10/01/2026
𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐎𝐫𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Celebrate the greenest month of the year with our first miniature painting contest! Whether it is a 40k Greenskin with a crude shoota or a high-fantasy brute, bring your best mean green fighting machine into the shop to compete for prizes, glory, and bein da best der iz.
𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 & 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬
𝑺𝒖𝒃𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝑶𝒑𝒆𝒏: October 1
𝑫𝒓𝒐𝒑-𝒐𝒇𝒇 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆: October 25, by 6:00 PM (Miniatures must be physically submitted in-store)
𝑷𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝑽𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 & 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚: October 26 – October 30
𝑾𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 & 𝑴𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒍 𝑷𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒖𝒑: October 31 (Halloween evening)
𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 & 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲
𝑻𝒉𝒆 "𝑶𝒓𝒌/𝑶𝒓𝒄" 𝑹𝒖𝒍𝒆: The entry must feature an Orc/Ork, Goblin/Grot, or closely related Greenskin (e.g., Warhammer 40k Orks, Age of Sigmar Orruks/Gitz, D&D Orcs, Lord of the Rings, or 3D prints).
𝑺𝒖𝒃𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔: Submit your entry before painting via a picture in Discord in the # orctober-submissions with your name written in the picture or in person to a Top Deck employee, who can log it.
𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒅?: We will accept one primer color if you already have something prepped; we don’t want you wasting a good pile-of-shame opportunity.
𝑭𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒉 𝑷𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝑶𝒏𝒍𝒚: Painted during the month of October. Please do not submit pre-painted models from previous years, except for the aforementioned primer.
𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎 𝑷𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕: We’re looking for a minimum of “battle ready” for submission, three separate colors, no green blobs or mysteriously vacant purple orks.
𝑩𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔: All models must be mounted on a base or display plinth capable of standing freely in our display case.
𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕: One entry per person.
𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬
𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚: Any standard single Greenskin on a base, e.g., Nobz, Boyz, Orc Warriors, Shamans, or larger Greenskins like Monsters, warbosses on mounts, vehicles, dreads, buggies, etc. We also understand some people don’t want to paint orcs, we will also accept some other smaller diorama of something killing an orc.
𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔: An open category for painters aged 15 and under, encouraging junior hobbyists with the same rules as the general entry, except for age.
𝑻𝒐𝒑 𝑫𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝑬𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒆𝒆𝒔/𝑶𝒘𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔: We also want to participate, but winning your own prizes is kind of lame. So, in addition to the general pool, there will also be a separate, community-voted category for Employees & Owners.
𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬
𝑩𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒘: Evaluated by store Judge(s) on paint application (layering, highlights, shading), technical ex*****on, cleanliness, and base detailing. We'll have either a single judge or a panel of judges (likely three); we’re still working on this and will have news soon!
𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑪𝒉𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆: Voted on by in-store customers and community members throughout display week using physical ballot slips.
𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔: We'll announce prizes soon; we already have some orky prize support set aside and are working on a couple more. Prizes can also be exchanged for Store credit if you’re not digging what you win.
𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲
All models will be housed in our locked glass display case for the duration of the voting period.
Models can be collected starting October 31. Any models not claimed within 14 days will be securely boxed and stored behind the counter.
This is our first one of these (more coming soon), so there will probably be changes and updates. Keep an eye on Facebook and Discord, and we’re excited to see what you’ll be working on!
