I Used a Fake Identity to Enter a Miniature Painting Competition! :-)

Resin Beast is one of the mini painting competitions at Adepticon, and I decided to enter! I get recognized at this convention pretty often... so I thought it would be sporting to enter the competition under a pseudonym: Bert Mabers, the Painting Wizard :-) The competition allows models from 4 different companies: Creature Caster, Bestiarum Games, Eldritch Foundry, and Parabellum (Conquest The Last Argument of Kings). I chose a model from Conquest TLAOK...
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[@GoobertownHobbies]

The people laughing at me in the first 10 seconds of this video are Eric's Hobby Workshop and Lyla Mev 🙂

[@marksullivan7766]

Lyla passed her perception check 😏

[@frogjog8822]

I KNEW I recognized that laugh! how was the inquisitor game with eric?

[@GoobertownHobbies]

it was somethin alright! the level of granularity was excessive to the point of being really funny hehehe @@frogjog8822

[@MrFahqup]

Subbed to all 3 of you guys

[@GoobertownHobbies]

you have excellent taste@@MrFahqup

[@undeadamerican1107]

Lyla instantly recognizing you was hilarious!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

right? don't ever try to fool lyla! :-)

[@LylaMev]

The mini witch sees all

[@scraglor1]

Its the witch powers after all! haha. I loved it, so fitting.@@LylaMev

[@SamLenzArtwork]

Thanks Bernt! Sometimes our work is not measured by layers of paint but by weight of sprue.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

well said, well said!!

[@abbazabba58]

I recognize a Sun Tzu quote when I see one.

[@a.gravemistake3061]

I love the way you calmly and clearly walk people through what you do and why, and don't ever assume knowledge. And I love how you always leave in Cat appearances.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hehehehe, thanks!!! editing out all these dang cats is too much work anyway ;-)

[@semihkaracan9112]

I have one of those quality control cats as well.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

they're very useful! :-)@@semihkaracan9112

[@sadnessinside123]

The cat shots make your channel more personable. I love it.

[@Miscast]

Bert sold me mad cap mushrooms behind the Army Painter booth

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Miscast is a NARC??? I should've known!

[@tsundae7669]

I appreciate that at 15:43 you opted to not self-deprecate, and instead used the opportunity to emphasize the value of contributing to a community! I know when people do the first route it’s often with the intent of highlighting the real standouts of the competition, but IMO talking down your own work in such a context has the opposite effect and can devalue the effort of your competitors. It’s a small thing for sure, but I’m always glad to see the different ways your positive approach to hobbying can make our space a better one :)

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hey right on! it was cool to see absolutely everything in that case :-)

[@stuartbright7171]

Yo those were my entries! The red demon and yellow fat guy! Good job "Bert" and it was awesome to meet you!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

nice!!!! great to meet you too :-)

[@Diana2112Gaming]

Lyla is just a gem to the community. Also, absolutely love Bert!

[@simmonslucas]

I love that you picked Helm's Deep to gather inspiration. My boys are about to watch this scene for the first time. They are gonna the shield slide!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

classic, total classic! have fun you guys :-)

[@DWEthronil]

I cannot say this Enough, but your content is the most wholesome Miniature Painting content on the whole web! I know why i usually recommend this Channel to ppl new to Miniature Painting.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

aww TY! :-)

[@stephenmurray5684]

Great painting, Bert (Burt) and looking forward to next year's entry. Give yourself two weeks next time.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

this is a better strategy hehehe, thanks!! :-)

[@Surveillance_birb]

With the beard and the glasses you went from Coastal to Interior Maine real quick.

[@cbradquillen]

You seem like such an exemplary human being. I seriously always want to give you a big old hug! I took my son fishing today, and the smallies didn't bite the lures we had. I suppose I should've brought some space marines.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

you can have a big 'ol hug if I see you at an event someday :-) In the meantime, good luck with the fishing later in the season!! :-)

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

The beard actually looks really natural on you. A glimpse into future Brent?

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hehehe, something to look forward to! :-) Thanks for the great guerilla camera work on this one

[@Frostfly]

Love the Suddenly Lyla, she's great.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

100% :-)

[@gnollnonsense]

The disguise was hilarious

[@gavinjames1145]

Good to see your employers (the cats) keeping an eye on your painting progress! 😻😹

[@Danthecanman187]

Its actually insane to see how many amazing new artists have gotten into the hobby since covid! I remember like 5 years ago even it was mainly miniac and sam lenz that took the spotlight but now the artist pool is overflowing! Great to see the hobby growing again even if its just for artists

[@GoobertownHobbies]

This is such a great hobby, I love seeing it grow :-)

[@Danthecanman187]

@@GoobertownHobbies so true dude. Youre a great guy Brent, er I mean "bert" lmao. Youre definitely the Bob Ross of miniatures. Have a great day sir

[@zamnodorszk7898]

Pro tip for next year: use milliput to make a disguise face.

