Last weekend my Orc army took the prize for "Best Army" at a local WFB tournament. I appreciate the honor, the prize support, and the people who appreciate the seemingly endless hours I put into painting, basing, modeling, and converting.
The downer is that in my opinion, it was only the fourth best army there that day. Of the three armies I rate as better than mine, one won overall, so can't win best army, and the other two were either bought fully painted or painted via commission.
So the prize support went to a new army I'm working on, and while I understand fully that my paint needs work, I appreciate the reward for showing up fully painted, painting every last model myself, and not simply being satisfied with "tabletop standard." The satisfaction of looking at my army and knowing it's my own work is awesome. A little appreciation for it helps too.
