How We Got Our Start in the Hobby | S1E4

[@Ninjon]

The Facebook group is LIVE! facebook.com/groups/395664561386239/ Scott pin this comment, I’m too lazy to log out and back in again kk Byeeeee

[@frozenbean]

Jon: "I just ate a big burrito and now I'm kinda sleepy" #Relatable content

[@socklips7655]

It's probably not the corpses smelled from the basement.

[@tinaprice4948]

This made me think of the first time my older brothers took me to a hobby store, I think it was in the early 80s and I remember the huge isle of pewter minis, and the glass cases displaying misc. painted minis and painted plastic model cars and trains and planes. It was such a fun store to go to, it was HUUGE and had so many things you could do as far as a hobby. That place died when internet buying came to be :( But I can still remember that feeling of so many possibilities of doing something fun, thank you for helping remember that moment :D

[@CrimpyComb]

This is by far the best miniature/hobby podcast that there is hands down. Please continue this it's amazing

[@kentboorman9328]

Thank you SOOOO much for putting in pictures! Also it’s great to see I’m not the only Closet Geek I have to clean up my paint area all the time to make sure it’s out of sight. My Scale Paints are my “Magic Paint Range” tried army painter, citadel, and P3” but like you said there is always a few special products from each line that are almost a necessity.

[@anthonybruno7270]

I painted my first mini last week, completely inspired by you boys... Keep up the good work!

[@mikemccoy7931]

I based a mimic that I had over the past couple weeks. Tried to make a wood dock out of balsa wood, kind of like how your pirate ship base was done. Really had a good time working on it! Also, personally not a huge fan of the new army besides the catapult. That is dope.

[@billdefranza4927]

Comment resurrection! I've been working through your backlog, and loving it.

[@yipyipyipi]

For that rpg bit Jon went on about, know that they played with minis back in the day. Remember, they created D&D using wargaming as a base, they already had the minis. My dad and uncle played when the oroginal rules were released in 74, and they went out and bought minis because they heard that was required. Theater of the mind is a style of play, and it also existed back then, but neither is the "purer" form.

[@justincollicutt6012]

Love your Miniac channel and loving these podcasts sit downs. Between the banter, insight and the obviously relaxed nature you guys have, its been a great listen to and from work. Cheers from Winnipeg, keep up the great work.

[@LazyOwlbear]

i like the pictures when you talk about it.

[@MidwinterMinis]

1:20:50 maybe we should unionize? That might change their mind ;)

[@GoobertownHobbies]

This guy gets it.

[@jenniferbrender9972]

Me, going through the TUP podcast playlist, ONLY TO FIND OUT ABOUT THAT LABYRINTH MINI KICKSTARTER AFTER IT'S ALREADY CLOSED!! Jon is right, greatest fantasy movie of all time and I am kicking myself for not knowing about this in time.

[@drolsisusej100]

i like the add of pictures , really enjoying these podcasts .....at 6 am while eating my breakfast or 1 am enjoying my whiskey ..either or lol keep it up guys

[@Popecicle]

Always excited to see another Trapped Under Plastic pop up!

[@TheWaywardWolf]

In the last two weeks I have finished some of those ol’ Crimson Fists for the new codex release

[@drfishynoooo9960]

So much better with using photos during the chat. 👍👍 Almost finished two mobs for Gorkamorka, going to GM for two friends who have never played tabletop before.

[@TheTinyTeacher]

John says Daddy at like 34:40 and Scott just looks up for a split second like John's awoken something in him 😂😂😂

[@Duo_20]

Will be amazing to have the other Scott on podcast.

[@pjlights164]

Scott, you should look into Kings of War 3rd edition just coming out for a new home for your wood elves.

[@garrettbrocksmith1862]

Getting caught up on this, and you two are killing it! Keep it coming!

[@everybodytogether5532]

Love this. Gettin some great work done while listening to youz cats

[@Ridnnrg]

Finished my modular HeroQuest and now planing on the paintjob for my Dungeon Saga Minis.

[@voidwraithprime8521]

I bought a handful of those Ral Partha minis when I was younger from a Wargames West catalogue (loved getting those catalogues).

