tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post5771165347205909570..comments2023-09-17T07:13:54.045-06:00Comments on Drunken Samurai Painting Blog: Return of the Hobby FunkRoberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-66934879748829488932016-09-14T10:57:01.109-06:002016-09-14T10:57:01.109-06:00I'm just the opposite right now. Finally, sinc...I'm just the opposite right now. Finally, since moving here, I feel like there is some focus. I've got a couple of things that will keep me busy for the foreseeable future. I'm more excited than I have been in a few years. Goals have been set which always helps me stay on track. Certain systems that I don't care for as much aren't really part of my paradigm right now. And the other stuff laying around that doesn't get much table time can just lay there.Shiny Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03528178034736499804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-44507460526209108642016-09-14T06:12:53.500-06:002016-09-14T06:12:53.500-06:00Go to a convention! That is usually what gets me ...Go to a convention! That is usually what gets me motivated! You need to BS about gaming with other gamers! It can also get your eyes wandering (e.g. gladiators for me!) so be careful out there! :)<br /><br />I have had to force myself to stick with just two "periods" (28mm WW2 CoC not BA and Dropzone Commander) over the past year or so, just to keep my focus going. One of those "periods" (DzC) I'm not even currently playing any games of... :)<br /><br />If you are like me, you have lots of half finished things (a tank, a terrain piece, etc.) lying about... Pick one and finish it! That helped me get back on my current painting "binge"! It's been really great since! <br /><br />Oh, one more thing... Put down the video/computer/app games... That's a time sink if I ever saw one... :)<br /><br /><br />Good Luck!Neal Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14756150626631842788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-10337276773024085382016-09-13T17:39:03.531-06:002016-09-13T17:39:03.531-06:00Tom , said it best do what makes you happy. I thin...Tom , said it best do what makes you happy. I think you should give me your Vikings , that will make me happy. Good luck Rob.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-74169175749508934142016-09-13T16:30:45.959-06:002016-09-13T16:30:45.959-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tom Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070722615197466528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-85250587263986047092016-09-13T16:30:38.543-06:002016-09-13T16:30:38.543-06:00I have been trying to focus (easier said than done...I have been trying to focus (easier said than done) on things I want to do...it is "my" hobby afterall, just like it is "your" hobby. Do what makes you happy...that is the key...this is supposed to be enjoyable, and not work or a tedious task. I always find that finishing a project so I can feel that I have completed something helps me get into a good frame of mind. You'll figure it out.Tom Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070722615197466528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-78391066576400594562016-09-13T13:16:24.873-06:002016-09-13T13:16:24.873-06:00Thanks for the feedback and suggestions. For now ...Thanks for the feedback and suggestions. For now I think I will just work on some old projects without any concern for their usefulness. I will likely need to drop a few game projects but it will take some time to decide.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-71305005193353579282016-09-13T03:35:40.118-06:002016-09-13T03:35:40.118-06:00I am constantly in the same sort of funk. I never ...I am constantly in the same sort of funk. I never seem to want to paint and when I do it's only for a few hours so never really make much progress. I'm more than happy to build stuff and I don't game.<br /><br />What about trying something out of your comfort zone to build/paint/play? I'm not very good with conversions or scratch building but am trying my hand at some at the moment. Or how about a splash purchase, like a ForgeWorld item that you've been eyeing up?<br /><br />I came up with a painting reward system that helped for a while. For everything I finished painting, I would reward myself with 1/4 of that models monetary value to go towards something else.Cadian 127thhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15177128943113925510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-2262003829677325332016-09-12T18:42:27.710-06:002016-09-12T18:42:27.710-06:00I am in the same boat, too many cool games and not...I am in the same boat, too many cool games and not enough time to collect, build and paint. I am now just focusing on Warlord, Mantic and Battle Front Games. I only get to play one day a week and just want to play games that I enjoy with people I like. I hope you get out of your funk and you get back to what you like, gaming. Dagreenskinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05105084652095469566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-21415049850881101072016-09-12T15:39:55.445-06:002016-09-12T15:39:55.445-06:00Rob,
Perhaps you need to look at another hobby, l...Rob,<br /><br />Perhaps you need to look at another hobby, like building a model car or something like that. You mock me about Model Railroading, but its a nice distraction to the gaming hobby. So maybe think about something along those lines, Hell man, when was the last time you picked up your sketch book and did some drawing?<br /><br />I think part of it is that your spread out over too many game systems, I know that is how I feel from time to time. That's one reason I am not jumping into KoW right now, I don't think I have the bandwidth to do it. So maybe you should simplify your games back down to a more manageable number. Doesn't mean you have to get rid of any, just try to make an effort about what you want to play. Tim Kulinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15556960285841667223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058258817691018841.post-14788580771493754972016-09-12T12:00:50.736-06:002016-09-12T12:00:50.736-06:00I totally understand. I've definitely gone thr...I totally understand. I've definitely gone through that a bit myself, and it usually has to do with being overwhelmed, either with the games themselves or just life in general.<br /><br />From you are saying, it sounds like you're overwhelmed with everything you're expecting of yourself from a gaming perspective. 9 systems?!? That's nuts, particularly for a hobby gamer. I'd say try to whittle down your participation to no more than 3 systems and focus on getting the most out of them. See which ones have active communities and go with those, or if there is something you are really excited about and want to try to build a community, then go with that, but then I'd say stick with just that one system.<br /><br />Best of luck, I know how it feels to have that kind of empty stop in your life without the hobby to fill it.ChrisLShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10274024369503530738noreply@blogger.com