I Learned Why This Golden Demon Entry FAILED by @metalafminis

What does it take to stand out at Golden Demon in an age where every entry looks like a cinematic poster and dioramas are practically compulsory? For Ben of Metal AF Miniatures, it took 558 hours, a Space Hulk dream, a spinning barrel illusion, and a soul-wrenching deep dive into the dangers of scale creep. I take us behind the brush on Ben’s grueling journey to success and failure at Golden Demon. Also, I wanted to clarify, I don't consider painting minis a "fail" in any traditional sense. I'm merely quoting and describing the process of a specific paint job that failed to place in a specific painting competition. Context is key here. When it comes to painting minis in general, I consider that a win every day of the week. Happy Wargaming! Special thanks to our friends at Wayland Games for sponsoring this video. If you're creating a diorama of your own and need hobby supplies, such as Green Stuff, paints, or models, Wayland Games has got you covered. https://www.waylandgames.co.uk/ ======== MASSIVE thank you to our friend Ben Kantor (Metal AF Miniatures). Follow him on YouTube Channel and his Socials below: ‪@metalafminis‬   / metal.af.miniatures   ======== Sign up for the Crazy 8 Newsletter IF YOU WANT THE COOLEST, MOST CHAOTIC CONTENT! https://launch.miniwargaming.com/mini... Huge thanks to Sean Burke for his epic shots captured at Adepticon!   / itwouldbesean   ======== Chapters 00:00:00 - INTRO 01:00:13 - STORY BEGINS 01:13:04 - WARM UPS 01:45:12 - PART 1: SPACE HULK 02:03:03 - INSPIRATION AND TECHNIQUES 03:10:10 - CURVEBALL 03:27:23 - CORRIDORS 03:50:04 - FINAL RUSH - 558 HOURS 04:19:16 - RESULTS 04:50:16 - WAYLAND GAMES SPONSOR SEGMENT 05:20:18 - THE FAILED ENTRY 05:27:21 - GOLDEN DEMON EVOLUTION 06:16:07 - DOES BEN RETURN? 06:22:11 - PART 2: THE ORK ENTRY 06:27:09 - THE STORY BEGINS 06:45:19 - FRESH IDEAS 07:47:04 - ENTRY REQUIREMENTS 08:09:09 - PIVOT POINT 08:26:21 - GORKAMORKA VIBES 08:33:16 - THE SCULPTING BEGINS 08:46:14 - SCALE DISASTER 09:29:00 - BASE CATASTROPHE 10:02:15 - EXPERIMENTS 10:19:22 - STAKES REVEALED 10:41:00 - RESULTS 10:47:19 - RISK AND FAILURE 11:39:07 - NO REGRETS 11:59:23 - CLOSURE AND THE FUTURE Shoutout to   / creature_crate_   for the “More Dakka” diorama.