Is there such a thing as an assembling service?

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**ivangterrace**

I was always curious if one could commission out assembling models to a small business on the internet?

Do they exist?

**chaos0xomega**

I dont think anyone runs just an assembly service, but I'm sure plenty of people would be willing to do it (seriously... paying me to build models? Where do I sign up?)

**Mannahnin**

I traded models to someone I know to build/convert my first land raider, and then I painted it myself. I expect that at least some of the commission services would do this.

**curran12**

Bluetablepainting has done assembly for me before, but it also included conversions and magnetizations. So you may want to inquire.

**insaniak**

Yeah, there are plenty of people out there who build conversions on commission. Bog-standard assembly might be a little less common, as it's pretty tedious work... but it wouldn't surprise me if someone out there was doing it.

**Blackmoor**

I am sure Reese and his Frontline Gaming Crew do that:

http://www.frontlinegaming.org/

**Bloodhorror**

Hell i'd do that to be honest...

I LOVE Building stuff (Bog standard preferable) but Fu**ing hate painting.

This may be because i'm a god awful painter....

P.S. I also do Painting commisions cheap ^^!
(Joke

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**MagickalMemories**

We have advertisers on Bartertown who offer that service.

Eric

**Locclo**

Where can I go to make money just to put models together?

Honestly, I'd happily put models together for a meager price. I love putting them together, but once I need them painted, it's all very 'ehhh...I'll get to it eventually."

**azazel the cat**

I wish I'd known of places that perform this service prior to assembling 60+ Necron Warriors.

Zero equipment diversity.
Zero pose diversity.
Annoying models to build.

**Jihadnik**

I don't want them assembled, but I would love to pay someone to scrap off all the mould lines...that is the single most hated part of this hobby for me!

**azazel the cat**

I have difficulty believing that someone would be willing to perform a task like scraping off mold lines and not assembling anything, for less than a king's ransom, unless they worked in a sweatshop.

**Gorlack**

I can only second that http://www.bluetablepainting.com/ sounds just perfect for what you want. They will do assembly only if that is what you want.

Blue Table Painting isn't some lonely dude in a garage painting minis, it's a professional company with 16 full time employees doing nothing but assembling and painting. As of right now they have 4 full time assemblers. Of course assembling is just a small part of it. They do a lot of conversions, magnetization and other stuff.

You should check out the gallery on their (soon to be updated) website, but also check out the Youtube channel. It has a lot of their stuff on it, but also batreps, random updates and just general entertainment value.

http://www.youtube.com/user/bluetablepainting

For an example, check out this converted Plague Censor (also featured in one of the videos):

Cheers, and hope it helps.

**Xeriapt**

Jihadnik wrote:I don't want them assembled, but I would love to pay someone to scrap off all the mould lines...that is the single most hated part of this hobby for me!

Agreed

**ivangterrace**

Jihadnik wrote:I don't want them assembled, but I would love to pay someone to scrap off all the mould lines...that is the single most hated part of this hobby for me!

lol, this.

Anyway, thanks for the replies, I'll exalt this thread and use it for future reference. If I start necrons, I know who to get to assemble ghost arks!

**The Dwarf Wolf**

Man, i really hate this, i would love to do that type of comissions, but i live to far way from england/united states... thats a shame :(

**scarletsquig**

azazel the cat wrote:I have difficulty believing that someone would be willing to perform a task like scraping off mold lines and not assembling anything, for less than a king's ransom, unless they worked in a sweatshop.

I'd happily do that, for an appropriate price. £1/model would be fair for something that can be done at home while watching TV.

**Lordhat**

scarletsquig wrote:
azazel the cat wrote:I have difficulty believing that someone would be willing to perform a task like scraping off mold lines and not assembling anything, for less than a king's ransom, unless they worked in a sweatshop.

I'd happily do that, for an appropriate price. £1/model would be fair for something that can be done at home while watching TV.

+1. Scraping mold lines isn't that bad.

**Henners91**

EDIT: I have been that annoying guy who doesn't read the thread and repeats previous suggestions. My apologies.
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Blue Table Painting, I think.

IIRC you just order the models off of them and they'll ship them in, assemble them, and send them out to you.

Makes sense since they buy all their stuff in bulk like a store would.

**[So]Rice**

I own Lazuli Painting, I have never seen someone ask to just have their models assembled, normally only with painting, but I'm sure any commission painting service would do this.

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I own Lazuli Painting, I have never seen someone ask to just have their models assembled, normally only with painting, but I'm sure any commission painting service would do this.