FlatlanderBoss  11/04/2006 - 21:28  Painting   

Are you Being Served? - Four Things to Look for When Picking a Miniature Painting Service

Not enough time or inclination to paint? A familiar curse among busier wargamers. Many look to "miniature painting services," a glorious label that applies to everything from high school kids raising cash for minis, to Asian sweatshops cranking out armies by the week. Here are some tips to think about if you decide its time to take care of the "I buy 'em faster than I paint 'em" problem.

nick  05/07/2005 - 19:10  Painting   
[This article is actually from our forums if you wish to see the original it can be found here]

First of all, I'd like to point out that there is nothing wrong with casting small items like purity seals and icons. There is even a tip in WD301 (UK) about making casts of purity seals, so apparently GW are fine with it as long as it is for personal use only.
Second, I was inspired to do this by Athamas' Tyranid carapace shield, so he deserves credit for this too!

Anyway, here's how I did it.