Heya Drawbridge Games (Pittsburgh PA) players and hobbyists. I’ve conferred with Enrico and we’re going to do a version of the Games Workshop “Armies on Parade” hobby modeling, terrain, and painting competition. It’s called “Armies Across the Drawbridge”, and it’s a chance to show off a force of painted models on a custom-modeled display base. Judging will take place on September 29th, when the Games Workshop competition is also happening. And entrants must register their participation by signing up in the store by June 30th. Entry fee is $10 and participants must be Gatecrasher Members.

Photos from the 2023 GW Armies on Parade, and here’s the FAQ from that event: https://www.warhammer-community.com/armies-on-parade-faqs/

For Armies Across the Drawbridge 2024 we’ll have the following categories for winners:

Best Army – Best Terrain/Display

Judge’s Choice (Best Overall) – Drawbridge’s Choice

Participants will be invited to bring their board and set it up for the Sunday, September 29th judging session. Judges will do careful consideration (they will do the Best Army, Terrain/Display, and Judge’s Choice), and at the same time visitors to the store will be permitted to cast their votes for the Drawbridge’s Choice winner. And the Judge’s Choice/Best Overall winner will be awarded one Combat Patrol or Vanguard box of the winner’s choice (based on availability).

The Army award will be focused on painting of the models and the Terrain on the actual display board. Judge’s Choice / Best Overall will be for the overall combo of model painting and display creativity. And the Drawbridge’s Choice will be the one that wins the public’s vote.

The display must fit within a board with base dimensions of 2’x2’ (61cm x 61cm). The board and models must be painted to a minimum standard (three colors and based miniatures), but it can certainly be simple. Even just a 2’x2′ piece of chipboard with textured paint and a drybrush will make the army on it pop! And I’m sure people will do even more creative things.

The army must be between 1,000 and 2,000 points for Warhammer 40k, Horus Heresy, Age of Sigmar, or Old World. Models must be a majority Games Workshop models (70%) tho conversions and custom models to enhance your armies are certainly welcome.

Board and miniatures must both be constructed and painted by the participant themselves.

We’ll host some hobby nights where folks can sit and paint and discuss plans/materials/painting/theme. So start getting your force ready to march out!

Source: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205323007

If you have any questions contact me here on the blog, on Facebook Messenger, or in the Drawbridge Discord. I’ll update our own FAQ below as needed.

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