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Title: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: Chosen Man on May 13, 2010, 11:38:20 AM
Well troops, as the new moddissar around here High Command tells me I need to get my own ground transport. They say showing up in my Reaver titan is not acceptable, so lets see what the local Goyder's List has available....Hmmmmm so many choices....

lijah_cuu (http://www.40konline.com/index.php?topic=199514.msg2446965#msg2446965)
Chosen Man (http://www.40konline.com/index.php?topic=199514.msg2447132#msg2447132)
Raukov (http://www.40konline.com/index.php?topic=199514.msg2447823#msg2447823)
Fugitive (http://www.40konline.com/index.php?topic=199514.msg2448211#msg2448211)
Wuxiong (http://www.40konline.com/index.php?topic=199514.msg2450143#msg2450143)
Lt. Haller (http://www.40konline.com/index.php?topic=199514.msg2450305#msg2450305)
lasblaster (http://www.40konline.com/index.php?topic=199514.msg2450451#msg2450451)
Parak (http://www.40konline.com/index.php?topic=199514.msg2450530#msg2450530)
Dr_Ruminahui (http://www.40konline.com/index.php?topic=199514.msg2450535#msg2450535)
Markay (http://www.40konline.com/index.php?topic=199514.msg2450837#msg2450837)
DeathFang23 (http://www.40konline.com/index.php?topic=199514.msg2452178#msg2452178)
Lt_PliskinAJ (http://www.40konline.com/index.php?topic=199514.msg2452625#msg2452625)
croggy (http://www.40konline.com/index.php?topic=199514.msg2453259#msg2453259)

VOTE! The 40th Corps needs a new command tank! :o
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: Wuxiong on May 13, 2010, 11:53:52 AM
Parak. Definitely Parak. He's pro with painting. *Nods Head* :)
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: Black Hawk on May 13, 2010, 05:54:17 PM
Parak. Definitely Parak. He's pro with painting. *Nods Head* :)

Agreed. His painting is one of the best I've seen for an IG army while I've been on this forum.
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: Lord of Winter and War on May 13, 2010, 05:57:13 PM
Markay has my vote. I quite appreciate the freehand work.
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: Grieves on May 13, 2010, 06:18:52 PM
I second Markay.  Very nice freehand and good weathering/aging work.
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: Dr_Ruminahui on May 13, 2010, 08:35:56 PM
I'm voting fugitive - really nicely painted, and his custom turret is really cute.

Inquisitor Nondeologis Ruminahui
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: Wilphart on May 14, 2010, 12:47:53 AM
Wow!  Add lijah_cuu and Dr. R to the three already mentioned, and that's my top five.  (@Dr. R:  I prefer the subtle desert camouflage shading on your chimera to the solid tans that I think I remember on some of your other vehicles.  Looks really sharp.)  I'm leaning a certain way, but I'm tired and I'm going to sleep on it.

NEXT DAY:  I went w/Markay for overall cool factor - great theme and lots of eye candy to embellish.  I would have made Dr. R the runner up for the nice paint job and best camo color scheme, IMO.  Kudos to Parak & Fugitive for excellent, clean paint jobs.  (I usually get transfixed by Parak's neat-o conversions, but the Chimera was a little tamer.)  And the paint job, color scheme and theme of l_c's Chimera also worked very nicely.
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: Markay on May 14, 2010, 12:08:26 PM
I'm voting fugitive - really nicely painted, and his custom turret is really cute.

Inquisitor Nondeologis Ruminahui

Totally agree, I went for fugitive too! Lots of good choice though, more eveidence the chimera is very popular!
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: Only Slightly Crazy on May 14, 2010, 06:25:14 PM
All looked very, very wonderfull. Alot of desert/Vostroyany schemes.
But.......
GO CROGGY GO! :D
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: Fugitive on May 15, 2010, 08:16:20 AM
Wuxiong gets my vote. But in all honesty it could have gone to any number of the participants. A lot of great entries this time (As usuall). Good work guys.
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: Gurney on May 15, 2010, 12:20:57 PM
NIcely done guys, many good looking rides here, but the good doctor's just appealed to me a slight bit more than the other half dozen I was going to vote for. Very tough choice as always.
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: VoodooTiger on May 15, 2010, 07:54:34 PM
Wow, there are some really good entries here.  Took about 10 minutes of going back and forth to decide, but I think I'm going to have to go with Dr. R's.  I almost voted for like 5 other entries too, but I think it just came down to visually that was most appealing to me, and I really like the way the camo was done.

Great job to everybody that entered.  I think the next one of these competitions I might have to enter...
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: lijah_cuu on May 17, 2010, 05:19:18 AM
My vote goes for Raukov - Lovely tiger stripes and detail.
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: The GrimSqueaker on May 17, 2010, 09:14:24 PM
We need more votes. Currently it's a four to six way tie. More votes needed.
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: Parak on May 18, 2010, 01:50:00 PM
This definitely a really good show here. The chimera screams standard issue I G hardware as much as the leman Russ and the lasgun.

As for my voting, as stated, its very close to call. The standard is always high from Wuxiong, the good Dr.  Fugitive and Markay (those graffiti markings are hot!).

Lijah Cuu and Raukov, who are relatively new to the forums are all about the cool here, with awesome paintjobs (raukov also has dropped in some smooth conversion work for a very subtle change to the chimera, that kicks ass without changing the overall profile of the vehicle).

