Are you enjoying Warhammer wrong?
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- Have you been enjoying Warhammer wrong this whole time? Let's talk about gatekeeping and the best way of doing Warhammer hobby.
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Anytime someone cracks open one of those old GW hard cases with the red foam I'm all like: SHOW ME WHAT's IN THERE!!! :-)
The highest quality videos are of someone who is doing what they enjoy doing. Thanks for always bringing the quality!
When I put up my warhammer "coming out" video, and I discussed being put off from that corner of tabletop hobbying because of gatekeepers, specifically ones that criticize how minis are painted, I legit had several gaslighting comments telling me that it's not true and that it doesn't happen. The irony. The straight up said my experience was wrong and doesn't happen in real life.
My experiences with warhammer community gatekeeping and toxic attitudes has been entirely experienced within the last 3 or 4 years unfortunately.
Its a small but vocal minority. Unfortunately they exist in every hobby. I'm glad you've found your joy in the hobby though :)
@@iceyhawkboy4590 You realise what you're doing is exactly what he was just complaining about?
Luke peckham You have just done EXACTLY what he said people were doing. Lol.
@@iceyhawkboy4590 It was not.
Jeremy said "People were gaslighting me, telling me that it's not true and that it doesn't happen", you immediately started telling him it's a thing of the past and it no longer happens. Do you not see the issue there?
"There's no wrong way of enjoying your hobby." - I still don't get why someone would say otherwise.
Do you have a hobby? - Yes! - Are you enjoying it? - Yes! - You're doing it right!
As long as you keep the fun other people in mind. And, well, if your hobby is something like hard drugs, that's not that advisable either.
nah. hobbies need gatekeepers. otherwise it becomes generic lowest common denominator type stuff. when you appeal to everyone, you will be loved by no one.
Great video. It's easy to become obsessed with always being "productive" with hobby time. Recently I gave myself permission to just spend an evening looking at and playing with my models and terrain and it was so much fun.
You and Brett at Goober town Hobbies are the guys that have gotten me back into painting, thank you!
Same here, Brent is my Yoda and my Emil my Obi-wan
Same
And Miniac taught me how to eat paint!
True words Emil, great TH-cam community let’s all have fun with minis😃👍🏻
I don't like Brett.... And lets all play nice, just doesn't cut it guys. So if some ones an arse you got to be nice? Good luck with that.
Who on earth would put a dislike on this video?
You’re so right Emil, there’s no right or wrong way, just have fun and enjoy yourself.
I did the same and sold a couple of boxes of those orks years ago, really wish I still had them, great minis.
Great video as always.
Gatekeepers man, they hate it when you point out there's more than one way to enjoy something.
I dislike it because I like telling people how to enjoy their hobby... it’s a... hobby
Some people just "enjoy" being contrarian, I guess. Always a couple haters hitting that thumbs down.
@@herostrate its a philosophical difference. hobbies need gatekeepers
@@luc410 No they don't. Who the heck are you to judge who else should enjoy this hobby. That's some class A bullcrap, buddy.
I couldn't agree more. I've made a few videos recently about why Tabletop Standard doesn't (the only standard is the one you set for yourself) and why so much hate for 40K? (the summary being just let folks enjoy what they enjoy). If you enjoy what you do then you're hobbying the right way no matter how you get that enjoyment.
Emil! What a wonderful message for the community. Thanks for saying it. And those old Orks! Amazing! That was the first box of minis I bought. I think I painted a few of them and then, like you parted ways with them years later. I wish I still had 'em. I look forward to whatever hobby videos you send out way.
You first introduced me to the hobby of painting and always have the right words for people like me, who just try to have fun and get discouraged by others easily :)
So glad you had a great vacation! I was wondering where you disappeared to. It's funny that you don't overly enjoy building your miniatures. That's the part of the hobby I love best. I love cleaning, assembling, filling, repairing and kit-bashing the miniatures and models. Painting is where I always psych myself out.
