I've never before even considered any one else painting my models. I love to paint my models, and I'm happy with what I can do with them.
...but I do a lot of demos, and I really wanted some models with some WOW to them. Something that would really show a potential player what CB's figures have to offer.
...and the dealer's room at Dragoncon this year was a total nightmare. Instead of blowing my budget, I bought 1 25.oo board game and a few dice, leaving me with a few hundred bucks to spare.
I stumbled across Swift Brush Studios, aka one-man-shop Nick Pasch, because he was painting the prize for a tournament. I was amazed. I reached out to him via e-mail, ready to recoil at the price and time it would take.
Instead, what I got was an e-mail a day later. He offered to paint 14 models from Operation: Ice Storm in about 6 weeks for a price I found crazy reasonable. I won't say the dollar amount, because he doesn't post his prices. What I will say is that I judge services by whether or not it costs less to translate my time into my dollars than I make per hour. Then I factor in skills or equipment I don't possess.
By that standard, he did these models for a crazy good price.
I doubt I'll ever get another model painted, but if this was to be my only experience with propainting, I can't see how it could have been better.
pics on his facebook https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 208&type=1
and his site gallery: http://www.swiftbrushstudios.com/gallery.html