Why I'm Repainting My Warhammer Army – Fixing My Biggest Mistake!

It's time to repaint my Warhammer 40k Army! I made several mistakes when I first started, and now it's time to fix them. Lets talk about where I went wrong, how to fix it, and how you can avoid the same fate.
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Lyla Mev The Mini Witch creates beginner miniature painting tutorials and easy-to-understand guides for Warhammer, dungeons & dragons, and more. My favorite things to paint are sisters of battle, display quality miniatures, and focusing on having fun.

[electo]

One thing that could be cool one day, if you haven't done it already, is that you make a video showing all the minis you ever painted in chronological order, talking about your progress and what you learned. I'd be very interested in that.

[FangofFate]

This video was very helpful for me in a way that you probably didn’t intend: I’m internalizing the idea that if I make a mistake on my army, I don’t HAVE to strip them to try again 😅

[guppya]

Can completely relate!! Going back on prior models in the Star Wars Legion and learning how to paint (correctly), I see that thinning has a different look than today, highlighting has improved, etc... I enjoy the older painted models showing the overall journey and progression. If not, I would also have no social life.. :)

[JoeFlamenco]

The best thing about listening to your videos, now that I’ve been painting a few years, is that I’m starting to understand shape and color language.

Maybe it’s dumb but when I was a new painter I didn’t understand how you got minis to be so consistently good across so many different models. Now that I see the painting as a series of shapes with hues it opens up options and gives me ideas that I can use across armies.

Thank you so much!

[Peter-llot]

Your videos are always highlights of my weeks. Thanks for such great content!

[Tremadog]

I'm impressed at how dramatically a squad of minis can change in so few steps. That pink contrast over the orange worked so well. I rarely repaint a model and never repaint an army. I don't know if I'm just lucky to not get it "wrong", or if I just have low standards. 🤣

[sirrathersplendid]

You’re absolutely right about test models. I typically skip straight to the big-unit painting, thinking the quicker I start, the quicker I finish. WRONG!

And it usual takes more than one test model to get it right: the first is always a mess; the second is nearly there, and the third is production-line finessed.

[timothyhines]

Have never "repainted" my army, but I have brought them from a mass of color coordinated models to recognizable units. Maybe not museum quality but you DEFINITELY recognize an ARMY when I set them out.

[MaskedRiderChris]

"Cohesive at arm's length, " is the story of my painting life! I'm not skilled enough to do "museum quality, " so that first statement is as good as it gets with me. I enjoy seeing skilled painters like you making videos like this because it gives me hope that even the pros have moments like this where they are totally dissatisfied with their work and try to take it further instead of just settling. Good work as usual, Miss Lyla!

[keynchris]

The first paint job was great but the update really pops! I love it

[tinyfishhobby]

I think they looked great before the repaint, but you were right - they definitely didn’t match the rest of the army. Seeing the newer version was super cool.

[rccarguy]

Oh…and the repaint looks amazing! They are beautiful!

[timwells]

I really like that you were able to update the paint by layering on top! Great way to save the squad 💙

[alphaleigpyne]

I like the improvement on your Novitiates, the colour blue helps give you the zenithal finish.
I had repainted some of my old Chaos Space Marines because I didn't like the first colour scheme I've used on them when I started over a decade ago. How I painted them back then helped me improved using some of the same colours for the new Chaos Space Marines models after 2019.

[duncanmcdane]

Worth the time, those repaints. Very nice!

[HafthorIthandriel]

You made them even better looking, now I'm jealous.... Time to redo mine for the third time!

[andrewobrien]

Damn it now I have to repaint all my armies 🤯 The Vibrate colours look great

[antiwaffles]

Really nice work on the repaint! I off course have never had to repaint armies or units, just right the first time. Yeaaah. The first time...

[Marshal]

The repaint was worth the effort, much better looking!

[MartinPowderly]

Your neon glow Sisters are incredible. Inspired 🙃