After verifying the results I am very pleased to announce the winners of the Golden Bat 2025 Halloween Special! Before I go into the results I want to thank everyone who took park in this years competition, not only did you make it brilliant, it was an important one as we try to reinvigorate the forum. I hope you will all continue to spend time on the community here, and of course get ready for our next competition which will reintroduce tiers to give newer/novice painters chances at winning - details at the end of the post!
Now please join me in congratulating the winners! (Winners with prize vouchers, please PM me
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Painting
I appreciate the overall effort that went into the Ushabti so much - the amazing 3D sculpting and reimagination of one of my favourite WHFB units. I love the vibrant paintjob and the colours used and how well it all works together, from modelling to the finished model. So decided I want to show appreciation for the overall work that went into it.
As mentioned above if we can get enough entrants (similar to this time), I will reintroduce tiers. I appreciate it can be potentially disheartening to try and compete with some of the amazing skilled painters we have, especially judging by this years entries, so this will separate out those highly-skilled/professional grade painters to give there rest of us normal painters a chance (me included!)
There will be additional criteria next time around winning prizes as well, with monetary awards limited to active members (there will be a reasonable but minimum post count), as I of course want to encourage and reward members who give back to Carpe Noctem. As a general idea, if you are just actively posting updates in your painting log that should be more than enough.
Now please join me in congratulating the winners! (Winners with prize vouchers, please PM me
)Painting
- Gold: #10 - Wight King by krazyboris - £40 prize voucher!
- Silver: #17 - Cado Ezechiar by Amarell
- Bronze: #5 - Ushabti by Thanakhton_Emissary
Conversion
- Gold: #4 - Undead Manticore by The Brotherhood of Necros - £40 prize voucher!
- Silver: #2 - Casket of Souls by Thanakhton_Emissary
- Bronze: #7 - Spirit Hosts by Amarell
Additional Awards
Mod's Choice Award - Winner: #5 Ushabti by Thanakhton_Emissary! - @20 Prize Voucher
This years award was chosen by Raven Torrid, one of our brilliant moderators who has cared for our painting section for many years and ran our regular Turning the World to Darkness mini competitions (of which I am sure there will be one starting soon!), who chose this entry based on the following:I appreciate the overall effort that went into the Ushabti so much - the amazing 3D sculpting and reimagination of one of my favourite WHFB units. I love the vibrant paintjob and the colours used and how well it all works together, from modelling to the finished model. So decided I want to show appreciation for the overall work that went into it.
WTF?! Award - Winner: #12 Monseer Fronkensteen by Raven Torrid! (3 votes)
Other nominees:- #15 Varghulf by Tangent (2 votes)
- #4 Manticore by The Brotherhood of Necros (2 votes)
- #9 Black Coach by Count Magpyr
- #17 Cado Ezechiar by Amarell (1 vote)
Nightmare Award - Winner: #10 Wight King by krazyboris (3 votes)
Other nominees:- #1 Vampire Lord by ChaoticMess (2 votes)
- #2 Spirit Hosts by MedMos (1 vote)
- #13 Red Duke BSB by thorash (1 vote)
- #4 Undead Manticore by The Brotherhood of Necros (1 vote)
- #18 Banshee by kondor44 (1 vote)
Living Doll Award - Winner: #17 Cado Ezechiar by Amarell (5 votes)
Other nominees- #5 Ushabti by Thanakhton_Emissary (4 votes)
- #2 Casket of Souls by Thanakhton_Emissary (1 vote)
Joker's Award - Winner: #12 Monsieur Fronkensteen by Raven Torrid (2 votes)
Other nominees- #8 Sargento Alejandro Mortez by Mr Saturday
- #16 Luthor by Mr. Anderson (1 vote)
Next Golden Bat Competition - end of Jan/start of Feb 2026!
This gives everyone the chance to unbox and paint those great minis you got over Christmas As mentioned above if we can get enough entrants (similar to this time), I will reintroduce tiers. I appreciate it can be potentially disheartening to try and compete with some of the amazing skilled painters we have, especially judging by this years entries, so this will separate out those highly-skilled/professional grade painters to give there rest of us normal painters a chance (me included!)There will be additional criteria next time around winning prizes as well, with monetary awards limited to active members (there will be a reasonable but minimum post count), as I of course want to encourage and reward members who give back to Carpe Noctem. As a general idea, if you are just actively posting updates in your painting log that should be more than enough.