[@Mrlandon6666]

Me: “Man that archer is looking amazing” Brent: “We’ve got a couple of days to make the archer look good.” Me: “Yes, yes, of course. I was just thinking the same thing 😅”

[@Beaut_Beau]

I could swear that was Eric's laugh at the start! You two have the most distinct voices in hobby youtube!

[@isisnmagic1812]

Lyla saw through your disguise very fast, and love to see the quality control was keeping his eye on you at your desk, no slacking with him around 😅😅

[@burfscape1]

"But mostly I became Bert Mabers, becasue I think its pretty funny." Us too Brent, us too! 😂

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Hehehehe :-)

[@simmonslucas]

I wish that I had my own live Goobertown editor for my work meetings. I defiantly feel the "oops, I got rambely" lolol

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hehehehe, the trick is to notice in-the-moment.... very hard to do! :-)

[@saintmatthew956]

Bert Neighbors is one of my favorite KZbin mini painters. I've learned a lots from Bert and I like seeing his cats. 😊

[@NotAllBooksSmellNice]

Brent hitting us with that second camera angle is the unexpected magic that keeps Goobertown Goobin

[@GoobertownHobbies]

BAM! hehehe, I'm tryin, I'm tryin! :-)

[@prestonpowell9222]

it's goobin time

[@simonm8221]

Gave me good vibes too!

[@teshtishtoshtesh3218]

It's definitely a fun little tweak to the formula that gives an extra little authenticity, and it looks like fun, too.

[@p-thor]

Schrödinger's Bert before it is spelled it is both Burt and Bert. Loved this video.

[@PipkinXIV]

Probably the best Gabe Newell cosplay I've ever seen. :p

[@user-pp9kn5ye6d]

inspirational tactical rock saved the day

[@CoffeeMugTwentyFive]

I can't wait for Bert episodes.

[@classy_005]

11:06 Oh hey! Its my Magnus! I had a great time meeting you and getting some criticisms on my submission at The Ides Of March. I have some big plans for that model, Awesome video! Hope to see you around.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

there you are! :-) Keep painting all your magnuses, we shall meet again!

[@UriskOfTheFae]

Hahaha, so much fun. Seeing Lyla's reaction in the intro and then later in the longer cut got some chuckles out of me. And I love that sprue structure! It looked awesome even before the Milliput! Mayhaps I'll try something like that after I buy some injection molded minis instead of just 3D printing. It's always a joy to see the Goobertown Cats. And to be seeing your skills grow over the years! Your personality and approach got me subscribed long before I ever had interest in minis, and now the wonderful personalities and awesome art in the community have infected me with the painting bug. Next step, indoctrinate my fiancé~

[@GoobertownHobbies]

aw hey thanks!! good luck with that indoctrination, have fun you two! :-)

[@howardcoates6985]

Fun video, loved Lyla's reaction though.

[@Squall338]

Those were all such great paints! Yours was so good and cool and reminded me of how many para bellum minis i still want to collect

[@figurehe4d]

this channel is wild because the host looks like me and also arrives at similar conclusions about hobbies, but also leading a completely different life. it's surreal, like I'm looking at a mirror of an alternate existence

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hehehehehe is your name bert?

[@ellesse3862]

Your cat sat patiently for the unboxing was a delight. Good luck to Bert next year.

[@gregoryhall4062]

Didn't fool Lyla! Thanks for another great video

[@GoobertownHobbies]

she cannot be fooled!! :-)

[@phillipstone3116]

0:50 I wish more channels would do this! Genius idea!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Lololol

[@au6ment]

You are so sneaky Brent

[@Chipsyminiatures]

Such a great video. Awesome job on the mini. Love the plynth you made and how you made it even more!

[@nextgenerationmudracing399]

Great video Brent. Love the sprue steps idea. So easy, yet elegant

[@thebestplaguemarine3130]

I love how positive u always r and look it makes me happy

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hope you're having a great day! :-)

[@redgreenbluehex]

Ha. This was awesome. And bow chosen are one of my favorite sculpts too. Well chosen!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

they're great minis! One of many big step-ups in quality that conquest has had in the past few years :-)

[@thomasgrable1746]

Nice work on the mini and his staircase base! It was a pleasure meeting you at Armies on Parade with my Circle Orboros army for Warmachine.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

I spent a lot of yesterday typing "warmachine" into eBay because of you... :-) It was awesome to meet you, I've been thinking about those werewolves a lot!

