hobby laziness...
I've got a hobby (apart from the retro computer nerdiness and associated code-monkey stuff) - I started Warhammer and WH40k when I was about 9 and I have been painting and modelling ever since. In fact, I was making model aircraft before then, but I digress. I have hundreds of models, most of which are finished, which is unusual in itself.

I always made plans to display them on some huge scenery pieces, as I don't get to game much and they make for a better alternative to flying ducks on the wall or those bloody china villages you see everywhere - in short, I wanted to knock up some buildings, etc, bung the lot on a shelf and look at them. Easy? Well, you'd think so...

Attempt number 1 failed when I moved from Leeds (relationship broke up after Uni, so I left the rented flat I was going to buy, hence the hobby was canned for a while and the custom-sized shelves were binned).

Attempt number 2 (subtitled "Let's make a big SciFi scene with the 40k stuff) stalled due to work commitments - and a new girlfriend who didn't like the aliens and marines, but did like the Fantasy stuff with elves and knights. One three-foot crashed spaceship with surrounding countryside consigned to cardboard box. I'll finish it off one day. Possibly.

Attempt number 3 - the current one - has been through a few iterations (initially it was to be a simple grass field with a bit of scenery, with the miniatures arrayed as a two opposing armies. I'd put it under glass and use it as a coffee table - cool, huh? No. The now-fiancee didn't like that idea, but she also felt they deserved to be on show, hence version two. This basically was the same thing, with more buildings, on a shelving unit (two shelves, so could get creative with cliffs, etc). This died on its ass when we moved.

The final, current, attempt is what I like to call "mental". It's a full city, some 6 foot by 3 feet, standing 3 feet hight, in a wood and glass case, with lighting. Well, we needed something to fill a corner in the studio...thankfully, I pulled my finger out. I'd like to have it finished before I become a dad!
(Chad, Wed 19 Nov 2008, 16:59, 3 replies)

ooh
pictures please? i'm interested
(Roopy all is not what it seams, Wed 19 Nov 2008, 18:40, closed)

When it's done...
I'll finish unpacking the studio and find the camera.

Happy to share the geekiness!
(Chad, Wed 19 Nov 2008, 20:57, closed)

Yeah
The amount of unpainted/unfinished stuff I had was amazing; much has since gone to Ebay. As a GW staffer I got SHIT loads of stuff cheap.
(kitescreech still here, Thu 20 Nov 2008, 17:31, closed)