I fall into the "purist" school on this subject - real wargamers BUILD and PAINT their own figures, and all that.

That being said, after painting 30+ warriors, I can understand a certain appeal to pre-painted sets of troops that would be used en masse.
In the end though, the emergence of pre-painteds isn't going to affect me one way or the other. I already have some 40-50 Warriors waiting to be painted, along with some Guard Bugs, Hoppers, and other odds and ends. This is on top of almost 5000 pts of Arachnids of all types that ARE painted. In other words, I'll be busy for awhile. :lol:
For fellow purists, look on the bright side: as the release date of the pre-fab minis approaches, the existing stocks of unpainted kits could start becoming very, very INexpensive. :wink: