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As the title says. I want to transition between averland sunset and a flat yellow specifically.

Wet blend or feathering will work just fine for a transition between two close colors.

There are many techniques for wet blending (or wet-on-wet blending); Youtube is a good place to look. Essentially, you put down both colors, let them dry, then put down both colors again, near where they meet and blend them to a gentle gradient. Some people put a gutter (I don't, because I often don't have enough space for a gutter), and with citadel and Vallejo Game Color (as opposed to Model Color, or P3 which dry slower) paints many people use a drying retarder, especially when you're just learning. Personally, I really like liquitex flo-aid, but will often just use water.

Feathering is when you put down one paint, and diffuse the opacity of an edge by adding water. This is often easier with a second, clean brush, already prepped with water. A lot of P3 studio models use this technique, but it is also referenced and explained in some of the GW materials and guides.

Both techniques require a lot more practice than layering, washing, or highlighting, so be patient and don't get frustrated if it doesn't seem to work the first few times.

Finally, blue is a nice color to practice on, as it seems to be a very easy color. to blend (as opposed to white and bone, for instance)

We need more information. How large is the gradient and over what area? What texture do you want the final result to be like?

Also, very importantly, exactly how good do you want the blend and how much time are you willing to put in to it?

There's a whole heap of tutorials out there.

http://blog.brushthralls.com/?page_id=4157

http://fromthewarp.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/wet-blending-and-few-tips-to-get-you.html

http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/32050-how-to-blend-by-olliekickflip/

http://www.leagueofpainters.com/?p=1143

There's a whole heap more out there, that was just a random googling and a couple of articles I've read before and liked.

You also have the obvious choice of airbrushing if that's appropriate for the model.

Terminators, Land Raiders and Space Marines in power armor. Lots of large surfaces really. '

I will definitely try feathering and I will check out those tutorials, thank you!

I use a wet blending technique, very simple.

Consider your models to have light, dark, and gradient "zones".

Paint your model with the basic light and dark zones, before you create the gradient.

Then, add water to both colors for the gradient step. Add another line of the watery color close to the transition. Then, with a clean brush, mix the two together to wet-blend the gradient.

Wet Pallet or try some

http://www.liquitex.com/slowdriblendingmedium/

Wet blending takes a bit of practice but is a very good way to blend colours and if you want a really smooth blend you can always do some glazing over the top. As has been suggested, you'd be best looking at some video tutorials if you're not already familiar with the techniques.