Space Marine Painting Debate Goes Viral

Boomer Space Marine’s Guide to Spray Paint Glory

Grandpa’s Guide to Painting Like a Real Man

This meme features the ultimate boomer Space Marine veteran, grizzled and sun-glassed, laying down the hard truths about hobbying “back in his day.” He’s the kind of guy who chews nails, sprays his miniatures in one color, and calls it a day before heading off to grill steaks in the snow. His speech bubble is pure gold: apparently, if you painted your models in a single solid tone that vaguely matched your chosen chapter, you were a true hobbyist, no questions asked. None of that layering, highlighting, or edge detailing nonsense—just grab a can of Rust-Oleum and make your entire army Ultramarines with one glorious KABOOM. According to him, these kids today with their contrast paints and sub-assemblies are doing it all wrong. Army Men were blue, Space Marines are blue, and that’s canon, kid.

The Sacred Art of Spray-and-Pray

To really hammer the point home, the meme drops visual proof: a classic plastic army man and a blue Primaris Marine, both looking like they rolled straight off the spray can assembly line. Front and center is a can of blue spray paint, the sacred relic of this elder’s painting doctrine. It’s not just a color, it’s a lifestyle—why waste hours painting lenses and purity seals when one burst of blue can do it all? The meme’s sheer absurdity lies in how relatable it is to every hobbyist who’s ever said, “Eh, close enough.” Somewhere, Duncan Rhodes weeps in a corner, clutching his Citadel brushes as this old-school legend ascends to the warp with a single-coat masterpiece. If the Emperor had a garage, this guy painted the whole damn army in 10 minutes flat—with a lawn chair, a six-pack, and no regrets.