IGK9
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First off, I've read everything I can find on the basic rules for the GD competition, but there are some things I'd like to pick your brains on that I couldn't find in said rules. As I've read how the rules can vary from country to country, my questions pertain to submissions in the US and Canada only.
My questions are specific to entry into the category of 40k Vehicle and are as follows:
1. I've read vehicles that don't normally come with bases (e.g. tanks) have a lot more flexability as to how the artist may chose to base the vehicle. Others, walkers for example, that come with a base seem a bit more limited. I've seen how this rule can be bent by building terrain up off of the base and out, specifically in single minature and duel entries. I've done some image searches for 40k vehicle GD winners and some perusing on the GD winner site and have not found any entries that use this method. If I wanted to make an entry for the 40k vehicle, would it be considered a rules violation if I increased my base area, beyond the diameter of the issued base, using that method? (It's important to note, I'm looking for only a slight increase in base area, not anything unreasonable).
2. I've considered the purpose of the 40k Vehicle entry category is to focus on the vehicle itself. That being said, I thought about adding other minatures doing things around the vehicle to support the overall picture of the vehicle and what's happening in the total model. Can other minatures be used in the vehicle entry category as part of the "terrain" or surrounding environment in this way or would it be ejected from the vehicle category and be considered a diorama?
3. Along the same lines of the previous question, can models be added to the vehicle that weren't part of the original kit. I know bits can be added in this way, but what if I wanted, say, a bunch of troops to be riding on the vehicle that weren't part of the original kit? Would this be acceptable?
4. Conversion being an imoprtant part of making a model interesting, I wanted to change out an element of the model with that from another 40k vehicle. This switch would make the vehicle unfieldable in the game under the current rules. Past versions have been equipped in this way, but only in outdated rules on a discontinued version of the same model. Would this type of conversion disqualify the entry?
5. Paint schemes. The codexes can be very specific as to the colors and patterns used for the vehicle paint schemes. I've read it's important during the competition to keep to the "ethos" of the unit which you are painting. The offerings from the codex on paint schemes (camoflauge in particular) are pretty limiting. Would a model with basic paint scheme, following the examples in the codex, be scored higher than much more interesting patterns, found nowhere in the literature?
I do need answers as I plan my entry so I can move on to acquiring parts and beginning the build. I understand that with some of these questions there may be no hard and fast answers, but I appreciate any responses from experienced entrants to the GD competition.
Thank you.
My questions are specific to entry into the category of 40k Vehicle and are as follows:
1. I've read vehicles that don't normally come with bases (e.g. tanks) have a lot more flexability as to how the artist may chose to base the vehicle. Others, walkers for example, that come with a base seem a bit more limited. I've seen how this rule can be bent by building terrain up off of the base and out, specifically in single minature and duel entries. I've done some image searches for 40k vehicle GD winners and some perusing on the GD winner site and have not found any entries that use this method. If I wanted to make an entry for the 40k vehicle, would it be considered a rules violation if I increased my base area, beyond the diameter of the issued base, using that method? (It's important to note, I'm looking for only a slight increase in base area, not anything unreasonable).
2. I've considered the purpose of the 40k Vehicle entry category is to focus on the vehicle itself. That being said, I thought about adding other minatures doing things around the vehicle to support the overall picture of the vehicle and what's happening in the total model. Can other minatures be used in the vehicle entry category as part of the "terrain" or surrounding environment in this way or would it be ejected from the vehicle category and be considered a diorama?
3. Along the same lines of the previous question, can models be added to the vehicle that weren't part of the original kit. I know bits can be added in this way, but what if I wanted, say, a bunch of troops to be riding on the vehicle that weren't part of the original kit? Would this be acceptable?
4. Conversion being an imoprtant part of making a model interesting, I wanted to change out an element of the model with that from another 40k vehicle. This switch would make the vehicle unfieldable in the game under the current rules. Past versions have been equipped in this way, but only in outdated rules on a discontinued version of the same model. Would this type of conversion disqualify the entry?
5. Paint schemes. The codexes can be very specific as to the colors and patterns used for the vehicle paint schemes. I've read it's important during the competition to keep to the "ethos" of the unit which you are painting. The offerings from the codex on paint schemes (camoflauge in particular) are pretty limiting. Would a model with basic paint scheme, following the examples in the codex, be scored higher than much more interesting patterns, found nowhere in the literature?
I do need answers as I plan my entry so I can move on to acquiring parts and beginning the build. I understand that with some of these questions there may be no hard and fast answers, but I appreciate any responses from experienced entrants to the GD competition.
Thank you.