[@mini-paintingpapa]

Woot Woot! TUP episode 4 dropped! Almost finished with my Space Wolf Kill Team Commission. Just have shading, highlighting and faces to finish. That's what I've been working on.

[@dariuschoksy6934]

I started painting my adeptus mechanicus kill team and have also been working on a really huge dragon the last 2 weeks!

[@TastyRedCrayons]

I’m late to watching this, but holy crap Scott. I can’t believe that you went to Gurnee Mills. It’s wild to think that you played so damn close. Haha

[@joshgibbs3337]

Painted all the imperial planes for Aeronautica now working on the orks! Great podcast to listen too while painting

[@adron1261]

Great analogy to end on.

[@tempusavatar]

I had a crazy week with Cdn Thanksgiving and my anniversary topped off with some illness, so I didn't get much painting done unfortunately. I'm not happy about that; after this weekend should be clear skies and free time to PAINT MORE MINIS

[@deviantpersona]

I'm seriously interested in the broken toad news...I love the Labyrinth!

[@marcoscastellanos4114]

Thanks for talking about D&D.

[@Hynesight2020]

1:01:01 Funny, I almost went to Minneapolis College of Art and Design for Comic Art cause that was my plan too. Makes me wonder if we would have crossed paths.

[@brightsudu1991]

@Ninjon was talking about his “unfinished” necromancer then showed a picture and I was like “unfinished my a**” haha love you guys

[@dannyeccles1894]

You should do a video where you make some bases up for something, make a mould of them and then cast them in resin. I bet there's a few of us in your community that would watch that video

[@blakesnyder9463]

I’ve been painting an old blood bowl set. one of the first ones because he loved playing blood bowl when he was my age and I’m only about halfway done with the models and it’s only been a month lol

[@Dipstick14]

I have exactly the same blending issue as Scott, it's waterever works each time. I need to find my own solid method!

[@craftingtroll]

In the last 2 weeks I finished painting a Prime-Ork I've been working on for 6 months and 10-20'ish regular orks from my backlog. Since we're coming up on the end of the year I'm trying to work through another 70 miniatures to meet my yearly goal of one miniature per day. Bit of a nightmare to get through that much batch painting though..

[@Alex-hr9rb]

good seeing you guys back! :)

[@miniatureanvil3187]

YESSSS LOVE THE PODCAST CANT WAIT TO GET OFF WORK NOW.

[@bencarter9044]

When my friends have asked me about what miniatures paint to use... my response is just "the paints you have". All paint brands have their own quirks and the more you practice with it, the better you'll get.

[@reflexdogtraining1337]

Working on a Glotkin to RATkin conversion. No paint yet, but got it looking like a HellPit Abomination with a saddle up top for a grey Seer or Claw Lord.... and a giant bell from the ScreamingBell kit. Its delicious. And terrifying... to my hobby skills.

[@ajisinthewoods3692]

Finished up a cpl warbands (Marienburg and Eshin) for Mordheim. Started a table build for that game.

[@gutsytoadsage6497]

The past two weeks have been my most productive yet. Painted 2 jesters from Zombicide NPC-2, a troll, and finally gained the confidence to break out my airbrush for some priming.

[@overdriveactive5486]

I got 2nd for my commissar in the /r/Warhammer40k discord painting competition and I've built, primed, detailed and basecoated a Leman Russ for my next entry :D

[@spikefacesam]

Been working on the Forgeworld cawdor executioner and a kitbashed NPC to use for escort missions in Necromunda. And spent like 10 min painting my ambot

[@whysoidle]

Scott, you need to test Pacific88 paints, they have really nice yellows and greens, and it's really cheap.

[@hobbiesinasmallroom1850]

I finished painting Warlord Game's Nightmare in Silver cybermen collectors set miniatures!

[@NeflewitzInc]

Got another squad of hobgoblins phase 1'd for their paint scheme.

[@digitaltrowa]

I really like the look of the Bonereapers, but I can't tell if they are a horde army. I already have 'Nids, and I can't do another mass mini army.

[@manga3040]

Kinda, I would say not weird to run a unit of 40 mortek guard and then 2 units of 10 with your other stuff.

[@-kratos-1526]

Finished painting my submission for Armies on Parade in the last two weeks.

