1. You can get secondhand warhammer stuff REAL cheap. Too bad it’s often busted up as hell. But if you have skillz at restoration - you soak it in brake fluid, the paint comes off, and congrats, you just got 200 infantry models and four tanks for $55.
2. The MORE you paint, the FASTER you paint. To clarify, when you start painting, it’s a really slow process, partially because you don’t really know what the hell you’re doing. After you paint for a while, though, you get faster, because you figure out where you can skip on steps. Funny thing is, even though you skip stuff, the model in the end looks BETTER (because you DO still do the important stuff).
3. Man, I know so many stupid tricks for painting fast. But the best is to paint with a few buddies while watching a movie or a football game. You yak it up, and your army gets painted. Good stuff.