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saffo · 14 Feb 2006, 00:53

How long does it take you to prep/glue/prime/paint an individual model? Would you say 2 hours per model for a quick, table playable unit (average)? For 70 units that is roughly 140 hours. That is 5.8 days.

Chton · 14 Feb 2006, 01:11

Everything depends on how you want your army to look.
Use your time, and the results will be thereafter.
I personally use about 1,5-2 hours per guardsman.
Minimum a model a day ^^

Wargamer · 14 Feb 2006, 08:33

I can do a platoon a day... assuming I have the patience (which I do not).

Jeff · 14 Feb 2006, 08:55

If i could be bothered i'd do a platoon a day... but i got mmuch stuff to do and it becomes kinda repetitive.

Ghillie · 14 Feb 2006, 09:02

A platoon a day?!?!?!?!

You must have a lot of spare time Wargamer, that or you are a very sad person

Wargamer · 14 Feb 2006, 09:05

Not really... it takes an hour at most to paint ten minis (paint all the parts of 25-35 models one colour, then do the next colour, then the next... repeat until done. The models dry whilst you work on another). Building is quick and easy too.

Ghillie · 14 Feb 2006, 09:07

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Originally Posted by Wargamer

Not really... it takes an hour at most to paint ten minis (paint all the parts of 25-35 models one colour, then do the next colour, then the next... repeat until done. The models dry whilst you work on another). Building is quick and easy too.

You're probably right, i just don't have the time, im at school for the week and on the weekends i've gotta work, so i really only get time if i stay up late or get up early, by the way what timezone are you from/

Bash · 14 Feb 2006, 12:30

I used to paint far more than this when I was blessed with a job that required doing very little of anything for many many hours of a day (in 17hr shifts)...and so I painted entire armies to keep myself busy. 20 minutes painting, patrol, paint another colour, patrol, do some details on this, patrol, fiddle with that...patrol. Over and over and over...6 days per week.

God I miss that job

Wargamer · 14 Feb 2006, 15:05

I'm on GMT.

The reason I don't paint is, frankly, because I'm lazy. If I really wanted to, I could finish off my Guard and Marine armies tonight... but I don't enjoy painting much, so I don't.

Shaso Wanax · 14 Feb 2006, 15:21

I would say I spend more time prepping the models than painting them. My IG army in total with prep and conversion as well as painting probably took me around 60-80 hours total.

Wanax

14 Feb 2006, 00:53	#1 (permalink)
saffo Shas'Saal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bay Area, Ca. Posts: 203	Hidden Costs of Imperial Guards How long does it take you to prep/glue/prime/paint an individual model? Would you say 2 hours per model for a quick, table playable unit (average)? For 70 units that is roughly 140 hours. That is 5.8 days.

14 Feb 2006, 01:11	#2 (permalink)
Chton Shas'El Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Norway, Trondheim Posts: 2,774	Re: Hidden Costs of Imperial Guards Everything depends on how you want your army to look. Use your time, and the results will be thereafter. I personally use about 1,5-2 hours per guardsman. Minimum a model a day ^^

14 Feb 2006, 08:55	#4 (permalink)
Jeff Shas'O Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NSW Australia Posts: 8,901	Re: Hidden Costs of Imperial Guards If i could be bothered i'd do a platoon a day... but i got mmuch stuff to do and it becomes kinda repetitive. __________________

14 Feb 2006, 09:02	#5 (permalink)
Ghillie Kroot Warrior Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 12	Re: Hidden Costs of Imperial Guards A platoon a day?!?!?!?! You must have a lot of spare time Wargamer, that or you are a very sad person __________________ "War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children." Jimmy Carter

14 Feb 2006, 12:30	#8 (permalink)
Bash Shas'El Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Western Australia Posts: 2,625	Re: Hidden Costs of Imperial Guards I used to paint far more than this when I was blessed with a job that required doing very little of anything for many many hours of a day (in 17hr shifts)...and so I painted entire armies to keep myself busy. 20 minutes painting, patrol, paint another colour, patrol, do some details on this, patrol, fiddle with that...patrol. Over and over and over...6 days per week. God I miss that job __________________ ~Codex: Not Marines gamer~ Currently playing: Imperial Guard in 40k, Chaos in Fantasy

14 Feb 2006, 15:21	#10 (permalink)
Shaso Wanax Shas'El Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,742	Re: Hidden Costs of Imperial Guards I would say I spend more time prepping the models than painting them. My IG army in total with prep and conversion as well as painting probably took me around 60-80 hours total. Wanax

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