Hello everyone! I’m going to take a break from Ultramarine characters to share with you some of my favorite BAO 2016 pictures, complete with commentary!
The first pictures I want to start off with are the best painted awards. Tournament coverage in 40k is growing but is still very sparse so I thought I would lead off with showing you guys the players that won best appearance and their armies because hobbying is apart of tournament 40k too!
2nd Best Appearance
Vito and his blue Tau got second best appearance! Way to represent WCA man!This is the best picture I could find of his Tau. I thought I got a snap shot but can’t seem to find it. Trust me, they are clean and gorgeous.
Best Appearance
Israel Sanchez has won best appearance a couple times in the past and we considered not allowing him to win this year, but then he walked in with a Manta as a display board….Believe it or not, a lot of those models fit on that MantaIt even opens upHere is the Air Caste Tau relaxing in thier luxury bridge.The inside is lit and looks like it can hold at least 20 crisis suits.Oh yeah, and his army is gorgeous too
3rd Best Overall
Good Job Ben Vaughn! It isn’t easy doing so well with Imperial Knights, no matter how pretty they look.and they look good…
2nd Best Overall
Andrew Ford was on the top table in the final round with Eldar…. or are those Necrons?Well, his Necrons did their best Eldar impression. And looked good doing it!
Best Overall
Lang Nelson won Renaissance Man with a beautiful Tau army and great general ship. I’m sure he would have liked the Belt of Russ but getting best overall among almost 200 people isn’t too shabby.I wouldn’t know to fear his army or be awed by it if he were to stand across the table from me.
The Best of the Rest
Matt Root’s Junkyard Orks are the reason why I think competitive 40k and hobbying 40k do belong together. His army is beautiful and every model makes sense.The winning Dark Angel’s ArmySome Minotaurs showing off the loot they “acquired” from other Space Marine ChaptersNothing like a good Waaaaagh across a river of lava charging at an entrenched line of guardsmen to start off the weekend.Not sure what I like most about this picture, the paint scheme, the fact that he has all his supplies, or the ITC logo in the center…Burning Sword? Check. Vorpal Wings? Check. Toe in Terrain? Che…. Aw crap.CreepyThis man’s entire army had freehand Jasmine flowers painted on it. My wife better not get any ideas.Salamander’s sure know how to find the best display boards…Kudos to this man for running 8 assassins and Legion of the Damned. He actually won a couple games.What a pretty Blood Angels army, it’s too bad it isn’t likely to make the top 15… Oh wait.What’s the next natural step after painting and modeling a beautiful army? If you guessed rotating display board and vanity mirror you win a cookie.Just a group of Imperial Knights and their dates.Incontrol’s librarius conclave hidden amongst some Ad Mech.Not a 40k model, but I had to share it. Some people can just flat out paint.Sometimes you just need to attempt to place higher than the sports team you’re rooting for…
I’ve been playing 40k since 2nd Ed and only recently started attending the big tournaments in the last 3 years or so. What Frontline and the ITC have done for the community is something pretty special.
Ben V’s Knights looked even better close up! I had to take a 2nd and 3rd look at them when I was checking out the games. The paint was applied super thin, and the consistency of the flames and over all paint from knight to knight was crazy good.
Great pics! I appreciate the captions, gives us some details of the highlights instead of just looking at a big gallery.
Love stuff like this! Thanks for reporting!
Wonderful event as always.
I’ve been playing 40k since 2nd Ed and only recently started attending the big tournaments in the last 3 years or so. What Frontline and the ITC have done for the community is something pretty special.
Keep up the great work and see you at LVO!
Epic job once again guys. Looking forward to everything you guys do.
Ben V’s Knights looked even better close up! I had to take a 2nd and 3rd look at them when I was checking out the games. The paint was applied super thin, and the consistency of the flames and over all paint from knight to knight was crazy good.
Technical question. How exactly does one beat 5 riptides?
Eldar, Bat Co. and Wolfstar all can do well against it.
Is Bat Co the subsidiary of WayneCorp that makes all Batman’s gear?
With great difficulty! Haha. But seriously, melee and grav are good bets for that.
Melee ap2 or hunter’s eye grav. They can’t get hit-n-run, and if they’re either on a 5++ or reducing their shooting to get the 3++
What was the Blood Angels army list for this one? VERY curious!
>What a pretty Blood Angels army, it’s too bad it isn’t likely to make the top 15… Oh wait.
No. It was mine. The one that made the top 15 had a lot more allies (and I don’t think it was red. In fact I think mine was the only one painted red).