[@manga3040]

Whenever I get to the "ass" part of painting I just look at all the things I'm currently painting and I just feel like I hate them all. Like an artists that tears up tons of their paintings before they finish a painting lol. It's one of the things that is a hang up for me when I paint.

[@mini-paintingpapa]

Also, you should SUPER make a Facebook page, that way you could look at people's minis and potentially highlight some. it could be a little bit per episode where you look at best, most unique and one that could use some of your expert help.

[@trappedunderplastic]

We do exactly that for our patrons if you're interested.

[@mini-paintingpapa]

Trapped Under Plastic well how bout dat?! Looks like I’m subbin’!

[@trappedunderplastic]

@@mini-paintingpapa thank you for the support!

[@jeffkilian9754]

I painted 2 clone wars core sets for Star wars legion and my first mini diorama.

[@rodneyr5266]

Painted Iron Father Feirros, 5 Ork warbikes and 19 Orc boyz (mostly lootas) in the last 2 weeks and an X-34 speeder for Star Wars Legion as a birthday gift.

[@Hapesnova1]

I've spent a stupid amount of time on a Pallas grav attack for custodes. edge highlighting with a bright silver.... WHHHHYYYYYY

[@jimmyweatherhead350]

its okay miniac im in the same boat with the high elves over here

[@Fadeing]

For Creature Caster it seems like James Wappel figures the way to work that into his cashflow stream by coupling it with his patreon as far as the content goes. Seems a bit of a plan that joins a job to a business though that hits a scalability limit.

[@PartisanGerm]

43:25 Tomb Karens? Tomb Karens?! Sir, I must speak with your manager immediately.

[@patrickmcelveen387]

Hey guys, love the podcast but can't find it on Google podcasts. Any tips?

[@drsh0ckalu]

The bromance is so real xD

[@skull9674]

I played D and D 40 years ago and we used minis.

[@ryanj.7523]

But Scott!! What about the charts and graphs for all those paints you had Jon do?!

[@Hynesight2020]

38:04 . . . so the moral is DO invite internet strangers to my house?

[@migelsker]

Ok ill be right over frind

[@Hynesight2020]

@@migelsker :D YAY! Let OUR empire begin!

[@commandermcnash5137]

1:09:33 little did he know the Soulblight Gravelords were in production just as they were talking...

[@commandermcnash5137]

1:19:53 Little did he know, less than two years later, GeeDubs would hire the guy behind Astartes...

[@sebastiangurgul6712]

Totally agree on the Sisters being completely underwhelming. A lot of 3rd party stuff blows it out of the water. That will be the direction I take for most of the infantry.

[@Nikolaijuno]

In the lat two weeks I finished painting 15 Sisters of Silence.

[@mesabunny]

jon: "you know that ass part..?" YES. THANK U FOR SAYING THIS I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO THINKS THE UGLIEST STAGE IS LIKE 2/3 DONE

[@nikolaosstavrou5327]

I liked the wolfs of vile tis.

[@Witchcraft467]

At least in the US, Games Workshop kinda 'stealth' advertises by having exclusive product at Barnes and Noble. By and large though I think that, while they are huge by gaming standards, I suspect they don't think they can really break out too much farther into the general consumer population.

[@Rackhamish]

Those Dark Crystal & Labyrinth pieces look epic. Also Dark Crystal > Labyrinth ;)

[@matthewbirdsall9518]

First mini was a lead Napoleonic soldier my Dad and I cast in the garage over a propane stove when I was fikkin 8 maybe.

[@Kinderman674]

How old is Jon! I’m dying to know!

[@RavenforTea]

My guess for birth year is 1982

[@serenacaruso5516]

@@RavenforTea yeah, I'm guessing 1981-1982 for Jon, and 1992 for Scott? based on what Jon says in this video

[@bettsdn]

“Adults with acne that cant grow full beards”... I have found my people

[@ghostfaceknuts]

Jealous. I wanna move (immigrate) to Minnesota and be in the Bromance... Everything you just said is MY favorite thing to do. Every Day

[@thoughtengine]

