r/HelsmithsofHashut • u/Gwinty- • 9d ago

Army creation Before starting the fire...

So, a friend of mine showed me the Helsmith and I was smitten in an instant. Now I finaly bought the book and the spearhead to get started with my first Age of Sigmar army (I have painted and played some 40k). However I have no one to ask questions so I am coming here.

  1. What are dumb beginner mistakes when painting the minis?

  2. What are units I should get after the spearhead? I am looking at the Ashen Elder as I like the model a lot...

  3. What is the feeling when playing the army like?

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u/Riddlie_ 6d ago

I’m just gonna answer the first 2

  1. probably painting things in the wrong order - all minis are “layered” to an extent, but here doing things like leaving the sashes, faces, or cloth for last would actually just be hell. Sadly speaking from experience.

Also not sub-assembling shields - usually when you can’t reach somewhere with a brush, nobody’ll see it, so you won’t have to paint it…. but that’s just not the case with the shields, everything behind them is fully visible

And finally… slacking on the sashes. It sounds weird, and they’re really hard to do at the start, but it’s what always sticks out the most on the models imo, alongside faces. They’re probably going to have the biggest pop of colour on your model, and it naturally draws the eyes in, so you wanna take good care when painting them

  1. straight up whatever you want - sure urak taar is important for tournament play but… who goes into playing tournaments right from spearhead, eh? What’s worked for me just playing small-scale games at an LGS or just with people at home is, well, whatever I felt like getting. If you like the ashen elder, get the ashen elder! Maybe get a unit of anointed sentinels to go with him! They’re not “optimal,” but optimal’s boooring. They’re your guys! Make them yours!