It's time to take a closer look at the works of the winners of the miniature painting competition "Golden Demon 2026", which took place during AdeptiCon, and also find out the name of the owner of the Slayer Sword.
During AdeptiCon, the winners of the American stage of the "Golden Demon 2026" competition were announced. Talented artists from all over the world came to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to take part in the main Warhammer miniature painting competition and more.
The highest award of the competition — the Slayer Sword, was received by David Arroba for his diorama, intended for fans of the undead.
In the category "Warhammer 40,000: single miniature" were (the gold holder is always listed first, the silver second, the bronze third): Neil Hollis, Bob Kohun, Alexi Karachaliou. Category "Warhammer 40,000: unit or team": T. D. Macdonald, Lucas Wiggering, Aaron Clark.
Category "Warhammer 40,000: large miniature or vehicle": Nicolas Rubens Mortensen, John Margiotta, Katarzyna Gorska. Category "Warhammer Age of Sigmar: single miniature": Tibo Ram, Rafael Boyon, Katarzyna Gorska.
Category "Warhammer Age of Sigmar: unit or team": Lucas Wiggering, Brandon Ryan, Rafael Garcia Marin. Category "Warhammer Age of Sigmar: large miniature or battle machine": Lucas Holmstrom, Marco Frisoni, Carlos Garcia.
Category "Warhammer: The Horus Heresy": Mohamed Ait Mehdi, Adam Hichens, El Kay. Category "Warhammer: The Old World": Lucas Zaba, Magnus Nielsen, Oliver Pratt. Category "Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game": Nicholas Rubens Mortensen, Nathan Cartwright, Daniel Jolin.
Category "Blood Bowl": Magnus Nielsen, Nathan Cartwright, Kyle Dalton. Category "Necromunda": Daniel Jolin, Bruce Rose, Alessandro Marinone. Category "Epic Scale": Ivan Bocic, Pablo Lopez Gimeno, John Margiotta.
Category "Diorama": David Arroba, Andy Wardle, Tom Carpey. Category "Duel": Borja Calvo Bertran De Lis, Pierre Marboeuf, Adam Lee. Category "Young Blood": Graydon, Zach, Niam. Category "Open Competition": Alfonso Giraldes Bourbon, Lucas Holmstrom, Sam Lenz.
