Author Topic: What would you do if you had to start over? (Read 10782 times)

pistolpete · « **Reply #30 on:** February 16, 2016, 03:37:44 PM »

i'd start over but with more focus, skip all the half finished/half started and poorly chosen scale efforts. i'd pick one genre/period, in the most common/easily obtained scale to start with. build it back up in a more methodical manner, than my haphazard "ohh that's nice".

Pijlie · « **Reply #31 on:** February 16, 2016, 04:54:12 PM »

I would do the American Revolution in 10mm instead of 20.....

Inso · « **Reply #32 on:** February 16, 2016, 08:10:29 PM »

I would probably keep a small collection and sell stuff as I sculpted/painted it (to keep the small collection).

I would also get casting/moulding equipment so that I could do my own stuff (possibly for sale).

As for miniatures... I would stick with what I know and go 28mm sci-fi

The Gray Ghost · « **Reply #33 on:** February 16, 2016, 08:16:24 PM »

I lost my entire collection of 15 and 25mm in a storage fire.
I dropped out of the hobby for a while but got back into it when Foundry brought out their 28mm Darkest Africa range

grant · « **Reply #34 on:** February 17, 2016, 03:10:50 AM »

Quote from: LeadAsbestos on February 15, 2016, 01:47:05 PM

I'd do something else.

I'm with you.

A million other things.

pistolpete · « **Reply #35 on:** February 17, 2016, 02:09:19 PM »

Quote from: Scurv on February 17, 2016, 06:32:59 AM

being realistic, with the cost of hookers and blow being only slightly less than GW, I would most likely just do gundam.

<spit take>How did you know my retirement plans?

syrinx0 · « **Reply #36 on:** February 18, 2016, 03:53:16 AM »

I don't think I could replace everything I have now if I tried so I probably wouldn't try. As my gaming group has a stupendous number of miniatures, I would game on. New collections would be in new areas.

Elbows · « **Reply #37 on:** February 18, 2016, 06:42:33 AM »

I'd definitely keep gaming...maybe move to deluxe board games (and perhaps paint those figures etc.) or just paint up small skirmish groups for a variety of games (I'd be fine painting another 20 gladiators, or 20 cowboys etc.) but full on projects would probably not make a come-back.

WillieB · « **Reply #38 on:** February 20, 2016, 10:28:43 AM »

Not sure. Realistically my age would dictate that I shouldn't start over. I would never be able to replace a few thousand painted figures in time to still play with them.
My books and manuscripts would be the severest loss. Less than a quarter is digitized and some literally irreplaceable.

But I'd probably start small again with gladiators and perhaps a 'few' Dark Ages figures.

Only 'advantage' I can think of is that I would never start with a series of figures that was never completed.

Arlequín · « **Reply #39 on:** February 20, 2016, 12:53:35 PM »

Quote from: WillieB on February 20, 2016, 10:28:43 AM

Only 'advantage' I can think of is that I would never start with a series of figures that was never completed.

Since my return to 'the hobby' I don't do that now anyway, I've done my share of supporting new ranges that are never completed.

eilif · « **Reply #40 on:** February 21, 2016, 07:13:11 PM »

I'd like to think that if I had to start again I'd do a more sensible scale like 15mm.

However, 28mm figs were my first and main interest and I think if I would still be drawn inexorably toward them.

However if starting today (rather than the early 90's) I would skip GW altogether. Me and GW have had alotof good times and I still have an abiding love for the 40k universe and Necromunda. Still, if starting today there's no way I could stomach the cost of entry. I'd probably still be playing kings of war and/or warpath though.

armchairgeneral · « **Reply #41 on:** February 22, 2016, 12:47:17 PM »

Think I would start again but just do a couple of projects in 28mm that most interest me and not be distracted.

pistolpete · « **Reply #42 on:** February 22, 2016, 04:28:03 PM »

Quote from: eilif on February 21, 2016, 07:13:11 PM

However if starting today (rather than the early 90's) I would skip GW altogether.

AMEN!

beefcake · « **Reply #43 on:** February 22, 2016, 06:45:26 PM »

I'd replace those things that held nostalgic significance to me and then only buy what I can paint and not purchase more until those are painted.

Dr. The Viking · « **Reply #44 on:** February 23, 2016, 06:47:12 AM »

I think, on second thought, that what I thunk earlier should be rethunk.

If I were to start over... I would do it like DeafNala and his 215 pages of the same project.

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