How Long Does It Take..

[MichaelStockin]

For you to paint a typical model.

One of your standard normal run of the mill rank and file troopers to your normal standard regular typical level.

(assuming they have a uniform and are not a cheeky nekkid skellington).

 

[Eric]

About 35 years I recon. Seriously however tough to know since I drop in and out when painting models so figuring out the total hours, hummm, might take a punt at say it must be about 5-6 hours, err probably give or take quite a bit. I'm going to have to time one now and see...

 

[ManicMan]

depends on how you want to measure... If ignoring all the debating what colours to use, getting up some energy to want to work on it, to force yourself start/do some more etc.. and maybe ignoring just 'waiting for it to dry' time.. maybe 30mins to 2 hour for me.

If you include all that stuff.. oh dear... maybe I can do a decent skaven clan rat at a rate of.. 4-5 a month

 

[chrisgoodone]

Cor good question.
'Back in the day' with better eyes and motor skills (and arguably a better outcome) maybe 3-4hrs?
More recently (after a 35yr break) I have been painting 'units' for the first time to be ready for a battle and it's a real learning curve and a massively different experience. I quite like it. I can see me slowing down now again, but still painting 5 or 6 at the same time - if you've got some leathery strappy bits batchblast em etc.
My latest crew (those beastmen) I did in two 2-3hr sessions from basing and undercoating to where they are now - so an hr a model if you want to view it that way.
Nothing's ever really 'finished' tho is it?

 

[KingOfTheLeadPile]

Depends on the detail on the mini mostly. For the Gnomes I painted for Gnomevember, it took me about 6 hours for a batch of 5.

 

[twisted moon]

i normally take a day to paint a batch of five or so figures.

 

[Fimm McCool]

Given that I usually paint a dozen or so at a time and can do that in a couple of days, about 2 hours a figure?

 

[Fimm McCool]

Although, that said I got a unit of 30 night gobbos down to about the same time... Guess it depends how much of a system, uniformity of colour and drive I have on!

 

[Malacassa2]

Really depends on the minis, but by the end of the Oakbound Advent calendar, I could do a Gobbo in about an hour plus drying time. But I reckon 2-3 hours is more normal.

 

[jon_1066]

For rank and file I would aim for an hour painting plus more for clean up, undercoating and basing. That would be 5 or 6 models at a time, colours all worked out, paints all out and in some semblance of order, etc. Usually it will go longer but depends on the model. If I am painting a single figure it would be longer since I lose time dithering over colours, hunting for paints, etc.

 

[Padre]

It varies so much for me that even an accurate average would be a bad guide.

 

[inchmurrin]

Probably 3 to 5 hours normally although I can churn out rank and file faster if I'm doing a rescue army for sale! got to fund my Knightmare addiction somehow.

 

[Slave to Darkness]

Depends on motivation and how I'm doing mentally. ATM Id take a week to paint a snotling, years ago for a Bolter and Chainsword painting comp I did 15k of Chaos marines in just over 2 months. Was basic 3 colours and ink wash to tabletop standard but I still finished it. Since then I've never taken on such a big workload to a time limit, it really sucked the life out of me mentally (paintings my least fun part of the hobby tbh).

Recently my painting outputs been about 5 or 10 minis a day, finishing shields and bases when I can be bothered.

 

[angrygriffin]

I don’t think I manage to get any basic mini done in under 5 hours, excluding cleanup/priming. Add in a character with a sword that gets a flame effect and that time is at least doubled…

 

[Polish Adam]

It depends so much naturally, for me its down to decision after all the other factors that multiply the decision factor.

2 years ago I painted my first forest goblin after 15ish year break from painting. Probably tokk me 15-30 hours including repainting, and it took me another 8 months to complete regiment of around 20, which I know, could do better in a way in less that 3 weeks now working full time.

So here is breakdown

30 - 40 mins for rough and ready on civilian or simple figure.


80 minutes on mini I actually care for to look good and presentable but I don't care to redo much if I slip in places. Usually in that 80 minutes there would be 20 minutes of correcting errors


2.5 - 3.5 hour on mini I am trying on. Usually thats where microstippling or micro puddling comes in whqt means many passes and constant reassessment of shadows and a lot of pleasure and some learning opportunity that comes from selective pushing the limit in places and thats on relatively easy foot soldier but with 2 hard parts like challenging skin or cloak (gobbo).