Challenges

This page gives an overview of the various official Shipbucket challenges and their respective entries (so far as they are on the Shipbucket Wiki)

Shipbucket Scale Challenges

One Small Step Challenge

The One Small Step Challenge was held in April and May 2024. Participants were asked to draw spacecraft capable of reaching other celestial objects. Sapphire262's Ares 5 mission spacecraft won the challenge.

Visit Category:One Small Step Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Armoured Cruiser Challenge

The Armoured Cruiser Challenge was held in February and March 2024. Charguizard's Cochrane achieved first place.

Visit Category:Armoured Cruiser Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Supercarrier Challenge

The Supercarrier Challenge ran from October to December 2023 and asked participants to draw an aircraft laid down from 1946 with a full load displacement exceeding 70,000 long tons. Soode achieved first place with the aircraft carrier Choe Sŭng-min.

Visit Category:Supercarrier Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Boomer Challenge

For the Boomer Challenge, participants were asked to draw a ballistic missile submarine. It took place in August and September 2023. The_Sprinklez achieved first place with their entry, the Alexander Polnareff' class.

Visit Category:Boomer Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

First Aircraft Carrier Challenge

During the First Aircraft Carrier Challenge, participants drew early aircraft carriers. The submission period was in June and July 2023. Soode's entry, the Menghean aircraft carrier Hangmo Il-ho, achieved first place.

Visit Category:First Aircraft Carrier Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Ram Challenge

The Ram Challenge took place in March and April 2023. Each entry represented a warship armed with a ram commissioned between 1866 and 1876. JJX Indoweeb achieved first place with Vestenico Ruso II.

Visit Category:Ram Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Modern Coast Guard Ship Challenge

In January and early February 2023, participants were asked to draw a modern coast guard vessel laid down after 1991. Heuhen achieved first place with the Char class.

Visit Category:Modern Coast Guard Ship Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Washington Naval Treaty Centennial Challenge

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Washington Naval Treaty and the unique ships it created, the Washington Naval Treaty Centennial Challenge took place in November 2022 and called upon participants to draw a capital ship or cruiser compliant with the terms of the treaty. Maomatic achieved first place with the heavy cruiser Dresden.

Visit Category:Washington Naval Treaty Centennial Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Anti-Aircraft Cruiser Challenge

Focusing on gun cruisers tailored for anti-aircraft warfare, the Anti-Aircraft Challenge was held in September and October 2022. The Object 221's entry, the Ambrosia class, received the highest score.

Visit Category:Anti-Aircraft Cruiser Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Modern Stealth Corvette Challenge

The Modern Stealth Corvette Challenge took place in July and August 2022. Hood achieved first place with their Type 31 'Egret' class corvette.

Visit Category:Modern Stealth Corvette Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

FRAM Can Challenge

The FRAM Can Challenge took place in May and June 2022. The requirement was to draw a converted postwar ASW combatant from an destroyer build in WW2.

Shigure achieved first place with their Shannon class destroyer

Visit Category:FRAM Can Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Hospital Ship Challenge

The Hospital Ship Challenge took place in February and March 2022. As the name suggests, participants were asked to draw a fictional hospital ship.

Skibud1998 achieved first place with NV Autumn.

Visit Category:Hospital Ship Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Modern Battleship Challenge

The modern battleship challenge was held between November 2021 and January 2022. The objective was to design a gun armed surface capital ship completed, refitted, or proposed after 1950.

This challenge was won by Mitchell van Os with the battlecruiser De Ruyter

Visit Category:Modern Battleship Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Anti-Submarine Task Force Flagship Challenge

The objective of this challenge was to draw a fictional ship intended to serve as the flagship of an anti-submarine task force. The challenge was held in October 2021. Thread

Charguizard won the challenge with their aircraft carrier PNS Lexington (CV-15).

Visit Category:Anti-Submarine Task Force Flagship Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Amphibious Assault Ship Challenge

In this challenge, held in August 2021, the requirement was to draw an fictional amphibious assault ship. Thread

This challenge was won by Garlicdesign with the landing platform dock Fuascailteoir.

Visit Category:Amphibious Assault Ship Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Modern Auxiliary Challenge

In this challenge, held in June 2021, the requirement was to draw a modern (2021 in service date) naval Auxiliary ship. Thread

Mitchell van Os achieved first place with their entry, the Kopenhuuwen class.

Visit Category:Modern Auxiliary Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

River Gunboat and Monitor Challenge

In this challenge, held in April 2021, the requirement was to draw an river monitor or gunboat with an draft of less then 5 metres and operate primarely on rivers. Thread

Rodondo won the challenge with their entry HCMPS 'Waratah'.