That's perfect! Something for everyone 😁
This video really helped me, as someone who played when I was 7 after having found your channel I have recently decided to start getting back into the hobby at age 29 haha. I have been finding it quite hard to be happy with the painting I've been doing but this video has made me feel a bit happier about what I'm able to do and I'll be looking at things a bit differently from now on. I even decided to start posting some of my work to an Instagram as a form of visual diary of sorts so I can (hopefully) keep a good record of my improvement over time.
Keep up the awesome videos! I'm sure they help many others like myself.
Matt....put the link to instagram here if you want to share.
Matthew Andrews mate....I never played anything Warhammer.....I’ve just picked it up at 45 after I bought a model spitfire coz I was bored in lockdown. I’ve literally no idea what I’m doing....these vids help to make things easier though don’t they.
"If you can't learn to do something well, learn to enjoy doing it badly". A philosophy that stopped me chucking in the guitar when I couldn't get as good as I wanted to be, and which I've applied to everything since.
It's not about being happily stagnant, just about enjoying the process and taking the improvements as they come.
(getting back into the hobby in my 30s after a 20 year break, so I feel your pain)
Part of the reason I've such a large "pile of shame" is my absolute favorite part of the hobby is assembling and converting minis.
no one every really says they love putting the models together or cleaning them up, and honestly for me that is one of the biggest relaxtions for myself is putting together minis, and cleaning them up.
Not gonna lie, getting a model out of its sprue and meticulously cleaning and assembling is so zen for me. I can lose a whole day doing that while listening to music.
Will agree, I love the building stage. Though I also weirdly like just looking at the sprues, and the tactile feels of the bits. As you can imagine that means my “horde of glory”/pile of shame, is super huge.
Genuinely good at what you do and a good genuine person! Part of my hobby is watching all of you and growing, thank you!
I got back into the hobby about 2 years ago as a 30yr old. Had been traveling alot for work so painting and playing are super rare things to be able to do.
I really enjoy the lore, audiobooks and following content such as yours on TH-cam! Thanks for all the work you do keeping us all entertained
I've been new to Warhammer 40k for 9 months and got into building terrain and scartch building. So yeah it been fun for me and help me with my depression. :)
You listed all these people that got you into back into warhammer and it really struck a cord with me. I also got back into the hobby recently. I even got the sylvaneth start collecting box like you. I went to TH-cam to see what other people had done but instead of finding people like MGW and 2+ tough, I found you when I searched the internet. You have given me so much inspiration and joy for the craft. Your joyful attitude, understandable tips, and beautiful models have helped me get better and make me enjoy my hobby even more. So thank you Emil. You really made my months of quarantine much nicer.
Brilliant subject.
The hobby is what you make of it.
No wrong way, just have fun.
(Btw, I would not be sad if there were more old school orks, great work)
Emil, great word for the whole community. I started the Warhammer Hobby in 2000. Got lost in the ways of painting and gaming. In 2008 I lost interest in the Hobby and quit it until i found my Love once again. Enjoying Painting and collecting Miniatures in the way you like is the most important thing. Ceep up the good work. Greetings from Germany.
My favourite part of the hobby is going back and looking at the progress I've made with painting and building my miniatures
This is such a helpful video that I think mirrors the re-evaluating many people I know have gone through in lockdown- deciding what's important and why, and choosing hobby niches which fit, without being influenced by others' judgement or social pressures. For me I recently decided to return to the hobby but more as a mini-collector - I'll play some battles sure but right now I'm loving just making and painting models that I think look cool.
Thanks again for a canderous, authentic video and keep up the good work!
This old Warhammer rulebook brings back so many memories, from when I first discovered the hobby and was amazed by all these miniatures and homemade terrains!
I wish I could forget all I know and get that feeling again!
