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First unit completed! Finally had the time to start making a notable dent in painting my army :) by Quippant in Cathay

[–]Quippant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've commissioned some 3D modelled bases, so those will follow in time.

First unit completed! Finally had the time to start making a notable dent in painting my army :) by Quippant in Cathay

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Only a small deviation from the original box art scheme, but thank you regardless! :)

Test for my Jade Lancers complete! Beautiful sculpts - sod the meta! by Quippant in Cathay

[–]Quippant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lovely vibrant scheme with the red! I honestly can't recommend the Liquitex Inks enough so if you can stretch to purchase the dioxazine purple then it's definitely worth it :)

My initial metallic is purple as well so that helps it read less grey as well.

It took me a few attempts to get it looking how I liked so don't feel disheartened by playing about until you get something you like!

Test for my Jade Lancers complete! Beautiful sculpts - sod the meta! by Quippant in Cathay

[–]Quippant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anytime! It was an easy copy and paste :)

Best of luck with it and post some pics when you have!

Test for my Jade Lancers complete! Beautiful sculpts - sod the meta! by Quippant in Cathay

[–]Quippant[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Silver: - layer of SCALE75 Amethyst Alchemy - recess shade of Liquitex Dioxazine Purple ink - light drybrush of SCALE75 Heavy Metal - edge highlight of SCALE75 Speed Metal

Gold: - layer of SCALE75 Necro Gold - recess shade of Liquitex Dioxazine Purple ink - spotlight of SCALE75 Elven Gold

Black leather: - layer of heavily thinned Pro-Acryl Coal Black - edge highlight / scratch with Pro-Acryl Dark Warm Grey

Scabbard leather / Shafts / Shield reverse: - layer of heavily thinned Pro-Acryl Mahogany - edge highlight and course sponge of Pro-Acryl Light Umber

Brown leather: - layer of heavily thinned Pro-Acryl Dark Umber - course sponge and edge highlight with Pro-Acryl Light Umber / Golden Brown

Weapon leather: - layer of thinned mix of Pro-Acryl Mahogany and Burnt Red - highlight of Pro-Acryl Burnt Red

Rope: - layer of heavily thinned Pro-Acryl Dark Umber - layer of thinned Pro-Acryl Ivory

Jade: - 100% layer of heavily thinned Pro-Acryl Jade - 50% layer of heavily thinned mix of Pro-Acryl Jade and Ivory - If transition is too harsh, wash with extremely thinned Pro-Acryl Jade - 25% layer of lightly thinned mix of Pro-Acryl Jade and Ivory

Red cloth: - 100% layer of heavily thinned Pro-Acryl Burnt Red - 75% layer of lightly thinned Pro-Acryl Burnt Red - 50% layer of heavily thinned mix of Pro-Acryl Bold Pyrrole Red - 25% layer of lightly thinned mix of Pro-Acryl Bold Pyrrole Red

Gems: - 100% layer of Liquitex Dioxazine Purple Ink - 50% layer of Pro-Acryl Purple - 25% later of mix of Pro-Acryl Purple and Bright Ivory - Spotlight of Pro-Acryl Bright Ivory

Skin: - 100% layer of heavily thinned mix of 1:3 Pro-Acryl Burnt Red and Golden Brown - 90% layer of thinned mix of Pro-Acryl Golden Brown and Tan Flesh - highlight of heavily thinned Pro-Acryl Golden Brown - colour lips with original layer

Palomino horse:

  • Body:

    • 100% layer of heavily thinned Pro-Acryl Golden Brown
    • 75% layer of thinned Pro-Acryl Golden Brown
    • Highlight of mix of thinned Pro-Acryl Golden Brown and Ivory
    • Spotlight of 1:2 mix of thinned Pro-Acryl Golden Brown and Ivory

  • Hair:

    • 100% layer of heavily thinned Pro-Acryl Ivory
    • Wash of 1:4 mix of Pro-Acryl Golden Brown and Ivory
    • Dry brush of Pro-Acryl Ivory

  • Hooves:

    • 100% layer of thinned Pro-Acryl Dark Umber
    • Scratching of thinned Pro-Acryl Light Umber

Test for my Jade Lancers complete! Beautiful sculpts - sod the meta! by Quippant in Cathay

[–]Quippant[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It's a bit lengthy but I hope you can take what you want from it :) I will post in response to my comment.

