sitnam Posted Monday at 05:36 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:36 PM Last year I posted this thread, and it was a lot of fun. Seeing everyone's pride of the year was pretty inspiring, and I'd like to continue with that idea this year: What is your favorite model you've painted this year, and why? Now my actual model of the year is Ushoran, the Sombre Paladin, the Mortharch of Madness (Sounds so much cooler then Delusion. But, as this is a 40k forum, my 40k Model of the year is my Sister Dogmata: Not only does she look great IMO, she inspired me to restart my Sisters army, my first love of 40k What is everyone else's personal MotY? Tallarn Commander, Grotsmasha, W.A.Rorie and 9 others 6 6 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387195-your-model-of-the-year-2025/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminatorinhell Posted Tuesday at 03:44 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 03:44 AM I have a ton of minis I really liked. But maybe my Knight titan... Biggest model I've painted and it was a challenge because I had to start it over once. phandaal, Valkia the Bloody, Brother Captain Vakarian and 11 others 8 6 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387195-your-model-of-the-year-2025/#findComment-6144919 Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.A.Rorie Posted Tuesday at 04:30 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 04:30 PM I would have to say My Model of the Year 2025 Would be my Horus Heresy Praetor with Twin Raven Claws and Corvid Jump Pack Alby the Slayer, Dr_Ruminahui, Firedrake Cordova and 10 others 7 6 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387195-your-model-of-the-year-2025/#findComment-6145024 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Ruminahui Posted Tuesday at 11:02 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:02 PM Great idea to redo this thread for 2025 @sitnam. My favourite individual model I painted this year was my Lord Discordant, even though he was a pain in the rear to paint - so much detail and so fragile! Brother Captain Vakarian, phandaal, LameBeard and 8 others 5 6 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387195-your-model-of-the-year-2025/#findComment-6145111 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitnam Posted Tuesday at 11:51 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 11:51 PM @Terminatorinhell Always nice to see a complete Knight! I'll get to mine...eventually. Great job, love the Scorpion. Is that freehand? @W.A.Rorie Really neat model, I assume it is a kitbash? I don't recognize it offhand @Dr_Ruminahui I definitely hear you on the model fragility, they are imposing models to paint. The Helstalkers eyes and the backpack eye on the Discordant are really well done. W.A.Rorie, Dr_Ruminahui, Terminatorinhell and 2 others 1 1 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387195-your-model-of-the-year-2025/#findComment-6145116 Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.A.Rorie Posted Wednesday at 05:09 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 05:09 AM (edited) It’s Endryd Haar as the body and shoulder pads with Dark Fury Claws and back pack Edited Wednesday at 01:09 PM by Firedrake Cordova Fixed formatting Dr_Ruminahui, sitnam, gaurdian31 and 2 others 2 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387195-your-model-of-the-year-2025/#findComment-6145131 Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted Wednesday at 12:47 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:47 PM My favorite model of the year has to be the Lord of Darkness (the GOAT, Tim Curry), that I printed out for my fantasy Undead army. Aside from that, most of my year has been spent building fantasy or adding to my clanker army from a different galaxy far, far away. For my favorite 40k model, going all the way back to January, it would probably be this Cryptek: Apologies for the tater camera quality as always. Nothing fancy, but I really like how his glowy bits came out. W.A.Rorie, Valkia the Bloody, Brother Captain Vakarian and 7 others 2 8 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387195-your-model-of-the-year-2025/#findComment-6145163 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedrake Cordova Posted Wednesday at 01:10 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:10 PM I really like those bases, @phandaal - the really add a sense of "setting" phandaal, LameBeard and gaurdian31 1 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387195-your-model-of-the-year-2025/#findComment-6145168 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouargh Posted Wednesday at 01:23 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:23 PM My favourite production so far this year is an oldie: BUT... Year 2025 is not over yet and I might get a new personnal favourite if I commit more paint and brush crimes within the next few weeks left. phandaal, Tallarn Commander, Valkia the Bloody and 9 others 4 8 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387195-your-model-of-the-year-2025/#findComment-6145175 Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.A.Rorie