The BEST Warhammer Miniatures at Golden Demon 2024!

[@roguehobbies]

Let me know what your favourite entry from this year was!!

[@Bob_games103]

My jaw dropped when I saw the mirrored vampire, so well done.

[@BeGaDo1984]

The Orruk Warband , the Miniatures themself have so much Character. I painted that Warband myself. In General the Bonesplittaz Orruks are very cool.

[@slthlrdz]

the entries (and the amount! wow!) of Kwan Ho Kim and David Ugolini have some of the most incredible paint work ive ever seen. both using very different styles and technique, but the rigour they have used in getting there is just without equal.

[@firesofkaladeshmtg369]

has to be either the space hulk diorama or the power wash personally! loved the video too

[@PartisanGamerDE]

Hands down the Slyaer Sword winnign diorama. The Old World Silver being a close second for me.

[@jumpninja001]

That terminator diorama is what warhammer looked like in my head as a kid in 1998

[@BJDansie]

That’s because it looks just like the box art of the era. A combination of Space Crusade and Space Hulk 1st edition.

[@jimiarundell]

SH is literally my fav GW thing. Which I guess is no surprise as the original terminator boxed set were my first ever minis back in the 80s. I'm really worried that the new huge primaris terminators has messed up the scale and potential for SH in the future.

[@Spongemonkey26]

Glad Ninjon finally won one.

[@Angelus_97]

And he bought some Rogue Hobbies paint whilst there!

[@PKBratney]

Which one was his?

[@brentleask3877]

The Cities of Sigmar diorama​@@PKBratney

[@SamDavies94]

He's posted a vid about it too​@@PKBratney

[@Gloomshimmer]

maybe he dont need Money from corps which push child labour anym.....ah who am i kidding, murican influencers care only for the biggest paycheck....and our Sponsor today is.....RAID: temu manscape. And then the bs Story on how he loves to shaves his shaboink while He sits on his Chinese toilet seat and plays on his Phone...

[@komma8203]

This was a fun video, you should do this every GD. Alex Dos santos did that as a 3d sculpt, 250-300 hours of work before he started painting

[@roguehobbies]

Maybe I will!

[@MrWingedSpirit]

Definitely do. Having a high level painter walk me through these paint jobs and guiding my eye to the most important parts gave me so much more insight into the effort put in by the artists.

[@arianash7763]

that Peter Turbo is fantastic, but the Space Hulk diorama is mind-blowing. The lighting, the posing, the spinning barrels on the assault cannon - absolute masterwork

[@JasonRobards2]

I wonder what the Flemish Primitives would think about it.

[@morticiaadams]

and yet you can still understand the reflective nature of the winners model and just how OBSCENELY high this coopetition is getting!

[@DurinDaemonenmetzler]

first and second place should both have gotten and a gold medal and shared the slayer sword. Both incredible.

[@sheepewe4505]

GW should really have a "Golden Oldies" catergory for minis from like 2005 or earlier, or hand-scupted minis in the older style, now that they have brought back the Old World.

[@roguehobbies]

Id looove this as a category 😍

[@Tanthius1]

The Slayer Sword winning entry is kind of mind-blowing 👏

[@AnonymousMontanan]

Amazing work!!

[@PKBratney]

Correction: COMPLETELY mind-blowing

[@VenomEmi]

Not really, the silver one was better but I agree that the slayer sword was so damn imaginative

[@PartisanGamerDE]

even more so when I finally realized that he did not just take 2 of the same model and snipped a few parts off of the reflection. That reflection is completely scratch-built because it needs to be mirrored.

[@PKBratney]

@@VenomEmi The silver one was excellent as well. I'm not sure what criteria the judges consider, but if creativity counts, the winner definitely deserved the gold. The silver winner was beautifully composed, but nothing about it felt like a new idea. The gold winner, however, accomplishes such an amazing visual feat that I think people will be still talking about it for years.

[@terrencemiltner1005]

That spinning rifle barrel is so cool

[@DragonsHoardOfPlastic]

8:00 I got really confused at this part, because I didn't think you could enter 2D art into Golden Demon. Then you showed it from a different angle and my brain exploded.

[@DanT100]

It’s ridiculously good. I can’t believe it didn’t win anything.

[@jmswillow5969]

​@@DanT100it is about the judges. Then if the miniature is marketable. All of the entries and styles look ultra 2d and cartoons.

