Models & Miniatures in Paper

A dark cloud had fallen across the land, Paperworlds had been hacked again and no one knew if it would return. Many poser groups sprung up to fill the void and Squirmydad was roused from his slumber....First he created a new yahoo group so that the showcases, which had been slumbering as well, would have their own home. Then he contacted his friend Chuck Conroy and asked him to sponsor a year of showcases, which he did. Because nothing makes people more eager to participate than a cash prize at the finish line. Then he changed the name to better reflect the showcase’s actual entries.

I took a new approach this time around and quit polling for topics after a few months as it was still difficult to get people to participate and say what they wanted. I also restarted the showcases on the wrong number (#18) and went back and did a pickup showcase called “Lost!” to fill in #17, this confused many people which I found very entertaining.

At the end of the year there was a grand finale showcase with four categories and a “Best of Show” Grand prize winner, with gift certificates for every category winner.

Showcase #18 - Fantasy theme

with two categories; Armies of Mythology

and Fantastic Creations.

Showcase #19 - Starships

Showcase #20 - Sports!

Showcase #17 - Lost!

It’s presented in this order as this was about the time I realized my showcase numbering mistake. The theme was pretty open and involved anything lost.