White Dwarf - Issue 25 by Games Workshop

Author:Games Workshop
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Tags: 40000, citadel miniatures, white dwarf, warhammer, games workshop, hobby
Published: 2014-07-14T16:00:00+00:00

For many hobbyists there is an ongoing quest to build and assemble all the models you want, and still balance the rigours of ‘real life’. Mark Bedford is a prolific painter and modeller, and as he explains to Adam Troke, has learned tips worth sharing.

Forge World model maker, Golden Demon winner, army painter and dad. Mark learned to maximise his time the hard way.

“I’ve been painting scale models for more than 30 years, and assembling, painting and playing games with Citadel miniatures for 17 years or so,” says Mark when asked about his experience with the never ending challenge to get the best out of his hobby time. It’s a subject Mark and I have talked about several times, and I’ve learned that Mark’s hard-bitten experience comes with a wealth of useful advice.

“Painting is probably my favourite activity to do in my free time. I get a lot of satisfaction looking at my display cabinet and seeing whole armies with matching colour schemes, badges and iconography,” he says. “Painting one-off models is satisfying, but my free time is so limited nowadays that I love the ‘bang-for-my-buck’ feeling I get from completing entire squads and regiments. I have also realised that I don’t like knowing I have Citadel miniatures sitting in boxes unassembled and unpainted. They’re just not living up to their potential until they are painted and ready for a game. That’s why I bought them in the first place, right?

“So I’ve learned to combat the lack of time that comes from balancing work, family and personal time with some specific tips,” Mark says. “First of all, if you see models that you like, and you want to collect an army of them, you are going to set goals to get it done in a timely manner. I like to paint models ready for a gaming event such as a Throne of Skulls weekend or a competition, like Armies on Parade. Having a deadline gives you a reason to focus your efforts, and some closure when all is said and done.

“With your target decided, next you need to choose exactly what you are going to paint,” Mark adds. “I might decide I want to add two new squads of Space Marines for an upcoming game with my friends, or it might be an entire army like the Tyranid force I am currently painting for Armies on Parade. Once you decide exactly what you want to do, write it down. I make a page of tick-boxes in my notepad, so that I can cross models off as I go along. Now, I never assemble all the models in an army at once, I typically just do one regiment or squad at a time so that the ‘grey legions’ don’t overwhelm me – I know what I need to paint as it’s in my notebook, so I don’t need ranks of unpainted models glaring at me from my desk or shelf. It’s good to be able to close the book and put it away.

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