The Votes are in for the 'BFG' Bonus Theme Round!

Hello Everyone!

Our second bonus theme round is complete! We had 41 participants submitting entries providing their interpretations of the 'BFG' theme. Below are the results of the voting. As you can see it was a close race, with several ties all along the line.

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Here are the Runners Up:

Martin C's 'Big Freaking Gorilla'

DaveX's 'German Winter Pak 40'

and PaulOG's 'FIW Royal Artillery'

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The podium finishers are:

Tied for Third Place: ChristopherS' 'Hessian Jaeger Amusettes' and KenR's 'WWI German Howitzer'

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Both Christopher and Ken will receive another 25 points in recognition for their excellent submissions this round. Wonderful work guys and congratulations!!

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Tied for Second Place: Byron's 'Mechanicum Thanatar Siege-Automata' and Kyle's 'Medieval Cannon'

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Kyle and Byron will both receive another 50 points to add to their respective totals. Beautiful work and tremendous job you two! 

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And in First Place: 

Michael's 'What a Load of Bullucks'

Absolutely wonderful Michael (that pale violet gun carriage is brilliant). For claiming top spot on the podium Mr. Awdry will receive another 75 points and a gift certificate from Kyle over at Mr Lee's Minis. Congratulations Michael, you can now unhitch your beasts so they can rest on their laurels and bask in the glow of their fame.

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Once again, a BIG thank you to all the participants of the 'BFG' bonus round - you all gave us wonderfully varied and booming interpretations of the theme. Brilliant stuff! 

Finally, as a reminder, next Saturday midnight (February 3rd) is the submission deadline for our next Bonus Theme Round: 'Musician', so limber up your fingers, run the scales and show us what your interpretation is of this sonorous theme!

The 'BFG' Theme is Now Up for Viewing! (and Curt's 'Landsknecht Gun & Crew')

Hello Everyone!

The second Theme Round of Challenge VIII is now up for your viewing pleasure!

This fortnight's theme is 'BFG' and we have 41 participants who have submitted entries for your enjoyment. In the theme gallery you will see every assortment of gun, cannon artillery piece imaginable (along with one or two reimagining of the theme to keep us entertained). 

Please click here, or on the 'Bonus Theme' link in the navigation bar above to take in the efforts of the participants. Again, once you're there, please use the links on the right sidebar to navigate through the entries. As I mentioned before, there is a persistent glitch in Blogger in how it displays multiple entries over several pages on a single day, so use the links in the sidebar so you are sure to see everyone's entries.

Finally, remember to take time to vote for your favourite submissions. You can vote for as many as you like. The top three in votes will get additional points added on to their total for the round.

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For my entry to the theme, I've returned to my Italian Wars project to add some artillery support to the collection.

This is a German-crewed culverin (or bombard) mounted on a adjustable split-tail carriage. In modern terms this is not a particularly large gun, but to those living in the 16th century this would have been quite an impressive piece of artillery. (With it being near as much a danger to its crew as it would be to their intended targets.)

The figures are from Redoubt Enterprises and while they are a bit ill-formed and perhaps a tad lumpish, I find they have a certain charm and posses a wonderful dynamism, especially in how their various poses convey a sense of movement. These fellows really convey the idea of them frantically trying to realign their gun while in the midst of combat.

I tried to match the groundwork to the rest of my bases, which are all autumnal, so a wide assortment of brown foliage, late blooms and a generous carpet of fallen leaves are in appearance. If it weren't for the big freakin' gun and its boorish crew of beer-swilling Landsknechts, perhaps it would be a nice place for a quiet repast with a bottle of Chianti, a loaf of fresh bread and a plate of prosciutto. Ah, bellissimo!

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Now, please visit the theme gallery and enjoy the wonderful entries for 'BFG' and remember to vote for your favourite submissions (voting closes next Saturday at 11:45pm).

Enjoy!

Song: Closer to the Heart (1977)

Artist: Rush