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2013-12-02 14:20:35
5 votes, rating 5.4
5 votes, rating 5.4
Painting/Models for Beginners
Hey Folks,
I am looking for an Xmas gift for my 9 year old nephew and was thinking of getting him started with some paint and models. He loves board games and LOTR and over the summer he found my tin of paints and old HeroQuest figures from the early 90s. He had a whale of a time painting them and we had some fun after playing the board game; the first time in 20 years for me!
Anyone any good suggestions for low cost starter kits and models? I know GW do them but whilst he is just starting off this might be a bit of overkill in terms of price. I've had a bit of a hunt around on amazon and similar but I thought you guys may know of some hidden gems.
Cheers,
M
I am looking for an Xmas gift for my 9 year old nephew and was thinking of getting him started with some paint and models. He loves board games and LOTR and over the summer he found my tin of paints and old HeroQuest figures from the early 90s. He had a whale of a time painting them and we had some fun after playing the board game; the first time in 20 years for me!
Anyone any good suggestions for low cost starter kits and models? I know GW do them but whilst he is just starting off this might be a bit of overkill in terms of price. I've had a bit of a hunt around on amazon and similar but I thought you guys may know of some hidden gems.
Cheers,
M
Comments
Posted by xnoelx on 2013-12-02 14:51:56
The Reaper Bones line is a good one; cheap figures which don't need priming before painting, and stand up to some abuse after painting. Otherwise, it sorta depends what sort of stuff he's gonna be into. If he might be into historical stuff, there's a lot of cheap ranges around. For sci-fi, the likes of Wargames Factory do nice boxes of relatively cheap multi-part troops. Mantic are basically a cheap version of GW, with sci-fi & fantasy ranges, and even Dreadball, their sci-fi BB sort of game (actually more like Speedball, but close enough).
Also worth bearing in mind that you can take your typical cheap plastic toy soldiers (i.e. http://freedombunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/901898_95139400.jpg) or other toys, and repaint them, for a fraction of the cost of actual wargames miniatures. The detail isn't as good, and some plastics don't hold the paint so well, but for an absolute beginner, not necessarily a bad idea...
Also worth bearing in mind that you can take your typical cheap plastic toy soldiers (i.e. http://freedombunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/901898_95139400.jpg) or other toys, and repaint them, for a fraction of the cost of actual wargames miniatures. The detail isn't as good, and some plastics don't hold the paint so well, but for an absolute beginner, not necessarily a bad idea...
Posted by Anzelak on 2013-12-02 15:54:51
Seconding Reaper Bones. They worked well for my little brother's first foray into painting.
Mantic are great. I particularly like Dread Ball and particularly enjoyed getting my fiance to paint them.
If you like Heroquest, look at buying yourselves Descent: Journeys into the Dark. It's brilliant.
Mantic are great. I particularly like Dread Ball and particularly enjoyed getting my fiance to paint them.
If you like Heroquest, look at buying yourselves Descent: Journeys into the Dark. It's brilliant.
Posted by Motskari on 2013-12-02 17:24:47
We loved to build WW2 modelling kits and then paint them when we were kids. Just an idea.
Posted by Sammler_der_Seelen on 2013-12-02 17:43:53
Vallejo Paints,great Colors and you can proper close it and start to paint some years later again.
Posted by Seventyone on 2013-12-02 19:29:59
Impact miniatures plastic bloodbowl teams are very cheap
Posted by sann0638 on 2013-12-02 22:27:03
I've had fun with Mantic boxes - last Christmas I got a bargain load of random figs, it was something like a "treasure box" or something. Otherwise just keep an eye on ebay, if you just want a random collection for painting and gaming, there are clearances occasionally where people have no idea what stuff is.
Posted by Kalessin on 2013-12-03 19:47:34
As many suggested, Mantic miniatures are pretty decent and have a wide array of games to pick from.
Anyway, you could just pick Mordheim (few models each party) or something like "Song of blades and heroes", which let's you use whatever miniatures you already have.
Anyway, you could just pick Mordheim (few models each party) or something like "Song of blades and heroes", which let's you use whatever miniatures you already have.