1. Richard Rush Rodrigo deSilva

2. Gregory Zuniga Samurai Warrior

3. Hugh Alderson WWII Italian Officer

HISTORICON 2017 PAINTING COMPETITION

Category One - Historical Single Miniature

Unit/War Machine, and it was in this category we found the winner of both the Best of Warlord Games and Best of Theme awards, a great M10 Tank Destroyer painted by John Emmett. John dropped us a line to let us know that the textured sandbags - a popular part of his piece - were from Wind Sword (www.windswordaccessories.com).

One thing that did surprise us was the make up of the Flames Of War Platoon category. In previous years we typically see 90% of the entries being tank platoons, but this year, despite the show theme being Tanks, the entries were flipped, with 90% being infantry platoons. We’re not sure why.

Entries were up slightly from last year, which was encouraging, and efforts will be doubled to attract more for 2018. In particular, we hope to see more entries in the Youth category, a traditionally light one.

Congratulations to all those who entered and walked away with prizes. We’ll see you all in Lancaster at Historicon 2018!

BEST OF SHOW

Historicon 2017 saw Wargames Illustrated (represented by former US Editor Dave Taylor) run the Historicon Painting Competition for the fifth time. Dave was once again assisted by Christin Sciulli and Brett Abbott, studying the Fantasy Single Miniature entries above.

We continue to be surprised each year, with the wide variety of entries, covering different periods, genres, and manufacturers. Time has certainly shown that Historicon attendees love a lot of different miniatures. The most populous category this year was Historical

BEST OF

WARLORD

GAMES

BEST OF

THEME

Category two - Historical Unit/War Machine

1. John Emmett M10 Tank Destroyer

2. Kyle Gibson Berbers

3. Richard Rush A7V

Category Three - Fantasy Single Miniature

1. Gregory Zuniga Kingdom Death Dark Elf

2. Richard Rush Alessandro Cassavechi

3. Tom Cluchey Dain Ironfist

Category Four - Fantasy Unit/War Machine

Honorable Mentions. Hugh Alderson Lord of Plagues

1. Richard Rush Frostgrave Barbarians

2. Michael Adkins Tzeentch Daemon Prince

3. Rob Duffy Lord Curr’s Company

Category Five - Sci-fi Single Miniature

1. Matt Nielson Caeran Highlander Sniper

2. Gregory Zuniga Mercs Assassin

3. Alex Caldwell Sly Marbo

Category six - Sci-fi Unit/War Machine

1. Richard Rush Infinity Anaconda

2. Hugh Alderson Death Guard Kill Team

3. Kevin Kelley Battletech Mechs

1. Gregory Zuniga Sally Starfield vs Asteroid X

2. John Emmett Panzer IV

3. Michael Adkins Tzeentch Summoning Circle

Honorable Mention. Brian Robinette

The Duelists

Category Eight - Open

IRON CROSS AWARD

Category Ten - Flames Of War

Objective

Category Seven - Youth

1. Katelyn Scarlett Samurai Mouseling

Something New... We were delighted to receive our first “flat” of the painting competition. Brian Robinette submitted this diorama based on a scene from The Duelists and even went so far as to paint the reverse side of the slightly embossed figures and scenery. Perhaps we’ll see more in the future?

For more photos and coverage of the previous competitions, please visit

www.wargamesillustrated.co.uk

Category Nine - Flames Of War Platoon

1. John Elbro German Artillery

2. Matt Nielson Panzer Scouts

3. Hugh Alderson Sikh MMG Platoon

1. Ed Kee WWI US FT-17 “To the green

fields beyond.”

2. John Elbro “Surprise!”

3. Dennis Jensen Italians Eating