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Do I, or don't I want to paint?

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Do I, or don't I want to paint?

Postby Markus Darwath » Tuesday December 6th, 2022 2:12am

So, at 52yo I have never painted a mini. I have quite a few, mostly from HeroQuest. On the one hand, I would like them to look better. On the other I have a list of factors working against me. I'm lazy, and terrible at time management, so I really just have very little time to devote to such efforts. Next biggest obstacle is my eyesight when it comes to working with fine details. I need massively bright light and/or magnification to read the print on the side of a tylenol bottle, for example. I also don't have space for a large work table where I can leave projects out for long periods of time. And finally there's a general lack of artistic talent. I'm much better at writing than visual creations.

All of this leaves the question, what can be done to paint miniatures very quickly, with minimal tedium, and not need to leave things sitting out for prolonged periods of drying and curing? Or am I better off to just keep gaming with unpainted minis and not worry about it?

I guess another way of saying all this is that I would like to have painted miniatures, but I'm not at all convinced I want to do the actual painting.
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Re: Do I, or don't I want to paint?

Postby customized » Wednesday September 13th, 2023 7:40pm

I know this is pretty old, but did you end up painting anything?

What I think would be cool is to paint the minis up like playing pieces. Spray the heroes in silver or gold, and monsters in either a uniform monster color or unique to their type (green, gray, bone).

I think metallic spray paint with a dark wash over them would look cool, like those old chess sets from the 80s.

I bet a pewter look could be achievable without having to paint small details, or taking forever.

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Re: Do I, or don't I want to paint?

Postby SirRick » Wednesday September 13th, 2023 8:32pm

I would never attempt to paint my minis at this point (aside from a few I painted as a kid) for a number of reasons:

1: I’m not good enough.

2: I don’t have the patience to do it.

3: It’s harder to differentiate the various minis at a glance when they are painted.

4: They are typically worth more if unpainted if you tried to get rid of them at some point, but why would you?

5: I found myself regretting painting the few that I did paint because they looked bad. I did remove the paint eventually, but my lack of knowledge led to some figures getting discolored from the methods I used.

I have seen my fair share of expertly painted minis in various Warhammer army books, and they look amazing. If I could paint that well I would definitely paint my minis, but like I said before, I don’t have the time or patience to learn and do it.


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Re: Do I, or don't I want to paint?

Postby lestodante » Saturday September 16th, 2023 1:12pm

if you don't start painting you will never learn to paint. Neither you can discover you have a hidden talent at painting minis.
But I would take some extra minis to take the test, so you will not ruin your loved miniatures eventually.


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Re: Do I, or don't I want to paint?

Postby j_dean80 » Saturday September 16th, 2023 3:01pm

I paint a mini each year for the Christmas Exchange. I always feel bad for my recipient because I’m not very good. I do enjoy participating, but it does get tedious. I have to agree with SirRick, if I were good I would paint my set, but I’m not, so I don’t.
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Re: Do I, or don't I want to paint?

Postby Markus Darwath » Monday November 6th, 2023 8:08pm

The replies are appreciated, even though I haven't been here in a long time. I've not yet started to paint anything. I've always got too many projects started but not carried through. :)
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Re: Do I, or don't I want to paint?

Postby Kurgan » Monday November 6th, 2023 8:52pm

Get yourself some Krylon spray paint. The stuff works great on the remake minis (just let it cure for a few days).


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Re: Do I, or don't I want to paint?

Postby Markus Darwath » Monday November 6th, 2023 11:28pm

Kurgan wrote:Get yourself some Krylon spray paint. The stuff works great on the remake minis (just let it cure for a few days).



I assume you mean for base and zenithal coats?
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Re: Do I, or don't I want to paint?

Postby Bareheaded Warrior » Thursday November 9th, 2023 11:24am

I appreciate this response won't help your decision, but I have to say I agree 100% with your initial post and would be interested to find out if you attempt to go with the paint option and if so, how it turns out - although I suspect it still won't end my 34 year procrastination (so far) on exactly the same decision either way!
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Re: Do I, or don't I want to paint?

Postby Markus Darwath » Thursday November 9th, 2023 8:40pm

Unfortunately, I have a long list of other projects to get to before I can reasonably consider starting to paint, and having to actually work and make money gets in the way of those. It just hit me how many figures I have at this point, because in the attempt to clean up my home office I needed to purchase better storage for my non-Avalon Hill minis. I've got in the neighborhood of 200. Plus I have managed at this point to purchase everything Avalon Hill has so far put into wide release for the new HQ (retail PoT and SQT arrived yesterday.)
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