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Title: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: Mr. White on March 04, 2021, 02:21:52 PM
I've got a goal in mind, but it feels so outlandish...I'm looking to see if others have done the same.

Has anyone painted up what they think they need to have for the various genres/eras/games that interest them and have called it a day on the collecting and painting side of the hobby and now just relax and enjoy games with the fruits of their labor? I'm wondering if I can get to that kind of point.  A few different factions for the genres that interest me so to keep things interesting and repayable, then just sit back and strictly play games when the opportunity arises. Maybe only buying some new rulesets to try with my completely painted collection.

So... anyone close to something like this? Would you even consider it?
Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: Arrigo on March 04, 2021, 02:33:24 PM
some people says it is dangerous for health!  lol

Seriously, I said that several times... of course there is the end of a specific project, rather than the end of painting-collecting. Also  I tend to find painting relaxing, and a good way to keep me away from the screen... so it is not really an issue. 

Of course if painting is a chore, I can understand the whole point of wanting to be done with it!
Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: Citizen Sade on March 04, 2021, 02:49:52 PM
It sounds like a pipe dream to me. I'm convinced it's a life sentence for most of us  lol

I find myself trying to focus only to find inspiration in new figure ranges or veering off at a tangent with existing projects. That said, I'm finding having too much stuff a burden. Consequently, I've been dumping the spoil pile from the lead mountain for a year or so. It's shrinking, albeit at a glacial pace. It's really quite liberating and the freed up space and PayPal balance are a welcome bonus.
Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: has.been on March 04, 2021, 03:09:30 PM
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It sounds like a pipe dream to me. I'm convinced it's a life sentence for most of us  lol

I find myself trying to focus only to find inspiration in new figure ranges or veering off at a tangent with existing projects. That said, I'm finding having too much stuff a burden. Consequently, I've been dumping the spoil pile from the lead mountain for a year or so. It's shrinking, albeit at a glacial pace. It's really quite liberating and the freed up space and PayPal balance are a welcome bonus.

Most definitely Amen to that brother.
Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: Harry Faversham on March 04, 2021, 03:20:50 PM
A very noble sentiment but, the mere babblings of a demented mind!
I've made a command decision that when the current project is complete the paints and brushes are on furlough for the summer campaign of playing with what's been created.
Project 'Yesteryear' is on the home straight. It's based on Neil Thomas's One Hour Wargames system with six units a side who battle it out over 30 scenarios. All the toys are Airfix WW2 models, the really naff ones from 50 years ago, with which I plan to play two scenarios a week throughout this summer. Till this goal is achieved not another toy bought, or paintbrush lifted!

(https://forum.treefrogtreasures.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=272242&d=1613731787)

::)
Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: warlord frod on March 04, 2021, 03:35:21 PM
Yes! No! What? Stop collecting, panting and simply play. What madness!  lol

Actually I have slowed the collecting part way down and try to play more then I have in years past . But as others have said I find painting therapeutic and so will always collect a few things. I have moved from mass army games to skirmish gaming which helps.
Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: Jemima Fawr on March 04, 2021, 03:55:16 PM
What is this filth?!  :o >:(

Where's a moderator when you need one?!

Unclean!!!
Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: Bearwoodman on March 04, 2021, 04:41:08 PM
No painting, just playing - that's basically the opposite of my hobby life over the past few months!

I do enjoy the social aspect of games and I like the way games give you a target or a reason to make or paint a particular thing, but painting stuff has always been the main part of the hobby for me. Painting is not a means to an end, it is itself the source of enjoyment and satisfaction.  I tend to flit between painting projects to avoid getting bored, but I cannot imagine ever wanting to stop painting altogether.

Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: Tactalvanic on March 04, 2021, 06:05:25 PM
I enjoy both slapping paint on and playing so  guess will stick with both until I can't do either.

As long as I have enough stuff available for either, good enough for me.

I am though not buying very much now.... ::)

please don't ask me to define how long/large/short a period of time "now" refers to..

Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: Antonio J Carrasco on March 04, 2021, 06:15:16 PM
No. I intend that in death my hordes of unpainted metal keep me company in the Great Beyond, while my soul continues in its unending search of the Holy Grail, aka the Perfect Napoleonic Ruleset. In order to (un)complete this quest I must hoard as many miniatures as possible. Gaming is just a secondary goal to keep me entertained in the meanwhile.

Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: Jemima Fawr on March 04, 2021, 06:38:11 PM
No. I intend that in death my hordes of unpainted metal keep me company in the Great Beyond, while my soul continues in its unending search of the Holy Grail, aka the Perfect Napoleonic Ruleset. In order to (un)complete this quest I must hoard as many miniatures as possible. Gaming is just a secondary goal to keep me entertained in the meanwhile.
This is The Way.
Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: Onebigriver on March 04, 2021, 06:51:07 PM
I'm at the stage where the mountains are flattened and I'm thinking that I should actually make an effort to build more terrain and play with all the painted figures. Trying hard not to buy any more figures, envision new projects etc., but realistically I know that at some point I'll need specific figures for a scenario etc. that I haven't got, but instead of hoarding I'll buy as and when I need them and get them painted ASAP!
Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: Belisarius on March 04, 2021, 07:04:25 PM
Guys fear not  !  Nature has designed a solution , it’s called Failing Eyesight. I’ve been known , in the dim and distant, to sit up into the wee small hours painting figures. Not anymore , now it takes me all night to do what I used to do all night ...... 🤭
Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: Elbows on March 04, 2021, 07:14:42 PM
I'd say yes and no.

I think it would depend entirely on what genres interest you.  If, for instance, you're singularly obsessed with one thing - let's say, the American Civil War.  I think it's entirely possible for your to reach a point where you have suitable armies and terrain to simply play the game in any way you enjoy.  Perhaps you find the perfect rules set, etc.

However, if you like a lot of genres, the allure will be too much - new projects, new miniature lines, new games, new rules sets, new terrain released, etc.  There are always more "things" to acquire if you like multiple genres.

I think "completing" a project is fully reasonable.  Even if "completing" means being 99% done and simply adding one or two things a year as you get bored/see fit.  For instance my Old West project is more or less done.  I have all the terrain I need, most of the minis I need, etc.  However after two years of nothing I decided to up and buy a train the other month.  The gladiator collection I have for Furt's marvelous game is complete...unless I stumble upon a particularly stunning miniature I desire, etc.

I thoroughly enjoy being "done" with a project - to a point where it is fully playable and lacks nothing serious.  It's fun to be able to just add one or two minis, or a single terrain piece every six months when the desire strikes.  So to that level - I'd say you can absolutely get there.

Even as I say this, I know, already, what my next "big" project is.  As long as you don't have another project planned...I think you can absolutely trim down heavily on the collecting/building/painting.  There is a joy in someone saying "Let's play X!" and you simply open up your bins and pull it out and play it - much as you would a board game.  It's nice to have it all squared away and on deck.
Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: SteveBurt on March 04, 2021, 10:01:35 PM
I’m almost at that point. Ran out of unpainted stuff recently and had to buy some more, but when the current list of 8 or so units is complete that will be me done. I will have enough! I have ancients, gladiators, dark age, crusades, ECW, 7YW, Napoleonics, Pirates, ACW, Wild West, Zulu War, WW2, Age of Sail, WW1 and 2 ships and WW1 and 2 aircraft.
Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: mikedemana on March 05, 2021, 03:21:03 AM
I would say reading this forum regularly would be VERY dangerous to your resolve to no longer collect new periods and pulled into "one more project..."  lol

Mike Demana
http://leadlegionaries.blogspot.com/
Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: Tactalvanic on March 05, 2021, 08:06:45 AM
I’m almost at that point. Ran out of unpainted stuff recently and had to buy some more, but when the current list of 8 or so units is complete that will be me done. I will have enough! I have ancients, gladiators, dark age, crusades, ECW, 7YW, Napoleonics, Pirates, ACW, Wild West, Zulu War, WW2, Age of Sail, WW1 and 2 ships and WW1 and 2 aircraft.

hmm... your missing several large war periods/theatres of conflict of. Possibly some countries militaria as well

You should plan and start buying to fix/fill those gaps in your collection after those 8 or so units are half completed...and find some rules for them after..
Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: Vis Bellica on March 05, 2021, 02:11:28 PM
I find the two go hand-in-hand...and that there's always more figures to add to an army.

I paint less when I play more (just a matter of time) but there's always more to buy and paint. Who hasn't been through a book of army lists and constructed an imaginary army for every single list...
Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: metalface13 on March 05, 2021, 08:31:52 PM
Has anyone painted up what they think they need to have for the various genres/eras/games that interest them and have called it a day on the collecting and painting side of the hobby and now just relax and enjoy games with the fruits of their labor? I'm wondering if I can get to that kind of point.  A few different factions for the genres that interest me so to keep things interesting and repayable, then just sit back and strictly play games when the opportunity arises. Maybe only buying some new rulesets to try with my completely painted collection.

So... anyone close to something like this? Would you even consider it?

But what then would I do with all that downtime between games? I used to be really into board games, but then I got tried of trying to keep track of what the hot new game was and learning new rules and trying to get people to play it with me when some other new hot game came out. So I got back into minis games through Blood Bowl, a game I knew the rules too but had enough different teams and every game played out so differently. Then I discovered I actually like painting minis. I find it relaxing and as another mention it gives me something to do that's not staring at a screen. I find converting and kitbashing minis a creative outlet and works my brain in different ways than I normally have to.

