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I'm not ashamed at all and enjoy telling people about it, if they should ask.

However, I'm not sure if I will ever enjoy walking into a Games Workshop, or any FLGS, or even any video game store. I find it incredibly awkward.

When I was a real young kid, I'd get my mom to go to GW for me because I found it such an awkward experience and I didn't want the store owners to ask me about what army I play and whatnot.

I do most of my shopping online, but a few months ago I went into a GW and there were some people playing. Now, I support people playing at a store completely, love it, great thing... in theory. But actually walking into a store with that I find a super awkward experience. I find walking into a gaming store much more awkward than a porn/sex toy store.
   
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I hide the fact that I play this game while I'm with work colleagues, because I don't want people at work to think that I'm childish, which is exactly what people think of you when you reveal that you play with toys.

As far as price, half or more of my at home friends also play, so I never feel ashamed about that.

When I have dinner guests, they will inevitably see my large collection of warhammer. I do my best to play it off like its nothing and keep it from coming up in conversation.

If they ask questions, I pretend I'm not particularly interested in it and they will quickly find it boring and move on.

My work colleagues would never guess that I have such a hobby.
   
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I think there's a big difference between not being ashamed of one's interests versus flaunting wealth or a luxury in front of a family or friend that can't afford something like that and would be envious.

First, frankly, I don't think even my least fortunate friends not in the hobby would feel envious in the least about my truckloads of models and crazy amount of space in my home dedicated to hobby, because it would be no different than if I had a basement cabinets with exotic collectible spoons from around the world. Like, my models are so uninteresting to them that they might as well be blocks of firewood; but that's okay, because I might think the same thing of their hobby, whatever that may be.

It's not quite the same as showing off a new car or watch or even phone, where you might have to be sensitive to someone feeling bad that they can't have it.

Second, in absolute dollars, the hobby just isn't that expensive, if you don't go nuts buying stuff and you're gainfully employed in a first-world country. If you buy a reasonable amount of supplies and the odd box of models here and there, it's a lot cheaper than a lot of other hobbies. If someone can't afford painting the odd model, they won't be able to do a whole lot of other things either.

I mean, to put it in perspective: I have friends who don't really earn very much more than minimum wage spend more on beer and cigarettes than I do in models.



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coldgaming wrote:
However, I'm not sure if I will ever enjoy walking into a Games Workshop, or any FLGS, or even any video game store. I find it incredibly awkward.

When I was a real young kid, I'd get my mom to go to GW for me because I found it such an awkward experience and I didn't want the store owners to ask me about what army I play and whatnot.

I do most of my shopping online, but a few months ago I went into a GW and there were some people playing. Now, I support people playing at a store completely, love it, great thing... in theory. But actually walking into a store with that I find a super awkward experience. I find walking into a gaming store much more awkward than a porn/sex toy store.


I'm not trying to be in any way insensitive or confrontational, but may I ask why? Would it be different if you were interested in gardening, and went into a place to buy seeds, or into woodworking and went into a store to buy a miter saw?

Personally, I would feel more awkward walking out of an adult store. A funny aside: for a time, one of the hobby shops I frequented was neighbors with a sex toy shoppe

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Ashamed of it? Hell no!!!! I was asked by a defense lawyer from the state what my hobby was and i proudly proclaimed WARMACHINE!!!!!!!! Judge asked me what is Warmachine, so I had to take 15 minutes of court time to explain. Few months later my wife and I where reading throught the court documents and had a good laugh.
   
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Hrm maybe a bit?

that is, it's not considered "normal" for girls to like this sorta stuff ... for some weird reason. And in the back of my mind, cuz I'm a mom, sometimes I think, should I really get that when I can buy something for the kids? But then, I take a good look and realize they have food, clothes all the important stuffs, lots of books, games they like - I am ok to spend money on myself, as long as I'm not breakin our budget.

My hubby is very supportive of my obsession At least he knows better than to ask Usually if he does ask, he just asks, "What did I buy you?" lol

And yeah I also think it's a fair point that you could teach your nephews about the game, yes it's expensive or can be but there are alternatives as mentioned, also, sometimes just having something like that, that you really like, even if you don't have a lot of money, can be a good motivation for getting a job, working hard and getting that thing you like.

Even if you introduce your nephews, and they don't have a lot of money, you could help them out, getting items for gifts and such. But yeah the family time aspect is the most important - it's a great thing to teach a child. Some adults may call it a silly game, but if they're spending time with you, learning, then they're learning that they're loved, they're important, as well as actual skills - this is something any child needs. And honestly, with all the video gaming going on now, there's a lot less of this sort of interaction going on anymore.

