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The club painting competition is run at the first Sunday
meeting of each month. It is free to members.
It has also been proposed that at the AGM there be a special
competition covering items that are not usually covered, such as terrain,
buildings, etc. This idea has been adopted with effect from 2009 AGM (April
Meeting).
The competition rules are set out below, and are also
available as pdf downloads (see the links on the right).
Some Observations on the year 2011
This year was in some ways experimental as we revised the
classes and made some other changes. The competition became extremely
popular as the year progressed and just under 50% of our members entered the
competition this year. As the year progressed the number of entries
increased (perhaps as members realised that they needed to get at least 2
entries in to be eligible for a prize). There is a question of the amount of
space available and therefore where we put the competition tables. In 2012 I
will put the tables somewhere where we can get two full sized tables out.
There are a couple of tweaks to the rules in 2012, and these
are highlighted below. They comprise the following:
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Eligibility of members to enter.
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Collaborative entries are no longer allowed (either you have
painted it or you haven't).
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The prohibition against items you could enter but have
painted FOR someone else has been removed.
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Classes 3 and 6 have been expanded so that "Alternative
History" items can go there. The expansion to Alternative
History also allows the entry of such things as warships that were planned
but never built, or to be fair, while nearly completed never saw active
service. This could also include prototype aircraft, for example German
experimental fighters of WW2. The new Very British Civil War game is also
permitted here.
Rules applicable from 1 January 2012
The number of classes
has been reduced because some were not supported enough to warrant their
being retained as a separate item. The classes have also been simplified
into two groups:
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entries composed of multiple bases (i.e.
wargames units)
·
entries on a single permanent base
There are three “eras”
for each group:
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Colouful
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Drab
·
Fantasy and Sci Fi
The painting competition is open to all members of the Society who have paid
a full annual subscription. You may place one item in the class concerned,
and you may enter in as many classes as you like.
All entries must have been assembled and painted from “new”, i.e. bare metal
or plastic. Items must have been painted by the person intending to enter
them, and not be touched up entries painted by someone else. The maximum
size of the entry must not exceed the area of a sheet of A5 paper (for
reasons of space available).
Entry slips are
available on the table, and you should take a numbered yellow token from the
box provided. Write the class number, the entry number (from the token), the
description, and your name on the entry slip, and place this, and the token,
on the table by your entry. If in doubt ask the Secretary for guidance.
Entries must be placed by 15.00.
Note regarding valid
entries
You should follow the
guidelines displayed by each of the class “zones”. They are quite
straightforward. Before the competition is open for voting, a member of the
Committee will check that the entries are in the right classes and conform
to the rules. If there is a problem you will be given the opportunity to
rectify any errors before voting takes place.
Winning and Voting
Winning and Voting
The winners of the
competition are decided by the members attending each meeting. Voting is
carried out by the members present at the meeting who have one vote for each
class, which they cast for the best painted entry (in their opinion) in that
class. Members will be handed a voting slip for the Painting Competition
when it is time to vote. To vote, write the ENTRY number
legibly in the appropriate box for each class. You may vote for ONE
entry in the each class. You ARE allowed to vote for your own
item (assuming it is the best painted, of course …!)
The votes cast in each
class determine the ranking of the entries in each. Winners are ranked 1st,
2nd, and 3rd according to votes cast. It is possible to have multiple
winners in the first 3 places, all of whom are awarded the same number of
points shown below. It is possible for items with NO votes to be ranked in
any position and score accordingly, i.e. if none of the items in a class
received any votes all would score first place ! Members are therefore urged
to vote in all the classes displayed (unless a class only has a single item
in it, in which case it is an uncontested entry – see below).
The league runs on a
personal basis with the points scored based on the rankings in all the
classes totalled up for each individual. At the end of the year, the winners
receive prizes (Open Day Vouchers) at the January meeting, based on their
ranking in the league. In order to be eligible for a prize you must have
placed at least TWO entries in any of the classes in the competition
during the year. In addition, the overall winner in each of the individual
classes gets a bonus prize.
Votes will be
counted and the results posted by about 16.00
Entries gain the
following number of points according to their ranking based on votes cast.
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1st places get 8 points
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2nd places get 4 points
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3rd places get 2 points
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All other unplaced entries get 1 point
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Uncontested entries in a class get 6 points
If you
are uncertain about where to put an entry, please ask.
Class 1 The Colourful Era
This class allows
entries composed of more than one stand or base, typically a wargames
unit, for all historical periods prior to the outbreak of the First World
War.
Class 2 The Drab Era
This class allows
entries composed of more than one stand or base, typically a wargames
unit, for all historical periods from the outbreak of the First World War up
to contemporary times. Essentially this is the “drab” era.
Class 3
Alternative History, Fantasy and Science
Fiction
This class allows
non-historical entries composed of more than one stand or base,
typically a wargames unit, from Fantasy, Science Fiction
or an Alternative History.
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Entries in this class
must be composed of more than one stand or base.
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Entries can be infantry,
cavalry, ships, hot air balloons, aircraft, war wagons, tanks, chariots,
artillery etc.
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An entry of an artillery
piece or similar, plus its crew, if all on separate bases, is permitted
here.
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A entry of mixed types
is permitted if that reflects how a unit may be fielded using a particular
set of rules. You might wish to indicate the rule set concerned.
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The maximum scale is
28mm and the entry must fit in a space equivalent to an A5 sheet of paper.
Class 4 The Colourful Era
This class allows
entries composed of a single stand or base, for all historical
periods prior to the outbreak of the First World War.
Class 5 The Drab Era
This class allows
entries composed of a single stand or base, for all historical
periods from the outbreak of the First World War up to contemporary times.
Class 6
Alternative History, Fantasy
and Science Fiction
This class allows
non-historical entries composed of a single stand or base, from
Fantasy, Science Fiction or an
Alternative History.
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Entries in this class
must be composed of a single stand or base.
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There are no separate
classes for “men” and “machines”.
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The stand may contain
more than one figure, such as a command group or an artillery piece with
its crew, all mounted permanently on one base.
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There is no limit on
scale but the entry must fit in a space equivalent to an A5 sheet of
paper.
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