You're such a genuine human being man, love all your content, i wish more people could be so laid back like you 👍🏼👊🏼
I stumbled upon Warhammer when I was a kid 8 years old when I was over at one of my friends. My first box of miniature was a small box of space marines. After that I was hooked, I remember I use to get small amount of money (veckopeng) each week. But I convinced my parents I need weekly paint from games workshop instead, so each week I got to go to the local hobby store and buy 1 colure. Had 1 army of Tyranids and 1 army of dark elves.
Lost the hobby around the age of 14 due to world of warcraft and gaming in general. But around 3 years ago I got hooked on dungeons and dragons and started to paint again. And o boy I missed this drug in my life, think about maybe getting back into Warhammer also. Heard that they are gonna relaunch Warhammer fantasy again!
Love your channel keep up the great content
When I was 12, my parents gave me my first box of warhammer (wood elves). I found it hard to concentrate in school and painting warhammers helped me become thorough and diligent. Then at 15, I discovered LARP and I didn't touch my warhammer for 11 years.
Then, just before the Covid-19, my wife's little brother, who is 12, asked me if I knew the Warhammer figurines because he wanted to start collecting them. So I fell in love with these figurines again and thanks to you Emil and also to Miniac, Black magic craft, goobertown and miscast, I'm having fun trying lots of techniques and trying to approach painting and field making in several ways. .
Thank you for your videos and your kindness. can't wait to try your brushes.
Only enjoy painting space marine helmets, the beaky kinds are the best! Awesome to see you back, can't wait to get your brushes!
I'm grateful that an artist-player of your caliber has touched on a topic that is so important. I personally came to the gaming/painting/terrain world very late and I encounter painters often that lecture me because I don't paint my minis in accordance with the box art. I paint because it's cheap therapy. 🤪 Thank you for what you do for the community and Im happy to hear you had a great vacation.
This video is the perfect example of the core of why I enjoy Emil’s channel. Great positivity and down to earth.
I’m 28 and very lucky to have a much younger brother (12 in November) introduced him to the Warhammer hobby about 6 months ago. So great to have it to share with him, really tried right from the start to reinforce there’s no wrong way to do this hobby and to embrace his creativity. Love seeing the ideas spring up in him. I may have 17 years painting experience on him, but it’s so awesome that in terms of creativity and enjoyment we are equal.
In a hobby like this, I really wish gatekeepers weren’t a thing. Do your hobby your own way 😄
Mate, thanks for this video. I know it's always been true, but it's always good to have a reminder that hobbies are about enjoying them the way you want to, and not feeling under pressure to enjoy them any other way. Sometimes you just need to take a step back and get that perspective again.
The thing that I enjoy and appreciatie about these videos is that they encourage me to just experiment and try out new painting styles for my DnD mini. Thnx for the inspiration
Welcome back, Emile! Glad you got to enjoy a bit of a break.
Watching this was super refreshing. I'm personally having a hard time with work (pushing 80+ hours a week) and have had absolutely no time to paint or hobby. I've gotten into watching Warhammer videos, listening to audiobooks, and lore. It's what I enjoy now and I try not to feel so guilty about it. Thanks as always, sir.
I found this hobby last year , when I couldnt walk anymore and was laid up in bed , I found the fractions I liked , watched a few videos and got into it , I still havent played my first game , but I love painting , so this goes hand in hand with what I like . It's an awesome hobby and glad I found it .
This year I couldn't go on vacation. I had a hard time to do something for myself (you know, family first). I started to watch Squidmar and Goobertown to just get a bit of joy. Turned out that my husband had a lot of glued but not painted figures, so now I have a new hobby: learning about Warhammer 40k while painting figures.
It's just so good to focus on something creative and new.
Since I started streaming and spending more time on miniatures social media, the amount of people telling me stories about how they were given the cold shoulder or outright bullied away from the hobby has made me very upset. But then video like this come out, from people others look up to or admire, and you see people excited about taking part again, or taking that first leap. And that makes me really happy.
