Appearance Example – Low

Below is an example of an army that would get a low appearance scores, along with an explanation.

Judge 1

1.  Overall = 0/25
Nothing special here.

2.  Basing & Display Board = 1/5
Basing is inconsistent.  Some movement trays are completely unfinished.

3.  Modelling = 0/5
Mold lines and flashing not removed.  Some models are broken.

4.  Technical Painting = 1/15
Drybrushing, but not much else.  Eyes on some models.  Characters are better quality.  Some models are broken though, and are generally sloppy.

5.  Judge’s Discretion = 0/10
This is army is about the base minimum.

Total: 2 points

Judge 2

1.  Overall = 0/25
Paint job is neat, but is not unified.  Only the characters stand out.

2.  Basing & Display Board = 1/5
Basing is inconsistent.  Base minimum display board.

3.  Modelling = 0/5
Minor conversions on the Black Knights, but this is countered by mold lines.

4.  Technical Painting = 3/15
Sloppy painting on the bat swarms.  Techniques used on characters are nice, but not applied across the rest of the army which was a quick & dirty drybrush.

5.  Judge’s Discretion = 0/10
This is army is about the base minimum.

Total: 4 points

Judge 3

1.  Overall = 0/25
Black Knights detract from overall army apearance.

2.  Basing & Display Board = 1/5
Basing is inconsistent.  Contrasting themes.

3.  Modelling = 1/5
Poor unit fillers.  Black Coach is missing horses heads.

4.  Technical Painting = 2/15
Mismatched technique used on Black Knights and Dire Wolves.  Characters show potential, would be great to see that spread across the entire army.

5.  Judge’s Discretion = 0/10
This is army is about the base minimum.

Total: 4 points

Average score: 3.3

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