Standard Quality

Standard Quality

Showcase Quality

Showcase Quality

Yesterday I received my painted miniatures from PaintedFigs.com. For those who missed my previous article in this series (and why the heck did you miss it????), I set out to see how feasible it is to outsource my painting responsibilities for miniatures, while still maintaining a level of quality in what gets put on the table. On February 2nd, I made payment and began the wait.

As you can see (clicking on the images will give you a much higher resolution version), the paint jobs are definitely acceptable – below what I could have done, but they’re certainly presentable. There are a number of details that weren’t really handled to my satisfaction (not that I gave instruction on every detail, though I did give instructions on many details), but nothing that makes me grimace. The item that really catches my attention is the difference between the standard and showcase quality miniatures – if there is a difference, I can’t see it.

The overall bill ended up being about $68 for the five terminators, including the price of the miniatures themselves. Overall, the price seems well fair, though I certainly won’t choose showcase quality again. The quality itself is fine for line models and for most of the lower detailed models like most of t Games Workshop ranges, but I don’t think I would use this particular service for highly detailed models, particularly those done by Privateer Press. I’m pleased enough that I’m thinking of having a Blood Bowl team done by PaintedFigs, but that Khador army I’ve been thinking about starting will have to wait…