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7th Ed. Command Unit

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Pardon all my Noobie questions, but I'm trying to learn this game as quick as possible so I can start playing.

I'm currently putting together my saurus warrior regiment and I'm trying to figure out how to put together the champion. What pieces go on a champion that make him a champion? I figured the only distinguishable piece is that head with the mouth roaring the widest, since there were only 4 in the entire set. Is there anything else in there I need to make him a champion?

Also, what is the benefit to having a command unit in your regiment?
 
With Saurus, the champion is not really that obvious. I generally paint him a bit different, or add golden tags to his chin or nose. You need to be creative with this one.
 
I have the old sauruses, but I put the golden overlay from the new stegadonkit that covers the large cross bow. looks like an aztek warriors headress. theres lots of others in there tat you could use on the newer ones though. just generally give him some kind of headress type attire
 
You could do as many people do and field him with a different weapon, this only really works in spear units though as it's ok to have the champ with a normal hand weapon in a spear squad but not the other way around...
 
I'm thinking that I'll probably just give him the head with the mouth roaring wide open, and give him shoulder pads. I wish they woulda made him more distinguishable though :(.
 
My two champions are in the front.
I got most of their stuff from the cold one kit.



if you don't have the parts to make um cool you could always put that champ on a rock to give him a commanding look and bigger appearance.
 

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You can basically add any bits from other kits to make the model look unique, even something small and simple just to distinguish him. But if he is not too well distinguished it doesn't matter much, the champion always goes in the front anyway.
 
Incredible paint job slannfrog. Adding the rock is a great idea as well, thanks :). I'll be sure to post pics when they're all done... but that might be a while
 
Is it me or does everyone forget the fact that Saurus Warriors kits come with shoulder pads?

@Revered: You can have X champions in X different units.. I doubt those models together are 1 unit..
 
does anyone else take a lot of time just cleaning the models up before you primer em? I've only been able to do about 2-3 of the sauras a day and that's just cleaning up the molding lines. The razordon hunting pack I did only took about 3 weeks from start to finish.
 
You get quicker at cleaning mold lines the more you do, and find shortcuts to speed it up. It does take a long time and is quite tedious though, metals tend to be tougher to clean than plastics.

I use a sharp modelling knife to clean most of my stuff, I find it gives me the most control and allows me to quickly scrap away large areas of flash (mold lines and bits to chop off) rather easy. It does require a decent feel for the model though, lots of people prefer to use small files.
 
I use a sharp modelling knife to clean most of my stuff
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I think I'm the only one in my gaming group that doesn't use files to clean their plastics. I use a hobby knife, or other sharp knife to scrape away unwanted plastic. You'll also find that if you plan your units out prior to construction, you'll be able to spend more time on the models that will see the most table time IE your front rank and command models and not have to worry about removing the flashing from underneath the tails of the models in the back rank.

As far as time spent finishing, it takes me about 5-6 hours to finish a sarus warrior and 3-4 to finish a skink, if I paint them the way I want. That is all time spent after priming. So, yes, excruciatingly tedious at times.
 
That's weird that most people clean with a file. I have a nice set of small files but a hobby knife much faster and much easier to control then a file.
 
Maybe the 'majority' of the gaming group I play with represents a 'minority' of the hobby at large perhaps?

After breaking a hobby knife blade on a metal model, I decided to stick with files for those.
 
Why did you try using a knife on metal? lol

Files for metal
Files + Knife for plastic

I find the knife is better for the rough work, I then finish up with files to create a smoother and cleaner finish.
 
I use the same knife as i use for plastic/metals as for my vegetables... Works good enough for me..
 
Yeah I probably wouldn't use the same knife for vegetables.. Trace amounts of plastic or metal could remain, and while GW pewter no longer contains lead it still isn't exactly healthy for you. Plus I use my hobby knife for GS as well, which is quite toxic.

I have had a few knife blades break, almost makes me consider using safety glasses. I once had the tip of the blade go flying off and strike me on the forehead, drawing blood. :S Still, I use a combination of pliers and a knife for metals as well, I'm not a big fan of filing. Plus my file is crap and I can't be bothered getting a new one.
 
Hmm not really the same.. but the same KIND of knife ^^
 
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