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How long does it take you to paint a miniature?
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Author:  Elladan & Elrohir [ Wed Jan 21, 2015 6:04 pm ]
Post subject:  How long does it take you to paint a miniature?
Out of curiosity... How long does it take you guys to paint a miniature?

I know this is a slightly broad question... Specifically though, how long does it take you (on average) to paint a miniature (man-sized) to what you would call your average paint job?

Cheers,

Elladan
Author:  Morgoths_crown [ Wed Jan 21, 2015 6:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How long does it take you to paint a miniature?
about 5 hours or so but i am never satisfied with the results to be fair. It all depends on the figure too
Author:  warrior of the north [ Wed Jan 21, 2015 6:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How long does it take you to paint a miniature?
for models on foot 1 hour and 30 minutes for models mounted between two hours and 45 minutes. Yep most people say that I paint pretty fast.
Author:  Hill-Troll [ Wed Jan 21, 2015 6:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How long does it take you to paint a miniature?
1 and a half hours, but my painting isn't good.
Author:  Rangefinder [ Wed Jan 21, 2015 7:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How long does it take you to paint a miniature?
3 hours per. and maybe some more later.
Author:  truck22 [ Wed Jan 21, 2015 8:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How long does it take you to paint a miniature?
1h for plastic, a lot of H:s for finecast/resin
Author:  Dead Marsh Spectre [ Wed Jan 21, 2015 8:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How long does it take you to paint a miniature?
On average 5 hours
Author:  JamesR [ Wed Jan 21, 2015 9:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How long does it take you to paint a miniature?
Around 5-6 hours
Author:  Gandlaf the Grey [ Wed Jan 21, 2015 9:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How long does it take you to paint a miniature?
For a standard 28mm then about 5 hours on average.
For a huge troll then about 20-30 hours if I'm going for top quality.
Author:  Bernardo [ Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How long does it take you to paint a miniature?
4 hours for a hero or mounted figure
1:40 to 2 hours for a normal model

And the fast painting of normal models is because I normally batch-paint them with 10 at once.
Author:  Paradigm [ Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How long does it take you to paint a miniature?
It depends hugely on what the mini is. If it's troops, they typically get batch painted, with colours blocked in then a wash, and doing this I can get about 10 minis done in just under an hour if it's a simple scheme like Uruks or Warriors of Minas Tirith. Heroes I spend longer on, so 2-3 hours depening on what exactly the mini has to paint.

So far this year I have painted 101 LotR minis (and some 40k and Deadzone), so I'd say I get through stuff pretty fast in that regard.
Author:  Sacrilege83 [ Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:53 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How long does it take you to paint a miniature?
A very detailed man-sized hero miniature, about 3 hours. In average 2 hours. I find it so time consuming for myself that I go into long layoffs from painting projects, hence the backlog.
Author:  rumtap [ Wed Jan 21, 2015 11:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How long does it take you to paint a miniature?
Sacrilege83 wrote:
A very detailed man-sized hero miniature, about 3 hours. In average 2 hours. I find it so time consuming for myself that I go into long layoffs from painting projects, hence the backlog.


oh i hear you on that one.

I've never really timed myself but I'd guess 2 hours or so for a regular foot troop.

Characters of course get more than this.
Author:  Wise Old Elf [ Wed Jan 21, 2015 11:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How long does it take you to paint a miniature?
Depends. Standard infantry get a good 3-4 hours each under the spotlight, while heroes and big monsters can take anything from 6-40 hours. The recent Wood Elf Treeman I painted took 8 hours just on the head alone, but then again, I am overly fastidious when it comes to painting. :-D
Author:  turwaitheon [ Wed Jan 21, 2015 11:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How long does it take you to paint a miniature?
Single miniature: on average 10 hours or more, spread over weeks or months even. It's all about the quality I want to achieve.
Author:  Quendil [ Thu Jan 22, 2015 11:32 am ]
Post subject:  Re: How long does it take you to paint a miniature?
2 Hours to 10 years depending on if I get sidetracked by another project :o
Author:  Morgoths_crown [ Thu Jan 22, 2015 10:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How long does it take you to paint a miniature?
Quendil wrote:
2 Hours to 10 years depending on if I get sidetracked by another project :o

lol! found some haradhrim i converted as part of a project on tla 11 years ago!
Author:  Elladan & Elrohir [ Fri Jan 23, 2015 6:01 am ]
Post subject:  Re: How long does it take you to paint a miniature?
4-5 hours usually. I can go longer (or shorter!) depending on the model and its level of detail. :-D

Elrohir
Author:  Elladan & Elrohir [ Fri Jan 23, 2015 6:11 am ]
Post subject:  Re: How long does it take you to paint a miniature?
Over 6 hours. I guess I'm a perfectionist.

Quendil wrote:
2 Hours to 10 years depending on if I get sidetracked by another project :o


Know the feeling! Have a half finished painting project then get distracted and come back ages later only to discover your painting style has changed! :shock:

Elladan
Author:  Elladan & Elrohir [ Fri Jan 23, 2015 6:40 am ]
Post subject:  Re: How long does it take you to paint a miniature?
EDIT: Got the numbers wrong the first time. Here are the correct figures.

Thanks all. :D

Your times range from 6 minutes to 10 hours!
The average time is 3.5 hours!

Elladan

P.S. One day it might be fun to have a painting competition to see who can paint the best in a very short time frame?
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