A while back I picked up a metal Nomad heavy warjack, since I liked the model and it was being replaced with a plastic kit I wasn't as keen on. Then I figured there was no point having just one Merc model, so got some more 'jacks, some troops and a warcaster (Magnus the Traitor). I thought the "paint solid colours and cover in brown wash" colour scheme might be a nice change from painting shiny purple armour and endless gems.
Kind of ironically I haven't actually painted the Nomad that got the force started, but I have done some of the other 'jacks:
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| The Mangler was the test model. I went with a pretty standard dark-green-and-brass colour scheme. |
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| Mercs seem to like strapping cargo right next to lit furnaces. Maybe they don't care about whatever's in those crates. |
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| I went with a similar basing scheme to my Retribution, since there are a few Merc models that cross over between the factions and I wanted them to match. I used grass tufts instead of the fallen leaves. |
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| The Mule, with a mace that's practically in a different time zone to the rest of the model. I could probably still have gotten a decent photo if I wasn't terrible. |
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| Pretty sure that barrel directly underneath the furnace is full of explosive ammo. Really not sure why they put it there. |
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| One of the two Renegades, Magnus' custom arc node/chainsaw/rocket launcher-toting light 'jacks. |
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| Magnus is upkeeping Blur on this 'jack, but only on its head. |
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| The base is built up with greenstuff so the Renegade can stand up straight, unlike the default pose. |
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| The other Renegade. Meant to look like it's charging forward, kind of looks like it's falling over. The spiky cone thing is an Obliterator rocket. Possibly should have painted that a different colour. |
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| Those chainsaws don't actually do that much damage, but at least they look threatening. |
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| Renegades often come in pairs. |
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| Group shot, with the Mule mostly in focus for once. Magnus is still upkeeping Blur on that Renegage. |
