wetdigestive Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Just asking the community a quick question; Are you a Gamer first then a modeler, or a modeler first then gamer? This is just strictly for fun and my own interest I,for one, am a modeler first mainly because I can always find modeling time late at night, but gaming time relies upon arranging time with friends ( not always that easy with busy schedules and busy lives ). make your stance here and now! :wavey: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEiRD sKeTCH Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Both. Or I should say, all three. Modeling, painting & gaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeafNala Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 While this wasn't always the case, I am almost exclusively a modeler/painter of thingys that other Folks play with...it's been a VERY LONG time between games for moi. :dead: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maple Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Sadly, I am ever slipping further away from gaming and I mostly just paint/ model for fun. I need to get inspired to game again. (It's also hard for me, havig just moved to IL, to meet people to game with. Sure, there is a game store close by, but I am kind of a shy guy {until you get to know me} and find it hard making new gaming friends... especially after leaving a gaming group of guys I have know for 7-ish years) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEiRD sKeTCH Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Sadly, I am ever slipping further away from gaming and I mostly just paint/ model for fun. I need to get inspired to game again. (It's also hard for me, havig just moved to IL, to meet people to game with. Sure, there is a game store close by, but I am kind of a shy guy {until you get to know me} and find it hard making new gaming friends... especially after leaving a gaming group of guys I have know for 7-ish years) Show up at Games Plus on Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrEvilmonki Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Modeler only - don't play anything anymore and haven't for years. May try to save some money and pick up a copy of the new spacehulk though (just found out the LGS that I don't use has only sold one of their allotment whereas the LGS I DO support sold all of theirs in the first half an hour they had them!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bexley Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Modeler. By far. The last game I played (that wasn't demoing a game for others at GenCon, at least) was a game of Blood Bowl a few weeks after I got laid off (in January), as my opponent was moving back to Indiana and wanted to get in a game before leaving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireTrollJake Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 I am 50/50. I won't play prepainted games, and I hate unpainted armies, tho if I don't get enough games in I go stir crazy and end up faction swapping. I need a healthy balance, so now I have been adding in terrain building/painting in the stretch to reach fully painted as well as doing commissions, that way there is always something to keep my hands busy in this mess of gaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilus Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Gamer. If I didn't play the games I wouldn't buy the minis. Although as I get older I don't get to play nearly as much as I like so at the end of the day I probably have more time to paint. But in the end the reason I get these things is to push them across a table and have them fight other little metal men. The painting of them is really just a perk hobby that comes with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wren Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Painter. I play plenty of games, but they're board games, RPGs and computer games and such rather than miniature games. I took up the painting as an artistic/crafty outlet that could possibly complement games rather than the other way around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregdorf Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Gamer. If I didn't play the games I wouldn't buy the minis. Although as I get older I don't get to play nearly as much as I like so at the end of the day I probably have more time to paint. But in the end the reason I get these things is to push them across a table and have them fight other little metal men. The painting of them is really just a perk hobby that comes with it. Ditto with this statement. I do enjoy painting and modeling also, which I usually have a lot more free time to do. As an odd side note, I usually do not get into games that are collectible or pre-painted. That is mostly because I see the painting and modeling as part of the hobby and I absolutely hate anything collectible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isoulle Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Gamer. I just love crunching gameplay statistics and planning strategies. Though the more I age the more painter sneaks in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBugKing Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 I don't actually know. I'm a shark power gamer that likes to have a good time and doesn't mind to lose. I absolutely hate painting. I (For the most part) refuse to play with figures other folks have painted and hate to play with unpainted lead. I also have a rather unhealthy obsession with terrain. Where that places me on the spectrum I have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threewolftats Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 I don't actually know. I absolutely hate painting. I (For the most part) refuse to play with figures other folks have painted and hate to play with unpainted lead. I also have a rather unhealthy obsession with terrain. sounds strangely familiar.....I am not great at painting, I make lots of terrain/scenery..... however I only get to game once a fortnight, so i can't claim to be much of a gamer either..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBugKing Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 sounds strangely familiar.....I am not great at painting, I make lots of terrain/scenery..... however I only get to game once a fortnight, so i can't claim to be much of a gamer either..... I didn't say I wasn't great at painting. I'm actually rather good. Certainly not professional level but I do win my fair share of local painting contests. I just hate painting figures. It's easily my least favored aspect of this hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threewolftats Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 I didn't say I wasn't great at painting. I'm actually rather good. Certainly not professional level but I do win my fair share of local painting contests. I just hate painting figures. It's easily my least favored aspect of this hobby. lucky devil..... you will see soon enough the level of my painting, just as soon as my minis arrive and i start struggling to put paint to them..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mriverakc Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Gamer, Painter, Modeler. In that oder. I often get frustrated because minis don't come assembled. I like to get my game on, and it has to be done with painted minis. I condition I have only recently imposed upon my self. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheaky Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 I'd say 95% modeller/painter, 5% gamer. I'd game more, just I'd usually rather be painting/modelling. Though This game makes me want to play more! I'd like to be 60:40 in the next year or so. I usually play board and card games too (and mostly with my fiancee). The gaming club near me meets on a Monday night and I don't feel like gaming after 12 hrs traveling/working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wetdigestive Posted November 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 ...also...for somewhat the same reason as Nilus, I got into the minis gaming in order to be able to use what i build ( or push them across the table as it were? ). I have built models all of my life ( 39 years ), and one day about 15 or so years ago I thought " I wish I could do something with the things I build besides just hang them from the ceiling or sit them on a shelf! " ...enter the world of table top gaming! :-) As my kids get older and I find myself with a little more free time I get more opportunity to game, but sadly the people I know all around me are just starting their families and find themselves with a waning amount of free time :-( ...ah well? IRL right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzag Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Modeler. I can kinda paint, and have gotten better at it over the years, but I'm about a decade away from EricJ levels of awesome. And I'm an engineer by nature (and by career); I find it easy to think in 3D so modelling was never a problem for me (painting, aka faking 3D, on the other hand...). As far as gaming goes.... an example: Bestia, one of my mates from our BB league, owns a D6 with 5 x 5 and 1 x 2 instead of the normal sides. I rolled it seven times in a row once and got straight 2's. It's a gift, and I've lost the receipt to return it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soupydawg Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 I tend to be a gamer first I think, since I play a lot of board games and rpg's that don't quire modeling. The only modeling I really do is for games I've come to like and just happen to be miniatures games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waghorn41 Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Used to be gamer but painting/modelling has taken over - mainly due to the competitions here and on WaMP. Haven't played a game for about 2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paradox Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 Gamer first. I paint, but it's not my fav activity ever. But I do it because I like the end result. I do a little converting now and then, but not too major. I do it when a fun idea strikes me. It's always more fun than painting, it seems. So I guess you could say: Gamer, converter, painter. With gamer as the clear leader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Modeller/Painter first. Gaming is like the creamy center of a Long John donut. It's great when it's there, but doesn't ruin it if it's not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wetdigestive Posted November 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Modeller/Painter first. Gaming is like the creamy center of a Long John donut. It's great when it's there, but doesn't ruin it if it's not. ...LOL...me likes the analogy! ...also...I see that ' Incursion ' has struck your interest? Me too. I will be starting a build on some small wall sections to match the board map. The wall sections will be mounted on thin, flat wood pieces, and the wood will be fastenable to the appropriate gameboard section by Velcro ( so the sections don't go skittering around the playing area ). I am having an enlarged printout of the whole gameboard made and then I'll be having it laminated with really thick laminate from a local print shop. pics to follow, but first I'm finishing up my Malifaux stuff to get gaming! L8R - wetdigestive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.