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GOLDEN DEMON 2026 COMPLETE! ✅

I couldn't be more thrilled with how my minis performed, I got a commended for my epic Saturnine and a notable for my old thunder warrior too!

YIPPEEEE!!!

#warhammer #warhammercommunity #warhammer40k #goldendemon
October 27, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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Maxime Penaud Wins His Third Golden Demon Slayer Sword

#BoardGames #Warhammer #GoldenDemon #MiniaturePainting #SPIELEssen #BackseatGamer

Have you ever entered a painting competition like Golden Demon?
Maxime Penaud Wins His Third Golden Demon Slayer Sword
Maxime Penaud won the Golden Demon Slayer Sword at SPIEL Essen with a Marneus Calgar so clean it hides nothing. It is his third, after wins in 2010 and 2019.
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October 29, 2026 at 7:00 AM
davehickman.bsky.social
Its that time of the year when I get really jealous of other people's skill at painting miniatures, its the Golden Demon competition. I'm really looking forward to seeing whats been completed and achieved. One day I might try my luck

#Goldendemon #miniaturepainting #aspire #minipainting #warhammer
October 23, 2026 at 2:32 PM
cryocheese.bsky.social
Here's the finished 40k single entry ready for Golden Demon & SMC.

I'm quite happy how the last minute single basing and the fabrics came out! Quite the successful final crunch this week 😊

#warhammer40k #ravenguard #aethonshaan #goldendemon
Photo of the finished Aethon Shaan miniature I painted for Golden Demon, first as part of a 40k Unit entry (which he will go back into in the future!) but due to time constraints, seen here on his single-entry size base and plinth. He's painted true to lore, with black and white armor parts, red fabric, silver steel insignias, and minor details, like leathers, glowing lenses and more. The base is mainly painted to be red rock, dust and debris with wrecked parts vaguely looking to be from aircrafts and building structures with visible rebar and paneling. There are also various decorative tufts (painted to fit in) and six skulls total, one being part of a dead space marine in Raptors colors. Two photos (side by side & front and back) of the finished Aethon Shaan miniature I painted for Golden Demon, first as part of a 40k Unit entry (which he will go back into in the future!) but due to time constraints, seen here on his single-entry size base and plinth. He's painted true to lore, with black and white armor parts, red fabric, silver steel insignias, and minor details, like leathers, glowing lenses and more. The base is mainly painted to be red rock, dust and debris with wrecked parts vaguely looking to be from aircrafts and building structures with visible rebar and paneling. There are also various decorative tufts (painted to fit in) and six skulls total, one being part of a dead space marine in Raptors colors. Two photos (side by side) of the finished Aethon Shaan miniature I painted for Golden Demon, first as part of a 40k Unit entry (which he will go back into in the future!) but due to time constraints, seen here on his single-entry size base and plinth. He's painted true to lore, with black and white armor parts, red fabric, silver steel insignias, and minor details, like leathers, glowing lenses and more. The base is mainly painted to be red rock, dust and debris with wrecked parts vaguely looking to be from aircrafts and building structures with visible rebar and paneling. There are also various decorative tufts (painted to fit in) and six skulls total, one being part of a dead space marine in Raptors colors.
October 15, 2026 at 6:22 PM
skuggiskrifar.bsky.social
Parece que tienen prisa por sacar estas pinturas. Fueron presentadas hace muy pocos dias y han hecho mucha campaña desde #GW, con pintores del #GoldenDemon promocionandolas y todo.
Personalmente no me convencen,empezando por el formato de bote
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October 4, 2026 at 6:42 PM
voidspiral-games.bsky.social
I'm entering some #stormcasteternals into #goldendemon at #adepticon this year. These guys might get disqualified; I needed dudes with ranged weapons, so I gave #ageofsigmar guys some #40k weapons.
October 1, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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Golden Demon Returns to SPIEL Essen With a Noon Deadline

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Entering Golden Demon this year, or just admiring the cabinets?
Golden Demon Returns to SPIEL Essen With a Noon Deadline
Games Workshop's painting competition returns to Essen with 14 categories, registration closing at noon on 24 October, and the Slayer Sword up for grabs.
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September 22, 2026 at 10:03 PM
cryocheese.bsky.social
Little changes.
Slow changes.