   
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coldgaming wrote:
However, I'm not sure if I will ever enjoy walking into a Games Workshop, or any FLGS, or even any video game store. I find it incredibly awkward.

When I was a real young kid, I'd get my mom to go to GW for me because I found it such an awkward experience and I didn't want the store owners to ask me about what army I play and whatnot.

I do most of my shopping online, but a few months ago I went into a GW and there were some people playing. Now, I support people playing at a store completely, love it, great thing... in theory. But actually walking into a store with that I find a super awkward experience. I find walking into a gaming store much more awkward than a porn/sex toy store.


I'm not trying to be in any way insensitive or confrontational, but may I ask why? Would it be different if you were interested in gardening, and went into a place to buy seeds, or into woodworking and went into a store to buy a miter saw?

Personally, I would feel more awkward walking out of an adult store. A funny aside: for a time, one of the hobby shops I frequented was neighbors with a sex toy shoppe


I can't explain it, other than perhaps some internal holdover from childhood. I'm not ashamed at all about talking about the hobby, promoting it, showing stuff I'm working on, trying to get people into it, but something about the actual stores! It's the same with video games. I have no problem going into other niche stores of stuff I like. It might be a combination of a few things. One is that I'm used to GW stores being very small, and feeling the staff's eyes on me as I browse. Same for EB Games. I like browsing online because I can stare at something as long as I want. Then again, I'm very into rocks for example, and I have no problem going into a rock shop and staring at a shelf for 10 minutes.

I guess it's got to be a holdover from a time in childhood when I did feel ashamed, though I don't really remember ever feeling that ashamed. Something about the vibe of the stores has always given me a really awkward feeling. I think it's possible I could drop it in time. I've probably only gone into a gaming store a handful of times since I was a teenager.
   
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I'm the same way, Coldgaming. We patronize a few different sex toy or kink stores/enterprises, and they are almost all really chill and easy to hang out in. (Except for Spanky's, which always feels strained.). Of all the FLGS's I've been in, BH is perhaps the least awkward, and five years ago that place was set up like a hoarding grandma's garage. I think it's fair to say I experience a constant low level shame the entire time that I'm there. But then, shame and I go way back.

   
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I felt the same way when I got into 40k in 2010. I felt bad for spending cash on the hobby instead of the same amount of cash for video games or clothes. At one point I had a nice army with chapterhouse bits, sold it all as I felt like I was dabbling in some sort of taboo and embarassing behavior.

To add to the above point, and I will get some flak as I will sound like a total donkey-cave, here was my latest encounter of the hobby nerd kind. (I am so glad Dakka exists.)

Here is why. I feel as if going into the FLGS or GW is a exercise in cringe and restraint.

Not only does it embarass me and make me wish to buy online but, the stank, the excited chatter/nerd wails and staff hovering or grabing your models as you paint them is cringeworthly. (The last two infuriates me, the other examples are the cringe ones.)

I went to my favorite GW. All the above of course had to happen but, I hold this store to a higher standard as it is one of the best one globally besides the main one. I cringed three to four times involuntarily with my face (and internally,) as the customer across from me spoke. (I was there painting.) Half of it was in another language and I still could understand him, unfortunately. He kept complimenting his own greatness and painting level. (And used the peasant for one other persons painting levels, lol. )

Seeing people gift shopping come in and leave without anything after a cursory glance towards him made me feel ashamed. The thing is this guy wasn't particularly atriocious or awkard for our hobby. Just average. It felt like I was on the set of big bang.

(My anchor of reason during this day was one of the GW employees who kept me feeling sane as he acted normal, was also reserved, and had a civil discussion.)

Ironically, I feel like an outcast at these stores because I act reservedly (not yelling, I shower, dress nicely, have manners, and I don't flail about or get into stupid Jedi VS. Space Marine debates.) Everyone I know freaks out when they find out I have a hobby like this because it isn't something they would ever guess in a million years, unless they saw my workbench or my table of shame.

I feel like an ass for typing this out but, it just sorta came out.

I assure you the hobby guilt is quite mutual. My love for the concept of Space Marines eventually won out. (Though to be fair I do this just to have a small display piece. I don't wargame or collect armies. I just like assembling converted figures.)

I guess I am in this for the art and not the culture. Watching dakka Plogs and Warhammer 40,000 SM got me here, not dice. (Even those nice Dakka dice, mhmmm.)

I hope this post doesn't make me a TFG now.

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I'm more ashamed about all of the unpainted miniatures I have lying in storage then people finding out I play Warmachine/40k. Most of my family hates my hobby thinking it's a waste of money. Nuts to them I say.

