Staff Showcase – Armada – Salamander Fleets

4th Mar 2022

Jonny Mann



Welcome to the first of our monthly* staff showcases, where we will be showing off lots of inspirational works of art for our recent or upcoming new releases.

This month we gave the staff here at Mantic a chance to paint the new Salamander starter fleet.

*If we all actually make the time to pick up a brush. 


Nick

“i always like green and gold as a colour scheme and was excited to use it on these fantastic ships”


Jonny

“Because im a sucker for punishment, i decided to make my own masts, cotton sails and rigging. it was an experience, one i probably wont try again but i do think they work nicely”


Martin T

“I used the new Army Painter Speed Paints for all of these apart from the gold trip. Then Vallejo gold and aluminium to highlight the metal areas.”


Clive S

Clive put us all to shame by going that extra mile and painting a Drake too!

“I was aiming for a Jade green colour scheme for my ships, with a dark mahogany brown for the hulls. At first I was going to go Arid Earth for the roof tops and buildings, after painting that in and layering it up, I thought it looked a bit… jarring, so gave them a nice green wash and it just worked out much better. Since painting the starter set, I’ve finished the XL and started work on the booster fleet too! That’s means I have pretty much every single Armada model now (and plenty of duplicates!)”


If this has ignited your passion for starting a Salamander fleet, you can pick them up here or through your local gaming store.
Stay tuned for staff showcases in the future.

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