[cantrip]

Saw the Chaos Wars miniatures KS on Catalyst's twitter feed awhile back. I've not gotten into miniatures other than a box of AD&D and SR back in the day. Slippery slope?

[AJCarrington]

Don't think I'll be backing this one...sculpts just aren't all that compelling (for my tastes), though some of the monsters look pretty nice.

As far as a slippery slope...one can choose to spend a lot of money on minis if you get into a game system or two. But, with some common sense, not that much of a risk if you stick with RPGs.

[cantrip]

I suppose just like anything! I never played, but I grew up in that era -- so quite a bit of nostalgia, which seems to be a big draw for at least some of the backers. I thought I might pick up some of the elemental add-ons and use them in my SR game down the road. Now if I was only good at painting...
I'm mainly considering it because I think my kids would like it in a few years and would be a fun family thing to work on together.  Well, you can include me as one of the kids too...

[AJCarrington]

Can't think of a better reason to back a KS In regards to the actual painting, the only thing I can say...you only get better by painting...

[cantrip]

Can't think of a better reason to back a KS In regards to the actual painting, the only thing I can say...you only get better by painting...

Yeah - art always looks waaay better in my head! 

I also made the mistake of checking out some how-to videos on youtube - Geez! They make it look so easy. I give absolute kudos to artists - I know it's a developed skill, but there are some really talented people out there!   

Also noticed many people are airbrushing - it that the way to go with miniatures? Or should a novice start out with brushes? I used to drybrush ceramics when I was little, so I got some experience...hmmm...maybe that is an avenue I could worth with....

[AJCarrington]

Pretty sure that brush is still the "norm"...for me, I only use airbrushing for base coating and priming, unless the piece is large enough (ie tank or aircraft). I don't have the skill to use an airbrush for most 28mm minis...but there are some who do and their work is phenomenal.