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Over the weekend, I spotted a notification that YouTube was altering the monetization process (how you make money on YouTube). Specifically, until a channel has 10,000 views or more, they simply won’t play advertisements or monetize – the channel is too small. By all means, I don’t blame them, they need to make sure that they are not wasting time on the small startups, before they become sizable enough to matter.
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So my first attempt ended dismally, with paint pretty much everywhere except the intended location. I have since ordered and replaced the paint set (which is being handed down to my wife for craft projects). In the meantime, I did manage to salvage what little video there was, though I have edited out the associated audio to keep it family friendly. The disaster ended up with a new pair of pants, a replacement shirt, and a few hours of cleaning the wall, desk, and floor. In the end, the miniature was barely touched by the intended paint.
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I have been planning to get back into miniature painting again for some time, and even went to the effort of designing and configuring a new youtube channel. However, it has taken until now for me to actually get started. Hopefully by the time this posts, I will have an actually painted miniature, with a video to follow, but for now, here is the clean and pre-primed base image of the first lucky figure, Clovis, from the base set of Zombicide: Black Plague. Update – What was supposed to be a nice posting with a fully painting miniature ended up…
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To go along side the Daqan command unit, we added the associated Waiqar command unit. Similar in theme, and similarly simple in construction, the detail continues to impress. These are of course for the Runewars Miniatures game, the full unit name being the Waiqar Infantry Command unit. I particularly like the skeletal drummer, previous musicians I have for other games just didn’t seem to feel the same, or have the same sense of energy.
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So I had a grand plan to start my painting miniatures series last night, and even organized, packed up, and hauled all the gear out to my location so I would be ready. Miniature primed and ready to go, camera charged and set. And then work develops an issue with one of my clients, with a major outage on a critical application. 8 hours later, the issue is resolved, but my night was gone, and the time for painting is past. So much for the best laid plans. Tonight hopefully will be quieter so that I can sit and focus,…
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Adding a few units to the Runewars Miniatures collection with my younger son, this time adding in the Runewars: Daqan Infantry Unit Upgrade Expansion Pack, to boost the infantry units. Obviously not painted yet, but assembled and otherwise ready to go. Compared to other plastics that I have assembled, these continue to be remarkable easy to assemble, and still maintain their detail. They are not quite as customizable as other sets, but they don’t really need to be, and it makes it much easier to avoid mistakes like the wrong arm on the wrong body.
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A couple weeks ago, I purchased a couple of new notebooks, with the intent of managing a variety of activities. In particular, I wanted a way to track the various work related activities. I had previously experimented a bit with the process known as Bullet Journaling, but fundamentally, I couldn’t really get behind the method. For me, it seemed forced to pre-create a list of action items, and then work on completing them – I mainly had too many items to track and recall, so it didn’t work reliably. Thus it was abandoned after a few days. Instead, the approach…
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Heroes are challenged to deal with the problems of the city, and face challenges and conflict. The first recorded session of the campaign. Season 01, Episode 02 of the Outcasts campaign, a continuing gaming Audio Podcast of our Hero System (Champions) Superhero campaign. Fall – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Something about nothing – a collection of miscellaneous hobbies
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