Uruk Hai, the return! And more……..much much more

When you’ve (‘one has’-Queens editorial service) accumulated a potential as large and copious as most wargamers, the very last thing you (‘One! You common Oik’- Queens ES) should do is expand the fecking thing!

After all, whatever progress I manage to make in the month is eaaaaaasilly eclipsed by purchases. EG,

Pride filled me-‘Ohhhhh I’ve finished 40 orcs and 10 cavalry this month, well done me!’

Shaming Me- ‘Well you’ve fucked that haven’t ya…..I saw that box arrive. 80? Do you really need 80 more Uruk hai? And 2 more wizards? You’re a net 30 models down on progress this month!’

Pride Filled Me- ‘Cavalry count as two models! So flip you.’

Shaming Me- ‘Quite right, your deficit is slightly reduced. Prick’

This is a problem though. How do I boundary this project. After all, what the dusty recesses of my consciousness is mildly aware of, is how I have 3 more piles of potential to start for my other factions. These piles are as copious as this one. I really want to get somewhere with this so boundaries and goals are now required. I have committed to finishing only the units I have now. I shall not buy any other models for my orcs and goblins. I’m going to finish this army, as is, then start my other factions.

That way, my real world potential will increase and my pile of potential can decrease. As is best. I tell you, motivation is hard for a project like this, there is so so much to do. One way I keep my motivation is to see progress and the attaining of fixed goals. Another way is to hold the coolest miniatures in reserve as rewards for bench marks being met. My Wyvern is my reward for finishing the orcs stage. Then my winged hussars are my reward for finishing this army, though that will listed on my next project as my Empire and dogs of war contingents. Only 400 models to get through.

Then 200 Elves.

Then 100 dwarves.

Oh and I’ve got 350 skeletons in various forms…….with 50 zombies.

And a dungeon saga set to finish!

But we are not talking about that ?, I’ve nearly done my orcs and now I have a fixed goal. A true a realisable one.

So what’s left. 80 Uruks. 24 Gundabads. 1 giant. 18 spider riders. 24 goblin guard. 60 Moria goblins. 3 trolls. One Wyvern and a partridge in a fecking pear tree, as it’s bound to be sodding Christmas by then.

How do you lot keep your motivation? How do you boundary your projects to make sure they get done?