So where do we start? Perhaps begin batch painting the 300 or so orks waiting to be Adepticon ready? Maybe the newly acquired Tomb kings army which looks incredibly epic simply it's its cast gray plastic.Even the long ignored new blog we (And by we i mean me) have been ignoring?
All of us as hobbyist know one thing which is almost as important as having a cash flow for our hobby to begin with. Time management is very important. Without it nothing would get done, and our desk would more then likely be covered with hundreds of bits, paints and half painted units.
So with this dilemma sitting before me I have made my choice. Recently at a friends house i have finally tried my hand at Fantasy and love it. My wife is actually the one whom has decided to get into the magic and sword side of Games workshop, and i am so very glad she did.So i had to sit and think, hmm now what. Do we continue to paint the massive amount of orky goodness, or do we pack it away and work on the new arrivals?
Then the idea hit me.Winter is coming soon. Long long nights of bitter cold and silence (only when the boys are sleeping) are waiting for me with the months to come. Now, what i took in effect for my idea was the ease of assembly and painting for each army. The orks have many many hours for even a single unit for each unit. Very time consuming indeed. However, these new Tomb Kings are easy to paint, already put together (Thank you Scott -Owner of The Vault - for trading me) and actually are WYSIWYG to how i wold like to play them.
I know already what your thinking. Wait one minute Mr. Blog man, these are for your wife. Why are you painting them? Well simple i asked her if i could and was praised with the answer i was begging for. So The orks have been put away, idea sketched down and lists placed on file(Yes i have ocd i organize my lists)The attempt to be the first in our group of friends with a Full and 100% painted Army for Fantasy is en route.
One thing i did not take into effect.40k models come as large as a unit of 30, and each model within that unit could and can be fairly different.Fantasy on the other hand though has massive blocks of anywhere between 10 to 100+ (if you were crazy enough) of individual models.And these models sit tightly packed in what are called blocks. On top of that, you need to take into consideration of how that block will sit together. Is Skeleton A spear to long and making Skeleton B sit crooked. Or Is Archer A bow aimed just enough to hit the back of Skeleton G head? So it takes a bit to lay everything out, Imagine how you would like the block to look, Then finally assemble.
Even with all of this, i do believe this army can be painted, based and ready for battle before the snow hits.Now, with all that being said, now i turn to my question for the readers(all two of you) How do you set your time up? Do you have dedicated days and days to geek out, or only a few hours each night? Would you be willing, or have you given up a game night here and or there so you could finish that "last" unit up?
On a side note... This is my first blog ever. I will be the first to admit my grammar and spelling need so much attention. However i have included my wonderful wife to be my "editor" and also enlisted the Help of my brother in Law to help out. So for now i thank you for putting up with my 5th grade English abilities and hope you all continue to read.
