Convention guests

[PraiseDaddy]

Those are definitely among the very best I've seen!

[TVsCHACHI]

Originally Posted by WEIRDWOLF

I think for our next figure contest, we will go to 3 classes.
Traditional style-no shading or highlights...like Guttmann's style for instance
Enhanced style-Fields, Jeff, Dimitri and Gridiron for examples
No Decals style-Ravenna Al for example

Any other ideas?

Sounds good,

I sure as F can't compete with this

[gridironpainter]

Thanks for you compliments.

I certainly agree about there being a distinction in styles in the contest. Perhaps the breakdown could be based on type or size of figure. I know that there is a big difference between standard figures and Electric Gridiron figures. The size difference and sculpting makes the amount of detail alot easier to paint and add.

I do not want my work to discourage other people!

I have just been trying to push my techniques to the maximum realism to see how far it can go. I still like my 1969 Super bowl Chiefs as well as any figures I have or have done. They are not nearly as detailed as these figures, but I like that they are a truly customized team, and still look good when I play them against regular tudor/miggle figures.

I can't really use Dewayne Jenning's figures against the regular ones as they look like a different scale and they have so much more detail. Also, the weight advantage makes it hard to make the game competitive with out adding weight to the regular ones.

I guess this is one more thing that will have to be worked out by the competition rules commitee.

Thanks again for your encouragement.

Michael

[gridironpainter]

I guess this is really just the same old discussion about weight class isn't it. I will eventually try to do a complete weight comparison between all of the figures and post it where ever it should be.

I need to order some Buzzball figures and Footballfigure.com figures to compare. Those are on my things to order list, but I just don't have them yet to compare.

[the french guy]

I certainly agree about there being a distinction in styles in the contest. Perhaps the breakdown could be based on type or size of figure

I agree, especially on type/brand distinction.

Even if each brand has his own qualities, everybody will agree ( I think) that some brand/ranges are more detailled than some other ones (french diplomacy )



So perhaps, to make a contest more fair, we should split it in diferent categories :

each brand (miggle, jennings, Buzzball, ff.net) stock painted figure

customized painted figure (no matter the brand, or even hybrid figs, BUT with work in progress pictures so we can juge the customizing level too).

and a "special prize" for the best figure no matter the brand, customized or not (based on overall look, and/or originality of the subject, dynamic, sculpting, etc...)


or something like that...

[HOOP]

GP - Your work is outstanding. I witnessed these figs at the convention and just stared at them, like in a trance. The modeling of these figs encouraged me to buy far more Jennings figures then i had planned. ANd i cant wait to have at it.

Yeah, your work is discouraging , at first. But far more encouraging and exciting as it can only make us all bring our game up another level, within the realm of whatever our "level" and "game" is. And thats all we can ask for

Thanks man and please keep posting.

Scott

[Coach K-LO]

Great Stuff GP.....don't stop just start doing class!

[Silverhorse 228]

Next year....we are doing the 2011 MFCA calendar with your figures...I am in awe!!!!!!!