[@StarFyreXXX]

@@DanT100one issue with GDs, is its also marketting for GW. In the past, there have been results where even the painters didnt think their own entries should have won, but they were more marketable in the codexes/WD magazine

[@Thoth_7]

My favorite piece of the show has got to be the vampire. Actually executing the reflecting illusion is a whole other level of craft that I am floored by every time I look at it. Every little detail between the two halves that is mirrored or not are chosen so well to convey the scene, and to give a sense of the subject as a character and not just a miniature. An incredibly well-earned win for Alex. This is a piece we will be talking about for years. I love that you noted that Space Hulk diorama. On a technical level it is stunning, and it perfectly portrays the scene. It is super rare to find work that portrays a dark space but also captures the light as well as this piece does. The detail in the modeling and composition is so good that it looks like it could (should) be the cover illustration for an edition of Space Hulk. Fletcher's two T'au pieces both really strike me for how simple they seem, but how profoundly they impart a sense of space and being a simple, beautiful moment in time. Both pieces impress on a technical level, but also deliver a strong emotional / sensory impact. You can smell the arid grit and feel the sense of a lonely, quiet space in the hangar scene. I can hear the rushing water over the drone engines humming, and feel the damp in the air of the waterfall scene. Absolutely brilliant work.

[@BlastastiC]

Perturabo was incredible, as a IV Legion fan that one made me happy!

[@josphenciso7471]

Same I hope gw takes note.

[@blktom]

Great looking fig, great work, stunned it won because of the kit-bash.

[@BlastastiC]

@@blktom Indeed - their judging criteria and the things they prefer continue to be mystery!

[@raphwalker9123]

Iron within

[@danielorr6768]

I was at Adepticon this year, and saw all these minis in person. These images don't even begin to do them justice. Truly epic and breathtaking! There was also another mini display on the con floor; it had all the Crisis Protocol and Star Wars minis expertly painted. I would recommend looking for those as well; they're not Warhammer but they are just as good.

[@PraetorGix]

So basically mental-patient-level stippling is the new meta.

[@thatHARVguy]

That sounds on point.

[@Gloomshimmer]

Raphael, da Vinci and Artist Opus like that Post. stippling kills every brush in a few hours

[@Wulfryk]

@@Gloomshimmer but the more the brush gets killed the more stippling you get!

[@terraneaux]

It'd be really cool to do a video where you look at the golden daemon winners of yesteryear and go over how the discipline has evolved.

[@roguehobbies]

I've been toying with the idea of doing a "golden demon throughout history" vid!

[@traderghost]

@@roguehobbies Please do 😀

[@Ninjon]

Awwww thanks Louise 😊

[@roguehobbies]

🎉 CONGRATZ AGAIN BUD!

[@Leopoldbloomed]

Love this. I’m just getting into painting and seeing what is possible is incredibly interesting, if not extremely intimidating

[@TheRonHockman]

This video is great and exactly what I was looking for after browsing the winners. Love your positive energy just geeking out about our hobby's peak specimens.

[@roguehobbies]

Aw thanks so much 😊

[@sawyerwilson7258]

seeing these in person might be the highlight of my year. they were all so lovely

[@03dashk64]

For the terminator diorama, can we talk about how he painted the SPINNING ROTARY CANON? It is SO cool.

[@garypilkington2]

Yes, please more of these sorts of competition review videos Louise! Thank you for doing this!

[@jameszeropr]

You're an amazing painter displaying the best that painters can offer... to me this is a no brainer. Fantastic video! Great to get a bit of insight through you. Being able to focus our attention to what exactly makes an entry such a big deal!

[@wittlegoblin]

Seeing everyone's work in person is always an absolute highlight for me, so inspiring. The community is filled with the most imaginative and hard working people, truly!

[@markthematey9873]

One of my favorite entries was done by eons of battle who entered a massive forge world titan

[@Zambies]

Squeeeeee. Thank you so much for showing my Gabs! I'm so happy you liked it ^_^

[@roguehobbies]

AHHH thank you for painting her so beautifully 🥹

[@imwithstupid086]

Those Horus and Peter figures were insane.

[@fairguinevere666]

The space hulk terminators looks like a painting IMO. Just the colors and framing and poses feel like something you might see on the cover of a book in that old fantasy art style. It is just nostalgia and coolness boiled into one. Like, technically the vampire one is better, but god the vibes on the silver place are just pure warhammer 40k to me.

[@tinyfishhobby3138]

I was wondering how that Horus Ascended didn’t win over Perturabo… and then I saw your footage of Perturabo and immediately got it. Had only seen smaller images previously and they don’t convey everything quite as well.

