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Need some feedback...I just picked up this as a modelling hobby and it's turned itself into building a playable force. Since I had been doing military scale models, all my paints are modelmaster flats, so they react different to inks and washes...a wash stains the mini so I'm doing the lines by hand. But, I figured the Warbringers would look better done with flat grey-green (mix of olive drab and german feldgrau) rather than a glossier GW paint. In progress is 3rd squad and their rhino, the 7th squad landspeeder typhoon, razorback-converted-into-whirlwind and the ironclad dred (right now with DCCW and Siesmic hammer, dual flamers) and the 9th devastator (4xlascannon) squad. Need to add a techmarine, the chappy, a TFC and a stormraven. I couldn't decide between a choppy or plasma command squad...so, I decided on both...bikes are on the way for the Apoth and 3 more plasma gunners, and the swords and fists will be a vanguard squad. I'm doing the bases as a gritty/rocky/snowy background, but not sure on what color to do the edge. Gunmetal?

The goal is a chappy-led CAD with an armored task force of thunderfires and whirlwinds. Chappy, vanguard and ironclad ride a stormraven. Tac squads to do the Tac stuff, antitank in the FA slots and Dev squads, and fire support in the armored task force. Command squad on bikes to get plasma where it needs to go. Maybe add a dakkapred to put an AV13 front in front of the artillery. I kept thinking LC pred, but a IF successor should have LC devs.

Hey jwr,

Well seen as no one else will comment I decided to let you know what I think.

First of all, as you first attempt this is really smashing and to say that your doing the old black lining technique as well , kudos my friend. This an original chapter ?

For table top these a great, and the army has a clear style that is well executed.

Where to improve from here then, well

1. I would paint the rims of the bases, pick a colour, black brown etc and just go all the way around the bottom to make them uniform. For my snow bases I use pure black. Gunmetal is unique but possibly distracting. (Maybe paint one in metal, one in black, one in brown. Then compare and decide ? )
2. Your transfers are sticking out a bit, maybe a little bit of matt/satin varnish will take off the shine.
3. Try to upgrade the scheme to model acrylics, this doesn't have to be GW, I myself use Armypainter and Vallejo mostly. This will allow you to start using washes etc which will make life easier.
4. Finally, practice makes perfect, read up on your techniques, watch some you tube videos. You wont be golden demon but you will better understand some of the ways to push that table top to showcase standard.

Thanks.

I tried to "wash/weather" the transfers by using dirty brush water, but it didn't work as much as I'd hoped.

The base rims got painted last night, and I'll try to make them washable by giving the minis a coating of clear acrylic spray. That should seal the flat paint and allow the wash to work as intended.

Nice job choosing a smaller chapter!

Mangler, they are a Games Workshop chapter.