Posted Wednesday at 01:53 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:53 PM 1 hour ago, phandaal said: My favorite model of the year has to be the Lord of Darkness (the GOAT, Tim Curry), that I printed out for my fantasy Undead army. Aside from that, most of my year has been spent building fantasy or adding to my clanker army from a different galaxy far, far away. For my favorite 40k model, going all the way back to January, it would probably be this Cryptek: Apologies for the tater camera quality as always. Nothing fancy, but I really like how his glowy bits came out. Wow I really like those @phandaal orange makes them really pop. 29 minutes ago, Bouargh said: My favourite production so far this year is an oldie: BUT... Year 2025 is not over yet and I might get a new personnal favourite if I commit more paint and brush crimes within the next few weeks left. Nicely done, @Bouargh 14 hours ago, Dr_Ruminahui said: Great idea to redo this thread for 2025 @sitnam. My favourite individual model I painted this year was my Lord Discordant, even though he was a pain in the rear to paint - so much detail and so fragile! I know you play EC, but did you pain him as a Techmarine? If so...well played @Dr_Ruminahui gaurdian31, Dr_Ruminahui, Tallarn Commander and 2 others 1 1 1 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387195-your-model-of-the-year-2025/#findComment-6145179 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Captain Vakarian Posted Wednesday at 02:27 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:27 PM I’ve had a slow second half of the year due to work and life generally, but my model of the year has to be my Brutalis Dreadnought completed for my Ironhearts successor chapter earlier this year. The model was a lot of fun to work on (I haven’t done too many big models in my time). Dr_Ruminahui, Tallarn Commander, Bouargh and 8 others 3 7 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387195-your-model-of-the-year-2025/#findComment-6145184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted Wednesday at 03:32 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:32 PM Probably my new Wolf Priest. Sometimes you get a model where everything just "clicks". Grotsmasha, Alby the Slayer, Dr_Ruminahui and 9 others 4 8 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387195-your-model-of-the-year-2025/#findComment-6145207 Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.A.Rorie Posted Wednesday at 04:03 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:03 PM 1 hour ago, Brother Captain Vakarian said: I’ve had a slow second half of the year due to work and life generally, but my model of the year has to be my Brutalis Dreadnought completed for my Ironhearts successor chapter earlier this year. The model was a lot of fun to work on (I haven’t done too many big models in my time). 28 minutes ago, Karhedron said: Probably my new Wolf Priest. Sometimes you get a model where everything just "clicks". Both look great @Brother Captain Vakarian and @Karhedron Tallarn Commander, Brother Captain Vakarian and gaurdian31 1 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387195-your-model-of-the-year-2025/#findComment-6145211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallarn Commander Posted Wednesday at 05:35 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 05:35 PM It's very fun seeing everyone's model of the year. I would have to say my favorite model is my Traitor Guard counts-as Defiler, Yemelina's Lament. Yemelina's Lament Last week I managed to get in my first game with Yemelina's Lament. Here is a black and white photo Here she is about to blow up a Corvus Blackstar with her battle cannon Enjoy the photos! Brother Captain Vakarian, gaurdian31, phandaal and 7 others 3 7 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387195-your-model-of-the-year-2025/#findComment-6145229 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Ruminahui Posted Wednesday at 06:19 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:19 PM 4 hours ago, W.A.Rorie said: I know you play EC, but did you pain him as a Techmarine? If so...well played @Dr_Ruminahui Yes, I did - I gave him a quartered scheme in my army colour and a dark red/burgundy (GW's screamer pink). Background wise, my EC are relatively recent traitors from a variety of loyalist chapters (basically, the bulk of marines in a warzone) who launched a coup against their incompetent warzone commander... which snowballed into their decent into chaos. Along the way, they free an EC demon prince bound during the scouring, who converts them to worshipping Slaanesh - my EC codex force is those who follow the prince's teaching most closely , while my Heretic Astartes codex force are those who don't. So my force are more EC through the backdoor., rather than being directly descended from the HH EC or having their geneseed. Which is basically a long winded way of saying my Lord Discordant was a techmarine before he fell to chaos;, and I have painted him to reflect that. I intend to do my warpsmith the same way when I paint him. Anyway, nice spot. Firedrake Cordova, LameBeard, W.A.Rorie and 3 others 1 5 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387195-your-model-of-the-year-2025/#findComment-6145240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted Wednesday at 07:55 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:55 PM 6 hours ago, Firedrake Cordova said: I really like those bases, @phandaal - the really add a sense of "setting" Thank you! I like to spend time figuring out bases that feel right for a given army. For these guys, the idea is they actually woke up elsewhere but are coming to this planet through a portal somewhere way out in a blasted desert wasteland. 