Painting Services....Likes & Dislikes
itybtyrob
What do you look for in a service. How can some services (please no
names) improve themselves.
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Matt Pavone
(beyond the obvious of price vs. quality)
- Consistent Quality
- Realistic Turnaround times (ie don't tell me they'll be done in a month if
they won't be...don't care how long you take, but be realistic in your
turnaround times)
- Communication
- Willingness to go that little bit extra
I've used probably 10 different painters in the last 2 years, and the ones I
keep going back to are the ones that meet the above criteria.
Matt
itybtyrob wrote in message <02000cac...@usw-ex0106-048.remarq.com>...
TYGHOCK
I agree with Matt on 1 through 4. Worst is inaccurate turnaround times. I don't
mind if an estimate runs a little over, but DON'T make promises you can't keep!
I'd rather be told 'four months' and have that target hit, than get the old
'three weeks' and wait forever.
- TYGHOCK
>To me, the following are most important in dealing with a painting service
>(beyond the obvious of price vs. quality)
>
>- Consistent Quality
>- Realistic Turnaround times (ie don't tell me they'll be done in a month if
>they won't be...don't care how long you take, but be realistic in your
>turnaround times)
>- Communication
>- Willingness to go that little bit extra
If you're not part of the Conspiracy, you're part of the problem.
Quid Veritas
If you tell me you will paint to a particular standard that is what I
expect to get in each and every figure. Nothing tics me off more than
being quoted a price for a certain level of performance and later being
told -- "What did you expect for that price".
Time is less of an issue for me than for most. However, each job should
be done in a reasonable amount of time. This "reasonable" time period
will vary based on number of figures, quality of work and availability
of materials.
mjc
Andy O'Neill
<mpa...@mindspring.com> writes
>To me, the following are most important in dealing with a painting service
>(beyond the obvious of price vs. quality)
>
>- Consistent Quality
>- Realistic Turnaround times (ie don't tell me they'll be done in a month if
>they won't be...don't care how long you take, but be realistic in your
>turnaround times)
>- Communication
>- Willingness to go that little bit extra
I've not used a painting service, but I used to be one.
See someone's work that they've done for the average punter before you
engage someone's services.
Preferably deal with the guy face to face - at least when you pay for
and get your completed figures. This way you can check them then, ask
how much it'd have cost to have an extra xyz, discuss what extra he
could have done, what he thought was maybe not cost effective... but
most importantly... both parties can be satisfied that the goods are
received in best condition.
Seeing a painter's workbench is a good idea - if they are organised with
a tray per job and neat paperwork then you are less likely to have
grief. If they have only your work to do, then they are either just
starting up or have another job.
You should be suspicious about people who charge very low rates.
If you can't work out how they make a living, then either they spend
less time painting each figure than you think possible or eventually
they're going to realise themselves and fail/abscond/give up.
Never ask.
"How much do you want for the BEST you can do?".
Either they have no artistic talent or it'll be too much.
Andy O'Neill
www.l-25.demon.co.uk/index.htm
Liverpool Wargames Association
www.l-25.demon.co.uk/LWA.htm
itybtyrob
Good tips. Thanks for the feedback. I am a painting service and am
curious to see what others think of the services that they use. I hear
a lot of horror stories.
Rob