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Happy Sunday. Just finished the XLBS and I am a bit disappointed. The topic “Kitbashing & Converting – Is It Becoming A Lost Art?” has a lot of potential and I feel it didn’t come through.

Don’t get me wrong I love what @brennon has done to the minis and the amount of work he put in there but I feel there could have been so much more.

I feel kit bashing was a thing 10 – 20 years ago simply because we were not spoiled for choice. You wanted you mini to have a specific weapon? Get the weapon somewhere else and glue it on. Today you search the internet and the chances are high that you find a ready made mini that fits your needs. Especially with 3D printing.

And kit bashing was easier in years past. Example: Orcs from 40k 3rd edition onwards where made from torso, legs, arms and head. And all was interchange- and poseable. No orc needed to look like any other orc! And today most models are “one pose” even when they are not snap fit but modular with keyed pieces. At least it feels this way.

Same for terrain. 20 odd years ago there wasn’t that much pre made terrain that’s why you could go wild with building your own. Today you can choose from resin, plastic and MDF…. and again 3D printing.

So is it becoming a lost art? Yes, kind of. Why? Because we are lazy and take shortcuts whenever we can. Get it on the table and play.

And I don’t know if I feel good or bad about this…

What say you?