Painting Miniatures
Not only do I hate painting, but, when it comes to assembling models, I'd rather shove an Exacto knife in my eye than have to assemble metal figures. I loathe metal figures. I despise metal figures. I dread, dread, dread the mere thought of metal figures. EVERY freaking time I end up with fingers glued together and miniatures NOT glued together.
This is, of course, why my Land Raider Crusader has sat unopened on a shelf for the better part of three months now . . .
I'm painting my main (Tau) army myself just because I feel proprietary about it. Part of the beauty of the Tau, of course, is that they are mostly plastic! But, if I want to add an Ethereal to the force, you'd better believe I'm buying it painted.
And, don't even get me started on Eldar. If it hadn't been for some amazing deals on really well-painted minis on eBay, I never would have had an Eldar force to begin with.
Cheers,
Tau2007