2024: Best Hobby Year EVER? Or Will We Fail??? - S5E1

01/22/24 • 106 min

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On this week's episode of Trapped Under Plastic, Jon and Scott talk about last years highlights, development and looking at the new year.
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GW releases their Half-Yearly Report, highlights:
- total revenue increased by 9.3% to 247.7 million (p.5, paragraph 1),
- they are considering opening another Factory near one of their current production facilities (p.6, paragraph 5)
- Warhammer+ subs are up 49% (169,000 from 115,000)
- The Dec 18th Amazon partnership agreement will begin in earnest - a 12 month period to agree on creative GUIDELINES for the Movies & TV series to be developed
The End and the Death novel series draws to a close as book 3 the Siege of Terra is released, this is the book where the Emperor will take on Horus and GW talked with Dan Abbnett about the closing of the series as well as released the covers for download
Knight Models announces Game of Thrones Miniatures Game based on the TV show
Feanoro_nolofinwe does the Emperor and Primachs in the style of Pixar over on Tiktok
Warlord games opens up preorders for a new skirmish game ABC Warriors: Increase the Peace based on the 2000 AD (Judge Dredd) comic series ABC Warriors: The Volgan War and the starter box includes a Warlord miniature of Howard Quarz
The Lion wins GW’s 2023 miniature of the year with just 752 votes, Angron took second place and Commander Farsight took third. #TahliaWasRobbed
Adepitcon 24 tickets are on sale now but TUP LIVE Thursday March 21st at the Euphoria is already sold out

00:00:00 Start

00:01:36 Preamble Ramble

00:26:34 What We Painted

00:55:23 Main Topic

02:07:13 Outro

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GW releases their Half-Yearly Report, highlights:
- total revenue increased by 9.3% to 247.7 million (p.5, paragraph 1),
- they are considering opening another Factory near one of their current production facilities (p.6, paragraph 5)
- Warhammer+ subs are up 49% (169,000 from 115,000)
- The Dec 18th Amazon partnership agreement will begin in earnest - a 12 month period to agree on creative GUIDELINES for the Movies & TV series to be developed
The End and the Death novel series draws to a close as book 3 the Siege of Terra is released, this is the book where the Emperor will take on Horus and GW talked with Dan Abbnett about the closing of the series as well as released the covers for download
Knight Models announces Game of Thrones Miniatures Game based on the TV show
Feanoro_nolofinwe does the Emperor and Primachs in the style of Pixar over on Tiktok
Warlord games opens up preorders for a new skirmish game ABC Warriors: Increase the Peace based on the 2000 AD (Judge Dredd) comic series ABC Warriors: The Volgan War and the starter box includes a Warlord miniature of Howard Quarz
The Lion wins GW’s 2023 miniature of the year with just 752 votes, Angron took second place and Commander Farsight took third. #TahliaWasRobbed
Adepitcon 24 tickets are on sale now but TUP LIVE Thursday March 21st at the Euphoria is already sold out

00:00:00 Start

00:01:36 Preamble Ramble

00:26:34 What We Painted

00:55:23 Main Topic

02:07:13 Outro

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On this week's episode of Trapped Under Plastic, Jon and Scott talk about Jon's Trip to Vinceycon to work on his Golden Daemon Project and more.
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Vince Venturella Video - Painting Challenges (Up Your Game)
GW Miniature Voting
Snarling Badger Studios releases the first issues of SNARL “...the official ‘zine of Snarling Badger Studios”, the first issue includes a new microgame: “Tanks” for the Apocalypse for 2-10 players AND adds on for both Reign in Hell & Space Station Zero
Spiky Bits comments on how fast artists are leaving GW, “This year alone, Paul Dainton, Phil Moss & Thomas Elliot left Games Workshop,...”

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00:03:48 Preamble Ramble
00:34:26 What We Painted
00:56:35 Main Topic
02:23:42 Outro

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Don't Fail Before You Start - S5E2

On this week's episode of Trapped Under Plastic, Jon and Scott talk about how to plan for success but not be intimidated by expectation.
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GW LVO drops - Horus Heresy Solar Auxillia being released in plastic, Callus and Toll AoS miniatures to be released with their novel by David Annandale, more Kroot (possibly making it a playable faction sans Tau), new Warcry “Pyre & Flood” featuring Lumineth & Nighthaunts and Kill Team box Nightmare featuring Drukari Mandrakes vs Nightlords
“Glory, Hallelujah!” a Black Powder supplement get models from Warlord Games 28mm American Civil War boxsets coming soon, each of the 3 upcoming boxes can be used for either side
BuildInstructions.com, a website that’s been out for just over a year, has collected the build instructions for over 3,000 GW models (all of which are free to download) are asking the community for help to fill in their gaps. They’re looking for digital PDF submissions but will also take paper instructions if you’d like to mail it into them
Frontline Gaming’s International Tournament Circuit (ITC) is now officially part of Warhammer Events, the only change for now is that there will be “Warhammer Staff” (interesting that the article doesn’t say “Games Workshop Staff”) at the tournaments to hand out the awards. They will also be moving the ranking system from Frontline Gaming to Best Coast Parings
GW’s Armies on Parade 2024 will include new categories
- Individual - full army, no terrain by a single painter
- Team - can be multiple people painting the same entry (TUP Team entry? Or Vincy-Con entry?)
- Display - an army with terrain of a diorama, can be individual or team and entered in those categories as well
- Youngblood - entry based on Rob Liefeld’s Valiant’s superhero or the eponymous team Youngblood (kidding, it’s for kids 13-16 and can be entered as a team