Yesterday, I took part in my first ever miniature painting competition and it was a real eye opener to be there in person to observe the beautifully painted works of many very talented painters. I was a bit hesitant to take part in the latest installment of
Legio M'sia's Golden Kris but I have local hobbyists like Khairul, Iqbal, Alvin and Goh to thank, who in their own way helped embolden me to participate even though I felt my minis were not good enough. Encouraging words from bloggers like Jay, Prof Chaos, Sister Lucy, LordAK, Deathkorps, Snake88 (and others) were also always a boost to morale.
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| My cultists came in third in the unit category but I couldn't be happier |
Meanwhile, it was as if my Word Bearers Chaos Cultists were dumbfounded that they had survived charging a fusillade of bolter fire to reach enemy lines and the surprised/shocked/stupid expression they had on their faces pretty much summed up how I must have looked while getting up to accept my third placing for the unit category. In fact, when pictures were being taken I was stuck between smiling and being shocked so I must have looked like a right idiot with a silly grimace on my face.
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| Looks like the Golden Daemon but only cooler in my opinion |
The trophy was a cool looking sculpture done up by a local Malaysian artist, Jarold Ng. Thanks are also in order for the Legio members who had to fund the commission of this nice piece and for organising the event where miniatures painters like myself can be a part of.
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| Word Bearers Chaos Cultists that went to Golden Kris 2013 |
My two other Word Bearers pieces i.e. Dark Apostle and Helbrute didn't stand a chance in the event and rightly so. I managed to snap a few pictures of the event with my LG camera phone - it started working again after getting dropped to the floor but for some reason only saved photos to my SIM card which meant I could take only a few photos. My apologies for the less than stellar picture quality but I will post the link to the official photo gallery once they have it up on their site.
Selected pictures of the works of other entrants at Golden Kris 2013
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| Large Model Category - Bad Moonz Ork Battlewagon |
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| Large Model Category - Night Lords Heldrake |
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| Large Model Category - Khorne Daemon |
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| Large Model Category - Red Scorpion Dreadnought |
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| Duel Category - Khorne Bloodletter versus Raven Guard |
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| Duel Category -Ultramarine versus Ork Nobz |
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| Unit Category - Wood Elves |
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| Single Model Category - Daemon |
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| Single Model Category - Dark Eldar |
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| Single Model Category - Non-GW mini |
There were many more wonderfully painted miniatures on display and the photos you see above are just a small portion of the competition pieces on display. And as promised check out this space for the link to the official photos once they go online. (Link to official photos:
To be updated later) Meanwhile, here is the link to
the official blog post of the event.
Congratulations on your first trophy. May this be the catalyst for more success in the future :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Vuel. I hope I can improve enough to even stay in the running. lol =)
DeleteNice work and well deserved! Hopefully you make participation in GK a habit! :)
ReplyDeleteMuch appreciated Deathkorps. Hopefully I can take part in and support more events at Legio Malaysia in the future. =)
DeleteLove your write up. Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteThanks Doc! Bummer that you did not make it to GK again this year. =(
DeleteOH DOOOOOOOOD! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteI think it's even more awesome that it's the Cultists who won and not a special character or monster of doom. That means that the piddly peons of perfidious treachery beat out all the champion-ness possible in the big dogs. Hopefully that means your warlord will show these kats some respect and not just toss them in front of the bullets...
Also, your paint skills meant it was only a matter of time before you won a trophy. Keep that up, you certainly have the chops! Congrats again!
Heh heh ... all the special characters and monsters of doom as you put it were judged under a different category. If my cultists were in the same category as them, they would have run away from the fusillade of bolter fire not towards it. ^_^
Deletegreat job bro! first time participating in painting event and you had already won something =D
ReplyDeleteThanks man! Congrats too on your Duel Silver win. That's two runners-up trophies now so third time's the charm next year. =)
DeleteWow.. you grab a 3rd on your 1st entry?! Wow and Congrats!!
ReplyDelete(I failed in all my early days entry hahaha)
Too bad I cannot join the fun. I heard from my brother we got more entry this year.
Again.. congratulations!
Thanks Lord AK! =) I think I met your brother briefly at the event, not that he would remember me lol. Yah, it's a pity you didn't make it. If you had and Carl had managed to submit his entry in time, it would have been a battle of the titans for the Large Vehicle section.
DeleteCongrats man! Your cultist were very nicely painted. And thanks for the mention. Btw give me your email address and I'll send over the pic of you getting the golden kris so you can use it in this post :). If you don't have my number please ask Limp.
ReplyDeleteWell done again!! Hope to see you taking part next year :)
Thanks for your kind words and encouragement! =) Yah will message Goh later and try to get your contact from him. If I can get some cash flow into my hobby budget I am even thinking of taking part in the Warhammer Throwdown although, but moolah-wise that seems a bit far-fetched at the moment. =(
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