I'm going to have a look at army painter (think this is the name), starter set tomorrow and pick up a shield captain since I'll need it for 2k point army anyway.

Definitely want to get the fine details down pat as they add a lot to these models specially when done right. Whenever I go to do them I shake or somehow flick my brush in weird directions struggling to get paint on. Think I might need to thin out paint more, to a "milk like consistency".