Friday 3 March 2017

Throwing down the gauntlet!!

Hi all


this was submitted to me by Rich, our resident "butterfly nerd" so I've just posted it in it's entirety.

I have been a nerd since I was about 13 and for most of that time I have been well and truly in the closet, having only “come out” in more recent years. In fact since I met Da Gobbo Andy! Andy taught me to embrace myself and nurtured me in what can only be described as a safe loving and welcoming environment. Thanks Andy I love You!

However, Andy has now joined various groups that partake in various activities and he is constantly trying to entice me into these “unusual meetings". However, I am a monogamous nerd and apart from the safe shelter of the nerd herd where I am among like minded caring nerds I prefer to practice my fetish alone!

Which brings me neatly onto the reason for my post today, one of the problems with the Nerd Herd apart from us living extremely busy lives and finding it hard to get regular game time is that we all have slightly different interests within the hobby and struggle to co ordinate projects. With the exception of our "Tale Of Four Gamers" post last year we have failed utterly to stick to one project.

Damon “Rulez” is a pure Bushidoist and trying to get him to do anything else is like trying to take a lolly from a two year old. He says he wants to try different games but then Bushido keeps calling, to be fair he won a tournament as regular readers know and his painting is amazing for someone who didn’t paint until six months ago

Chris “Naps” is a git! He decides to start a new project and tells us all, we all get excited and then he buys every model available and paints them all in a week. I have just about started looking on eBay for the rule book by this point! He will generally have three project on the go at once and finish them before the rest of us have had our dinner!

Andy “Da Gobbo” well Andy is all things to all nerds his output is superb quality varied and finished at a good pace. He is always keen for a new project and supportive. I know I drive him mad with my butterfly nature and slow painting.

And then me Richard “Nerd 4 Life” I am a total butterfly as I said I buy a box set and move onto the next project before the cling film wrap is removed. I paint slower than a sloth and struggle to keep up with the others. I am also the only Pro Games Workshopper in the group and am constantly trying to get the others interested in games like, Epic, War of The Ring, Space Hulk etc.

With all that in mind it is small wonder we don’t get a lot of games in so I have decided to set the herd a challenge. We are all to pick one game and over the next 12 months we must paint two opposing forces (can use models & systems already owned) Once that is done we will host an evening (food and beer to be included) and demo it to the herd. This has to be a game that we have not played in the group before NO BUSHIDO ANDY & DAMON!!!!

The aim is to motivate us all to carry on with our solo projects but have an incentive to finish a project and its an excuse for us to try a new system or visit something old that we love.

So with that in mind I will be going with War of The Ring from Games Workshop. For those of you who don’t know this is a brilliant game. It is a large scale many model games (probably a bad thing for me but I do have a lot painted already) I love the cinematic nature of the game and the way it reflects beautifully for me the book and films. Personally, it’s the best system I ever played and I can’t wait to show it off to the herd!




I have attached some pictures of my armies I have so far over the short term I will be finishing off my Galadhrim Elves and should be ready to demo in about three months, that’s the plan anyway. I will of course let you all know how I am getting on. I am someone who needs a deadline so making a public declaration like this will help me see this through. So nerds are you with me or against me?





R

So N4L has thrown down the gauntlet and issued that challenge, I for one will pick it up!  I've got a project in mind and this fits in with my plan beautifully. I've put in my orders for the required forces and will announce my project over the coming months but for the moment I'm going to keep it under my hat!!

dGG




25 comments:

  1. Well I can't wait to hear what the new project is Andy. A great post and wonderful idea for you all to get your teeth stuck into.

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    1. Just waiting for the last few models to arrive and some time to paint them!

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  2. Richard I think you and I were separated at birth, I too suffer from the `oooh shiney' syndrome and my painting I have given up on and am enjoying basecoat and dip Army Painter style.

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    1. I just feel like I would be cheating lol unless I spend hours on a model I feel like I have met myself down 😂

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  3. Interesting post. I think the way to go with people with different interests within a group is to build multiple factions and take it in turns to play 'your' game. As well as games that crossover.

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    1. That's what I was thinking. That way when we host we do what we want and gives the others a chance to try something new.

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  4. This is an excellent idea and i very much look forward to seeing what you all come up with. Best of luck to you all.

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  5. A way to motivate to paint and explore new gaming systems is never a bad thing, shall watch this project with interest

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  6. With any new 'group' project, from bitter experience I think it's essential to own both sides - good luck with this.

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    1. Finally come around to that way of thinking. It's just the thought of painting two armies instead of one that terrifies me !

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  7. Thanks Michael. We can never agree on what to do so this way we all get what we want.

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  8. N4L.......you complete and utter maniacal genius bastard!!!!! Great idea......thinking cap on...........computing............got it!!!!!!!

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  9. This sounds really cool. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with dGG. As for N4L, if have heard a lot of wonderful things about the LoTR skirmish game. I've been tempted numerous times!

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    1. Hi Rod
      This isn't the skirmish game, back before the hobbit Matt ward wrote rules for a full battle game. Its a unique system the skirmish game I find a little repetitive. This large scale version is awesome. Its called WAR OF THE RING

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    2. Ah! Ok. I may have to look into this then.

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  10. well thank you very much Marshall I do think I am something of a legend!

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  11. I say that man has a fiendishly clever idea. I shall endeavour to do the same.
    It is not something that I see working in the Rainham club. We have a number of players who neither buy nor paint figures (I know thee must be something wrong with them!)
    We also have one player who only plays rules by one company. (No NOT GW). and his painting id erhm marginal! (his yees are not what they were!)
    Me I am the butterfly! (Much like you) And do like SOMWE GW games (Necro Mordhiem and LotR's for example) but steer away from other GW games very quickly!
    There are others of course but each has his own interest. If one was to draw a venn Diagram there would be very little overlap. yet somehow as a club it works!

    I shall watch this with interest. And also declare my setting.
    Victorian science fiction, 28mm. Pretty sure of the rules but I will NEED to tweak them!

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    1. good luck with it Clint. VSF sounds really cool

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  12. This is pretty much exactly the issue our little group faces, and so this idea is one that I might suggest to them - although to some extent I've already started to do this with my various 7TV projects.

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  13. What a splendid idea. It's all too easy to forget why we got involved with the hobby in the first place, which was to play games. There's nothing wrong with focusing all your efforts on just one system or set of figures, but variety is the spice of life, as they say. I shall be watching with interest to see exactly which games are played.
    And because I'm catching up with blog posts, I will also complement you on the latest two additions to your Jung Pirates faction. Of course, you do need a giant octopus now, because...well, who doesn't? ;=)

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    1. a giant octopus sounds amazing!!

      you'll want to keep a close eye on my project Jez, it's based on a particular interest of yours....

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