"Are you satisfied with your painted miniatures?" Topic

You wish you could paint better?
You wish you could afford better?
You are happy you just have them done for the game?
You really couldn't care less?

E) I want to replace some that have had nicer figures released since I painted them.

I am satisfied.

No. My painting is rubbish

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I derive great pleasure from painting, and am more than satisfied with the results.

Except for the ones I stripped a couple of years ago. I didn't really like how those turned out. I'm going to repaint them soon.

Very happy with my results.
Wish I could paint better? Sure. Who doesn't?

They're okay, I guess. I've seen better, I've done worse in the past.

Would like to do better. Not a fast painter but tend to attempt speed painting to get an army done :/ They come out tabletop quality but no more.

If I can get a useable force/army done quick time, great. Bit more time on Commander stands, but getting a Cavalry unit of 12 figs done over a day is standard.

Tally Ho!

I'm happy – but I enjoy painting and trying to improve is part of the process. In the end the only person you have to impress is you.

I paint slowly & usually am satisfied with the results. On a scale of 1-10 I'm probably a 4-5 range but I paint to relax & please myself.

They are pretty good and I think this hobby puts too much emphasis on painting quality- do you have table full of figures that look en masse? If the answer is yes you have no issue. If you want to spend hours turning each figure into master piece get some Historex figures or something…

I have room for improvement.

Yes

I am--these days--almost always satisfied when I'm done painting. I am not always satisfied when they come out of the box for a game later.

Meaning in this case I shouldn't have put away Saturday's Hanoverian Hussars without fixing some things. Back out to the garage!

Quality, yes. Speed, no.

Speed, yes. Quality, no.

I agree very much with Joe's Shop.

Yes. I've found the balance I want between speed and quality.

Happy just need to paint more

I wish i could paint better, faster, and more.

I am satisfied with them at the time I've finished painting them. A while later, when I'm looking at them I always find something I could have done better.

It's a work in progress…

Yes. I only view them from arm's length, generally, so block painting + The Dip, gets armies on the table, and in the heat of battle. I fully intend to play with all of my figures before I die -- a date which is one day closer, every single day… Life is short. Make it sweet! Cheers!

I am getting there – much better than I used to be but could do a bit better

Overall, though, satisfied (looking at my last painted unit, SYW Grenzers in 28mm)

Yes, in general I am happy with what I have painted.

Overall, satisfied.

I enjoy painting and do a decent job. I tend to paint differently for different genres of game. So, for example, 18th and 19th Century pirates with lots of tribal tattoos might have more detail than four-colour superheroes, but that doesn't mean they aren't done to the same standard.

Would like to have finer motor control, but that is biology.

One looks to improve as one gains experience, but I am well enough satisfied with all of the figures I have painted.

Others have complimented them, so while not perfect, they work for me.

You wish you could paint better?

Simply cannot paint the way I used to. Not happy with my efforts at all. I now outsource most of my painting. Very happy with those figures.

I am very satisfied with my painted miniatures.

Reason one for the spray can. Reason two,,,, need more spray cans of different colors. Reason three….. primer is a color. Tank miniature painting is simple so far…… just need to improve the track painting, the worn metal weathering stuff and the occasion wooden handle on shovel difficulty.

I am satisfied, but the next will always be better then the previous ones.

Painted figures are good figures!

I just always wish I had more of them ~,~

I'm happy with my painting but not with how long it takes to get them there. Some vehicles take me over 8 hours start to finish.

Yes, I wish I could paint 28mm better and I keep trying to improve. I think I've got a bit better at faces recently. I'm happy with what I can do with figures smaller than 28mm.

I wish I could paint faster.

I wish I could afford to have figures painted beautifully. To counter that sentiment I think a collection becomes far more personal and precious when it is all your own brush work.

Satisfied, for the most part. Painting is not my fave thing, but I do try to make my little guys look as good as I can. Helps that I mainly paint 10mm, which are easy to do a decent job on.

I am never happy with my painting, especially after seeing all the lovely ones that appear on TMP!

After 31 years still nope.

Good question
I certainly have gotten better and very noticeable difference of the oldest troops (1981-2) I have. I have repaintedmany units and plan when I get to the end ( will always add some but more likely vehicals)To start over with the worst painting jobs.

I'm happy. They could be better. Heck I've done better. But I've also entered a painting comfort zone that allows me to be pretty productive with the time that I have.

I'm not UNsatisfied enough to pay someone else to do it….

I seem to have hit a ceiling when it comes to painting my 28mm figs, whenever I try new techniques they just come out different, not better. I'm fairly happy with the level I'm at however. On a happier note my terrain making has been steadily improving

I wish I could paint as I used to twenty years ago. It was an average wargames quality job but it was fast and I enjoyed it. Now I can't make myself paint. I always liked large armies and it worked out well for me painting on my own. Now I farm out my painting and although it is inexpensive enough to allow me to have large armies painted, it is not up my quality.

I am satisfied with my painting but still want to improve.

Eyes getting worse as painting gets better. Or maybe my painting looks better because my eyes are getting worse…

I am satisfied til I look at the some of the great collections and wargames online and realize I can never do that. Oh well, painting is a part of the hobby and I do enjoy the hobby.

Generally yes, and if I think I can do a better job on something I painted years ago … I go back and redo it !

I'm sometimes reasonably satisfied.
Other times not at all.

I only try to please myself, and my quality has improved. Quantity has not improved, less time spent painting or gaming then I would want. Some is life cropping up for the last year plus, some is just plain motivation to start.