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Painlord Titan Princeps of Slaanesh





Hamilton, ON


Over the years I have taken great inspiration from many, many plogs, blogs and WIPs, chiefly works by Biohazard, SystemSyn, BlackBabyJesus, Midnight Runner (all over at the BnC) along with Dakka's own KrautScientist and btoliver and while everything they do is just excellent, there is a special place in my heart for Kierdale, also over on the BnC. He has had the single-biggest influence on my minis of any other hobbyist and little else forum-related gets me as excited as seeing new stuff from him. His Psychopomps are, IMO, the standard by which all Slaanesh armies ought to be judged.

So who's your hobby-crush?

The Fall of Kronstaat IV
Война Народная | Voyna Narodnaya | The People's War - 2,765pts painted (updated 06/05/20)
Волшебная Сказка | Volshebnaya Skazka | A Fairy Tale (updated 29/12/19, ep10 - And All That Could Have Been)
Kabal of The Violet Heart (updated 02/02/2020)

All 'crimes' should be treasured if they bring you pleasure somehow. 
   
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Towering Hierophant Bio-Titan





Bristol, England

None really.
I like to check out what my close friends are doing on the Internet and irl and devote any crushing to those and my own projects.
I've made peace with myself and don't really succumb to hobby envy.

Oli: Can I be an orc?
Everyone: No.
Oli: But it fits through the doors, Look! 
   
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Painlord Titan Princeps of Slaanesh





Hamilton, ON

It totally isn't about hobby-envy and if you could point out what I said that made you think that I'll edit the OP for clarity.

I'm not jealous of these people, I am inspired by them.

The Fall of Kronstaat IV
Война Народная | Voyna Narodnaya | The People's War - 2,765pts painted (updated 06/05/20)
Волшебная Сказка | Volshebnaya Skazka | A Fairy Tale (updated 29/12/19, ep10 - And All That Could Have Been)
Kabal of The Violet Heart (updated 02/02/2020)

All 'crimes' should be treasured if they bring you pleasure somehow. 
   
Made in au
Dakka Veteran





Sydney, Australia

I've been out of Warhammer for about 2 years now, but the works of Kraut always suck me in when I drop by the P&M Blogs. Gitsplitta is another one I really enjoy checking in on and I'll be honest, he's making me look at Bushido a bit more seriously. What I find most interesting is the evolution of the plogs as people change and their hobby takes on new forms, be that through new armies, new build/paint styles or simply by improving their own work. That kind of retrospective look at things is something that inspires me to improve and push the barrier no matter how lazy my hobby can be.

Closer to home, a good friend of mine always consistently pumps out amazing paint jobs on everything he does. My local Batman group there's him and another friend that really always inspire me for different reasons. One puts out the clean, highlighted and beautiful paint jobs and the other paints dark, gritty and weathered but also does some amazing terrain work as well. So many of our boards (our best ones for sure) are done up by him and the difference really shows

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I mainly play 30k, but am still fairly active with 40k. I play Warcry, Arena Rex, Middle-Earth, Blood Bowl, Batman, Star Wars Legion as well

My plog- https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/787134.page
My blog- https://fistfulofminiatures.blogspot.com/
My gaming Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/fistfulofminis/ 
   
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Longtime Dakkanaut




Halandri

Tony Cotteril (sp?).

He is the original up cycle/scratch build Macgyver and dashingly handsome too.

Lovely chap.
   
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Battlefield Tourist




MN (Currently in WY)

Good old Andy C. and J.J. were for a long time.

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Painlord Titan Princeps of Slaanesh





Hamilton, ON

Oh yeah, mine too. I met them at Games Day '96.

Was literally star-struck.

The Fall of Kronstaat IV
Война Народная | Voyna Narodnaya | The People's War - 2,765pts painted (updated 06/05/20)
Волшебная Сказка | Volshebnaya Skazka | A Fairy Tale (updated 29/12/19, ep10 - And All That Could Have Been)
Kabal of The Violet Heart (updated 02/02/2020)

All 'crimes' should be treasured if they bring you pleasure somehow. 
   
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[MOD]
Making Stuff






Under the couch

There's certainly a soft spot for that batch of games devs from the mid to late '90s, when White Dwarf was great, and everything was new and shiny. Had a bit of a geek-out moment a while back when Gav Thorpe started following my Instagram page...

 
   
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Painlord Titan Princeps of Slaanesh





Hamilton, ON

Ayuh. Adrian.. Wood, was it? The Ork guy.

Every time I try to picture him, I get Nick Frost.

The Fall of Kronstaat IV
Война Народная | Voyna Narodnaya | The People's War - 2,765pts painted (updated 06/05/20)
Волшебная Сказка | Volshebnaya Skazka | A Fairy Tale (updated 29/12/19, ep10 - And All That Could Have Been)
Kabal of The Violet Heart (updated 02/02/2020)

All 'crimes' should be treasured if they bring you pleasure somehow. 
   
