“Follow me, Sons of Russ! This night our enemies shall feel the fangs of the Wolf!“
— Great Wolf Logan Grimnar during the Assault on Fort DamnationLogan Grimnar – The Weight of the Long War
The new sculpt for Logan Grimnar is great. Isn’t it? Sometimes you don’t have to overintellectualise it. You can just see something and say ‘ Yeah, that’s badass.’
Logan Grimnar is a badass sculpt.
This miniature thoughtfully references old design elements—the axe, the symbols, the layered pelts, the heavy armor—but updates them with modern proportions.
The sculptor’s (I believe it was Darren Lathem – but GW doesn’t credit their artists anymore) understanding of negative space provides large, readable armor panels for painting techniques like blending, texturing, and pushing contrast. This prevents the painter from being overwhelmed by excessive, micro-details.
Grimnar’s appearance conveys a profound sense of age and experience; he looks worn rather than fragile. The posture and facial expression communicate the weight of a long-survived legend, leaving the final storytelling to the paint application—through subtle desaturation, restrained highlights, and weathering that suggests decades of conflict.
Painting the signature blue-grey of Space Wolves armour requires modulation to avoid looking flat or too cold, demanding soft value shifts while the warmer elements (gold, fur, skin) are used to carry the main contrast. It is a delicate balancing act.
A complete guide to my approach for Space Wolves armour—including colour theory, value control, and handling fur and metallics—is coming to the Lil’Legend Patreon.
