Geeks of the North

Hello Geeks!

In this episode, Paul, Antoine and Yaum are joined by the amazing (his words) Captain Spud, amateur sculptor extraordinaire. We chat hobby, gaming, and you guessed it, traditional sculpting. So sit back, relax, grab a paintbrush and enjoy the show!

Index
4:58 - Hobby Time
34:11 - Hobby Tip of the Episode
38:47 - Listener question
49:23 - Main Topic: Sculpting with the amazing Captain Spud
1:53:11 - Closing

Main topic: Sculpting with the amazing Captain Spud
Captain Spud is Amazing blog

Materials:

• Epoxy putty (Green Stuff, Brown Stuff, ProCreate, etc)
• Polymer Clay (Fimo + Fimo MixQuick, Sculpey, Beesputty, etc)

Tools:

• Privateer sculpting tools: http://privateerpress.com/content/sculpting-set
• Colour shapers: http://www.dickblick.com/products/colour-shapers-tools/
• Wine corks (actual cork, not rubber)
• Wire - 20ga aluminum & 22ga (or smaller) brass
• Super glue
• Clippers
• Tiny needle nose pliers
• Pin vice
• XActo - round: http://images.utrechtart.com/products/optionRegular/XActo/X-Acto-Blade-Curved-Carving-Large-22-49279_X.jpg
• Vinyl placemat
• Decent oven
• Halogen oven: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=halogen+oven

Armatures:

• Reaper advanced dollies: http://www.reapermini.com/OnlineStore/75002/sku-down/75002
• Hasslefree armatures: http://www.hfminis.co.uk/shop?category=accessories~converting
• Patrick Keith’s Skeleton Armature Guide: http://www.patrickkeith.com/2010/03/armatures.html

Anatomy:

• Coelasquid’s guide to Basic Anatomy: http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/images/drawingstuff.jpg
• Coelasquid’s guide to Torso Muscles: http://coelasquid.deviantart.com/art/Abdomination-How-to-draw-beef-132538271
• Google!
• Yourself in a mirror eeeeeeeww!

General technique:

• Miniature Mentor sculpting tutorials (about ? down): http://miniaturementor.com/painting_tutorials.html

Communities:

• www.minisculpture.co.uk
• www.frothers.com
• http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/forum/25-sculpting/
• 1listsculpting yahoo group

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Music
Intro music is Aggressor by Free Stock Music.
Breaks and outro music by La Drave.

- The Geeks

Hello geeks,

Welcome to our first News of the North episode. These separate reports will be our way to share current news and events from now on. As always, it isn't a comprehensive listing of all the recent releases in the industry, but a cherry picking of what we found interesting from last week's news and events.

Events
Painting Miniatures Masterclass with Elizabeth Beckley
ND Monthly December edition - December 13th

News
Arena Rex rules available for free in pdf
New releases for Nemesis, by Zenit
Tournament Battle
The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth
Shieldwolf new goblins available: link 1, link 2, link 3
Tor Gaming’s Maverick Mike and his boys on pre-order

Crowdfunding News
Trash Bash Bits Part Two
Asylum the Alderney case
SMOG RIDERS The War Ensues
Going Native: New World Monsters, opening their post KS pledge manager to the public
Miniature Wargaming The Movie
Arcadia Quest: Inferno
Warbears and Stagriders, Fantasy Wargames Miniatures
Hawk Wargames’ Dropfleet Commander

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Outro music by La Drave.

- The Geeks

Hello Geeks!

In this episode, Paul, Antoine and Yaum do hobby catch up after almost two months without recording. They then chat about how they did at Chaosludik 2015, and how the event went overall. So sit back, relax, grab a paintbrush and enjoy the show!

Index
1:45 - Hobby Time
21:00 - Cool Stuff on the Web
23:00 - Question of the Episode
33:24 - Hobby Tip of the Episode
38:10 - Main Topic: Chaosludik 2015 Wrap Up
1:12:49 - Changes to the show
1:16:24 - Shoutouts

Main topic: Chaosludik 2015 Wrap Up
Chaosludik website
Photo album

Shout Outs
Shoshie's Magnificent Mini Painting

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- The Geeks

Hello Geeks!

In this episode, Paul, Antoine and Elizabeth talk about all the usual stuff, be it hobby or gaming. They than have a chat about Elizabeth's history and background as a miniature painter, and also give details about her upcoming masterclass in Montreal. So sit back, relax, grab a paintbrush and enjoy the show!

Index
Hobby Time - 1:25
Hobby tip - 38:25
Upcoming Events - 41:05
News - 46:45
Main topic: Interview with Elizabeth Beckley - 1:04:55

Upcoming Event
Antoine's painting workshops
Masterclass – Painting Miniatures with Elizabeth Beckley

News
GCT Studios Bushido Wave 26 preview
Privateer Press new releases and previews
THMiniature Sceneries : Volcanic preview
Warpod Malfunction preview by Flytrap factory
Pulp City Cold War Kickstarter
Morbag the goblin

Main topic: Interview with Elizabeth Beckley, the Miniature Mistress Miniature Mistress twitter
Miniature Mistress facebook page
Paul's City boards

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- The Geeks

Hello Geeks!

