Malifaux Hired Swords

[stone-cold-lead]

I think these look amazing!

Out of interest, are these your "best quality" commission level?

They were supposed to be quicker paint jobs but I sometimes find it hard to cut corners on certain types of sculpts so I ended up putting more work into these than planned. Bit of a failure on my part really I guess.

[Major_Gilbear]

Bit of a failure on my part really I guess.

Maybe, but then again that attention to detail speaks for itself; I've never seriously considered commissioning a paintjob before, but now... Well, I'm thinking about it! 

[Sangennaru]

Maybe, but then again that attention to detail speaks for itself; I've never seriously considered commissioning a paintjob before, but now... Well, I'm thinking about it! 

personally i would never commission to paint a miniature for my personal use.

But if i'm going to produce some minis, you will be my painter 100%.

[FramFramson]

Great job. Those have really turned out well!

Indeed!!
 


I cannot believe that someone would send you 'Bones' figures to paint....
If you are going to pay a top painter, buy top quality figures for him to paint.
That only makes sense, surely....?

That was my thought! Painting commissions aren't cheap. If you're actually paying someone to paint the figure, why send a $1 figure when the identical-but-vastly-superior metal version is only $6-$8 or so? 

[Conquistador]

Great job. Those have really turned out well!

That was my thought! Painting commissions aren't cheap. If you're actually paying someone to paint the figure, why send a $1 figure when the identical-but-vastly-superior metal version is only $6-$8 or so? 

1) Because I am on a limited budget but it is specific RPG figure that of what my character has.

2) Because my painting is minimally acceptable for war games and not at all acceptable for anything requiring more skill/details.

3) Because the wife wants a particular figure painted for some special personal reason so I get the figure but get a better paint job than I can produce.

4)  Because a $1 good figure is much more pleasing than a $6-8 excellent figure (I expect wear and tear plus the occasional drop/knock off the table) for leadership figures for my armies,  Grunts top out around $4,  (of course the Reaper figures I want are in the $2.99 to $5.99 range - nothing out there past $7.00 appeals to me since I don't have figures that I deem as "too good for the war game table" in my collection.  Chips happen.)  I don't want an accidentally damaged figure to affect who I play war games with.  And I know a seriously damaged $10+ figure would affect that.

5) Because I don't automatically deem metal figures as superior.  Most are more detailed but not all.  Also, details for groups of grunts often don't get painted for troops "inside" a formation because it slows units on the table production.

Gracias,

Glenn

[Sangennaru]

1) Because I am on a limited budget but it is specific RPG figure that of what my character has.

2) Because my painting is minimally acceptable for war games and not at all acceptable for anything requiring more skill/details.

3) Because the wife wants a particular figure painted for some special personal reason so I get the figure but get a better paint job than I can produce.

4)  Because a $1 good figure is much more pleasing than a $6-8 excellent figure (I expect wear and tear plus the occasional drop/knock off the table) for leadership figures for my armies,  Grunts top out around $4,  (of course the Reaper figures I want are in the $2.99 to $5.99 range - nothing out there past $7.00 appeals to me since I don't have figures that I deem as "too good for the war game table" in my collection.  Chips happen.)  I don't want an accidentally damaged figure to affect who I play war games with.  And I know a seriously damaged $10+ figure would affect that.

5) Because I don't automatically deem metal figures as superior.  Most are more detailed but not all.  Also, details for groups of grunts often don't get painted for troops "inside" a formation because it slows units on the table production.

Gracias,

Glenn

Actually Glenn, none of the 5 points replies at his question: the point is not why having Bones (i do and i love them) but why using them for a pro-painter? The finished piece would cost 31$ instead of 36$, for a much blurry and inconsistent result.
Again, i LOVE bones and i think that for their price the quality is excellent, but still that doesn't explain the point.

[Marine0846]

Super looking figures.
So, so nice.

[Treebeard]

Waoh Stunning.

[Burnin Coal]

  .....been away hence only just coming across this post...came back and started to trawl the forum to get some inspiration for Malifaux and WOW !!! Superb painting sir !.....I really like the new Malifaux figures and have bought a few purely for the challenge/pleasure of painting them (although I don't have a spare few years to get my head around the rules)....your paintwork has rekindled my interest - I particularly like the skin tones you have achieved...brings life to those tiny pieces of plastic

[**GS**]

Hey those kids are real beauties. I mean the painting and all 

[dampfpanzerwagon]

Great looking miniatures.

Tony

[The Gray Ghost]

Awesome paint job

[stone-cold-lead]

.....been away hence only just coming across this post...came back and started to trawl the forum to get some inspiration for Malifaux and WOW !!! Superb painting sir !.....I really like the new Malifaux figures and have bought a few purely for the challenge/pleasure of painting them (although I don't have a spare few years to get my head around the rules)....your paintwork has rekindled my interest - I particularly like the skin tones you have achieved...brings life to those tiny pieces of plastic

Glad they've got your brushes itching. 

[Hobby Services]

Lovely work.  First really good paint job I've seen on those.  Wasn't sold on the resculpted figures of those models, but you're making me reconsider their merits, fiddly assembly or no.  Certainly enjoyed painting and playing with the old metal versions - wonder how they perform on the tabletop in 2.0.

[Orctrader]

They are fantastically well painted figures.