A Bearded Newbie

Do you ever get let down by gaming? I don't mean when your parents get divorced and you have a day to hang out with your dad and he flakes, but like when you go see a movie you've been wanting to see and it isn't as good as you wanted it to be. I felt that way about my last game. I lost, so I'll put that out there first. 18 to 14, but I don't think that was it. If I won, I am not sure if that would have been better. I think my disappointment is from playing they way that I want. I tried to make a beady-meta list and focus on winning, which I didn't, and I made mistakes that could have cost me the game. But, I digress, more on that later. Hobby progress: I am getting down to the line with my goal. I have the first 10 of 20 painted and I have most of the models based, but not finished. The flocking will go quick, but the next 10 in line will take awhile. I am super tired when I get home from work, but I have found that exercising helps with that. I ran on ...

So, I am still kinda filling my hobby goal. I have my first 10 boys almost painted fully, and have most of the basing models on the 35mm bases, but not flocked. I have been a bit distracted by my new big mek. I found 3D print of a model from the old game called Dawn of War. In that game the first tier hq unit was a Big Mek. When I found that 3D plan, I tried to contact a Russian company that originally showed it, but to no avail. I then found the plan for fee and posted in FB that, "if anyone had a 3D printer they could fulfill a dream of mine...." And a friend did, but it was not the best quality, so he actually got a new resin printer that would be able to make it. I gave him a black light and a rare bottle of beer for the model. It took awhile to fit and glue, there are some bad mold lines, and there is a lacking of smooth surfaces, but I am about half way done painting it. So, for goals, I should be pretty good for the month. Next month I may want to focus on vehicles. ...

This month, March 2019, I will challenge myself to paint 20 boys, then re-base all the ones I have painted, which will be around 50. There I said it. Sometimes getting goals out of your head and into the world is helpful. With the limited amount of time I have to play and hobby this is a pretty lofty goal. Also, March is a long month, so I have an extra day that other months, just in case I need it. April will be a bit different as I’ll have spring break to work on stuff and play. As for the games I realized I have a small group of players, but only one table. The players are Me, Matrix, Jeep, and King. Matrix and I have played about three games, that were covered here. We have all played Kill Team, but Jeep and King have not played 40k in 8 th edition yet. So, I propose that they play and Matrix and I will cover them with help as needed. I’ll get to work on some miniatures and help the game, but not actually play. I think this is a pretty good way to get the community, al...