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Right i'm picking up my cygnar battlebox thingy on saturday but before i do could people help me with a two things

1)what colours should i buy beyond the faction paint set as the paint et contains no metallics and i was wondering what coulours peopel use

2)what should i buy beyond the battlebox i was planning on buy some black 13th gun mages


Thanks

'claw

1) Traditionally, blue and gold are the Cygnar colors. You can do a green to represent the rebel / traitor Cyngar as well.

2) The B13th is a good pickup but what else depends on how you want to run. Cygnar can be a versatile faction that can shoot, melee, or run magic heavy. As far a generic all around good:
Arcane Tempest Gun Mages + UA
Defenders
Sword Knights
Squire
Reinholdt (mercenary)
Ol' Rowdy

That would be a good start with alot of units you'd use regardless, but things like trenchers, stormblades/guards, and certain jacks work better with certain warcasters.

Brassy Brass by Vallejo is a nice gold. Wash with either Vallejo Smoke or, and this is what I do, mix 5 parts Brassy Brass with 1 part Brown to give it a more muted look.

if you like the studio colors for warmachine, they do make a set of paints for each faction. I've had good results from their paints, though the metals are still not up to par with the GW metals.

not to jack this thread, but what exactly does electrical damage do?

Against things with immunity to electricity nothing, otherwise, it does the same thing as any other type of damage.

sorry for the necro , but i have a question Whats the difference between a ranged/melee damage roll and a ranged /melee attack roll as i'm kind of confused

A ranged/melee attack roll is the MAT/RAT + 2D6 vs. DEF dice roll, the 'to hit' dice roll. A ranged/melee damage roll is the P&S/POW + 2D6 vs. ARM dice roll, the 'to wound' dice roll.

Cool , thanks i was confused as i've probably missed it in the book , thanks

As you sound like you are new to painting, one good tip for the golds. Get a yellow-brown colour and paint that where you want the gold. Gold has a habit of painting on really thin, so give it a yellow undercoat to avoid looking washed out or needing layer after layer of paint.