Painting 10mm is wildly different
than 28mm, it took me a while to get the hang of not really caring about certain
elements vs knowing what to pick out. One day I came across some great deals at
Mindtaker Miniatures,
they had multiple units for both of the armies I play, so I pulled the trigger
on units I needed.
Looking at the miniatures in hand the first thing I noticed
when compared to some modern equivalents was the lack of additional detail. Not
every halberdier had a pouch, not every chaos marauder had a shield with trim, you
see where I'm going?
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| Empire Halberdiers 2001 |
I hate painting pouches and excess detail at 28mm, so imagine me trying to paint every strap and pouch at 10mm (no wonder people hate painting Warmaster), this was a breath of fresh air compared to what I had been painting for the last year.
Now don't get me wrong metal minis have their drawbacks. The flash I had to clean off these units is some of the worst I have seen from GW, add in scraping mold lines...yeah no thanks. However, there are some units from those days that have a certain character that 3D prints just don't capture.
Over the last year Wargames Atlantic Classic Fantasy range has become a great option for 10mm armies, and I would add some of their historical armies could be ported into a fantasy world. What I love about these minis is that they feel like an updated version of the classic sculpts from Colin Dickinson and Stephane Langlois. The detail is smooth, minimal, and the minis paint up quickly.
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| Draconian Miniature Painting |
All of this is to say, if you've been thinking about getting into Warmaster 2026 is the perfect time to make the leap. There are heaps of wonderfully detailed, easily obtainable miniatures to start your 1,000 point army (wink wink), and that in the world of 10mm less is more.
