I have bunch of games with miniatures made of single colour plastics which is a bit boring. I did buy a Warhammer paint kit to eventually try to paint some but so far I was too lazy (or scared? 😅) to try.
Do you colour your miniatures? If yes, what do you do to them - nice single colour coating/detailed multicolor paint job/…?
Edit: “derailed” -> “detailed”
I have a painter friend who does my miniatures full colour for me! And he’s wicked good! He did my entire gloomhaven and nemesis. In exchange I make him warhammer 3d prints.
Doing a proper paint job is on the eternal to-do list graveyard, haha. Maybe one day, but nah for now they’re all still the basic single colour plastic they shipped as.
Start with an undercoat of primer (usually available in spray cans) in a neutral color.
I’d suggest keeping your colors simple. A black undercoat with red for major areas is very striking and easy without lotsa commitment.
Don worry about messing up! You have lotsa little pieces and one bungle doesn’t look as obvious from afar.
And have fun!
It takes a lot, so only if I actually have free time but I will typically paint the minis for my party at minimum.
Spray primer first, depending on how you want it to look. Black makes shadows easier, overall darker. White makes colours brighter. A lot will use a grey because it’s a good in between.
I just pick a colour pallet I think will be nice for the mini and restrict myself to only a few colours then go for it.
If I was doing things like armies, then it’s a lot more:spray in base colour, then maybe paint in a secondary colour on details.
I paid my stuff, but only if I know I’m keeping the game/minis. For example, I have an Arcadia Quest set and I paint those cause I know I could repurpose them for other games if need be. Conversely, I’m not painting my Cosmic Frog set yet cause I don’t know if it’s staying or not.
The hassle of getting that green goo stuff to strip paint turns off a lot of buyers, and there is something about accepting your own mistakes vs mistakes of others…
