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This just isn't possible with a 40k army.
Not for me any way.
What is the common theme of these mini games I so enjoy painting? They're skirmish scale. With maybe ten miniatures per side, I can lavish each one with the attention it deserves.
When you look at my Dark Eldar, you can tell there is a bit of a hurry when I paint them. Highlights aren't as crisp, occasional shading is missed, and certain reas (like eyes) are a bit "outside the lines".
Now, a portion of this can be attributed to the injury my hand sustained since I last painted a miniature to true "showcase quality", but deeper than that, I'm hurrying myself. Symptoms include, but are not limited to;
-Sloppy paint jobs
-Rapid fire unit completion
-Dipping minis
-Poor conversions
-Looking at painting as a chore
I've been exibiting all of these signs for a while now, and I can only think of one thing to bust me out of this slump. I need a skirmish game, ASAP. I've been looking for a good skirmish system for a while, and since I can't find an opponent for MalifauX, Anima, or Song of Blades and Heroes, I figure I'll look at Infinity. I'll still probably lack opponents, but damn if those models aren't sweet. The factions look like a cross between Ghost in the Shell and Appleseed. If these models don't inspire me to paint, and to do it to the best of my ability, none will. I'm just tired of forcing myself to turn out sub-par results, and with my financial status the way it is, I may have to stick with skirmish systems weather I want to or not. Right now I'm having trouble saving up for a Venom, let alone the rest of the army.
Don't get me wrong, army scale games will always have a place in my heart, but right now 40k may have to go on the back burner. Sorry to Demitra, but between time and money I just may (note I said may) have to drastically slow down the slow-growth project.
You have to put school first, so I'm glad to see that you're doing so. Considering my own Ork progress has ground to a halt in search of something a little different, I'm happy to push the pause button. There are rumblings of a GW mystery box, maybe Blood Bowl, which might fit the mold. I'm also looking to do Trollbloods as a for really real no new minis until they're all painted army, and painted well to boot so I'd be keeping it to Tooth & Claw games for a while. There's also terrain making as a change of pace, plus the ever popular working on the pile of unpainted minis. Plenty of options. On the plus side, I find I enjoy painting more when I have less time to do it. I found time for it in school, but it took some doing, so perhaps there's value in the struggle.
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