#Unboxing
Unboxing and first looks at new miniatures and hobby products.
21 pages, 3 of them guides
Dolmenwood Players Book Flip Through
A comprehensive flip through of the Dolmenwood Players Book—covering races, classes, character creation, and what makes this TTRPG setting so special.
Dolmenwood Official Figures
A closer look at the official Dolmenwood miniatures from the Kickstarter, two days after the full unboxing.
Dolmenwood Unboxing
Unboxing my Dolmenwood Kickstarter delivery—books, dice, maps, miniatures, and rolling up a character with the official dice.
Kingdom Death Monster Blind Playthrough Part 1: Setup
Going completely blind into Kingdom Death Monster - unboxing, building miniatures, and setting up for the first hunt.
Hobbinomicon.com
The site is live with every vlog cleaned up and searchable, plus the start of an indie games directory. Also: cracking open a fresh Steamforged Warmachine box to see how the new peg-and-hole sprues actually fit together.
Taking a look at Inquisitor Kroyle
Quick unboxing of the Inquisitor Kroyle sprue from a kit-bashing perspective, plus action-figure prop counters for Monster Friends and a stack of Ex Obscuris appliance prints.
Prima Materia Dice, Orc the Brand, and a Foam Haul
30 seconds of talking before I have to stop and breathe — but I'm still excited about Man Alone's Prima Materia dice, Orc the Brand's new game, and a stack of foam I just turned into terrain boards.
Some Late Night Reading After This Came in the Mail Today
A quick late-night mail-day check-in — short on words, just enjoying what came in the post.
Mail day
Old Mage Knight metal activation tokens finally landed for $5 — opening up the box and figuring out what to do with them.
Final Mail Day for a While
Unboxing the Gardens of Hecate Kickstarter from Meridian Miniatures—some of my all-time favorite sculpts—plus a Relic Blade Maximus update and thoughts on falling out of love with Warhammer.
These Miniatures Changed How I Looked at the Hobby
Unboxing Mold Mold Mold and Smash Bash miniatures—the indie art miniature scene, Nick Belli's book, and how discovering Inq28 and bootleg minis changed my perspective on the hobby.
I Received My New Relic Blade Plastic Kits
Unboxing the brand new Relic Blade plastic kits from Metal King Studio—Battle Pigs, Bone and Darkness, incredible sprue quality, and why you should buy Relic Blade.
Finishing Up the D&D Cards
Finally pulling Dark Sun cards from the 1992 AD&D box, plus mail day with a laser engraver, lathe, table saw, and picking up Sunrot at the LGS.
Cracking Dungeons & Dragons Packs from 1992
Opening a sealed box of 1992 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons collector cards, plus showing off my endgame Cubicle 7 Lord of the Rings dice and new OSE books.
Hobby Vlog Day 148
Day 148 of the hobby streak—3D printing KDM terrain, building the Butcher, unboxing Lego hauls for DnD bases, and a big family day.
Opening 20 Year Old Mage Knight Boosters
Cracking open vintage Mage Knight booster packs to build a party for solo dungeon crawling using official rules—and pulling a unique!
Painting Dirt - Hobby Vlog 99
Day 99 of hobby vlogging—painting a terrain board with craft paints and inks, plus a mail day surprise with Mage Knight boosters.
Mail Day - Rare Ral Partha and Mage Knight Metals
Unboxing some incredibly rare Mage Knight metal limited edition miniatures and Ral Partha sculpts that most people don't even know exist.
Mail Day
Unboxing a secondhand Warmachine model and the Steamforge Fantasm—finding out what survived the postal service and going all in on Dusk.
Finally Primed the Orcs & Goblins
New airbrush unboxing, priming 90+ models, and a secret project reveal—the Creos 771 is definitely the nicest airbrush I've ever used.
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.