I’m return! Well…kind of; got lots of school to try and keep on top of, but I’m back from roaming the bush in search of rocks, so I can actually do some hobby…once I get my tools back. As for a pledge, I have nothing specific planned but I am going to be playing a game of 40k this weekend with my brother. Last time I played anything was a few months back during a break in summer work so it’s nice to be back to fairly consistent hobbying! I might do some building, I’ll deff do some priming, and hopefully much more gaming! But I also have an undergrad thesis to write and labs to run…so we’ll see how much I get done.

Questions!

Who will be the “stand in” for Free this week? Or do we revert back to “three guys on a screen” again?

Been a while since I watched a Weekender, so I don’t really have an opinion. I tend to steer away from videos of people talking about the hobby these days (see below) and stick mainly to painting videos.

Are you aware that Christmas is just 3 months away and have you made plans for it yet?

I choose not to accept this reality…

“Games Workshop is bad m’kay?” – a valid concern or just an easy way to drive clicks and discussions?

Valid criticism is acceptable and encouraged. @sundancer is right that they are a power in the industry and that comes with a certain amount of accountability to the consumer. That being said, the hate has gotten way out of hand and should be treated with indifference at best. I’m honestly sick and tired of having to hear about how my younger brother can’t even open a web page without feeling personally attacked because he actually likes GW products. How many youtubers are there in our industry who thrive because of clickbaity titles? Everyone does it. Even OTT has been doing it. I get it, it feeds the mighty algorithm, but if you need it to keep your channel afloat then maybe you should consider not having one? Opinions on something are different. The argument between dropper bottles and Citadel-style pots will probably go on for decades more. The debate over metal or plastic is the same. I have a preference in both cases and I’m happy to discuss with people, but discussion is not the same as getting up on your soapbox and denouncing.

GW is far from perfect, and they have some questionable business practises at times. They are one of the few companies in our industry large enough to afford mass advertising so they are much more visible, but is that a fault or a sign of their success? They aggressively defend their IP to a level that stifles creativity in the hobby in all sorts of ways, and they can only do this because of their position. They have a reputation for poor balance in their games that is not entirely an unfair reputation, if sometimes a bit over-blown. The constant influx of new stuff can be suffocating and hard to keep up with, but they can do it and it’s obviously working well enough for them that they continue the practise. I’ll leave this for now, because as you can probably tell this is a subject that has been bothering me for a while and I don’t want to upset the course of these weekly posts.

In recompense for my ramblings; MUSIC!

Christmas? Can’t see past November. Depending on the USA election results, I’ll see if Christmas will be cancelled or not.

I guess some people really do have that much disposable income? I follow the CMON KS, and, for boardgamers, CMON also has high miniature quality, but high prices. I do have a ton of old GW models and games secondhand and it’s quality stuff. But it requires a high level of painting ability to meet the quality of the sculpts, so if you don’t have the time and ability, why spend the money?

Pledge: Do more hobby stuff

I’m late to the thread but its all sausage all the time for the party on the screen this week.

Giftmas you say? Never heard of it. I might have to mark my calendar. I do know there’s some sort of cold season around the corner.

I see the clickbait as a regular theme to drive discussion. I caught myself, after writing a response to the analysis of GW, and saw how strong that impulse is.

I got more painted and threw it on ny hobby desk project. So much to do sometimes so little chance to get it done.

Time to melt some minds with metal. Each gets longer than the last

Those BFG look… different?

@sundancer Yes, they are very much bigger than the GW minis. Not sure if they were 3d printed or scratch build but I do know that large quantities of resin was used. One of the guys there has a resin allergy and apparently the Nurgle ship wasn’t fully cured, so it makes him ill if he touches it.

This weeks pledge is to finish the wood elves. I’ve a selection of characters to do then I’ve reached the end of the project.

Just finished some archers. https://www.beastsofwar.com/project/1706063/

1. Who will be the “stand in” for Free this week? Or do we revert back to “three guys on a screen” again? – I’m watching it now so I know the answer.
2. Are you aware that Christmas is just 3 months away and have you made plans for it yet? – Yes and no, respectively.
3. “Games Workshop is bad m’kay?” – a valid concern or just an easy way to drive clicks and discussions? – Nothing in life is that simple.