Well, now is your chance as each of our Hobby Centres begins its quest to find the best painters and modellers in their city or town.

With the National Painting Competition well under way, the finals will be held in-stores on 28th June, coinciding with the release of this year's Games Day & Golden Demon tickets.

THE RULES

So, now you're wondering 'how do I get involved?' and 'what are the rules?' Well, here are the categories to get you started:

The National Painting Competition is divided into two age groups.

Youngbloods

14 years or younger.

Open

15 years and older

There are four categories open to each age group. In this way, all age groups can try their hand in each category, whether their primary interests lie with vehicles of the far future, monstrous creatures from a long-forgotten age, or mighty heroes of legend.

Best Single Miniature

Any single human-sized Warhammer (including Blood Bowl and Mordheim), Warhammer 40,000 or The Lord of the Rings miniature on an appropriately sized gaming base. This category is open to characters mounted on cavalry or bikes.

Best Regiment or Squad

This category is open to Warhammer Regiments (including Blood Bowl Teams, Mordheim Warbands and Warmaster Brigades) and Warhammer 40,000 Squads or Squadrons (including Necromunda Gangs and Epic 40,000 Detachments). A ‘unit' must consist of at least 5 miniatures and be ‘legal' in game terms.

Best Monster or Vehicle

This category is for any single large Warhammer or Warhammer 40,000 model (such as large Tyranid creatures, Greater Daemons, Dragons, War Machines, Chariots etc.) mounted on an appropriately sized gaming base, and to single Warhammer 40,000 vehicles (including Battlefleet Gothic spaceships).

Best 'Duel' or Diorama

In this category your entries must either comprise two single models mounted on a single Slottabase, engaged in single combat, or of three or more miniatures forming a diorama mounted on a base no bigger than a CD. The subject of the ‘duel' or diorama should be appropriate to the background of the worlds of Warhammer, Warhammer 40,000 or The Lord of the Rings, but otherwise there are no restrictions on the theme or content.

Entries will be judged by the staff of each store on Saturday 28th June.

For the winners, glory awaits and a place in history is assured. So, it's time to break out those paints and brushes and get to it!

For more information on how to enter, pop into your local store and ask staff for details.