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No, this isn't another Star Wars Legion post. Rather for the second time now I've won an NOCF charity raffle! Ya know, I had been donating to these raffle for years to no avail. Only about $15-$20 at a time and win or not, its always for a good cause.
About a year and a half ago I won a pair of Iyanden Warlocks which now reside in my display case. This time around, I won a Salamanders Infernus marine. It's a great paint job, though I find it a bit curious that a Salamanders' Icon decal was not applied. Or painted on, given just how good the flames are freehand painted onto the other pauldron.
Nice as this is, I have no use for it other than to decorate my display case. As such I gifted it to Screech who is now the proud owner of his first painted Salamander! I told him that he ought to be a sergeant or something despite the green helmet, to which he replied: 'Like he's ever going to leave the shelf'.
Can't be risking that pretty paint job with a potential fall from the table I guess.
Of course it can't leave the shelf. If he puts it on the tabletop all the other models will want painted as well, and he can't have that!
ReplyDeleteThe temptation to slap a chapter icon on that blank paldron would be hard to resist.
ReplyDelete@Kushial: I keep telling him Primer, army dip, light drybrush of base color and pick out a few details and done! They wouldn't be fantastic, but infinitely better than bare plastic.
ReplyDelete@Neverness: I likely would as well. Its very strange that the painter didn't put a chapter icon there in any form.