"Painted and Unpainted Equipment" Topic

OK, so I'm painting my British chariots, and found out I shouldn't have assembled them first, because now I have to stuff the brush down betweent he wheels and chassis and try to paint this area. Major pain, and the rest will be painted then assembled.

However, it got me to wondering about the equipment I see being used unpainted at the local game store. Is it on the whole better designed than my chariots, so you can paint it later on with no problems? Or, is the plan never,ever to paint it? Perhaps there are a lot of gamers who will be swearing at their miniatures while trying to paint them?

Grelber

Don't know about others but I always paint minis before I use them

Some of the guys I game with play with unpainted gear with the goal of eventually painting it – for some people, it is a long eventually

Some kits should come with a warning label. One example: "Paint the chassis before gluing on the wheels!"

If anything, models with areas you can see but not reach with a brush are one of the best arguments for the big can of Polyshades Tudor I can think of. Then at least those impossible spots are dark brown to black instead of "Hey, Primer!" color.

OK, so I'm painting my British chariots, and found out I shouldn't have assembled them first, because now I have to stuff the brush down betweent he wheels and chassis and try to paint this area. Major pain, and the rest will be painted then assembled.

I always assemble before painting. Never been a problem in over 30 years of wargaming.

Thin your paint so it flows down in there. Still a pain but it makes getting color into those deep areas earlier. Do this on newspaper or something to catch the drips.

Our Clubs (The Battle Barn) #1 unoffical rule is NO unpainted figs on the battlefield! (we really have no rules…)

I always build, prime and then paint. Figs like Chariots and wagons I also glue to the models base before priming & painting. Inf figs I paint on a stick.

Bing

I'm out on the Outer Darkness on painting--I don't care if the mini is painted or not (painted is nicer, however): the main thing is the game it's being played in. The figure is a place holder: the more it looks like what it represents, the better, but keeping the action going and being able to identify the unit as what it is supposed to be and what it is capable of is more important.

{OK, guys, you can untie me from the stake. You've made your point. I promise to try to paint more of my gaming figs, OK? C'mon, put down the tinder and put out the matches. Guys? Guys….?!?!}

Going back to my model-building days, I always paint before assembling. But one should be careful not to get paint where two pieces join together.

As for unpainted stuff on the game table, well it looks pretty weird next to painted minis, doesn´t it? Kind of like a badge of shame for the unlucky owner

There is a different thread over on the Historical side that goes on and on for over 300 posts about unpainted minis on the table. I agree with Texas Jack.

If I had to paint my equipment before using it, I would find a new girlfriend.