We had one of those very familiar The Old World moments recently: a simple question turned into a mini rules dive, a side discussion about Chaos Dwarfs, and then a brief reality check on how much we still have to...
Hobby plans vs actual rules reading
We had one of those very practical hobby chats recently — the kind that starts with a simple question and ends with a useful little lesson for future builds.
We love these little moments in the hobby when a game turns into a quick rules clinic.
We had one of those very familiar hobby moments recently: someone reads one line from the rules, someone else panics that they can’t read with comprehension anymore, and five minutes later the whole group is deep into edge cases, templates,...
Basing experiments: too much glue, rim colour debates, and cheaper texture paste alternatives
We had a short hobby exchange recently that turned into one of those deceptively useful basing tips: yes, we paint the basing materials too.
A quick hobby note from our chat
We had one of those very relatable hobby moments recently: ordering online is often cheaper, but sometimes the store doesn’t actually have the item on hand and just places it with the supplier. Which means… waiting. In this case, probably...
Stas dropped one of those wonderfully simple hobby tips that make us wonder why we didn’t try it earlier.
Sometimes the small hobby upgrades matter the most
We love those hobby moments when one tiny upgrade suddenly makes the whole process smoother.
We love these moments in the hobby: someone drops a rules quote into chat, somebody else says “surely that can’t be right”, and suddenly a simple question turns into a full-on late-night rules investigation.
Excess Damage in Age of Sigmar: one of those rules that can flip a whole game
We love those little hobby moments when one person shows a finished detail, everyone goes “damn, that looks good”, and five minutes later we’re already discussing how to copy the technique on our own minis.
We spend a lot of time painting our miniatures, so sooner or later we all hit the same wall: getting them to look good in photos is its own hobby challenge. This time Michał was experimenting with focus stacking and...
We recently had one of those very relatable hobby chats: frustration with paint ranges that look completely different in the bottle, on the chart, and on the miniature. This time it started with Vallejo catching some heat for confusing colour...
We recently had one of those extremely relatable hobby conversations: we just need a few paints, and five minutes later the basket somehow costs as much as a Spearhead box. Classic.
We recently had one of those very relatable hobby chats: someone asks what brush set to buy at the start, and five minutes later we are deep in the eternal question of what you actually need versus what the packaging...
Windows, Obscuring, and the 3” Rule: Our Attempt to Finally Understand 4th Edition Terrain