Rob’s Shipyard on Ebay

Etsy, Micro Machines best option.

Where are you based Grantinvanman? May help with suggesstions.

But what if you *want* to do something but still can’t get your back in gear?

Just do something, anything, no matter how small.  However excited we may feel about a task it can sometimes feel like such a big thing in our minds.  The temptation is therefore to stay in the safety of contemplation or pre-contemplation.  That way you convince your…[Read more]

Do tell.

I was planning on doing some kind of conversion but that seems to be out of the question if the runner does not arrive today.

That is a famous Douglas Adams

And it was “rephrased” in Pirates Of The Caribbean” when Jack Sparrow said something along the lines “I like opportunities. I like the wooshing sound they make when they pass by”

The…

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That is a famous Douglas Adams quote @limburger.

I find that a deadline encourages me get stuff done. If the game is a month a way then I feel no urge to do anything. At a week I start to feel the pressure. When it’s a day away I cut corners to be ready. If it’s not all done… it doesn’t matter if you can still play.

The important thing is that…[Read more]

To quote someone famous: “I love deadlines … especially the sound they make as they go wooshing by” 😉

I don’t like time pressure, which is why I avoid anything with deadlines. There is too much of that at work already, so I don’t want it in my hobby.

I do need checklists when I need to do something with a time limit (like a convention),…[Read more]

Pledge:  Following Danlee’s example I also need to get this month’s PaintComp entry done and in by Friday.

Answer:  In your specific circumstances @Sundancer there isn’t anything you can do except work out your paint scheme while you are waiting for the miniature to arrive.  Have you decided what colour scheme you are going with?  Black und…[Read more]

September 20th – still no sprue

Still no sprue on this side of the channel….

Yeah I feel there might be problems with that. Brexit at it again probably?

This weeks’ pledge is to enter into the painting competition. I have one model ready to submit, and a second about half done.

• Getting stuff done in time. We all know the feeling: there is a game planned and your army is still in boxes, there is a deadline for a contest and your mini hasn’t even arrived yet. How to deal with it? – When I u…

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Just heard from a friend (StudioJ7) in the UK that is also participating that he got his a couple of days ago. Still no sprue on this side of the channel….

Pledge: finish the MAWM box (hopefully)

Answer: I deal very bad with that. I hate time pressure and crunch. On the other hand I need it to get stuff done. Which sometimes leads to very good results and sometimes to very bad experiences. It’s hard to balance. I never found a working middle ground.

Some music:

New Fred:

[unofficial weekender] Time pressure and crunch

I like Necromunda as a setting, but I wasn’t impressed by the gameplay.

This is the first thing that GW has produced in 5 years that I’m actually interested in.

Whether I buy depends on how much it costs… and if they do the usual tiny print run that makes it impossible to get hold of.

Trying to riff off Frostgrave?