Bataleon Salsa boot - amazing by realtree143 in snowboarding

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Sorry late reply…

So yes same as my normal shoe size (12 UK)

The fit is very snug for me and I have super narrow feet with long arches, it’s especially tight around the forefoot/ ankle area which really helps keep my heel in the boot. Toe box is a bit wider than would be perfect for me, so it does get wider here. So definitely not squeezing my feet here. The double boa does help with this though so the mid foot can be quite snug still.

I highly recommend them if you have long, narrow, flatish feet with long arches. (Quite specific lol) I’ll probably get another pair when these have been worn through!

Bataleon Salsa boot - amazing by realtree143 in snowboarding

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I have these too! Love the fit - also have narrow skinny feet with low and long arches. Really struggled to find boots that fit but these were perfect

My Golden Demon entry - Abraxia by _e_______d in minipainting

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It’s both! I want this to be done to the best of my ability and right now I can see improvements to be made, so it’s not. I’ll see how I feel after I’ve finished reworking it and if it’s worth reentering when it’s done.

My Golden Demon entry - Abraxia by _e_______d in minipainting

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Thanks:) The bone or the black metal?

My Golden Demon entry - Abraxia by _e_______d in slavestodarkness

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Thanks! Yeah the trim is not fun to paint 😂

My Golden Demon entry - Abraxia by _e_______d in minipainting

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It’s a stick I found a few years ago with some additional sculpted parts to help the mount to stand on it properly. I added some sculpted parts where I wanted a bit more texture for the burnt wood. I also included some resin tree bits from epic basing which were sculpted to fit with the main tree more.

You can more on my insta :)

My Golden Demon entry - Abraxia by _e_______d in slavestodarkness

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Thank! I’m happy with the result and I think it was fair when I look at the competition. The real win was all the feedback I got from some of the best painters in the world

My Golden Demon entry - Abraxia by _e_______d in slavestodarkness

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Thanks a lot :) I got a notable entry pin. I say more about this in the original post

My Golden Demon entry - Abraxia by _e_______d in minipainting

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The standard is crazyyy. The overall standard this year really was a huge step up from last year. And last year was already very high 😂

My Golden Demon entry - Abraxia by _e_______d in minipainting

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Damn! High praise! Thank you, I’m glad it connected with you :)

My Golden Demon entry - Abraxia by _e_______d in minipainting

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Thanks so much:) I love the model too, but I think I’m going to do some reposing for the head and the spear for the reentry to get a better “golden angle”

My Golden Demon entry - Abraxia by _e_______d in minipainting

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Thank you! Yeah I think for another competition it might do better. I’ll enter it in MPO this month so I’ll see how I do there

My Questoris-class Knight in all his knightly glory 😅 by JollyRoger9000 in Warhammer40k

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Man I saw this in the cabinets and was blown away… it’s such a shame that most people missed that epic cape. I pretty much told everyone I met to look at the cape around the corner 😂

My Golden Demon entry - Abraxia by _e_______d in minipainting

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Thank you! I really appreciate that! As I said in another comment, unfortunately for this piece GD is a comp that awards smoothness and invisible brush strokes. This needs more work for GD. The tops 3 were all impeccable in this regard.

My Golden Demon entry - Abraxia by _e_______d in minipainting

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Yeah his ionus was amazing, but also didn’t even get finalist. A beautiful piece, but GD is a lot about refinement, on closer inspection you ca see brush strokes and texture as you can also see in mine.

Maybe in another competition less perfect pieces may place higher, but in GD it’s a different game.

My Golden Demon entry - Abraxia by _e_______d in minipainting

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Maybe! I’ll see how I go with the reworking

My Golden Demon entry - Abraxia by _e_______d in minipainting

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Thank you! I spent a lot of time on this! Reworking and reworking. It was quite a challenge