Ropecon Miniature Painting Competition 2024: Cold North Open

The miniature painting competition is here again! It is the same Ropecon painting competition that we all love, but with an updated name, look and format. In the open format the number of entries and awards given out per category is not limited. You can read more about this under the competition rules. Welcome to test your skills as a painter!

Registration to the contest is done online ahead of the contest. Entering online helps everything go smoothly on the contest day and helps the competition organizers assess the need for space. It is however also possible to enter your entries at the competition area in Hall 5B until Saturday afternoon if for some reason needed. The award ceremony and collection of your entries is done on Sunday.

As in previous years, the contest is judged by a panel of judges consisting of painters with awards from both national and international competitions. In addition an award is given out to the People’s Choice, voted by all convention visitors. More information on voting practises coming later.

The main updates to the competition in 2024 are the open format in which the amount of entries and awards given out per category is not limited, online registration ahead of the convention, Best of Category -awards for categories 1.-6. and splitting the large miniatures category into two separate categories for large figures and vehicles.

In addition to these we’re planning an exhibition to celebrate the long history of the Ropecon painting competition. For this it is a good idea to start digging up award winning pieces from previous years. More information on this later.

The Show of Force army parade organized by Warhead will also be held once again in the miniature gallery area.

Schedule

Competition entries can be submitted between Friday 19th July 3.00pm – Saturday 20.7. 3.00pm.

Entries can be collected back on Sunday 21st July 12.00pm – 4.00pm.

You can ask the judges for feedback on your entries on Sunday 21st July during a time slot dedicated for this.

The award ceremony is on Sunday 21st July.