opuswild Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 13 minutes ago, Rob P said: This is how i've worked since September, but it just means i'm still working on September stuff! I just started this a couple weeks ago... Oh man... a glimpse of my future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunkhouseBuster Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 This is my thoughts on collecting models and armies for various game systems: The wargamer collector and hobbyist theme song Seriously though, you just have to power through it one way or another. When I first started into the hobby 7 years ago, back in 5th edition 40K, I would pick up a Battleforce for each different army, looking to try everything out and paint everything up. Until I found the army that really clicked with me, which in my case was a custom-color scheme Space Wolf army. I found inspiration in a PC game for the colors, and started painting them, and I managed to stick with them longer than any other army. Nowadays, what with all the new models and the old models for Age of Sigmar all having some relevance and use, I can collect them without worrying too much about power creep, especially in a non-competitive gaming scene. Currently, I have a decent sized Ironjawz force built and ready to paint, but I am wondering if I want to make a slight jump into another army (or two) based on some neat army ideas I have in mind: an all Piggy army of Orruks cavalry and chariots, or a combined Duardin/Human/Elf mortal army that has some homebrewed fluff built into it and my friend's army. My biggest issue is that I don't have the money or time to do everything like I used to. Back in the day, I could an average of one model painted up to a high-tabletop standard a day. Nowadays, I'm lucky to even see my models before going to bed. Between having a grown-up job, a new family starting up, my house getting remodeled and reorganized, and spending my hobby time on putting together campaign stuff for my local AoS group, it's all just a far off dream until things start to settle down (and I can afford it). So to those of you able to get so much painting or gaming time in, I applaud you, and I am happy for you. Keep it up while you can, and get enough done to make up for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleboda Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 2 hours ago, opuswild said: But I think it's kind of rude to poop on someone else's parade if they prefer to paint to a tabletop standard and be done with it. Good thing that's not what I am doing, then. Painting to a tabletop standard is great. Heck, I do it it for some stuff too. The key is "painting." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opuswild Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 30 minutes ago, Sleboda said: Good thing that's not what I am doing, then. Painting to a tabletop standard is great. Heck, I do it it for some stuff too. The key is "painting." And how is painting base colours and using dip / one colour shading not painting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokapoke Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 45 minutes ago, Sleboda said: Good thing that's not what I am doing, then. Painting to a tabletop standard is great. Heck, I do it it for some stuff too. The key is "painting." You better not spray your base coats then! That's not "painting" either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleboda Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Not only that, but I harvest my own clay from creekbeds to sculpt all my models! Rawr! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokapoke Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 16 minutes ago, Sleboda said: Not only that, but I harvest my own clay from creekbeds to sculpt all my models! Rawr! Well played, sir. Well played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circus of Paint Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 There's little difference in technique between dipping and shading most / all of a model with the same Citadel Wash. As to answer the initial question, switch things up! Paint, convert, build, sculpt, write fiction or home rules etc. If you are a person that enjoys the process far more than the finished result, rotate around to what currently inspires you. Look at Age of Sigmar illustrations, see what other hobbyists are doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavy Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 @BunkhouseBuster I really feel you, real life is such a drag. If only we could all make a living out of this... maybe we wouldn't have to compromise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob P Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 Thanks for all the tips. Even the ones that said 'grow up and learn to have some self control!' I've already got the Khorne/Sigmar starter set (90% painted). I've been tempted by Death and Destruction, but i'm going to finish painting the starter set and then buy 2 boxes of Spire of Dawn. This will allow me to paint different things whilst keeping to an Order vs Chaos setup. I've then got the option to expand 4+ different factions within 2 allegiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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