Painting batches

[Purple]

We’ve not had a pointless poll for a while.

When painting your soldiers , how many do you paint at a time? Are you doing big old school batches of thirty in production line or concentrating on a few?
Ive put zero thought into this poll, I warn you now.

- ‘I’m painting batches’ - not a Cornish saying when not wanting to be disturbed...

[Zenbadger]

Depends on the scale. 28mm usually 2-3, 15mm-10mm usually 6-10, 6mm often 20-24. I once tried to paint a whole 24 figure 28mm napoleonic unit in a single batch. To this day they have fully painted trousers and undercoat everywhere else.

[Jeremy]

Generally 6 for the skirmish armies. 12 for the bigger massed battle armies

[goat major]

about 6-8 usually

[World2dave]

Less than a dozen generally. I did a single batch of 60 28s once, which was a killer but very effective for hitting the deadline (Ayton of course).

[Essex Boy]

If I don't paint a complete unit in one hit I'd never finish anything bigger than a dozen figures.

I suspect that much depends on the painting style. Perhaps toy soldiers, like the Gateway and Dystopia stuff, are different to painting my two/three tone LoA/WSS bits and bobs which are generally smaller units.

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[levied troop]

Usually 10-12 for most games, sometimes 3-4 for more skirmishy stuff - in theory you’d see an improvement in quality for the latter but I’ve yet to spot it. 28mm obvs, there are no other scales.
Not that it’s a scale of course. Or is it? Answer using both reams of the paper

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

As per previous posters, in depends on figure size and ultimate purpose. 15mm are done in FoGR unit-sized batches (12 horse, up to 24 foot*, 4 generals and their entourages, or 4 guns and crews), 28mm are done in SAGA- or SP2-sized groups (4/6/8, or Warlord + extras). I'm currently thinking about getting into CoC, but haven't decided yet on 1940 BEF in France or 1941 British/Imperial in Malaya, in which case I may paint up a section/support team at a time, due to the more limited palette required.

[* If I'm honest, I don't think I've ever managed this and usually relegate it to 2 x 12s. ]

[Etranger]

I try to paint a unit at a time for the smaller scales as a rule. However the days of doing a full brigade at a time are long gone. 28mm and the like are done in singles or small groups, usually as a break from the larger units.

[grizzlymc]

A battalion at a time, all else is sin.