I don't think I have the time to continue refining this carefully and slowly. My personal deadline, due to the travels to the events, is October 15th. Oof.

#goldendemon #aethonshaan #ravenguard #wh40k #minipainting #miniatures #nmm #warhammer40k
A photo displaying the WIP status of the miniature paintjob of Aethon Shaan the chapter master of the raven guard. Shaan is part of and the leader of my competition entry into the category "40k Unit" at this years Golden Demon at SPIEL in october. It is painted lore accurately with black panels, metallic fuel and exhaust pipes as well as a blue heat effect inside the latter. A comparative collage of photos only showing the feather cloak of the Aethon Shaan miniature, displaying the changes I made this week. Above three images = before / Below three images = after. Shaan is part of and the leader of my competition entry into the category "40k Unit" at this years Golden Demon at SPIEL in october. It is painted lore accurately with black panels, metallic fuel and exhaust pipes as well as a blue heat effect inside the latter. A photo displaying the WIP status of the miniature paintjob of Aethon Shaan the chapter master of the raven guard. Shaan is part of and the leader of my competition entry into the category "40k Unit" at this years Golden Demon at SPIEL in october. It is painted lore accurately with black panels, metallic fuel and exhaust pipes as well as a blue heat effect inside the latter. A photo displaying the WIP status of the miniature paintjob of Aethon Shaan the chapter master of the raven guard. Shaan is part of and the leader of my competition entry into the category "40k Unit" at this years Golden Demon at SPIEL in october. It is painted lore accurately with black panels, metallic fuel and exhaust pipes as well as a blue heat effect inside the latter.
September 20, 2026 at 9:02 AM
cryocheese.bsky.social
We got claws on Aethon Shaan!

I decided to paint the right one as idle and inactive and the left hand claw as powered hup while slicing into the rock.

Looking good I reckon 😇

#aethonshaan #ravenguard #minipainting #lightningclaws #goldendemon #powereffect #nmm
A photo collage displaying the WIP status of the miniature paintjob of Aethon Shaan the chapter master of the raven guard. Two different size hexagonal frames in the top left quadrant of the image show the lightning claws from different angles and closer up. Shaan is part of and the leader of my competition entry into the category "40k Unit" at this years Golden Demon at SPIEL in october. It is painted lore accurately with black panels, metallic fuel and exhaust pipes as well as a blue heat effect inside the latter. Top-down angle photo of the current WIP status of the miniature paintjob of Aethon Shaan the chapter master of the raven guard as well as the rest of the unit in the background underneath him Shaan is part of and the leader of my competition entry into the category "40k Unit" at this years Golden Demon at SPIEL in october. It is painted lore accurately with black panels, metallic fuel and exhaust pipes as well as a blue heat effect inside the latter. Photo of the main view of my unit entry for GD26. It's a unit of four space marines, three of them being unnamed customized Vanguard Veterans plus their leader and the new chapter master of the Raven Guard, Aethon Shaan. They are all placed on a vertical rock pillar base on round black plinth. They are painted in lore accurate black & white armor and red fabric ribbons and are placed on a red rock pillar set on a round plinth.
September 13, 2026 at 1:24 PM
cryocheese.bsky.social
Last week I finished refining the first part of the 40k Unit entry!

This is about the best painting I can do at the minute. It's only a bit worrying how long it took me to get the jump-pack this far. There is SO much more to get to this level. Yikes!

#goldendemon #aethonshaan #ravenguard #wh40k
A horizontally split pair of photos showing different angles of Aethon Shaans jump-pack. It, like he, is part of and the leader of my competition entry into the category "40k Unit" at this years Golden Demon at SPIEL in october. It is painted lore accurately with black panels, metallic fuel and exhaust pipes as well as a blue heat effect inside the latter. A horizontally split pair of photos showing different angles of Aethon Shaans jump-pack. It, like he, is part of and the leader of my competition entry into the category "40k Unit" at this years Golden Demon at SPIEL in october. It is painted lore accurately with black panels, metallic fuel and exhaust pipes as well as a blue heat effect inside the latter. A collage of four photos showing different angles my Aethon Shaan miniature with focus on his Jump-pack. He is part of and the leader of my competition entry into the category "40k Unit" at this years Golden Demon at SPIEL in october. It is painted lore accurately with black panels, metallic fuel and exhaust pipes as well as a blue heat effect inside the latter.
September 9, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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Golden Demon Returns to SPIEL Essen With 14 Categories

#BoardGames #GoldenDemon #Warhammer #SpielEssen #MiniaturePainting #BackseatGamer

Which category would you enter, if any?
Golden Demon Returns to SPIEL Essen With 14 Categories
The European leg of Games Workshop's painting competition is back at SPIEL Essen in October, with a Slayer Sword on the line and entries closing 24 October.
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September 7, 2026 at 10:01 AM
cryocheese.bsky.social
I've adjusted the position of two veterans, by sculpting more rocks.

