posted by roman, jarhead, kong
Hiho!
This little review will be about the german Games Day which took place last weekend in Cologne.
First of all i want to thank D. for a shelter that felt like home and K. for his exquisite driving skills. We had a hard trip up Cologne. 5 big guys in a car and a lot of holiday traffic on the streets. Sadly we have not been able to take part in the so called painters dinner on Saturday Night, where many painters from all over Europe have met to greet friends and look at miniatures. Next year for sure, we will try our best but this year it was kind of impossible for our tortured bodies to be hard as a rock - sleep was calling.
Big Jungle Congratulations to everyone who entered the contest. There were many crazy and beautiful entries to see. Bigger Jungle Congratulations to those who placed and took home a demon or more. My deepest Kong Fu bow and congratz go to my monkeybrother Matt Cexwish for creating a real mad diorama, the kind of "Never seen before" - wow, really well deserved.
After a short night of resting and restoring energy we made it to the "Gürzenich", where the Games Day Germany 2011 took place. At this point we got to thank GW for doing such a great organisation early in the morning and during the whole day. It has been my first Games Day and i also took part in the Golden Demon Competition with the Ultramarine vs. Tyranid Diorama. It was strange for me as i did not prepare or create it for the Games Day in particular. It was going with me to Cologne as i delivered it to the comissioner. So i was really exited if it could place amongst all the other stunning entries.
The Games Day itself was a pretty cool event and action was all around all the time. I can't really tell you what exactly was going on as time went by fast as hell. I was very happy to meet old buddies and chat with new faces. I am also very thankful about all the nice feedback you threw at us about Massive Voodoo. I was really surprised and feel deeply thankful for all your nice comments or your cool T-Shirts ;)
As i told you it is hard for me to tell exactly what was going on. Somehow it was a really mad day. There have been Orcs, Space Marines and crazy Miniature people all around. There have been several painting workshops around the day by several well known and famous painters and i also did a little conversion session amongst them. The only thing i did not like at the Games Day was the noise - so many people and nowhere to hide :D - I did a little video sequence for you, those who weren't able to come so you can maybe catch a little of the athmosphere by those impressions. Many thanks to Peter for doing some damn cool Miniature photos amd Philip again for allowing me to use both their great photos for the video. I will link up some more galleries later on, after the video - i hope you enjoy:
I hope it is ok that i've shown those impressions. If there is anybody who does not want to be in this video or on a photo or a sequence please let me know and i got to edit it.
As you can see in the video it was a lot of fun. I want to share with you some other links i found around the web of photos and impressions of the Games Day, many thanks to those who clicked them and their efforts to put them up to the world wide web. Here you go:
Winners on facebook
People at the Games Day and Painters Dinner, great photo gallery by philip
Gallery by hurpenzurp
Gallery by derSkuggan
Gallery by Nordgrot
Gallery by ChestofColours
Golden Demon Winner Ceremony Video by Nordgrot
Photo Gallery on facebook
And exclusive here on MV are again Peter's photos of some random entries, which you already have seen in the video, but this time in big scale - sorry that there aren't all of them but as you know it somehow seems impossible to really have a good look at the cabinets on Games Day and see everything - we hope you enjoy:
So far - see you for sure on next years Games Day Germany. We hope you enjoyed the little report and the video. For me, Roman, it will be a bit of a quiet time the next days here in the jungle as i am already preparing the painting class for the upcoming weekend.
Happy Painting to you all!
Best Wishes
Roman
Hiho!
This little review will be about the german Games Day which took place last weekend in Cologne.
First of all i want to thank D. for a shelter that felt like home and K. for his exquisite driving skills. We had a hard trip up Cologne. 5 big guys in a car and a lot of holiday traffic on the streets. Sadly we have not been able to take part in the so called painters dinner on Saturday Night, where many painters from all over Europe have met to greet friends and look at miniatures. Next year for sure, we will try our best but this year it was kind of impossible for our tortured bodies to be hard as a rock - sleep was calling.
Big Jungle Congratulations to everyone who entered the contest. There were many crazy and beautiful entries to see. Bigger Jungle Congratulations to those who placed and took home a demon or more. My deepest Kong Fu bow and congratz go to my monkeybrother Matt Cexwish for creating a real mad diorama, the kind of "Never seen before" - wow, really well deserved.
After a short night of resting and restoring energy we made it to the "Gürzenich", where the Games Day Germany 2011 took place. At this point we got to thank GW for doing such a great organisation early in the morning and during the whole day. It has been my first Games Day and i also took part in the Golden Demon Competition with the Ultramarine vs. Tyranid Diorama. It was strange for me as i did not prepare or create it for the Games Day in particular. It was going with me to Cologne as i delivered it to the comissioner. So i was really exited if it could place amongst all the other stunning entries.
