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Reply To: Minis as Fetishes

December 5, 2022 at 10:47 pm #1791987

blinky465

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I hardly ever get to push minis around a table – but happily print and paint them, even if they’re just for “display” (i.e. end up on a shelf in my workshop). I choose minis almost exclusively on their aesthetics and – particularly in recent years – how much fun they look to paint. I can nothing about the characterisation of the “person” the model is supposed to represent.

I used to love Unit9 minis (sci-fi, cyberpunk, realistic, highly detailed etc.) but after subscribing to Cyber Forge a few years ago, fell out of love with Unit9 and now love painting Cyber Forge (and Papsikels) minis. I don’t really give much thought to the characters, but that’s mainly because I know I’m unlikely to ever get them into a game of any type – so I just paint minis that look like they’ll be enjoyable to paint.

Unit9 are simply too small, fiddly and detailed to be much fun. Cyber Forge has that perfect mix of “simple shapes” coupled with great “heroic style” that make them really fun to paint, without being too arduous.

Maybe what this says about me as reflections of who I am individually, is I haven’t time to waste doing stuff I don’t particularly enjoy any more? I’ve been giving away loads of minis (again) as the year draws to an end. If painting a mini isn’t fun, it doesn’t get done! It’s actually quite cathartic to admit “I’ll never get this dude painted” and get rid of it. (but maybe that’s because it means I don’t feel bad about printing another batch?)