Showcase: Yu Jing

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Here is my Yu Jing Battle Group for Infinity. It currently consists of the Starter Set and an additional pack of Zhanshi line troops. I've had a lot of fun painting these models. I've had the time and energy to paint each one to higher standard than normal, because the model count is low. I haven't gone with a universal color scheme for the whole group, instead I've tied in an orange into each model somewhere, hopefully this will be enough to tie them together.

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With this Domaru Butai, I wanted to do something different than what Corvus Belli had done. I hadn't seen many Domarus painted on-line and the few I had seen, the painters had painted them the Japanese Sectorial Army's standard white-red combo. My red-orange combo seemed to work out rather well on her though and I painted her face mask white to draw your attention and create a focal point to the model.  

This Domaru Butai isn't exactly complete. I need to coat her in varnish and then spray a layer of dull coat. I've never done this to seal my figs, since I mostly painted plastic before, but metal models really demand it. Once I've sealed her, she'll get stands of grass like the rest of the troops. 

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This Yu Jing Celestial Guard model has seen action both as a lieutenant and as a hacker. He's pretty decent in both roles, although less so as a lieutenant. Normally I'll just set him up behind a piece of terrain, but then his lieutenant order gets wasted. It keeps your lieutenant from dying thats for so sure, cowardly lieutenants live longer than Rambos.

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Here are the ZHanshi painted a couple months ago. These soldiers form the bulk of the Yu Jing Infantry and are armed with decent BS, WIP and CC scores. They armed with combi-rifles that are nothing to laugh at. I generally go to battle with three Zhanshi, to provide orders for my heavy hitters, but lately I've seen them take down some tough guys. In light of that, I would say learning how to use light troops like these is a key skill in Infinity the Game.  

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Here is my Shang-Ji Invincible. Numerous games have shown me that name is just a name, because he certianly is vincible. I've repainted his armor recently and touched up a few areas. He got chipped pretty badly in a recent game, underscoring the need to seal Infinity miniatures for game-play. I really like this model visually and in-game. He's fast with a move of 4-4, and a pretty decent shot with BS 13. He's got no special skills or abilities though, so he's pretty straightforward.

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Lastly, I'm sharing my Hac Tao model with you all. He's still a work in progress but I wanted to share him anyway. I've decided to use an off-white color for his armor instead of black. I hope that the light color will visually increase his bulk slightly. In game he's always been an asset with his thermal optical camouflage and heavy armor.

I hope you've gotten some inspiration for today, feel free to ask any question about colors or techniques on any of these models.