Please allow me to join in the cry of congratulations to this years Man Battlestations Painting Contest winners. I must say that I am in no way surprised by the final results, each one of these is a fabulous entry and the votes invariably reflect that. Hetairoi is obviously an artist of considerable experience and considerable talent, I must say my jaw hit the bench when I saw this entry, indeed all of the Sci-fi miniatures painted at this forum are incredibly well detailed and the artists here do a fabulous job with them. So my heart felt congratulations to Hetairoi, well deserved winner.
To Greg, brother I truly tell you that I have never been more proud, you have fast risen to a point in your painting journey whereas you can turn out exceptional quality WW2 Naval Miniatures repeatedly at 1:1800th scale which is by no means easy. Already you have a style that is completely your own and that I can clearly see you are comfortable with. Keep going man, this is only the beginning. Congratulations my friend you deserve this.
Last Rites mate you have shown up to all of these comps with some amazing work, you are an incredible artist and I really enjoy looking at your work, and even though I don't play the game I know a good paint job when I see one. In truth you probably should have stolen the show on a few occasions already, its really not if for you mate, its just a question of when. Congratulations Last Rites what fabulous looking gaming pieces.
Finally to our first Admiral's Choice Award recipient Andrewchristlieb, wow mate, this was a beautiful model by anyones standards, I really loved the colour palette used on this miniature, you have a great eye and a steady hand and this comes out on your work. You should not feel in any way embarrassed to have won this prize, well deserved I would say. Congratulations!
Thanks to Ruckdog and the sponsors of the Man Battlestations Painting Contest, I hope this contest continues to grow in popularity and involvement in the years to come. It is things such as this that keep people interested in their respective games and their passion for painting alive.
Well done to everyone who participated and took the time to enter something special....you are all winners in my eyes.
Dan