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Serious Squig Herder






Jen Haley and/or James Wappel - both amazing talented painters with very different styles. Would love to be half as good as either of them.
   
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Ship's Officer





Dallas, TX

Miranda, aka wargamer girl, she’s hawt and shares my interest in the hobby. I can be petre, she can be katniss, the dream lives folks.
   
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Androgynous Daemon Prince of Slaanesh





Norwalk, Connecticut

Please...somebody legitimately say “Mat Ward”!

Reality is a nice place to visit, but I'd hate to live there.

Manchu wrote:I'm a Catholic. We eat our God.


Due to work, I can usually only ship any sales or trades out on Saturday morning. Please trade/purchase with this in mind.  
   
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Stealthy Grot Snipa






UK

Shout out to Wyloch, Lukes APS and Mel The Terrain Tutor, they're some of my go-to guys on YouTube. Skalk Bloodaxe on Dakka, although there are many others worthy of mention

Skinflint Games- war gaming in the age of austerity

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/

 
   
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Dakka Veteran





Ynneadwraith's latest INQ28 stuff is just... I have no words. It's glorious.

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_scale%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_80%2Cw_800/v05lughz1ghz1isch53w.Jpg

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_scale%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_80%2Cw_800/bj58spvgqkoklpof2j7c.Jpg

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_scale%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_80%2Cw_800/bcaoqt6vtt0r7wmetrou.jpg

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/rlsmbxtiywo5in6gw9n4.Jpg

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/feoyt5ux0mf6gijaqqna.jpg

Honestly, they're some of the most atmospheric, beautifully executed models I've ever seen. The way he's been shooting them recently is exquisite.

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Blackclad Wayfarer





Philadelphia

Hobby Crush?

Tyson K. (pro painter) or Gareth from tale of painters - both are great guys to talk to

I've only said hi to B.Palmer from GMM studios but he's a legend

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Executing Exarch





London, UK

I think since starting the hobby, Lester Bursley from AwesomePaintJob was a huge inspiration for me. His crisp painting and the blog he had on Dakka were really great and it made me want to become a better painter, even if at the time I couldn't do much with a brush.

After that I've taken a lot of my inspiration from PM blogs on Dakka. Gitsplitta's blog I've been following even if I've not actively posted in his thread for literally years and his tutorial on blogging is something I always keep in mind when adding to my own blog.

Finnan's blog was also a massive inspiration to me as the Eldar he painted were truly fantastic and it's a shame he no longer updates his blog. Maybe there'll be a grand return someday.

   
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Damsel of the Lady





drinking tea in the snow

You're all amazing, i can't pick favorites.

realism is a lie
 
   
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Painlord Titan Princeps of Slaanesh





Hamilton, ON


The Fall of Kronstaat IV
Война Народная | Voyna Narodnaya | The People's War - 2,765pts painted (updated 06/05/20)
Волшебная Сказка | Volshebnaya Skazka | A Fairy Tale (updated 29/12/19, ep10 - And All That Could Have Been)
Kabal of The Violet Heart (updated 02/02/2020)

All 'crimes' should be treasured if they bring you pleasure somehow. 
   
Made in ca
Damsel of the Lady





drinking tea in the snow

Sadly I am not canadian, dakka just thinks i am.

Though i am very very midwestern polite.

realism is a lie
 
   
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Decrepit Dakkanaut






Omadon's Realm

Hmmm.

Painting. 'Yellow One' and 'Bohun', both have the capacity to make my jaw hit the floor every time as I whimper 'how?!?!?' at the latest miracles.

Visionary. Alan Bligh, who's rich knowledge of the ancient world built the Horus Heresy into what a glorious, bloody and engaging setting it became, when the risk of it being so OTT and cheesy was so high. Those FW black books are works of art. His passing was a terrible blow to all who knew him and to the hobby especially the 30k community who truly loved him.

Game Design. Andy Chambers, because amongst all his epic works, he created BattleFleet Gothic, as near, for me, to a perfect game as possible.

Author. Abnett and McNeil, I love the inquisitor books for their depictions of worlds in the 40k universe not at war and for rounded characters. I also recently read Mechanicum by McNeil and I think it's my favorite HH book.

Sculptor. Jacques-Alexandre Gillois, the Virago miniature is the finest sculpt in all Christendom imo. Yannick Hennebo, not least for Azumi from Studio McVey. Edgar Skomorowski, his work at FW was amazing.

Forge World Writer. Andy Hoare, this guy has been a stalwart of the GW writing teams for a long time, and is the only one who's written about 40k in all major incarnations (FFG, GW, BL, FW), he wrote IA13, perhaps FW's finest IA work and the only book that has ever tempted me to collect chaos.