I definitely Warhammer wrong XD
Haven't painted in 18 or so years, and instead of throwing my old Warhammer away, I decided to make them the chess pieces on a chest board I'm making from scratch! Basically diy'ing the whole thing.
I'm basically just starting out painting as a newb, so thanks for the tips Emil!
Making a 40k chess board is something I've had on my mind for a while. Or maybe Horus Heresy, to make the pieces look the same on both sides and prevent confusion. I was thinking of tactical marines as pawns, terminators as rooks, assault marines as knights, chaplains as bishops, a librarian as the queen, and a captain as the king.
@@CyberDagger003 I'm loving the whole process so far! Missed this hobby a lot.
I'm basically proxying the pieces but making them fit whilst sticking to a general rule of thumb (having space marines vs chaos, however in saying that I'm coming up with my own colour scheme for the two sides).
Wish we could share pictures of the progress! Not sure where a good place for that would be though.
@@muntmunt3155 I haven't even started yet. It's a project I have shelved until I get to a certain point with my armies. But I'm thinking of going for one of those Horus Heresy-forged rivalries when I do. Ultramarines vs Word Bearers, Imperial Fists vs Iron Warriors, Space Wolves vs Thousand Sons, something like that.
@@CyberDagger003 sounds awesome! I have had this project in the back of my mind for around 5 years now, and have finally just started.
Glad I did.
I was having trouble painting eyes, and kinda slowed down on painting. Then I just started painting the eyes on a dozen kobolds, and just let it flow. I'd mess up, but I'd just go on to the next one, and by the time I was done with the 12th, I could go back and touch up each in order, and touch them up again, and it was just about the painting then, not every little eye being perfect. Took me a few rounds of that, but focusing on the fun, not the result, REALLY WORKED! :) Thanks Emil!
After watching Squidmar's video about eyes, I went out and bought some brush-tip artist's markers. {white, black, blue, green, brown, red, orange}. Eyes used to be the part of the hobby that took the longest and sucked the most, and now they're the fastest and easiest part.
Glad to see you back Emil. Looking forward to the upcoming videos!
What a great positive attitude video, thanks for that!
Personally I just like boardgames with miniatures, and painting them and watching painting themed TH-cam videos really gets me relaxed. And gives me great looking games to play as extra :)
When I was a kid I used to build model airplanes a lot, this was before I even heard of wargaming, so I actually enjoy assembling the minis, especially vehicles. The part I hated back then was painting as all I had available were the model enamel paints so it's funny to find out that modern hobbyists have it the other way :)
I'm from a similar background except it was model tanks for me. I love building the minis and am only going to be a passable painter at best but I find the hobby very good for my mental health overall so still try to put paint to mini. It helps that both my son and daughter have shown interest in the hobby recently. They get disheartened when their minis don't turn out as they imagine them to be but I have made them keep their first minis and use that as a yardstick to measure against and I think it works to keep them going.
@@wookiewithacookie6905 Ooh, tanks! That reminded me I had a few of them as well, the most memorable ones were a 1:35 Challenger that had an engine which was unable to move it (lol) and my favorite Panzer II in 1:72. :) Kudos on passing on the torch man! My daughter is only 2 but she loves playing around with paint and is already eyeing my minis so I hope to be able to do that as well eventually :D
I recently got back into mini painting (thanks to channels such as this one) and this video inspired me to hunt down my first ever mini on eBay. A 1997 Bloodletter champion, I found one still in blister package. Can't wait.
I love your approach and attitude to the hobby and to sharing with us. Thank you!
An incredible message that applies to so many things we love in life. Thank you for this.
How we "spent" (past tense) our summer? Where I am, Summer is not past - it's still in full swing. I'm working from home of course, playing with my wife and dogs, going out on the boat, and while on calls: doodling with polymer clay. It's awesome. If you haven't tried it, consider it. You can make and unmake shapes all day, and the clay basically never dries out. It doesn't harden until you bake it.
Nice video sir! Doing my own thing and just spending the time switching off is really important to me and this video resonates with me.
