We’re Simplifying Our Ordering Options

We’re simplifying our ordering options because somewhere along the way, buying a model started feeling like character creation in D&D with a full backstory instead of just ordering a miniature.

There were cleanup tiers, primer options, assembly variations, finish selections, and enough dropdown menus to make some people question whether they were shopping or filing taxes.

So we’re cleaning it up.

What’s Changing?

Most listings are being simplified down to two core options:

• Unpainted
• Painted

That’s it.

Some select models will still include specialty upgrades where they actually make sense, including:

• LED lighting
• Magnetized parts
• Extra part kits like alternate torsos, heads, weapons, or swap pieces

But the giant wall of cleanup and prep choices is going away.

Why We’re Doing This

Cleanup takes time. Primer costs money. And honestly, if you’re ordering a hobby kit, part of the hobby is doing the hobby.

That means building, sanding, prepping, gluing, swearing at seams, and pretending you definitely meant to drop that tiny part onto the floor for the fifth time.

We’ll still do lighter cleanup and basic corrections on unpainted kits, including:

• Support removal
• Minor cleanup
• Print error corrections
• Basic quality control

But advanced cleanup and surface prep are no longer going to be separate selectable services.

If you want the fully prepped, primed, display-ready experience, that now falls under the Painted workflow.

Primer Is Gone as a Standalone Option

Primer will no longer be offered separately on listings.

Why? Because primer without proper prep work usually just seals flaws into the model permanently. Visible seams, layer lines, rough joins — primer doesn’t magically fix those. It just makes them easier to see.

For painted commissions, primer is still part of the process because those models already go through full prep work, seam cleanup, sanding, and paint preparation before paint ever touches the model.

The Goal

The goal is simple:

• Less confusion
• Faster ordering
• Fewer mismatched expectations
• More time spent printing and painting instead of managing a dropdown menu boss fight

Most customers really only wanted the answer to one question anyway:

“Am I painting this… or are you?”

Now the ordering process actually reflects that.