Damn... sorry for taking so long to respond to this thread! Simeon, if you're still reading, thanks - if you're at all interested, check out
this picture to see the ridiculously-large combi-weapon that I was talking about.
In the mean-time... As our group draws closer to the campaign to determine the fate of Nova Castille, it's finally coaxing some of our more recalcitrant hobbyists to get out the paintbrushes. My friend Nick, who's going to be leading the puritan Inquisitor Alaric Balthier to (hopeful) victory, has begun to work on his retinue.
His aim is to use red as a unifying colour throughout the retinue, in different ways. He brought me these models today, and I managed to get a few quick low-quality snaps as the light faded.
Here's Ishamel Castor, (WIP) Warrior-Priest and Xenoscourge:

"Slim" Rios, Gunslinger:


And lastly, Balthier. Nick said he toyed with the red, and painted the model as-is just because he had the red open... but we've been talking today about colour theories and the distribution of paint across the model, so he's giving it some thought.
