Blood Angels rumors

Just a quick note to spread the word that there’s a current and condensed thread with Blood Angels rumors over at Bolter & Chainsword.

Your Absolute Worst Reloaded

So, the FTW collaborative post came out – many thanks to Ron for running cool ideas like this one!

This collaborative post was about our absolute worst miniature in terms of modeling and painting – my Blood Angels Scout Captain was part of it as well, of course. However, reading through the answers from other people I have to say a lot of stuff they did actually isn’t that bad. I mean, if I go to tournaments at the FLGS I see armies that are far worse but are still being tagged as “painted” by their owners.

Either way, I give my vote for “best of the worst” definitely to Gotthammer and his Chaos Predator tank that should really be an Orkzez Loota Waggon. I am sure you agree with me that it’s so bad a.k.a. crazy that it’s definitely cool. And if that’s not enough, check out his Apothecarius down at the bottom of the post.

(oh, BTW, I still have one of those HeroQuest Chaos Sorcerers, too )

Flashes everywhere

Over at the FTW network we have a new collaborative post on the topic what is the worst miniature we ever did.

Well, basically I don’t think I have anything to show that I need to be ashamed of. Shame is something for those guys who don’t paint their models because they are too lazy. (I have a couple fellow players who admit that they can’t paint and they have repeatedly tried it.)

My worst miniature surely is my first miniature in 2008 after my 12 year hiatus:

My Blood Angels Captain is:

• My first miniature after not painting for 12 years.
• My first miniature that went beyond just coloring, but involved (for me) new techniques like inking and drybrushing.
• My first glued together plastic (and resin) model. (yes, in the old days all GW miniatures were made out of metal.)
• My first freehand (on the Lightning Claw).

While all these factors may sort of excuse the poor quality of the miniature, there is one thing I repeatedly get criticism for: the leftover flashes from the casting process. I am simply too lazy to file them off. In the picture above, you can still see a fine line e.g. on the upper side of the Plasma Pistol, but most remarkably on the Captain’s boot on the right foot where the light changes. According to some critics, leaving the flashes ruins the entire model. I don’t care because those flashes still remind me that these models are toys, after all, and not living organisms.

So, if you give me credit for honing my painting skills, then my Blood Angels Captain is my worst miniature. If you blame me for being lazy, then pretty much each of my miniatures is.