I've been hooked on Zombicide since season 1. Up until fantasy flight released x-wing I had been a games workshop fan boy for almost 20 years before calling it day. So painting minis and lots of them is not a daunting task to me. I enjoy it, but once I started playing zombicide the game play became the focus, not the painting. I fear that games would take too long when trying not to chip painted minis. Storage could also become costly and time consuming. What do you guys do, paint or leave em?
To paint or not to paint?
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Ken Redington
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Painted mine..then sealed them well. Between sealer and using Army Builder dip wash they have a good coating on them. Been playing a while now and no chips yet.
Greg de Espana
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I didn't just for ease of playing, with the expansions I found it easier to quickly tell them apart by the colors much easier than trying to play with a painted set. that said painted sets look nice so its personal preference really
Ken Redington
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Normal zombies were left grey based, runners have red base, Put bright green edge on base for toxic and bright orange edge for berzerkers. Bright blue for Abom bases and left fatties normal. When I get around to painting my survivors will terrain up the bases to tell them apart. Not that difficult to pick out that way and they still look good. Thinking on doing 3 D boards using 1 foot by 1 foot bases and foamboard walls then terraining and painting.
Wyrmypops
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Painted mine. Varnished with the gloss for strength then matt for effect, that along with the minis being made of such a light material makes for something quite resistant to chipping.
Still happens though. Mine have been through some heavy use, and stored positioned upright, 2 to a compartment in cardboard trays from Kaiser Rushforth where the bases can rub away at the bottom of the card inserts. But even after all that, there's only a few scuffs.
Still happens though. Mine have been through some heavy use, and stored positioned upright, 2 to a compartment in cardboard trays from Kaiser Rushforth where the bases can rub away at the bottom of the card inserts. But even after all that, there's only a few scuffs.
oistene
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I see a lot of people do 'easy' paintjobs - simply spray them with Army Painter necrotic flesh, hit them with a wash or Quickshade, and spray with Testors. Some drybrush for better highlights, paint the eyes red or paint the bases. It won't take long, and the combined Quickshade/Testors will make sure you have very little chipping. And it looks surprisingly good on the gaming table.
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That similar to what i did. My are stored loose in a tackle box.
That similar to what i did. My are stored loose in a tackle box.
Ken Redington
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!st season...got Toxic mall and Prisonbreak finished also. Just need to do characters and the other half of Season 3.