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To answer properly, no I've got nothing to be ashamed of - and I don't find being in a GW an awkward experience at all. I go in and paint on my lunch breaks and chat with the staff, either about the hobby or other things.

The only awkward moments are when salty types come in (straight from an Internet forum no doubt) to spout complaints about GW and their business strategy to the poor part-timer.

I also play games in the store - occasionally people walking past come in to look or talk about it. If it's a cute girl I don't mind explaining :-p

Some of the regulars of my GW have their quirks, sure, but that's not always a bad thing - most are really nice people and fun to game with.

Lastly, I don't hide it from my colleagues - and they are in fact interested when I made it onto "What's New Today" with my Undead - or to see my models in person. For my birthday last year they all chipped in to get me £15 of GW vouchers :-)

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I think how much you talk about it also affects the response you get. 'I enjoying painting small models that I occasionally use in a game' gets a very different reaction from giving a fifteen minute overview of your army, it's colour scheme, and how your converted captain was the eighteenth legionnaire through the walls of the imperial palace on Terra, and the first to kill a custodian, because he spent 23 hrs a day in the battlecages of the Shattered-Cleaver, a ship he was made captain of after his exemplary record of boarding missions during the war at calth...

I think, as with many topics (like your weekend) less is more when talking to people about it, unless they show genuine interest and are asking questions.

@bottle I used to have to deal with a lot of those 'salty' types. After a while, I noticed a pattern of three types. The bitter ex-employee (lots of them in Nottingham), the guy who applied but didn't get the job (and can't understand why because he knows everything about the hobby), or the guy that, for whatever reason, can't afford to be in the hobby anymore and blames price rises (something sad about a 35 year old man complaining that toy soldiers are ridiculously overpriced whilst rocking a pushchair back and forth). Next time you see someone moaning, entertain yourself by trying to work out which of the three they are. It'll always be one.

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Nope.

I'm as happy going into my flgs to buy stuff or play a game as I am going to the pub, football/rugby/American football with Mrs Deadnight (she's the sports geek!), or running a half or full marathon.

I find there is a lot more common ground with sports enthusiasts than most people realise.

Most folks are genuinely interested or curious.

I think the trick is to be willing and able to talk about it, but not to have it as your sole topic of conversation.

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Not at all. Should I be ashamed of the cost? No way, I pay for it with the money I earn and that's nothing anybody else needs to be concerned with. What about the geekiness? Well, maybe some people will laugh at you, but now I write that I realise it's never happened to me. In my experience a lot of people, when they find out about it, are pretty curious abut it, and it seems that even people I'd never describe as "nerds" seem to like looking at and picking up the models. Many folks are particularly interested in the painting - I often hear things like "You paint all these yourself?" or "I'd never have the patience for that..."

I've not met all that many people outside gaming who have much of what you'd call a hobby, as in something they do seriously for the long term in their free time. Or maybe I have and they're the ones who don't talk about it. But it seems that if someone finds out you do have one, it doesn't matter much what it is, they often like to ask you about it.

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About the price - not at all. That is, if it ever reaches the point, when a price can be named. I then actually enjoy the terror in their eyes when they hear about how much a Warlord costs.

About the hobby itself - yeah. When some1 asks, "what do you like doing", I usually reply "things, you know, this and that"

   
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CragHack wrote:
About the price - not at all. That is, if it ever reaches the point, when a price can be named. I then actually enjoy the terror in their eyes when they hear about how much a Warlord costs.

About the hobby itself - yeah. When some1 asks, "what do you like doing", I usually reply "things, you know, this and that"

Not ''things''. Its war gaming. A serious hobby (or addiction) most of the people are not aware of. Don't bother.

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Heh, a lot of the married guys I know lie about how much they spend I do consider your question though sometimes but I traded a hobby costing $5 a week but trips/hotels 6-9 times a year for events (each one travel ticket, food, lodging, cover, and $100+ for booze easily), so wargaming isn't such a big shock when you think about it.

