{"id":660,"date":"2025-04-23T21:08:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T01:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jakeskelcher.ca\/mpustaging\/?page_id=660"},"modified":"2025-04-24T22:10:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T02:10:45","slug":"submissions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jakeskelcher.ca\/mpustaging\/submissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Submissions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The MPU welcomes and invites submissions. Submissions must follow these guidelines to be accepted:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Submissions must be of an official BattleTech miniature, such as sold by Catalyst Game Labs, Iron Wind Metals, Ral Partha, or WizKids. 3D printed minis will not be accepted. Minis may be customized (&#8220;kitbashed&#8221;) but custom parts can represent no more than 20% of the mini.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Miniatures should be painted to tabletop quality, with a minimum of 3 different colors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please include 1-5 pictures of the mini. Photos should have a square aspect ratio, a resolution of at least 1000\u00d71000 pixels, and be no larger than 2MB. Miniatures should be in focus and photographed on a background. This background may be plain monochromatic, a mapsheet, or a diorama. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submissions should include a title and a short description of the mini. This description should include the chassis and variant of the mini.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select tags for the faction, canon\/non-canon, and colors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submissions should include a list of paints used. This list should include the brand and line, as applicable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submissions should include the artist&#8217;s name. Images posted without artist&#8217;s consent are prohibited and will be removed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submissions including inappropriate content, such as iconography from hate groups, will be automatically rejected.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>MPU claims no ownership of works posted on MPU&#8217;s website. Images are owned by the users who post them and will be removed upon request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide is-style-wide--1\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"forminator-guttenberg\"><div class=\"forminator-ui forminator-custom-form forminator-custom-form-659 forminator-design--default  forminator_ajax\" data-forminator-render=\"0\" data-form=\"forminator-module-659\" data-uid=\"6a0632fd0a474\"><br\/><\/div><form\n\t\t\t\tid=\"forminator-module-659\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"forminator-ui forminator-custom-form forminator-custom-form-659 forminator-design--default  forminator_ajax\"\n\t\t\t\tmethod=\"post\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-forminator-render=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-form-id=\"659\"\n\t\t\t\tenctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" data-color-option=\"theme\" data-design=\"default\" data-grid=\"open\" style=\"display: none;\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-uid=\"6a0632fd0a474\"\n\t\t\t><div role=\"alert\" aria-live=\"polite\" class=\"forminator-response-message forminator-error\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\"><div id=\"name-1\" class=\"forminator-field-name forminator-col forminator-col-12 \"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-field-name-1_6a0632fd0a474\" id=\"forminator-field-name-1_6a0632fd0a474-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Name <span class=\"forminator-required\">*<\/span><\/label><span id=\"forminator-field-name-1_6a0632fd0a474-description\" class=\"forminator-description\">Your name as you would like listed in the artist credits<\/span><input type=\"text\" name=\"name-1\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"E.g. John Doe\" id=\"forminator-field-name-1_6a0632fd0a474\" class=\"forminator-input forminator-name--field\" aria-required=\"true\" autocomplete=\"name\" aria-describedby=\"forminator-field-name-1_6a0632fd0a474-description\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\"><div id=\"email-1\" class=\"forminator-field-email forminator-col forminator-col-12 \"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-field-email-1_6a0632fd0a474\" id=\"forminator-field-email-1_6a0632fd0a474-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Email Address <span class=\"forminator-required\">*<\/span><\/label><span id=\"forminator-field-email-1_6a0632fd0a474-description\" class=\"forminator-description\">Please provide an email address that we can contact you at if we have any questions about your submission<\/span><input type=\"email\" name=\"email-1\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"E.g. john@doe.com\" id=\"forminator-field-email-1_6a0632fd0a474\" class=\"forminator-input forminator-email--field\" data-required=\"1\" aria-required=\"true\" autocomplete=\"email\" aria-describedby=\"forminator-field-email-1_6a0632fd0a474-description\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\"><div