http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net IG samurai using all 3rd party miniatures, now I know that a lot of the purists are gonna be against me from the start, but in my opinion those purists should keep their trap shut and complain about it somewhere else.
I digress, the main problem I face now is this: What paints, and colors for that matter, should I use for this army?
I mean, originally I was gonna paint them rather uniquely with oily steel and pure red from vellejo, but the more I think about it the less I like the color scheme. So I turn to you, fellow dakka(ers?) for advise, and any advise short of using pure GW models will be greatly appreciated.


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Second: I am not sure this is the right way to go about getting ideas. You should probably do some research, i.e. start by looking at the existing samurai-style IG projects here in P&M (search function helps). Then, you should google samurai images. And scifi samurai. Look for anything you like, visually.
Look at sites like deviantArt, cgHub and 3Dtotal.

Think about the overall look: dirty and weather-beaten or shiny parade army? Coherent or patched up? Or different clans maybe? Standard weaponry or Japanese style?
Since you have the 3rd party stuff, I guess you have looked both at Wargames Factory and Puppet Wars.

As to colours: Everyone has his or her favorites. I prefer mostly Vallejo Model Color and PP (liquid pigments) range.
(I don't use an airbrush).

If you have never painted an army before, there are tons of excellent tutorials in "P&M tutorials" (now, who would have thought...;-) )
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You will find a lot of support for vallejo online as it's, I think, the most popular wargamer paint range, even more so than GW/Citadel. At least amonst those that post tutorials. till a lot of GW tutes though heheh. This support is really nice as it lets you match schemes easily.

There is also the Dakka Paint Compatibility Chart which is an essential tool.

Lastly I'll also second that you need to get an idea of what you want first. DO you want a historical style Japanese army or a vibrant sci-fi one?

This thread has some nice examples such as:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/kell553/Imperial%20Guard/3SGTSfront.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/kell553/Imperial%20Guard/PltSqd3.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/kell553/Samurai%20Knights/Tokugawa4-1.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/kell553/Samurai%20Knights/PCS1.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/kell553/Samurai%20Knights/Ogryns3.jpg

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