
 

Tuskerton

Member
The mini I'll put forward is currently enjoying a couple of days in the Dettol spa. No idea what he is other than he was the oldest looking dwarf in a bag of dwarfs which I started my army with almost 30 years ago. Looking forward to seeing what is under that old paint!!
 

lgmdaniel

Member
I've been off the forum for a bit, so I'll dig through my models and see what I've got. I've been doing loads for Necromunda and other gaming systems, so I can easily add another to that group. :grin:
 

Gorim

Member
Can I submit something and then change my submission if I am able to paint something nicer in the meantime?:razz:
 

inchmurrin

Member
As promised my entry. He's Arkon Stormrider from the SS1 Champions of Chaos box unfortunately he'd lost his head but the chaos gods decided that he should have a replacement in keeping with his barbarian heritage and Conan pretentions. So he has a replacement plastic head of more recent manufacture. I am tempted to try painting all his descendants now I see him finished.

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My entry - a beastmen mutation conversion (based on an old John Blanche conversion as seen in 1989's 'Fantasy Miniatures' book., armed and ready for Necromunda / Kill team use

Claw was done with milliput / green stuff blend. Chaos familiar bust (a green stuff duplicate of an original metal familiar I made so as to not destroy the original) grafted onto the head, with a little putty sculpting to make it blend into the head. Gun / arm from a mid 90's metal Empire Freeguild weapon sprue.

Painting was a typical wet on wet blending job with lots of ink washes and fast brushwork. Metal was Vallejo liquid silver in combiantion with citadel retributor armour gold.

Finally a nice thick coat of gloss varnish from Halfords (petrol resistant universal lacquer) for that authentic early Blanche look!
 

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Sleepysod

Member
Mr Blanche you’ve outdone yourself (no need to hide behind a nom de guerre).

But seriously that is a very awesome tribute
 
Orjetax":3hkk7kba said:
Here’s my entry! A thunder warrior.

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Love him! Is that a metal or finecast re-release? I've been eyeing up the finecast 'armour through the ages' set that's currently available. The only thing that puts me off is the weapons they provide (which are current weapons rather than the weapons/arms from the original era)
 

Orjetax

Member
Oh, interesting.

I’ll have to look at that set, other arms/weapons could vary the look if I want to do more.

But no, this one’s metal.


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