The 2018/98 hobby season will be starting soon so for those alumni
who joined in last year it might be cool to look back at your lists at
what you've achieved , what might have slipped and those lovely
unexpected successes that happened despite life getting in the way and
loss of mojo - I speak from experience.
The original
plan when I started with 'big stamps of approval' was that I wouldn't do
multi-coloured stamps, just alternate between red and green but who was
I kidding? So I give you the official 40kaddict 2018/19 Great Big Jade[ish]
Stamp of Approval! I had chosen a much darker Teal[ish] colour but for the life of me I couldn
't remember why I chose such a dour shade. So I switched to something brighter and although it's supposed to be jade does look a bit turquoise which matches the nids in a way. Feel free to download and use them on your blog as and when you get stuff 'TO DONE!'
Or you can record your achievements with an 'unbranded' version.
And should you feel inclined to differentiate your efforts yet further here 's the major goal stamps
And minor goals.
And I also got the Big Build...
Just a reminder of what it's about,
in 2011 I made my first To Do List, amusingly it now looks like this:
AoBR Tactical Squad
AoBR Dreadnought
AoBR Terminators
Scout Squad
Ravenwing bike squad
Dark Angel Drop Pod
Purity Seal all of my son's Tyranids
Gloss Varnish all of my son's Tyranids
Tyranid Prime
Mycetic Spore
Paint Vent Tower
- Paint defence platforms x4
- Complete pot pourri vegetation
Complete future containers
- Complete 40k Cathedral tower
STC Single story ruin
STC Hex Defence platforms
STC Targus Assault Blockade
STC Vent tower
STC Athena plateau
STC Mercury plateau
STC 40k Cathedral tower
- 60mm Dreadnought crater
So 4 things still haven't been done and quite frankly never will ;) . The purpose was to try to
focus my efforts to outline a list of things I'd love to do over a
twelve month period and if I achieved any of them great, all of them, so
much better. But more importantly I needed a structure to cling to when
my efforts became aimless. That's not to say deviations from the list
were forbidden it was more for when I went 'well what's next?'
It
became an annual blog post to review what I'd done and set new tasks
and throughout the year I would reveal my 'To Dones!' as completed items
both on and off the list. Showcase posts are nothing new to hobby blogs
but again it was a structure to help build the identity of this blog.
Then
in 2014 I invited readers and passers-by of the blog
to join in. Well, when you have a good idea why not share it around. I
got about 10 people joining in and it looked like we were quite a
supportive little bunch. I think over time steam ran out a little bit
but folk continue to join in each year and hopefully the same will ring true
for 2018/19.
To help things out a bit I've created a Hobby Season Facebook group, it's here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/278747245819138/
So,
if you're joining in just ask and I'll add you into the group, that way you can
share your blog posts or any efforts to those also joining in. I hope
this platform will allow more interaction for those taking part and keep
us all motivated.
I guess the last question is why 28th August as the start/end date, why not January 1st?
I
think back in 2011 it was at that time I thought a structure needed to
be in place and it was as good a time as any to post a To Do List,
afterall the footy season starts around this time too, no one complains
about that, do they?
Anyway, 28th August join me for the new Hobby Season :)