Tips | The Hobbinomicon

Feb 4, 2026 / #buying-selling

Other Ways to Sell Your Hobby Stuff Besides eBay

A practical guide to selling miniatures and hobby stuff through Discord, Reddit MiniSwap, Facebook Marketplace, and local game stores—plus tips on pricing, tagging, and eBay fee math.

Jan 10, 2026 / #one-piece-tcg

First One Piece Event Prep

How to prepare for your first sealed card game event, with tips from a former pro Magic player jumping into One Piece TCG.

Jan 3, 2026 / #basing

Quick Base Work

Finishing up a base with dirt effects, weathering powders, and liquid chrome scratches on metal panels.

Dec 22, 2025 / #3d-printing

Crucible Guard Base Test Results

The custom 3D printed base inserts for Crucible Guard worked perfectly—plus celebrating 100 subscribers!

Dec 20, 2025 / #3d-printing

Limping Through Day 100 with Bases

Day 100 of hobby vlogging while being the sickest I've been—3D printing custom bases using the Z-index trick in Lychee Slicer.

Dec 2, 2025 / #trench-crusade

My Favorite Trench Crusade Bases

Magnetizing and preparing Legends Games bases for my Trench Crusade warband—the perfect balance of detail without taking forever to paint.

Nov 11, 2025 / #3d-printing

Working with 3D Prints

Cleaning up resin prints, fixing broken wings with heat guns, and proof that even 10-20 minutes of daily hobby time adds up to real progress.

Nov 5, 2025 / #necromunda

How to Start Playing Necromunda Easily

Two essential free resources that make getting into Necromunda way less intimidating—Yaktribe and Necro Raw.

Oct 29, 2025 / #buying-selling

My Tips on Buying, Selling, Trading Warhammer Miniatures

North America focused guide on the safest ways to buy, sell, and trade miniatures—eBay, Reddit, Discord, and why you should ALWAYS use PayPal Goods and Services.

Oct 27, 2025 / #contrast-paints

I Fixed My Contrast Paint Problems

The secret to contrast paints that nobody told me—use a synthetic brush! Thanks Jay for the tip that changed everything.

Oct 21, 2025 / #hobby-motivation

Get a Small Win Every Day

Ever forget how to paint in the middle of a project? Wrong ink, separating paint, cursed goblins—sometimes the win is just gluing a horn back on.

Oct 7, 2025 / #airbrushing

The $17 Airbrush Upgrade I Wish I'd Found Years Ago

Quick one tonight—discovered quick-release moisture traps exist after 10+ years of airbrushing. Mind blown, goblins ready for tomorrow.

Oct 6, 2025 / #hobby-motivation

A Quick-Win Trick for Long Hobby Projects

12 hours into assembly with no visible progress—here's my tip for staying motivated: get quick wins to keep the momentum going.

Oct 5, 2025 / #assembly

Vlog Update - Prepping Models for Mass Assembly

Time travel attempt to build 40 night goblins—clip same parts from each sprue, pile by type, get that muscle memory. Five days to paint a full Warmachine army.