Not only did he paint this Contemptor up phenomenally, Sam even has a great story to go with his model!
“I was the last of my company to die. I was shot through the left eye lens, pulping my left hemisphere, it ricochet off the inside-rear of my helmet, travelled and shattered my spine, lungs, hearts and several other organs I was not born with. The weight of my autocannon dragged my limp body off the smashed city wall I and my deceased brothers spent two days defending. As I lay dying, reinforcements made a timely arrival. It was none other than Mortarion himself and His elite come to burn the resurgent xeno invaders to ash. In their advance, Mortarion Himself, stopped and looked down at my smashed body. He simply said “This one lives. Make him as efficient in his new life as he was in his last”. I am Culkurk Vallisas, and I am now Deredeo.”
About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of LostSouls.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.