 Editor in Chief Bill   | 16 Jun 2015 4:39 p.m. PST |
If you were sending multi-part plastic figures to a painting service, would you assemble the figures first? * yes
* no, I would pay extra to have them assemble the figures
* no, I would expect them to assemble the figures at no cost |
ZULUPAUL  | 16 Jun 2015 5:01 p.m. PST |
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| Hlaven | 16 Jun 2015 6:04 p.m. PST |
Yes. Especially since I like to be creative with poses and different heads.
I don't even want a unit of guys looking exactly like each other. |
| Syrinx0 | 16 Jun 2015 6:09 p.m. PST |
Usually I am sending out something to be painted due to a time constraint, so I would prefer not to assemble the figures. |
Phillius  | 16 Jun 2015 6:12 p.m. PST |
Yes, only way I have done it to date. Not worth the risk of doing otherwise. |
| CeruLucifus | 16 Jun 2015 7:37 p.m. PST |
Most figure sprues have so many choices, I can't see how anyone else would know how I want them. |
| 53Punisher | 16 Jun 2015 8:51 p.m. PST |
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 Doctor X | 16 Jun 2015 11:23 p.m. PST |
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| abelp01 | 17 Jun 2015 4:35 a.m. PST |
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| YogiBearMinis | 17 Jun 2015 5:19 a.m. PST |
I have not been entirely happy with services gluing riders on horses, so I imagine gluing multi-part figures would be a bit of a mess. The only difficulty with gluing first is the extra, extra care it would require in packaging to survive the mail. |
| Jamesonsafari | 17 Jun 2015 6:38 a.m. PST |
I would charge extra for assembly if asked to paint some. Victrix and Warlord multi-parters are right pain. |
| Old Contemptibles | 17 Jun 2015 8:01 a.m. PST |
No. Why would I? It is part of the service. I provide detail instructions about what I want. I hate putting those things together. I only buy plastic if I can't find what I want in metal. |
 x42brown | 17 Jun 2015 8:19 a.m. PST |
I have not recently used a painting service and never for plastics so cannot be sure if I'd assemble them first or not, but I would defiantly expect to pay extra if they were assembling them for me. Quite a bit too they can be tine consuming and fiddly to do properly. x42 |
| Leadjunky | 17 Jun 2015 2:22 p.m. PST |
You will no doubt be in for a big surprise if you don't. |
| Grimmnar | 18 Jun 2015 1:31 a.m. PST |
I would check on it first. Some multipart kits make painting a pain. might affect overall price. I dont know of any decent service that would freely put together multipart kits. It is a service. If someone knows of one let me know.
Hell, i dont know of a company that drills out barrels for free. Grimm |
| Warcolours Painting Studio | 18 Jun 2015 2:15 a.m. PST |
We never charge for assembly, and we like to think of ourselves as a decent service… |
| Karnophage | 18 Jun 2015 9:14 a.m. PST |
It really is about the time it takes to assemble the plastic kits. It may take about half the time estimated for painting to assemble some of the more fiddly kits from GW or Wyrd. If a painting service is not charging for assembly of at least the Plastic kits they are losing money on the commission. Steve
Hoard Painting |
| Old Contemptibles | 18 Jun 2015 9:41 a.m. PST |
Agreed, assembly may be extra. My eyesight is such that I cannot assemble a model kit. Another reason to use only metal figs. |
