Just catching up on some WIP threads.
Shame to hear about your issues at the Ger:GD. I spoke to a friend up here in Aberdeen who is also one of the 'good painters' we get called, and I bumped into him after the day last year and he was raging, apparently a german guy entered 3 doombull\minotaur things and he has one gold at German GD many times but he didn't even get a finalist at this event and he was just angry that people putting in all this work don't even get recognised as 'in the running'.
I was a bit mixed as my Duel piece that had the farseer and librarian with the lightning got comments all day from people as they were looking at it, not knowing I was the owner saying to their mates 'that's really clever, I love the robes, stands out well' etc, but didn't even get finalist. yet the eagle warrior space marine with a minor bent leg conversion on a standard 25mm base I made in about 4 days got a finalist pin??
So I am a bit worried about this years squad entry as there are some flaws in my stuff, things like slightly rough on one leg and an odd join of a wrist to arm (finecast and repaired as much as possible before breaking the thing or ruining detail.) I am maybe being paranoid as everyone who has seen them say they are very good. I have tried to keep to GW style, i.e. crisp colours, basic shading but with edge highlight, a decent base with a story, not the square sort of block effect I did with duel last time.
I just want to get finalist to know I am still producing good stuff, and any trophies would be amazing, but to come away with nothing after 2 months of work and putting in my all would make wanting to try again a bit hard.
But we will see what sunday brings, you never know, it may just catch the eye for finalist and upon closer look may be considered for something more....or I am going home with lots of FW to cheer me up hehe.
Then its a raven guard successor chapter army
