Tiny Admiral, Big Problem
Painting? Well… first we had to survive assembly
Sometimes a hobby evening starts with painting plans, and then reality drops a tiny plastic nightmare on the desk.
That was very much the mood this time. End3r opened the discussion with what can only be described as a very small model with a very large attitude — a piece so fiddly that after two hours of assembly it apparently felt like building something with almost as many parts as a frigate.
And honestly, we all know that feeling. You sit down thinking: nice, quick hobby session. Then suddenly you are holding microscopic bits in tweezers, trying to work out which hand, hat, pouch or decorative flourish is supposed to connect to which even smaller bit.
Michał immediately felt the pain in advance, because he still has his own Globadiers waiting to be glued. The enthusiasm level was, let’s say, not dangerously high. He was going to do it, sure — just not with anything resembling joy.
There was also the usual friendly hobby problem-solving: maybe someone else could do the assembly, and the favor could be repaid in paint later. A classic group survival strategy.
Small, angry, and apparently an admiral
A bit later End3r shared the assembled result:
The verdict was immediate: small, but unhinged.
Turns out the model is an admiral, and not just some decorative command piece either. According to End3r, he is one of the few who actually knows how to fight properly in melee instead of just standing around and shooting like a civilized naval officer.
One detail we really liked is the base. Michał asked whether the miniature is standing on a ship base, and yes — that is exactly what it is. It gives the model a lot of character straight away. Even before paint, it already looks like a proper little duelist-commander striding around the deck, ready to cause trouble way above his size category.
Meanwhile, in the background: Warcry league dreams
Because no hobby chat stays on one topic for long, the conversation also drifted toward the possibility of a Warcry league at 2d6. Apparently the shop boss said they could organize one if we want — although with the wonderfully realistic estimate that maybe three people currently play the system regularly.
Which, naturally, means we are fully prepared to battle heroically for a prestigious top ten finish somewhere around places 4 through 6.
That part has nothing to do with the admiral itself, but it does capture the exact energy of this kind of evening: some assembly suffering, some future painting plans, and some immediate escalation into new campaign or league ideas.
The hobby truth of the day
Not every painting post starts with paint already on the model. Sometimes the real victory is simply getting the tiny man assembled without losing a piece, your patience, or your will to live.
Still, this little admiral definitely feels like the kind of miniature that will be worth it once paint starts going on. The sculpt already has personality, the ship-deck base is a great touch, and there is something deeply satisfying about a model that looks like it is ready to pick a fight with something ten times its size.
Now we just need to get through the rest of the assembly queue. Including those Globadiers.
And if a Warcry league happens along the way, well, we are obviously ready to aim for that glorious middle of the table.