6 hours ago, W.A.Rorie said: Wow I really like those @phandaal orange makes them really pop. Thank you! Wanted to do something different from the usual green, and always liked orange! Firedrake Cordova, LameBeard, gaurdian31 and 1 other 3 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387195-your-model-of-the-year-2025/#findComment-6145268 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidusDante Posted Wednesday at 09:28 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 09:28 PM Im really impressed with my Aethon Shann i did this year gaurdian31, W.A.Rorie, Dr_Ruminahui and 1 other 1 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387195-your-model-of-the-year-2025/#findComment-6145280 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Ruminahui Posted Wednesday at 09:31 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 09:31 PM He looks great @SolidusDante - though I do feel he would really benefit from a completed base. gaurdian31 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387195-your-model-of-the-year-2025/#findComment-6145281 Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.A.Rorie Posted Wednesday at 09:32 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 09:32 PM Nice @SolidusDante gaurdian31 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387195-your-model-of-the-year-2025/#findComment-6145282 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidusDante Posted Wednesday at 10:18 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:18 PM Is the only way to post pics on here via URL cause that the only option its giving me gaurdian31 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387195-your-model-of-the-year-2025/#findComment-6145289 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Tyler Posted Thursday at 02:19 AM Share Posted Thursday at 02:19 AM 4 hours ago, SolidusDante said: Is the only way to post pics on here via URL cause that the only option its giving me SolidusDante and gaurdian31 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387195-your-model-of-the-year-2025/#findComment-6145300 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotsmasha Posted Thursday at 02:59 AM Share Posted Thursday at 02:59 AM I've painted a handful of models that really via for my vote this year, and after a good hard think, I'm going to select what was originally my 2024 Boxing Day Bash submission (Papa Nurgle scuppered those plans), and became my first model of the year, the WH+ Yr1 Orruk turned Ork Warboss, honourable mention goes to Bat-Ork-Man and Mobile, Spoiler Firedrake Cordova, Bouargh, phandaal and 10 others 2 11 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387195-your-model-of-the-year-2025/#findComment-6145303 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alby the Slayer Posted Thursday at 06:06 AM Share Posted Thursday at 06:06 AM 3 hours ago, Grotsmasha said: I've painted a handful of models that really via for my vote this year, and after a good hard think, I'm going to select what was originally my 2024 Boxing Day Bash submission (Papa Nurgle scuppered those plans), and became my first model of the year, the WH+ Yr1 Orruk turned Ork Warboss, Spoiler Love it, it gives me 3rd edition vibes all around. So many great models here. Grotsmasha, Dr_Ruminahui, sitnam and 1 other 3 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387195-your-model-of-the-year-2025/#findComment-6145307 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clausel Posted Thursday at 11:38 AM Share Posted Thursday at 11:38 AM So many grest models here. I can definitely see why they are your favorites. Mine is my Chaplain. I love conversion and the pose i did as i felt it hit pretty well the image in my mind. I was so happy with him that i made a squad for him also. But so to not post too much you can see the squad in my thread with the link in my signature. Dr_Ruminahui, phandaal, kabaakaba and 11 others 3 11 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387195-your-model-of-the-year-2025/#findComment-6145334 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabaakaba Posted Thursday at 12:27 PM Share Posted Thursday at 12:27 PM (edited) Spoiler One of the best IG infantry model in range Edited Thursday at 12:30 PM by kabaakaba sitnam, gaurdian31, Terminatorinhell and 9 others 5 7 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387195-your-model-of-the-year-2025/#findComment-6145344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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