I am not much of a painter. (I am not much of a gamer right now either! ) But, every now and again I want to pick up a brush and actually paint something interesting or fun to paint. Painting a 6mm army is a certain kind of achievement and fun of it's own, but I wonder about single miniatures that people could recommend. Usually when I want to paint something for pleasure, it ends up being a 40K mini, which is fine. I just want something that is interesting to paint, will let me have some fun with colours/schemes and is currently available to buy. It doesn't have to be Epic, or even 6mm, but.... any suggestions? I am looking at the Eldar Phantom, Tau Barracuda, etc.

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I painted a couple of Eldar Revenants recently; That was quite enjoyable, as they are one of the few Epic models that have dynamic poses. The arms and head can be positioned for effect too.

They are a bit of a pain to assemble, though.

Outside of 6mm GW have released some fantasy minis recently that i wouldn't mind a stab at as one offs, like the new weight king:
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catal ... od1460008a

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I do like the Revenants, but I think that I generally prefer the Phantom. It just looks perfect and is one of the oldest GW Epic minis still in production (?). I wonder if there are any cheap Phantoms on eBay.....

Thanks. Keep the suggestions coming.

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Well heavily dependant on taste, isn't it?

The short answer is: Shop around. Look at sites like coolminiornot, or one of the excellent painter blogs out there; find inspiration, and make some grey boring metal beautiful!

Here's a couple very different suggestions: Ángel Giráldez' blog and Dave King's blog

I paint a lot, and mostly for the pure undiluted pleasure of making grey plastic or metal come alive.
One of the greates satisfactions in painting lately was walking past a beautiful girl one day on the way home from work, finding a mini that was dressed like her, and copying her look.

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I believe it's now actually the oldest *GW* model still in production.

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They have to justify the price, the new plastics are actually solid gold coated in plastic, for that reassuring heaviness in the hand.

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That may be the best definition of a wargamer geek that I have ever heard! No offence.



I entirely agree. Not only is it heavily dependant on taste, but also my current mood, which is one reason why I am monumentally bad at actually finishing anything. I also find it really difficult to paint anything for fun. I am a very slow (and bad) painter, and I do feel that time spent painting something that isn't going to be used in an army is a 'waste', as I am primarily a gamer. But, of course, that makes it more difficult to enjoy and finish anything.

Right now, I am leaning towards the Eldar Phantom, the Tau Barracudas, and the FW Warhounds for Epic. Since the Phantom is probably the lowest on the list (and most expensive!) I think that a small FW order is on the cards!

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None taken at all (o:

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