[@benjaminjack867]

This is the first video that's actually made me consider entering a painting competition, definitely not as scary as I thought

[@GoobertownHobbies]

You can do it! :-)

[@JaxiPaxified]

Making his eyes look in the direction of the bow would have solidified the movement a lot. Fun project! :D

[@gggfx4144]

The end result is very cool. Perhaps (tentatively) you could set a shelf aside and now and again do a hobby project which is aiming to consolidate/push your skills or just symbolises a landmark in your journey; mount each on a plinth then at some point you can look along and admire them and remember the story. While it's clear you know what you like, and it's entirely reasonable to admit you don't want to be a painting superstar, I think many viewers might enjoy seeing you taking on some challenges to level up your skills on painting, basing, dioramas (even if you ultimately choose to pick up more simple projects again). Either way, your videos are really cool too so please keep up the good work - a second video in short succession was a real bonus this week :)

[@arandomlostsoul753]

The people are clamouring for more BERT! LOL

[@ramblingbadger]

Great content. Love the changes in camera angles when you are talking to us.

[@AndICanTalk2]

Wonderful piece! So glad you had fun. Great job. Great video. Great channel.

[@darthhall6187]

I really appreciate your super chilled, friendly approach to your videos. And kudos on the mini, looked great. I teach in a university, and what you say about grading is spot on. I sometimes catch myself out, and have another teacher second grade a submission, if I feel I was a bit too generous/harsh for reasons other than the quality of the work.

[@Fughley]

Great to meet you at the Army Painter booth. And I forgot to thank you for the work you put in for the development and testing videos of speed paints.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Hey great to meet you too!!! I think that actually might have been immediate after I took the robe off 😃

[@Pwallable]

Such a lovely mini. Well done Bert.

[@chillywilly883]

Lol, Bert Neighbours definitely needs to come back.

[@slamm600]

Love this video, some fun and some self honesty. I appreciate the goals you set for yourself and your realistic optimism.

[@rohanalmond]

Brent, I mean Burt, I mean Bert - most excellent story video!

[@jamesperry9197]

Was waiting for this video to come out! Can't wait to see how you did

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hehehe, thanks james, hope you're having a good one :-)

[@schlitzie72]

Goobs, you should have your co-host in more videos, loved how he/she was sitting beside you like it was their show too

[@GoobertownHobbies]

she can always be tempted by that fake beard :-)

[@InVerum]

For a week's worth of painting I'd say it turned out awesome! Definitely inspiring me to bust out the paints again and get back to hobbying.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hey thanks paul! get back at it! :-)

[@wittlegoblin]

That Bert seems like a cool dude. I'm glad your piece made it back in uh, one piece- it's beautiful!! So nice to see you at Adepticon!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

heck yeah! cheers to another great year :-)

[@Beltayn7272]

I love that your supervisor keeps popping in to check your progress.

[@Wulfseal]

I like your style. The undercover painter. So funny.

[@alexiscarlton1355]

lol tears. This was great and I loved your decision to have your first entry as a benchmark.

[@thekeepgames]

Great to meet you at Adepticon Sir! Glad you had fun at the con and competition, perhaps I'll see you around the neighbourhood!!

[@ye_olde_wizard]

Your modifications to the model were great. I recall seeing a wizard with tactical glasses walking around. Wild that it was really you. Like you, I also pushed myself to enter a model into golden demon. It certainly wasn’t a notable entry but I learned a lot and felt proud of my work.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

that's awesome! keep paintin keep paintin! also yeah these gunnar gaming glasses are so stupid, I love em.

[@ghisteslwchlohm]

Aw man, when I saw the stance the bow figure was in I thought you were going to be making that archer from tiktok that does pole dancing. I'm sad that wasn't it, but shield surfing down a staircase is an incredible alternative. And it turned out great!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

It was such a pleasure and an honour to meet Bert.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

right back atcha :-)

[@MarkCMG]

Thanks for the video! Congrats on the fun!

[@Ryuondo]

I absolutely love the Dino Lizard Orcs from Conquest. They're probably one of my favorite miniature lines out there.

[@BouvToTheMax]

Wow nice job on the paint and conversation! Keep up the great work and keep videos like these coming!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hey TY! :-)

[@DingoPaints]

Bert you did a great job. Look forward to seeing you in the future.

[@issa496]

Seems like a fun experience, and the final result is great. Wish there was more contrast between the shield and the backdrop tho

[@GoobertownHobbies]

agreed! I couldn't think of a good color to make it that would make it more visible without pulling focus... In the movie the whole scene is pretty much just black, so that didn't really help...

[@stonelion99]

Amazing job, and a great video! I do have a little bit of critical feedback on the miniature too. The miniature was phenomenal, but I would have liked to see a little more color variation in the brickeword. A slight tan, a faint gray-red, just something to break up the surface. Fantastic job as always, you actively inspire me to be more positive about my own work, while still being able to see the flaws.

[@wellywanderer]

This is the coolest video I've watched in a long time. I love the idea. I love that Lyla picked you immediately. I love that Bert/Burt showed that sprue minis aren't stock minis.

