Happy New year, too!
I have no special goal regarding my hobby especially for this year perhaps I should think about that 😅
I did not know that there was an RPG system for the Malifaux tabletop game. They have some nice miniatures for the system, that's from what I know the setting.
It's great to see you getting into painting miniatures - that's my favourite part of the hobby! The starter kit should be a good introduction and Reaper has the best variety of miniatures for Pen&Paper Roleplaying in my opinion anyways. That reminds me I still have to paint Seoni and Lini from their Pathfinder line so perhaps I found my new goal for this year ^^
There are also many really good painting tutorials on YouTube, I would suggest to watch a couple of videos from different painters after being finished with the starter set. Everyone has a little different approach and so you can find the painting techniques and style you like the most.
From my mistakes in the past I would say the most important thing with painting miniatures is to be patient and not give it a rush. Also a proper cleaning of the brushes after use makes your next painting experience much more satisfying ^^
Glad that it helped you to find a hobby-related goal. Even having a simple goal and completing it will give a nice satisfaction!
I was looking around to discover new stuff, then I came across Wyrd Games. Otherwise, I wouldn't even know that Malifaux existed! I'm happy for the company being so polite and give me a chance to reach some of their products. It may be a known company from now on, for my country of course.
To be honest, Reaper kinda gave me some struggle on communication, but probably it's because of my lack of English skills. We concluded it in a nice agreement, so I'm double excited! I checked some of their miniatures, and there are really interesting stuff there! I want to get some demonic minis. Maybe I could think about it after I learn how to paint :)
I know there are lots of different kind of start-ups, but my priority is using what Reaper offers in their Starter kit. I think there's a guide there, and I'll take everything very simple, as if I'm a random customer and went their shop and randomly bought their starter kit. Want to measure if it's enough to teach people how to start.