Thanks everyone for all of the replies and encouragement.
I would suggest at least applying a very basic colour scheme. You can always go back and paint small details later, if you want to. There are so many speed-painting tutorials out there these days its easier than ever. There are many YouTube channels like Sonic Sledgehammer, Pete The Wargamer, The Painting Phase, Duncan Rhodes, Artis Opus, Ninjon, Trovarion Miniatures, Zumikito Miniatures, The Armed Painter and probably 1000 others that have great tutorials on getting minis painted fast.
Choosing factions that are easier to paint is also a great idea. For 40k, Tyranids, Necrons and some Space Marine chapters will be super simple. Chaos Marines with all their gold trim and details, not so much. For Necromunda, Van-Saar suits will be a lot easier to paint than a faction with more details like Escher. Same for historical games like Bolt Action. I can paint a US soldier or a British tank in a few minutes whereas an SS soldier in full dot44 camouflage or a German tank in ambush camo takes about 5 times as long.
I didn't plan on painting, what with the extra time commitment but after reading the reasons that people have mentioned I think I should definitely have painted miniatures, so I'm thinking I'm close to giving it a go. It has been awhile since I opened a pot of Goblin or woodland Green.
So the painting tutorials - Thanks for the recommendations;
@MusingWarboss Nice guide with the paints you posted earlier.
Factions - I'd already decided on Escher(noted your comment
@Tiny on detail, I might have made a bad choice there) and Goliath.
I'd already spent some hours watching some of what you mentioned (Ninjon etc) and trying to understand what the hell slapchop is. And washes. Man there's a lot to painting!! Again, this has moved to another level I think with the internet. So much more is explained.
But I am starting to understand it more - take for instance primer. Back in the day would have always primed in white/grey, but now I see lots of bods that prime black or dark grey, so it holds the darker shading for further coats. Interesting.
So what I've taken away from it so far is that there are loads of different approaches (Start with the main colour V Start with the flesh; Think of the shading). I did like the official warhammer vid where the guy painted the Escher and Goliaths.
What I didn't realise is just how many different paints you need - Will get to this.
So my plan...
1 - Eschers/Goliaths purchased, should have them in next few days.
2 - Work out the Gang roster, loadouts.
3 - Build the models; Might start with Goliath as they seem less faff.
4 - Paint the models.
Thinking I'll get a few other cheap miniatures to practice my first painting on before starting on Goliaths/Escher.
Questions...
1 - Is it worth building the Escher/Goliath gangs to the existing Underhive gangs list from the Underhive boxset?
My reasons; I'm new to the gang creation, I'm new to assembling the models; I'm kinda new to the painting; So by following the guide in the box is this might make a few decisions easier regarding gang creation - I just build as per instructions and get me playing quicker.
2 - Paints. You appear to need quite a variety. Are there any beginner paint sets relevant to Escher/Goliath that could be worth it (notice some include brushes) - Or is it better to just buy the exact individual paints?
Was looking at either the citadel base paint set or the Age of Sigmar paints and tools set (which looked amazing value at £23 but I get it that it's not strictly Necromunda colours)...
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And one thing that I had totally missed...
What happened to miniatures having a bar under their feet to slot into a base?! When did that stop being athing?!!
Many Thanks!