Visit Category:River Gunboat and Monitor Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

The Iron-Clad Menace

Thread The challenge was won by Charguizards 'Reuzenpissebed'

Visit Category:The Iron-Clad Menace to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Second World War Destroyer Escort Challenge

Welcome to the Second World War destroyer escort challenge! For those unaware, the United States built several hundred destroyer escorts during the Second World War. These valiant vessels escorted merchant convoys during the Battle of the Atlantic and saw extensive service elsewhere. USS Samuel B. Roberts, for example, was sunk during the famed confrontation between Taffy 3 and Admiral Kurita's Centre Force. Other navies built equivalent types, such as the frigates of the Royal Navy or the Imperial Japanese Navy's kaibōkan. In this challenge, participants are asked to draw a fictional destroyer escort that could have existed during the Second World War period (1 September 1939 to 2 September 1945). The destroyer escort does not have to participate in the Second World War, or even belong to a real-life nation. It only needs to conform to the given time frame. As a destroyer escort is a smaller ship, this challenge is a perfect opportunity for new members and FD scale artists to explore SB scale. I hope we will see many excellent entries over the coming month.

Design Requirements

• Your submission must depict a destroyer escort - a ship designed to escort merchant convoys at sea - or an equivalent type (e.g. frigate, kaibōkan, geleitboot).
• The included drawing should depict the ship on a specific date between 1 September 1939 and 2 September 1945.
• Maximum design speed of the ship must not exceed 28 knots (52 km/h, 32 mph).
• The ship should possess anti-submarine warfare equipment.

The challenge was judged by community poll. It was won by Kiwi Imperialist.

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Visit Category:Second World War Destroyer Escort Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

First World War Battlecruiser Challenge

In this challenge, held in september 2020, the requirement was to draw an WW1 battlecruiser.

The challenge was won by GarlicDesign's LT Comhcheangal.

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Visit Category:First World War Battlecruiser Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Second World War Aircraft Carrier Challenge

The goal of this challenge was to draw an fictional aircraft carrier operational in WW2. It ran in July and August 2020.

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The challenge was won by BB1987's Tobiuo class.

Visit Category:Second World War Aircraft Carrier Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Post-Cold War Large Surface Combatant Challenge

The goal of this challenge, held in April 2020, was to draw an large surface combatant (destroyer or cruiser) comissioned between 1990 and 2020.

The challenge was won by MitcheLL300s Conqueror

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Visit Category:Post-Cold War Large Surface Combatant Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

"Harrier Carrier" challenge

This challenge was held in September 2019. The goal was a drawing of a "Harrier Carrier" - a ship able to launch and recover VTOL "jump jets".

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The challenge was won by Charguizards Kaapstad LPH.

Visit Category:'Harrier Carrier' challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

The Last Pre-dreadnought battleship Challenge

The goal of this challenge was to design and draw your nations Last pre-dreadnought type of battleship, eq ship that does not have uniform main-battery, nor turbine propulsion.

This challenge was won by BB1987s drawing of the battleship Ketsui.

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Visit Category:The Last Pre-dreadnought battleship Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

London treaty Gunboat Challenge

The goal in this challenge was to build a London Naval Treaty gunboat. That meant that it could not have guns above 155mm calibre, not more then 4 guns above 76mm calibre, not launch torpedo's and not go faster then 20 knots.

This challenge was won by Trainspites MMS Magnus

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Visit Category:London treaty Gunboat Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Real life challenge

Thread The results from the Real Life challenge can be found on the Shipbucket main site. The Real Life challenge was won by Gollevainen's R33 Vikramaditya.

Nuclear attack sub challenge

This challenge was held in March 2019. The goal was to draw an nuclear attack submarine of any era.

The challenge was won by Blackbucks Artamis class

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Visit Category:Nuclear attack sub challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Postwar Gun Cruiser Challenge

This challenge was held in March 2019 and was won by Garlicdesign's Neptune class

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Visit Category:Postwar Gun Cruiser Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Ocean liner challenge

The Ocean Liner challenge was held in januari 2019 and set up and judged by armoured man. Thread

The challenge was won by acelanceloets Nieuw Amsterdam

Visit Category:Ocean liner challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Typhon Challenge

The Typhon Challenge was a challenge organised by Mihoshik in November 2018. The goal was to to design a 1970s, early 80s era warship armed with the Typhon series of missiles.

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The challenge was judged by a panel made up of Colosseum, MihoshiK, Gollevainen and Hood. The winner was Erik_T's CGN-36 'TyBeach'.

Visit Category:Typhon Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Early Cold War Destroyer challenge

Thread In this challenge in 2018, the requirement was the design of an 'early Cold War' destroyer that was in service between 1950 and 1960.

This challenge was judged by Erik_T, Shigure and TimothyC.

The challenge was won by BB1987s Yorihime class.