id=\"text-7\" class=\"forminator-field-text forminator-col forminator-col-12 \"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-field-text-7_6a0632fd0a474\" id=\"forminator-field-text-7_6a0632fd0a474-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Title <span class=\"forminator-required\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"text\" name=\"text-7\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"E.g. Awesome - Free Worlds Guard\" id=\"forminator-field-text-7_6a0632fd0a474\" class=\"forminator-input forminator-name--field\" data-required=\"1\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\"><div id=\"textarea-2\" class=\"forminator-field-textarea forminator-col forminator-col-12 \"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-field-textarea-2_6a0632fd0a474\" id=\"forminator-field-textarea-2_6a0632fd0a474-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Short Description <span class=\"forminator-required\">*<\/span><\/label><textarea name=\"textarea-2\" placeholder=\"Please briefly describe the miniature to assist the MPU&#039;s editors.\" id=\"forminator-field-textarea-2_6a0632fd0a474\" class=\"forminator-textarea\" rows=\"6\" style=\"--forminator-textarea-min-height:140px;\" ><\/textarea><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\"><div id=\"upload-1\" class=\"forminator-field-upload forminator-col forminator-col-12 \"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-field-upload-1_6a0632fd0a474\" id=\"forminator-field-upload-1_6a0632fd0a474-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Upload Photos <span class=\"forminator-required\">*<\/span><\/label><span id=\"forminator-field-upload-1_6a0632fd0a474-description\" class=\"forminator-description\">Please upload 1-5 photos of the miniature. These photos should be square, 1000\u00d71000 pixels minimum, 2500&#215;2500 pixels maximum, and less than 2 MB<\/span><div class=\"forminator-multi-upload \" data-element=\"upload-1_6a0632fd0a474\" aria-describedby=\"forminator-field-upload-1_6a0632fd0a474-description\"><input type=\"file\" name=\"upload-1[]\" id=\"forminator-field-upload-1_6a0632fd0a474\" class=\"forminator-input-file-required do-validate forminator-field-upload-1_6a0632fd0a474-659\" multiple=\"multiple\" data-method=\"ajax\" accept=\".avif,.heif,.heics,.heifs,.jpg,.jpeg,.jpe\" data-limit=\"5\" data-limit-message=\"You can upload a maximum of 5 files.\" data-size=\"2000000\" data-size-message=\"Maximum file size allowed is 2 MB. \" data-filetype=\"avif|heif|heics|heifs|jpg|jpeg|jpe\" data-filetype-message=\"file extension is not allowed.\"><div class=\"forminator-multi-upload-message\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"forminator-icon-upload\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><p>Drag and Drop (or) <a class=\"forminator-upload-file--forminator-field-upload-1_6a0632fd0a474\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"return false;\">Choose Files<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><ul class=\"forminator-uploaded-files upload-container-upload-1_6a0632fd0a474\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\"><div id=\"text-1\" class=\"forminator-field-text forminator-col forminator-col-12 \"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-field-text-1_6a0632fd0a474\" id=\"forminator-field-text-1_6a0632fd0a474-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Faction <span class=\"forminator-required\">*<\/span><\/label><span id=\"forminator-field-text-1_6a0632fd0a474-description\" class=\"forminator-description\">Which faction is this miniature painted as?<\/span><input type=\"text\" name=\"text-1\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"E.g. Free Worlds League\" id=\"forminator-field-text-1_6a0632fd0a474\" class=\"forminator-input forminator-name--field\" data-required=\"1\" aria-describedby=\"forminator-field-text-1_6a0632fd0a474-description\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\"><div id=\"text-5\" class=\"forminator-field-text forminator-col forminator-col-12 \"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-field-text-5_6a0632fd0a474\" id=\"forminator-field-text-5_6a0632fd0a474-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Combat Command<\/label><span id=\"forminator-field-text-5_6a0632fd0a474-description\" class=\"forminator-description\">Which combat command is this miniature painted as?<\/span><input type=\"text\" name=\"text-5\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"E.g. Marik Militia\" id=\"forminator-field-text-5_6a0632fd0a474\" class=\"forminator-input forminator-name--field\" data-required=\"\" aria-describedby=\"forminator-field-text-5_6a0632fd0a474-description\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\"><div id=\"text-2\" class=\"forminator-field-text forminator-col forminator-col-12 \"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-field-text-2_6a0632fd0a474\" id=\"forminator-field-text-2_6a0632fd0a474-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Miniature Source <span class=\"forminator-required\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"text\" name=\"text-2\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Forcepack (List which forcepack the miniature is from), CGL Premium, or IWM?