tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post2835001004368892973..comments2024-03-29T11:57:40.881+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: Maintenance of the aimRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-59608389230217691942012-07-21T08:00:53.783+01:002012-07-21T08:00:53.783+01:00Arquinsiel,
As General Melchett might have said:
...Arquinsiel,<br /><br />As General Melchett might have said:<br /><br />‘<i>You know, if there's one thing I've learnt from writing a blog, it’s never ignoring a diversion. I knew a blogger who made the mistake of ignoring a diversion. Fatal error! 'Cos it turned out all along that other bloggers who been diverted had been ignoring his blog because he had ignored his diversion. In the end, he had to stop writing his blog. Blog totally destroyed ... by ignoring a diversion</i>!’<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-61453102505088101732012-07-21T00:57:19.807+01:002012-07-21T00:57:19.807+01:00I keep meaning to post a list of the things that h...I keep meaning to post a list of the things that have distracted me on my own blog, but somehow I keep getting distracted by new things.Arquinsielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16290858295232803685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-87351323936317459302012-07-20T10:25:56.788+01:002012-07-20T10:25:56.788+01:00Keith Flint,
But I do worry ... because once in a...Keith Flint,<br /><br />But I do worry ... because once in a while I would actually like to finish a project and not leave it half done!<br /><br />As to the British Army ... well it goes where it is sent, does what it is expected to do, and tries to maintain its doctrine as best it can ... and we can't ask more of it than that.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-86270760366515435302012-07-19T23:26:13.074+01:002012-07-19T23:26:13.074+01:00Don't worry about maintenance of the aim...
F...Don't worry about maintenance of the aim...<br /><br />Firstly, your hobby activities are clearly fulfilling their purpose - providing diversion and entertainment.<br /><br />Secondly, if Afghanistan is anything to go by, the British Army doesn't really bother with this stuff either - from what I have read the aims are either unclear or keep changing, or both. But hey, what do I know?<br /><br />Best wishes for your future variety of aims.Keith Flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12903769462646267048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-87491786429708700662012-07-19T07:06:48.170+01:002012-07-19T07:06:48.170+01:00Pat G,
You are absolutely right ... but it would ...Pat G,<br /><br />You are absolutely right ... but it would be nice to actually finish a project once in a while.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-37955436929586846422012-07-19T07:05:32.647+01:002012-07-19T07:05:32.647+01:00Johntheone,
Wargamers are like butterflies; they ...Johntheone,<br /><br />Wargamers are like butterflies; they flit from one colourful thing to another without the slightest hesitation.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-34756194439163262522012-07-19T07:03:29.003+01:002012-07-19T07:03:29.003+01:00Mark Dudley,
I wish that I had your iron will ......Mark Dudley,<br /><br />I wish that I had your iron will ... :)<br /><br />(By the way, flats would be ideal to use with the PORTABLE WARGAME, so if you have some, why not use them?)<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-50232536260217072332012-07-19T07:00:15.167+01:002012-07-19T07:00:15.167+01:00SAROE,
In answer to your comments ... Well I actu...SAROE,<br /><br />In answer to your comments ... Well I actually did some work on the figure basing before giving in to the temptation to read any comments (The bases are now painted and awaiting some flock ... after which they will be finished!).<br /><br />It was a struggle ... but I did not give in.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-28757424433955645212012-07-19T06:57:20.890+01:002012-07-19T06:57:20.890+01:00Hadik,
I like your style! I think that we would a...Hadik,<br /><br />I like your style! I think that we would all find it very easy to excuse our lack of fixed direction down to 'flexibility'.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-48230786440626120592012-07-19T06:55:42.421+01:002012-07-19T06:55:42.421+01:00Ashley,
It may not be a war, but sometimes it is ...Ashley,<br /><br />It may not be a war, but sometimes it is a battle for me to get anything done!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-71726854542184239852012-07-19T02:59:02.215+01:002012-07-19T02:59:02.215+01:00You are right on track as long as your aim is Enjo...You are right on track as long as your aim is Enjoy Life. ;)PatGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00379668269395518541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-48955333242052042852012-07-18T20:15:33.063+01:002012-07-18T20:15:33.063+01:00We all do it start off doing one thing then get si...We all do it start off doing one thing then get side trackedjohntheonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414075054980657341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-21461872881451443032012-07-18T18:34:02.562+01:002012-07-18T18:34:02.562+01:00I don't get distracted.
Now this portable ga...I don't get distracted. <br /><br />Now this portable game looks interesting - sure I got some hex maps somewhere. <br /><br />I could use flats (zinnfiguren) <br /><br />ThanksMark Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331203191073034775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-268391349120173602012-07-18T17:58:16.074+01:002012-07-18T17:58:16.074+01:00Why are you reading comments on your blog post?
S...Why are you reading comments on your blog post?<br /><br />Shouldn't you be working on <b>one</b> of your projects?<br /><br />You really haven't gotten the hang of "Maintenance of the Aim" yet, have you?<br /><br />Good Luck. Although I suspect it's a lot like trying to walk to the moon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-54930807638335090412012-07-18T17:17:45.689+01:002012-07-18T17:17:45.689+01:00Aaaah. Very familiar - I share your plight. Mayb...Aaaah. Very familiar - I share your plight. Maybe we can get credit for fulfilling the "Flexibility" principle of doctrine. :)Hadikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15542872848684801647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-17338297056963992642012-07-18T17:13:04.724+01:002012-07-18T17:13:04.724+01:00Good point and I love the comment "target ric...Good point and I love the comment "target rich environment", but at the end of the day this is not war, this is a hobby (shout it out like in the film "300" for the full effect I'm imagining. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-67794814316936657242012-07-18T13:29:33.966+01:002012-07-18T13:29:33.966+01:00Trebian,
I sympathise with your plight ... but on...Trebian,<br /><br />I sympathise with your plight ... but one day you will also be retired and have as much time to wargame as you like!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-5490497960080326562012-07-18T13:28:02.094+01:002012-07-18T13:28:02.094+01:00Jim Duncan,
The Spencer Smith figures are in the ...Jim Duncan,<br /><br />The Spencer Smith figures are in the 'to do' pile ... but not in the 'urgent, needed for a game' pile!<br /><br />I suspect that my lack of aim since COW has a lot to do with the initial fatigue and confusion that I felt when I got home (i.e. physically tired but with lots of ideas generated by the games I saw and/or took part in).<br /><br />Working on a couple of projects at a time is no bad thing ... but trying to do too many does divert one's efforts somewhat.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-22430603826737625752012-07-18T12:27:56.459+01:002012-07-18T12:27:56.459+01:00I long to have the time to work on 4 different war...I long to have the time to work on 4 different wargaming projects in a wekk, regardless of whether ay get finished or not.<br /><br />Such is the lot of the working man.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-59393144038729211442012-07-18T11:23:21.901+01:002012-07-18T11:23:21.901+01:00May I ask where your as yet unpainted Spencer Smit...May I ask where your as yet unpainted Spencer Smiths are in this target rich environment?<br /><br />I too suffer from a lack of direction from time to time although I take it as a blessing when I can turn to a different project when the current one fails to inspire.<br /><br />I also have a number of wargaming friends who drop little distractions in my lap from time to time.<br /><br />Keep on plugging away Bob!<br /><br />JimJim Duncan Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114076455087495681noreply@blogger.com