D&D minis - how are they painted

[Steel_Wind]

The suggestion these things are painted by hand is not one I am prepared to accept without confirmation of that by WotC.

I expect they are machine painted.

 

[lukelightning]

This explains they mysterious stat card that says "Help, I am imprisoned by the LE faction and forced to paint miniatures!"

 

[Kae'Yoss]

The suggestion these things are painted by hand is not one I am prepared to accept without confirmation of that by WotC.

I expect they are machine painted.

What do you expect them to say? "We just want to say we didn't lie when we told you about the hand painting the last time?"

 

[nyrfherdr]

The suggestion these things are painted by hand is not one I am prepared to accept without confirmation of that by WotC.

I expect they are machine painted.

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The boxes say they are hand painted. Is that not confirmation?

 

[GlassJaw]

Which is why a portion of mini price at my FLGS (10% I think) goes to some charity trying to improve working conditions there.

Actually, the working conditions at most places there are probably better than the living conditions in other parts of the country. Most employers usually give their employees room and board as part of their employment. Sure, the pay is low, the hours long, and the work tedious, but that's only when you compare it to jobs you yourself would consider doing.

 

[GlassJaw]

The suggestion these things are painted by hand is not one I am prepared to accept without confirmation of that by WotC.

I expect they are machine painted.

If you did some research about the work environment in China, it would not surprise you at all that they are hand-painted.

 

[lukelightning]

In Soviet Russia, miniatures paint you!

 

[Henry]

Since political discussion is not allowed, I'd rather not turn the thread to the topic of China's compliance to child labor laws or lack thereof, nor speculating that WotC does or does not deal with companies that participate in it.

Thanks.

 

[JoeGKushner]

Actually, the working conditions at most places there are probably better than the living conditions in other parts of the country. Most employers usually give their employees room and board as part of their employment. Sure, the pay is low, the hours long, and the work tedious, but that's only when you compare it to jobs you yourself would consider doing.

You might be surprised by that. In California and other areas where illegals are common, low wage jobs are the average, not the exception.

 

[Marchen]

Almost certainly painted "by hand", in a mass production line. One person paints all the skin (sloppily), the other paints all the clothes (sloppily) and so on. The pre-paint D&D miniatures aren't well-painted, so it's not like it's that labor intensive.