Tuesday 4 June 2019

The Gauntlet has been Thrown! (And Syrup is at stake!)

On the right here is a very strange and rare miniature. It depicts the historical figure St. Albertus Magnus* as if he were a Frostgrave wizard! The figure is being given away as part of the Frostgrave Immersion Tour of Tallinn being run by Geek Nation Tours next year.

As part of the lead-up to the tour, Teras, the Head Geek himself, has challenged me to a painting competition – one-on-one, mano a mano, Head Geek vs. Renaissance Troll! Each of us has one week to paint up our best Albertus, and then we’ll submit them to a public vote.

There is a lot of nerd pride at stake here, but that wasn’t enough for me. I wanted to make it really interesting, so I’ve anted up a tin of England’s best, Lyle’s Golden Syrup** versus a bottle of Teras’ best hometown Canadian maple syrup, to be delivered on the tour.

I’m not going to lie, this is going to be highest pressure painting I have ever done…

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* St. Albertus Magnus also has claim to two of history’s greatest superhero names: Doctor Universalis and Doctor Expertus!

** According to Wikipedia, the Guinness Book of World Records names the packaging of Lyle’s Golden Syrup as the world’s oldest brand.

6 comments:

  1. Go team Joe! Breaks out the pom pom cheerleaders (Bloodbowl), `Go Joe, he's our man if can't do it no one can... Goooooo Joooooe !!!!'

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  2. Good luck! I look forward to see both painted miniatures.

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  3. Stakes are high indeed!

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  4. Not going to lie here... Seems like if you lose you even win. Lyle's Golden Syrup? lame. :) https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/food/food-reviews/g687140/maple-syrup/

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  5. Make sure the vote is a blind vote, so we don't put our mark down for our favourite chum but the actual paint work involved.

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  6. Mmmm... Golden Syrup.

    That's a smashing figure. Are you going to paint his bottle up as a Golden Syrup container.

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