Post by Major Pain on Nov 14, 2014 8:13:32 GMT 1
MATADOR SKINNING CONTEST
If you have been keeping up with the Major Pains Projects Thread, then you are aware that I have been letting the Community determine which AEC 853 Matadors will be included in the Matador Series. Part of the deal is the models are designed by the guy that have made suggestions. Taking it a step further, they must skin their model then take a screenshot of their model, and send them back to me.
This Topic is where these models will be displayed for the first time. Then the members of this community will judge each entry and vote for a winner. This contest is not to determine the best overall skinner... so don't think of it that way. The Matador is an interesting Truck that was used for many kinds of uses, It is the concept, the skin and the screenshot that everyone should look at.
I have never created a Series in this manner. I have suggestions after a Series has been released to add some new models from time to time. But this time I wanted to give the members an opportunity to tell me what they would like to see included. I can tell you that some of the guys that are working on their Matadors have designed some interesting models. I hope everyone will be impressed with the thought and effort they have put into their models.
I'm doing something a little different with this Series. The Contest Winner will be awarded equal Credit for the Series. The Winner will ultimately skin the entire series and it will his skins that will be released. So the Winner will be included in the Copyright History on the Model as the Artist. In addition, the guys that designed and skinned each model for this Contest will get credit for the Design Concept, which will also appear within the History Section of the model.
On December 1st, I will post all Models and Screenshots in this Thread... The Poll will open directly after the Models are added.
Members can vote for two models. At the end of the Contest Voting, the Winner will be announced. In the event of a tie, there will be a tie-breaker between the artist that tied. The Collected votes will not be displayed. So the voting will be blind to the community. I'm doing this to reduce pressure on the members voting. Sometimes we see something doing well and we decide to go along with it.
Contest Rules
1) The Models are designed by members, which will be sent to them for testing and acceptance.
2) Contestants will Skin their Model and Produce an Action Screenshot of their model.
3) All Skins and Screenshots must be received by me by December 1st 00:00 UTC.
4) Contest models will be posted here on December 1st
5) Members will vote for the ones they like the most between December 1st and December 10th.
(This timeframe was changed)
MATADOR OPTIONS
Contestants can design their model based on the following:
Cab Designs
Open (Africa)
Early (Flat Roof)
Mid-Late (Arched Roof)
Cab BREN MG on Ring
Beds:
Cargo Beds (Troop Doors) - Canvas Tarp (full or partial)
Flat bed no sides (This was RAF version for Cargo and Equipment)
Flat bed with low sides (no canvas)
Tanker (Two styles, take your pick)
Engineer (Many Designs, including Shop, Radio, etc...
Medical (Design it based on historical models)
Breakdown (Two styles, take your pick)
** Several AA and AT Gun Choices...
40mm Bofors, 20mm Breda, 20mm FlaK38, etc.
Once a specific model has been chosen... it is claimed.... in other words... no duplicates... Models will be posted with specs.
ALL MODELS MUST BE BASED ON HISTORICAL TRUCK AND USE.... NO TRACKED MODELS>>> That one is coming later.
CONTEST WINNER
The Winner can make a choice.
He can skin the entire Series and add any other models he feels rounds out the set.
The Winner will get equal copyright credit for the Series - for Skin Production.
... or ...
Winner can request a new model (within reason) ------> Tank, Truck, Auto, SPG or Plane
In the event of a tie...
I'll select another model and have each of the Finalists create the skin.
Then members will vote again on that Model and skin.
The Winner of that can then select above.
Do not announce your pick to the world... and do not post the model on Forum.
it will appear here so we show off your masterpiece...
Good Luck to all that entered...
I really hope Major Pain will release all those perfectly skinned model we see here after the contest is over (as well as the tracked Matador that supposed to "come later").
