Figure Painting Challenge: Dec 15 - Mar 15 2020

Painting barefoot - OK...weird, but ok.
But you must paint the figures yourself!

https://withoutstress.com/do-what-you-love-to-reduce-stress/

To provide painting motivation, l will be sponsoring a painting contest over winter, ending March 15th, hence it is THE:

"BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH" 

FIGURE PAINTING CHALLENGE

The suggested scoring comes from what appears to be a Canadian Hobby Store here [CLICK]. I guess one might wonder if the points are Imperial, Metric, or US Standard, but we'll have to sort that out later - HAHA. Most importantly, this guy's challenge is in its 10th year, so I'm assuming he knows something!

The Scoring
Below is the Challenge scoring, number=point[s]: 

6mm foot figure = 0.5
6mm mtd fig, artillery gun, crew-served gun = 1
6mm vehicle, limber, etc. = 2

10mm foot figure = 1
10mm mtd fig, artillery gun, crew-served gun = 2
10mm vehicle, limber, etc. = 3

15mm foot figure = 2
15mm mtd fig, artillery gun, crew-served gun = 4
15mm vehicle, limber, etc. = 8

20mm foot figure = 4
20mm mtd fig, artillery gun, crew-served gun = 8
20mm vehicle, limber, etc. = 15

28mm foot figure = 5
28mm mtd fig, artillery gun, crew-served gun = 10
28mm vehicle, limber, etc. = 20

40mm foot figure = 7
40mm mtd fig, artillery gun, crew-served gun = 15

40mm vehicle, limber, etc. = 25

54mm foot figure = 10
54mm mtd fig, artillery gun, crew-served gun = 20
54mm vehicle, limber, etc. = 30

Other scales, miscellaneous models/figures/monsters will be scored on a submission-by-submission basis but basically add up the dimensions of the figures main body [not including long lances, tentacles or antennae, for example] for a rough estimate. 

BASING: a bonus of 20% will be given for based and flocked figs. If you base a figs you've already painted OR re-base them [an odious task], you get the 20% of their painted value - after all, you're completing them for the table!

Quality: while we aren't stickler's for artistry [as these are for wargaming] I will grant bonuses for excellent work, e.g. on a level of Gary A and some others who's stuff is just great. I've no problem with encouraging us to become better! Rule of thumb...20% of figure value, just like Basing.

Terrain Submissions

It's not perfect...but...we'll keep to our 6" cube format: if your terrain piece (or collected terrain pieces) fills a 6" cube, you get 20 points. If your terrain would 'fill' multiple 6" cubes, then multiply 20 points for each cube of volume.

How to get started:

1. post reply here stating who you are and your painting goal - 300 pts is suggested if you're uncertain.
2. decide if you want to compete for Honor or Prizes
3. if prizes, a $10 buy in is required - half of all proceeds go to prizes, the other half go to Pooch Kaboose dog rescue in Jenkintown. Prizes will be gift cards for hobby items, or Old German Lager, "the world knows no finer" beer! the $10 entry fee must be sent to my paypal ID, which is my gmail: brasidas19004 at etc. 
4. I will not compete for prizes since I'm running it, but I will match the amount we donate to the Rescue!
5. prizes awarded will be 1st place and Pitiful second to last. More "places" i.e. 2nd, 3rd will be given if we raise the money to at least double the entry fee.
6. CHALLENGES. You may challenge a friend or anyone to paint a certain amount in a certain time, e.g. 100 points over your 2-week college break, whatever. You get Honors for this, not prizes, however.
7. competition starts Dec 15 and runs thru Mar 15, 2020. 
8. you get half credit for half-painted figures / models started before Dec 15th, even if you started them 20 years ago - the goal is to encourage us to finish projects! 

Any questions, please email me, I can always edit this post.

Caveats: 

• you must be local to compete for prizes so we can see and verify your work when we play you!
• you may not paint figs for a living!
• you must paint these yourself!

Tracking:
Goals will be tracked in summary form, with pictures [if submitted] on a weekly basis, in future posts that will include the Painting Challenge 2020 label. Pics of completed figs/units/vics/monsters preferred, but substantial progress on an amazing vic/monster/ship sculpt will be inspiring, too!

COMPETITORS

Alex A's goals: 500 pts of 15mm WWII, Franco-Prussian War, 1/3000 ships, 54mm NW Frontier and WWII, Modern Micro Armor and 40mm ECW.


Steve W's goals:

- knock out a US sherman tank company.  2 platoons and HQ element, heavy weapons, AT guns, and 105mm artillery crews.

- 10mm Napoleonic madness!

- Stretch goals of 15mm WWII:

       *German Fallschirmjaegers

       *8th Army British Desert Rats

       *1944 NW Europe British.  

Brian H of By Brush and Sword fame - Goals:
http://bybrushandsword.blogspot.com/
"Count me in. 300 points, Honor, looking to do 15mm AWI, 15mm ACW, and 28mm Fantasy."

Bob McN Goals: I have 6 previously started SM Reivers at 2.5 points each, 14 Shoretroopers plus hopefully soon to be released (yes, another) Darth Vader and Iden Versio at 5 each, a Dewback Rider and four Runewars monsters at 10 each, and a Chaos Knight I'm converting that's like a foot tall so I'm counting it as 30 [Might be more like 100 pts!].
So that's 175 points.