Reply To: Hobby Weekender 12/15/2018 – An early Giftmas to regular hosts

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@evilstu … No worries. Take the time you need. Like I said before I’ll cover to give a well deserved breather. That does remind me to poke out at @mage to see what’s going on with our other well worn host on short sabbatical.

@ jodain … Glad to have you aboard and welcome to our merry band of miscreants/mischief makers. No worries about the pledge as you can say that your first one is to pick up your brush again.

Interesting responses, notably the one regarding bases, as it got me to thinking about other things people say in playing games as the basing of the figures drawing away from the narrative terrain. 20 pistoozas in combo for jumping into the thread and saying hello and questions responses.

Well, time for my responses.

Have you found yourself fond of a particular color and use it wherever you can? If so, what is it?

I’ve come to like Reaper’s Marigold Yellow as a solid mid tone for NMM gold and general use

Do you feel there is a certain amount of texture on figures that makes or breaks a model?

I’ve seen a lack of texture kills me from certain aspects in Warma-Hordes and I break out my airbrush to hit plating with the info I’ve found useful in YouTube videos for armor modellers.

Do detailed resin bases add or subtract from gaming figures?

It really depends on the game and the paint job. I’ll generally say that it helps make them look more interesting but I generally scratchbuild.

With tabletop board games that take up quite a bit of room in storage creating spectacularly detailed playing pieces do you see the future becoming more difficult for hobbyists to maintain space for their hobby?

Yes, yes, yes. Kickstarter is a great space for temptation when looking at minis. The people who create and sell games have caught on to what we look for in figures and have responded in pushing the envelope of digital sculpting.