There is nothing like the feeling of playing a fully painted army. For me, I struggle to find motivation to paint. Only if I have an event I am preparing for will I even sit down and pick up a brush. Lucky for me, my first event in forever is this Saturday, so tonight I picked up my airbrush.

50 models later, and everything is base painted. I still need to go through and add some details and base the models to get the painting score, but for the most part they are now presentable. The trick to batch paint is to break down the process to as many repeatable steps, so that you are able to just complete the step without thinking. For painting Disciples of Belakor, I split the steps into the following:

Build/repair models
Prime (spray paint)
Base paint (airbrush)
Add details (brush work)
Base

By completing these steps in order, you can save a lot of time. For example, once all of my models were built or repaired, I primed all of the Tzeentch models blue, all of the Khorne models black, and Nurgle Wraithbone. I repeated the same steps with the airbrush so that I minimized changing paint colors. This sort of assembly line work is what is helping me have a fully painted army for Saturday’s tournament. I will admit that they won’t be as nicely painted as I can do, but with a horde army you take what you can get.