This is the first man sized model I've painted in some time and its been longer than I can remember since painting a figure without the pressure of a tournament deadline turning it into a chore.
After a weekend of games (the first for a while) the urge to paint and add character to these models becomes the main driving force of the hobby for me. A game may have an evocative setting or rules that create tense confrontations but without the personal investment in the models and their characters brought about through painting they would lack a lot of the excitement I find in them.
A Sternguard Sergeant from Warhammer 40k this model may have an illustrious carrier ahead or be a thorn in my (otherwise perfect) plans as he resolutely refuses to shoot straight or pass a leadership test. Either way though I'd have found it a lot harder to care without the hours invested in crafting the look and feel of the model myself. The models in a war game bring the narrative of the battle to life and provide points to remember the games and the twists of fate that cost or snatched you victory.
I'm definitley repainting the lettering on the banner
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