Painting the 4 ugliest miniatures in Warhammer history

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

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[@Caddy666]

ask him gary for pics of the original nagash head, and if he doesnt have it, can he sculpt a new one?

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

@@Caddy666 there are some of you Google:)

[@allanthetall]

They all look great but Nagash is the real winner here

[@cerostan]

So right !

[@daveeol1987]

It's a classic

[@malickmeziani_FreePalestine]

Yeah, we can say he killed it… haha.. haha… ha… Laugh please.

[@ryanmurray6269]

Okay, but how they managed to fix Gabbs is extraordinary, she has such a horrible face sculpt.

[@JayFFAFAlesanaES]

I actually don't mind Nagash's old model tbh, so for me butterfly lady wins because that was a nice transformation and saved it. Gabs' face is definitely better but tbh it's actually not really salvage able. The orc cheerleader is hilarious and I like it for that reason. XD

[@westulon]

Anyone who says, 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.' has never met one.

[@TheGoopiestGoopa]

Took me a second 😂

[@davidstone-haigh4880]

B'dum...tshh!

[@XXLPIakat]

I'm still looking for that Beholder. :c

[@LordOOTFD]

I know right, it's just filled with this gooey ooze, and they really don't like it when you start looking!

[@paulthetyyppi]

No the question is "which eye?"

[@robinmask4488]

I kind of want to see a sculptor modernise these models but keeping the same theme and then have those models painted in the same scheme

[@nicolasyuri5268]

there is a remake of Ariel in Total war 2 which I think is pretty good in therms of fidelity with the original, but without being goofy as hell. Nagash has a new tabletop model tho, it looks pretty sick.

[@bonukasindalsen7054]

There was a limited run of female warriors heavily inspired by Gabbs and Jayne(who were never mentioned as being space marines, just female warriors)

[@dracometeors3010]

There are 3D Printable Remake of such classic's as the Screamer Killer or first Dreadnought, that keep the Spirit of the Sculpts but make them bigger and more menacing.

[@kail4997]

There’s a 3d nagash remake, more in line with the original ghoul like appearance instead of budget skeletor

[@gstellar96]

New Nagash is godlike

[@olofgeelnard3148]

So happy how the nagash I donated Nagash turned out, I still love that minature, uglines and all

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

Thank you so much for the donation❤️🥳🥳

[@Raven-qj8xk]

Superb save of the miniatures alround! Im with you, the Nagash is brilliant and Gabs close 2nd, quick gripe, the female model is a power armoured warrior from rogue trader not a space marine ❤

[@KabinMiniatures]

Hiding parts of Nagash's face in shadows and giving it some OSL really makes it look sinister instead of cartoony 👍

[@Self-replicating_whatnot]

It looks like he has a metallic mask with a skull motiff on.

[@KabinMiniatures]

@@Self-replicating_whatnot spot-on!

[@InvasiveWargaming]

When I was young I always wanted Ariel for my wood elves. I finally acquired her in a trade last year and ended up selling her because I was so underwhelmed with how she looked in person.

[@mattcurr9931]

i can relate to the nagash/gary story. as a graphic designer we are asked a lot to provide 3+ options for the client to choose from. And if you put up an option that is shit thinking they'll pick the better ones... well, lets just say odds-on they'll pick the crap one. It really is amazing how often it would happen (or they want a frankenstein version combining elements from each). It got so bad that now as a veteran I refuse to put forward any option that I'm not proud of, lest this happen. If that means you only get 2 options, then so be it.

[@the_lichemaster]

Poor Gary gets a lot of flack, but he did sculpt Heinrich Kemmler which is a masterpiece.

[@dkupke]

I was a tad let down to find out Trish morrison’s sculpts aren’t well regarded these says. The Minotaur lord blew us all away back then.

[@minipaintingforyou]

Some miniatures simply can’t be rescued from the abyss 😅 That nmm armour looks great tho!

[@balloonattics6186]

Im over 40, and painted my first ever miniature today because of this guy, and now, my life is over, because I only want to do this now. Goddammit Squidmar.

[@carlstanford7607]

Congrats and enjoy the hobby

[@Zakading]

"GW just picked the uglier face" and "the new guy screwed up the mold" sure are some very convenient excuses to have.

