Sad State of Affairs

When asked about my hobbies, I always answer I am a miniature painter, a role playing and war gamer.   I am proud of my hobby and always trying to get others interested. However the constant moving, downsizing of living space and lack of focus has serious affected my hobby. Over the years I have continued to purchase miniatures, boxed sets and games, only to never finish or in some case never begin them.  Although I Dungeon Master semi frequently, I haven’t played a game of 40k in over 6 years.  During that time I have amassed more paint, more brushes and supplies, only to let them set in their bins and cases. Which leads me to ask “Am I really a miniature painter?” and “Can I really consider myself a wargamer?”  My workspace has been torn down, moved and relocated so many times it is no longer organized or even functional.

As you can see, it’s a mess and when I work on stuff I am not focused. Projects seem to never get done. I watch a lot of youtube videos by Miniac, Uncle Atom, Warhammer TV and Sorastro, only to never pick up a brush. And I must admit when I see all my unpainted miniatures, it seems my love of war gaming and miniatures becomes more of an obligation than a passion.  My war gaming has become a Sad State of Affairs and I think it is time to refocus.  I have always found that I function well with a list, a set expectation, designated time allowance and accountability.  The next couple of months maybe a little strange as I try to sort things out, and develop a plan.  However I think I will start with a list, first of all will be to clean up my workspace and get a little more organized. As for the accountability portion, that will be this blog.

Special thanks to Atom Smasher, for the Re-Ignition

So I have been pretty dormant the last couple of years with regards to gaming and modeling.

In the last year and half I have moved 3 times, had 3 job changes, dealt with a serious family illness, refurbished (minor) and sold a house. 

Sadly, it left me little time for gaming or the desire to do anything gaming related. It seemed that the blazing fire for gaming had gone out, leaving just a slowly dying ember. 

However over the last couple of months the flame has been re-ignited.  The new releases from Games Workshop, Wizards of the Coast and Infinity Miniatures have peaked my interest again.  Also I been having the urge to build terrain.

 

Bust most of all, I would like to especially thank Atom Smasher at Tabletop Minions.

Atom has been a great motivator for me, reminded me what fun the hobby can be and why I got into it.  I highly recommend his vlog. 

And baking soda? who knew! great tip 

Miniature Scenery!

So I have checking out the Miniature Scenery website for quite sometime, and I am always amazed at the stuff  I find there and the value. 

Take for example the ARF Trak, it's only $29!.. and its really cool.

Or this awesome flying machine (Tornadodo); good for any Sci-fi based game, and its only $40.
This would be a great kit to review! 

Miniature war gaming Sure have come a long way from this;