[@dogshake]

I kept having to remind myself that there was no CGI or digital editing done when I was looking at that space hulk diorama entry. That and the custom pete-turbo are some of the coolest things I have ever seen. Not just art either, but like, the coolest _anything_ I have ever seen.

[@dorkidori]

you didnt have FOMO, you have FIMO.... FK I MISSED OUT!!! lol and did anyone else hear "David Oogleweenie"?

[@oddrknot4]

Love this review episode! ❤ Great energy, appreciation, and respect for all the artists who put in the time and for you, who shared each with us

[@laszlovad]

Thanks for the pep talk at then end, Louise. Definitely needed. 😂 Also, I’d be down for more videos like this. I’d even love to see you analyze pieces you love in detail. I always enjoy when experts talk about what they look for and see in other experts’ pieces. How and why things work the way they do.

[@SamuelGeist]

The jungle diorama for the lizard warband was my clear favourite, but I have to say the Perturabo is a close second!

[@richardmarriott-smith9517]

Great video. I really enjoyed your review. Thanks! It’s really nice to have you narrate / describe the best entries, winners and your favorites. I’m looking forward to your next painting competition review. Awesome job!

[@OldManAdey]

I just back into miniature painting and have been enjoying the new journey. These artist are absolutely incredible. The Space Marine diorama with the red and green lighting was mind blowing.

[@YouCaughtCzars]

I would totally watch the 3 hour cut; 17 minutes flew by! I think my favorite was the Peter Turbo entry in Horus Heresy, something about all the details and sculpting just really drew my gaze... and that Space Hulk diorama with the Terminators and Genestealers was insanely breathtaking.

[@terrencemiltner1005]

Totally missed your paint set when I was in the Monument Booth. But I have it on order at my FLGS now.

[@RealChaosSmurf]

That Perturabo sent me, the best design for him I've ever seen and looks like a drawing it's so well painted.

[@krischristensen4162]

I asked Alex and he told me he scanned and printed the model to mirror it, removed he head and hands because.. vampires ofc this is personally my favorite entry ive ever seen in golden demon even without the "reflection"

[@GH-nk1eu]

My two favorite youtubers releasing videos on the same day. Truly, tonight's sacrifice to the gods shall be great.

[@kassi420]

I’M so glad you didn’t forget James Taros’ Grot Bomba diorama

[@filippocecamore7588]

As a Blood Angels player and a very very very beginner painter Benjamin Kantor's diorama was a feast for the eyes!

[@basedbuddha777]

My 8 year old mini painter daughter loves your videos. Her favorite model was Horus Heresy Gold!

[@jforden78]

The painting is just mind blowing, I don't typically pay much attention to the competitions, but I'm gobsmacked at the quality. The first one you showed looked like it was a drawing it was so clean.

[@BLiiNKentertainment]

A very subtle but absolutely lovely touch to the silver winning entry for the duel/diorama is the assault cannon being made top look in motion by the use of a tube and motion blur painted on! The level that these entries are operating on is insane!

[@va818]

Please do this again, it's really nice to see your take on the painting. I have been gawking at the SS winner all day and even went to his Instagram to find that he's spent basically an entire year on it. The storytelling is fantastic and every little thing just adds to it.

[@cyphermagnum6928]

Keep it up Suggs, love the energy and positivity. Thanks for being awesome.

[@jasonwoolley1675]

You are a truly captivating host and narrator. please do more vids like this. Awesome episode.

[@0CalAgricola]

Those are some amazing minis! Great video, and loved the last remark about everyone being on their own journey and to just track how much better you get against yourself ♥

[@JulianMakes]

Incredible work! I wish the images of the winners were higher res, it’s hard to see clearly in the closeups. Brill work though.

[@Kuriousape]

Cheers. Love your enthusiasm for the hobby and for other creatives working in this space. And your unique take on things. 👍

[@warbossgrimtoof569]

I didn’t see Fletcher’s tau drone mini diorama and sorely wish it had been featured in the golden demon article(assuming I’m not just a goober and glossed over it :p). The shading in the water with the OSL in the background is absolutely gorgeous. And the placement of the drones really makes it feel like both a dynamic piece as well as a snapshot in time.

[@fletcherspainting]

Hey thanks for the lovely comment! It didn't achieve what I wanted with it in the UK GD last year but I'm so happy people seem to like it.

[@tylergibson6537]

Thanks for the great video! Was at Adepticon Saturday. Nice to have this kind of wrap up. LOVED the Fletcher Giles waterfall too!

