Hobby Vlog Day 117

Rolling for the Next Monster

Time to find out our next monster for the Dolmenwood Pokédex project. I rolled a 12, which brings us to the Brago Shawhorn again. Last time I did 23 and just did page count. This time, both methods point to the same monster—I guess we’re really meant to paint the Brago Shawhorn. We’re not going to tempt fate.

Mini Crate Unboxing

The Dusk mini crate arrived! What’s really cool is they sent me two arms—they knew it would probably break at that spot. It’s two parts so it won’t snap off, which most certainly would have happened otherwise. They’re learning, getting better on their packaging. Much appreciated.

I love that sculpt way more than the normal Warcaster. In fact, a big part of why I didn’t want to play Dusk was how much I didn’t like her sculpt. This changes things.

A Variety Hour

Today is going to be a variety hobby day. I want to finish basing this model because I don’t want a bunch of models that are almost done but not based. I grabbed the first brown I saw—just going to get some brown on here and then flock it.

I haven’t used flock in so long. It’ll be nice to switch back to it. Just straight out of the pot, didn’t water it down, didn’t do two thin coats. We’re going to cover this whole base in material anyway.

The Danger of Planning

One thing to remember about all this goal-setting we did yesterday: your brain gets a dopamine boost from writing it all down and planning it, but it’s not the same thing as actually doing it.

When you do this and get that feeling like “wow, I’m actually doing something”—you’re not actually doing something. In a way, all of this is really just procrastination.

It’s not the same as actually selling it. Not the same as actually painting it. Not the same as actually playing it.

When you do stuff like this, definitely set a timer, set a time limit. Don’t spend all day going over it and mistaking this for actually participating. The reward you get from actually painting it, actually doing it, will be so much more than this little hit you get right now.

It’s really tricky to balance and really addictive—you could sit and just plan all day. It’s nowhere near as rewarding as actually doing it, and it’s really easy to fall into that trap.

Old School Flocking

This turf has got to be at least 20 years old. I can’t believe it’s still sealed. I had a bunch of these smaller packs.

Just spread this watered down glue on the base—it also has isopropyl alcohol in it. As long as you’re doing it over something where you can put it back in the bag, just put way more on than you need so you know it’s going to stick.

I haven’t used flock in so long. It’s so nostalgic because I’ve just been using basing paste, rocks, baking soda, and then painting it green if I wanted to. This stuff is usually just sawdust and sponge foam mixed together.

Progress on Other Projects

I’m in the middle of building the Going Merry LEGO set. I got it as a gift without knowing about One Piece, and then I was putting off the show for years. Then Ice King talked me into playing the One Piece card game, so it’s all One Piece all the time now.

The bulk of painting today is going to be on the Crucible Guard assembly line. I want to get those done this week so I can move on to the Triumvirate and the Infinity project.

I’ve been slowly trucking through the Infinity guy—started off base coating on the shield, doing some blends. Got most of the armor done now. That white over purplish is going to be pretty sick. Started cutting in black. Struggling through that one.

See you tomorrow when we come back in with a lighter color to finish her up.

Transcript

All right, it’s time to find out our next monster for Gormiti Pokedex project. Uh 12 12. How did we get that Do we really get Oh, I think last time I did I did 23 I rolled 23 and I just did page count. This time I rolled a 12 uh page 12, which is an antler wreath or if I actually count the monsters, it brings us to the Bregoch Shorthorn again. So, I guess we’re really just meant to paint the Bregoch Shorthorn.

We’re not going to tempt fate. Oh, look, mail came. Uh I got the Shierax, I think. I don’t know the Dusk mini crate. Uh but what’s really cool uh when the print turned out uh pretty good.

But what’s cool is one they sent me two arms. I’m assuming this was the the break where they knew it’d probably break. And it’s two parts, so it’s not going to snap off cuz that most certainly would have snapped. Uh so, it’s really cool. They’re learning.

They’re getting better on their packaging. Very cool to see. Much appreciated. I love that sculpt like it way more than the normal warcaster. Uh in fact, I uh didn’t A big part of why I didn’t want to play Dusk is cuz how much I didn’t like her sculpt.

Uh this is going to be a bit of a variety hour today. We’re going to finish like finish this finish this cuz I don’t want to have a bunch of models that are like almost done but not based. So, I I just grabbed the first brown that I saw. Uh I’m just going to do I’m just going to use this base cuz I actually looked at the cutting it off and I think it would be a huge pain. So, I’m just going to get some brown on here and then I’m going to flock it.

