Taking it to YouTube

Hello again (again)!

So, yes, it's been a while again. Quite a few things have happened in my hobby world since the last post but I haven't gotten around to blogging about it.

Selling half of my armies is a big one. T'au, Ad Mech, Harlequins, Aeldari, all gone. I am getting a bit of seller's remorse now, but I needed the room and the time to focus on a few armies.

The good news is that I am getting on with the Blood Angels and also the Imperial Knights at the moment.

Probably the biggest thing is my decision to give YouTube a try. I already have a (very) small gaming channel (which you can check out here) but I decided to try and combine two hobbies in one.

I know there are plenty of channels already but YouTube is so big, I figured there's room for one more at least. It's a bit of fun and we'll see where it goes.

But I want to ask you guys. What do you like watching on YouTube related to our hobby? Do you enjoy battle reports? If so do you like them short and snappy or are you quite happy to put a 2 hour extravaganza on while you paint? Do you make use of painting tutorials? Do you look for different ways to paint your armies? Do you look for rules reviews or unit analysis maybe?

Let me know what you like and help me to hit the ground running with the new channel.

You can find the channel here, although there's nothing to watch just yet. If you're reading this in the future there will be so check it out!

More blog posts coming in future regardless of what happens with YouTube.

Thanks for coming back to read this!

Fire Raptor Gunship Part 3 - Cleaning With Meaning

Hi folks, me again!

Just a quick post this morning to continue the Fire Raptor work in progress. Today: cleaning.

For those of you that don't know, Forgeworld resin models (and Finecast as well as it happens) should always be cleaned before you attempt to assemble them. The reason for this is to do with the resin casting process. When Forging these spectacular miniatures (see what I did there?), A release agent is applied to the mold before the resin is added. This acts like a lubricant so that the resin doesn't adhere to the mold and to make it easier to removed. The problem with this is that it can (and does) leave a residue on the resin which also stops paint and glue adhering to the model further down the line. So that's why we clean them.

The good news is it's very simple. Just take a bowl of cool water (remember the straightening? Don't want to undo that work) and some ordinary washing up liquid (dish soap) and an old tooth brush and give it a good scrub. Don't go at it so hard that you manage to damage the details (although I've never managed this myself) but make sure you give every little corner of the resin a thorough clean. That should ensure you have no issues with gluing or painting.

And that's it. Apologies for the lack of photos on this step (I may have some but I will have to dig for them) but it's very straight forward and doesn't really need a visual aid!

My Fire Raptor is now ready for assembly and undercoating. That post will be coming very soon (I'll let you in on a secret. I've already done those steps!)

Check backs soon!