Also I find preparing for the next game to be fun. It gives a deadline to my collecting and painting. Maybe I'm weird but I find that more enjoyable than saying "yeah I already painted this 5 years ago, let's use them for this new thing"
Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: syrinx0 on March 15, 2021, 01:57:02 AM
I have purged a lot of my RPG rules and adventures the last few month as well as figures/terrain for games I never expect to play again (BFG, Infinity, WFB and 40K).  I might, maybe someday sell some of my painted stuff for a few armies I went a bit overboard on. While I am slowing down my acquisitions, I don't think I will stop buying new stuff for awhile still.
Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: shandy on March 16, 2021, 09:36:40 AM
Interestingly enough, I may have hit that point with one of my projects, namely ACW skirmish. I have more figures than I will ever need for skirmish games, no interest to go to the next level (brigade level) and I've struggled finding even more obscure stuff to paint. I very much enjoyed researching it, so I tried to find accompanying painting or building projects, but have become fatigued by it all by the end of last year. I continue playing, I enjoy the rules and the period, but I feel that on the painting side, I'm finished. Well, almost. After a break, I might take the project up again.

However, I like the painting and building aspect of the hobby, so I immediately started a new project!  lol
Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: RSDean on March 16, 2021, 10:33:56 AM
Has anyone painted up what they think they need to have for the various genres/eras/games that interest them and have called it a day on the collecting and painting side of the hobby ...
So... anyone close to something like this? Would you even consider it?

It’s an interesting question.  Certainly I have had individual projects reach that point, but, so far, there has always been another project on the horizon.  As of right now, I CAN still paint, and I like to paint, so I don’t have any really interest in stopping painting.  I AM limited by storage, and in a table size (~4x6 max) that will fit in this house, though, and I have no interest in moving again, so the upper limit of what makes sense to collect is a lot nearer than it used to be.  I’m trying (with very limited success) to avoid starting new projects...(Like the one I started last week...)
Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: vodkafan on March 16, 2021, 10:34:43 AM
I do have that hope in mind for some point in the future. After all, I don't want to one day be on my death bed and look over and see a bunch of unpainted figures ARRGGH.
To have the armies I wanted in a cabinet and be able to take them out and play with them when I like...that sounds a good goal.
Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: Tactalvanic on March 16, 2021, 10:55:53 AM
I do have that hope in mind for some point in the future. After all, I don't want to one day be on my death bed and look over and see a bunch of unpainted figures ARRGGH.
To have the armies I wanted in a cabinet and be able to take them out and play with them when I like...that sounds a good goal.

forward planning and hopefully enough space that your bed is in a different room. although, actually sometimes wish I could fit a bed in the study..

But to have those armies, yes its a good target.

I do suspect on a darker note, that likely my passing will be in my chair, brush in hand cursing the poor timing of my demise and probably work to, for getting in the way of more interesting things.
Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: has.been on March 16, 2021, 10:58:31 AM
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I do have that hope in mind for some point in the future. After all, I don't want to one day be on my death bed and look over and see a bunch of unpainted figures ARRGGH.
To have the armies I wanted in a cabinet and be able to take them out and play with them when I like...that sounds a good goal.

Yes James it is a good aim, & you are getting closer to that, I know.
I too want to be able to look at shelves full of neat & completed forces,
such that I could put on a variety of games, at the drop of a hat.
Long way to go, but it is getting closer. The last 5 years have seen me divest myself of lots, buying less (Covid helped) & finishing more.

HOWEVER I will always want to have a new project on the horizon.
Must remember to keep it achievable within a reasonable length of time.
Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: zemjw on March 16, 2021, 11:52:59 AM
I do have that hope in mind for some point in the future. After all, I don't want to one day be on my death bed and look over and see a bunch of unpainted figures ARRGGH.

I'm looking forward to painting figures in the afterlife. Just need to remind my relatives to pack my brushes and paint in with the other grave goods. It would be really embarassing to turn up in Valhalla/A'aru with 1000 figures and no brushes :D
Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: syrinx0 on March 18, 2021, 04:12:12 PM
I'm looking forward to painting figures in the afterlife. Just need to remind my relatives to pack my brushes and paint in with the other grave goods. It would be really embarrassing to turn up in Valhalla/A'aru with 1000 figures and no brushes :D

A good idea.  It would certainly make it easier on my wife.  lol
Title: Re: Finished Collecting and Painting...Play Only
Post by: FiatRevelli on March 23, 2021, 08:17:42 PM
I really like this idea and thought I was on the path (not that my projects are done yet, but some collections are close). Then I discovered air and naval wargaming and suddenly there's a whole new world of collecting and painting opening up before me.

Someday though, I'd like to not have to paint anymore - I don't particularly enjoy it and it probably explains my growing interest in board wargames.

I think it would be great to be able to spend my hobby time reading and watching movies for scenario ideas and then play games based on those.