Painting the 4 ugliest miniatures in Warhammer history

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[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@marcwittkowski5146]

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

[@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

[@Shaderaygun]

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

[@legosheet]

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

[@SquizmWizzerd]

the way you painted the robe on nagash is really incredible

[@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.

[@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 =)

[@Wijkert]

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

[@cameronjames3499]

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

[@epickingedward7378]

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

[@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

[@yohanrasslan3473]

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

[@NEEDbacon]

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

[@adamfrost9314]

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!

[@jazzcama]

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

[@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

[@jonathantheslow]

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

[@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 ...

[@michabentoby]

Man you absolutly killed it with Nagash!

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@Globox2004]

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

[@erperejildo]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@justnormalnamethankyou]

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

[@zamiyaFlow]

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

[@haveguitar]

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

[@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!

[@billcurran7210]

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.

[@vinterbjork4128]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@TheColosiss]

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

[@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.

[@JohnnyTrash87]

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

[@toastythecod9745]

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

[@MrThomaskirchner]

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

[@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.

[@daviddalby6217]

I quite enjoyed painting Trooper Gabs. That face sculpt though. It sure is something.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@florians9949]

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

[@esbenm6544]

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

[@ClimFandango]

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

[@braija]

Well, you can put lipstick on a pig...

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

Which one are we talking about now? haha

[@AcrylicJumbo]

@@SquidmarMiniatures YOR MOM

[@AcrylicJumbo]

@@SquidmarMiniatures no it's not true she is verly nice to mi

[@magaz]

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

[@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!

[@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!

[@grimnir8872]

That Ariel paintscheme was honestly worse than the default scheme holy shit.

[@neilandrews2995]

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

[@Wijkert]

The red robes on Nagash look ace!

[@skalledit3766]

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

[@svenjonsson]

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

[@RuthlessMojo]

The Gabs miniature's face looked like it had way too much plastic surgery on the one side of its face. It gave her a half sided cat lady look.

[@prime1collector792]

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

[@the.nikkoman]

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

[@leonardodosvinci4130]

That Nagash model is superb if you want to play He-Man and you've lost Skeletor.

[@Aetrion]

A lot of these miniatures are cool, but man, I just don't think you can save Gabs' roided out melonhead with paint.

[@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!

[@Tarq242]

Damn that nagash! I'm starting to think the box art was the real culprit here... You really fixed the face which I think has always been the main weirdness about that mini.

[@rowanerickson129]

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

[@DemiMurgos]

Amazing paints, but I am more smitten with those amazing ferns! Are they lazer-cut, or you can buy them somewhere? o.o This would up my bases so much!

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

gamers grass :)

[@DemiMurgos]

@@SquidmarMiniatures *omg senpai noticed me* A late thank you, I just got the notification about your answer!

[@samhell3524]

This is probably the best those miniatures are gonna look but this challenge is the equivalent of putting make up on a pig…

[@rickysrealmofcolour]

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

[@8heimdall8]

damn nagash is stunning ! awesome paint job !

[@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!!!

[@keith6848]

Lipstick on a pig though. Those old minis still oink

[@matthewgagnon9426]

That old Nagash is amazing, I don't get why people don't like him.

[@NicoleShrinks]

Nagash > Cheerleader > Gabs > Ariel. Old Boney boy looks incredible, the shadows and OSL really give him a sinister, menacing look. The Cheerleader really does benefit from a modern paint job with some paint sculpting as well. Gabs looks good, but, her face lets her down. Ariel... even a stunning paint job can't save that model, she just doesn't look good.

[@tenchuu007]

You say ugliest but I see no chaos dreadnought.

[@grlmgor]

That 40k but pretty bad model.

[@thebeersandthebees]

That Nagash is god tier.

[@spearshaker7974]

Head move! He will be weeping on his huge pillow tonight.

[@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?

[@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.

[@remembernavarro5344]

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

[@vkutya]

I get all of them why they consideted ugly models but the BB orc cheerleader? She is perfect, sorry. One of my all time favorites along with the goblin cheerleader. Why do I have only one? I'll go to ebay and buy 1 or 2 more right now.

[@LucasRafaelDesenhista]

I think these models deserves a REMAKE with more "quality control" ;) the idea is good , but the art need a update, and maybe an upgrade version too.

[@RonBlankenbeckler]

That Nagash is amazing!

[@andreatombesi2458]

I don't think even the best painters can save those models ahah.

[@FRD-vr1hw]

4:10 Looking at the before image for her mini,,,,,, they fucking sold that in stores??? Horrifying. Great job on the painting!