odinsgrandson Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 I've looked a few places online, and I haven't found anything official. Wyrd has been doing manufacturer prize support for the Gencon painting competition every year for a while. This year, I haven't found any word on it, so I was wondering if something changed. I know they supported the Crystal Brush at Adepticon this year, I just hope it didn't replace the Gencon support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjorkgnu Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 Wish I knew. I'm hoping to find out myself. The GenConMiniPainting page hasn't been updated since March, and I haven't seen anything here either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odinsgrandson Posted July 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Wish I knew. I'm hoping to find out myself. The GenConMiniPainting page hasn't been updated since March, and I haven't seen anything here either. I wrote an email to the person in charge, and she told me that the only new entry since March was that Reaper adding an award for Heavy Gear minis. Wyrd has supported a Best of Wyrd category for quite a while- longer than Malifaux has been around (they used to have a 50mm zombie chihuahua mini as the trophy). Last year, I felt like the number of Wyrd minis in the case was quite a bit higher than before, and they totally dominated the squad/group category with Malifaux crews. I'd be a little sad to see it go away. Of course, the reason we don't have an official response right now might be because someone from Wyrd is going back and forth with Amy Steggman right now, and they don't want to half-announce anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeusInnomen Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 That's pretty much what I got from the MHE folks. Until it's set in stone in either direction, they can't say anything. Sorry folks. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilus Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 I'd be a little sad to see it go away. Of course, the reason we don't have an official response right now might be because someone from Wyrd is going back and forth with Amy Steggman right now, and they don't want to half-announce anything. That is my bet as well. Wyrd is big on sponsoring Painting contests so I am hoping its just something that is being worked out along with the other million things that are being planned before Gencon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odinsgrandson Posted July 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Yeah. I think the contest is being run by someone different this year, and I hope that hasn't caused any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjorkgnu Posted August 6, 2012 Report Share Posted August 6, 2012 Still no word on this? Even a "sorry, bro, not this year" from Wyrd would be useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepalese_Ninja Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 Any news on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeDan Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 I'd love to have an answer too. I'm packing my P3 masters entries right now and its going to take some juggling to squeeze the Malifaux stuff in there too. Should I bother? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeusInnomen Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 I happened to be talking to Amy and Noel from MHE right now (she's working on the Gencon Mini Painting website right now, which I happen to host on my server, but I digress) so I asked her finally. The answer is No, Wyrd never got back to them so there is no Wyrd painting contest this year. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, and I hope Eric and Nathan don't mind me passing this info on for them. I just happen to be talking to the ladies in question who would have the answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeDan Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 I happened to be talking to Amy and Noel from MHE right now (she's working on the Gencon Mini Painting website right now, which I happen to host on my server, but I digress) so I asked her finally. The answer is No, Wyrd never got back to them so there is no Wyrd painting contest this year. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, and I hope Eric and Nathan don't mind me passing this info on for them. I just happen to be talking to the ladies in question who would have the answers. I am sorry to hear that. Well thanks to Eric and Nathan for running it in the past! Hopefully you guys will decide its worth doing again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeusInnomen Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 I won't speak for them, but hard not to imagine that they're too busy handling the new releases to dedicate any time to judging the competition. Hopefully by next GenCon things will be much quieter for them and they can do the competition again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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