Crossfire Painting Competition 2025!

Whether you’re a seasoned painter or just starting out, this competition is a celebration of creativity and skill in the Crossfire community!

Some of the earlier Crossfire members might remember the painting competition we ran in 2023. Your winner was Conail with his incredible custom Death Guard Plague Marine:

Equal parts awe-inspiring and revolting in the best possible way! Now it’s your turn….

Categories:

1. Single Miniature
   • This category is for those who want to showcase their best painting skills on a single figure. It is for anything from a lonely Grot all the way up to Roboute Guilliman or a Daemon Prince of Chaos! Anything bigger should be considered for the large miniature category below.
2. Squad (Group of Miniatures)
   • This category is for units of miniatures , for example: Kill Team, Warcry Warband, Blood Bowl team or a squad of peasant archers. This includes miniatures on foot, jetbikes, small vehicles like bikers etc provided it is two or more models.
3. Large Miniature / Vehicle
   • This category covers any large monsters, titans, vehicles, mechs and anything that requires painting at a grand scale. It’s a great opportunity to show off your skill in painting large, intricate models!
4. Aspiring Champion Category
   • This category is aimed for the newer painters as well as less experienced painters who feel they may not (yet!) have the technical skills of more experienced painters but still want to showcase their creativity. Here it’s all about creative paint schemes, awesome kitbashes, great poses and epic bases bringing it all together. Whether you are new to painting or still refining your skills, this is the place for you!
   • The judging for this category will focus more on creativity and the effort we feel has been put into the submission, rather than any technical painting skills or techniques to help level the playing field. As an example, an awesome kitbash and pose on a themed base would win out over a space marine that has been wet-blended and edge highlighted for hours on end. Note, a good paint job will still get you some good favour, so make sure you give it 100%.
   • For this category we’ll keep submissions open to anything from the above categories. (Single, Squad or Large).

Any doubts on what category a miniature should go in just message Stephen (@Some_Friend) on Discord.

General Competition Rules:

• 3d printed and kitbashed models are welcome across all categories! We’d encourage you to get creative with any kitbashes or awesome bases for your miniatures.
• Entry Limit: A maximum of one entry per category, per person.
• The committee reserve the right to move entries to a different category after submission if we feel it would be appropriate.
• All entries must 100% be your own work.

Voting & Awards:

• Voting will be done by the Crossfire Committee.
• 1^st and 2^ndplaces in each category will win awards and prizes.
• People’s Choice Award: Voted for by all club members on our discord!
• Slayer Chainsword Commendation: The overall winner, chosen across all categories by the committee, will get their name on a purity seal placed on the clubs own lifesize and working chainsword! Which will be proudly on display at the club. They will also get a purity seal to take home for themselves as proof of their great accomplishment!

Important Dates:

• Sign-Up Deadline: 15/05/25
• Submission Deadline: 12/06/25
• Photography Session: On thesubmission deadline day, all entries will be professionally photographed by Dan, and these photos will be shared on our Discord and website for everyone to enjoy and admire!
• The winners will be announced the following week.

How to Enter:

1. Register by posting in the sign-up channel in our discord, with your name, and the category or categories you are entering in. Make sure to post a photo of the unpainted/primed models with the date, just so we can confirm it will be all your own work.
2. Get ready for the photography session on the day of submission by bringing your completed models along. You won’t have to miss getting a game in on submission night – simply drop your model off and your entry will be catalogued and ready for you collect at the end of the night again.
3. If you are unable to attend on the day of submission, you can bring your model along to any club night before the deadline and let one of the committee know so we can take photos of it. It will still be judged the same as the others, you’ll just miss out on the expert photography shots from Dan!

Ready to paint? This competition is an opportunity to challenge yourself, show off your work, and be part of a fantastic community. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced painter, we can’t wait to see your creativity and skill on display. Good luck everyone and happy painting!