While I was gone (A long dark period in which I had nothing in the way of internets, xbawks, television, etc) I decided to take up a hobby to deal with my crippling boredom. So I took up 40k, which I had already been interested in fluff-wise, but never thought to play the actual game. I bought a starter pack, and gave the Orkz to a friend (In the process of painting those for him) and began playing. Now, I've only played 2 games of it, and I bought the starter set month ago. But I finally have a decent sized, legal army, and by the end of August I should have my entire army bought, if not painted. Now, while tabletop wise I suck, I got used to painting pretty easily. In the process of doing some Death Company (I play Blood Angels, which is basically angry bright red Warrior Monks Knight Templar Sparkly Vampires IN SPESS WITH NIPPLES SCULPTED ONTO THEIR ARMOR) And while I have yet to buy any models with sculpted power-nipples, I actually really enjoy painting them. The color scheme is reversed. With normal Blood Angels, the paint scheme is primarily Red, with a few accents of black on details like the Imperial Aquila or any skulls you may see. On Death Company, the primary color is Black, with a few red accents and lots of bling. I thought they would be rather dark and dull, but once i layed down the base coat, they actually really pop. They have a myriad of tiny details like bright red gems hanging from gold chains, beaten up old scrollwork hanging from everywhere, sculpted wings to paint in a bright stone color. It's been fun experimenting with washes and glazes, and their color system is easier to remember then MAROON WITH HIGHLIGHTS OF MAGENTA BLENDED INTO A SUBTLE LILAC. I'm surprised about how patient I can be with this. When I draw, I spend no more than an hour at a time, and by the end I start getting really bored. When I picked up my first box of Marines, I spent 2 hours looking at all the bitz and filing down the joins so they fit better, and waiting for glue to dry, and I was smiling like a motherfucker the whole time, And that's not even accounting the multiple thinned down coats of paint you have to use if you want your colors to look good! Can't just apply it straight out of the pot, no.

TL;DR I have become Teh Gay for Warhams and shoutan pointan Mehrens.