Plus, most of my gaming buddies are also wargamers so it's an understanding that to even play the game, let alone travel to and event for a couple days, it is just da%ned expensive but we love doing it. And yeah, someone mentioned fishing, a lot of other hobbies are pricy and can be a quick experience, whereas there's always something to be doing for this hobby, planning ahead, socializing and making new friends, and for many, regular turnover in armies or models even if some many never see the tabletop

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i dont think ive ever been on the richer side of the wealth line, but i have loads and loads of Warhammer, 40k, flames of war and other table top games. i have multiple armies, and i cant even think of the number of the amount that all this costed! almost dont want to. but when i talk to people im not ashamed because any money i spend on my hobby i usually make from the hobby. Ever since i started playing 40k back when i was 9 My parents told me they would never buy anything 40k/ table top game related for me. Not because they didnt like it but because they felt that if they bought me 40k items and such i would never have anything else. they did the same for my brother and video games
Anyway ... at this time i didnt have a job and my only wy of getting money was recycling cans, so thats what i did. Bit eventually i got good at painting ( mainly high table top quality in vast ammounts) to the point where people would pay me to paint their armies when they had 200 ork boys to paint, or 300 skaven clan rats. i Once hammered out almost 200 clan rats in a single day! that was my market, people who didnt want to paint their horde armies.
so now a days i use any income from my painting abilities for 40k and any income from my real job for any real life necesities / comforts. for example girls. and on that topic. ive never been ashamed to tell girls abut what i do. Confidence is key gentlemen ! it also helps that i eat clean and eight lift 2-3 hours a day hahaha but honestly if a girl ask about my hobbies , i tell her that im very very nerdy, ( k ing of nerds) and they ask how and i say i like all the sci fi and fntasy movies plus i love board games ! like intense board games, / risk on steroids. I usually dont take it into detail to far because trying to explain the world of warhammer and 40k to someone who has never heard of table top gaming is ... hard and its not a good topic for a first/ initial dates haha
one more thing about this "expensive hobby"
i agree that its not really expensive at all. i tall depends on self control. two people can each spend 70$ on a box of models and some super glue and some painting stuff and a have a ton of fun with just that! . make some buildings out of some left over cardboard and a can of dollar spray paint and you got yourself a game of kill team!
and that could be it... and those models will never disappear, they will never be completely obsolete, ( hang tough sister of battle , you get a codex soon!) that 70$ could last you a year or two with you and your friend playing out different scenarios and missions, that is how i started.
How long does a viedo game last until its beaten or over played and no one plays it anymore. how much does it cost? how much does that controller, tv and game system cost?
how much does it cost to be a serious golfer, hunter, or play sports in a club. how much does it cost to pay a gym membership, or buy any supplements or food for that matter. how much do you spend on a date, or just going out to eat.
40k doesnt have to be expensive.

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I am not ashamed of enjoying war gaming.
I do not have to lie about how much I spend, so I do not have any issues with my hobby at all!

IF I have to lie to my friends and family on how much I spend on my hobby,I would see this as an issue I should deal with.
   
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 TheAuldGrump wrote:
Hmmmm... I have run games at the mall, I have run games at Burger King, Wendy's, and Old Country Buffet.

I run a game at a local dry bar, and I used to run the game at a summer program for gifted youth.

Every year I run a game at a pagan retreat - in spite of being Unitarian, not pagan. (The Unitarian church helps run it... we play 'More Religiously Tolerant Than You' games. ) Where my good lady sat skyclad in my lap, in an attempt to seduce me (I just thought that she was a pagan being a pagan, and trying to freak the 'dane*).


Are you by chance perhaps in PA or VA? I keep seeing hints of people on these forums I might know, heh. The pagan retreat thing is why I ask

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Hmmmm... I have run games at the mall, I have run games at Burger King, Wendy's, and Old Country Buffet.

I run a game at a local dry bar, and I used to run the game at a summer program for gifted youth.

Every year I run a game at a pagan retreat - in spite of being Unitarian, not pagan. (The Unitarian church helps run it... we play 'More Religiously Tolerant Than You' games. ) Where my good lady sat skyclad in my lap, in an attempt to seduce me (I just thought that she was a pagan being a pagan, and trying to freak the 'dane*).


Are you by chance perhaps in PA or VA? I keep seeing hints of people on these forums I might know, heh. The pagan retreat thing is why I ask
Nope - Portland, Maine - though the retreat is up near Rangely Lakes.

The retreat is currently reorganizing - and is now being co-run by a local Unitarian church. (The pagans were simply awful at bookkeeping - and the local U/U congregation gets along amazingly well with the pagans - this is not the only event that they help put on. Pagan women in relationships with Unitarian men is common enough for there to be a group - I'd call it a support group, but it is more of a mutual appreciation society... gods above and below, we U/U can be smug. )

I could tell when the U/U started helping - the e-mail for the business meeting was for a business meeting and potluck supper... Nothing says U/U like a potluck supper. I brought chicken salad.

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CragHack wrote:
About the price - not at all. That is, if it ever reaches the point, when a price can be named. I then actually enjoy the terror in their eyes when they hear about how much a Warlord costs.

