NMM for sure. My reasoning is that this particular set if armor will get painted black or a very dark gray, and then I'll glaze in a lot of colors. The last part of this task I don't have a ton of experience with, and so I could learn a lot. That and I'm not ready to move onto TMM until I perfect NMM.
Standby for pics of the base. I didn't want to add any since not enough has changed. I do have a lot of fun with the bases though.
You are correct, Max, I do love the armored warrior. Hmmm....maybe I should paint a barbarian first. There are a couple I've been itching to paint from Russian Alternatives. I need to show off my skin painting skills.