[@frostedbutts4340]

You can find the other face online and it's WAY better tbf

[@nambnb]

I think the whole history about those miniatures was very interesting, particularly why the sculpts look the way they do. As for the paintjobs, in case you want my two cents (if not please ignore the following wall of text): I think it's great that you didn't give the Orc cheerleader so much make-up (like in the comparison picture), as that seems to make her look like a parody compared to the more natural look you gave her. The female space marine looks great, too. Nagash's colors are a little tame for my personal taste (since there is so much silver in his skull hat that is only separated by the golden headband before there is even more silver surface visible in his face), but I like the green glow effect. As for Ariel... it's not for me. Not that it matters, but I think it's a little sad that her wings weren't painted closer towards that of an actual bue butterfly (e. g. the Menelaus blue morpho whose female butterflies have nice black contrasts on the outside of their wings, even though the wing shape is different from the mini). Also since the dress (large surface) was painted red it clashed with the blue of her wings (even larger surface) and was not really united with the tiny purple glow part on her staff. Since all the colors are so isolated and don't appear somewhere else (e. g. purple accents on her dress or maybe her wings) it didn't bring the color concept together. And for some reason it appears that the color of her hair looks flat (is it the light?). I do like the base's design a lot, though, and her skin is great (esp. the 3D-effect/shadowing/lighting). All those things aside, I like that you gave those old mini designs a new spin.

[@FlourescentPotato]

yeah, Ariel looks super flat and the colour choices are surprising

[@Shaderaygun]

I feel like Nagash came out the best here. With a paint job like that, the model legitimately looks great.

[@petercolson2990]

'98 or '99 a friend paid me $50 to paint Nagash for him. I went with a red colour scheme too, and although not being anywhere near as good a painter as you are, a basic and careful paint job with a decent colour scheme IMMEDIATELY improves the appearance of that model so damn much. Thanks for bringing back fond memories =)

[@SquizmWizzerd]

the way you painted the robe on nagash is really incredible

[@Wijkert]

2:52 So Lukas is 22 years old? That is younger than I expected.

[@legosheet]

Nagash looks so dope Should've painted Ariel with the Total War scheme (blue skin, green dress)

[@skalledit3766]

What is the song at 9:36 please? [ edit: Na Ah - Blood Red Sun ]

[@adam93147]

That Nagash is amazing. You really took one of my favourite models from the old days and made it look flash and artful. I want it!

[@NEEDbacon]

My take away from this is Nagash was a 'The Producers' situation. Spring time, for Nagash, and Zombies.

[@marcwittkowski5146]

Did you think we wouldn't noticed the barely painted back with the rubbed off paint? Not today, good sir, not today!

[@jonathantheslow]

That Nagash mini actually looks good with that paintjob. You definitely did it justice.

[@yohanrasslan3473]

GW with Gary was like "Joke's on you, I'm into that shit"

[@remembernavarro5344]

Sorry for the completely unrelated question, but any idea what's the name of the song at 9:28?

[@JamesSmith-uc8nt]

I've gotta be honest Emil's preferences and overall artwork isn't garbage but feels like someone with 5 years of experience of painting

[@epickingedward7378]

The orc is basically sip’s character from when the yogscast played dnd long ago

[@jazzcama]

Wow, you nailed Nagash! Awesome paintjob that definitely redeems the miniature.

[@Qutut]

Those two "Space Marines" were never Space Marines, they were called "Female Warrior"

[@chadmrrsn]

People tend to forget that part.

[@Gogsnik]

Also, if you look at the symbol on the shoulder pad it is the same symbol depicted on Sister Sin in the Rogue Trader rulebook and they have "Sister" on their base tags.

[@chronotub1528]

They were originally sculpted as Space Marines, though not released as them.

[@Gogsnik]

@@chronotub1528 The only "evidence" for this is an alledged reply from Alan Merrett in a facebook conversation that no-longer exists. Much more recently he made a comment saying that, with regards to female space marines, "the canonical position was that such entities did not exist in the 40k universe!" In that same comment he confirms that Sister Sin ("warrior nun" as he puts it) was the inspiration for the Sisters of Battle, confirming that Sister Sin is/was a Sister of Battle. If you look at that artwork, and compare it to Jayne and Gabs, you will see the same style of armour, the same rebreather apparatus and the same horned skull symbol on the left shoulder pad, and, additionally, they have sister on their base tags, unlike space marine miniatures, which say, funnily enough, space marine. If we are going to speculate over what Jayne and Gabs might have supposed to have been, if not adventurers, then they are demonstrably, Sisters of Battle.

