Order Excitement

Started by Sean Clark, May 21, 2021, 01:56:41 PM

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Sean Clark

No matter how old I get, or how many figures I have in the unpainted pile (Stewart look away!) I still get a thrill from placing an order that is the start of a new army or project.

So next week I shall be collecting my Government army for Mexico. I've even bought my general a lovely car to show off in. These will jump to the head of the painting queue and I will be a good boy and paint them before ordering the rebels. My birthday is at the end of August so I shall be treating myself then if I get the Government troops done in time.

Anyone else still get excited at new figures/army/projects?

Brian Cameron

I wouldn't embark on a new project unless I'm excited by it.  Possibly I get excited too easily as there are still too many periods/settings I'd like to do even 50+ years of wargaming  :)

Brian

sukhe_bator (Neil)

Absolutely!
Every order for every period has that effect on me to some extent, be it the start, middle or end of a project...
I rarely buy an entire army in one go and tried drip-feeding my MexRev to keep the painting and modelling impetus going. However, invariably I forget some figures to mix in (particularly since I tend to browse widely across ranges to source figures) and I have to supplement later orders with packs that I've missed, so the anticipation continues right up to the final postie delivery...  ;)

martin goddard

Indeed.
I do get exited about new stuff.
It would be a sad thing if life had no excitement?

martin :)

Colonel Kilgore

I like to do these things in stages: initial research into the period and armies concerned; planning the game forces and sending off the order to PP HQ; unpacking the figures and working out where to start - each stage of which is exciting in its own way.

I have mixed feelings about the whole cleaning up, painting and basing process. Not exactly "exciting", but nice and satisfying once it's all done :)

Simon

pbeccas (Paul)

I get excited about planning the army and then buying it, and then opening it, and then putting the figures into units, and then I add them to my lead mountain.

Leman (Andy)

Yes, indeed I do. To misquote, "When a man tires of getting excited about his hobby, he tires of life."

Sean Clark

I suppose it's a rhetorical question in a way. Imagine placing an order and not giving two hoots about when it arrives.

I think I'm meaning more in the general sense of the escapism that this hobby brings. Work has been incredibly tough for the last 3-4 weeks, so a small reward really got my dander up so to speak!

Panzer21

Sadly yes.
Why sadly?
Because it's very easy to buy new things, but a lot harder to do something with them......

I look back on my earlier days with rose-tinted nostalgia, where lack of finances meant I had to build an army a unit at a time, so actually painted what I had. I also tended to concentrate on one period at a time.

Mind you there was hardly any choice and the time between ordering and receiving the figures was usually at least a month....all by paper, postal order and paper catalogues. If you were lucky you might find a shop, but they usually only had 3 out of the 24 figures you wanted......
Neil

Brian Cameron

I know what you mean Sean.  At various times in my life I, whether work or family, I found that even 20 or 30 minutes at the end of the day spent painting, planning, read rules or a magazine has been of huge value in helping my word go round.  The same applies to my model railway activity over the last 20 years.  It's wonderful in retirement to be able to have so much time to enjoy the hobbies which have been, and still are, such an enjoyable part of my life.

Brian

Wardy64

The escapism of the hobby has always been one of the appeals to me of gaming, painting and playing with our toys being leagues away from the sometimes dark world of my work. A good pressure valve, highlighted by the arrival of new goodies from the PP factory, who needs stress balls when we have lead soldiers!

Dave

Leman (Andy)

I was quite lucky in that for many years I was able to incorporate it into my work as a school club. Sadly it was not really appreciated and one September I returned to school to discover that my custom built lockable table had been sent to the dump as "it took up too much space" despite being incredibly useful for group work. But heigh-ho, schools are all about passing exams now in the UK. Fun was gradually reduced to virtually zero unless you happened to be good at running around on grass kicking a ball as you go.

Wardy64

An emotional week at work for me, finally leaving my agency after 32 years. Not retiring, have gone after and been successful in getting a job with another Government Agency nearer home, couldn't do the travelling with my broken paw. Got to pay Ben's university fees, so he can keep me when I am old and dribbling. Mind you if you ask Samantha she will say I am there already!

Might celebrate with a PP order for Ben and I to share  ;)

Dave

Colonel Kilgore

You must have very mixed feelings, Dave, but congratulations on securing something closer to home.

And very good of you to share your largesse with Peter Pig  ;D

Simon

Sean Clark

Quote from: Wardy64 on May 22, 2021, 04:49:02 PM
An emotional week at work for me, finally leaving my agency after 32 years. Not retiring, have gone after and been successful in getting a job with another Government Agency nearer home, couldn't do the travelling with my broken paw. Got to pay Ben's university fees, so he can keep me when I am old and dribbling. Mind you if you ask Samantha she will say I am there already!

Might celebrate with a PP order for Ben and I to share  ;)

Dave

Best of luck Dave. I have 6 years to go, at which point I shall be sharing some of my I'll gotten gains with Mr Goddard.

Enjoy your 'retirement'. And best wishes with whatever you choose to purchase and share with Ben.