Rant

Let me get on my soap box for a minute.   I have had a long history in miniatures gaming.  Years ago I bought micro armor from Ros Heroics because it was inexpensive and I painted a single color and slopped mud on tires and tracks.  That got me lots of minis, really fast, really cheap, and I was playing.  There are still ways to do that, and the massed effect of hundreds of tiny, poorly painted minis is still impressive, at a distance.

Times have changed.  The hobby has changed.  I have changed.  My technique has improved over the years and so has the quality of the product.   Prices of minis have gone up, both domestically and abroad, but so has the quality.  So have peoples expectations.  My minis from the 70's do not compare with the new releases.  I run a gaming shop and people come here to see quality, or what is possible in the hobby.  We carry only quality miniature lines.

We have been trying to build a painting team here in Wisconsin to do quality work at a reasonable price.  If people just want lots of poor quality minis painted quickly for a game, there are other people who will do it cheaply.  But, if they have purchased finely cast, quality miniatures, why would they want an inferior paint job?  I don't understand that type of thinking.  A well painted mini can be a source of joy for a life time.  Think about it.