Pushing Through Maximus's White and Purple Armor

A Reality Check from Daily Vlogging

What’s up? I don’t even know what day this is in the hobby streak anymore—I’ve got to check my records. Welcome to the Hobby Nomicon.

I don’t know exactly what I’m doing today, but I know I’ve got to finally get this room organized. I cleaned it, then junked it up again because I didn’t organize it properly. Now I’m right back to where I started 100 days ago. The craziest thing about recording yourself every day is realizing just how much of a lazy person you are. So I’ve got to fix it—I can’t keep living like this.

That’s why we’re doing it today. We’re getting our act together because there’s this bookshelf and I’m not even shelving with it, I’m stacking with it. All of my shelves are like that.

So my wife’s using the Alexa to contact me because I was ignoring a text message.

Check out this thick poster they gave me yesterday—it’s the same on the front and back, and it’s really thick too.

Life Happens

About 10 minutes after I started that other video, I found out I had to take my son back to CHKD. We’re good now though—just another false alarm from his pediatrician on a follow-up appointment. Everything’s good. He’s recovering from being sick as expected, but some things freaked the pediatrician out. We’re all good now.

This video isn’t going to be great—I’m just kind of limping through the day. About to get a little bit of painting done before I crash. It ended up being all good, but it’s very taxing when you don’t know that’s going to be the case.

New Miniatures on the Horizon

Have you ever seen a miniature and just instantly fallen in love? This is one of the ogres from Knucklebone Miniatures—I think it’s relatively new. Had to get this printed off.

I finished up the last 120mm for Crucible Guard and just threw this guy on the plate. He’s going to be one of our two Dolmenwood miniatures for this week. I finally got him primed—I’m just going to brush prime this other guy. I need to get a base for him.

Working Through Maximus

I’ve been working through Maximus. I realized the shield is still in early stages, just kind of base coated really, but you can see I put a lot of work into this white and purple armor. I’m pretty happy with it.

The white is done. I’ve got to do the shoulder pads—these are going to be a different color. But the rest of it, the legs, and the custom base are all done. So that’s the hobby I got done today.

Wrapping Up

It’s been a very rough couple of days, but I think we’re finally good. Just wanted to explain why these last couple of videos have been kind of rough. But I’m really looking forward to painting these new models. After today, hopefully we’ll have a return to normal—I won’t be spending 90% of my day panicking.

While I was editing, I realized I’m losing my voice again. I dry brushed this dude and then went back in and sketched in some highlights with a brush. Now he’ll be fully dry and primed.

Thanks for watching. Thanks for being here. Your support has actually been pretty cool to see—this amount of people watching and commenting. I really appreciate you guys. It means a lot. See you tomorrow.

Transcript

All right. What’s up day? I don’t even know. I got to check. I got to check my records about what day this is in the hobby streak hobby vlog.

Welcome to the hobby nomicon. I don’t know what I’m doing today, but I know I I’ve got to finally get this room organized. I cleaned it. Uh I junked it up again cuz I didn’t organize it. And now I am right back to where I started 100 days ago.

And the craziest thing about recording yourself every day is you realize just how much of a lazy little [ __ ] you are. So, I got to fix it. Uh, I can’t keep living like this. I can’t keep doing it. Um, got to get it together.

So, that’s why we’re doing it today. We’re getting our [ __ ] together cuz like there’s this I’m not It’s a bookshelf and it’s not even I’m not even shelving with it, you know? I’m stacking with it. Um, all of my shelves are like that. There’s one over here that’s like that.

There’s seven seven over here over there. Um, see, I was ignoring a text message. So, now my wife’s using the Alexa alert to contact. Look at this thick poster uh they gave me yesterday, too. Pretty cool.

It’s the same on the front back. And it’s thick, too. It’s like 10 minutes after I started that other video, I found out I had to take my son back to uh CHKD, but we’re we’re good now. Just another a false not another, but just a false alarm from his pediatrician from a follow-up appointment from the other one. But everything’s good.

He’s healing uh or not healing, but recovering from being sick as expected. But some things just freaked the pediatrician out. But we’re all good now. Uh but uh this video is not going to be good. So I just kind of limping through the day.

About to get some a little bit of painting done as I get you right up in there. Uh get a little bit of painting done before I crash. Uh cuz it ended up being all good, but it’s just very taxing when you don’t know that is going to be the case. Have you ever seen a a miniature and then just like instantly fallen There we go. And instantly fallen in love.

I got to clean some supports off, but this is one of the ogres. I think it’s relatively new from knucklebone Miniatures. Had to get this printed off. I finished up the last 120 mm for Crucible Guard. And I just threw this guy up on the plate.

So, he’s going to be these are going to be our two Dolmanwood miniatures for this week. I finally got this guy primed. I’m just going to brush prime this guy. I need to get a base for him. But uh I just again working through maximum.

I’ve realized I didn’t actually the shield is still like early early stages just kind of like base coated really but you can see I put a lot of work in on this white and purple armor. Pretty happy with it. I think the white the white is done. I got to do the shoulder pads. Like these shoulder pads are going to be a different color.

Uh but the the rest of it and the legs and the base is custom too. Uh is all done. So that’s the that’s the hobby I got done today and to actually just show that guy off. Guess the finishing touches. Um but yeah, honestly I’m uh I don’t know.

I think that’s it for today. It’s been it’s been a very rough couple of days, but I think we’re we’re finally good. But just to explain why these last couple of videos have been kind of shitty. But I’m really looking forward to painting this guy. Really looking forward to painting painting this one too.

So I think after today hopefully we have we’ll have return to normal. I won’t be spending 90% of my day panicking and trying to not uh make it as obvious that I was. But uh but for now, thanks for watching. See you tomorrow with a roll. >> So, while I was editing, I just listened to that back and I’m losing my voice again, which is also just great.

Uh, but I I just uh I dry brushed it. Oh, man. I’m really losing that voice. I dry brushed this dude. And then I went back in and just sketched in with a with a brush.

Just some highlights. So, now he’ll be fully dry and primed. I’m going to slap this guy just because he’s so little. And then uh when it comes to this one, I’ll paint him uh for real Z’s. But again, thanks for watching.

Thanks for being here. Uh your support’s actually been pretty cool to see uh this amount of people watching the them commenting on the just really appreciate you guys. Uh thanks for being here. Uh it means a lot. Uh so thanks.

See you tomorrow.