[@chronotub1528]

@@Gogsnik the post is well documented, if the only evidence that they were sculpted as female space marines is that the head of design at the time said they were sculpted as female space marines then I consider that pretty good evidence. That female space marines aren't cannon is beside the point, no one says they were. Just that the idea was floating around in the mind of at least one GW designer, who then sculpted some models which sat in the reject drawer for a while until they needed something to put out, at which point they were released as female adventures. As for the sister sin comparison, yeah it's quite possible she was the inspiration. And yeah, Sister Sin is presented as sister of battle, it litterally has a blurb about the Adepta Sororitas next to her picture in Rogue Trader. Though if she was developed into the sisters it does raise the question of what she was originally drawn as?Given the comparisons to the Adepta Sororitas and space marines in the Rogue Trader Rulebook it makes sense to me that the idea of female Space Marines may itself have developed into the Sisters of Battle. Just my speculation. As for the armour, it looks pretty space mariny to me, it looks more like the classic image of a 1st Ed marine than some of the actual 1st ed marines, also the skull on the shoulder pads was used on marines from the era. I have a librarian with it.

[@total_betty]

It's amazing how new painting techniques have changed minis over the years! Back in the 80s when we had DnD minis they'd be weird plastic things with a slap of mostly one colour of paint but the Warhammer minis always seemed so amazingly detailed which your new painting really reveals! I love them!

[@TheColosiss]

Nagash actually looks terrifying and imposing instead of a 90s kids cartoon villain. Very cool color scheme.

[@Globox2004]

Everytime they compare their models to the "original" ones I unironically like old ones more.

[@Crytica.]

While the Nagash face is a bit cartoonish looking, I really love the rest of the model. You made him even look a bit spooky with his eyes looking that dark.

[@Gruntcakes69]

The way you limited where the cheek bone highlights on Nagash were really improved his face 👍🏽 great job

[@Warlickx]

You cannot tell me the old school tyranids weren't uglier that those

[@tomcurtis9200]

Massive fan of all the content. I find the precision and execution of the work so relaxing. I also had an idea for a video. Pick a discontinued/out of date mini of a WH character, or a character from lore that is yet to have its own mini and have a competition who could make the best version of their respective choice. A good example might be Huron Blackheart.

[@cameronjames3499]

Im surprised none of the really old Bretonnian minis rated a mention - the faces can be absolutely hilarious/ridiculous.

[@Lemonsquat83]

Great job on all of these but that Nagash was the best one. You manage to make him look really good with that paint scheme

[@paddya3304]

If I was being unkind, I could say this video should have been titled ‘polishing a turd’ but, y’know what, each of the models has it’s own unique, quirky charm and it’s great to see them being given some love. Nice one.

[@supasnake8138]

Aurielle still looks ugly lol

[@DocWolph]

The Fem-Marine would look so much better if her head was NOT so big or the body was bigger. Or use the proportions of an SoB, but in armor designed similar to Astartes Power Armor, a Non-Ecclestiarch SoB.

[@MonkeyNinja99]

Would have loved to see more of the painting process on these, especially more details on how you used the paint job to improve the look of the sculpt.

[@Zenjie862]

I'm confused how Nagash is lotted in with the rest of these models... he looks genuinely great. Definitely not tacticool edgy 2020's style cool, but a solid 90's vintage style cool. I love the sculpt. The other 3 are... definitely eccentric ...

[@erperejildo]

7:30 we literally bought the same box for the very first time. It's next to my keyboard while I'm typing :)

[@ClimFandango]

Nagash looks superb man. But I always had a soft spot for this model too.

[@AAWOLFE-zc6ly]

a very good effort sir. Looking at the METAL figures and how they were not the greatest castings, maybe with a metal file/dremel reshaping and thinning some parts down, like the wings, adding detail were needed, etc... but I hear ya, it does not look like much fun compared to today's minis to paint, but you gave it a great go.

[@zamiyaFlow]

Now that Nagash, is a thing of beauty. Supreme job.

