Is this normal?

I collect and paint the figures, but I don't and have no idea how to play the game?

There are some people who do this, and there are some who don't. It's more common to find people who game and collect, but there are those who do prefer the paint only. I'd say it's moderately normal.

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May the wind under your wings bear you to where the sun sails and the moon walks!

I collected and painted them for close to sixteen months before the thought of gaming even entered mine mind, though now I'm starting WHFB.

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Flying is the practice of trying to crash into the ground and missing.

I used to game a lot when i first started, but now i usually just paint because everyone i gamed with is now too busy, or lost interest.

I just collect, sculpt and paint too! The game doesn't really interest me much. I more have a mind for making dioramas and the like, though I havent made any yet. Waiting till I get better. But yeah its normal I think.

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I only collect and i know many people in the same situation, is normal; Painting and modelling is more atractive for me but i would like to learn how to play one day, just for curiosity

Hey, I build model tanks and paint model soldiers as well as LotR SBG - so these are not even for wargaming. Is this normal?

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yep, I like tanks and army stuff as well, but I'm sticking to lotr.

I got the rules manual for it... but i have never played a "real" game..
just to test the rules i have played against myself.. however my collection is ever grwowing... so yes! It is normal!

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Eru was the one who on Arda is called Ilúvatar

-The silmarillion by J.R.R Tolkien, first line-

where can u get the rule book for a good price?

:lol:

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"Mustard the Rohirrim! We've got to ketchup with those Uruk-fries before they capture the Hornburger!"

ebay

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"I will take it. I will take the Ring to Mordor...though I do not know the way."
—Frodo, at the Council of Elrond

I agree with Queen Beruthiel, ebay's probably the best place to get the rulebook.

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"There are few left in Middle Earth like Aragorn, son of Arathorn." - Gandalf, Many Meetings

No idea on the gaming side and to be honest I have no interest

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i prefer gaming to painting and modeling.

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When Isengard marches to war their is no stopping them.

I was a collector and convertor for 4 years before I had my first game, so nothing unusual there. Being playing SBG for 3 years now although its been a couple of months since my last game.

I can't stand WotR, and I don't do tournaments but they're just a couple of the many aspects of this hobby that I choose not to participate in. Collecting, Converting, Sculpting, Painting, Terrain building and Playing are all part of this and it's perfectly fine to do as many or as little of those as you wish.

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You don't have to be great to start. But you do have to start to be great.

I don't get to do much gaming, the creative endeavor really intrigues me.
I've always been fascinated with miniatures and have worked on many different scales and genres (from WWI airplanes, napoleonic era to tanks, race cars and spaceships.)
It's all good!

i played 2 scenarios of moria box, and then never again:p

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I find the gaming keeps me interested in painting. I will sometimes go for months without painting as it gets boring, but after playing a game I feel like I should paint more so I don't have to play with gray models.

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same

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"I will take it. I will take the Ring to Mordor...though I do not know the way."
—Frodo, at the Council of Elrond