after getting back into descent, I was pondering if I should paint the hero miniatures. however I like to have a copy of the miniature in case something goes horribly wrong, which then reminded me of the painted arkham horror figures FFG released a while back (and hopefully re-releases for EH at some point..?), so the question is:

- would you buy a box of unpainted hero minis, possibly covering several expansions?

- would you buy painted heroes like the ones for AH?

- if not, would you buy them if familiar etc. models would come with it? (unlikely, but there's always hope ).

ofc it also depends on the price, and I'd expect them to be more on the expensive side if painted - asmodee wants to make money after all. maybe with enough feedback we could put it on their radar to even consider it.

EDIT: and it would be a great way to fix the size issue with the heroes.

I might, if the sculpts are new. Like, if the Syndrael mini was of her as a berserker with the two-handed axe and not a knight with sword and shield. I'd want them unpainted, though. I'd rather paint my own.

As someone that's painted their set.. I'd rather have my personal touches and figures that I can connect to rather than factory blasted prints..

However - Alternate Sculpts? there's a money maker!!

If you make a mistake while painting, you can alway cover the mistake by another layer of paint and (in the worst case) strip the figure from paint an start over again. I did that once with a monster group and there was no harm to the plastic.

Regarding pre-painted miniatures: no, I like to paint myself.

Even a quick paint job using base coating and dry brushing techniques which is fairly easy to do will look better than pre-painted miniatures. So i wouldnt want any releases to be painted. I also very much doubt they will resculpt a whole set of new poses for the game given the expense on moulding etc. Your best bet is just to buy a set of painted or unpainted hero miniatures off ebay or even buy a second core set and paint up in alternative colours. I find there is so much to buy and paint anyway with all the hero packs that i cant justify that myself. The good news is that Descent seems to be doing rather well since the app - if all the out of stocks are anything to go by. It may mean more content will keep coming.

Depending on price and painting job, It's pretty sure I will be !

Depending on price and painting job, It's pretty sure I will be !

I seconded that.