[@jacobbalensiefer3846]

I really appreciate how weird the winning models are. The more I look at that reflection diorama the more it hurts my brain. It’s such a unique idea painted perfectly and I love seeing little grots place so high.

[@SNBattleReports]

My boy David Ugolini stealing the show 🎉

[@grinningdragondren]

I am really glad I went and saw a bunch of other people's work and was able to get feedback on how I can improve. Definitely excited for what is to come on the hobby and trying different scales and model types to get me out of the comfort zone and challenging me to do better is exciting

[@kwest9747]

The vampire (failing at) engaging in reflective practice.

[@MickModelmaking-eu9mn]

All the art figures, are exceptional, and you're presentation,is great thanks.

[@roguehobbies]

Thanks!!

[@FluffyKittenofMordor]

You're so incredibly passionate about your hobby. Your enthusiasm is infectious 😊 I absolutely love how invested you are into your videos, despite the fact that I know relatively little about the WH world.

[@benjohnson1419]

I really like this. I looked up all the winners on Monday but it's nice to hear another perspective.

[@DrowninGGaming]

As someone who is just a fan (and not someone who has even a slightest notion of ever wanting to compete in GD) I think the entrants are just so unbelievably fantastic, it's hard to pick a favourite (or best) entry, I don't envy the judges because it must be down to single brush stroke inconsistencies at this point, they're all just so amazing!!!!

[@justinkotrba2197]

All of these painters are unbelievable. Ben Kantors Terminator scene with its double OSL effect and action pose is mind blowing!

[@BigMekDanskull]

Love this kind of stuff, would be nice to see this kind of more 😊

[@markhardycreative]

All absolutely amazing, and I love the creativity of the builds beyond tbe painting too

[@fletcherspainting]

Hey Louise thanks for including my pieces!! Love that Golden Demon coverage seems to be getting more exposure / popular every year! 😄😄

[@jigglywiggle]

You’re a painting god Fletch. Absolutely love your painting style.

[@LB_adventurer]

fantastic reporting on the Golden Demon's 2024. I feel like you'd do a great job travelling to these shows and doing reports on them. You are knowledgeable, approachable, and charming - it's a great combination for presenting this type of report.

[@AnonymousMontanan]

So hard to pick an absolute fav!! Just some epically, gorgeous work!! Shout out to Ninjon, as I was following his hard work and progress the last few months, and he pulled off an amazing Warband. Just the Cavalry Gent looming over the scene, and that dog was amazing too.

[@EKk8819]

6:08 thats by far the sickest piece I've ever seen.. I'm new to the community through the Space Marine 2 ps5 game, but from what I've seen in the last few months, nothing even comes close to this bad boy right here! just WOW!

[@sargesays5649]

Great video! I really like that you not only covered the top winners, but some the others as well. All the entrys are just so fantastic and provide so much inspiration to paint, at least for me. My favorite entry was by Ninjon.

[@Wijkert]

Really like these kind of videos where you give your take on the results of a competition. I especially appreciated you highlighting entries you liked for one reason or another, but didn't place.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Insane entries this year, and it just gets crazier every year. Really enjoyed the video.

[@morticiaadams]

My favourite presented here is the Horus ascended, it's like it was straight lifted from a codex artwork!

[@Wijkert]

My favorite was the slayer sword winner, closely followed by the the Bretonnian knight that got Silver in the Old World category.

[@abcdodd]

YAY, GABS! I have a whole squad of her and her cohort. That was really nice to see.

[@katbertallgood726]

Thanks for the video! I'm learning English from your videos, heheh :3 You have a very nice and easy to understand accent)

[@roguehobbies]

Aw that's so cool I'm happy to hear that!

[@gwengr4704]

On a side note, mirrors were crafted using silver (real process back in the time), and that is why it was believed vampires had no reflections 😋

[@sisco8225]

All these minitures are so incredible, the Perturabo conversion really sticks out to me, somethig about the pose, the mask choice and the colors has a presence that sticks with you that really makes me feel like that character exists in warhammer, it just feels right.

[@smygulf]

Im in straight up AWE over all theese masterpieces! I could never pick a favourite 😍

[@fredrik241]

I loved this video as I have always loved seeing the Golden Demon winners and contestants please do this again next year. Its always hard to find good high resolution images so if you manage to get that that's a great bonus! Interesting how these days there's a lot of 'texture' painted into the shading. I feel its because model surfaces nowadays are so perfect with the smooth plastic. In the olden days of my yuf there was already some texture as the tin/lead had that slight un-eveness and bumpy texture. That added to the personality and organic feel that's a bit lost in modern minis. And that's why painters are having to add texture consciously or not. So many amazing pieces!!

