Dream pod 9, makers of the Heavy Gear miniatures game, have announced their Golden Gear 2025 Painting Competition.
It’s Golden Gear time again with this official announcement to the start DP9’s annual Heavy Gear miniature painting competition. Checkout all 4 categories and prizes for each in the text and image below with photo of this years trophy. Get painting your Heavy Gear Blitz and Arena Gears, Vehicles, Combat Groups, and your Custom Builds. Then take some amazing miniature photos and email them to the address below, as you have them ready. The entry deadline is November 30th 2025 at Midnight Eastern Standard Time.
This years Golden Gear Trophy of a Mad Dog on a new Trophy Base was 3D modeled by Duymon, see an exploded 3D model parts view below. It was then 3D printed by Fusion Models and assembled, then painted gold and black.
THE CATEGORIES:
– BEST HEAVY GEAR BLITZ MINIATURE
Best Heavy Gear Blitz Miniature.
– BEST HEAVY GEAR BLITZ COMBAT GROUP
Best Heavy Gear Blitz Combat Group of 4 or more Miniatures.
– BEST DUELIST
Best Duelist Heavy Gear Blitz or Arena Miniature, should have at least 1 melee weapon.
– BEST CUSTOM BUILD
Best Custom Build must include some HGB or HGA parts then painters are free to go wild and build the Gear of their dreams.
THE RULES:
MINIATURES: All Heavy Gear Blitz & Heavy Gear Arena minis can be entered into the Golden Gear Painting Competition. Conversions and decals are allowed and encouraged. Custom bases and plinths are allowed, hex bases are not required.
THE PRIZES:
– BEST HGB MINIATURE WINNER receives a Trophy plus $125 USD DP9 Store credit.
– BEST HGB COMBAT GROUP WINNER receives a Trophy plus $225 USD DP9 Store credit.
– BEST DUELIST WINNER receives a Trophy plus $125 USD DP9 Store credit.
– BEST CUSTOM BUILD WINNER receives a Trophy plus $125 USD DP9 Store credit.
SUBMISSIONS: Email up to five photos per entry to rdubois@dp9.com, please include category and description of the minis entered plus your full name. By submitting your photos you grant Dream Pod 9 the right to publish the submitted photos. Entrants may submit entries to multiple categories, however, every submission must be unique. Current Dream Pod 9 Staff are excluded from the competition.
ENTRY DEADLINE: November 30th 2025 at Midnight Eastern Standard Time.
Reminder the DP9 Summer Sale Ends on September 30th at Midnight EST, click the link below to visit the DP9 Online Store and place your order now for some great Heavy Gear Blitz, Jovian Wars, and Fusion Models deals.
