Across the starter and booster boxes you get seven snipers which is far more than you would ever need to field. Snipers count as Specialists in Deadzone and you can only field one per normal troop recruited.
As many of the juiciest units are specialists (including the Grunt Bot) that slot will be at a premium as it will likely be filled with units like the Rainmaker / Mauler suits or Commando Specialist.
But if you are looking for a cheap unit to hit hard at range then the Sniper can fill that roll at the expense of a poor survive stat and no real fighting expertise.
With these models I wanted to try a few things out in preparation for the Undead army so this was my first go with GW Contrast paints and Vallejo Weathering Pigment. The contrast paint worked really well and I spent some time pre-shading the models which I think helped. The big mistake I made was to undercoat the whole model in gloss white which made getting the metallic's down more difficult. On my next batch I will be undercoating in grey as normal and then brushing over with gloss white on the non-metallic areas. This should help the contrast flow off the high points and pool in the recesses.
I also tried the contrast paints over a metallic base and I really like how it works on the silver, the green over bronze worked less well on the big model than on the test one I did so I will be switching over to painting it on silver. The bronze did work well with the purple contrast on the ends of the flamer as it left a good burnt metal effect.
With the weathering pigment I mixed it into some thinner medium and brushed on the resultant paste, once this dries it leaves the pigment behind. I should have applied it a bit lighter to start off so the Grunt Bot looks to have been in a sand storm but after some trial and error I was able to produce a more subtle effect.
So as always when trying something new it didn't quite work the way I expected but lessons where learnt and hopefully the next batch are even better.
I also completed the painting for the Soul Reaver Infantry I stuck together last week ready to be based up. As I'm liking the way these look I have also started the base today and hope to see how it all goes together by the end of next week.
These chaps also saw me trying out a new source for decals, I'd been trying to find some decals to use but was having trouble until I searched on Ebay and it kept suggesting nail decals.
After a quick look it looked like these where just water-slide decals so I placed an order to test them out.
I'm pleased with the result gained with these as they are very similar to those produced for wargames though maybe on slightly thinner paper. With the vast range available from many suppliers I can see myself looking for decals from this source again.
And finally there was a bit of excitement on Kings of War v3 front with the pre-orders being released so I've bagged a copy of the rules and now just need to wait for October, at least we have something to look forward to in that month now.
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