Thread:Wazat/@comment-2600:6C40:1900:2F0:AD40:9F2B:E453:B3B1-20180111005406/@comment-454133-20180111055831

I have painted some ships but I'm not amazing at it. The good painted ships I have are from people selling/trading them to me, or I won in tournaments.

I'd recommend visiting your local hobby shop and asking them for painting advice. Start with cheap/simple stuff until you're getting good at it, and then you can worry about buying more quality paints/brushes if you think there's an advantage. The game stores that play X-Wing, Warhammer, etc quite often also sell model paint.

The paint I bought is called The Army Painter -- Wargames Hobby Starter Paint Set. I bought a few other colors when I needed them for specific projects, mostly painting Super Dungeon Explore (my first model painting experience, and I feel I did pretty well). The colors I needed could usually be achieved by mixing, so I haven't bought tons of colors.

I haven't done much painting in this game because it's unnecessary, and also because I'm lazy. It's one of the big draws of X-Wing: everything is painted really well and each looks like the movie ship. I don't want to play a game where I have a ton of work in front of me before I can play the thing I just bought (just my preference). But painting can be a great way to add your own flair or style to a ship, and stand out. I've seen some gorgeous ships in the past!