Scott Tortorice
Senior Member
Today I did something I haven't done in almost a decade: I opened a set of minis and washed them in some soap and water to get 'em ready for the coming of the Great Paintening. 
I have to say it felt good even if I didn't get anything else done (I couldn't have even if I wanted to - which I did - because today's inventory revealed that 75% of my paint collection was dried up, and I don't have any super glue either. I wonder if a hot glue gun works with minis?).
I have to admit that it felt good to dabble in a non-PC gaming hobby for a change. I've been tethered to a mouse and keyboard for so long that I forgot it was possible to have some fun off of the thing!
I am really excited to get started with minis again. First off, I never really got into them that much (around 2002? 2003? ) because just as I discovered Warhammer 40K (my first true minis experience) the great PC boom arrived and promptly stole my attention. So what little dabbling I did was just that: dabbling that was aborted before it really ever began.
The second reason I am excited is because I discovered an old piece of plywood that I once used for my toy train set back oh so many years ago. It is even covered with that grass-like paper I see a lot of minis wargamers use! I can't wait to take off the tracks and electronics and promptly turn it into a gaming table! This alone will add a whole new dimension to my minis experience (I used to just use a plain desk when I toyed around with my hastily painted beginners set of 40K - which desperately needs to be repainted. For some reason, it's not as much fun to play that way. ).
On a related note: can someone recommend some good minis reading material? Like a good overview book for ideas and the state of the hobby (I'm thinking of something along the lines of Perla's excellent The Art of Wargaming, or Dunnigan's classic The Complete Wargamer's Handbook?)
Thanks!
PS: Here's a completely pointless but strangely refreshing screensho....er, photo of the cleaned minis (Steve Jackson's OGRE):
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I can already tell I'm gonna need to order some reinforcements (just one Minotaur howitzer in the set?!? :angry
I have to say it felt good even if I didn't get anything else done (I couldn't have even if I wanted to - which I did - because today's inventory revealed that 75% of my paint collection was dried up, and I don't have any super glue either.
I wonder if a hot glue gun works with minis?). I have to admit that it felt good to dabble in a non-PC gaming hobby for a change. I've been tethered to a mouse and keyboard for so long that I forgot it was possible to have some fun off of the thing!
I am really excited to get started with minis again. First off, I never really got into them that much (around 2002? 2003? ) because just as I discovered Warhammer 40K (my first true minis experience) the great PC boom arrived and promptly stole my attention. So what little dabbling I did was just that: dabbling that was aborted before it really ever began.
The second reason I am excited is because I discovered an old piece of plywood that I once used for my toy train set back oh so many years ago. It is even covered with that grass-like paper I see a lot of minis wargamers use! I can't wait to take off the tracks and electronics and promptly turn it into a gaming table! This alone will add a whole new dimension to my minis experience (I used to just use a plain desk when I toyed around with my hastily painted beginners set of 40K - which desperately needs to be repainted.
For some reason, it's not as much fun to play that way. ). On a related note: can someone recommend some good minis reading material? Like a good overview book for ideas and the state of the hobby (I'm thinking of something along the lines of Perla's excellent The Art of Wargaming, or Dunnigan's classic The Complete Wargamer's Handbook?)
Thanks!
PS: Here's a completely pointless but strangely refreshing screensho....er, photo of the cleaned minis (Steve Jackson's OGRE):
View attachment 35112
I can already tell I'm gonna need to order some reinforcements (just one Minotaur howitzer in the set?!? :angry
