It's also funny that the two of us basically have the same opinions of this obvious shilling(anyone claiming they aren't when they've clearly received it weeks early is a fucking idiot) for different reasons.
I don't trust anyone that receives GW kit for free. They're essentially on the payroll at that point. I don't trust content creators in general as most of what they produce is hyperbole to get engagement. I won't effortpost about it again, but most hobby channels are cancer.
Winters is perpetually on the verge of a nervous breakdown and shits himself at the prospect of having an opinion on anything. I used to watch a lot of him when his games were more narrative focused, and everything he says is framed in the typical "you do you" mentality you see from the hobby now. Pandering to every retard for the sake of acceptance has worked out really well hasn't it?
Its going to be interesting to see what the uptake has been in my local store. I do know there has been one pre-order. There are about 14-16 regulars in the store that play 30K regularly. Out of those, 8 of them still play 1.0. I'll see how many come over to 2.0 to 1.0 in the coming months.
I don't know how people bother stripping models. Primer fucked 60+ models of mine and I'm almost at the stage of just buying new ones. Wraiths have so many crevices to hide primer and are delicate as it is.
Invest in an ultrasonic cleaner mate. Get hold of some Biostrip and ISO. Dunk your models in Biostrip for a few seconds to soften up the acrylic, then wash them off. Get a sealable freezer/sandwich bag, put some ISO in it along with your model, then seal it. Fill your ultrasonic cleaner up with water as you normally would, then submerse the bag in it. Give it 15-20 minutes in the ultrasonic and you shouldn't need much scrubbing to get rid of any leftover paint.
I've used that on eBay rescues, old minis, some of my painting abortions etc and it works like a charm. The only thing I would warn you about is to be careful with how long you have the Biostrip on the mini if they're resin models. The same for the ultrasonic too. Don't have resin minis sat in there with warm water. It'll soften up the resin and the ultrasonic action will pit the shit out of them or even disintegrate them (pretty kino to watch ngl) depending on the makeup of the resin.
are they really super flexible or do people get annoyed with off color armies/models
Paint them however you want. The best part of Kill Team is that they're not your normal rank & file so you have a bit more creative freedom. Bonus points if you paint them in a way that upsets the autists, like having each model represent a different League.
