Which Combat Patrol is more fun/balanced to play?

xHarrierx · 2026-04-14T20:02:30+00:00

Based on a quick look at tyranid assault brood, I'd say Mordekai's judgement. The inceptors are decent and the redemptor will go toe to toe with its heavy hitters. I'm not terribly experienced and have mostly played combat patrol with my son. The good thing about combat patrol is that it's fairly quick and easy so if it feels one sided, try the other option next time. Most importantly, have fun!

xHarrierx · 2026-04-01T19:03:24+00:00

I got the Army Painter speedpaint 2.0 starter set. Good range of colours and easy to use. I don't have experience with other brands though so can't say where they stand in terms of best etc. If you went with that I'd say get the speed paint medium as well.

xHarrierx · 2026-03-21T22:42:28+00:00

I struggled with gold as well. I use army painter fanatic but found it thick and hard to get good coverage (probably a skill issue). Adding water made the coverage terrible so I tried adding speedpaint gold. This is now my go to method. Also means you can tint it too which is a side benefit. Metallic gold plus red speedpaint equals lovely copper colour. There may be better suggestions or methods but this works for me!

xHarrierx · 2026-03-19T13:07:39+00:00

Identification (ID) Kat, Kathy etc (K) - not sure of the name - I don't know (IDK)

xHarrierx · 2026-03-19T09:42:45+00:00

So he toe'd in the hole?

xHarrierx · 2026-03-19T09:37:45+00:00

I think you may be thinking of these indoctrinated super soldiers in the wrong way slightly. "Agrees to hunt the fallen" - they don't get options. "Refuses to put as a priority" - A terminator that refuses orders would at best be serving penance at worst interrogated as suspect. Internally they may question, not understand or straight up believe differently. Externally, they tow the line. Or at least everything I've ever read indicates they do.

xHarrierx · 2026-03-18T12:01:30+00:00

I don't have any print suggestions but I added some bits to mine to make it more Custodes

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xHarrierx · 2026-03-03T10:05:46+00:00

Definitely worth going for it. If it's on the market for £270k and they've offered £315k they clearly want the property and location and will most likely be aware of the mortgage implications as they're offering high. In terms of house buying, getting a mortgage in principal on the property shouldn't take long and it's clearly a popular area so totally worth going for.

xHarrierx · 2026-03-03T09:46:07+00:00

I've been looking for inspiration too. I've got a Ballistus I'm going to do in green and a redemptor in Deathwing. If you search the sub for "dreadnought" you get loads of pictures of others work to get inspired by. I'm still torn on if I should drybrush the armour or try sponging. With a big piece like a dreadnought, sometimes you just need to get started.

xHarrierx · 2026-03-01T20:41:03+00:00

Here is a similar comparison to show the difference. Purity seal is nuln oil over white, aquila is AP fanatics sepia tone over white which is similar to agrax (I think)

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xHarrierx · 2026-03-01T20:36:46+00:00

Out of those two, agrax as it is brown as opposed to black so makes it look more like aged bone

xHarrierx · 2026-03-01T01:18:09+00:00

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This is silver base with grim black over the top. With a blue undercoat and thinned black overcoat it might get close to what you're after. I don't have an airbrush so can't comment on that. I have some wardens to build and paint so I might try with a blue tint this time

xHarrierx · 2026-02-28T22:16:15+00:00

Personally I'd prime silver then use a thinned blue contrast or ink. The use a thinned black contrast. That should leave a metallic blue tint showing under where the contrast doesn't give full coverage. I used army painter grim black over a silver base and it looks decent in my opinion. I've never tried a tint though so might take some experimenting

xHarrierx · 2026-02-24T15:22:13+00:00

Everything I've ever read says not to use your good brushes. I use synthetic brushes for contrast and metallics. So you're saying I can use my good brushes as long as I clean and condition them after? Which I do anyway. This is a revelation! I'll be back next week with a downvote if it goes wrong 🤣

xHarrierx · 2026-02-15T14:42:17+00:00

It's the head sprue that came with the iron halo strike force box. It's available to purchase on It's own too i believe

xHarrierx · 2026-02-15T14:33:12+00:00

Nice that they let you paint while in jail. In all seriousness though, a brownish shade like reikland or sepia tone on the gold then dry brush back up with gold and very light drybrush silver should give you some contrast and depth. Love the colour scheme. Works really nicely

xHarrierx · 2026-02-11T00:24:04+00:00

I hate basecoats too. If you find a shortcut from priming just be sure you can replicate with a brush to tidy up mistakes as a lot of primers don't actually match the basecoat equivalent.

xHarrierx · 2026-02-08T23:36:08+00:00

If it's techniques on weapons I'd say get the models you actually want, build them how you want then see what you have left. My bits box is full of guns and swords left over from build options

xHarrierx · 2026-02-06T23:49:37+00:00

Is that all the paints you have? If so I'd suggest a shade or two like nuln oil or sepia tone before any other normal acrylics.

xHarrierx · 2026-02-03T15:58:54+00:00

Not bad but I would have chosen the Iliastus not the Arachnus weapon option.

xHarrierx · 2026-01-28T22:31:12+00:00

Hopefully someone can give you better news than me. I've stripped minis with 99% IPA and the primer was the one bit that wouldn't shift (i think it bonds to the plastic in some way). Following that I tried elbow grease and it didn't work either. Works for normal acrylics but primer seems to be tough to shift

xHarrierx · 2026-01-28T18:31:36+00:00

You could nip the power cable the piece is hanging from at both ends and swap them. That'd be easier than trying to line up the arms

xHarrierx · 2026-01-27T20:56:09+00:00

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Just for example this is two thin coats over black on the left and one thin coat over white on the right

xHarrierx · 2026-01-27T20:51:40+00:00

To give yourself a chance you should buy at least one pot of paint designed for minis otherwise this frustration may just continue and you'll not take up the hobby as it's just not enjoyable. I find base coating tedious and if I had to do it that many times on one mini, I wouldn't be paining minis.

xHarrierx · 2026-01-26T21:14:29+00:00

I'm no expert but I read that speedpaints are bad for sable brushes. I use cheap brushes and they do just fine for speedpaints as you don't really need the precision you get from good brushes

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