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Not sure where you get plastic is more likely to chip then plastic, but you are incorrect. With plastic minis if you prime, paint, and clear coat them that paint isn't coming off anytime soon. As proof I offer the 150 Ork Boyz that I transported via 2 plastic baggies. That got tossed, beat, bumped, etc and not a boy has lost paint. Plastic also has the advantage of being able to use plastic glue to put them together which makes for a damn near permanent bond while also working as a mild gap filler. The only downside of plastic glue is you have to actually pay attention to how much glue you are putting on. If you put to much of it on it can run and cause damage to parts of the mini that you don't want glued.

So finally I have been able to get a regular game going and been having a damn good time doing it. The problem is my primary opponent only has The Dreamer crew and I am having trouble dealing with the combo of speed + melee dmg with the crews that I have. So what are some good schemes, model combos, etc that I should be doing. I have the following crews: Ramos + Avatar Collette Kaeris Mei Feng I have yet to run Collette vs him just because having never used her before trying to learn how to use her while also playing against The Dreamer doesn't seem like a good idea.

The 2 games I have played so far verify this tends to be the case. I never really had any issues putting down at least 1 counter every single turn using just a random Rail Worker that couldn't shovel faster on something.

This weekend I will actually be painting and posting pictures of the rail bases that my wife made and resin cast for me.

I think this is the biggest issue. This strikes me as an issue where Wyrd now know how it looks at the end and will be able to tell the artists to either tweek the drawings of the figures so the details will end up more bold when they are put into mold form. When I compare my Rial Crew to Miss T I find the details much more crisp and I bet they will be much easier to paint.

First I want to thank ehren37 for actually writing a review with specific reasons why he didn't like the plastics. But I am also going to have to disagree with you. I ended up either winning or buying every single Arcanist model at Gen Con this year and have been blown away with the quality. Things like the wood grains on Mei Feng's exploding wood, the feet of the Rail Golem, or Willie's wheelbarrow or Willies grin/teeth. This are things that would NEVER be that crisp or clean (or even possible) to show in metal. The plastics where also much, much, much, much easier to clean up. In the time it took me to remove all the mold lines from 2 Gunsmiths I was able to clean the entire Rail Crew + assemble a couple of them. Add in being able to use plastic glue and the fact the pieces are lighter I was able to spend less time holding pieces together and more time gluing things together. The only issue I had was on a couple of the really small joints putting a little to much plastic glue on. While I didn't lose any details or anything, I could see people touching the wet spots and leaving fingerprints. The big things is you REALLY should go buy good plastic glue for putting these plastics together. Some of the seams are very small, and trying to greenstuff them would be a giant PitA. I personally swear by the Testors plastic cement. The bottle I have has put together almost 200 Ork soldiers + vehicles as well as 250 Skaven + big things ans is still going strong. http://www.testors.com/product/136635/3507AT/_/Liquid_Cement_1_Oz.

I will add another vote for this. I actually bought Kaeris and Mei at Gen Con this year to team up with my Ramos crew that already had. It's an even better idea after you read the Rail Crew rules/abilities and how well it matches up with Kaeris. So the final list of things to buy: Avatar Ramos Alt. Ramos SPA swarm LSPA Mobile Tool Kit Electrical Creation Kaeris Box Mei Feng Box If you have the spare cash I will also HIGHLY recommend getting the Rail Golem. Awesome model + a high SS beat stick that is actually somewhat hard to kill. Edit: Total from my favorite retailer would be $160 for all of that, including the Rail Golem.

So what crew would you guys pick to play AGAINST a Ramos crew for a demo game? I am looking at trying to become a henchmen so trying to figure out a good crew for it. Atm I have Lady J and Perdita.

Awesome. I had heard last year it was nice for newer player, but wanted to double check. I have heard to many horror stories of scummy players blatantly cheating/playing like jerks just because a new player dared to enter for fun.

As a player who has had only had 2 or 3 games under my belt, would joining the more "serious" events be frowned upon? I honestly don't care if I show up and get my brains beat in, I just need to get some games under my belt/want to actually play this game I have put so much money into.

P3 Coal Black base coat, wash with Badab Black, drybrush of 50/50 Coal Black + dark grey, lighter drybrush of 25/75 Coal Black + dark grey. I find this is my favorite way to knock out good looking black fabrics in a timely manner. Also the rough look by drybrushing makes it look more natural.

3rd'ed For the cost and how easy it is to get there really is no reason not to use it.

A paperclip of needle is the quickest and easiest.

The quick answer is selling something like a wash requires a bunch of red tape and fees. I found that the APJ washes are darn useful and work well. But the best thing is the fact that you can adjust a wash to the EXACT thing you are doing. So if I want a more subtle wash I just add some matte medium mix, if I want to tweak a color I can add a few drops of another color, etc.

One of my favorite things to tell new painters: DO NOT START WITH YOUR FAVORITE MODEL. The reason for this is your first minis are going to look rough, no way around it. So get your first taste of painting on your Belles THEN go to Seamus. Also paint the whole crew before even thinking about going back. This will let you look at your first mini that you have painted next to your most recently painted one. It might sound stupid but being able to look and see your improvements side by side can really help keep you motivated.