The last ships I had to paint up for Armada are the 3D printed ones from BIG, these are to be used as neutral ships in some of the scenarios.
First up we have the Orc XL ship Ripper Hulk, as you would expect from an XL it's a massive bit of resin and no doubt a real terror to face in a proper game. I've not had 3D resin prints to work with before and this was very easy with no washing required. The only thing I did was leave it out in the sun whilst it was in the painting queue to help ensure the resin was fully cured.
Next we have the War Galley, which is an Empire of Dust large ship. With the EoD having an Egyptian theme this ship has some nice detailing nods to that period.
Lastly we have a pair of medium Gur Panther ships from Basilea. Again lots of nice little Basilean and panther details are included on the model.
The models did have the odd breakage here and there but overall for the price ( around 2/3 of a model from Mantic) I'm very impressed. The ability to also buy the models as individuals is a real bonus as many are only available as part of large packs. I'm sure more factions will have their 3D models released in the future so no doubt I will be picking up some more Armada stuff to paint.
The latest Armada book also includes rules for forming a Pirate fleet allowing you to use ships from any nation, so these models could be used together though I'm not sure how balanced a fleet it would be.
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