The Lead Painters' League - Season Three

[Wirelizard]

Use Reaper's paints, they come with little metal mixing balls in them already!

Actually, I've heard that Reaperś mixers are little cast pewter 28mm skulls, but I have yet to actually use any of my Reaper paints off to check this rumour!

[HerbyF]

Guess I better get started on that boxer rebellion german howlizer for round 1.

[Doc Twilight]

Ooh goodie. I just made a nice purchase of some highly unusual Germans from Eureka with my last Aztec order, and hadn't got round to painting them yet. Sounds like I know what I'll be doing (or attempting to do) in Round 1!

You know, if the SW African Camel Corps I bought years ago from HLBS were in better shape, I might consider those for the mounted round, too. Going to have to find some way to get more of those guys, regardless.

-Doc

[Plynkes]

You know, if the SW African Camel Corps I bought years ago from HLBS were in better shape, I might consider those for the mounted round, too. Going to have to find some way to get more of those guys, regardless.

-Doc

Yeah, I wish those were still available. Hammers gave me a couple a while back. To make them into a unit I added to their ranks using the ones available from Tiger Miniatures, but I think the HLBSC ones are nicer.

[gregory privat]

A fast question : can we publish WIP pictures on our blogs/webpages (not finished miniatures) and still get the bonus for "brand new never seen before on the net" miniatures ?

[Froggy the Great]

Use Reaper's paints, they come with little metal mixing balls in them already!

Actually, I've heard that Reaperś mixers are little cast pewter 28mm skulls, but I have yet to actually use any of my Reaper paints off to check this rumour!

They do.  I transferred a complete set of the older ProPaints into dropper bottles a few years ago and I now have a paintpot full of Gruesome Severed Head Agitators (TM).

[Captain Blood]

A fast question : can we publish WIP pictures on our blogs/webpages (not finished miniatures) and still get the bonus for "brand new never seen before on the net" miniatures ?

No.
'Never seen before' means 'never seen before'.

Obviously you can show the unpainted figures before you start.
But once you start painting them, then I think we have to say they should not be shown until they enter the competition - if you want the bonus points for 'never previously seen' that is.

I do appreciate that's a bit harsh for those that like sharing their WIP, but, really the whole idea here is that people get bonuses for painting new stuff and entering those new teams into the competition where they can be seen and enjoyed for the first time by an adoring public 


On a similar subject, while I can't quite find it in the rules right now, just to remind everyone planning to participate, that it is 'not the done thing' to separately post extra pics elsewhere on this site, of a team that you have 'live' in the competition.

Clearly it makes a bit of a nonsense of the requirement to submit one image into the competition, if competitors are free to open up another thread on another board, and post loads of extra pictures of the same subject!
This removes the element of fairness from the competition, so I would kindly request that participants don't do this.

I know that most people know this already, and wouldn't dream - intentionally or otherwise - of influencing the outcome in this way. But maybe not everybody realises this, since I've seen it happen recently (not here in the LPL I should add).

Of course, once the week of the contest for that particular entry is finished, you should go ahead and post as many supplementary pics as you like in the appropriate board. 

Personally, when I'm in a competition, I try to avoid posting the pictures anywhere else (including on other forums) until the competition is finished. But this is not a rule as such. I leave it up to your conscience 

Thanks all 

[Captain Blood]

Okay everyone, just a quick update, because the LPL3 is rapidly approaching, and I am off on holiday for a week 

While I'm away, I'll have my blackberry thingy with me, so I'll still be able to get online and check this thread - but I can't access PM's, so don't bother PM'ing me!

I'm back from 12th April, and from that point on I'll be gearing up to open the competition on the advertised date.

Just to remind you, the email address for entries is lpleague3@yahoo.co.uk

Please take the time in the next few days to carefully re-read the specific rules, dates, bonus rounds, and other details on LPL3 which are all contained in the first post at the top of this very thread.

And also the general rules for the Lead Painters League here:

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=2399

...paying particular attention to the composition of teams and the composition of the image which forms your entry...
What is 'legal' and what is not

Thanks all, looking forward to seeing your first entries (and I've had a few already... )

[Braxandur]

Woohoo,  entry one has finally been entered

Time put some serious effort into entry 2 and 3

[Wirelizard]

Bugger, my German figures aren't going to be here in time for Round 1's bonus points. I shall have to get busy photographing something else and forgo the bonus...

[Froggy the Great]

My entry may or may not be accounted as German, but my intentions were good at least.

[Vanvlak]

IF and only if I manage to get them done on time I'll be (sigh) into a new area for me - WWWII Germans. The best I can do is promise 'weird'. I'm aiming to get a laugh at least. 

[Ray Rivers]

 

Yikes!

Less than a week before the competition begins!

I'm already starting to freak out...   

[Froggy the Great]

IF and only if I manage to get them done on time I'll be (sigh) into a new area for me - WWWII Germans. The best I can do is promise 'weird'. I'm aiming to get a laugh at least. 

Mine were certainly Weird.

[Vanvlak]

IF and only if I manage to get them done on time I'll be (sigh) into a new area for me - WWWII Germans. The best I can do is promise 'weird'. I'm aiming to get a laugh at least. 

Mine were certainly Weird.

Ah good. Weird is good.