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A Different way of keeping Organized
In case you aren't familiar with the assembly-line method, I'll go over it for you. The basic idea is to streamline bulk painting by reducing it to a series of simple steps. You paint a group of models by painting one step at a time. For example, with my FireWarriors, I give each of them a basecoat, then I paint the "Blueline-ing" on each of them before moving on to painting the black details, then the red, then the white. By painting the same step on each model before moving on, you are able to make each step go more quickly. Even if you only save 10% of your time on each step, over a squad of 10, you've saved a whole model worth of painting time. Over a larger army, the time saved can be very significant.
This week, I tried a method that I haven't used in a while. I painted the models while they were still on the sprues. This method allows you to paint areas that would ordinarily be covered by arms or weapons or what-have-you. It also keeps parts organized and can make it easier to hold the model during painting and get all the angles. On-Sprue painting works very well with the assembly-line method, too.
One problem with the assembly-line method is that you don't get to see the results until you are done. This can work against you by hurting your motivation. Sometimes it can be hard to pick up that brush and start painting, since it seems like there is so much to do. I encountered this during my painting this week, I really had to force myself to paint. When I finished the last step and assembled all the models, though, it felt like a huge accomplishment. Basically, I didn't get to really see the results until all 12 were finished, which made it hard to find the motivation to paint. I am going to try a solution to this for next week's painting. I'll let you know how it turns out!
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