[Eric Schmitz]

I enjoy painting, but don’t have the time to get everything painted, so I’m using a painting service to bring the lead and plastic pile to a manageable point.

So a combination of painting my own, sending to a cheaper painting service the hordes of infantry, and using a more expensive service for commanders, large monsters, and other items which I don’t want to paint, but which will be focal points of  my armies.

and if I buy minis, they are always painted.  My goal is to have no lead pile in another year, then only buy a few at a time, and then take my time to paint them.

 

[Eric Schmitz]

I try to make most of my purchases from the local stores where I game.  Most of the stores do not stock the mini’s I want, though, so I do order online.  Mostly from Old Glory.  I am planning a purchase from Eureka (the Amazon line).  I also like buying painted mini’s, either at flea markets, or online from ebay and such.

My terrain purchases are just about complete, although I pick up an interested piece if it catches my eye.

I do try to buy from smaller, not publicly traded companies.

 

[Eric Schmitz]

Thanks for the review.  I purchased these a while ago, but haven’t played yet.  This makes it look interesting!

[Eric Schmitz]

I’m a little jealous!  I have space in the garage to set up a table, but can’t leave it up for more than a weekend.  Someday I’ll have a spare room, or attic!

[Eric Schmitz]

I have used a couple of different painting services.  I look for different levels of quality, tabletop, wargamer, and collector standards, and have the rank and file troops painted at tabletop, the leaders at wargamers, and the general or other important pieces at collector.  Pictures of previous work are nice.  good communication is essential, as is a large collection of Ospreys or similar (if painting historicals).

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