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David Heathfield is one of the longest serving 'Eavy Metal painters and our new designer. We asked him for his top tips for beginners. We hope these help you.

http://warworldgaming.blogspot.com/2017/03/painting-tips-from-ex-eavy-metal-award.html

Neet though wish you would of just copy pasted it here

but

2. Don't be tempted to repaint a finished figure, yes there are always things that you're not happy with but that's good, learn from it and move on, keep improving and don't get frustrated with a few mistakes.

yyyeaaaah i have that problem. i think iv stripped more miniatures than iv fully painted :/

 Desubot wrote:
Neet though wish you would of just copy pasted it here

but

2. Don't be tempted to repaint a finished figure, yes there are always things that you're not happy with but that's good, learn from it and move on, keep improving and don't get frustrated with a few mistakes.

yyyeaaaah i have that problem. i think iv stripped more miniatures than iv fully painted :/

Be careful when stripping those models... Make sure you have their consent