Into the Hobbyverse: A Marvel Crisis Painting Protocol Podcast

Welcome to the Hobbyverse - a hobby focused MCP podcast! In this episode we are the painters without fear as we discuss the newly revamped daredevil and the not-so-newly revamped bullseye! These are some great sculpts that have been given new life in the game so what better time to talk about it! We discuss learning while painting, painting mono-chrome models, basing ideas and more! We hope you en...

Welcome to the Hobbyverse - a hobby focused MCP podcast! In this episode we discuss the deadly duo - Rocket and Groot! We get granola-ee on Groot and discuss the benefits of painting something natural and a couple of ways to target levels of paintjobs. For Rocket, we do a deep dive on the concepts of readability, tidiness and brushes that are so important when working on smaller minis. We hope you...

Welcome to the Hobbyverse! In this episode we discuss Mr. Movie Poster himself - Cosmic Ghost Rider! We essentially speak on how to lean into the blue and orange color palette presented to us and get the most punchy versions of those colors. We also discuss painting the black armor, some basing ideas and general thoughts. We hope you enjoy the talk! Join our discord to join the Hobbyverse Communit...

Welcome to the Hobbyverse! In this episode we talk about the better half of the brotherhood members - Mystique and Sabertooth! These are both up there with our favorite sculpts in the catalog, but come with some painting challenges that we talk through. We also talk through conversion ideas and the silent relationship between painter and sculptor that you experience in miniature painting. We hope...

Welcome to the Hobbyverse! In this episode we get some blast from the past and hit some more 90's X-Men with the Beast and the Wolverine! We discuss many ways to paint yellow, self expression in the hobby and how to think about readability with your painting of tabletop models. We hope you enjoy the talk! Join our discord to join the Hobbyverse Community! https://discord.gg/WHnb4cJ3BZ Moriartis' B...

Welcome to the Hobbyverse! In this episode we discuss our tier list of the new core set from our hobbyist perspective. We consider the design, the posing and how well they could be integrated into more story driven pieces. We also spent some time (too long, sorry) discussing preparing for the upcoming painting competition at the NOVA open. We hope you enjoy the talk! Join our discord to join the H...

Welcome to the Hobbyverse! In this episode we discuss the amazing cloning man himself - Mister Sinister! We do a deeper dive into almost all aspects of this model: painting the unique details of the model, painting the stylistic base, and the color choices. We also do a nice detour into painting composition. We hope you enjoy the talk! Join our discord to join the Hobbyverse Community! https://dis...

Welcome to the Hobbyverse! In this episode we discuss (and potentially bargain with) the dastardly Dormammu! We discuss alternate color schemes, painting bone-texture, painting flames and our thought process while painting him. We hope you enjoy the talk! Join our discord to join the Hobbyverse Community! https://discord.gg/WHnb4cJ3BZ Moriartis' Blog: https://moriartisminis.wordpress.com/ Instagra...

Welcome to the Hobbyverse! In this episode we discuss the new and improved master of the mystic arts - Doctor Strange, the Sorcerer Supreme (of space I think). Clea is also in the box. We discuss free-hand work, some basing ideas for the portals, way to express the magic effects and more. We also catch up on what we've been painting recently! We hope you enjoy the talk! Join our discord to join th...

Welcome to the Hobbyverse! In this episode we discuss the rival panels themselves - Logan and Sabertooth! We dig deep on texture in this episode and some ways to think about adding texture to convey depth and realism through model. We also have a lengthy catch up on what we've been painting. We hope you enjoy the talk! Join our discord to join the Hobbyverse Community! https://discord.gg/WHnb4cJ3B...

Welcome to the Hobbyverse! In this episode we discuss the big mad titan himself - Thanos! We talk about NMM, atmosphere, how to paint gems (and what order they should go in) and talk loosely about our experiences painting him. We hope you enjoy the talk! Join our discord to join the Hobbyverse Community! https://discord.gg/WHnb4cJ3BZ Moriartis' Blog: https://moriartisminis.wordpress.com/ Instagram...

Welcome to the Hobbyverse! In this episode we discuss the cold-blooded winter guard (despite it being notably not winter or remotely guarded outside). We discuss tying character of a model to your painting approach for weathered armor, thinking about unifying color schemes, thinking about behavior of magic effects and a longer hobby catch up. We hope you enjoy the talk! Join our discord to join th...