[@Wadtomaton]

This was great! I love that you were able to use old sprue for the base. I’ve been using it to elevate models in place of layers of cork, especially if it’s just going to get covered with putty/texture paste anyways. Your model looks great, especially considering the time crunch you were under! 🤘🤘It was great getting a chance to chat with you at the con too! Apologies to everyone’s eyes for my love handle sneaking through in ceremony clip. At least it didn’t seem to throw off the white balance on your camera. 🤣🤣🤣

[@SkullBusiness]

The rest of the video is great but honestly, you deserve some props for having the patience to actually cut and glue all those sprues together to make the stairs.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hehehe it took longer than I guessed it would

[@reiner72]

It was greating catching up for a few minutes with you Brent. The pieces in the case this year were stunning!

[@rich347]

I love watching your videos with my cats. It's common ground!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

aww, say hi to your cats for us! :-)

[@MestreGuilderiusLCB]

Brent, really cool video as always ! I think it's a pretty healthy experience to attend to one or 2 contests once in a while, it helps growing as minipainter, gives tons of opportunity to get incredible inspiration and also get reviews on our work :) I attended 6 contests since I started minipainting 2 years ago, and won 3 times. Of course these were local and amateur contests, but still, it's a very rich experience to have under out belts^^ Congrats for giving it a shot, and hope you'll try another one when you fancy it ;) Cheers from France !

[@GoobertownHobbies]

cheers! :-)

[@JohnnyTightIips]

Orange and green always reminds me of Cringer/Battlecat. Love it :D

[@puthyx]

It could be 18 minutes or 18 hour videos and I think all of us would watch the entire thing. Well done sir, absolutely love your content!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

thanks! we'll put that to the test someday :-)

[@scraglor1]

Looking forward to hear you and casey chat about this man. There is always more to the story once you guys dive into it on paint bravely :)

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hehehe, I got stopped by TSA on they way back while Miscast and Casey pointed and laughed!

[@Roboytron]

Love all the little tweaks to the model and that base turned out great.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Thanks a bunch! :-)

[@DreamBigBuildSmall]

I am relatively new to mini painting & came across your video while looking for inspiration. It was very entertaining and worth a sub. Happy Modeling ~ Cory

[@Ernzt8]

Nice job Bert! I would like to see more of this stuff

[@throwabrick]

Lyla's laugh was awesome! Great video!

[@HummingWork]

Top shelf video where you live up to the the title of Goobertown mayor, doubled in charm by Lyla recognizing you

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Lyla would be great at counter-intelligence :-)

[@Kitty-wc9or]

Great video Brent! Bummed I didn't get to meet you, but yoy have inspired me to enter the painting comp at Salute 51 in the UK !😊

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Nice! Have fun working on your piece, and I'm sure we'll run into each other one of these days :-)

[@gianhao]

The best and most down to earth youtube miniature painter.

[@narlee2014]

I’m still here for the fishing, but this vid was great! Great idea for the disguise!

[@PeachyTips]

I loved everything about this video 😘👌 Also great job dude on the entry

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hehehe, thanks peachy!

[@eastoforion]

a really fun concept executed well! loved the sprue build

[@Blacknight8850]

I've done the Sprue and Milliput thing for building up bases, but I'm *definitely* stealing the idea to do a plinth with sprue!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

It takes hours... but it's kinda fun! :-)

[@severinarnold5816]

15:10 'Are you talking to me?' - 'No. My son is also named Bort.'

[@GoobertownHobbies]

I haven't heard the name bort in 20 years, hahahahahahaa :-)

[@fee2766]

Using sprues to make a great looking stone object like that is such a good idea. Gave me lot of inspiration.

[@CrossbowROoF]

Damn! I would have loved to meet you at Adepticon. Great work on the mini!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

look for the wizard next time! ;-) We'll meet one of these days, I'm looking forward to it!

[@TheMichaellathrop]

So one of the cool things they talk about over on the grimdark compendium is using different kinds of varnish to paint with texture, when you were talking about the battle of helms deep I thought that you were going to use a speckling of ultragloss to simulate the drops of rain hitting the stone, maybe mixed in with some very dilute black or blue ink.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

good call! I also meant to put some scrape marks on the top stairs... but whoops, not enough time! :-)

[@Zambies]

😆 amazing! I think we all should enter using pseudonyms next year lol. I love your nod to Legolas. Using the spures to make stairs was so smart.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

hehehe, I hope you have some good names picked out!! :-)

[@ZombieApocalypse09]

Great entry. I am looking forward to seeing what you do next year with more time allotted! Perhaps Bert Maybers could become Ernie Wilber. Enjoyed watching the process! Hope your voice has recovered!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Ooooh, Ernie Wilbur is a wonderful name!! :-)

[@theorangeroad8249]

I really enjoyed this episode. Good work.