While doing that I also made the rock crack under the lowest placed Marine, who is mid jump-off.

Besides that I also refined Shaans backpack a lot.

#goldendemon #gd26 #ravenguard #spacemarines #minipainting #miniatures
Photo of the main view of my unit entry for GD26. It's a unit of four space marines, three of them being unnamed customized Vanguard Veterans plus their leader and the new chapter master of the Raven Guard, Aethon Shaan. They are all placed on a vertical rock pillar base on round black plinth. They are painted in lore accurate black & white armor and red fabric ribbons and are placed on a red rock pillar set on a round plinth. In this work-in-progress image there are also two distinct pale yellow sections of newly sculpted rock underneath the bottom two vanguard veterans. A collage of four photos showing different angles of the same painted detail of the Aethon Shaan miniature. His Jump-pack. He is part of and the leader of my competition entry into the category "40k Unit" at this years Golden Demon at SPIEL in october. It is painted lore accurately with black panels, metallic fuel and exhaust pipes as well as a blue heat effect inside the latter. Closer-up photo of the lower half of my unit entry for GD26. It's a unit of four space marines, three of them being unnamed customized Vanguard Veterans plus their leader and the new chapter master of the Raven Guard, Aethon Shaan. They are all placed on a vertical rock pillar base on round black plinth. They are painted in lore accurate black and white armor and red fabric ribbons and are placed on a red rock pillar set on a round plinth.
August 30, 2026 at 3:29 PM
cryocheese.bsky.social
Last week saw some the refinements of a few more areas, namely the helmets with role markings and the first jump-pack wings, but I also advanced many other areas of the black and white armor.

It is quite daunting to think how much there is to refine. 😅

#warhammer40k #goldendemon #ravenguard #40k
Photo of the main view of the full unit entry on vertical red-rock pillar base. Three of them are unnamed customized Vanguard Veterans and the leader of the squad is Aethon Shaan. They are painted in lore accurate black and white armor and red fabric ribbons and are placed on a red rock pillar set on a round plinth. 3-way split image layout showing close-ups of the face and upper body of the three unnamed vanguard veterans that are part of my Golden Demon 40k-Unit entry. They are painted in lore accurate black and white armor and red fabric ribbons and are placed on a red rock pillar set on a round plinth. Horizontally split image showing two different paintjobs of white painted wing details on the kitbashed / added jump pack exhaust details. The marines are painted in lore accurate black and white armor and red fabric ribbons and are placed on a red rock pillar set on a round plinth.
August 25, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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Golden Demon Winners Run Painting Classes at Warhammer Opens

#BoardGames #Warhammer #Painting #GoldenDemon #TabletopGaming #BackseatGamer
Golden Demon Winners Run Painting Classes at Warhammer Opens
Games Workshop is putting Golden Demon-winning painters in front of hobbyists at Warhammer Open weekends, starting with Newport, Krakow and Atlanta.
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August 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM
cryocheese.bsky.social
Lots of nice progress this week!

🧡 more & better red bounce lights on Shaan
🤍 his helmet (quite happy with it!)
❤️ finally started sketching the other marines
🖤 also decided to place it all on the round plinth for handling

#minipainting #goldendemon #ravenguard #aethonshaan #warhammer40k #wh40k
Photo showing the miniature of chapter master Aethon Shaan of the Raven Guard perched on a large pillar of red rock. The paintjob is advanced now, with the feather coat quite progressed, the black and white parts of the armor at a decent level and the red fabrics around his arms being basecoated and rdy for refinement. Three-part collage with photos showing the helmet of chapter master Aethon Shaan of the Raven Guard from different angles. It's painted to be white with one red regular eye lens and one orange/yellow bionic eye lens. Around the head we can see the black armor collar as well as the many feathers of his cloak. Two photos showing side views the full unit entry on vertical red-rock pillar base. Three of them are unnamed customized Vanguard Veterans and the leader of the squad is Aethon Shaan. Photo of the main view of the full unit entry on vertical red-rock pillar base. Three of them are unnamed customized Vanguard Veterans and the leader of the squad is Aethon Shaan.
August 16, 2026 at 2:35 PM
cryocheese.bsky.social
Last week was all about progressing just Aethon Shaan.

