"One, two, three... Thirty!"

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Warcolours & C:O Presents: The 30th Golden Hat competition on Chaos Dwarfs Online!

This contest has been sponsored by Warcolours! The gold winner will receive a €30 store coupon at Warcolours, courtesy of Poison:

Furthermore, this round of Golden Hat has been sponsored by Will Liam! The gold winner will likewise receive these Rackham Confrontation Dwarves:

Kamphre has sponsored this round of contest with a special prize: A choice of one 3D-printed item from this list for the silver winner!

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:773660
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2128014
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1890069
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2166327
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2056340
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2234361
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2234911
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:564804
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:467074
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1341954
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1788084

Pyro Stick has also contributed a donation:  A choice of either one Chaos Dwarf Thrower or a Kaosnick on unicycle to the bronze winner!

While a random entrant will receive a kit of four 15mm Tjubling Skullmasks from Tjub and Admiralty Miniatures:

On top of everything else, another random entrant will win a Evil Dwarf Bull Demon Altar from Carcearion:

Subject Matter: Open Competition!

For this contest you are free to enter anything Chaos Dwarfen (incl. Daemon/Golem servants, machinery of every kind and slaves of every kind). Single models, regiments, dioramas, duels, scenery, magic effects, casualties... Enter any kind of modelling paintjobs. All manner of scales allowed.

If you are unsure if your entry will fit the subject matter, please contact Admiral and he'll sort it out with the rest of the Staff.

Basing is unrestricted and up to your discretion. You may include plinths and display bases if you want.

Specifics
Subject: Chaos Dwarf Open Competition.
Bases: Up to your discretion.
The Due Date: 11:59 PM July 11th, 2018 UTC (Central European Time Zone)

Please read the full rules that apply to the Golden Hat competition before submitting your entry.

Submission
All entries must be sent to the Golden Hat account no later than the due date. Entries will not be accepted after this. (Entrants have approximately 6 weeks to complete entries). If for some reason you are having trouble with your submission, contact Admiral. In order to avoid problems, entrants should not wait until the last minute to submit their entries.

How to Enter
Upload up to 4 photos of your entries to the Internet. Photos may not have additional text or items/models unrelated to your entry. Next, send a PM to Golden Hat (a special user that all Staff have access to) containing the links where the pictures can be found. (Note: This is the same as previous Golden Hats).

If you win:
- Walk across the backs of the cowed masses you have scorned and pushed aside, in order to take your place in the vaunted Golden Hat Hall of Fame (when it gets updated).
- Receive the Golden Hat medal for your online persona.
- Everyone who enters gets a number of slaves equal to the number of entries. If 20 people enter we award 20 slaves to each person who entered. Entries will count towards a veteran medal.
- Win paints, Rackham Dwarves, Tjublings, a Pyro Stick mini or a choice 3D-printed item! See above for details.

Once all entries are received a thread will be created for voting and determining the winners!

If there are any questions it is best post them here so that everyone can benefit from any details or clarifications that may arise.

Should you wish to donate a prize to the contest, please PM Admiral and he will sort it out with you and the Staff.

Good luck everyone!

This post was last modified: 07-07-2018 04:18 PM by Admiral.

This could be a huge GH.
I don't know what to do.  .. Panic

Holy Hashut!!! An open subject Golden Hat!?

We have lots of time to work on the entries as well!

@Abecedar I feel like your right about this one being huge. I think this will be the fiercest Golden Hat that has been held in my time, hats are gonna fly!

This may be the most prize-filled Golden Hat up to date (not counting models total, but prize donations). Carcearion has thrown his hat into the ring as well, see above!

Also, plinths and display bases allowed. Thanks to Clam for pointing out the inconsistency of having an open theme but limiting in these areas.

This post was last modified: 05-26-2018 03:04 AM by Admiral.

Should be able to enter this I hope, just need to finish a few projects first... err...

Ooooh Open subject. How odd can I go?

There are a few half finished projects that could be cobbled together.
Come Igor we have work to do!

Well, no one has ever built a lifesize Chaos Dwarf before...

Lifesize chaos dwarfs are tricky. The kids complain that the beards are itchy, the girls whinge about the colour of the hats and no one wants to sit on the bulls head. Kids no dedication these days

Oh man, it's all happening here!

An open theme ... very interesting! After all, I already have a vague idea what kind of models I can send into the race!

Let's see what will happen!


                       

Wow this is going to be a great one!  Good luck to everyone!

Wow, the big 3 0


Great choice of theme for this one

Very exciting!

Hmm... Well I have this model I have been looking for an excuse to paint.  Needs a bit of conversion work first though...

Okay. Things sound odd there Jack...  A Single model needing paint,  an excuse to paint.
They are terms I'm do not understand.
I'm a bit like a dog with two bones.  I don't know which to eat first

Lol.  I'll try to explain. Unlike some, the painting part of the hobby very much comes second or fourth for me... well behind conversion, kit bashing and scratch-building which I love to do.  I struggle to sit down and paint, especially base coats and block colors.  It's really only the last 10 percent of fine detail work that I really enjoy.  Second, I work way better and actually finish things far more often when I have a deadline that I am working toward that forces me to get in gear and get the work done.

Soooo... if I have a great model (one of many, many models, but tiny space ships, sci fi troops, and Zentraedi battlepods don't exactly fit this contest theme) that has been languishing in it's box.  The contest gives me a much needed push to get it done.  Cheers!

Yeah, I get it Jack. I dont enjoy the painting (any of it) and that is one of the reasons I am rubbish at it. Now the coversion is fun. I have lots of nearly finished or finished waiting paint figures then I get distracted by a new idea. Same with deadlines, my golem had been in my head for months just always pushed back for something else. I neeeeed deadlines. On the positive side I have lots of stuff to play with for the gh. Can not wait for the reveals
‘I’ll show you mine if you show me yours’ moment

Hmmmm…...

So fun
I have no clue on what to do here

I think I have a quite cool idea, let's see how it can be implemented. An order at e-Bay has been placed.


                        

Ideas falling into place?