should i paint it myself or hire a painter

[Makkari1]

Hire a painter if you can't fix any screw ups on your part.

[stormriders]

puntapret: Aren't they from Long Hu Men ?
actually it is from a hong kong comic call feng yun or stormriders. the statue with the spikey hair is call solar lord from hk too, but image comic use to reprint them, it got to 6 issues before they were cancel.
Yeah, i'm leaning toward painting them myself, maybe i'll learn something new with this hobby.

[DanPerezStudios]

Also, to answer an unanswered question, while some skills from painting cars and airplanes will transfer, you have no guarantee that the guy will be good at painting figures. If you want superior results you should hire someone who specializes in painting figures.

There are ways to pack them so it's highly unlikely they will break. You can gently wrap them in soft tissue paper, then immerse them in a box full of styrofoam peanuts and then place that box into a larger box and fill the larger box with styro peanuts as well.

If you decide to do them yourself, take the advice given and practice on other, lesser kits first. Get a decent airbrush and learn to use it--nothing matches the subtlety of shading you can get with one.

[Destroyer]

I bought a Predator Stranger model which was one of my grail kits.

I painted it myself with help and some suggestions from various modelling forums and used a vinyl kit for practice. I am really happy with how it turned out and there's also the pleasure of knowing that you did it yourself. It is the pride of my collection. It might not be perfect, but its MINE.

Here's a photo of the final kit and my practice dummy.

I am an amateur painter - I painted it all with brushes. One thing to remember is that if you get it wrong, you can always remove the paint and try again.

[Ink]

hire it done

[scott]

Have some fun and paint.

[ReturningSon]

I have a white resin cast of the Stage 5 T2 Arnie from the original Stan Winston molds....Yes, I face the same dilemma!!!!!

[Vracula]

Originally Posted by JadeGiant

This is easily your best bet. If these are grail pieces you won't be happy with a substandard job. I would also look into packing them and shipping them out to a top flight painter ... it would be worth it to me and bring these pieces to life.

ditto.

I have absolutely no creativity at all,i cant paint or draw for nuts.its not like i haven't tried!

if these pieces are important to you get some painter to do it.

[Darth Torment]

I would practice on something else, then give it a shot. But if it's a GRAIL piece, I wouldn't chance it and just let a professional take care of it for you

[patrickwm68]

Originally Posted by Tetragrammaton

If these are your grail pieces, hire a painter based on previous examples of their work.

My thoughts exactly. Why risk F-ing them up?