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You agree to play a game of some kind (Warmachine, 40k, Fantasy, whatever) when you're
faced with an opponent who has some army you'd love to try to make: rules, paint, whatever.

You covet your opponent's army.

And then you want to buy/build one.

augh.

Not that specific problem since I don't have too many opponents, but nearly every time I hop onto the Modelling or P&M Blog forums I wants a new army.

My kids use my armies, therefore, whatever I covet is already mine. Bwhahahahahaha!

I have been there a few times. I have built a Dark Eldar and a Tyranid army because I was so impressed with the army after facing it. I have since sold both armies.

The lesson I learned was; just because it is powerful and kicked my but, does not mean that I will enjoy playing it.

Ifurita wrote:My kids use my armies, therefore, whatever I covet is already mine. Bwhahahahahaha!

AND you have to paint it.

malfred wrote:You agree to play a game of some kind (Fantasy, Role Play, whatever) when you're
faced with an opponent who you'd love to try to make, paint, whatever.

You covet your opponents

And then you want to buy one.

augh.

Fixed your post.

malfred wrote:
AND you have to paint it.

Minor detail!!

I have to say that as a Khador player, I've been extremely envious of my opponents arc nodes and "far away assassination attempts".

Not so much - once you have critical mass of stuff, and sufficient number of unbuilt armies, the idea of starting yet *another* army becomes less attractive...

My project plate is full, and fully-backed up with future work.

So no, I'm not going to contemplate a new army to add to the pile.

em wurking on a prodject that invols makint tha full ultra marien chapter a bi of inq 2 ig armies and a smal gra knight army

JohnHwangDD wrote:Not so much - once you have critical mass of stuff, and sufficient number of unbuilt armies, the idea of starting yet *another* army becomes less attractive...

My project plate is full, and fully-backed up with future work.

So no, I'm not going to contemplate a new army to add to the pile.

My litmus test was to paint a unit. If I don't get past the unit, then all is well.

If I DO paint a unit, then suddenly I have to buy the next one...

malfred wrote:

JohnHwangDD wrote:Not so much - once you have critical mass of stuff, and sufficient number of unbuilt armies, the idea of starting yet *another* army becomes less attractive...

My project plate is full, and fully-backed up with future work.

So no, I'm not going to contemplate a new army to add to the pile.

My litmus test was to paint a unit. If I don't get past the unit, then all is well.

If I DO paint a unit, then suddenly I have to buy the next one...

A unit like 5 termis sounds good but Im burried cleaning 32 gaunts per unit... the idea of finish them and paint its just a mirage my goal dont go much further than cleaning 6 scyting talons per day...
With that said i dont even have time to covet

Whenever I face an impressive army, I just krump 'em, an' loot it!

Once. I had a dwarf fantasy army, and played against wood elves (three different times, three different opponents, three different approaches)

Each time, I was like, "wow, there is a movement phase in fantasy, and my dwarves are missing out on it."

Every now and then I want a drop podding and teleporting marine army.
But then I headbutt the wall as penance and paint more orks.

My recent obsession with doing a Menoth army was based on a friend's Kreoss force.

I'm mostly over it.

I think.

But didn't you see? Kreoss gets an affinity with the Fire of Salvation!

I tend to be driven more by 'I like your force...but I have all these cool ideas to make it mine!'

Like why I am now working on Savage Orcs. Saw Gummers converted Wyvern (body from the plastic Dragon) and knew I could do it. Savage Orcs always appealed in the fluff, so I bit the bullett.

I now have a Savage Orc Warboss strapped to the underside of his Wyvern as it takes flight, 20 Boyz painted, and more to go!