Wednesday, 12 December 2018

It's Oh so Quiet

I was going to write a post entitled Calm before the Storm about how I don't have much to blog about at the moment but am non-the-less busy preparing for the Painting Challenge... and then I realised I'd done exactly that a couple of years ago before Challenge VII. It seems this phenomenon is not a one off and probably proceeds every Challenge. I am quite busy, buying, prepping, cleaning and tidying my desk and generally getting ready for the starting pistol to fire next week. I'm having fun though, because the weeks preceding the Winter Challenge always tend to be filled with buying models and materials and receiving lots of fun parcels in the post.

One thing I have been particularly enjoying is tinkering with my planning for the challenge. For the last three events I have been using a spreadsheet to record everything I do for the competition. I'm able to keep track of planned projects and ideas here as well as recording the points I score as I go along. All very boring for those that aren't into such admin geekery, but it keeps me happy. And just to add to my slice of spreadsheet heaven I have now been sent the amazing Tome of MathMagics; the shared spreadsheet used by the competitions judges (of which I am one this year) to record the points they are giving out. So now I can go into the AHPC with not one but two spreadsheets to keep me happy...bliss.
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  1. TamsinP12 December 2018 at 21:35

    At least I think we can rely on you not to "do a Ray" on the Challenge spreadsheet.

    Inevitably, we all show the "calm before the storm" when we are focused on getting everything prepped and primed, ready to go on the 21st so that we don't have to take time out from painting to do that while the Challenge is on.

    Best of luck with the painting and minioning :)

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    1. BigLee12 December 2018 at 23:14

      I think the phrase "being Rouselled" should be added to the Challenge lexicon... I'll leave the definition to others.

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    2. The Angry Lurker13 December 2018 at 04:42

      We've all been Rouselled at one point, some more than others!

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    3. Ray Rousell13 December 2018 at 05:52

      I'll bloody Rousell, the lot if ya if you keep banging on!

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  2. Anibal Invictus13 December 2018 at 10:47

    Quiet but not calm. Prepping and basing like mad... and will follow with interested the PR's duel

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  3. BigLee13 December 2018 at 16:20

    I've made a small tactical error this year.. most of the stuff I wanted to paint in this years challenge has been bought by my wife as my Christmas present. I do have some models prepped and ready but unlike last year I'll be doing the majority of my prep work as I go along.

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  4. Stew16 December 2018 at 16:58

    Good luck on your challenge Lee. Prep work makes easy work as my father said. πŸ˜€

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