tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786977598764243863.post5078445902555332474..comments2024-01-23T04:05:39.851-06:00Comments on Plastic Legions: Your 2009 Gaming Resolutions- how did you do?JPLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12461099993856743894noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786977598764243863.post-64397373500173063392009-12-17T22:18:57.569-06:002009-12-17T22:18:57.569-06:00From my dakka post:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dak...From my dakka post:<br /><br />http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/268529.page#1164560<br /><br /><br /> 1. Set up my debit paint-to-save-to-buy accounting system to stay to some kind of budget and increase the amount of happiness gained from a completed piece. I plan on writing the rules out for this, but it basically boils down to, paint something, save that much money in a debit account, use the debit account to buy more minis.<br /><br /><br /><br />Never got around to this. My goal changed from "debit-paint-save-debit" to "paint 500<br />miniatures." The goals were kind of mutually exclusive.<br /><br /> 2. Settle on an Eldar Army Harlequin scheme and try to get halfway through it by 2010.<br /><br /><br /><br />I did figure this one out after a while. Shock and horror, it was to paint it almost the same<br />as the rest of my Eldar. Wow, that was hard.<br /><br /><br /> 3. Complete, expand, and game with the tri-elf armies for Fantasy: Wood/High/Dark.<br /><br /><br /><br />I only managed one or two games with my High Elves, and only got halfway through with<br />my DArk Elves. I did end up expanding my Wood Elves in time for Adepticon, but never<br />got around to running the Eternal Guard list that I was plotting in my head.<br /><br /> 4. Play my main factions every other time. Protectorate of Menoth for Warmachine and Wood Elves for Warhammer Fantasy.<br /><br /><br /><br />The past year has been a crazy Privateer Press year for me. And mostly I've been using my<br />Trollbloods because they're just easier to carry around than the infantry heavy Protectorate<br />bags that I carried (almost all metal!)<br /><br /> 5. Increase the number of quality Articles and Army Profiles in the Dakka Articles system. I'm no Taskmaster, unfortunately, as that would make the Articles system feel like my job. I'd like to keep my work and fun separate.<br /><br /><br /><br />Oops, failed. I usually have a choice between hobby time, gaming time, and editing time. Add<br />being a Press Ganger and it's surprising that I got as much done as I have. Don't know where<br />we'd be without people willing to put up their own Army Profiles (my favorite is still the Fremen<br />one, sorry Dakkites!)<br /><br /> 6. Play outside of my comfort zone or at least try games that I have figs for but never played. Things I'd be interested in include: Infinity, AT-43, Warlord, Uncharted Seas. Games I don't have minis for, but would love to try include: Elfball, Descent, Okko<br /><br /><br /><br />Total failure. I was sick on the days I was going to learn these games at Gencon, and running<br />the Warmachine/Hordes events meant being a constant opponent for those days when there's<br />an odd man out on game days and mentoring new players.<br /><br /> 7. Write fanfic that doesn't make me roll my cynical eyes. Yes, even at stuff I write for myself. Start plotting some serialized fiction for the Articles system.<br /><br /><br /><br />Wow, I forgot I had plans for this. Will need to re-visit that notebook.<br /><br /> 8. Paint more regularly rather than in fits and spurts. Settle for getting something done rather than pushing my days and nights to get it all done.<br /><br /><br /><br />I'll call this one a success. After this year I think I have a feel for my painting tempo, my<br />modeling limits, and the benefits that just sitting and painting have for my overall<br />well being.<br /><br /> 9. Learn more from the battles that I play, have more fun even when I lose, never forget to shake a hand or make the experience more pleasant for all involved. <br /><br /><br /><br />I like to think that I succeeded at this.Felix Flautahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00645999988674441594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786977598764243863.post-15826627501886299152009-12-17T20:00:04.608-06:002009-12-17T20:00:04.608-06:00LOL! were those this year?, I thought our WAB game...LOL! were those this year?, I thought our WAB games were in 2008...my bad...ok..I'll have to unepic that!JPLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461099993856743894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786977598764243863.post-35476280948034904602009-12-17T19:38:38.082-06:002009-12-17T19:38:38.082-06:00I would not call #5 an Epic Failure - we played at...I would not call #5 an Epic Failure - we played at least 1 game of WAB together. May have even been two.Chicago Terrain Factoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13120517237019460964noreply@blogger.com