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Hello everyone!
So recently I've begun taking 40k and WHFB up again, and have started 2 armies - Space Marines and Vampire Counts.
All my old paints have dried out (only a couple of years, I kinda expected better..) and I need new ones. After reading some forum posts I decided on The army painter because they were good quality, had dropper bottles, and were reasonably priced. (at least more so than GW ) I plan on getting this set in particular, along with a turquoise. It comes with 9 paints, an ink and a brush. http://www.warandpeacegames.com.au/Army_Painter_War_Paint_Warpaints_Starte_p/wpsps01.htm

My question is: will this be enough to paint these models? The SM's will be a predominately turquoise and white theme, and I'm not too sure about the VC.

I don't really know what to ask, but I'm basically asking for some advice here. Also, its safe to say I have nothing of the hobbying nature. So if you think I need something, tell me. don't assume I'll have it

That amount of paint should be enough to paint up your infantry models, but you might need another bottle if you're going to be painting up a bunch of tanks as well. The Army painter paints are pretty thin and good a fairly good job of giving you a nice, even coat of paint, but you still will want to thin them down 1:1 with water so that you can avoid brush strokes.

I haven't got any vehicles just yet. 30 Tacticals, 10 Assaults, 5 scouts, 1 commander and 1 command squad (which shall become Honour Guard) that I need to assemble and paint. I already have a grey spray primer too.

With the VS, I only have 30 skeletons at the moment, but am looking at getting the terrorgheist kit (for the MC and the rider parts), 40 zombies and 10 black knights.

When you water paints down, is it better to do it as you go, or to take a significant amount at a time and store in a pot?

Do it as you go -- and use a wet pallette. You'll want to use the same paint at different consistencies for different purposes. Frex, the same blue paint can be thinned a little for basecoating, and thinned much more for washes.

For the skellies, I've used AP's Skeleton Bone then Quick Shade Ink Strong Tone (brown ink) over a black undercoat. Nice results! You could buy only these two AP products to get a better idea if you like AP paints.

(Insert usual diatribe about hobby brushes vs. Kolinsky sables here.

Enough is never enough...

In all seriousness it depends upon your scheme. You can get by with a lot of mixing but if I were you I would seek to buy paints as you can.

Apolagies for my ignorance, what do you mean by a wet palette? Merely a plastic painting palette that is wet?

That was going to be my method - base colours, ink, then add any highlights if needed and be done.

This kit in particular comes with a dark tone ink, how different would the two be?

Also I think my original question was lost in translation - I meant if I had enough colours

I'm seriously considering just buying individual paints, but buying as the set will save me a bit of money. What do you guys think?

A wet palette is indeed a palette, which is wet. You can make one yourself from baking paper and a sponge, or buy a commercial one.

OK I thought as much haha.