[@justnormalnamethankyou]

I can imagine how revolutionary and gamechanging this paintjobs would have looked in THOSE years. You would have won all the Slayer swords))

[@benjaminstorace6699]

Nagash is not ugly. The ork is supposed to be ugly, that's the joke. The other two however . . . eesh. Even with the glow up paint job, still . . . . eeeesh. The Nagash paint job is awesome.

[@MoltenPlastic]

As a kid growing up I would see Nagash and Ariel absolutely EVERYWHERE. And I couldn't afford them, so I always ardently desired them. Don't dare tell me they're ugly!!!

[@esbenm6544]

The fe-marine still looks like she stretched a human face over a space marine helmet.

[@Nicklas_Danielsson]

Hi. Intrigued the first face of ‘lord of the undead’ any pictures? Do we know how the wings was bent forward or backwards? On ‘lady of the wines’

[@klug5916]

Well, I never found them ugly in the first place. OK, part of my teenagers years, but Nagash was always impressive, Ariel lacked some finesse of an elven avatar and the ork cheerleader was clearly intended from the start to look silly. I admit, I didn't know about the female space marine and I don't find her interesting, but in range with the models of this period. Anyway, you really did them justive, you two! Congratulations!

[@prestonawilson1025]

Even though it's definitely better than the original, the butterfly so kinda looks like a drag queen

[@cyagen9782]

As an old Blood Bowl Player,r th Ork cheerleader has a special place in my heart. The cartoony over the top ridiculousness of the sculpt represent for me what BB is. A silly, over the top fun game!

[@MrThomaskirchner]

Back in the day, I took Ariel and swapped her wings for the big bat like cockatrice wings.

[@haveguitar]

Ahh, classic mini's... Love them and very intresting to see your paint jobs. Like the ifno about their history as well!

[@Comradin]

Awesome work, I really like the way how the staff of Nagash illuminates the side of the face. Ariels new wings look amazing. Great job!

[@michabentoby]

Man you absolutly killed it with Nagash!

[@vinterbjork4128]

Nagash looks the best in the end, but I think Gabs had the most improvement.

[@melindarivera6598]

In 1988 I was 6 yrs old. Yet, I had never heard of Warhammer until the last couple of years from Jazza I think.

[@ellesse3862]

I'd like to see you paint butterfly wing patterns on Ariel's wings if you ever do another one, one colour with pale dots doesnt really work for me. Your Ariel looks lovely, just think its a missed opportunity with the wings.

[@kelsonv642]

Hey Squids , I just wanted to take a second to thank you for all the help and advice over all your videos. Having watched Weshammer for lore and your videos for painting ideas and techniques me and a buddy of mine have gotten into painting minis and we are having a blast so far. I’ve only gotten to fully paint 4 of our set but I also went out and bought the Patrol box for DeathWatch. You 100% gave me the inspiration to give this a try and I’m really glad you did. Thanks again 🥰🤘🏻

[@sweatilaa5325]

shut up, that old Nagash is epic! Those internet people don't know what they are talking about! To me, Nagash will always be a cool dude dressed in purple with a pimp cane. Few modern models even come close to being on his level.

[@LordPoppycock17th]

I did not realize the Bogdanoffs had been immortalized as 40k minis.

[@the.nikkoman]

What do miniature painters mean when they say "Volumes"? Or trying to bring out Volumes?

[@HobbySauce]

If Squidmar cant make the Sisters of Battle mini look good - no one can. My opinion: no one can - but he polished that turd real good!

[@JohnnyTrash87]

The bare metal on the minis' backsides hurts my soul...

[@epsalis]

Does anyone know the song that starts at 9:30?

[@epsalis]

"Na Ah" - Blood Red Sun

[@totrack2808]

hello Emile, i'm looking for the paint agitator u use in your video. can u link me the reference pls ? thank you for your help ! love your content

[@oscarl.7856]

That has to be the BEST paint job that Nagash model has ever had. You made a funny looking model look amazing!

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

Wow, thanks!

[@druidobianco9734]

Cheerleader and female space marine are teally beyond redemption 😂 but you made justice to nagash and ariel! Just genious how you implemented different painting techniques to shift the focus from the problematic parts toward tge better sculpted ones, 10/10 to emil and lukas ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Petite669]

9:30 music name?

[@toastythecod9745]

Those wood elf archers were my first minis too! I have no idea what happened to them though.

