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You’re aware of all the short cuts?
I agree that even a basic paintjob looks better than bare plastic, but there’s plenty of tricks to get’r’done quick.
If you’re painting knights, I’d make sure I’d basecoat all armour in metal and horses (if unarmoured) in whites/greys/browns.
Use rattlecans, or, if you have one, an airbrush.
Than you can just add some quick spot colours. If you feel you need some quick shading and such: army painters strong tone does wonders.
And if you find this all to boring, listen to a book or podcast of course.
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