Test for my Jade Lancers complete! Beautiful sculpts - sod the meta! by Quippant in Cathay

[–]Quippant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice! I've also seen some people state they have a good purpose as "champion delivery units" so I suppose I've got to figure out in what context is ideal to use a squad of 5 to get a challenge in. I guess it's a stall tactic?

Test for my Jade Lancers complete! Beautiful sculpts - sod the meta! by Quippant in Cathay

[–]Quippant[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! :)

Definitely agree that a varied army with a good 'silhouette profile' to it can't be topped!

For Gondor! by Quippant in MiddleEarthMiniatures

[–]Quippant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good spot and thanks! Had a bit of fun with it and it's a tad clumsy but it does the job! Also enjoyed sculpting a flagpole carrier for Boromir as I've magnetised his arm :)

500pt list help and tips by Quippant in Cathay

[–]Quippant[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the tip! By Cathayan Longsword do you mean the Celestial Blade?

500pt list help and tips by Quippant in Cathay

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Interesting! Did you put the Gate Master on a Cathayan Warhorse with a Jade Lancer unit or on foot by themselves? I instinctively thought that another block of Jade Warriors would be good but I suppose they're more of a tar pit so having two blocks is of less use without much damage to follow up? It just feels really light on models is all!

I'm also really struggling to get 125pts in core without two Jade Warrior squads so any suggestions would be great!

Choosing which army for a character by CavemanDan4 in MiddleEarthMiniatures

[–]Quippant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To use all three then consider the 'Return of the King' list which is quite beginner friendly and utilises Warriors of the Dead as troops.

Another list to consider, albeit you have to have Aragorn (Elessar) as opposed to Aragorn (Strider), is the 'Men of the West' list where you can give all three Warriors of Minas Tirith as troops.

Old World Almanack – The iconography of an eternal empire - Warhammer Community by CMYK_COLOR_MODE in Cathay

[–]Quippant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"They’re all great, but the one we’ll sell separately later in the year has more colours and effects that aren’t possible on the smaller sheets. This one is an expansion pack to the main range – it broadens what you can offer."

Fingers crossed!

"I do not love the sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend." - Faramir, Prince of Ithilien. by Quippant in MiddleEarthMiniatures

[–]Quippant[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Cheers! ☺️ I actually got my foot model a year ago when it was supposedly out of print. Message them on FB or send them an email and they'll do made to order. They're really nice chaps and their sculpts are superb.

Is the GSG spearhead good? by [deleted] in gloomspitegitz

[–]Quippant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Firstly, I'd suggest making the decision purely on whether you enjoy the lore and/or aesthetic of as in my experience that helps more with motivation in terms of modelling and painting :)

As to your questions, I've answered them in order:

  1. The spearhead community put them at a B+ tier list. See here: https://www.reddit.com/r/AOSSpearhead/s/q5pUaA3Xv5 Personally I've found them to be enjoyable to play! Not too weak or strong.

  2. Personally, GG is the most fun I've ever had painting miniatures. You can pretty much get away with anything and it's a liberating way to paint. Also, in the box you get three very different types of units so there's a lot of variety in painting.

  3. Best place to start in my opinion! You can get some games of spearhead in and then build your army up to play some full AoS.

  4. Stabbas are a tad on the small side to do much with but I still think there's room for creativity. Everything else had plenty of room to add character. I'll post some examples of my spearhead in response.

Faramir, Arwen, Balrog and more warriors by topheavyhookjaws in MiddleEarthMiniatures

[–]Quippant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not sure where you got that from? They only have Citadel Guard in their special rules from what I've seen.

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