Used to play 40k around 16 years ago, since then i lost the hobby for 10 years and board games is what brought me back. Can't dive into 40k and buying a big army but love painting the minis i have :) great message emil!
Loved this video, brought a smile to my face listening to you be enthusiastic about the hobby!
Emil! I will build all your minis! It's definitely one of my more preferred parts of the hobby, but I definitely don't do it enough. Closely followed painting, by it all ebbs and flows.
I've been painting citadel miniatures for decades (started with Imperial Beastmen). I have always thought there were three aspects to the hobby; lore, painting, and playing the game. As one aspect waxes another wanes. When I was deployed and unable to paint I focused on lore, when I retired and furnished my house I built a hobby room for painting, etc.
The hobby is at it's core an outlet for our creativity. We take in the work of others (such as Squidmar, Blackmagic Craft, Death of a Rubricist, and Mark Spark) and we apply our own imagination to create a final product. Sometimes those products live up to our imaginations and sometimes they do not. That is part of the hobby...
The only wrong I have found in the hobby in all my years is expecting others to live up to our imagination. You are 100% correct when you say that there is no wrong way to enjoy the hobby. This is something we all share and your idea of what is right may not be my idea of what is right, but neither of us are wrong.
You are SO right, Emil! There's no "wrong" way to enjoy a hobby!
As for myself, I'm a bit older (turned 50 a couple of months ago... God, sometimes I feel ancient LOL), but I still have a kick from my (semi-) regular D&D games, so I recently got a 3D printer and started creating minis for my games. I paint them - not exceptionally well, mind you, but well enough to be satisfied with the result for having a visual prop when my group is dungeon crawling.
Nice to have you back!
Great video.
2+ Tough Lore videos got me to start buying into Nurgle AOS models to just have and paint, whether I play them or not.
You nailed it on the collecting - I often buy minis thinking "Ooo, I can use this as that thing in that game" but in the end it's more about the collecting (and eventually assembly and painting) than it ever ends up being about the playing for me. I enjoy playing, but the biggest part of the hobby for me is still the collecting etc. In fact I've been feeling more and more like just setting up dioramas instead of saving minis for potentially playing with, I'll have to try that out.
If you're enjoying what you're doing, you're doing it just fine.
Beautiful family brother. The haircut looks good. Thanks for the video
Such a diverse hobby, so rich in variety with all aspects of it coming together to make a beautiful tapestry! Keep posting videos Squidmar and I will keep enjoying them 😁
Your videos got me into the hobby so TH-cam videos of painting, terrian building and battle reports is one of the main ways I enjoy the hobby. Just wanted to say thanks
Sounds like you had a restful vacation and glad to hear it! Really enjoyed the video and the topic. Well said good sir.
I love Converting/Kitbashing minis! This year I am trying to paint more and actually FINISH some models 😅👍🏾
I can definitely relate to having a need for creative outlet. When I neglect those projects and hobbies, after a while it feels like something crucial is missing from my life.
I got fascinated by the Horus Heresy books and started to paint some miniatures. Sadly I had noone to play with and the painting process was so frustrating that I stopped for almost eight years.
When I discovered your channel here on youtube a few weeks ago, it was like a resurrection of that old hobby. Now I enjoy painting while listening to painting tutorials or battle reports. Even if I can't really play with them, the progress I made in painting by watching your videos was so motivating.
Thanks for your content and stay true to yourself as long as you enjoy it!
I appreciate this cause 1) im happy for your vacation! And 2) I had this exact conversation with some friends the other day and i actually agree with you and see that i was wrong, enjoy warhammer as you want, you dont need to be a master painter or even like the painting as you said you dont like the building. Liking warhammer is liking warhammer, plain and simple
This video really hit home for me. I collect just to paint, I don't at the game. Starting a new painting TH-cam channel as a form of therapy soon for myself is a daunting task as a sufferer of sever mental health. This has helped massively, thanks Emilie
The single best TH-cam channel
Welcome back dude. Glad to see you look so happy and energised. Great video.