Visit Category:Early Cold War Destroyer challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Fast battleship challenge

The goal in this challenge was to draw a battleship or battlecruiser with a top speed of no less then 28 knots and design date must be between 1920 and 1945.

The winner was BB1987s KnK Kamiyama.

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Visit Category:Fast battleship challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Treaty Cruiser Design Challenge

The Treaty Cruiser Design Challenge commenced in March 2018. Maomatic achieved first place with the Wiesbaden-class.

Visit Category:Treaty Cruiser Design Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Arctic/Icebreaking Warship Challenge

The Arctic/Icebreaking Warship Challenge began in the final days of 2017. No winner was announced.

Visit Category:Arctic or Icebreaking Warship Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Interwar Cruiser Submarine Challenge

The Interwar Cruiser Submarine Design Challenge started in December 2017. First place was a tie between Blackbuck and ABetterName.

Visit Category:Interwar Cruiser Submarine Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Gunboat Diplomats Challenge

The Gunboat Diplomats Challenge was held in December 2017. No winner was announced.

Visit Category:Gunboat Diplomats Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Nato ASW challenge

The NATO ASW Challenge was held in 2012. It was set up by acelanceloet/J.Scholtens and Thiel. It was tried to emulate the real shipbuilding industry a bit by setting an set of specifications, but still leaving the contestants free to do what you want as long as it stayed inside the specs. The idea was an ASW/ASuW vessel from about 1980. About everything from a VDS tug to an Iroqouis was acceptable. The ships were restricted to real life or close to real life weapons.

The challenge was judged by Erik_T and TimothyC. The scores ended up with a tie between Rowdy's "Vampire Class" and Ace's "Vandalia Class". To this end Rowdy36 won the "Best Practical" award while Ace won the "Best Totally Awesome" Award.

The following are the final rankings:

   Rowdy36 & Acelanceloet (33)
   Novice (32)
   Heuhen #3 [With ASROC] (31)
   Heuhen #1 [With Mk 141] & Hood & Jabba #2 [Flight 2] & Thiel (30)
   Heuhen #1 [With Terne III] (29)
   LEUT_East (27)
   MC Spoilt B'stard (26)
   Jabba #1 [Dortmund] (25)
   Clone Commander & Jabba #3 [Dortmund, Goalkeeper Mod] (23)
   Rifleman (22)

The challenge was won by acelanceloets 'Vandalia' and by Rowdy's 'Vampire'

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Visit Category:NATO ASW Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

FD Scale Challenges

Interim Interceptor Challenge

In May and June 2024, participants were asked to draw a fictional interim interceptor design which could have first flown between 1952 and 1962. The Interim Interceptor Challenge forum thread can be found here. Charguizard achieved first place with the Seversky F-91 Starstreak.

Visit Category:Interim Interceptor Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Emergency Vehicle Challenge

The Emergency Vehicle Challenge was held in April and May 2024. Participants were asked to draw three contemporaneous emergency vehicles. The forum thread can be found here. The outcome was a tie, with The_Sprinklez and Charguizard both achieving first place.

Visit Category:Emergency Vehicle Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Golden Age of Flying Boats Challenge

In January and early February 2024, members of the Shipbucket community were asked to draw a flying boat from the golden age of that type. You can find the forum thread here. First place went to The_Sprinklez, who created the Short S.24 Surveyor.

Visit Category:Golden_Age_of_Flying_Boats_Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Cold War Primary Trainer Aircraft Challenge

In September and October 2023 the Shipbucket community was asked to draw a Cold War primary trainer. The forum thread can be found here. First place went to The_Sprinklez, who created the Piper PA-50 Cayuga.

Visit Category:Cold War Primary Trainer Aircraft Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Falklands War Commemorative Challenge

Held in December 2022 to (somewhat belatedly) commemorate the 40th anniversary, the Falklands War Commemorative Challenge asked participates to draw a lightweight naval attack aircraft. Charguizard achieved first place with the ADSTRA Jaguar.

Visit Category:Falklands War Commemorative Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Cold War Self-Propelled Air Defence System Challenge

The Cold War Self-Propelled Air Defence System Challenge took place in August and September 2022. Torpid Hunter achieved first place with their SLaK Mk.80.912.

Visit Category:Cold War Self-Propelled Air Defence System Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

1965 Strategic Reconnaissance Aircraft Challenge

The Strategic Reconnaissance Aircraft Challenge took place between June and July 2022. Participants were asked to draw an a fictional strategic reconnaissance aircraft that should be capable of surviving anticipated missile and interceptor threats. TigerHunter1945 achieved first place with the 'Eye of Malvinas', the I.Ae. 69R1.