This week I intend to continue him for a bit, but hopefully also start sketching the other three members of the unit.

#minipainting #warhammer40k #ravenguard #aethonshaan #goldendemon #miniatures #competitionpainting
Photo showing the miniature of chapter master Aethon Shaan of the Raven Guard (without helmet) perched on a large pillar of red rock. The paintjob is started on the right arm and feather coat, there's a first sketch of the red fabric around his arm and some skulls painted in beige. Photo showing the miniature of chapter master Aethon Shaan of the Raven Guard (without helmet) perched on a large pillar of red rock. The paintjob is started on the right arm and feather coat, there's a first sketch of the red fabric around his arm and some skulls painted in beige. Photo showing the miniature of chapter master Aethon Shaan of the Raven Guard (without helmet) perched on a large pillar of red rock. The paintjob is started on the right arm and feather coat, there's a first sketch of the red fabric around his arm and some skulls painted in beige.
August 11, 2026 at 12:09 PM
doctorspork.bsky.social
Josh and I recorded the last video in our series covering the Fantasy Miniatures books, this time we jump to the distant future of the year 2002!

There are some really amazing dioramas in this book.

#Oldhammer #Warhammer #Nerdlings #CrownOfCommand #GoldenDemon
Fantasy Miniatures 2002
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October 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
doctorspork.bsky.social
If any of you have been amongst the dozens of people who has enjoyed the series where I review the old Fantasy Miniatures books with Josh GREAT NEWS!!!! The third one is up.

This time it is the 1990 #GoldenDemon entries.

#Oldhammer #Warhammer #Nerdlings #CrownOfCommand
1990 Fantasy Miniatures with Dr. Spork
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July 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
doctorspork.bsky.social
I did another #GoldenDemon retrospective with Josh, this time we looked at 1989.

#Oldhammer #Warhammer #Nerdlings #CrownOfCommand
Golden Demon Fantasy Miniatures 1989 with Dr. Spork
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June 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
doctorspork.bsky.social
I did a video with Josh over at the #CrownOfCommand looking through the entries for the 1988 #GoldenDemon Competition.

We discuss everything from how many snotlings you could buy with the winnings to whether or not Josh has a better grasp of Latin than an orc.

#Oldhammer #Warhammer #Nerdlings
1988 Citadel Miniatures Book Review with Dr. Spork!
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May 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
jordansorcery.bsky.social
I’m a massive fan of the clarified AI and digital rules for Golden Demon. I think it will only make the competition stronger.

Kudos to @warhammerofficial.bsky.social for the categorical clarity.

#WarhammerCommunity #GoldenDemon #ArtNotAI
August 21, 2024 at 8:27 AM
lilianafuchs.bsky.social
Su equipaje de mano. #GoldenDemon
March 26, 2026 at 8:08 AM
jimjambo.gay
Now that he’s in the case I’m gonna post him.

#goldendemon #warhammercommunity
#nerdling
An askurgan pariah on round rocks and a plinth. Painted to the best of my ability The same as the first image but from behind The same figure from a 3/4 forward view The same figure from a different angle this time to the left
March 26, 2026 at 7:53 PM
jimjambo.gay
I’m only gonna post the one picture of him before the event. But I think he’s ready to submit. Obviously there are things I’d tweak with infinite time, but I don’t want to gas out on painting y’know?

#minipainting #goldendemon #nerdlings #warhammercommunity
February 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM
roguehobbies.bsky.social
I entered Golden Demon with a restoration of the OLDEST citadel miniatures I could find (1983) and he got a COMMENDED pin!

Taking this mini from an unwanted lump of metal to this is what I love about these restoration projects :')

Let's go old man orc!

#warhammer #warhammercommunity #goldendemon
October 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM