I just got their US Elite Forces to go with some 1/72 armor and HMMWV pair from Dragon. My brother got me into the small scale stuff recently. ark, craig- please post some progress pictures of the painting process!
1/35 was hard and I did some 1/15-6 scale, that helped with detail, and also got me comfortable with painting figures almost completely constructed. Then 1/35 got a little easier, so once I get the hang of painting 1/35 figures- fully constructed, I’m going to try and see if I can do it with these little guys!!
Vallejo's the best, but I don't mind my own cheaper paints. And once things start getting into ratio and mixes... I can’t follow... BUT!! I'd like to see both of your respective techniques!!