I was fortunate enough to make it to the Games Workshop 2019 open day at Warhammer World. It took me most of the day to work out where the painting competition was being displayed. I managed to get these rushed pictures as there were packing down the display.
I believe the LOTR entry, 2nd picture down, was the over all winner.
Sorry just doing a photo dump. The Ambull wasn’t in the competition, I just thought you might like to see it.
More pictures if the machine Gods will permit us. These are mostly from the 40k single miniature category.
This was a 2000 point game, which was typically started late and therefore didn’t get finished. There was however time for the Swamlord to challenge Roboute to a one on one combat. I was very excited to see a Primarch vs a Swarmlord. The Swarmlords’ to wound roll was pivotal to the outcome of the fight, but first to the mission.
The game was a cumulative objective victory point match. The Ultramarines commander picked the deployment zone with only one objective marker in it.
This was probably only my fourth or fifth game of Warhammer 40k 8th edition. While an incomplete battle, it was enormous fun and having the codecs really added to the flavour of the game. The codecs also meant the psychic phase wasn’t quite so badly dominated by the smite power. We discussed using the beta rules for smite, but given they really just mute the whole phase and therefore disadvantaged the player with the most casting abilities we didn’t. Personal I don’t see the beta concept of making it more difficult to cast a second smite is a good way forward as it’s not a scalable system. Providing the ability to cast all powers a second time with a negative modification would be a more welcome change for me.
Anyway to the battle field
swarmlord vs roboute guilliman
The Primarch vs the Swarmlord
After a Shockley bad roll from the Swarmlord, Roboute Guilliman wastes no time removing his head. I don’t think a better roll would have made much more difference to the outcome. The Tyranids seeing the dismemberment of their leader ran back to the hive ship, knowing there is no chance of digestion a plant defended by such a might foe!
Games Workshop really went all out for the 40k 30th Anniversary display at Warhammer Fest this year. Games Workshop don’t have many of their old rouge trader models. Rarely accessed and highly protected archives indicate they where not included in the sale of the business many years ago, however it is something the servitors refuse to speak about. None the less by using some private collections by staff and fans, Games Workshop did manage to put together a good showing of these rare Rouge Trader models.
Squat 
Slane
RTB01 marines 
Dreadnought and Robots
Tanks note the card blaneblade
Space Dwarfs
Mki Blood Angel Landspeader
There were also a couple of older models in the Golden Demon Competition this year.
The first Ultramarines Captain Model
The First Blood Claw Sergent Model
An Epic Ork Gargent
The Single 40k Miniture catagory is always one of the most popular and Golden Demond, 2017 was no exception.
This was the first set of photos from the day and unfortunately therefore the worst quality. I also got to this cabinet so early, they were a bit Spartan. None the less they were still some fantastically well painted models.
Blood Angel Captain
Built using the Master of the Recuits model from the Masters of the Chapter box set. The power Sword had been expertly converted for a Blood Angel power sword with a helmet and plasma pistol and back pack icon also added from Blood Angel plastic kits.
Space Wolves Wolf Guard
This is a strightforward use of the Storm Bolter and Wolf claw from the Space Wolves termintor kit. 
Dark Angel Interigator Chaplain
While using a modern colour pallet, the yellow plasma pistol is a old school nod back to the second edition days.
Tech Priest
Dark tones have been used to make the red robes of the machine cult stand out adding some warmth to an otherwise very cold colour pallet. 
Ultramarine Chapter Standard
A straightforward interpretation of the Ultramarine Chapter ancient. The blue has been extensively blended creating a pastal colour tone to off set the darker reds used on to acsent the details.
Space Wolves Blood Claw Sergeant
Every year it seams there is someone who replicates a Mike McVey paint job from the old days. They never do well in Judging but as a grey beard I always enjoy seeing them.
Space Marine Captain
Ultramarine Chapter Champion
Made using the Ultramarine upgrade kit and a plastic MK4 space marine. The helmet has been painted white to reflect the Mariens service within the 1st company.
Space Marine Limited Edition Terminator Chaplain
Geanstealer Magus
Space Wolves Legion Chaplain
Emperors Children Leagion Preditor
Dark Angels Terminator Chaplain conversion
Harlequin Solitaire 
Catachan Jungle Fighter – Colonel ‘Iron Hand’ Straken
Imperial First Legion Centurion
Dark Angel Legion Champion and Ultramarine Tech Marine
Space Wolf Arjac Rock Fist conversion
This model has me confounded as to what parts have been used to recreate this classic Space Wolve miniature.
Ork War Boss on Bike
A surprising entry of a bike in the category, however the rider is undead an Ork Warboss.
There were a lot more entries which were off for judging. As always this was a very competitor category at Golden Demon. Not one for the first time enterant to try, unless they are extremely talented.
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