The Games Day itself was a pretty cool event and action was all around all the time. I can't really tell you what exactly was going on as time went by fast as hell. I was very happy to meet old buddies and chat with new faces. I am also very thankful about all the nice feedback you threw at us about Massive Voodoo. I was really surprised and feel deeply thankful for all your nice comments or your cool T-Shirts ;)
As i told you it is hard for me to tell exactly what was going on. Somehow it was a really mad day. There have been Orcs, Space Marines and crazy Miniature people all around. There have been several painting workshops around the day by several well known and famous painters and i also did a little conversion session amongst them. The only thing i did not like at the Games Day was the noise - so many people and nowhere to hide :D - I did a little video sequence for you, those who weren't able to come so you can maybe catch a little of the athmosphere by those impressions. Many thanks to Peter for doing some damn cool Miniature photos amd Philip again for allowing me to use both their great photos for the video. I will link up some more galleries later on, after the video - i hope you enjoy:
I hope it is ok that i've shown those impressions. If there is anybody who does not want to be in this video or on a photo or a sequence please let me know and i got to edit it.
As you can see in the video it was a lot of fun. I want to share with you some other links i found around the web of photos and impressions of the Games Day, many thanks to those who clicked them and their efforts to put them up to the world wide web. Here you go:
Winners on facebook
People at the Games Day and Painters Dinner, great photo gallery by philip
Gallery by hurpenzurp
Gallery by derSkuggan
Gallery by Nordgrot
Gallery by ChestofColours
Golden Demon Winner Ceremony Video by Nordgrot
Photo Gallery on facebook
And exclusive here on MV are again Peter's photos of some random entries, which you already have seen in the video, but this time in big scale - sorry that there aren't all of them but as you know it somehow seems impossible to really have a good look at the cabinets on Games Day and see everything - we hope you enjoy:
Happy Painting to you all!
Best Wishes
Roman
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Glückwunsch an die Gewinner! Ich fand den Games Day bisher auch ziemlich geil (bis auf so Kleinigkeit wie die WAAAGH Rufe), ne richtig spaßige Veranstaltung. Den bitteren Beigeschmack gibts meist erst nach dem GD wenn sich die Leute in den Foren über die Gewinner aufregen. Ich weiß nicht wies dieses Jahr ist, hab auch keine Lust nachzuschauen ;) .
Aber hey, super Video und nochmal Gluckwunsch!
Cheers Benni
Off topic. I like the music in the video. Can you share the name of the song?
Great video and great emotions. Glad you used so many of my photos :)
Hi guys, thanks for linking my gallery and of course thanks a lot for this great day :D
I just have uploaded the awards, feel free to watch :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1TmJNdIcqo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMHWpQ15UuE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSN0Idvl4Tk
p.s. would nice, if you would put it in the article too :)
Alek
This looked way better than the Games Day in the US. Ya'll know how to do it right.
Awesome video. realy captures the mood and the atmosphere of a great day. It was nice to meet so many of the jungle crew again and all the other international painters too. Congratz again to all the winners and especially to Matt.
The song title is:
Artist: Kargo
"Song for Lily"
Some links added :)
Thanks mate!!
Great entries, stunning paintjobs and compositions.
Thanks for sharing.
Congrats to all the winners and thanks for all the inspiration.
Now if one day my left hand works again I can finally paint something again, or else I will have to do it with my feet!;)
cheers!!
Well it was a cool event and there were really great Paintjobs.
The only thing i couldn`t understand was the Winner for the Scratch Demon. Some strange wannabe orkstompa or something like that.
Personally i thought that another entry would win. Don`t know who made it but in the first showcase from the right stood a cool scene: A Space Wolve hero who protected a Passageway against some kind of chaos seaserpent. Really cool. It even had kind of a dorrway with lanterns, sigils and also an heavy Bolter leaning behind him. Really a cool "no one shall pass until i stand guard here"-feeling. Sad i have no pictures from this piece. Even this idea and then building it with some sprues.
Does anyone know who made it?
Fantastic video and damned good music! The best pictures was you and Ben with the storm cap,hat or bonnet???
Whatever, it looked great! :)
Regards Daddy@Cool
Thanks for the work! It was a cool event and that is well transported in the video.
Hope to see you guys soon.
cheers Elric aka Wolfgang
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i am so glad i came across ur website guys! i am a major game freak!
Welcome :)