[@maruvek4285]

Lovely! Thank you for the tour and excellent music.

[@RoyHobbs-f4v]

... love this competition. It's the gaming-industry's premier nexus of artists and geeks pushing the boundaries of what's possible in the medium... and inspiring great-stories that have yet-to-be-told. Absolutely adored the forced-perspective goblins. Miss... you are a very lovely-lady. Please do more videos in this format... where you either review something... or simply share your thoughts. You are very-entertaining and comical... and this gives us more material to consume in-between your videos that require so-much time to set-up. Much respect. Perhaps, you could do a video on the Primarchs and their daddee-issuezz... and which ones you could "fix"... as a woman who likes these types of deeply-flawed demi-godz.

[@roryhatfield6696]

Amazing video! I love the way you celebrated every model and I love the inspirational last comment about only comparing yourself to yourself. I think only you could make people appreciate others works and still be inspired to grow themselves. Please make more of these amazing videos. My favorite entry was Ninjon’s piece. Especially since I have been following his work on it

[@WMfin]

I'm just so blown away. Thanks for showing these!

[@adye88]

some of these art pieces are just like paintings..its amazing and inspiring.

[@cwj138]

So many amazing entries, love pouring over Golden Demon every year. Started an interest in MESBG this year and seeing Marco paint up an amazing Legolas' dad Thranduil on an elk really made me happy. All the dioramas and units were mindblowing and the slayer sword was well deserved.

[@TerryTerryBouzu]

Amory is such a good and fun painter, often taking top in our local painting contests. It's really great that hes getting recognition for this!

[@FormerGovernmentHuman]

These don’t even look like 3d minis they look like a painting on canvas. They look absolutely perfect in 1d so I can only begin to imagine how insanely fantastic they are seeing the real deal in person.

[@TheGrumbliestPuppy]

Commenting just to let you know I'm rarely compelled to watch warhammer vids all the way through on youtube but this on caught my attention right away, all the way til the end. Would love to see more like this!

[@stewarts8597]

Some really imaginative compositions. truly amazing

[@Lainyofthewires]

This was really fun to watch! I love miniatures but I'm not very well informed, so your knowledge and passion were hecking infectious✨

[@brucehemming9749]

Great video thanks for sharing your thoughts on the competition entries. I would appreciate more of these type videos when the opportunity arises. keep the videos coming love the content and how you present 👍🍻

[@jorgemontero6384]

I know it's unrelated to this video, but... thank you for the AMAZING color selection for your ProAcryl artist series. They fill large gaps in their line, and are fabulous for those of us that like to paint really colorful, flashy minis. You better be prepping a video showing us some amazing vaporwave monstrosity with the dark turquoise and hot pink.

[@roguehobbies]

I'm definitely going to making a video about unlocking all the potential in the colours! I wanna wait til they get released though!

[@jakeusmaximus4611]

Absolutely look forward to seeing more review videos! You are THE authority 👌

[@waffletamu]

love the video - just starting on the hobby. MOAR of this pulz

[@LuisCastillo-tg6xw]

Each year entries get better and better. The winner was a fantastic concept and flawless execution.

[@mopanda81]

real incredible inspiration. the terminator diorama was a gorgeous exploration of fixed lighting in a diorama

[@AlexisGraf]

For the record I would’ve loved a 3 hour extended cut of this video! Loved this one!

[@laurabrand3007]

some incredible work, always lovely to hear your take on some spectacular painting

[@pedropierre9594]

That Horus was just exquisite

[@jeremiahembs5343]

Every one of those were superb. The Tau drone waterfall is especially beautiful.

[@CherokeeWill]

Wow, just on a surface level the slayer sword winner looks amazing and visually very pleasing. But on a technical level, it's mathematically insane and I can only guess that hundreds if not more than a thousand hours went into the brainstorming, creation, modelling, and painting of this. It's like seeing an M.C. Escher painting come to life in 3-d and it just works. So cool. I also love ALL THE CUTE MINI MINIATURE PETS on these entries from the sassy smiling nurglings to the gaurd dogs to the cute nurgle fly, they both add too and compliment the dark world of Warhammer and show us it's not all death n destruction and that there is happiness in this fantasy world(even if it is happiness derived from the suffering of others like the nurglings lmao)

[@HappyDuude]

On trovs channel he mentioned the artist said they'd started in 2022 I think