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warwell22 May 2015 2:41 a.m. PST

Everything

Wombling Free22 May 2015 3:26 a.m. PST

Other: everything. Painting is a necessary evil and a chore. I can't afford to pay someone else to do it, so I have to do it myself, but I rarely enjoy it.

MadDrMark22 May 2015 4:21 a.m. PST

The exterior trim on my house

redbanner414522 May 2015 4:29 a.m. PST

The silk knots in samurai armor. I can't get it right.

Winston Smith22 May 2015 4:47 a.m. PST

Straps.

Sword knots.

tigrifsgt22 May 2015 5:35 a.m. PST

Hat bands

Yesthatphil22 May 2015 5:48 a.m. PST

I'm with MadDrMark … painting is for figures not domestic maintenance.

I ticked second rate figures as my one regret as a wargamer is all the time I lavished as a youngster on the best I could afford (which wasn't always the best available) ..

These days I realise life is too short – time is too precious – to waste on painting sub-standard figures: buy quality, enjoy lavishing all the time it takes to prepare them as you want them (which shouldn't be that long) and the figures will pay you back over a long service life.

Phil

Raynman Supporting Member of TMP22 May 2015 6:14 a.m. PST

Other: Eyes, I always make them look googly eyed!

Personal logo 20thmaine Supporting Member of TMP22 May 2015 7:02 a.m. PST

Needs a "full stop" option. wink

John the Greater22 May 2015 7:26 a.m. PST

I see "the last figure" is an option. No true, red-blooded wargamer ever gets close to the last figure.

SpuriousMilius22 May 2015 8:15 a.m. PST

My greatest mini painting pain is not any specific item or a color scheme or a type of figure (tho I most dislike doing any Napoleonic type, including Texas Revolution Mexicans); the part of the process that I greatly resent is "touching up". It's always necessary no matter how diligently I aim at "staying within the lines". Alas, after clear-coating I always find a few missed errors.

jeffreyw324 May 2015 6:22 p.m. PST

Faces didn't make everyone's list? Boggle!

Broadsword24 May 2015 6:54 p.m. PST

Anything yellow.

Grelber24 May 2015 10:04 p.m. PST

Freehanding--mine usually comes out dreadful. I greatly admire those who can paint tattoos on their figures or prints/embroidery on the clothing.

Grelber

TunnelRat25 May 2015 1:24 p.m. PST

i hate painting EVERYTHING!

Florida Tory25 May 2015 5:21 p.m. PST

Ditto that!

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