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Message: <blockquote data-quote="johnsemlak" data-source="post: 2949606" data-attributes="member: 7233">OK, my new teaching job gives me a lengthy summer vacation, which gives me some time to kill.  I've decided to fill some by taking up some minis painting.  In the past I've vowed never to by non-prepainted minis, (before that I vowed never to buy minis--counters were fine for me), but now I'm giving it a try.I've bought a GW Citadel paint set with 9 colors, and just three metel minis to start with--Wood elf Waywatchers.  For now, I'm not to interested in the actual Warhammer game, so I'll get whatever minis (Reaper, WH, whatever) are available and interest me, mostly for use in RPGing.  Iv'e also got a plasic miniature medieval wargame I'll be painting.  I might eventually invest in a WH starter set, but right now I'll just be buying minis separately.  Right now I want to know what essentials I'll need besides what I've got, and some pointers on how to approach painting a mini.  I have absolutely NO skill in art or painting, so for me I need a sort of step-by-step plan.One of the first specific questions I've got is--where do I find a model of the miniature I'm painting so I now what colors to paint it?Thanks in advance</blockquote>