I have bunch of games with miniatures made of single colour plastics which is a bit boring. I did buy a Warhammer paint kit to eventually try to paint some but so far I was too lazy (or scared? 😅) to try.
Do you colour your miniatures? If yes, what do you do to them - nice single colour coating/detailed multicolor paint job/…?
Edit: “derailed” -> “detailed”
Definitely the way to go if you don’t want to spend more time painting the minis then playing with them, but still want them to look reasonable. It’s incredible how much even a single dry brush on a base layer brings them to life. Maybe the only caveat is that some miniatures are not designed with painting in mind and don’t have the textures and structures that give the depth. But even then the worst you will get is a not really improved mini and some spent time.
Exactly, it’s my “make them presentable” procedure, really. I’ll never brag about how well they look but they definitely have more presence than plain grey.
And I agree, not all board games have high quality minis unfortunately. But I’ve rarely encountered any that didn’t look better with a primer / base layer, some wash and/or dry brush.
Plus I really enjoy differentiating them a bit by picking hues for the ink and highlights that match the character class or monster type etc. But that is really as far as I’m selling to go nowadays. :)