Welcome to our 2026 Painting Contest!

Here you will find all the details and the rules for our Contest.

May 1st -- June 30th

Contest runs from the 1ST OF MAY TO 30TH OF JUNE.

Submissions close on June 30th, 23.59 CET.

How to enter

To join the contest you have to:

- POST A WIP on Social Media with the code word when you start working on the contest
- Submit your final PICTURES TO MYMINIFACTORY's page of the contest
- FILL THE SUBMISSION FORM with your details and entry

(more details later in the "Submission" section)

Limitations

- For this contest we will be accepting ONLY ONE ENTRY per contestant
- The contest is limited to NERIKSON MODELS ONLY (more details in the "Models" section)

Scale

- Scale must match the category you’re entering.
(For example if you're entering the 75mm category, your model must be scaled to 75mm)
- You can upscale/downscale a model to match the category’s size.
(For example you can use a 140mm model and downscale it to 75mm)

To ensure everyone starts on the same day, we will be requiring you to add a special code word.

When the contest starts, be sure to make WIP post on social media.

The WIP post must showcase the model you're entering the contest with unpainted and unprimed + the code word added next to it

Code Word

This year's the code word is:

NK 2026

Take a picture of your selected model for the competition (unpainted and unprimed) and add this code word next to it

Post your WIP on social media and you're ready to enter!

Good luck to you all!

Prizes

Prizes for this contest are divided between the 4 main categories + bonus prizes.

Bonus prizes are selected and assigned by us

Check them out!

About the prizes

- CHOICE OF AIRBRUSH/BRUSH/TOOL:

We will provide you with website options based on your location and allow you to choose an item that matches the price range from the prize list

- NERIKSON PROMPT CHOICE

Like in our polls, you will be allowed to make a suggestion for a model to create (no voting this time).

However, please be mindful that our usual limitations still apply.

Please check them here.

- PRINTED 75MM MINIATURE:

We will provide you a list of available Nerikson models to choose from and will ship the printed miniature to you.

This prize is limited to standalone characters and reasonable sized dioramas.

- NERIKSON STL

For this prize you can choose any model that you like as long as it's a single listing. (Yes, a diorama is a single listing!)

-The prizes are not tradable/interchangeable

Judging Criteria

Allowed Models

Only Nerikson & Cyberstash models are allowed for this contest.

Not Allowed models

BUST models are NOT allowed for this contest.

Regardless of size and category, the following models are not allowed:

Cyberstash models

The following Cyberstash models ARE ALLOWED for the contest

Free model

You don't have to subscribe or buy from Nerikson to join this contest.

For this reason we're providing a free model (Ivanhoe the Lone Knight) so that anyone can join

You can download Ivanhoe the Lone Knight FOR FREE here:

Ivanhoe the Lone Knight [presupported]

(model will be free until June 30th)

"Is it mandatory to enter the contest with this model?"

- No, it's not mandatory to join the contest with Ivanhoe. This model is just a free, bonus model for those who want to join without spending.

Submit your work

To be eligible for prizes and rewards in this contest you have to:

WIP POST

POST ONE WIP WITH THE CODE word visible next to your unpainted and unprimed model when you begin your work.

If you're not posting on Instagram/Facebook, make sure the link to your WIP post is visible and accessible without having to register an account (looking at you, TikTok..)

Bonus (not mandatory)

If you're posting:

- on Instagram → use #neriksoncontest / tag us @neriksonminiatures

- on Facebook → tag us @Nerikson

And we will share your work and hype!

Submit the Pictures

Submit your pictures to the contest page on MMF

Don't submit just to MMF → we need to see it in the contest page

UPLOAD PICTURES TO CONTEST'S PAGE

Name your entry:

[Category]_[Name].

For example: “75mm-Standard_Jason Momoa”

FIll the Form

After you've submitted the pictures, please

FILL THIS FORM

Frequentely Asked Questions

- CAN I EDIT/CUSTOMIZE A MODEL?

You can't remove elements from a model, but you can add more. However, the model and its base have to be there.

- CAN I EDIT THE BASE OF A MODEL?

You can't remove parts of a base.

But you can add more to the base (as much as you like).

Be careful: the main character/model should still remain the focus of the piece

- CAN I POST THE WIP LATER?

Yes you can.

We just need to see that you started after the 1st of May.

You can post your WIP on social media on any day between the 1st of may and the 30th of June

Be careful: we need to see the unpainted/unprimed model + the code word.

- CAN I POST MORE THAN ONE WIP?

Absolutely! Only the first one needs the code word + unprimed/unpainted model.

The other WIPs we'll try to share them as much as possible on our socials.

- CAN I POST MY WIP ON A PLATFORM THAT IS NOT INSTAGRAM/FB?

Yes you can, as long as it's publicly visible without registration (TikTok, * cough *).

We'll need a link to that post in the form submission.

- CAN I CHANGE THE SCALE OF A MODEL?

Yes you can, as long as it matches the category you're entering.

For example, if you enter the 75mm category, your model must be 75mm

- HOW MANY ENTRIES CAN I SUBMIT?

For this contest we're accepting only one entry per contestant. Make it count!

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