When you travel to a Grand Tournament, you can always
be sure that you will be treated to some of the best
painted armies around. Patrick Ng brought a stunning
Ultramarines army with him to Vancouver, and
he was even kind enough to sit through an interrogation..erm
interview about said Ultramarines.
 GW:
Patrick, how about telling us a little about how you
got hooked on the Games Workshop Hobby?
PN: Well I started playing when I was just a
wee lad. I was just a normal kid, playing normal games,
you know, Red Rover, Red Rover and Square Ball—that
was the extent of my gaming experience. But then one
day I stumbled into a local hobby shop. All I remember
is hearing, “Psst, hey kid. Come over here. Wanna
see a cool game?” It was Space Hulk. And that was
the end of it.
GW: Your army has a nice clean paint scheme. Can you
walk us through the steps you go through when painting
a model?
PN: Well, what I did was hire these little fairies
that I had to pay in pixie dust. But I worked them too
hard so they went on strike. And I wound up painting
the army myself. For both troops and vehicles, I start
off with a black undercoat, then a throw on a base coat,
then a throw on a dark wash that’s nearly close
to black. Then I go in and paint the base coat again,
careful not to go into the areas that are suppose to
be shaded. Then for troops I hand paint highlights.
And for vehicles, I drybrush the highlights. That’s
pretty much what I do. Exciting, eh?
 GW:
Is there any one particular model you are proud of?
How much work did you put into it?
PN: The model I really like is my leader, Chaplain
Cassius. He’s based on a picture in an earlier
Ultramarines Codex. Even after the Codex was obsolete
with Third Edition, that picture was still burned in
my head. So I dug up the picture and threw together
a conversion. Cassius contains bitz from all four Chaplains.
I was inspired by “Monster Garage.”
GW: How did you go about choosing your troops for
this army? Did you want to produce a balanced force
or did you have a theme in mind?
PN: Balance is good. I tried to get an army
that had some dudes that would have a good chance against
a lot of armies. From Tau to ‘Nids.
 GW:What
devious tactics have you concocted for this army?
PN: Hmm, what kind of tactics? I just put together
this list so I’m still experimenting a bit. Against
shooty armies, I try to rush in and assault first. While
for assaulty armies, I try to stay out of harm's way,
and shoot them up as much as I can. Against Sisters,
I run up to them and ask them to dance.
GW: And how has the army worked for you so far at the
Vancouver GT?
PN: Let’s just say I’m having a good
time.
GW: Now that this army is finished, what will you
be working on next?
PN: I’m working on getting some sleep.
GW: Well said, that about wraps it up. Anything
you want to add before running off?
PN: Take one look at my army, and it would seem
pretty obvious what my favorite color is. Well, the
thing is, I hate blue. And it's not just because I've
been painting it for hours and hours. Blue is the color
of evil--the color of the L.A. Dodgers. I can't remember
a time when I didn't hate blue, well, because I grew
up rooting for a real baseball team. Of course, I'm
talking about the Giants, baby!
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