#Basing
Miniature base decoration techniques including texture, grass, rocks, and scenic elements.
35 pages, 13 of them guides
A new way to paint skeletons
A bone recipe I found by accident on an Infinity commission: blue and orange ink under an airbrushed skin tone, then stippled white. Skelly Joe, about four hours.
Making stats for our teaspoon pet
Rolling up a pet in Teaspoon: a d8 down the line, the modifiers your creature type brings, and when to just pick a nature instead of rolling it.
Old school sand bases
Making basing texture out of sand, PVA and cheap paint. Why all-purpose sand and not playground sand, and why this still beats a pot of texture paste at scale.
My minimal solo rpg kit
The whole solo RPG kit: the Kal Arath zine, one notebook worth writing in, and dice. Why the notebook choice matters more than it sounds.
How to Paint White Robes
Painting white cloth over a purple and red base coat using buff and vanilla white glazes—fast results for infantry-level models.
Scenic Movement Trays Part 2
Finishing the scenic movement trays with dry brushing, Vallejo texture paste tips, Gamers Grass tufts, and a magnet test—plus thoughts on daily vlogging struggles.
Scenic and Magnetic Movement Trays Part 1
Building scenic magnetic movement trays for Midgard using 3D printed bases, flexible steel sheets, and Vallejo mud texture—a practical tutorial on the whole process.
Simple Lego Minifig Bases for D&D
A quick experiment making bases for Lego minifigures to use in D&D games on standard battle mats.
Basing and Life Tips
Finishing up a base with traditional flock, testing cherry blossom tufts, and a reminder to take a breath when life gets hectic.
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.
How to Prepare Bases for an Entire Army Quickly and Cheaply
250 bases in two hours with homemade basing material. Palette knife technique, finger cleaning, and the coffee grounds recipe.
Make Your Own Base Texture
DIY basing material recipe that costs almost nothing—spackle, baking soda, coffee grounds, and paint. Almost identical to expensive brand name stuff.
Trench Crusade Bases & Weathering - Finishing our Warband Part 1
Tamiya weathering masters, nilakh oxide disasters, fixing mistakes live, and why Brownish Decay is my new favorite paint (even though it stripped my silver).
Building Teaspoon's Lava Rock Diorama, Part 1
I tore up an old prize-winning Shadespire board to build a volcanic reef. Mostly this one is about getting cork to stop looking like cork.
The daily vlog returns
It's been a couple of days since I posted a vlog and I didn't realize that. So, I've been recording stuff.
Prepping for game day
Totally forgot today was a family uh event day. So, I didn't get time to paint. And I'm really only going to have time to get everything packed up tonight to…
The power of purple
What's up? I'm back. I'm still alive. I missed a couple of days of uploads. Uh I have I've got the hobby streak alive. So, the hobby streak is still going, but…
Mail day and what’s coming next
What's up? Quick one tonight. Uh things are returning back to normal. Tomorrow I'll be back on the channel. But uh my first order, they sent me the stuff I was…
May 24, 2026
I got these guys all done today. Except for the base. Got to do the base. And more I'm going to airbrush that shield tomorrow.
Orc bases and flesh
Coffee Cup Part 1
Pre-shading the 3D-printed coffee cup energy counter for Monster Friends. Stabbed an old X-Acto blade into the base, hit it with diorama thick mud, and worked a fast zenithal up from the bottom.
Painting some infinity models
Crunch week on the Infinity commission — building, priming, and base-coating the whole force in a day. Airbrush over zenithal for the alien centerpiece, then a hard pivot to contrast paints for the troopers.
Infernal Diaries Day 1
Starting the Infernals journey—basing a fresh 3D-printed army, building a 30-point learning list with Agathon, and figuring out essence management.
I Finished the Daemon Prince
Finishing my custom Daemon Prince sculpt—basing, chain touchups, dirty down rust effects, chrome scratches on the mask, grass tufts, and photographing the final result.
Finishing Touches in the Movement Trays
Wrapping up the movement tray project with autumn grass tufts, plus first impressions of Pillillage after an introductory game at the LGS.
Paint and Ramble Night
A late-night painting session working on purple blending for an Infinity commission model while base coating a second miniature with plans for pale green and pink Nurgle-inspired skin.
Hobby Vlog Day 117
Rolling for the next Dolmenwood monster, unboxing a Dusk mini crate, flocking bases, and a warning about mistaking planning for doing.
Quick Base Work
Finishing up a base with dirt effects, weathering powders, and liquid chrome scratches on metal panels.
Crucible Guard Base Test Results
The custom 3D printed base inserts for Crucible Guard worked perfectly—plus celebrating 100 subscribers!
Will I See Another Summer Again
Day 101 pushing through extreme sickness—at least the bases printed successfully.
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.
Casting My Own Bases
Toads and bases going in the molds—found a wholesale supplier 20 minutes away. I'm officially turning into a caster.
Rebasing 60 Goblins and Pouring a Base Mold
Rebasing 60+ goblins, casting base molds, glazing tongues for 2 hours, and all the tedious progress that doesn't make for exciting video but gets the job done.
Goblins Off Bases, Bad Casts, and Homemade Music
Goblins popping off bases, demon prince mold floating to the top, making my own music from a whistle and belly gut smacks. Tomorrow we finally paint.
Magnetizing Bases and Fixing a Foam Board Disaster
Magnetizing bases, the mystery foam problem, and yes I printed off YouTube comments and framed them—that's where we're at.