I AM a Lead Hoarder .

[LawnRanger]

Lads..
      I have Now faced the fact that i am a Lead hoarder ..and need help..
       i have not bought a single figure this year (well just a few at salute  but thats it...) .I then promised my self to paint up what i have MY GOD I did not realize just how much stuff i have ! I even found 70+ 28mm 1812 yank militia tucked away !
   
   Oh theres a few packs of Peter Pig AWI stuff ... i say to myself 6 battalions later and i still have more to go ... oh look theres 3 Carthaginian El.. under that bubble wrap.. best get them done then ...

 Oh Arse did i buy all them WWII 8th army in 10mm i swear i painted them all up,, ah yes then i ordered more !!!  .. I cant see the end of my mountain ..But i will get to the bottom of it all,

I need you lads to tell me thats its ok to have a few spare packs of figs dotted around ..
and its normal for us wargames to have them.

It aint that i am a slow painter .. this year i have managed to paint 1254 figs so far I think 40-50% is my stuff, the rest is club members ... Its that i have collected SO MUCH STUFF its a joke ! I have half packs of figs every where .


How do you get round not buying stuff ..my big problems are..

A)buy TOO much stuff at the start .. the rules say 600pts is a good start I best buy 900pts just in case...

B) I buy and paint up the a small amount have a game and stay all we could do with a few more units of .....Order the dam things and Never get round to painting them ....

c) Impulse Buying Oh they look great you get them and i will get the other side .

D) Dave you got some of these ..you can have them mate (ooh free figs  they will fit in fine.

These are my faults that i have to sort out .. I will try and hold out till the mountain is a hill at least .. but i have a long way to go with the mountain at least ..

WHY do we buy so much stuff ! we all know that we cant possibly  paint it all up .. but we still buy more and more ..the thing is I know there are some real BIG lead Mountains out there.

If you want to share the pain of not getting them all painted.I am here for you Brother..

Happy gaming chaps LR.
 
   

[Onebigriver]

I share your pain brother. I blame my attention span that's akin to a goldfish. A book, a film, wargames mag article etc is enough to send me off on a tangent, and coupled with a magpie syndrome, picking up odds and sods from conventions, ebay, etc means my lead mountain is somewhat eclectic.

That said, I've been good and bought very little for the last 2 and a half years and just cracked on with conquering the lead mountain, but I'm weakening as I've dug out the 15mm colonial British an LAFer sent me & I can't paint them without acquiring some Zulus to fight them, can I? That would be ridiculous. 

[PhilB]

I'm a lead hoarder too.

I just got round to starting to paint up the 150+ Dragontooth lizardman army I bought (and had given to me) in the late 70s. That's got to be a contender for the record.

Get a glimpse at: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=80685.0
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Cheers,     --- PhilB

[Karl]

I recognise that nickname  

Guessing your rained off today aswell. No excuses start painting that lead mountain buddy. Won't get done hanging around on here  
 
Karl

[Dr. Zombie]

You are definately in the right place then. I think everyone here knows the feeling.

For years i hva tried to combat that very same problem of hoarding. I made endless lists of what I needed to paint. But I have actually now turned the "problem" around. Now I embrace my "ohh shiny" attentionspan of a butterfly. This is my hobby, it is what I do to unwind after a stressfull workday. If I want to paint napoleonic line infantry one day and undead skeletons the next. Why shouldn't I? I am a grown (ish) man, I have the money to spend.

It has actually helped me finish some things to have this attitude as painting and building becomes more enjoyable and less of a chore.

[Tactalvanic]

I am.

Just as bad...

 Although my hoarding is compressed into one small room - its a very full small room.

I came back to this hobby after many years, with the pressure of work, I needed a little something that takes me away from it, helps my brain run down, and my imagination take me away from the grind and frustrations, just for a bit.

Still, magpie hoarding and stacking up of little projects and things to paint up, get them in order, setup a plan of action to tackle the mass.... oh look new shiny  must have and... oh 

Sigh. still there are more expensive, and more destructive distractions and addictions, so I feel lucky in that regard, and the company in evidence seems good, and in as much, also a comfort.

Completing stuff also helps, as its a damn good feeling to.

I am a lead hoarder, but, I find I am happy with that.

[westwaller]

I have quite a bit of lead ...but to be honest the growth of the availability of decent plastic historicals, means I am more of a plastic hoarder- its cheaper sure but most things come in boxes of 20 plus miniatures... That and the growing availability of single sprues and people selling their surplus stuff on ebay...

[LawnRanger]

Good to see fellow brother with the same pain
  Karl you be happy to know i finished off 3rd Regiment  of New York ( AWI) before heading off to work, another 16 figs down still chipping away..

[mellis1644]

Is the one of those things where it's one of the steps to recovery? If so I should not be posting here...
 

[mweaver]

" i have not bought a single figure this year"

Yeah, I pretty much always buy them in lots too...

I have been in a painting (rather, no-painting slump) for between two-three years now.  Which slowed purchases down, well, not very much if at all.  But I am beginning to wet my brushes again.   My wife is almost as bad about hoarding.  Between us, we have figures and terrain squirreled away everywhere.

Like westwaller, my recent purchases lean more heavily toward plastic than metal.  But metal and resin still come in through the door regularly.

-Michael

[mysteriousbill]

I've been trying hard not to buy any new minis (X-Wing doesn't count since they come already painted) until I make a dent in the lead and terrain pile (new year's resolution).

Being low on funds helps.

[armchairgeneral]

I don't see why you need to beat yourself up too much about your lead horde. There is a bit of retail therapy in buying figures admittedly but if it gives you pleasure then that's what the hobby is all about.

Okay there might be an issue if you have so much stuff you might be passing on a burden to others, as with Scurv's recent post, but as long as you are sensible and have the odd clear out, as many seem to do on the Bazaar, then why worry?  

[Onebigriver]

I've been trying hard not to buy any new minis (X-Wing doesn't count since they come already painted) until I make a dent in the lead and terrain pile (new year's resolution).

Being low on funds helps.

Ditto! Nothing better than an empty wallet to provide an incentive for cracking on with the mountain. I can still hear those 15mm Zulus calling though......

[Sir Barnaby Hammond-Rye]

Cool army...but what is it? Post Apoc of some kind I'm guessing....? What rules do you use?

[Daeothar]

...Now I embrace my "ohh shiny" attentionspan of a butterfly. This is my hobby, it is what I do to unwind after a stressfull workday. If I want to paint napoleonic line infantry one day and undead skeletons the next. Why shouldn't I? I am a grown (ish) man, I have the money to spend...

This is exactly what I am telling myself these days, and it helps too. 

There's no sense in having a hobby, when all it does is putting you in a guilt and frustration induced corner, right? Hobbies are there to enjoy and have fun, so just pick that part which you enjoy most and go with the flow. If that makes you a 'collector', 'builder' or 'painter' instead of a something you previously called yourself, so be it.

A bit of soul searching and self re-inventing might be required, but the most important part is to just enjoy yourself when spending time on your hobby...