Right now, painted isn't an option. I guess in the future I could look into full color printing and see how that goes but I can't say I've been impressed with what I've seen for the cost of doing it in color.
You CAN pick them up in black detail or one of the WSF colors which would save time in painting them.
BTW general question for everyone, right now each marker type comes in it's own set of 15 markers and unless you are playing some seriously large games or have a penchant for LB in your fleet, I'm not sure it's completely necessary. The units were set up originally because Shapeways had a 25 USD min order which doesn't exist anymore.
So what sounds best to everyone:
16 markers (8 fighters, 8 bombers)
12 markers (4 fighters, 8 bombers)
12 markers (4 fighters, 4 bombers, 4 AB)
8 markers in packs of their own.