In this episode, Paul, Antoine and Steve talk about all the usual stuff, than have a chat about one of the founding stone of tabletop wargaming: the table and play surface itself. So sit back, relax, grab a paintbrush and enjoy the show!

Index
Cool stuff found this week - 1:20
Hobby Time - 4:50
Hobby tip - 29:45
Upcoming Events - 33:19
News - 37:35
Main topic: Gaming surfaces - 58:05

Cool stuff on the web
Junkyard Convergence of Cyriss

Hobby
Tonio - Deathjack
Tonio - Franken-gorax 1

Upcoming Event
Chaosludik 2015

News
Mantic has released RATKIN army list
The Other Side announced by WYRD
Ridend Tower Dragon Preview (Tor Gaming)
Industria Mechanika Zero mech
Mercs 2.0 preview
Super Dungeon Tactics

Main topic: Gaming surfaces
High level custom board: Battleboards
Homemade gaming table
Paul's City boards

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Hello Geeks!

We have done it, we have been podcasting for a full year and have not podfaded yet! During this episode, we talk about the past year and what is to come for Geeks of the North. So sit back, relax, grab a paintbrush and enjoy the show!

Index
Cool stuff found this week - 2:13
Hobby Time - 5:31
Upcoming Events - 29:09
News - 33:50
Main topic: Happy birthday! - 47:22

Cool stuff on the web
Hive Fleet Marrow, the Furiosa

Upcoming Event
ND Open VIII & Northern Defenders Show, May 7th and 8th 2016, in Montreal

News
Reaper Bones III on KS
Spartan Games' HALO: Fleet Battles
Blindwater Brew Witch Doctor
Arena Rex store grand opening
Tengu Descension Pre-Order Now
Relics’ Chronicles League coming soon

Shout outs
United Geeks Network
1 Plus Armour
CanHammer
La Drave

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Hello Geeks!

The whole gang gathers in episode 17 to chat about what we did in hobby, the news, and most importantly, our opinions on the initial release of the new Warhammer: Age of Sigmar. WHFB is dead, long live WHFB. So sit back, relax, grab a paintbrush and enjoy the show!

Cool stuff on the web
Magnetically floating model
Extreme rage quitting video
Captain Spud chibi sculpting blog post

Upcoming Event
ND Monthly, August 15th, L'Abyss

News
Reaper Bones III on KS
Rivals: Masters of the Deep, until July 31st
Farrow Brigand Warlord unit attachment
Tramp Steamer, by CNC Workshop Miniature Scenery
GW release Warhammer Age of Sigmar boxset
Avatars of War’s Warthrone mass battle are out and free to download
Mantic release KoW 2nd ed free rules
USAriadna on pre-order
GW HQ in Nottingham changed their statue and store front emblem

Warhammer Fantasy Battle alternatives
Kings of War by Mantic
Warthone by Avatars of War
Wargods [of Aegyptus/Olympus/Hyperborea] by Crocodile Games

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- The Geeks

Hello Geeks!

In Episode 16, Paul and Antoine sit down and chat about what games, old or new, are getting them excited and ready for some hobby. So sit back, relax, grab a paintbrush and enjoy the show!

News
Privateer Press new releases
WizKids Partners with Nickelodeon for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tabletop Games
New units for Wrath of Kings
Kahar, by Figone
Tor Gaming's Ridend on pre-order
Broken Egg Games - Elite Gaming Tokens on Kickstarter
MC Studio KS : M4 Collapsible Scenery

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- The Geeks

Hello Geeks!

Episode 15 is now live for your auditory fun. In this episode, on top of our usual banter, Paul quickly goes over his trip to Reapercon, the guys chat about their yearly 40k Apocalypse game, and Paul interviews Brandon Palmer of GMM Studios. So sit back, relax, grab a paintbrush and enjoy the show!

Events
Game Summit becomes Capital City Expo, October 3th and 4th

News
Home Raiders on kickstarter (Ends on June 7th)
MC Studio M4 Collapsible Scenery on kickstarter (Ends on June 27th)

Brandon Palmer interview
GMM Studios

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Hello Geeks!

Episode 14 is now live for your listening pleasure. Paul, Yaum and Steve recap their trip to Adepticon while Antoine listen in the corner. Make sure you have something cozy to sit in, because it's a long one. So sit back, relax, grab a paintbrush and enjoy the show!

Events
ND Monthly, Saturday May 9th
CaptainCon, July 17-19th
Capital City Bloodbath,Aug. 29-30

News
Maelstrom's Edge
Tor Gaming's Ridends
Tail Feather's greens

Stuff mentionned in the show
Crystal Brush entries

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