Hello my name is Warlord Kcam, and I'm an addict. Lead addict that is. I simply cannot help myself, I have to buy more lead miniatures, I need to buy more miniatures. Yes, sure I'll get them painted someday. Soon, I promise!
Does that sound like you if your reading this? I was motivated to share my addiction after doing some work this weekend. As I mentioned in the previous post, I decided to put together my Knightmare Games Feral Goblins unit to paint up for Orctober. I totally missed that target date but that is now water under the bridge. I received the new additional troops along with some Bugbears. I really don't have a plan for the larger fellows, I just thought that they were cool. To get the unit ready I dug out the box with all the Knightmare figures to get the original Greenskin Wars Kickstarter goblins out as well. I was surprised how heavy it was. Then I became embarrassed at how many unpainted miniatures I had to dig through to find the other Feral Goblins. Wow, at the rate I'm painting it will take me at least a year just to get all of Diego's stuff done.
That doesn't doesn't include all the lead that is sitting in these tubs!
Or the boxes in the storage area!
Good lord, I'm not sure that I'll ever have enough time to get them done.
Surely I'm not the only one who does this right? Does anyone else have this collecting addiction? As I started this confession I began to think about this and clearly I was destined for this from an early age. My mom recently sold my childhood home and I helped her pack things up including much of the residue of my childhood. By the way, I'm still pissed off I didn't find my original 1st edition Deities and Demigods as we started to clean out the house.
Clearly I have what must be some genetic per-disposition to collecting, thankfully I have been able to keep it in check for the most part. I occasionally catch the show American Pickers, for those unaware it is about a coupe of antique/re-sale guys that travel around the US "picking" other peoples junk and collections for hidden treasures or items that they can resell. I always used to get a chuckle when they found something and made an offer on it and the person replies "No I just don't think I can let that go" mind you they say this while standing in a room, or house, or even a barn that is filled with 100's of other items just like the one they just cannot do without. Please note that I said "used to chuckle", after digging though all the stuff that I have around the hobby room I realized that I might just be one of those "people" who is so obsessed with their stuff they simply cannot let it go! Please share if you have any of the same issues!
