Halloween Contest 2024 Winner!

The Results are IN!!!

3rd place - Entry #2 - The Revenant Call [224.7pt]

1st Place - Entry #7 - Rider Hollow [256.5pt]

1. Happy Haroween
   Love - the haro teeth and amazing paint coats
   
   Improvement - Would love to see more dynamic action in the pose, the victim GM could do with some additional paint and damage effects. If the whole set was fixed, it would be able to show more motion in it's display. 
   
   
2. The Revenant Call 
   Love - Great use of diorama, the colors and textures. This really tells a story with the whole setting and each small detail is well placed. The whole diorama looks together and fits to bring out more of the main kit. 
   
   Improvement - The rocks could use more dynamic colors, lightened edges, mix of colors to bring out the natural unevenness of mother nature. Using the goop on the skeleton could be improved by adding more volume and having more 'saggy' 'droopy' goo then the stringy webbing. Also, goo on the floor/ground will add more to the whole presentation. Main body petit'gguy could use more modifcation. 
    
3. Pumpkins After Dark
   Love - Great use of colors and lights. The pumpkin paint job looks great. 
   
   Improvement - Would love to see the Z'gok have more motion in his pose. Also, better attachment of the 'cloak' would be more eye catching. The whole setting is too 'bright', adding a darker shadow effect or filtering the whole setting a shade down would give it more spooky halloween look. Try to make both sides of the pumpkin patch uneven to give it more natural and dynamic look, both side of the path has the same height which makes it less immersive.
    
4. Carnival of Rust
   Love - Great use of pose and creativity. Really love the use of colors in both solid object and paint. Great choice in using shiny object to bring attention to the details while the main body becomes the support. 
   
   Improvement - would love to see modification done to the main body. Change it up a bit. Most of the custom pieces were already made items. The total piece looks great but lacks more customization and modification. 
   
   
5. Miorine as Aerial
   Love - Great idea and execution. Really love how the 'body' worked out with the 'gunpla' costume. 
   
   Improvement - would like to see all the parts finished painted, skin and body missing paint job and the other parts' finish can be improved on. This piece would done better with a more dynamic pose to show off the articulation and customization. 
   
   
6. Vengeance Never Rest
   Love - Great idea and concept. Really used the RG to its potential. Great job in shading some part and washes. 
   
   Improvement - love to see 'blood' and 'guts' for a zombie. Something should be hanging from it! Adding liquid volume 'blood' or 'goop' would be great in the 'skeleton' part of the build. Damaged parts should have highlights and flesh colors to show the blend with flesh and 'skin' Would be great if parts removed were blended and melted to make it more 'fleshy' then just leaving out the top piece. 
   
   
7. Rider Hollow
   Love - great dynamic pose, really tells the story. Great use of effect parts and hiding behind the structural integrity of the build. Love the effect parts to bring out the piece to life! The paint job is fantastic and the shading as well as light bounce effect was done great!
   
   Improvement - Although the bike was customized, the main body had little customization. Would love to see more effect added to the main body to hide the kamen rider and bring out the ghost rider style. Some parts of the customizations left a lot of gap which would be nice to fill in to make the whole kit feel like '1 piece'. 
   
   
8. Skele-Acguy
   Love - love the simplicity and execution of this build. It really seems like this could be a real life gundam paint job if gundam's existed. Paint job fits the kit perfectly. 
   
   Improvement - would love to see more modification, maybe some actual skeleton or thinner piece to showcase the difference skeleton and full kit acguy. White paint could have better coating to be more even and visible. builder should have done reverse paint and do a white base instead of painting white on top of black which would be more crisp lines and easier. 
   
   
9. Zaku Goblin
   Love - love the paint job. The solid colors are crisp and vibrant. The shading is well placed. The main body really makes it look like it's an outer armor being worn. 
   
   Improvement - Dynamic pose would have made this better, have the main body knee or engage in the flight more. The static standing pose doesn't give the display any movement or simulate the hoverboard is flying. 
   
   
10. Gogg Rattled
    Love - the thought behind the pose and the suit used fits the theme. The shading and wash really brings out the decay look
    
    Improvement - Would love to see more modification with gutts out and what not. Would be great to have other limbs popping out or decoration on the ground. 
    
    
11. Grasp of the Undying
    Love - The flying mount and the colors were terrific. The gradient colors were amazing. 
    
    Improvement - would enjoy more customization and colors used on the body. Use of special effect or simulate lighting source would be great to add depth to the build. 
    
    
12. The Fighting Spirit Never Dies
    Love - The idea was great! I can really see the depth of despair in his eyes and the passion burning in his soul. 
    
    Improvement - the way the pieces lay should fit more to how a suit would fall apart. The legs should be farther away, some of the joints or leg part should be blown off. Have more actual dirt cover his body and buried. More color separations with the dirt and rock. 
    
    
13. The Headless Gundam
    Love - The idea of the head glowing was amazing! 
    
    Improvement - needs more customization. Most of the kit was stock. Have more color separation and add more highlights. 
    
    
14. Pennywise Meets Georgie
    Love - the idea was great! it really feels like a scene from the movie and loved the attention to the detail and extra small add-ons. Great touch with the posters and graffiti. 
    
    Improvement- need to think about where the audience is looking from, if the diorama is set for the audience to look from the front then majority of the work should be showcased from the front. A lot of details were hidden from hard to see angles which was a shame to not fully enjoy the piece as a whole. Keep in mind of scale when working with diorama. Keep up the good work!