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[jkaris]

A big thank you to all who participated.


1st Place:
Jason, you get your choice of either:
$100 Kinkeshi Credit at the AKIA Store
OR
$50 cash

2nd Place:
Mischa, you get your choice of either:
$40 Kinkeshi Credit at the AKIA Store
OR
$20 cash

Since there were less than 15 entries, third place prize did not kick in (as stated in the original post above).

[jkaris]

Now on to the judges breakdown and comments:

As you know, there were 4 judges, myself and three others.

Judge one ranked them as follows:

Ok, here's how I'd rank 'em?!

1.  Kinnikuman ~ First, I'm a traditionalist!  I like things that stick to the original!  The colors were good, the accessories are terrrrrific!  Overall, even though Kinnikuman isn't my favorite Character, he's my favorite action figure in this contest!

2.  Ashuraman ~ again, tradtion!  He kept the color that he should be, added some nice touches to it with different hands and arms!  Overall a very nice piece. 

3.  Big Radial ~ Cool concept, like the 4 arms, very original.  Would have liked to see it stay similar to the the original fig, but hey, he's creative!  Lots of different ways to move him about which makes it a very interesting toy to look at!  Paint wasn't the best by what I could see in the photos.

4.  Buffaloman ~ I absolutely LOVE BUFFALOMAN!  Excellent piece, HOWEVER, tradition is big with me, and I thought he should've been in the traditional coloring, brown skin, dark hair, etc...  But I like the accessories, and the different things that you can do with him, but over all, the other pieces were better!?

All of these were good and made the decision process a tough one!  Glad that your vote out ways mine, YOU DA MAN!  But that's my opinion, and I'm sticking to it!  Can't wait to see who wins!!!  Everybody deserves to!!!

Thanks for letting me judge!

Judge two ranked them as follows:

RadialMan #1
Muscleman #2
Terri-Bull #3
Ashuraman #4

You should do one of these in the summer when most kids don't have school, no real holidays, and give them one month, say June or July.

Judge three ranked them as follows:

Hi, Johnny! Here's my vote for the Micro Action Figure contest:

#1 - Terribull
#2 - Muscleman
#3 - Tireman
#4 - Ashuraman/Sunshine combo

Judge four(me) ranked them as follows:

#1 - Muscleman:
What can I say, fully articulated, kewl paint scheme and the custom bowl of gyuudon. The joints are nice and tight and fully functional. The paint application wasn't the best of the lot, but overall this figure came out on top.

#2 - RadialMan:
Highly articulated, no extra pieces, but the added arms made him stand out. What I liked best about him were two things. 1, he was made from a kinkeshi, so he is a little more pliable, 2, the paint is freaking flawless (er, it was before I smudged a few places). So for best paint, good articulation and a kewl design, he plases second.

#3 - Buffaloman/TerriBull:
As far as kewlness goes, this one is the best, all the accessories (especially the skulls). Paint apps were good, better than Muscleman, but a little too much black wash. Cuts were more choppy than Muscleman, thus maikng to joints a little more flimsy (knee joints don't stay together very well). The red paint scheme is killer, a lot better than if he were brown. It brings to mind the Red Buffaloman Romandoh I have. 3 heads and custom sculpted large horns almost got this one second in my book, but it ended up in 3rd.

#4 - Ashuraman/Sunshine Combo:
By far the most unique. Decent articulation, but the knee joints don't bend all the way. No articulation on the arms, other than at the shoulders. Enamel paint was used, rather than acrylics, so the paint is still tacky and smudged a bit. Overall a great piece, but compared to the others, it ranked 4th.

That brings the points to:
7 - Muscleman
11 - RadialMan
14 - Terri-Bull
18 - Ashuraman


I am kind of bummed that there were only 4 entries, it seems that community participation is lacking as of late, even with some nice prizes. Last contest got zero entries, and the first custom figure contest only got a handfull as well. Any suggestions on spurring participation would be greatly appreciated.

However...

As far as a suggestion by one of the judges that I do this again in the summer goes, I will. So consider this your advanced heads up. I will post all the details this summer, but you have a good head start to begin your projects...

[jkaris]

And lastly,

Thank you to Nate, Ray and Marty for helping me pick the winners!

[arforbes]

Congrats to the winners! I liked the Buffaloman concept, but they were all fantastic creations of M.U.S.C.L.E. Micro-AFs.

Nice job guys!

[GRANDTHEFT]

hmmm
I see a trend developing
my 2nd Akia contest , my 2nd , 2nd place finish.

I might have to rename myself 2ndmuscle.

Ha i see whats going on , and i warned you judges if you didn't vote for me
to get first place this time what wouyld happen to you all.
but i just cannot blame the judges OH No , i just know Johnny would have been sitting back laughing his arse off saying to himself.
" that fool thinks he can win NEVER!! "

So don't go into too deep a sleep tonight boys , because you may never wake up.HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
to Nate , Ray , Marty and your good old buddy buddy Johnny with whom you rigged
this contest to put me into second place DAMN YOU ALL !!!!!!

Well done to doc_moore_j & Jon Chavez i really liked both your figures allot .


Mischa





Mischa

[rock-n-wrestling]

hmmm
I see a trend developing
my 2nd Akia contest , my 2nd , 2nd place finish.

I might have to rename myself 2ndmuscle.

Ha i see whats going on , and i warned you judges if you didn't vote for me
to get first place this time what wouyld happen to you all.
but i just cannot blame the judges OH No , i just know Johnny would have been sitting back laughing his arse off saying to himself.
" that fool thinks he can win NEVER!! "

So don't go into too deep a sleep tonight boys , because you may never wake up.HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
to Nate , Ray , Marty and your good old buddy buddy Johnny with whom you rigged
this contest to put me into second place DAMN YOU ALL !!!!!!

Well done to doc_moore_j & Jon Chavez i really liked both your figures allot .


Mischa





Mischa

BWAHAHAHAHAAAAA....

Hey Johnny, our plan worked!!! We were finally able to push Mischa over the deep end!!!

I just love when a plan comes together!!!!

Props to all you guys that participated!!! Great job (even to the "2ndmuscle"!!!)

This was fun, I think I wanna be a part of the next one too!!!!

Ray

[doc_moore_j]

Hey all,
Thanks for whoever voted for my stuff. You rule. I agree the other MAF's kicked arse. marty, did you finish yours yet, I'd love to see it. I just wanted to post this so you guys could get another looksy. I made this page to show Johnny what I did before sending them to him. I wanted to post it earlier, but had to wait for the contest to end.

Check it: http://www.geocities...c_moore_j02/maf

[doc_moore_j]

Marty,
Did you ever finish yours or what? i want to see it. Anybody else attempt one of these? I'd like to see those too.

[jkaris]

I got as far as painting my Junkman base coat in white and doing the blackwash on him. But I haven;t had the time to do the detail paint yet. As soon as I do, I'll post pics!

[Reccoom Kaboom]

When is the summer contest officially starting? I've got 2 heavily ball-jointed figures ready to paint, and thinking of starting a third. Building these guys are fun, but I'm gonna be in this to win, so I wish everyone the best of luck. Here's a little taste of what i've got up my sleeve

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[jkaris]

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