"Mall Ninja" comes from the antics of the ridiculous Gecko45, a user on the Glock forums, who somehow gained the impression that he was some sort of Special Forces soldier who kept people safe from increasingly ridiculous threats at suburban shopping centres. They buy all manner of silly weapons and attachments which don't really work or aren't even real, cover themselves in "tacticool" crap, and are basically the source of the meme "Don't worry ma'am, I'm from the Internet". They keep up this crap in gun stores, oblivious to the fact that they are clearly surrounded by people who have experience with various weapons when they themselves don't, where they are referred to as "gun store commandoes". They may then become "Range Ninjas" if someone erroneously lets them actually buy a gun and go out on to a range to play with it. Typified by being as fat as I am, but claiming to be Special Forces or Special Air Service soldiers; knowing someone who is; or claiming to have friends who are law enforcement officers which means they know everything. Frequently shows up to a range spraying from a cheap rifle buried in twice its mass in tactical accessories meant for airsoft guns, as fast as they can pull the trigger, at an indoor range with a limit of one shot per second, and has replica knives all over them for "self-defence" but has never trained to fight at all. For further reading: lonelymachines.org/mall-ninjas/ On the bright side, it would make an hilarious mini...

[@rampantrambling]

It would indeed be a hilarious mini

[@MarkoVeer]

So, this means that I can't come over to paint minis with you guys?

[@dnlowithstripes]

Oh god... I know this is probably too old to comment to but... I just noticed that me and Jon have the exact same story, except that I played piano instead of drums and that I dropped from architecture and got into software engineering... and I'm only 25 now.

[@MrPug-dt4sd]

Scott talking about his speech impediment reminded me of the apoxe scup thing.

[@Vors402]

Is Jon not a fan of Kimera? I didn’t hear the other episode but he said he decided against using them, are they a hassle or something? I genuinely don’t know, never used them

[@twintomwrx]

added a few tufts, tufted it out.

[@wombora]

Will there be Bone Reapers von Reaper Bones?

[@hybrid_76]

when you guys doing your next get drunk painting comp ?, keep up the great content.

[@Ninjon]

We (and by we, i mean ME) have a great idea for the next one! Just need to convince Scootie, and get it scheduled :)

[@hybrid_76]

@@Ninjon just offer him ... not beer ... something else and inflate his ego a bit and hell do anything

[@kentboorman9328]

Also I finished this guy instagram.com/p/B3sw8ExnjYi/?igshid=90dpbm9sai18 And this Guy instagram.com/p/B3vbdo3nith/?igshid=14az4povoi873 Not award winning but it’s probably a 8/10 for my best work. I just keep learning and pushing myself.

[@predaturdz7303]

Wait Eden Praire??? Lol thats like 30 minutes from me

[@justsomedude7583]

I need to find some of my very 1st janky ass ultramarines I painted when I was 10.

[@enshala6401]

What does "taking away W's" mean? What's the "W" reference?

[@thaliahelene]

W= wins

[@orrinellis856]

On keeping old minis: apartments are different

[@Daealis]

A decade of pauses? Check. Fantasy battle at the start? Check. Software engineer? Check. Spectacled nerd of the worst degree? DINGDINGDING! I'm apparently a Scott from Finland. Typing this on my lunch break, in my office, taking a break from debugging code, waiting to go home and continue on that giant fucking spider and goblin riders. Or play Beat Saber with the wife, because nerds need exercise too.

[@wolfbytes8787]

i spent all my pocket money on a iron priest and i lost the head and i feel like ive lost motivation to paint it

[@manga3040]

You could find a cool new head for it! Dont stop painting!

[@mattcappelli5822]

Pour one out for middenheim... (tear slowly rolls down cheek)

[@theviper5952]

when gw announced plastic sisters the design team didnt know

[@vancopland]

that necromancer head is fucking C R I S P Y

[@nikolaosstavrou5327]

DEVOURERS OF VILE-TIS! Aoooooooooo!

[@TheBennysisko]

Mall ninjas unite!

[@mattbecker4514]

Oh damn, Joh is cool, he just calls Scale 75 "Scale". I bet he calls hot dogs "dogs" and Thanksgiving "turkey day"

[@theviper5952]

Lovin it mhan I need moar

[@Mellonote]

Sprewsers at it again

[@KimHarderFog]

Hah the rage about high shipping prices, welcome to the world of "not living in america" :D Shipping to Denmark for physical goods are often 50-100% of the price of the item on for example Ebay

[@Stilghar]

7 years...