[@KPDigitalTravel]

I have never played Warhammer: 40,000. I just subscribe because I like you personality and style. That being said...I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU PAINTING ACTUALLY WARHAMMER MINIATURES. ❤❤ NAGASH AND ARIEL!!! Wow! I really miss the game. Since the implosion of Warhammer in 2015, I sold 6 different 3000 point armies and decided to focus solely on Blood Bowl. Wait! You're painting an Orc cheerleader too! This is my dream day on Squidmar Miniatures.

[@VaultBoy13]

Why don't people like Nagash? The miniature looks awesome, especially with the paint scheme you gave it. If you guys are painting older models, I'd love to see you get your hands on some Chaos Dwarves and paint them up sometime.

[@NicolasConnault]

Chaos dwarves were sooo good!

[@1KamaronConClase]

So, some of the "worst looking miniatures" are not because of lack of ability, but because crunch culture, overwork and small time frames? *pretends to be shocked* Great video, you sure did justice to the minis

[@prime1collector792]

Fantastic paint jobs on all the mini's, truly bringing them back to life!

[@williamveenhuyzen4726]

When r we gunna get an update on the mordheim board!

[@davidstone-haigh4880]

1:38 My GW shop in Manchester in the UK looked like that. Minis were 50 pence a figure from the shelves with little drawers in behind the counter. You had to ask to look through the drawer with your figures in and select the least badly cast mini in the drawer. When GW sold all manner of games and RPGs and minis. Sigh!

[@rickysrealmofcolour]

This is awesome, I love to see old minis get modern paint jobs and they all look great 🔥🔥

[@rowanerickson129]

The story about nagash's (?) old sculpt is so funny to me. It really shows these companies have always been this way

[@Blacknight8850]

I'm sorry, but anyone who thinks Ariel and especially Nagash are ugly models is out of their minds; they really give that larger-than-life feel old Warhammer Fantasy miniatures had without going completely over the top like a lot of Age of Sigmar ones do today.

[@PepeGomezAnimation]

I never understood the hate on Nagash. That mini is amazing even to this day, look at the level of detail on that thing!

[@marasmusine]

This has inspired me, I think I'll dig out my Ariel and some paint stripper. When I first got her 25 years ago I wasn't even priming my minis. It's time to do a proper job.

[@meatbyproducts]

They were not female space Marines. They were Rouge Traders in power armor.

[@magaz]

I have my old Nagash in bits swimming about between my underpants in a drawer.

[@svenjonsson]

Love the Nagash! You're doing the Lord's work here! :)

[@justinshimrock9795]

You guys killed it, shoutout to the fairy and the cheerleader!

[@Hurricanelive]

Well, GW was never known for female faces and RT had a really grimdark and deep Battletech aesthetic ugly going on at that time which I love than and still do now. I like that cartoony sort of heavy metal animation look, like really bad rotoscoping too, the roughness is what gives it the flavor.

[@neilandrews2995]

I knew what they were from outlines... And those Wood elf wardancers made my painting improve, I took a long time with them

[@molokovellocet1103]

I can't explain it, but I want to buy the old Nagash now and paint him like this.

[@ShenyaKing]

Those were never female space marines. Just female adventurers wearing power armor.

[@daicon3]

I have the model, on the slotter-base tab it has "SISTER" engraved on it

[@ShenyaKing]

@@daicon3 There is some indication that they were the precursor to adeptus sororitas.

[@nathanielsmith6262]

Super happy to see older models get some love!

[@johnbreen2370]

Thank you for adding a Blood Bowl miniature - even if it is sidestaff - from the best tabletop boardgame of all time.

[@justingregory2011]

Amazing paint jobs!! Please do more of these videos 🙏🙏🙏

[@M1goblin]

I recently came across some skeletons, 2 boxes in my garage - some painted some not, possibly some other figures as well - they where going to be thrown out - would you like them?

[@WiganPaddy]

Iv got plenty of OOP metal minis including a box of Legion of the Damned - actually scared to paint them afraid i wont do them justice. Quite happy to send some of these minis across to you if you wanna give them a go? I can send pics if you want?

[@Wijkert]

The red robes on Nagash look ace!

[@ducklord9933]

I don't even think the old nagash I dont even think its ugly. I love it. its perfect.

[@florians9949]

Honestly, compare to the other three derp lord Nagash looks quite okay.