Post by Dark Horse on Dec 12, 2011 16:23:28 GMT
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Baron Ironblood seeks a new enforcer! His top scientists have failed to create him the perfect bodyguard, so he has dispatched his agents worldwide to assemble the greatest mercenaries money and power can buy. Then, he will host a global knockout fighting tournament to decide who his new Enforcer of Evil shall be.
Only the strongest, quickest and smartest shall prevail!
Select your Fighter!
Rules
1. Your original custom fighter must be 1:18 scale. You may use whatever parts that you want (i.e., G.I. Joe, Star Wars, Marvel Universe, Build n’ Brawl, Slayer Design Studios, Broken Arrow Toys, etc.).
2. You may only enter 1 original custom fighter.
3. You may include any weapons, special abilities, etc. (Note - Firearms are limited to small arms, pistols etc)
4. You may submit no more than 6, clear, unaltered photos. They can be no larger than 600 x 600 pixels. Take your photos against a blank background (white, light gray, or light blue poster board or blank copy paper).
5. At least half of your photos need to be of your custom fighter in a fighting pose. Action photos speak louder than words.
6. You will have 12 weeks to complete your custom fighter.
7. Your custom fighter must be created exclusively for this contest and may not have been posted anywhere else before. This includes WiP pics.
8. You may post your custom fighter anywhere you wish once the champion has been announced. Premature posting of your entry will result in disqualification.
9. All members of the The Red Shadow Forum (Moderators welcome) may enter.
10. After entries and evaluations have been recieved, a dio shall be created to display the fights/ story. If you would like your actual custom featured, you will need to send it to me. It shall be returned immedietely after the dio photos have been taken. Please make sure your custom sumbission is durable enough to be posed for the dio shots without risking damage. If you do not wish to submit your figure, I shall create a generic masked character to use in his place (retaining the same name/ skills etc).
As you can imagine, the quality of the dio will be determined by how many customizer's figures are submitted.
Submissions
Once you have completed your entry, include the following and send to irrepressible@blueyonder.co.uk The subject line should read “Enforcer of Blood”. Along with your photos, include your name, user name, physical mailing address (as in where you live), whether you wish to submit your figure for the dio, and the following information about your custom fighter:
• Name of your custom
• Bio/ Background/ Origin (must tie into the Red Shodows somehow)
• Fighting Style(s)
• Weapon(s)
• Parts list
• Work done on the custom
• Notes of special interest
All custom fighter entries must be received before March 10th, 2012. Late entries will not be accepted. No exceptions. If you have not received email confirmation that your entry has been received by March 12th, please PM me right away.
There will then be a two week break whilst I compile the dio story.
Fighter evaluations
Customizers who enter will decide the Champion and Runner-Up. If you enter a custom into the contest, you will be expected to participate in fighter evaluations. Entrants who fail to turn in their evaluations will be eliminated from the tournament.
Customizers will be given 3 days to evaluate all of the fighters and pick their top 5. You may not choose your own custom. Take into consideration the following when choosing your top 5:
•Originality
•Parts
•Paint
•Sculpting
•Articulation
•Accessories
•Overall Presentation
More detailed instructions will be given at the time of evaluations.
Prizes
1st Place (Champion) – One custom commissioned 1:18 scale (four inch) action figure of your choice made by Dark Horse, Bag of various heads and fodder.
(L to R - MGS Snake, SDS Spirit, HA Rasputin, W:O Logan, SDS Cap, SDS Rey Mysterio, SDS Robo dude, SDS John Connor, Kwinn, SW pilot.)
(SDS clear red axe, random fodder)
2nd Place (Runner-Up) – Custom Billy Kessler, Bag of various heads and fodder, more to be determined
25th Billy custom
(L to R - HA old man Sam (Elliot), Cyber Rhodey, SDS Snowjob, SDS masked dude, SDS Stalker, SDS Cyclops, SDS Spirit)
(Broken Arrow clear green Steel brigade helmet, random fodder)
Good luck!
Happy in his folly, the fool embraces the Devil 
But march 10th is better than February 7th.
