Having just finished building my Iron Warriors army, I stood back and admired my work.
My half arsed, build it as quickly as possible, work.
But that's okay, because this army was intended to be built, painted using Army Painter and played. It's there for the game, not for the hobby.
Even so, I couldn't help but think how I'd spent £20 on each of these units. Don't they deserve a little more attention? Shouldn't I be getting a better return for my money by spending more time on them?
My 2000pts Chaos Space Marines army cost around £300. But when you think about it, it's not much more than investing in a games console and a couple of games. In fact, people pay more for their iPhone subscription than I spend on little plastic dudes every month.
But now I have a playable army to game with, I can pour my efforts into creating stunning conversions and beautifully detailed paint jobs.
Before I was constantly torn between creating fantastic models and trying to get them done quickly for the game. This led to a lot of compromises in quality which I wasn't happy about.
In fact, I wish I'd spent more time on the last batch of Pre Heresy Space Wolves that I'd made. But they've gone to a good home now, leaving me with a clean slate to start a new army -painted and converted to the very best of my abilities.
In the meantime, stay tuned for photos of my finished Chaos Marines and further down the line, my new Space Wolves too!
3 comments:
September 16, 2011 8:30 PM
It humors me to see you say that your armies are done "half arsed". I am by no means an expert on judging, but I believe your models are awesome. It makes me a little sad on the inside... spending hours on hours meticulously painting and crafting and repainting and producing the models I do, only to look at your blogs and see how quickly you've completed your troops. Oh yeah, and after all that time, my models still look "half arsed". I would gladly pay you to perform your work on my troops.
September 17, 2011 1:43 AM
It's only my Chaos Marines that are half arsed. Everything else was a compromise on quality.
September 18, 2011 2:39 PM
Doesnt have to be half arsed! Build your models give them a simple base coat, wash and then base them. You're good to play games straight away but can go back and add more detail later.
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