Welcome to the Hobbyverse! After a week away we have a lot to catch up on! We eschew our regular episode format, let our hair down and discuss what we've learned from recent projects. We hope you enjoy the talk! Join our discord to join the Hobbyverse Community! https://discord.gg/WHnb4cJ3BZ Moriartis' Blog: https://moriartisminis.wordpress.com/ Instagram Links: https://www.instagram.com/waxy_sand...

Welcome to the Hobbyverse! In this episode we discuss the sensational she-hulk! We discuss pushing through hobby pain, painting green, hair, white and some modeling ideas to make your model stand out. We hope you enjoy the talk! Join our discord to join the Hobbyverse Community! https://discord.gg/WHnb4cJ3BZ Moriartis' Blog: https://moriartisminis.wordpress.com/ Instagram Links: https://www.instag...

Welcome to the Hobbyverse! In this episode we discuss the mighty sentinels! If you haven't been following too closely, Moriartis and myself have both undertaken extremely long projects to paint our sentinels in full NMM. There was a lot of learning that came along the way that has been sprinkled throughout many of our previous episodes, but hopefully there is some fresh insight in this episode. We...

Welcome to the Hobbyverse! In this episode we discuss the colorfully named inhuman leaders Blackbolt and Medusa. These are some really great sculpts from the range that you can paint to a wide range of quality and get fantastic results. We discuss keeping black and white unified within a model, painting hair, some purple recipes and some ways to improve the basework for a unique looking model. We...

Welcome to the Hobbyverse! In this episode we discuss two of Marvel's esteemed sorcerer supremes - Doctor Strange and Wong! We discuss ideas for painting magic effects, some basing ideas, painting capes. There is also some deranged rambling about painting with oils, eyebrows and painting bald heads. We hope you enjoy the talk! Color Mixing Bible: https://a.co/d/1uwu0PE Join our discord to join the...

Welcome to the Hobbyverse! In this very exciting episode we interview the wielder of the hobby Mjolnir - Johnathan Ho! Fresh off his tremendous showing at AMG's The Worthy painting competition we discuss his hobby origin story, approach to painting and overall attitude towards improvement in the hobby. We hope you enjoy the talk! Johnathan's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SirJohnTheHo Johnathan'...

Welcome to the Hobbyverse! In this episode designed only for painting we discuss no other than MODOK! We cover both the new and old sculpt, our approach as earlier hobbyists on the original and what we're changing for the new sculpt. We also give advice on painting faces and other parts of the model. We hope you enjoy the talk! New Vallejo Game Color: (buy at your local hobby store!) https://www.v...

Welcome to the Hobbyverse! In this episode we talk on our post-adepticon thoughts, Moriartis' experience with the worthy and what we've been up to painting wise! Then we turn angryand green and discuss the incredible hulk! We touch on hobby topics like painting the skin in a grounded realistic fashion and more neon bright green. We sprinkle in reposes and things to add to the model to bring it to...

Thanks for listening to this announcement and your support with us through a time of change. I will apologize about the audio quality on my end - I was recording in a different area than normal.

Welcome to the Hobbyverse! In this episode we dive deep on Moriartis' experience building a competition piece for the worthy but sprinkle in general advice for building an atmospheric display for minis or any dioramas. We hope there's a good mix of insight to digest for broad application as well as pursuing something similar! We hope you enjoy the talk! Join our discord to join the Hobbyverse Comm...

Welcome to the Hobbyverse! In this episode we go quantum(ania) and discuss Antman and the Wasp! These are two characters that present unique challenges with their small forms so we discuss basing ideas, what to think about when you paint small areas and painting clear plastic. We hope you enjoy the talk! Join our discord to join the Hobbyverse Community! https://discord.gg/WHnb4cJ3BZ Moriartis' Bl...

Welcome to the Hobbyverse! In this episode we just do a regular old hobby catch up! We talk about some of the things we've been doing recently in the hobby. We do a deeper dive into preparing for The Worthy, participating in painting competitions and taking classes! We hope you enjoy the talk! Join our discord to join the Hobbyverse Community! https://discord.gg/WHnb4cJ3BZ Moriartis' Blog: https:/...

Welcome to the Hobbyverse! In this episode we discuss the great Nick Fury Jr and his entourage the Shield Agents. We discuss unifying bases between related characters, painting black and "shield" white, and considerations for making the painting process easier. We hope you enjoy the talk! Join our discord to join the Hobbyverse Community! https://discord.gg/WHnb4cJ3BZ Moriartis' Blog: https://mori...