I was holding off on attaching the figures to their bases since I felt like it would be cool to paint them. That being the case, I did look at how bad it would be to test fit. I noticed that the nubs for the figures and the holes in the base were pretty tolerance-wise and I concerned about breaking it when putting them together (my Legacy figure really looks like it might have that problem). Does anyone have any suggestions about how best to mount the figures to the bases? Thanks.
If you watch the videos on the kickstarte they are some pretty sturdy material. if the pegs are too big a little work with an exacto knife will do the trick. A tiny drop of modeling glue (i like to use the ones with the long wire thin applicator for this kind of work) will seal it up fine. If you do manage to mess up a foot, a tiny bit of flock (fake grass) or some miniature rocks will do a nice trick around it to keep the majority of the base clear for play purposes, and yet still look great
Thanks for the feedback.
Has anyone painted there minis yet?? I'm interested in how there turned out. What kind of paints should I use? Citadel paints? Any advice would be awesome. Not sure if war hammer paints are best for this.
I've got Citadel paints, which I used very successfully on the GSF minis (after they'd been primered). I've had a bit of a setback with primering my Tactics minis (see my other thread on that tragic subject), but I fully intend to use the same paints on the Tactics minis.
I'm planning on experimenting - I've got some minis which I've just washed with soap/water first and some I'll primer with what's left of my old primer, to see which experience is better. I'll report back once I have some results to share.
I'm using a mix of Reaper, Testor, and Privateer Press paints on the washed and scrubbed but otherwise unprimed miniatures.
The figures are a little hydrophobic, so water based paints will sometimes recede from where you put the paint down. A little persistence will pay off and the paint will hold, though. It does make it hard to do some stains, so if you're heavily into washes and stains, you'll probably need to prime the figures first.
Also, some of the figures lack detail in key areas, especially the faces. I'm sure really skilled people can make them good, but they're tricky and you'll really need good lighting to make out the details.
All that said, I can't see why Citadel paints wouldn't work, and I'd rather work with a paint set that I knew (in terms of colors, thickness, etc) then get a bunch of new paints that I couldn't trust.
I put the pictures of my first set of stuff (Omnitron, golems, Bunker, AZ) here:
http://greaterthangames.com/comment/81378#comment-81378
What color are people using for the yellow on Bunker? Is it a goldenrod, or an army tan, or something else? It's not standard yellow, but I can't tell from the pix what paint color would look best.
You might consider an aged bronze look, Spiff.
I’m personally afraid to use games workshop paints because of the thickness of the paint and the lack of real intricate detail. I have enough trouble with faces to begin with 
I’ll probably be picking up a new batch of Vallejo, as my old ones have been 5 or 6 years since being used
I went with an aged bronze for my (classic) Bunker: a medium brown base and a heavy drybrush of bronze. It looks pretty good, though I'm not sure it's the intended color based on the card art.
You mean like this?
Welp…there goes all of my morning coffee
Ah, got to love the moments this forum makes me get some real funny looks in public for giggling too loudly at my phone.
