I Have A Problem...

I was going through my miniature collection recently and I realized something...I have an addiction.

I googled "buried in plastic" and this came up. Surprisingly appropriate.

I have too many miniatures and keep collecting more. All of these are projects that I actually intent to complete, someday, and deeply enjoy but geez, it is kinda overwhelming when I think about it.

Just to demonstrate, here is a list of active 'projects' just on the top of my head:

• Knights House - Five knights in various states of assembly/paint that I want to add more to.
• Infantry Guard - 100+ men, minimum, all that I have basically only primed.
• Air Force - Just acquired Valk chassis 3-5 AND a B25J model I'll convert to a Marauder Destroyer. I'm not even a fan of flyers but I'm increasingly convinced that airborne might be one of the most competitive IG builds and 3 of them were being let go cheaply.
• Rough Riders - Bits sitting aside for a full 36 man platoon.
• Kasrkin - 51 models, ten of which I'm actually in the middle of painting (pics when done, in about a week hopefully.)
• Artillery - Nine guns that need paint.
• Fortifications - Two Aegis Defense Lines and an Imperial Bastion (which is still unassembled.)
• A bucket of tanks that desperately need a bit of paint put on them

I don't see it as a problem because I don't want the stuff. Actually, I want it all and more. I like having my 'regiment' in the same way some players try to collect whole chapters of Space Marines or the like.

I don't see it as a problem because I spend too much money. Actually, almost all of it was gotten second hand, at severely reduced prices and via excellent trades, or from...other...sources. In dollars, I probably spent 20% of what it all would have cost new. Of course, that also means that much of it look semi-beaten up but I say that just gives it character.

It is a problem because I'm a very slow painter who enjoys ever part of the hobby more than I enjoy painting. Part of the appeal of knights is their biggest weakness...low model count. I briefly played Paladinstar when Grey Knights came out for similar reasons. 

Despite that, I really don't intend to do anything about it right now except get a model or dozen painted over spring break (starting with that Kasrkin squad and moving onto a knight or two.) I just really hate painting.

No real point to this post. I'm not bragging or explaining or asking for sympathy. I just kinda want to see if any of my few readers have similar issues...

Anybody have some fun stories of overflowing collections to share?