And I haven’t used flock in so long, actually. Uh it’ll be nice to kind of switch back to it. All right, so I just straight straight out of the pot. I didn’t water it down. I didn’t do two thin coats.

Uh I just got some brown on here and it’s actually pretty streaky in a couple spots. I just put brown on here because we’re going to cover this whole base in in material. Damn, I I used my X-Acto knives on Christmas and I lost them. Obviously one of them. Man, I really got to do something about that.

[laughter] >> Uh So, I got to go find my X-Acto knives cuz I can chop this guy up. Uh I think the bulk of painting today is going to be on the Crucible Guard assembly line. Um I want to get those done this week so I can move on to like the the Triumpherate and move on to the Infinity project. I’ve been slowly slowly trucking through the Infinity guy. Um I started on base coating on the shield.

Uh just doing some blends. You probably can’t really even tell like what’s going on. Got most of the armor done now. That white over like that purplish. It’s going to be It’s pretty sick.

Um I started cutting in black and and stuff like that. So, I’m trucking through that. Um Just a variety hour. This is going to be a variety hobby day in between emailing and waiting on code and All right, all right, so one thing before I get going with my day uh I get distracted again. The important thing to remember about this that we did yesterday is uh and I hate sounding like a startup bro, but you literally your brain gets a dopamine boost from writing all this down and planning it, but it’s not the same thing as actually doing it.

So, when you when you do this and I’m going to I’m going to move all this [ __ ] over to the actual like parts of the year I’m going to do it and you get you get a dopamine boost and you get that like that feeling of like, “Wow, I’m actually doing something.” But you’re not actually doing something. Like in a way like all of this is really just procrastination. And and like I did this so I could see like what the stuff I could sell really. Uh but it’s not the same as actually selling it.

It’s not the same as actually painting it. It’s not the same as actually playing it. So, when you do stuff like this like definitely set a timer set a time limit. Don’t spend like all day going over it and looking at it and mistaking this for actually participating cuz the reward that you get from actually painting it actually doing it will be so much more than this little hit you get right now. Uh but it’s it’s really tricky to balance and it’s it’s really addictive, too, cuz you could I could sit here and just plan plan plan all day uh and it it’s not the same thing as actually doing it and it’s nowhere near as rewarding as actually doing it and it’s really easy to fall into that trap.

This is all dry. Uh just a just a basic brown. Uh I did the edge highlight or not the edge highlight, I did the base rim just because I was I was working on Lego build but in between emails, too. Uh uh just because I didn’t want to risk getting paint on this turf. Uh this turf has got to be 30 years old.

No, not 30. Not quite 30. Uh it’s for sure older than 20, though. Uh it is coming up on 20 years for sure this stuff is old. Old old.

I can’t believe it’s still sealed. I had a bunch of these smaller packs. Uh I’ve got our our busted up pallet. So, just going to take this and just spread this out on the base. And this is uh this is watered down and it also has isopropyl alcohol in it now that I’m remembering.

I’m surprised it’s this thick. I guess it’s probably cuz it’s been sitting for a while now. Some of that isopropyl might have evaporated. So, I’m going to just tap it on there. I I mean you can just as long as you’re doing it over something where you can put it back in the bag.

Just go put way more on than you need and that way you know it’s going to stick to it. And I haven’t used flock in so long. Uh it’s so nostalgic cuz I’ve just been using basing paste and stuff like that and and rocks and baking soda and then just painting it green if I wanted it green. So, I’m just shaking it around to get it up into that foot area. Knocking the excess off here.

So, we’re going to let this sit just cleaning up the base rim. And this stuff is pretty much just it’s like a mix of uh I don’t know it’s Woodland Scenics, but I don’t know what exactly their mix their mix is, but I usually it’s just like sawdust and and like foam like sponge foam. So, this will soak up that glue really well, especially because that glue is effectively Woodland Scenics scenic glue. Very similar to their formula. So, going to let that soak through.

Um going to let this dry. So, this is where we’re at right now. Uh I’m building the the Go Merry Lee or Going Merry. Uh I got it I got it as a gift, actually, without knowing about One Piece and then I was like putting off the show for years and years and then uh they seem to talk me into playing the One Piece card game. So, it’s on like all One Piece all the time now.

But uh it’s pretty cool. I’m enjoying it a lot. Okay. So, done for here. Um I I’ve probably done down here for a little bit.

So, when I come back tonight, I’ll use this lighter color and finish her up.