EP 6: Hobby in the time of Corona (ft. Hydra)

Explicit content warning

05/19/20 • 72 min

In this episode we talk to Hydra about his most recent passion, Frostgrave, and how he's playing miniature games remotely in this time of Corona.
There's a lot about Frostgrave and the idea of miniature liberation. However, we also talk about balancing family and hobby, why we're probably not getting into CAD sculpting any time soon, and how #Blanchitsu and #Inq28 is the equivalent of an artistic revolution.
If you're not already following Hydra, you can see more of his work here:
https://www.instagram.com/4ydra/
http://h-archive.com/

We talk a bit about the #FG28 hashtag, and you can see more about that here:

https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/fg28/

The featured artists from this episode can be found on on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/77th_terrorfels/
https://www.instagram.com/thewarsinger/

And here are the Instagram handles for the other artists we mentioned:

@hivefleetmoloch
@with_teatea
@btwnbolterandme
@thepolysmith
@a_polanscak

We talk a bit about the #FG28 hashtag, and you can see more about that here:

https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/fg28/

The featured artists from this episode can be found on on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/77th_terrorfels/
https://www.instagram.com/thewarsinger/

And here are the Instagram handles for the other artists we mentioned:

@hivefleetmoloch
@with_teatea
@btwnbolterandme
@thepolysmith
@a_polanscak

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Bonus Episode: Vestigial Twin ( I )

Before there was Xenos Alchemist, there was Vestigial Twin: our preliminary attempt at exploring what we'd do with a podcast. As we've got a little more work to do on our next proper episode, this is meant to tide you over. In terms of subject matter, it focuses mostly on our thoughts on sculpting and our modeling histories.
As this was one of our earliest attempts at podcasting, please excuse the weird audio. If we had a Patreon, this would be a filler episode. However we don't have a Patreon, so you get to enjoy this weirdness FOR FREE. LUCKY YOU!

Next Episode

EP 7: Hive Fleet Moloch: An Exclusive Interview

For our next video episode of the Xenos Alchemist podcast, we speak to one of the most well-known Tyranid artists around: Hive Fleet Moloch / Marco Schulze!
His conversions—featured in the Codex, White Dwarf magazines, and even the Forgeworld Imperial Armour Four: The Anphelion Project book—launched a thousand hive fleets. But never has there been an in-depth interview with this Tyranid vanguard organism. Until now!
In this episode, we review Moloch's start in the hobby, his time collaborating with the Games Workshop studio, his time away from the hobby, and what brings him back today.
If you're interested in reading up on Hive Fleet Moloch's history, or checking out more photos of his models, the best place to find them is Moloch's Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/hivefleetmoloch/
I have also catalogued some of Hive Fleet Moloch and Hive Fleet Ouroboros' history on the Modern Synthesist website: http://www.modernsynthesist.com/search/label/Hive%20Fleet%20Moloch
Other artists we mention in this episode include...
The Hydra / Simon Schnitzler: https://www.instagram.com/4ydra/
Bocks / Bits of Bocks / Tom Box: https://www.instagram.com/bitsofbocks/
Blackheart Sculpting: https://www.instagram.com/blackheart_sculpting/
As well as the cosplay organizations Marco is a part of:
https://www.instagram.com/gercm_german_colonial_marines/
https://www.instagram.com/official501st/
https://www.instagram.com/501stgermangarrison/
https://www.instagram.com/capital_vader/
Also, if you're interested in watching the video version of this episode, it's available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VjqmCyj6M9U
NOTE: We recorded this episode was recorded a few months back, so there may be some temporal...inconsistencies.