On The Nature Of Intermittent Obsession

So I am a gamer. Mainly tabletop stuff but I do move into video games. Not to mention DIY and carpentry. I focus on one thing and then another. If I were a bit more of a rapid cycle you could call it ADHD. Whilst I know a few people who are a little further down the spectrum than I am, I don't think it's that either. There are times when I do get a sense 

There is definitely a sense that I move between hobbies and even specific interests within a given hobby. Rather than it being a low key mental health problem, it has become my way to maintain momentum. If I try to push through, I can do it but I get slower. God knows I am slow enough already. 

So I am back at the hexes. If you look here you can see it has been going on for a while. This project had been underway for some time before it made it onto the blog. There was design work and some testing and that was after six months of feasibi.

Specifically I am working on a hex project I was working on back in January and further back into December last year. To be honest I got a little naffed off with myself as there were problems. Now I have a plan and I am making progress around other things. And another big pile of hexes (well technically partial hexes). 

From where I am sat there are two boxes mostly full of hexes part of the way to being finished. That is a lot of hexes. It's specialist stuff I need right now. The rest is there for the next project. And the one or two after that. 

So it's a feature, not a bug. This will end when I run out of materials. I use one supplier in the main and I will wait until they have a sale. Maybe there will be another distraction. I am not seeing one right now, but you never know. This is literally going take a decade to finish. Maybe I should get a game in with it. 

A Good Day

This has been a long day. I've got a lot of stuff done over the last few days and I think I am paying for it now. The paint job on the Halflings is done and I am just finishing off the bases. I have to say that they look good to me. I've played a board game called Evolution which I enjoyed. Progress has been made on some interlocking hexes, which is just morphing into a monster. I've also managed to clean the laser so I am good to go for a few more sheets yet. I've done a bit of family stuff and I even managed to get some kitchen roll.

I've even done some prep for the Naughty Elf. Strictly speaking, elves. I have quite a few now, since I got about half a dozen in the sales last year. I have spent a fair amount so far and I can see a few more outfits coming my way. Think I might be going a bit overboard but it's for my daughter. To be honest I have never really been a fan of elves. Naughty or otherwise.

Whilst I've had some news on the dog. Nothing concrete yet. I am officially describing the dog as a Andalusian Miniature Rottweiler. Not a Dachshund. Most of what I need to get for the dog is now sat in the kitchen. Again, I have gone a little bit overboard and again its for my daughter.  She got me a dog dad mug for Father's Day. I think she was making a point.

The last couple of days I have really felt like the old me. For the first time in what seems like a long time. It has felt good. Sadly, I know this isn't going to last, which saddens me. The future is looking pretty good but I need to take it day my day.

Traveller - The Kickstarter, And More Blood Bowl

The original Traveller is getting a fiftieth anniversary reprint. My first and overwhelming thought is OMG, how old am I. Whilst I am not quite old enough to have purchased it when it came out I am old enough to get hold of a copy in the early eighties.

Traveller is arguably the most important game in my gaming life. Not by first and not even the second. Even being in third place, it dominated the next decade and a half. I mourned the passing of the original edition. Possibly I raged against the next two GDW editions. Then I mourned some more when GDW went out of business.

For a good chunk of the early noughties I went through buying up the original games books. I am missing two. One was a scenario so bad nobody brought it (I have just placed a bid on a copy). The other came in a boxed set which is currently retailing for £200. Whilst I would really like to complete the collection I don't have the kind of low level psychological condition that would value this over the actual money in my bank account.

My collection is old and very far from pristine. I was just trying to think of a suit antonym and dog eared is probably it. It is a much used collection. That said, if I get a pristine copy I will want to keep it that way.

If Tunnels and Trolls was my first RPG kiss, then Traveller was definitely my first, er, meaningful relationship. Like a lot of first relationships, I have learnt a lot since then. As has Mongoose. Old school Traveller is good but it is showing its age. Mongoose Traveller is a more well rounded game. Its a much more fun experience. Original Traveller is a pretty solid game. It's got a lot of nice mechanisms that I have stolen again an again. Mongoose Traveller is just better all round. That said, I am feeling just a little bit of fomo. 

The Halflings are progressing. They are almost starting to look like they might be finished this week. Almost. I think I just need to add a couple of metallics and paint the bases as they will be done. I am getting sick of the site of these guys.

In other news, my real baby has demanded a fur baby. Specifically a dachshund. Dachs are not a dog that would normally go with my self image, although I have a neighbour with a Dachs crossed with a Jack Russel, which seems more like me. But what my daughter wants, my daughter generally gets, eventually.  

With Added Musings On Hex Terrain

The plan calls for even more hex terrain. I mean it's not like I have enough. I was even considering alternatives for storing these hexes. The number is getting out of hand and I have to figure out what to do with them.

I've got through the first batch of hex edges, I need some variation. I am going to run of some of my Paradise City tiles and urban apocalypse. I'd also like a couple of smaller sets, for the bad lands and mud to start with. Thinking about it I will need a few transitions too. Which would be at least two for each set. There are a few other bits too. This means another three sheets at least and I am almost out of 3mm MDF. I will have to look out for some off cuts.

The original plan called for a different layout. This would require having two sets, which I think is a little sub optimal. The lower set is what I have made so far. The upper set would give more usual hexes but it would take up mor space and I already have plenty of hexes. 

I think I am going to need another storage box. Or maybe three.

Start Of The Week: Situation....

Just a quick one. There is a lot going on this week. Lots of family stuff and I might even be getting a dog. I think I am going to finish the Halfling Blood Bowl team this week. I should probably call it to be the equivalent of thirty minis but given all the G Dub extra details, I will call it forty five. Not there yet. Something about counting chickens...etc etc.

Along the way I should probably have a plan for the next few weeks. One that doesn't involve hexes or Blood Bowl.

It has been a slow week, if not a slow month for buying anything new. Right now that is probably a good thing. I've just spent a bit of money and, well, as I like to say, Christmas is coming.

Another End Of The Week (0)

It has been a busy week. Too busy to get much painting done. The insomnia doesn't help either. There has been some progress on the Halfling Blood Bowl team. Not nearly enough, but some. Realistically I have one more base colour to do and then its on to doing some detail. There isn't too much to finish so I am fairly hopeful that these guys are going to be finished by the end of the week coming.

Busy With Insomnia

I seem to be busier than usual. It is that time of year. My sleep patterns are pretty peculiar at the best of times. As soon as the clocks go back they go crazy. This may explain why I have been awake and farting around since 5am. This may explain why  I managed three posts yesterday and October is becoming my busiest month for blogging in almost a decade and almost the busiest ever.

Given the level of insomnia, I suspect I am about to crash. Still I better make the most of it. Back to the Halflings.