Pledge… as inspired by the XLBS – It’s not just for cleaning my wood!

Realistically though I’ll be doing more commission stuff and then maybe to my own stuff… the shock of it!

GenCon 2020 Online… all the forced first person perspective and none of the gamer funk or hacking crud. I’ve watched none of them. I’ve had my head buried in getting commission painting work done and going about life around me as best I can with the small amount of in person socializing I can.

No online conventions for me. If I’m going to be dropping myself in front of a screen for more time than is healthy it is for either gaming or salacious viewing.

I don’t think there’s really an ideal stream. Perhaps something I do have an odd idea for in being interactive theater/film. I guess in a roundabout way that niche is already taken by Twitch thots and game streamers but it really lacks the engagement of high production value. If you go all esoteric and philosphical with semiotics, where really is the division of experience to the individual?

@limburger Agreed on the advertising without physical presence. I think that the budget for online cons will be where some companies will drop their cash. There’s no overhead in lugging product to a site (and back if sales are flat). Compared to big videogaming and anime conventions tabletop is a different animal but there is quite a bit put into the physical showcasing. Will booths be given less emhasis in future because of The ‘Rona and physical health when cons come back?

@crazyredcoat I’d say that this end of the world I’m in would likely be willing to accept you should you choose to live in what’s best termed a high desert. I do understand the issues with humidity though when paint decides to do what it does without your input (though drying retarder can be my friend).

@scribbs I fully agree on the social aspect. You can’t have the random encouters that make them fun. I’ve enjoyed attending panels at specific times but I don’t think that there’s any fun that you might have in front of a camera for a stream that you get from a packed hall where the crowd is as much a performer for the panelists.

@danlee I’m glad somebody is getting around to KD models. I’ve been sitting on mine way too long. They’re probably in line to be worked on before I jump into the order I had delivered from the Hot&Dangerous Kickstarter. So many minis, so little time. That’s it.. time to kick into higher gear and lower the bar for quality for quantity as was done with T-34s.