Metal | The Hobbinomicon

Jun 6, 2026 / #painting

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…

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May 28, 2026 / #model-prep

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…

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May 11, 2026 / #eyes

Another easy way to paint faces

Yesterday's face was underpaint and glaze. Today's face is Sunny Skin Tone, one Army Painter Dark Tone wash, and a couple of dots for eyes — about ten minutes start to finish.

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May 9, 2026 / #painting

I can paint and ramble again.

Back from a long illness and back behind the brush. Where the Infinity commission stands, why airbrushing single models isn't worth it, and the math that makes paint commissions barely worth doing.

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Apr 28, 2026 / #painting

Mail day

Old Mage Knight metal activation tokens finally landed for $5 — opening up the box and figuring out what to do with them.

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Apr 25, 2026 / #painting

Failed attempt at NMM tutorial

Recorded a full non-metal metallic tutorial, lost the footage, and laid in highlight passes anyway to keep the streak alive — plus calling time on a model I've got a hundred hours into.

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Apr 21, 2026 / #painting

RIP to my heat gun

Painting a glowing gemstone with fluorescent orange glazes — and losing the heat gun I inherited from my grandfather in the process.

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Apr 20, 2026 / #painting

Highlighting black

Glazing up from Tenebris Gray to pearl gray for the dark panels — plus a sink ripping off the wall, another bout of sickness, and thoughts on a new Army Painter wet palette.

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Apr 17, 2026 / #snow-effects

Kal Arath Live Play Session 1

A full solo RPG session in Kal Arath — rolling up Garen Vosque, a decommissioned soldier stranded in the desert, and stumbling into a wrecked battle barge and a very profane giant praying mantis.

Why are 3d sculpted models so overly detailed?

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Apr 16, 2026 / #painting

Why are 3d sculpted models so overly detailed?

What's up everybody? Today, uh I'm just building the last bit of models I need to have built for like some personal projects and the commissions. So, uh…

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Apr 15, 2026 / #painting

Highlighting red

Another quick one tonight. Uh, vermilion. This was our our airbrushed highlight. The highest point. Got a paper towel here. Not going to use it palette. I'm…

NMM Blue Steel Scales and an Existential Crisis

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Apr 14, 2026 / #painting

NMM Blue Steel Scales and an Existential Crisis

Painting non-metallic blue steel scales with Scale Color Artist paints while having a late-night breakdown about the hobby, commissions, and what I'm even doing.

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Mar 29, 2026 / #painting

More Progress on the Normans

Painting leather, chainmail highlights, gold buckles, blue fabric, and skin tones on a Norman foot soldier—getting close to a finished test model.

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Feb 25, 2026 / #painting

How to Paint Bronze Part 2

Finishing the brass/bronze metal helmet with layered drybrushing and patina effects to create a realistic forged metal look on the monolith bearer.

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Feb 24, 2026 / #painting

How to Paint Brass / Gold

Painting a brass helmet on our monolith bearer daemon using true metallic metals—base coat, wash, drybrush, and scratch techniques for a realistic forged metal look.

Starting the Year with True Metal Metallics

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Jan 1, 2026 / #metal

Starting the Year with True Metal Metallics

New Year's Day painting session finishing Crucible Guard warjacks with true metallic metal techniques, treating metallics like NMM for impressive results.