You are such an inspiration, I have 17 subscribers and I absolutely love painting and sharing it with them. I'm not the greatest painter but not everyone needs to be, a good tabletop standard is fine for me :-) between you, Jazza and Shad , I got encouraged enough to start my own Channel. Keep up the amazing work.
You're no gatekeeper, you're a f*cking gatesmasher! Thanks Emil!
Anything you do that brings you joy, is a good thing to do.
I really enjoyed this video. I haven’t played a game yet almost a year in the hobby now after a ten year gap ! Some of the things mentioned seem obvious but it’s easy to get distracted or influenced in the wrong direction. I really like the message behind your videos. Keep up the good work 👍🏻
Thats is exactly why I love your channel!!! Keep it up man!!!
Really good video on a interesting subject and I really agree with you! I mostly love everything with Warhammer and mostly the old stuff (oldhammer/middlehammer) in both fantasy an 40k! But one particular thing I love is to read old white dwarfs! Theres so much going on in the old ones and i reslly love to read old articles and battle reports! Would love if you did a episode of your top five favourite White Dwarf 😄
Love painting, creating, experimenting and learning. I’ll learn how to play Warhammer 40k someday, but right now I’m having a blast doing things wrong 😉
Wonderful 😁
Those space orks were the first models I ever painted. And the gretchins from the same time. Pretty special models.
Awesome, I hope you had fun on your break, you earned it man. Thanks for keeping me sane through lockdown haha
Finally!!!! Been waiting for a new video from Squidmar for awhile now!
'Are you enjoying Warhammer wrong?'
No I'm not but let's watch this anyway.
Thrilled to see you printing Bloodfields! Such a fun game and suuuper detailed minis.
oh man that red foam, that's some OG warhammer right there. Your painting vids where what inspired me as im not much of a high level player but love the painting side so thank you again for the awesome content as always.
I love seeing a project that someone has really got passionate about as it's nice to see them get the most out of the hobby. For me the assembly is my favourite. Getting perfect seams, magnetising, converting and removing mould lines is really cathartic. Painting is then my best fave and playing is the least because I don't have the mathhammer tactical brain that my mates have. I do love having themed or unique warbands/teams/armies though.
Just recently getting back into the hobby after nearly 30 years. Never played a game of Warhammer or 40K (played Space Hulk when i first started) but always loved painting the minis.
it was channels such as Ebay Miniature Rescues, Midwinter Minis, Goober Town, Black Magic Craft and yourself that got me back in to paining again.
My enjoyment comes out of painting, learning, collecting and watching people such as yourself.
Keep it up
The person who didn't like this video is the same guy that tells you your'e having fun wrong.... and they probably huff their glue.
@@clinch4402 are you judging the guy who wrote the comment? Am I judging you now?
That's the proof we live in the matrix
KT the comment is talking about other people saying you cant do this part of the hobby because of their standards
@@clinch4402 Your standards are for you yourself.
"Oh no...you ruined the whole army....you used the wrong shade of blue on the Heralds of Ultramar"...get out of town!
My favorite part of the hobby is huffing the glue.
I really enjoy looking at schemes and paints like 28mag, they really mix up what is seen as “good painting”, really good stuff!
I love terrain and painting. I'd enjoy anything you're doing as long as you're enjoying it.
I agree, the reason for the hobby is to have fun. The more you let someone tell you how to enjoy the hobby, the more restrictive the fun becomes.
You do you. Make your hobby fun, you know what is best!
As someone writing a Wargame system and just getting into making hobby videos, I'm sure as I grow there will be tons coming to tell me what I'm doing is wrong. Oh well! Thoroughly enjoying this adventure!
Currently enjoying trying to learn how to paint but I've also been learning how to play Warhammer AOS with my son.
