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Post by cmcd on Apr 19, 2022 11:24:27 GMT -5
Hey Everyone
Just curious what other people feel when it comes to buying used models. Do you prefer that they are painted or do you prefer that they are unpainted. I have my opinion but i was curious to know what the community feels like from a whole.
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Post by Jack Shrapnel on Apr 19, 2022 11:45:05 GMT -5
I prefer unpainted as I have come to hate stripping models, but that's just me
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Post by dave on Apr 19, 2022 11:48:43 GMT -5
Stripping paint isn't my favourite thing to do, but I've been known to put in the extra effort if the discount was deep enough.
Buying an entire army with a scheme I liked and was sure I could reproduce when I inevitably wanted to add more units, is about the only scenario where I'd consider buying painted, and not stripping it all off.
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Post by Typhus on Apr 19, 2022 11:50:10 GMT -5
Definitely prefer unpainted. Painted models are fine in a pinch, but the discount has to be pretty steep for me.
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Post by Frosty the Pirate on Apr 19, 2022 12:25:29 GMT -5
I'm willing to buy painted and strip it myself to get a bonkers bargain basement price or get my hands on something that is hard to acquire all the correct bits and pieces for, or something OOP I specifically want.
But otherwise bare plastic (or primer only if it's been done well) is my normal standard.
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Post by Hi I'm Derek on Apr 19, 2022 14:17:37 GMT -5
The quality of the models and the paint job (and the difficulty of stripping it) all factor into what I'm willing to pay. Obviously the newer the better, and if mini is just caked in paint I'm not gonna pay much, but I am not really put off by the hassle of 'rescuing' miniatures.
A ton of my space marines are rescues - the deathwing terminator force I brought to Club Champs were really beat up in need of a ton of stripping, filing, green-stuffing and other TLC to bring up to my tabletop standard. Just a mess of wood glue and craft paint, but today I'm quite happy with how they look. Some of my favourite models.
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Post by VaUkos on Apr 19, 2022 15:48:06 GMT -5
it depends for me, if it's a full fledge collection of an army and the paint scheme is good ill keep it and maybe update it but if it's really bad and not pleasing ill strip it, me personally I like to try to buy NOS due to the weird way how I paint, but I'm not one to shy away from stripping models either
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Post by question on Apr 19, 2022 16:09:12 GMT -5
Overall I prefer unpainted and will pay more for less work. Like others, if the price is REALLY good I will consider a painted piece. Otherwise it needs to be something I have been having issues acquiring in order to buy painted.
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Post by voodoo on Apr 19, 2022 21:32:16 GMT -5
Definitely prefer unpainted. Painted models are fine in a pinch, but the discount has to be pretty steep for me. +1 to this sentiment. If I have to paint over, or strip something, that extra effort had best be worth it. |
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