So it's been a while, and there's always reasons. I won't call them excuses because they are mostly conscious choices but they are there nonetheless. Over the last few months I've completed my first triathlon (in under 3 hours, and all the training that entailed), cracked the 2 hour mark for a half marathon, and started a completely new career. We're also about to embark on a significant remodel to the main room of our flat, which will entail further disruption.
I'm sure I'm not the only one out there that finds the other things in their lives get in the way of their hobby. I thought I might do a few posts on how I manage to keep abreast of what is going on in the hobby-verse and to scratch that hobby itch during the times I can't get to the paints or the table. I'm going to title these "Keeping the Hobby", hopefully some of you out there might find the odd titbit of interesting information in them.
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This one might seem strange at first thought, but how often are you doing something else and all of a sudden a thought pops into your head for a conversion, a pose you'd like to use for one of your guys, maybe an idea for a new army or some background for your existing army. I know for sure that this happens all the time for me, but the problem I tend to find is that by the time at back at my painting table I've forgotten all about it.
I've taken to carrying a notebook with me as much as possible, dedicated purely to my hobby. I'll write down paint schemes, tips I read or hear about, bits of fluff ideas or anything else that pops into my head just as quickly as possible in it so I've got them to go back to whenever I need to.
I'll tell you, its amazing the number of times I've sat down at my painting table, and drawn a blank when trying to figure out what to tackle next. I quick flick through my notes and that's always cured.
So that's it for the first post, simple, but probably the most effective of all the things you can do to keep going with your hobby when you don't have time/space/energy to paint.
What do you do to keep your hobby mojo going in the lean times? Lets hear your suggestions in the comments below.
Be back soon. Andy - bG
Read the books, listen to audio dramas, cut and paste pics of minis i think would go cool together in a duel or diorama. Surf ebay for OOP minis that are outside my usual 40k comfort zone to learn new painting techniques on later or for those times when i can only do quick and dirty/fun paint jobs..
ReplyDeleteHey Zab, some good ideas there, I especially like the idea of cutting and pasting pics of models together, a great idea.
DeleteGood points above, and I can add - read the blogs of others to inspire and get good ideas for future works in progress... look forward to your next weeman project Andy bG
ReplyDeleteHey Siph, absolutely right, and this being a blog I really should have started this series of posts with blogs shouldn't I ;) There's a little project in the offing at the moment, hopefully I'll manage to produce something soon.
DeleteI've got within a minute of a 2 hour half marathon (I think). Just ran out of 'go'. And that was over ten years ago. grumble.
ReplyDeleteIt's hellishly hard to do, I'll happily admit that, I'm not really one of natures natural runners. I was pretty near the edge of it myself.
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