tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128701124469844280.post2322881929972414392..comments2024-03-05T04:37:01.534-08:00Comments on Oldhammer In The New World: Oldhammer In The New WorldKaleb Hordeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279279669165070169noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128701124469844280.post-44130871583950493502013-09-23T10:52:20.002-07:002013-09-23T10:52:20.002-07:00Oh, cool, I'll go check them out! But yeah, tr...Oh, cool, I'll go check them out! But yeah, try to get them up on Facebook. It pipes it in directly, and lots of people can see them quickly. I'm not the worlds best painter, but tons of the guys are really incredible. They can give you proper feedback and great suggestions. Kaleb Hordeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18279279669165070169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128701124469844280.post-25307197487552362722013-09-23T10:46:37.453-07:002013-09-23T10:46:37.453-07:00I didn't even think to put the pictures on the...I didn't even think to put the pictures on the Facebook group page? I did post them on the oldhammer forums in the WIP section though. The Inner Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12794001001232191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128701124469844280.post-7200389722006053502013-09-23T10:31:26.189-07:002013-09-23T10:31:26.189-07:00Thanks! I hope you have a blast with your project!...Thanks! I hope you have a blast with your project! And yes, it sometimes amazes me how some of the passion for a model has gone away. But I think it was a slow change, not a specific moment. Strange to think, but I can see in hindsight some of it was starting back when I worked at GW in the late 90s/early 2000s. The passion on display in the old stuff was mutating even then. The technical aspects of what they do, even as they redid units, have gotten incredible. But the "art" was curtailed as the passion fled for marketable identity. Its not nostalgia to me, it is rediscovering that incredible creative spark that was in the studio back then. I'm still a GW fan, for what they do, but more and more I want to play in what they did.<br />If your project comes off, maybe you can start blogging about it as well. I'm trying to pace myself a little. Waiting on an ink for my Hobby stuff, but don't want to burn out too quick on the blogging thing. But please keep us posted on your progress or go on Oldhammer Facebook group and share some pics! Lots of the guys would love to have a unit of those Dragon Ogres - and they would love to see them.Kaleb Hordeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18279279669165070169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128701124469844280.post-78361776740136381732013-09-23T08:32:06.767-07:002013-09-23T08:32:06.767-07:00I've gone through a VERY similar experience wi...I've gone through a VERY similar experience with my hobby the past few years. After attending Games Day US 2011, I've not done anything with the GW hobby. Nothing. It was like the closure needed for an abusive (to my wallet) relationship.<br /><br />Having recently run into the Oldhammer community, I've had those old GW hobby feelings creeping back. No desire to visit a GW store or buy anything they produce today, but to dig out my old minis give them the attention they deserve. What you mention about the new plastics having no soul and feeling like you are collecting units instead of minis really resonates with me. I'm not even sure how they did it to us... I can't pinpoint when I started thinking I needed/wanted so many units for games I'd hardly ever bother to play.<br /><br />So, I've dug out some old stuff (1987 Nick Bibby Dragon Ogres!) and I'm going to fulfill my plan of 23 years ago and do some converting and some painting (re-painting). It pains me a bit to convert such old classic minis, but I feel it's keeping in with the style of the era. Besides, aside from us old folks the new GW hobby generation probably wouldn't know how to convert metal!<br /><br />I wish you luck with your blog, may it not fall into complete disuse like mine!The Inner Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12794001001232191042noreply@blogger.com