Kick the New Year off with a challenge your Chapter Master would be honoured to be a part of!
There will also be a $20 gift certificate for the runner-up and a $10 gift certificate for third place.
The dragon model consists of a High Elf Prince mounted on a young Sun Dragon. Dragons have great fanged mouths from which they can breathe scorching gouts of flame over their enemies, and taloned claws sharp enough to slice through stone. A Dragon’s wings are immense, able to bear it effortlessly through the sky. But now, in colossal caverns found deep within the Dragonspine Mountains, the dragons sleep away the centuries, as a mysterious languor has caused more and more dragons to enter a slumber from which only the mages and princes of Caledor can wake them. To ride into battle upon the back of a mighty dragon is an ancient tradition in the realm of Caledor that sings in the blood of the Elves.
*Warhammer rules state that you must have at least a 2,000 point army to field a Lord but School League rules permit smaller army units to field a Lord.
The Painting Competition
Entry Requirements:
To enter for a chance to win this superb dragon model, all you have to do is purchase a Warhammer, Warhammer 40,000 or Lord of The Rings blister pack from GameShack between 23rd January and 4th March. Each blister pack purchased will entitle you to an entry ticket to the competition. With this ticket you can either enter your blister pack model or any other model you choose which has been purchased from GameShack. You can enter as many times as you like, but each entry must be accompanied with a ticket.
Registration:
You must register to enter the competition. This can be done anytime before the end of February. Please provide the name, age, e-mail address and contact number of the person when registering.
Model Category:
The competition is an open format, meaning you can submit any character, army unit, monster, vehicle, diorama, etc.built from the Games Workshop range, including Warammer, Warhammer 40K and Lord of The Rings. Conversions will be accepted. But it must be all your own work. Single models must be a character and not a model taken from a unit. Vehicles and characters from starter sets, such as an Ork Deffkopta or Space Marines Dreadnought are also accepted.
Free Prize Draw:
Each ticket entered into the competition will also be entered into our free prize draw. This will give you the chance to win another great prize, a High Elf Standard Bearer!
Judgement Day:
Judging will take place on March 4th 2009 at GameShack, Grand Harbour, at 4pm. Winners will be notified via phone/e-mail and entered onto our web site Hall of Fame. You are of course most welcome to attend the judging event itself. The prize giving will be made either on the day of judging or at a later date if the winner is not present.
Judges will take into account the following criteria:
Contestant’s Age: Contestants will be given a score out of 100 based on the skill levels expected for their age group, so don’t worry about older contestants taking part, you stand just as much chance of winning if you’re a capable painter.
Modelling – judges will check how well the model is assembled, such as the quality of joins and the use of filler (green stuff) where appropriate. Marks will be awarded for level of difficulty in a model. Contestants who submit conversions, dioramas, etc. will be awarded additional marks as considered appropriate. The proper application of glues will also be taken into account.
Painting – judges will look at the overall quality of the finished product and the techniques used to paint the model, such as highlighting, layering, use of washes, drybrushing, etc.. They will also check the completeness of the painted model and the use of undercoating, and how well the models have been based. Contestants should submit a short description of the painting techniques used in their creation.
So good luck everyone, may the best crusader win!
Gaming Competition
We will also be holding a gaming competition to win a fully assembled and painted set of High Elves to win, including 16 High Elf Spearmen and the deadly High Elf Bolt Thrower, capable of slicing through an enemy unit with ease, or even bringing down a large monster!. So, if you enter both the painting and the gaming competitions, you could win a legal Warhammer army to game with, along with the awesome Lord on Dragon to lead your army*. Does it get any better than that? Details of the gaming competition will be sent to you in the near future.
Join our Winter Crusade and you too can get a Winter Crusade certificate and badge. Call the store for details or check the web link above.
Gaming
On Saturdays we have general sessions available for gaming - called Bring & Battle - bring your own armies for battle. There are different gaming times for each of our main gaming systems - Lord of The Rings (LOTR), Warhammer fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 (40K). There are different gaming times for each of our main gaming systems –Check our web site for details.
Birthday Parties
And don't forget that we can offer birthday party sessions too, whether it be at our store or at your home! Just call us and we can tailor a session to you or your child's needs (dates subject to availability).
Umm, isn’t this for older boys?
Thank you for your interest in our great hobby range.
