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1st painted miniature in 20+ years, many to go.


Kona

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Thank you. Got four more almost done, a squad 50% put together, and a ton in boxes. It's hard to find time with a one and two year old and their wave of destruction. But I'll find a way. Part of me thinks I should of done space marines or imperial knights with my time constraints but I really like tanks.
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Thank you. Got four more almost done, a squad 50% put together, and a ton in boxes. It's hard to find time with a one and two year old and their wave of destruction. But I'll find a way. Part of me thinks I should of done space marines or imperial knights with my time constraints but I really like tanks.

I wouldn't worry too much. You can think about possible army compositions while you build your troops. Does your store meta favor an infantry based build, a tank centric build, an artillery heavy army, or a good mix of everything? What type of build best fits your playstyle? When I first got back into the hobby, it took me a couple months before I had built up 2000 points. During that time, I got a feel for what things worked with my playstyle and what didn't work too well. I suggest a similar approach. Guard, at a glance, appear to be the most straightforward army in the game. That's mostly true, but each regiment has its quirks. Cadians and Catachan both synergize well with artillery and tanks, but are played very differently (offensive v. defensive). Tallarn are a very mobile regiment and can kite your opponents. Vostroyans have increased range. Valhallans suffer significantly less from morale and damage to vehicles. Mordians have good morale and like to clump up. These can make unit composition complicated

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I appreciate all the suggestions. I bought a bunch of stuff over the last few years. Got some chimeras, couple hydras, a few leman russes, a valkyrie, some scions, bunch of squads, and a knight gallant. Bought some for purpose and some I just liked the models. Figured I'd put it together, paint it, and go from there. I may try to trade someone the knight for a baneblade. My main focus is getting some paint on some troops. This site has helped a lot. I'm building my squad boxes with both sergeants, launchers, voxes, and flame throwers. Filling them out with the 5 man boxes. Looking into converting some of the lasguns from the squads to plasma/melta guns. After that magnetizing the vehicles. I have so much to do.
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I don't know if it was intentional but the metal on the weapon casings and armor remind me of cast iron. Maybe they can run Catachan tactics because gear that heavy is bound to give them an extra pip of strength! Just kidding, I'm sure it's some kind of crazy future metal instead, the thought was just amusing to me. Also, the cloth is fantastic, there's a good amount of depth in the folds.
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I also really like how the black metal came out, going for a weathered black armor. Need to clean up the dry brush work between the shoes and shin plates, they have different highlight colors. May give both metal colors another wash, was hoping for a dirtier looking brass. I never really noticed the cloth, thank you.

 

All the positive feedback has really got me pumped to paint some more. I'll continue to post updates. C&C and suggestions are totally welcome.

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