The games workshop cavalcade of miniatures are meant to be thrown against each other on the dice fields of table warbut for some of the company’s most ardent fans, it makes these miniatures look as beautiful as possible it is the real heart of the hobby – and there is no better reminder of that of the Golden Demon painting competition.
This year war hammer Party recently hosted the second Golden Demon competition of 2023, giving the UK And Europe-based miniature artists have a chance to compete for glory – and, because it’s war hammer, a literal giant sword called the Slayer Sword given to the best-painted model. In all categories that encompass all of Games Workshop’s tabletop games, from the distant future of Warhammer 40K to the fantasy of Age of SigmarSince the Lord of the Rings And The Hobbit to the starfighters of Imperial Air Force, this year’s competition teams up with Miniaturized Excellence. The categories of Golden Demon are divided as follows:
- Single Thumbnail (Warhammer 40,000 And Age of Sigmar) – As their name suggests, these categories fall into the two main war hammer games is for individual models, whether it’s a solo infantry unit or creature, or a major hero.
- Big model (Warhammer 40,000 And Age of Sigmar) – From towering demon princes to towering fire and doom elf avatars, this is for the big boys and girls on the table.
- Crew (Warhammer 40,000) and Unit (Age of Sigmar) – Different names depending on the game, but essentially the same thing: an entire unit of miniatures together.
- Vehicle (Warhammer 40,000) – There are not so many vehicles in the fantasy world of Atthis category is therefore reserved for walkers, chariots and other mechanized power plants of the 41st millennium.
- Diorama/Battle Scene (Any Game) – Letting painters run a little wilder, this category is not just about individual models, but framing them within a larger scene of conflict.
- Duel (any game) – Similarly, this category is also about framing a scene, this time specifically in two thumbnails facing each other.
- Small scale (any game) – This category, focused on alternate scale miniatures from games like Giant Robot Duel A follower of the Titanic or the airship fighting game Imperial Air Forceis a matter of details on the smallest of canvases.
- Middle Earth – Uh. This category is for the Lord of the Rings And Hobbit miniatures found in Games Workshop’s licensed strategy game.
- Youngbloods (any game) – Miniatures in this category can be from any Games Workshop game, the only restriction is the age of the painter: Youngbloods is intended for children 16 and under, so be prepared to be very intimidated by the skills of tyoung people
- Open competition – This is the free-for-all category where anything goes, from lavish dioramas, to custom busts and sculptures, to discontinued game models. This is also the only category in which real Games Workshop employees are allowed to compete.
Click to see an absolute assortment of art painted monsters, mechs, heroes, villains and everything in between, from category winners to runners-up felicitations.
