"Yes, we are failures..." Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	06 Apr 2022 8:53 p.m. PST
You were asked – TMP link Did you ever start painting an army and then not paint every figure that you'd bought/needed? 79% said "yes" 13% said "no"
20thmaine	07 Apr 2022 4:10 a.m. PST
I think "failure" is quite a harsh term. Overly ambitious / easily distracted is more like it !
cavcrazy	07 Apr 2022 4:20 a.m. PST
Hey, I'm not done painting that army…I just took a little break, got sidetracked a little. I'll get back to it. That's what I tell my wife.
45thdiv	07 Apr 2022 5:05 a.m. PST
I sell it off if I am not going to finish the figures. For me it comes down to liking many sizes of figures. I still have many armies that have never seen the table.
Tacitus	07 Apr 2022 5:16 a.m. PST
Failure? Nonsense! We are highly skilled practitioners in the art of delayed gratification.
mildbill	07 Apr 2022 5:37 a.m. PST
This hobby is all about delayed gratification.
Sgt Slag	07 Apr 2022 10:10 a.m. PST
My Life Meter is running lower every day. I am making headway on painting the remaining armies I have, but some have been in the painting queue for way too many years. I did finish some which were in queue for 25+ years, so I am winning! I still have one nostril above water, so I am winning! That is my story, and I am sticking to it… Cheers!
Hitman	07 Apr 2022 9:44 p.m. PST
I am in the same boat as you Sgt. Slag. Too many project and too many life interruptions preventing me from being more productive.
robert piepenbrink	08 Apr 2022 5:35 p.m. PST
Now, let me get this straight, Bill: a gamer buys a bag of 100 castings including 8 standard bearers, but since his organization only calls for 4, he only paints up 96 figures--and is therefore a failure? I buy a bag which includes standard bearers for a troop type/regiment which never had a standard--it's happened more than once--and my unwillingness to paint up the manufacturer's delusion makes me a failure? I really wish my other "failures" were on such a level.