"Finishing a Project" Topic

What is the likelihood that you will finish a typical hobby project?

100%
90%
etc.

Eventually 100%, but there may be several interruptions along the way with literally years passing.

My goal is always 100%, and I think that for most of those I have (a lot) it's likely I'll finish. I love painting, it's the gaming time that's hard for me to get.

That said, I have a lot of unpainted figures, but have become super conservative about buying many more, and starting new projects at age 60 is pretty much a no no.

As Cyrus says. It may take… heck, it does take years to finish, but they do get done.

There is a high chance that it will reach a high level of maturity but nice project is ever "finished" (unlessential I close it down and sell it off). My Cod War project was finished 2 Years ago but has recently entered a new phase with the release of some new models. Same with my 1/600 ACW project

Not completed a project in years, always buying new stuff or moving on to somthing else.

I have sorted out all my gaming stuff and am left with 5 28mm projects which I intend to finish before I get more stuff for that project

Got to finish my WW1 project before Salute in April.

Hopefully the 2016 Salute

Just because I think a project is finished doesn't mean it is, so unless the project in question is very limited or well defined – 0%.

When I finish one, I'll let you know.

Define finished?

Given my definition, my Fantasy Dwarf and Goblin armies will be done (if I live that long) being collected soon but painting may have to continue in the new earth…

Smaller projects may be done completely in the next few years to a decade if I live that long.

100%. I plan what I need for a particular increment, buy it, paint it.

I'll probably never, ever 'finish' some periods (been doing WW2 for 40+ years and no end in sight yet), but each activity is a discrete project with specific aims – 'rifle company in X scale for Y theatre' or whatever.

You have to FINISH? No one told me!

Finishing a project 100%.
Finishing a project on schedule 0%.

100%

0

I'm never done – not yet anyway.

Gradually focussing on finishing a project before starting the next due to having too many different projects on the go at the same time. Sort of New Year's resolution that I've managed to stick to this year, aided by an upswing in my depression that has allowed me to paint nearly every day since Christmas rather than a few every couple of months or so that has been the case in the past. Looking forward to getting to play with the 1st completed range (Spanish Civil War) next week when my Assaltos help defend Madrid against the Fascists!

Based on my current to-do list, 49.12%.

Rarely finish a project.

100%

100%!! I'm actually finishing it today! The very last figure (the Warlord) for my Spanish SAGA faction. Woohoo!

The fact that I'm taking the Spanish to the "CincyCon 2016" Saga tourney in early March had….. a lot to do with it.

I always finish a project before moving on to the next one and, so far, I have finished everything that I've started. Do I get an elephant stamp? The only qualification is that I have bought figures for future projects a couple of times when bargains were available.

It depends on how interesting the project is and how busy I am in my real life! When I was painting up 1/6000 ships to convert Victory in the Pacific and War at Sea to miniatures, I chugged through the project relentlessly. Even having beautiful enlarged and modified (by me and other friends) game mats printed up. It was the same way every time I started painting up DBA armies. I would focus on each one till it was completed. It did not stop me from collecting lead for "future" projects though. My 3mm Battle of the Bulge project was going just as well….till I started working on my Masters degree. I need to get back to that one, but I have been distracted lately by other shiny stuff….micro armor, an enduring source of joy, and X-wing.

As I've finished one (but still tweaking it) if I ever get moving I'm sure I can finish another in my lifetime. (Russian 1st western army of Borodino 1=60)

50 to 90% .If I have someone to play a game or era with. then I almost "finish" my project. So, for example , I have collected and painted my German WWII army for the past 12 years and I am still collecting and painting small sets of miniatures to add to the army group. So it goes and I am 90% done. My Vietnam miniatures are "done" but I could and would add more but my gaming buddy doesn't seem interested in the era.

I've finished projects but with the knowledge that I will probably add to them one day. Right now I don't really feel any great need to add to any of them. I wish I were able to really honestly say I'm done with this period but something tempts me back.

Never.

I have lots of various armies for Warmaster, ranging from 1,000 points, to a couple of armies over 5,000 points. Still not considered finished.

I have more than enough Foundry Greeks painted and based to play any version of rules. Still not considered finished.

I have probably 15,000 15mm ACW for Johnny Reb. Still not considered finished.

Finish?

Never!

I gave up on finishing projects. For me, it's the doung and the playing, not the finishing. When I *do* finish a project, I always feel kind of empty, like I have lost a friend.

For me it's fifty-fifty at best, and then there's the thing when I start thinking something needs changing or improving.

I am now down to essentially three projects.
Flames of War. I have American, Soviet and British armies. Any new armies would be just a variant of one of those. Others in our group can supply anything else needed.
I have tons of NW Frontier British colonials, both Britidh and Afghans. I haven't added to them in years.
I have massive AWI armies of all but French. In essence all three are complete enough to do massive games, but what they heck. I can always do More. Like Skinners battalions