About the hobby itself - yeah. When some1 asks, "what do you like doing", I usually reply "things, you know, this and that"


It's not any worse than authentic seats to restore a 1968 stingray or twinned 980Ti video cards to play an FPS at 4k. People who aren't into will think it's nuts

I describe the hobby as "miniatures and wargames" to people who aren't in the know. It's actually surprising to me how many people actually reply, "Oh, like Warhammer?" But I mean, miniatures aren't my only hobby.

Incidentally, there are very, very few women I've shown my miniature collection to who didn't spend a whole bunch of time looking through them. For all this being described as "male" hobby, tons of women from young to old who have zero interest in hobby think the minis very neat and take a lot of time looking at models. When my mom's friends (these are Chinese ladies in their 70's...) happen to be at my place, they even browse through them. Back in the day when I was dating, neutral, semi-interesting topics that the other person doesn't know a lot about were a great thing because it gives you an opportunity to ask and hopefully connect at different levels.

Really, even though we may think of wargaming as "nerdy", the miniatures are no different than any other form of art, IMO, and art is a LOT easier for people to relate to than other nerdy interests -- it's way weirder to talk to someone about than lambda expressions, or Azure role-based access control, or Call of Duty...

(incidentally, my wife is a beautiful woman who actually gets excited about Azure RBAC -- and she puts up with my obsession with miniatures, as I do her obsession with roosters -- which is why I will surely be with her forever )

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 hotsauceman1 wrote:
And I have been thinking about this because I saw the build and paint kits and wondered if I should get the larger ones for my two nephews. But Do I want to get them into a hobby their family cannot afford.


Talking with their parent would be a good option to see if it would be manageable. You like the hobby and could tell them why you think it could be nice/good for your nephews and also explain how it can get a bit expensive in this initial rush of exploring all the new stuff if they are not careful. And like others have said it can be much cheaper if the minis don't have to be from GW.
   
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I started ashamed, but now I talk about it. Its geeky and quirky, but by doing so, Ive gotten other folks hooked. Regarding OP, I know hotsauce is a 40k guy, but you could consider geting into bolt action, even starting with the little green men.
   
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t's not any worse than authentic seats to restore a 1968 stingray or twinned 980Ti video cards to play an FPS at 4k. People who aren't into will think it's nuts


I think this has to do with a certain mentality. In this case, pimping your car would be seen as a manly and mature thing to do. Well, maybe not a stringray, because of economic reasons, but anyways. But if some1 ever brought that thing here, hands down he would only get respect, not matter how much it costed to do that.

Buying two 980's - a bit more tricky than cars, but still doable, because the mentality tells that if you buy such things - you must be cool, because you really know how all that stuff works inside.

Just what I experienced

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it really doesnt matter as long as your taking care of whats important first, ive only ever been embarrassed for a couple of reasons: when i was younger(school age) i was in with the 'cool' kids and this kinda gak wouldnt stick so i dropped the modeling for a few years which is sad but true, now i have the confidence and have known my friends long enough to do what i like also as i grew up geeky hobbies like this and video games ect became socially exceptable. Going from a rich/upper middle family to dirt poor family do to illness also made its difference on spending and played into this as i started only really getting hand me downs and second hand (pre ebay) stuff.
Next issue is one i think alot of hobbist do and it is a valid concern, with the price in mind, is once i had my own family life and money, me and my partner bought more than we could paint and use. Getting that into line is important as the potential entertainment value(even expensive GW kits) of /designing/building/converting/modelling/painting/playing is HUGE in comparison to say a the same value in movies or takeaway pizzas, pints down the pub or even most video games, so moderating consumption just like with anything is important and gives you the grounds to stand up to any preconceived embarrassment.

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Never, quite the opposite. When I meet new people it's a funny and quirky thing to bring up. I'm surprised how accepting people are of it really. Deep down I think most men want to play with models and I think women like a man who is honest about what he's into. As long long as you don't talk about your hobby 24/7 I think you look pretty normal.

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I have certainly known friends be ashamed of it. Personally I'm something of a forceful character, so I'm quite happy to talk about my hobbies (this also vies against my other money sink, tropical fishkeeping, which is also a very pricey, very involved hobby, and also surprisingly, a more argumentative and volatile community). My wife is very supportive and indulges a bit in both hobbies herself (owns a dominion fleet for ST:AW, nid army for 40k, also keeps angelfish tank).

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I used to be ashamed of it. Well, not ashamed, more embarrassed. I'm not now, but I don't exactly flaunt it, but if it comes up or whatever I don't really care.
   
 
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