Just got to say massive thanks to you, Miniac and Mid Winter Minis all 3 of your channels really got me highly curious at getting back into the hobby. With Lockdown here that accelerated jumping back in
This is such a great video and so important for everyone to hear
You guys have tought us so much, and that is rolled up with Brent @goobertownhobbies, Scott @Miniac, and Jeremy. I play with select friends, and between two of us we have enough armies to field the top 5 at tournaments. We end up loaning armies to other people to play in house. You guys have motivated the group I'm in to print our own models, and even push out to other forms like gunpla. The wide variety of mediums is nice to have so we never do get bored. Keep up the good work when you're able. Glad to see you're back from a well deserved holiday
Welcome back! Hope you had a wonderful vacation.
I got back into the hobby at the start of 40k 8th edition. I started with promising myself that I wouldn’t play with unpainted miniatures (as a way of keeping me motivated to paint). Luckily one of the locals, a guy I’ve never met other than posts in a Facebook group, posted an awesome tutorial on how to speed paint with dry brush and washes. I’ve never been so hooked on painting. It didn’t take long for my significant other to get hooked as well. I started her with some 3rd edition Dark Eldar, and she’s been leading the way ever since. We got into Kill Team together ( leaning on my extensive collection of almost 40k armies worth of random stuff), then Blackstone Fortress. We now run two groups of explorers on epic campaigns into the Blackstone, and paint huge numbers of miniatures for custom expansions, but also with an eye towards getting back into 40k. She’s now picked up Orks and Necrons on her own, two armies I’ve never played. While I still have mostly Craftworld with some Marines and Tau. This is honestly the most fun I’ve ever had, and I’ve played 2 games of 40k in the last year. But we do play Blackstone Fortress 6-7 times a month with two different groups.
very nice video! It also transported a very authentic emotion on you part - like that, keep that up!
Glad to hear it mate, keep up the awesome work.
I am 40 and have been in this hobby (in various capacities) for 30 odd years. As a collector, a player, a lore hound, a converter/kitbasher and a painter. Its taken me an eternity but i finally realized i got the most enjoyment from converting and kitbashing. It is such a liberating thing to figure out and accept that the rest doesn't need to happen if i don't want to.
Now this is a great video mate, you are right. That hobby should be what ever we make it, could you imagine Warhammer with no conversions, no terrain building, not a place I would want to be XD.
As always keep up the great work.
Looking forward to the diversity of projects!
Was worried this topic would be bad.
It was amazing ❤️
I love all your videos they are so diverse and informative!!!
Do it the way you enjoy it is a good approach for any hobby. In my case taking an extended break (20years) due to other pressures and lack of space to address a loft-full of Warhammer painting backlog.
Yes!! So true! Enjoy the hobby your way!
well said :) i honestly really enjoy look on ebay at old minis or simply reading articles about the hobby. or even googling images of finished army ect. so a lot of my enjoyment comes from just thinking about the hobby as apposed to doing it. funny i know but i enjoy it :)
Welcome back \o/
Looks like you had great time off with your family, and that's awesome to hear!
That's it, that's the comment :)
Great idea. Do the part of the hobby that gives you enjoyment. I am a terrible painter, played WHF alittle as a kid, and DND still today. After a hiatus i came back to the hobby, started in the dnd mini universe, almost stopped again until i found a few multi part GW models (and a few other brands) that suited the campaign i was playing with my brothers. Come to find out the building/converting/kitbashing/sculpting/repurposing part of the hobby is possibly my favorite part. Love telling a story that way. While building is my favorite part, once id finished the build it gave me the excitement to try learning different techniques,using different paints/othe items, or just different color combinations to enhance what i made, thus helping me improve my painting, even if only a little. Now im at the point ive built ad painted a handful of GW minis and dont even have an army. Heck not even a complete squad. I get most of my "game play itch" scratched thru other games and thru dnd. But then i have been plannin out/picking a starting army to give the playing a go again sometime soon. Anyways, good advice my friend.