\" id=\"forminator-field-text-2_6a0632fd0a474\" class=\"forminator-input forminator-name--field\" data-required=\"1\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\"><div id=\"radio-1\" class=\"forminator-field-radio forminator-col forminator-col-12 \"><div role=\"radiogroup\" class=\"forminator-field\" aria-labelledby=\"forminator-radiogroup-radio-1-6a0632fd0a474-label\"><span id=\"forminator-radiogroup-radio-1-6a0632fd0a474-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Paint Scheme Canonicity <span class=\"forminator-required\">*<\/span><\/span><label id=\"forminator-field-radio-1-label-1\" for=\"forminator-field-radio-1-1-6a0632fd0a474\" class=\"forminator-radio\" title=\"Canon\"><input type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-1\" value=\"one\" id=\"forminator-field-radio-1-1-6a0632fd0a474\" aria-labelledby=\"forminator-field-radio-1-label-1\" data-calculation=\"0\"   data-hidden-behavior=\"zero\"\/><span class=\"forminator-radio-bullet\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"forminator-radio-label\">Canon<\/span><\/label><label id=\"forminator-field-radio-1-label-2\" for=\"forminator-field-radio-1-2-6a0632fd0a474\" class=\"forminator-radio\" title=\"Canon Inspired\"><input type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-1\" value=\"two\" id=\"forminator-field-radio-1-2-6a0632fd0a474\" aria-labelledby=\"forminator-field-radio-1-label-2\" data-calculation=\"0\"   data-hidden-behavior=\"zero\"\/><span class=\"forminator-radio-bullet\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"forminator-radio-label\">Canon Inspired<\/span><\/label><label id=\"forminator-field-radio-1-label-3\" for=\"forminator-field-radio-1-3-6a0632fd0a474\" class=\"forminator-radio\" title=\"Non-Canon\"><input type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-1\" value=\"Non-Canon\" id=\"forminator-field-radio-1-3-6a0632fd0a474\" aria-labelledby=\"forminator-field-radio-1-label-3\" data-calculation=\"0\"   data-hidden-behavior=\"zero\"\/><span class=\"forminator-radio-bullet\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"forminator-radio-label\">Non-Canon<\/span><\/label><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\"><div id=\"text-6\" class=\"forminator-field-text forminator-col forminator-col-12 \"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-field-text-6_6a0632fd0a474\" id=\"forminator-field-text-6_6a0632fd0a474-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Canon Reference<\/label><span id=\"forminator-field-text-6_6a0632fd0a474-description\" class=\"forminator-description\">If you painted this as a canon scheme, what was your reference for it?<\/span><input type=\"text\" name=\"text-6\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"E.g. Combat Manual: Davion\" id=\"forminator-field-text-6_6a0632fd0a474\" class=\"forminator-input forminator-name--field\" data-required=\"\" aria-describedby=\"forminator-field-text-6_6a0632fd0a474-description\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\"><div id=\"text-3\" class=\"forminator-field-text forminator-col forminator-col-12 \"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-field-text-3_6a0632fd0a474\" id=\"forminator-field-text-3_6a0632fd0a474-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Primary Color(s) <span class=\"forminator-required\">*<\/span><\/label><span id=\"forminator-field-text-3_6a0632fd0a474-description\" class=\"forminator-description\">Please list the primary color(s) of your miniature<\/span><input type=\"text\" name=\"text-3\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"E.g. Blue\" id=\"forminator-field-text-3_6a0632fd0a474\" class=\"forminator-input forminator-name--field\" data-required=\"1\" aria-describedby=\"forminator-field-text-3_6a0632fd0a474-description\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\"><div id=\"text-4\" class=\"forminator-field-text forminator-col forminator-col-12 \"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-field-text-4_6a0632fd0a474\" id=\"forminator-field-text-4_6a0632fd0a474-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Secondary Color(s)<\/label><span id=\"forminator-field-text-4_6a0632fd0a474-description\" class=\"forminator-description\">Please list the accent colors on your miniature if any<\/span><input type=\"text\" name=\"text-4\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"E.g. Orange\" id=\"forminator-field-text-4_6a0632fd0a474\" class=\"forminator-input forminator-name--field\" data-required=\"\" aria-describedby=\"forminator-field-text-4_6a0632fd0a474-description\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\"><div id=\"textarea-1\" class=\"forminator-field-textarea forminator-col forminator-col-12 \"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-field-textarea-1_6a0632fd0a474\" id=\"forminator-field-textarea-1_6a0632fd0a474-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Artist Notes <span class=\"forminator-required\">*<\/span><\/label><textarea name=\"textarea-1\" placeholder=\"Brief description of how you painted the miniature and any other notes you would like included in the post. 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