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The Myth of Motivation

  I'm proud of my hobby progress and I post it wherever I can. I'm addicted to the Good Brain Chemicals (R)TM and it brings me great happiness when folks comment on my stuff and when my work finds its way on Warhammer Community Roundup . Most of the actual questions I get a lot is usually a variation on "How do you paint so fast?" I've got a full time job, a wife, a kid, a podcast , and I make time for friends and playing games.  Please remember that the advice below is in response to this specific question and is not intended as a panacea for all hobby ills and certainly not a directive for all hobbyists to follow. If your jam is to do your absolute best on every single model, then that shit is your jam and I am absolutely grateful to have folks like you around. Your stuff is incredible.  Privilege Some of the reasons I get so much work done are due to circumstance  and privilege rather than anything I've done that can manifest as advice.  I may be a parent...

Quarantine Roundup 4 - July 27 to October 20

It's been 214 days of COVID hobby progress. Although I've played few games in-person, I've still been able to find some motivation. Tabletop Simulator allows me to have contact with those near to me and also to play games with those I'd normally never be able to hang out with. Some maskhammer has been played with friends locally as well. July 28:  I started this period off with a bit of a palate cleanser, painting a mural on my son's wall using the original cover of the novel, Watership Down as a guide. August 23:  I did a lot of outdoors stuff between the last project and this one while also working on the Ghazghkull project. I needed something fun to do as a break. As such, I painted up a Haemonculus and some Wracks for my Alliance of Agony. This is a conversion including parts from the Wych, Wrack, and old Warrior kits.  The wracks were fun to paint and have lots of bibs and bobs. These, I decided to magnetize because I have no idea what anything does. September ...