Alex from Alex Paints has made a habit of painting Games Workshop’s starter boxes exactly as they come, brush included, to see how far a beginner can get. In Can the New Warhammer Space Marines Intercessors + Paints Starter Set Win Me Over? it is the turn of the new Intercessors set.
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Where Hawk comes in
When Alex sums up what he would add to the box, the first thing on the list is a better brush. He is clear that you can paint with the one in the set – the video proves it – but that you will enjoy yourself far more with a decent natural hair brush, and that Hawk Miniatures is “a brilliant place to start without spending silly money”. He calls it the best recommendation he can make to a painter who has just started, and notes that our prices are low enough not to be prohibitive.
What else is in the video
Alex works through the full set: what you get, how the included paints behave on power armour, where the box succeeds for a first-timer and where it falls short. If you or someone you know is picking up a starter set this year, it is a useful watch before you open the box.
Get the brushes
The brushes Alex links for this video:
- Alex Paints Essentials – set of 4 Kolinsky sable rounds (sizes 0, 1, 2 and 3)
- Alex Paints Essentials Deluxe – the same four brushes with thicker walnut handles
- Round Kolinsky sable brushes – buy individual sizes
Alex’s channel, Alex Paints, is worth a subscribe if you paint Warhammer or any other small things – it’s one of the more honest voices in the hobby, and he only recommends what he actually uses.
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