tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999006694513130928.post6784067017470522184..comments2024-03-22T11:03:29.536+00:00Comments on Mr Saturday's Mumblings: Navigating the Hobby DoldrumsMr Saturdayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03092917415087033316noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999006694513130928.post-47758897532464096552013-10-29T10:41:13.514+00:002013-10-29T10:41:13.514+00:00Good stuff! Thankfully I managed to heft the paint...Good stuff! Thankfully I managed to heft the paint brush a couple of days ago, even if only to finish some move trays. Display board ideas are starting to bubble too.Mr Saturdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092917415087033316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999006694513130928.post-35668705074702247752013-10-29T09:07:41.026+00:002013-10-29T09:07:41.026+00:00Hopefully we'll get the painting requirements ...Hopefully we'll get the painting requirements for NWG14 up over the next few days. This, along with the Emerald Daemon side of things, will hopefully help you out of the doldrums!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16953766729476919112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999006694513130928.post-42943615782126084702013-10-25T09:59:02.323+01:002013-10-25T09:59:02.323+01:00Thanks for the offer Martin, I'm flattered. I ...Thanks for the offer Martin, I'm flattered. I used to do a fair bit of commission, I even did some stuff for Foundry some years back, but it cut deep into my own hobby time, so I don't do that much these days. Too much in the lead pile!Mr Saturdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092917415087033316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999006694513130928.post-32948625715067336562013-10-24T22:08:00.154+01:002013-10-24T22:08:00.154+01:00Maybe I can motivate you to paint - paint mine for...Maybe I can motivate you to paint - paint mine for cash!Martin Costellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466207212491638544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999006694513130928.post-13956746824238365192013-10-23T10:06:25.407+01:002013-10-23T10:06:25.407+01:00I think the problem is there are so many models th...I think the problem is there are so many models that I can't wait to get stuck into that when I come across something like a move tray it seems so boring in comparison, even though it looks great once it's done. I think I just need to man up and paint the bloody things.Mr Saturdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092917415087033316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999006694513130928.post-63267627395042962942013-10-23T10:04:20.264+01:002013-10-23T10:04:20.264+01:00Wise words. Maybe a more interesting model just to...Wise words. Maybe a more interesting model just to ease me back in once the current move tray is done.Mr Saturdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092917415087033316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999006694513130928.post-18657838153166817632013-10-23T10:03:11.254+01:002013-10-23T10:03:11.254+01:00You said it. I kind of want to get my fimir to a d...You said it. I kind of want to get my fimir to a decent level before they hit, as it's all hands on deck once those babies arrive.Mr Saturdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092917415087033316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999006694513130928.post-48858097274597555272013-10-23T10:02:13.719+01:002013-10-23T10:02:13.719+01:00100 unfinished projects would end me. I'm a on...100 unfinished projects would end me. I'm a one at a time kind of guy usually. Maybe I need to look at that.Mr Saturdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092917415087033316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999006694513130928.post-61563009500268990452013-10-23T10:01:11.554+01:002013-10-23T10:01:11.554+01:00I'm usually pretty linear when it comes to pro...I'm usually pretty linear when it comes to projects. I only have a couple of primed minis waiting painting, an unfinished mini sitting there sends me spiralling into madness, so my stuff is either finished or totally untouched.Mr Saturdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092917415087033316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999006694513130928.post-67779904792169924132013-10-23T09:59:56.859+01:002013-10-23T09:59:56.859+01:00It sure does. I have a couple of great Kickstarter...It sure does. I have a couple of great Kickstarter packs coming in next year too, which will demand my full attention.Mr Saturdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092917415087033316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999006694513130928.post-3615729812224687742013-10-23T09:56:04.158+01:002013-10-23T09:56:04.158+01:00Aye, I do get out and about a fair bit. I live on ...Aye, I do get out and about a fair bit. I live on the cusp of Connemara in Western Ireland, so it's pretty great for the outdoors. Usually a walk in the forest gets me jazzed up for painting.Mr Saturdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092917415087033316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999006694513130928.post-66870930429984435062013-10-23T07:59:15.842+01:002013-10-23T07:59:15.842+01:00I have to agree with Chico and Ferret, sometimes i...I have to agree with Chico and Ferret, sometimes it just takes a new project to fuel up. i tend to paint a single mini which has absolutely no link to anything I feel I have to do or even better, I dive in the bits box and try to build something unexpected and new out of it (generally ends up oin another chaos champion though ;) )<br />This helps to see things from another point, getting the fun from painting without the hassle of these deadlines we give ourselves. When painting gets boring, there's always sculpting and when that fails too, there's kitbashing and so on...<br />Or you can just watch a good film, read a good book and the mojo comes back (adre tell me you won't be tempted to finish this Balor of you read Corum again...)<br />CheersAsslessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475252828835332056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999006694513130928.post-32816630679546752102013-10-23T00:02:20.822+01:002013-10-23T00:02:20.822+01:00It doesn't sound like you're burnt out ove...It doesn't sound like you're burnt out overall - just sick of the grind of what you're making yourself do now. Can you not relent a little and mix in some of the more appealing projects with the things that need to be done? Might make the task less painful and let you get your paws on something fun a little sooner.Hoodlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999006694513130928.post-69148900450991044082013-10-22T21:29:23.192+01:002013-10-22T21:29:23.192+01:00Just wait till the Martians land ; )Just wait till the Martians land ; )Thantsantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902730729032525538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999006694513130928.post-57946741418314679522013-10-22T20:25:58.695+01:002013-10-22T20:25:58.695+01:00motivation ebbs and flows. If not feeling it, jus...motivation ebbs and flows. If not feeling it, just wait, or start a new project. I love starting new projects -that always sparks motivation for me, it is why I have about 100 unfinished projects. Laughing Ferrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649878935225675051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999006694513130928.post-27141878281427552512013-10-22T18:38:19.170+01:002013-10-22T18:38:19.170+01:00I feel your pain brother....I'm having a hard ...I feel your pain brother....I'm having a hard time getting any painting done right now and its starting to make me sad. I had hoped to have all the forces I need for a long planned campaign painted and ready to go but am only about half way there and the Gaming season is here! Still I can get off my ass and get anything done....frustrating....<br /><br />...in the mean time the lead pile GROOOWWWSSS!Blue in VThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16420605978612894112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999006694513130928.post-79860788999235892992013-10-22T17:52:22.618+01:002013-10-22T17:52:22.618+01:00I stop myself from being burned out on one project...I stop myself from being burned out on one project by having half a dozen going on at the same time. I know for some people this doesn't work and they just get daunted by so much unpainted lead. Also another way when you can't be asked to paint is to buy something new, that tends to inspire me to get painting of the rest of that force in prep for the new item to come.Chico Dankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16209424634551876747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999006694513130928.post-41429573636586367502013-10-22T17:34:17.170+01:002013-10-22T17:34:17.170+01:00I fully understand your feeling of being a bit kna...I fully understand your feeling of being a bit knackered and hobby burned out. If you do this for a living and for a hobby too it can come on almost every month. <br /><br />I often get around this by doing something well away from wargaming such as a long walk in the rain (I do live in Scotland!) and then making a deal with myself that for every wargaming thing I want to do I do two wargaming things from the pile I don't feel like first.<br /><br />Hope this helps.<br /><br />GBS<br />http://theionageblog.blogspot.co.uk/Gavin Syme (GBS)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07820352168938167913noreply@blogger.com