Tuesday 20 April 2021

Lockdown 2.0 Project Log Day 117: Conclusion

Hi!

So here we are, the last day of my second lockdown daily project log. 117 days of posts, ramblings, miniatures and battle reports and as much as I've hated being stuck at home and off work, I have to say that I have found myself reengaged with my hobby in a way I've not managed for as long as I can remember. 

During the period, I've painted 154 figures or terrain items and played 25 games using seven different rulesets. I've rediscovered 28mm and created characters I've really enjoyed playing, be it Inquisitor Fisher or Vash Hammersworn and their companions who have been embroiled in an ongoing narrative sort of campaign. The Boar Company have returned to my gaming table after three whole years of sitting on a shelf and their world of Aeroth and the borderlands are coming to life with new forces and characters.

While Covid has been a massive disruption and worry to our lives, I've found my hobby has really helped me get through it and am hoping that my return to work won't herald the end of hobbytime like it has done so often before. I suspect that it won't this time around as I've discovered just how stress relieving painting a figure or playing a quick game is and no matter how tired I may be of an evening, I'm sure I will be able to heft a paintbrush or dice and push some figures around the table.

I do hope folks have enjoyed my rambling posts over the last four months and I plan on keeping going, possibly not every day but at least once a week with whatever I'm working on or playing and I'm keen to actually tick off some of my Wishlist items but that will be a post for another day and until then, All the best!

Richard

12 comments:

  1. As a fellow blogger (albeit one with little time or energy to actually blog), can I just say that I've really enjoyed your reports and progress and really hope you can continue to post them

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    1. Many thanks!

      It's been a great way to cope with the stresses of lockdown!

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  2. That's some good news for you along with not so good news for the output on this blog! I've really enjoyed the daily posts. I came here with the Rusty Robots stuff and really love your sculpts. Incredibly characterful, especially the fantasy stuff.

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    1. Many thanks!

      I'm utterly knackered after my first few days back at work as we had to utterly gut the place and get it back up to spec which has resulted in no posting here but once I get back into the swing of things, I hope to get a couple of posts a week at least!

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  3. Really impressive achievement! I have to admit I haven't been able to follow your pace, but I've enjoyed thoroughly every post I've read. Good luck now that your lockdown is over, be safe and all the best!

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    1. Many thanks!

      Hopefully I'll get some more posting done soon once I get over the shock of going into work!

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  4. I’ve enjoyed watching your progress, good luck in keeping things going. Gaming and painting up the associated scenery and models is a fantastic way to concentrate the mind on something other than your day to day worries. Forget all these “mindfulness” adult colouring books, just be a wargamer instead!

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    1. Many thanks!

      Wargaming has been an utter godsend for coping with the whole lockdown thing as I suspect without it, i'd have been really depressed but there is something joyous and utterly absorbing about the hobby that seems to just do away with real world issues!

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  5. It's been a great run, and a great way to spend lockdown IMHO. Still looking forward to future updates, just at that reduced pace :)

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    1. Many thanks!

      It's been a fun run to boot! This time I seem to have managed to keep fairly focused as well which shocked me!

      Hopefully I'll have some more stuff sorted in the coming weeks!

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  6. The end of an era! I've really enjoyed this set of posts. You've done a huge amount and made some great stuff. Hope work goes well!

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    1. Many thanks!

      I also managed to reread the Space Captain Smith series the exploits of Smith and co has really been a joy!

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