Minuteman wrote:. Taking time to plan the army, build it and then paint it is one of the greatest pleasures of the hobby in my view. !
Ochoin wrote:
I entirely agree. I do feel slightly saddened by the fact I probably won't experience this pleasure again.
I'll certainly continue to tweak what I have but new armies are now verboten.
donald
Bluefalchion wrote:
Ochoin wrote:
It's not for tragic reasons but cold calculation. I think I'm a wargamer more than a collector or painter.
After the last 14 months Big Sell-off, where I sold about 3000 figures....& bought a couple of hundred,
I plan to finish, consolidate & game.....more. I also have several re-painting, re-basing & terrain projects.
Keep in mind, I cover 10 periods (Bronze Age, Punic Wars, Late Antiquity, Medieval, ECW, SYW, Napoleonics, Zulu & Sudan wars & WW2) with 27 armies. 8000 painted figures. I don't need more.
donald
Bill Slavin wrote:
It doesn’t sound so much like you are abandoning building armies, Donald, more of a refocus! 8000 unpainted figures are more than anyone really needs, so good to consolidate, I say. You already game a remarkable number of eras -
Bill
Ochoin wrote:
It's not for tragic reasons but cold calculation. I think I'm a wargamer more than a collector or painter.
After the last 14 months Big Sell-off, where I sold about 3000 figures....& bought a couple of hundred,
I plan to finish, consolidate & game.....more. I also have several re-painting, re-basing & terrain projects.
Keep in mind, I cover 10 periods (Bronze Age, Punic Wars, Late Antiquity, Medieval, ECW, SYW, Napoleonics, Zulu & Sudan wars & WW2) with 27 armies. 8000 painted figures. I don't need more.
That's not to say I may not buy select units eg Marins de la Garde for Napoleon or SYW French hussars interest me. I may finally get into naval warfare. And if certain armies became available (eg SYW Russians) I would relent.
So, I'm set for now & the future.
donald
Ochoin wrote:
It's not for tragic reasons but cold calculation. I think I'm a wargamer more than a collector or painter.
After the last 14 months Big Sell-off, where I sold about 3000 figures....& bought a couple of hundred,
I plan to finish, consolidate & game.....more. I also have several re-painting, re-basing & terrain projects.
Keep in mind, I cover 10 periods (Bronze Age, Punic Wars, Late Antiquity, Medieval, ECW, SYW, Napoleonics, Zulu & Sudan wars & WW2) with 27 armies. 8000 painted figures. I don't need more.
That's not to say I may not buy select units eg Marins de la Garde for Napoleon or SYW French hussars interest me. I may finally get into naval warfare. And if certain armies became available (eg SYW Russians) I would relent.
So, I'm set for now & the future.
donald