Red Card Notice

edited to not show the same image twice with different titles. 29 May24

This Past weekend at the Alamo GT, I the judge was found to be at fault and was bamboozled by one player in particular. Round 6 of the top table it was asked if the Storm Ravens wings can be charged. While at the table measurement showed a height of greater than the 5" engagement range preventing the charge interaction from the other players army. Later, that evening at approximately 2200, I dug out a seldom used Storm Raven, a new flying stand and a pair of GW models.

It is quite obvious that the rear of the Storm Raven can not be Charged when using models measuring from the base but can be charged when measuring from the hull. However the question at hand was can the wings be Charged and they should be able to.

So what happened with measurement, there could be a number of issues:

1. Faulty tape measure.

2. Modeling for Advantage.

3. Pressing the model down from the front so as to lift it off the stem creating that distance.

4. Poor Quality Control

The Player will receive a Red Card and a lifetime ban from Alamo Events. A pardon may be petitioned no earlier than the Alamo GT 2026

The Retroactive Red Card is being awarded due to the following reasons:

1. The Player knew the edge case scenario should have been brought to the judge before the event and failed to personally communicate that, before or during the event.

2. Angle Shooting

3. Past History at previous events in the local area.

The whole Scenario is unfortunate and I Apologize to other attendees for the lack of vigilance on my part and for any poor experience the players may have had due to that. The decision to red card the player is entirely of my own choice and was not advocated for on the behalf of his opponents or influenced by any other person in the community.

--David Villareal Alamo GT Head Organizer