Warhammer and University?

[Minigiant]

So im heading to university to 6 weeks or so now and was wondering have anyone had any experience on trying to balance the hobby and uni life. Playing games i cant see as a problem but the modelling side as it takes up so much space

Can anyone offer any help?

[Wishing]

I don't see how going to university means not having much space, but speaking for myself, I don't feel that modelling takes up much space at all. All you (read: I) need is a small desk with a lamp and room for your paints and modelling tools. What is it exactly that is so space-demanding about modelling as a hobby?

[danny-d-b]

Sadly I've had to give up my hobby due to lack of time and lack of local gaming group
however if there is one in the area, there is nothing wrong with you shiping your stuff with you- though transport can be a pain if your brining your army back and forth every holiday

[Beppo1234]

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This is my set up at the moment, I'm in travel mode in a far off country. All my paint, glue and brushes in one box + a carry case. Being compact during uni is key, as I lost minis to drunken visitors from time to time. So being able to pack your stuff away is essential. You'll have plenty of time to hobby at uni. I finished 3 carry cases worth of minis during my first degree.

[SolidXState]

When I went to uni (in the UK), I took some stuff with me and had no problems, though my available desk space was somewhat cramped what with having my PC on it too. That said, 3 months after I went I ended up working part-time at the brand new GW store that had just opened up and ended up doing most of my hobby there as normal!

[chromedog]

When I was at uni, ALL of Sydney's (as an example - there were 4 of them) universities had their own gaming clubs (and at least one of them ran their own convention every year, during break. With up to 10-15 separate rpg "team" tourneys (scored on how "successful" they were at the mission, how well they got "into character" and so on) as well as the same or more of miniatures games.
I'm led to believe that two of them still have their clubs, so I wouldn't be surprised if other universities overseas have a similar thing.

[ac4155]

I'll hopefuly be off to Uni in September as well so I've been looking into the best way to transport down what I'll need.

I think I'm going to take a small selection of my hobby with me that can hopefully all be kept in a case or something. I've been looking for hobby case backpacks which will hold everything I'll need from rules, models, accessories and model supply's. This would also help not only travelling to and from Uni but also from my accommodation to game store/venue as I'll be in London and don't fancy trying to get a game case on the underground.

The only one I've found so far is this backpack:
http://www.krmulticase.com/cases.aspx?s=T

AC

[Marshal_Loss]

I go to University full time, have a casual job and manage to get in a game a week. Just manage your time well and you'll be fine, it is no different to balancing the hobby and a full time job etc

[Laser guided fanatic]

I'm going to uni (uk) in October as well, and atm i'm building a new space wolves army which hopefully will all be built before then, but it's a no vehicle army so I can fit all of it into 1 small citadel carry case
Also I've looked and both my firm and insurance have societies/ clubs for Warhammer/ wargaming in general. However, I don't think I'll have that much time to paint but hopefully I can get a game every one or two weeks

[HereBeDragons]

I made use of a painting tray that I could pick up and move off the desk when I needed to work. Just a sheet of cardboard, works great!

[Laser guided fanatic]

It's more the time, I like to spend a few hours painting in one sitting but given that I plan to take up other stuff when I get to uni I doubt I'll have the time.

[FluXpac]

Imo, There's better stuff to do at Uni than warhammer. I, and a lot of other people I know, knocked the hobby on the head when I went to Uni and didn't pick it up again until ~5 years after I graduated. But I was never hardcore, so good luck to you if you keep going!

[Light of the Emperor]

I'm going to Uni across the pond. While I'm not taking armies to play, I am taking a bunch of unassembled Empire troops and the paints I need to finish them. Spending a year overseas, there's gotta be downtime somewhere! And when I come back, I have new big units to play with.

[HereBeDragons]

It was nice to be able to do a bit of painting as a quick break between questions (science student, but I'm sure essay writers take little breaks too), usually just painting a base coat or highlight on a batch of models. If I had enough time to sit down for a few hours painting, I would spend that doing something else!

[Leth Shyish'phak]

Space shouldn't be too big a problem. When I was living at uni, all I had was a bedroom; I kept 8 different armies in that room. Remember: the space underneath your bed makes an excellent storage space/hiding place for boxes of models. It also gives you an excuse not to have to hoover underneath your bed...

[D.B.]

Space will probably be less of a problem than you think. Just make sure you have containers to pack up everything into if you need to without wrecking it -packing foam is good for this- and you should be fine.

Money may be a more pressing concern. Not sure how much funding you're going in with, but once you see how much a box of marines/whatever stacks up against your weekly student shopping bill... well...

Also I'm going to second the above sentiment that there may be other things you'll enjoy more at uni. See if you can find a roleplay society and get them hooked on Dark Heresy. Transfer your (likely better than most) painting skills into a general art society. Or join a sports team and seduce the gender(s) of your choice. There's lots of things to do

[Laser guided fanatic]

Oh of course there will be other things to do but I'm sure I'll have the time to get the odd game in, any serious modelling/painting can wait till the holidays

[dala_karn]

My friends were able to go to uni and not only were able to raise 4000pts of skaven, empire and vampire counts but also got their house mates involved effectively turning their living room into a warhammer club.

[The Dire Troll]

I am in this exact same predicament of to uni hopefully,am thinking of using the time to concentrate more on painting individual miniatures, I think space will all depend on your room, i will be using my laptop for most of my work, so will have desk space handy. I think Beppo has a great idea with the biscuit tin full of essentials, and a lovely looking Demon prince as well.

[Tzen]

I took a few minis and my paints with me.

I think I painted about 4-5 the whole time I was there, and that's because I stayed on campus over the xmas and easter holidays and didn't go home. Frankly if you have enough spare tiem from enjoying uni during term time to do hobby stuff, you are prolly doing uni wrong.

If I was at home and not on campus it would be different, but you simply end up playing beer pong etc in most of your spare time :P