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Page 2 of 7 Do you collect miniatures for the purpose of displaying them?
| 2007 | 2008 | | Yes | 50.82% | 50.46% | | No | 49.18% | 49.54% | Do you collect miniatures for playing wargames?
| 2007 | 2008 | | Yes | 88.52% | 94.12% | | No | 11.48% | 5.88% | While there is a change from last years responses to this year, there doesn't seem to be any underlying factor other than the respondents sources. Certain sites provide more wargamers than others, and that seems to be reflected in this years survey. Do you collect miniatures for use in roleplaying games?
| 2007 | 2008 | | Yes | 49.18% | 46.75% | | No | 50.82% | 53.25% | On a scale of 1 to 5, please rate the following attributes in regards to how important they are when selecting miniatures, where 5 is most important and 1 is least important.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | Scale - How closely it adheres to a given scale. | 5.88% | 7.43% | 22.91% | 40.87% | 22.91% | | Accuracy - Either historical or adhering to fictional characters. | 7.43% | 11.15% | 18.89% | 34.37% | 28.17% | | Style - Are you drawn to a specific style. | 0.31% | 5.57% | 23.84% | 34.98% | 35.29% | | Manufacturer - Do you have specific companies you like/dislike. | 7.43% | 12.38% | 19.20% | 38.39% | 22.60% | | Sculptor - Are you a fan of a specific sculptor? | 21.98% | 15.48% | 23.53% | 25.39% | 13.62% | A new question for this years survey. With the exception of the sculptor, all of these traits are fairly important to hobbyists. Even sculptors are important, and this can be seen by the success of various companies like Hasslefree or Copplestone. Do you prefer realistic miniatures or stylized miniatures? | I only like realistically proportioned miniatures. | 10.22% | | I don't mind some artistic freedom, but I don't want them to look like cartoons. | 45.20% | | I can appreciate all types of miniatures. | 43.96% | | I only like stylized miniatures | 0.62% | Overall realism versus stylization isn't too important for most hobbyists as long as they do not go overboard with things. The acceptance to the heroic style of miniatures seems to help reinforce this fact as well. How much space do you have dedicated to miniatures?
| 2007 | 2008 | | I have an entire room dedicated to miniatures and games. | 45.90% | 39.63% | | I share space in another room for my miniatures (permanent area in an office or bedroom). | 39.34% | 40.87% | | I have to put all my miniatures away when I am not using them (painting on a dining room table for example). | 14.75% | 15.48% | | Other | | 4.02% | Answers of Other ranged from space in the basement to anywhere in the house. There were also several store owners who felt right to show off the advantage of having an entire building dedicated to miniatures and wargames. How much time per week do you spend playing with or painting miniatures?
| 2007 | 2008 | | Less than 1 hour a week | 6.56% | 8.98% | | Between 1 and 2 hours a week. | 13.11% | 15.79% | | Between 2 and 4 hours a week. | 29.51% | 28.17% | | Between 4 and 8 hours a week. | 34.43% | 27.55% | | More than 8 hours a week. | 16.39% | 19.50% | How much do you spend in the average month on miniatures?
| 2007 | 2008 | | Less than $10 per month. | 8.20% | 4.33% | | Between $10 and $20 per month. | 14.75% | 16.72% | | Between $20 and $30 per month. | 16.39% | 14.24% | | Between $30 and $40 per month. | 18.03 | 13.93% | | Between $40 and $50 per month. | 11.48% | 15.17% | | Between $50 and $75 per month. | 31.15% | 10.22% | | Between $75 and $100 per month. | 11.76% | | Over $100 per month. | 13.62% | Do you ever travel to paint your mini's? Game Store Paint Nights for example.
| 2007 | 2008 | | Yes | 37.70% | 23.84% | | No | 62.30% | 76.16% | What paints do you currently use?
| 2007 | 2008 | | Vallejo Model Color | 59.02% | 53.56% | | Vallejo Game Color | 39.01% | | Reaper Master Series | 40.98% | 29.10% | | Citadel Paints | 39.34% | 61.61% | | Reaper Pro Paints | 32.79% | 17.34% | | P3 Paints | 9.84% | 14.86% | | Foundry Paints | 4.92% | 9.29% | | Poly Scale | - | 14.86% | | Partha Paints | - | 10.53% | | Coat D'arms | - | 13.31% | | Testors | - | 18.58% | | Other | 49.18% | 42.72% | With as many different types of paint that exist on the market, there are a lot of write in options here. I have gone through that larger section of answers and sorted it out to the following table which represents the most popular paints which were not offered as selections above: | Tamiya | 12.39% | | Humbrol | 3.68% | | Delta Cremcoat | 4.65% | | Howard Hues | 2.17% | | Liquitex | 1.24% | The balance of the write in paints were are made up of various other craft paints (FolkArt, Apple Barrel, Americana), artists paints and other paints which are marketed toward modelers (Revel, Inscribe, Life Color, Gunze). When all the different results were tallied there were over 150 different brands of paint being used. Do you purchase miniatures that have been painted or use a painting service to have miniatures painted? This does not include prepainted miniatures like Clix or other factory painted miniatures. | No, I paint all my own miniatures. | 69.97% | | Yes, but only if they are painted really well. | 5.57% | | Yes, some of my miniatures are painted by others. | 20.43% | | Yes, most my miniatures are painted by others. | 4.02% | There is a significant trend for older hobbyists buying miniatures painted by others over younger hobbyists. Although they still haven't become a dominating force, painting services have become much more popular. As more and more hobbyists use them, it is likely that they will catch on to a wider range of customers as well. Do you purchase prepainted miniatures? | Yes, they are a great time saver. | 11.15% | | When I need to, I will buy prepainted miniatures. | 35.91% | | No, I will never buy prepainted miniatures. | 37.15% | | Other. | 16.10% | The answer of Other in this question had basically a single response to it (over 90% of the "Other" responses). They buy prepainted miniatures only when they have to - and then they end up painting them over. It seems as though the response from consumers to prepainted miniatures is currently luke-warm at best. However there is a bit of a Catch-22 for the consumer, if they want to play a game which is only available with prepaints - they have to buy them. In addition to the repaint the prepaints response, some say they haven't but would consider it if the miniatures looked better or were better quality. Others use prepainted miniatures to get the kids involved in gaming. Please rate the following miniatures materials in terms of how you like working with them, with 1 being the worst and 5 being the best.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | White Metal (pewter, lead, tin...) | 1.24% | 2.17% | 6.81% | 29.10% | 60.68% | | Hard Plastic (like used in models and GW miniatures) | 3.10% | 7.43% | 20.74% | 40.25% | 28.48% | | Soft Plastic (like used in many of the collectible miniatures) | 47.06% | 30.03% | 14.24% | 6.50% | 2.17% | | Resin | 4.33% | 15.17% | 43.03% | 29.41% | 8.05% | When you compare the results from this question with that of the prepainted miniatures question, some interesting trends show up. People who really liked prepaints also rated the soft plastic higher - even so, very few people like soft plastic. Of those who had a very strong dislike for prepainted plastics, they also have a higher percentage of dislike for the soft plastics. It is quite likely that prepainted plastics would be more popular if they were made using a more rigid plastic or other material. Resin, although it was ranked as only average in terms of preference there is more to it than may be apparent. During follow up questions with respondents, many who ranked it as #3 only did so because they had never used it. Because of this, about half the #3 comments are likely from people who have never had any experience with it. Do you currently use an airbrush when painting your miniatures? | Yes | 14.24% | | No, but I am interested in using them. | 47.68% | | No, I have no interest in airbrushing miniatures. | 38.08% |
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