Chosen man has a particularly bling chimera, sporting nice forgeworld goodies (the stormtrooper tank commander is one of my favourite models, I can never get him to sit in a cupola however, so kudos!) and a cool blue scheme. I didn't have the guts to paint the 40th corps vehicles blue.

Lasblasters Chimera is pretty sweet as well. I love the way the metals are painted, they have a nice burnished look to them.

Lt Haller has the most be-atchin hunter killer Ive ever seen. Striking paint scheme as well.

deathfang23's chimera has definitely been through the wars, the blown off front section of the tracks is pretty cool.

Lt. Pliskin AJ has got nice simple weathering touches, the impact craters are very stylised and the stowage looks well placed, which is something I struggle with getting to look right.

Decisions...Decisio ns
 
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: Raukov on May 18, 2010, 02:30:03 PM
Wuxiong for me. come on!   来 ! 
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: Dr_Ruminahui on May 18, 2010, 02:50:52 PM
Thanks everyone who complimented my chimera, even if you didn't vote for me.  And expecially thanks to VoodooTiger and Gurney, who did. 8)

Glad you like the camo style, Voodoo... feel free to p #mail me and I can tell you how its done... its super easy and pretty darn cheap, too (you don't need anything expensive like an air brush, just a few different cans of spray paint).

(@Dr. R:  I prefer the subtle desert camouflage shading on your chimera to the solid tans that I think I remember on some of your other vehicles.  Looks really sharp.) 

Thanks, though I think you may be thinking of someone else - my tanks are all done the same, see for yourself:
My Hellhounds (http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/Dr_Ruminahui/Imperial%20Guard/Hellhound12.jpg), Russ 1 (http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/Dr_Ruminahui/Imperial%20Guard/Russside.jpg), Russ 2 (http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/Dr_Ruminahui/Imperial%20Guard/Russ22.jpg), Griffon (http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/Dr_Ruminahui/Imperial%20Guard/Griffonfront1.jpg).  Only my Sentinel (http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a396/Dr_Ruminahui/Imperial%20Guard/DSCF0428.jpg) is solid tan, as it was too small to do my tank technique on.

And as others have said, some truly excellent work in this one - great to see all these fantastic chimeras.  Pretty much all of them have some feature that I loved, and it is only my particular fondness for Fugitives cute little turret (and excellent use of red) that prevented voting from being an aggonising decision for me.

Inquisitor Nondeologis Ruminahui
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: Fugitive on May 18, 2010, 04:10:02 PM
I'm voting fugitive - really nicely painted, and his custom turret is really cute.

Wow! Thats the best description of my chimera turret so far. :) I hope all you guard players out there heard that. Cuteness is the way to bring fear into the hearts of our enemies.

Decisions...Decisions

Indeed. I think the worst part of the painting competition is that once I cast my vote I always feel a little guilty for all the other entries that I didn't vote for.
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: verdonian_XII on May 18, 2010, 05:01:16 PM
Got to go with Fugitives design, love that matilda II'ish turret.
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: makecowsnotwar on May 20, 2010, 02:49:03 AM
I always see fugitive's picture of the tank commander, and when I saw his entry I just felt at home. My vote is to him. Somewhat wish my decision was not based on an over priced metal bit. But he deserves it for the beautiful metal box.
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: croggy on May 21, 2010, 02:32:12 PM
GO CROGGY GO! :D

going in my sig  :P
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: The GrimSqueaker on May 21, 2010, 02:34:20 PM
We have a tie. Dr_Ruminahui and Markay. No tea and medals for anyone until this is sorted out.
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: Gurney on May 21, 2010, 05:11:35 PM
I knew I should have voted twice.
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: tryanotherone - smurfernating on May 21, 2010, 05:18:32 PM
Looks like the forces of Chaos are strong in this board.

Set up both contestants and give the voting another round. :)
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: The GrimSqueaker on May 21, 2010, 05:39:14 PM
I propose a three way run off as Raukov was only a vote behind as well. Three participants and 96 hours to vote.
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: Dr_Ruminahui on May 21, 2010, 06:12:48 PM
Sounds good - or we could run off the top 5 (so, Parak and lijah_cuu as well).

Anyway, thanks for voting for me, everyone - with all the great rides submitted, I never expected to beat out such fantastic work as Parak's let alone tied for first.

Great show, everyone, even those who don't make it into the vote off.  Indeed, I think its awesome that for every chimera, someone thought it was the best. Unfortunately, I can't vote for Fugitive again, so now I need to go decide which I like second best... right after Fugitive made my choice so easy the first time (grumble, grumble). 8)

I take it you'll be starting a new thread for the run-off, Rummy/Chosen?

Inquisitor Nondeologis Ruminahui
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: The GrimSqueaker on May 21, 2010, 06:18:32 PM
I'll fire one up tonight after I've concentrated enough disgust for this democracy which failed us. Again.
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: Dr_Ruminahui on May 21, 2010, 07:03:27 PM
Well, just implement one of the methods of electoral reform being suggested for the UK. 8)

Inquisitor Nondeologis Ruminahui
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: The GrimSqueaker on May 21, 2010, 09:19:59 PM
Nah, I'll stick with the American method and just tell you who won. On a five to four split of my opinions the winner was.....  ;)
Title: Re: Painting Competition XX - Chimera Category Vote
Post by: The GrimSqueaker on May 21, 2010, 09:40:11 PM
Poll made. Go over there.