Artist. Mark Gibbons, who's Blood Axe Ork made me love the Clan for Life. Paul Bonner, who knows orcs and trolls better than anyone. Les Edwards, who brings visceral horror to fantasy. Tony Ackland, who was both WHFB and RoC StD for me. Adrian Smith, who was RoC L&tD and who's recent work on Blood Rage, Hate and The Others has blown my mind.

Codex Writer. Phil Kelly, I miss his work. The Ork Codex he wrote remains for me the greatest codex ever written, because at no stage was it 'broken' but it kept orks playable for years and years.




 
   
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Battlefield Tourist




MN (Currently in WY)

Oh, I also want to add Robey Jenkins.... he showed me the path.

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Ridin' on a Snotling Pump Wagon






Honestly? And without trying to be too cool for skool etc?

GW Manager Ramon Laan. Used to be my boss. Now runs one of the Netherland’s stores. He gave me honest feedback when I botched an interview for a full time role in Canterbury.

That feedback genuinely changed my life. Without it, I most definitely would not be where I am today. And where I am today is pretty sweet.

Hats off to you, Ramon!

   
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Longtime Dakkanaut





Virginia

Duncan. Nice dude IRL and he makes stuff look so easy it's really helped helped reduce my painting paralysis.
   
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Dakka Veteran




Seattle, WA USA

My hobby crushes are pretty old (relatively speaking) and not sure they're really very active anymore. :(

Thierry Husser (did Rackham studio paint jobs), "Cyrill" from CMON galleries--never got their full name, Jeremy Bonamont-Tebol; all for the painting side of things. Definite nod to Jen Haley as well.

No other "crushes" on the other side of things; though did like Werner Klocke sculpts for quite a while, I wouldn't say I crushed on his work. Sadly, hard to know other sculptors' names usually as it isn't typically listed with whatever they make.

I have some anti-crushes as far as rules and game design goes, though.
   
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Heroic Senior Officer





Western Kentucky

I miss Ailaros ;_;

'I've played Guard for years, and the best piece of advice is to always utilize the Guard's best special rule: "we roll more dice than you" ' - stormleader

"Sector Imperialis: 25mm and 40mm Round Bases (40+20) 26€ (Including 32 skulls for basing) " GW design philosophy in a nutshell  
   
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Sickening Carrion






Hoodling (http://hoodlinghole.blogspot.com/)

The dedication he had for his blog and for building up mega armies for mega battles (the last one had around 40,000 points on each side). Sadly he seems to have lost part of his drive since WFB got canned and don't post as much anymore.

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They told me i was crazy, that i could not win with an army list like that. 2000 points later i found out that they were right

My painting log: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/662274.page#8093321
 
   
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Serious Squig Herder






 Valander wrote:
My hobby crushes are pretty old (relatively speaking) and not sure they're really very active anymore. :(

Thierry Husser (did Rackham studio paint jobs), "Cyrill" from CMON galleries--never got their full name, Jeremy Bonamont-Tebol; all for the painting side of things. Definite nod to Jen Haley as well.

No other "crushes" on the other side of things; though did like Werner Klocke sculpts for quite a while, I wouldn't say I crushed on his work. Sadly, hard to know other sculptors' names usually as it isn't typically listed with whatever they make.

I have some anti-crushes as far as rules and game design goes, though.




OOoh, yeah - Werner Klocke is definitely a hobby crush for me too. I was big into Freebooters Fate a few years back, sadly a lot of that is sculpted digitally by other people now and doesn't have near the charm, so I've lost interest :/
   
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Waaagh! Warbiker




Somewhere near Hamburg

The_Blackadder

Just gotta love his builds. I check his P&M Blogs at least once a week. His skill and attention to detail is just mind boggling.

Also: KroozA. It's a damn shame the old "Job's a gud'un" subforum does not exist anymore. All of his Orky Scratchbuilds were amazing. He doesnt seem to be around anymore sadly.

Astra Milit..*blam* Astra Milliwhat, heretic? 
   
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Martial Arts Fiday






Nashville, TN

Dave Taylor. Met him at a few GDs and just gushed like an idiot (me not him!)

Probably Angel Giraldez as well. Godlike paint skills!

"Holy Sh*&, you've opened my eyes and changed my mind about this topic, thanks Dakka OT!"

-Nobody Ever

Proverbs 18:2

"CHEESE!" is the battlecry of the ill-prepared.

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Albatross wrote:I think SlaveToDorkness just became my new hero.

EmilCrane wrote:Finecast is the new Matt Ward.

Don't mess with the Blade and Bolter! 
   
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Speed Drybrushing





Newcastle NSW

Wargamergirl, Dan Abnett, Vin Diesel, Wil Wheaton

Not a GW apologist  
   
 
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