Do you paint figures and sell them on ebay? I like the idea of this and the money It would bring me, but I'm too attached to my little warriors by the time I've completed them. I admire your discipline.
The ones I paint and sell fall into two categories:
1. Figures I bought part painted on eBay, and don't want to keep. Often with a little TLC these can look great (and sell very well indeed!). The artillery pieces in the photo fall into this category.
2. Figures I painted a couple of years back, and have replaced with better minis. For instance, my current Foundry Picts replaced an earlier Irregular Pict army. I also tend to replace 25/28mm figures with bigger 28s.
I've never yet painted anything purely for eBay. BTW generals, artillery, elephants and guardsmen sell really well; don't bother propainting peasants! ;-)
Simon
28 January 2009 at 22:35
Nothing very much to report. I'm trying to finish off a few odds and ends, namely:-
3 legionaries to complete a group of 8 2 ballistae and crews to feed the maw of eBay A solitary middle Imperial Roman, kindly donated by Greg, who I need to finish my first MIR unit 3 celtic archers to complete the final 4th archer unit of my gallic army (at least 3 units of archers too many, but I had the painted figures) 3 Pictish flags for the 3 units I recently based
Finally, I need to finish a beautiful Thracian standard bearer, that I originally primed at least 2 years ago. He's such a lovely mini (and very complex to paint), that I've shied away from painting him all this time! [Image]
My intention is to finish off these odds and sods, to clear my painting table for Greg's gladiators. These lovely minis need basing, and I'll probably add a few highlights to the helmets and swords to make them shinier; I believe that helmets should be really bright. I hope you won't mind, Greg?
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Close this window Jump to comment formFor sure I wont mind : I'm aware of my dark side.
28 January 2009 at 08:07
Thanks I will be careful with them.
28 January 2009 at 09:14
Do you paint figures and sell them on ebay? I like the idea of this and the money It would bring me, but I'm too attached to my little warriors by the time I've completed them. I admire your discipline.
28 January 2009 at 20:18
Hi Secundus,
No I love my little fellows, too!
The ones I paint and sell fall into two categories:
1. Figures I bought part painted on eBay, and don't want to keep. Often with a little TLC these can look great (and sell very well indeed!). The artillery pieces in the photo fall into this category.
2. Figures I painted a couple of years back, and have replaced with better minis. For instance, my current Foundry Picts replaced an earlier Irregular Pict army. I also tend to replace 25/28mm figures with bigger 28s.
I've never yet painted anything purely for eBay. BTW generals, artillery, elephants and guardsmen sell really well; don't bother propainting peasants! ;-)
Simon
28 January 2009 at 22:35