Visit Category:1965 Strategic Reconnaissance Aircraft Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Attack Helicopter Challenge

The attack helicopter challenge took place between January and February 2022. Participants were asked to draw an attack helicopter or gunship. Soode achieved first place with the Gyundoan-Han-Kansainyhteisön GHK-38 Wolverine.

Visit Category:Attack Helicopter Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Second World War Heavy Bomber Challenge

This challenge took place in May and April 2021. The forum thread can be found here. Participants were asked to draw a fictional heavy bomber which saw active service between 1 September 1939 and 2 September 1945. For the purposes of the challenge, a 'heavy bomber' was an aircraft with an empty weight exceeding 11,000 kg (24,251 lb) primarily intended to destroy the infrastructure and industry of an enemy homeland. Charguizard won the challenge with the Werkspoor WkB.3.

Visit Category:Second World War Heavy Bomber Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Fifth Generation Fighter Challenge

This challenge was organised by Kiwi Imperialist in Februari 2021. The goal was to design realistic 5th generation fighter jets.

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The challenge was judged by community poll and was won by Soode's Songrim SR-12

Visit Category:Fifth Generation Fighter Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

'Endgame' Heavy Tank Challenge

This challenge was organised by Kiwi Imperialist in september 2020. The goal was to design late-WW2 heavy tanks.

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The challenge was judged by community poll and was won by Charguizards Kanonpantser m/59 Belgae

Visit Category:'Endgame' Heavy Tank Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Interwar Fighter Challenge

The goal of this challenge was to design and draw an fighter aicraft from between WW1 and WW2.

This challenge was won by Hoods Ridgefield Type 342.

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Visit Category:Interwar Fighter Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Cold War Attack Aircraft Challenge

This challenge was held in March 2020.

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The challenge was won by TigerHunter1945's Wiweko S-56 “Kepik”

Visit Category:Cold War Attack Aircraft Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

First Generation Jet Fighter -Challenge

The goal here was als the title says: design a first generation jet fighter.

This challenge was won by Sprinklezs Sachs SA28A-1 "Uhu"

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Visit Category:First Generation Jet Fighter -Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Main battle tank challenge

The goal of this challenge was to design and draw an main battle tank.

The challenge was won by Pegasus206s Hellcat 2

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Visit Category:Main battle tank challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Cold War Strategic Bomber Challenge

The goal of this challenge was to design and draw an cold war strategic bomber, capable of striking enemies with nuclear weapons regardless of their modern air defences.

The challenge was won by Hoods HS. 1110

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Visit Category:Cold War Strategic Bomber Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Gunbucket & Weaponbucket Scale Challenges

Battle Rifle Challenge

Participants were asked to draw a fictional battle rifle from any period. The challenge took place in September 2021 and Dalamace achieved first place with their ROMAT rifle.

Visit Category:Battle Rifle Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Big Iron Challenge

This challenge was held in July 2020. The goal was to draw a gunbucket-scale revolver.

The challenge was won by JCSTCaps 1861 Mahtsrevolver

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Visit Category:Big Iron Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

First Assault Rifle Challenge

The goal of this challenge was to design and draw an realistic first assault rifle for a nation/manufacturer. It had to have realistic characteristics.

This challenge was won by Muscatatucks Marquis RDU-54.

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Visit Category:First Assault Rifle Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Soldierbucket

Men-at-Arms Challenge

The Men-at-Arms Challenge, inspired by the Osprey Publishing book series of the same name, took place in July and August 2023. El Snow achieved first place with their entry Zephyrian Army at War 1970-2020.

Visit Category:Men-at-Arms Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Cold War Light Tank Challenge

The Cold War Light Tank Challenge took place in April and May 2023. Charguizard achieved first place with the OTO-Mack Carro A.89 "Granchio".

Visit Category:Cold War Light Tank Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Infantry Fighting Vehicle Challenge

The Infantry Fighting Vehicle Challenge took place in April 2022. Artists were asked to draw an infantry fighting vehicle and, optionally, the infantry it would carry. JCSTCap achieved first place with their PANSOF Pangolin.

Visit Category:Infantry Fighting Vehicle Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Soldierbucket Infantry Challenge

This challenge was the first challenge using the Soldierbucket scale. The goal of the challenge was to draw front line infantry personnel.

The challenge was won by Gollevainen who entered the maritime focused Uiskomiehet.

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Visit Category:Soldierbucket Infantry Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Other Challenges

Spacebucket Challenge

Artists participating in the Spacebucket Challenge were asked to draw a space vehicle or satellite. It was held in February and March 2023. JCSTCap achieved first place for their submission CPA Moonage Daydream.

Visit Category:Spacebucket challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.

Trainbucket Challenge

In this challenge, participants were asked to draw a self-propelled railway vehicle.

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Acelanceloet achieved first place with their Bombardier HDSM.

Visit Category:Trainbucket Challenge to see a gallery of submitted entries.