Not happening this year. Sorry.
I want to thank everyone that
has commented on this blog and been so supportive of the project.
Though time has been running
short, that wasn’t really what killed it. I probably could have gotten it done
– though it might not have been as pretty as I originally intended. It wasn’t
even the lack of enthusiasm – I could have worked through that. I sat down with
my mostly finished plan and started pricing out the materials I’d have to run
out and get to build the terrain and WOW prices of building materials have gone
up since I last bought any in quantity! It was going to cost a LOT more than
I’d originally budgeted for (and my original budget for the project was going
to completely blow my year’s toys spending budget as it was). That was the
final nail in the coffin. (Well that and the kitchen renovation that Amanda’s
suddenly decided MUST HAPPEN THIS YEAR!!! But that’s a whole other story…).
So it’s not happening for the
100th anniversary, which is a bit of a shame… Not saying it’s never
going to happen. When I made peace with the fact that it wasn’t happening this
year It felt like a great weight had been lifted off of me and with it the
general disinterest and loathing for the project. I’ll return to this some day,
but it’s not going to be this year.
I may or may not do a
Passchendaele battle in the fall. I have all the figures! I wouldn’t make any
terrain boards – just a bunch of shell craters and pill boxes and distribute
those over a table covered with a brown cloth (a little less costly and labour
intensive!) I had thought of doing it for ToonCon, but I’m also planning a jet
bike racing game using Faustus Furius and jet bikes from Ramshackle Games (from
the Jet Bike Construction Kit Kickstarter) and I’m not sure I really want to
run TWO games at the con… We’ll see…
It's also getting warm again this week (-1°C forecast for today and daytime highs above freezing for teh next week!) and i want to get out RIDING!
Coming soon on Tim’s Miniature Wargaming Blog:
ECW Dismounted Cavalry!
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My thought has always been that if a hobby Something ceases to be fun, for whatever reason, then it's time to do something else for a while.
ReplyDeleteYou've still raised awareness and entertained your audience and there is always the iconic 101st anniversary. Mind you, if it were me, I'd bethinking more 101.4th anniversary, played outside on a warm summer day, somewhere where you can just dig trenches in the dirt and fill it in when you go.
You might be on to something there, Ross! Play it in a backyard sand table (or sand box) - that would be so much cheaper than the dedicated terrain boards I'd planned - and totally recyclable when I'm done! Brilliant!
DeleteThanks!
Much as I enjoyed see the build progress- it is your hobby not mine. Go with what you feel like. I look forward to seeing your new projects.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Pete.
Thanks, Pete!
DeleteYou have to follow your gaming muse. Have fun with your other projects!
ReplyDeleteI hope to! Thanks!
DeleteYou've got a nice big pile of khaki to use whenever you feel like it with minimal pressure, nice! Building materials costs, currently building an extension,with new kitchen, new bathroom new extra bathroom digging out basement, oh yeah I know all about building costs! Glad you're happy with your decision and I look forward to something apart from khaki and field grau!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks, Iain!
DeleteIf your hobby ceases to be fun then it's time for a change of gear. Escapism is meant to be just that, an escape from pressure, obligation and all the other things we deal with daily. Good on you for finding a way to let it go (for now at least).
ReplyDeleteThanks Millsy!
DeleteI agree with the other posters. We do this for fun and sometimes the pressure of meeting a specific deadline can cut into that fun. I know I felt a certain release of pressure when I gave up on my plans for a big 200th anniversary Hougomont game.
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