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a much needed update

Hey so, I've had a lot of trouble writing this, it  comes with a very heavy heart and a lot of anxiousness because I hate  more than anything letting people down. I first want to apologize for  the absence of the Miscast Minute. The Miscast Minute was a project Rachel (my wonderful partner) and I would work on together and make wi...

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TMM 025: Video Edition Part 2!

We made so many things! Also studio renovations are happening right now and trying to get everything together so I can slip off to the UK as soon as I can.

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TMM 025: Video Edition, so many projects craziness!

Little video edition of the miscast minute, a text one to follow but I'm in the middle of a 48 hour jam so things are a bit crazy haha Enjoy!

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TMM 025: Walking House, Travel & Renos

Hey, thanks for your patience, I've had some technical issues and then some R&R. But a LOT has happened. Let me fill you.

Luke to Australia & TTRPG Bundle!

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TMM 024: VFX & Flour Cannons

Hey! New video!

Now I'm working on the next in the series about authenticity and the...

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TMM 023: Lanterns & Ropeswing


So the first episode of Problem Solving is shot! It's all about when projects go wrong and how to get unstuck. This episode was spawned from a fairy lantern I was making that turned into a disaster when the resin pour failed and then how I tu...

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TMM 022: Arcane Ugly Meets Street Art

Five more paintings underway for Arcane Ugly chapters on Life Beyond Death, Potion Making, Wands, Familiars and Mutations.

I'm trying all sorts of techn...

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The Miscast Minute's Future

Hey! I've really liked doing the Miscast Minute and I wanna hear from you now! We need to change the release date of it to better suit my schedule and I thought this might be a good time for some feedback.

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TMM 021: Overhead Rig & Procedural Art

Zane and I finished the overhead rig! This will be a major component to the new series Problem Solving as well as the next Arcane Ugly video.

The overhead rig will allow different making processes to be demonstrated clearly without my hands getti...

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TMM 020: Big Models, Big Paintings, Big Tools!

Hi!

Along with writing the new Arcane Ugly update, Rachel and I have been making some new massive art! This is a collage of some older pieces that didn'...

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TMM 019: Arcane Ugly Healing, Podcasts & Kitbash Prompts

Hello! Welcome to TMM019!

My focus at the moment is updating Arcane Ugly. I’m experimenting with repurposing unused art into big hand painted collages, which I’m hoping will end up as layers upon layers of all the odds and ends of Arcane Ugly tha...

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TMM 018: How I Frame Shots & Inexpensive but Important Tools

Danny (3D Printed Tabletop) sent me this exciting photo of the Walking House model.

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TMM 017: Bootleg Video Edition!

Still just me at the moment while Rachel is on holiday (back tomorrow) so I've taken TMM to video form, bit different so let me know what you think if you want more of these scattered in the mix.

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TMM 016: Need your help for new series!

Hi! Just me (Trent) here at the moment, Rachel is on a family holiday and I've taken a couple of days out for a bit of self care. So this Miscast Minute is a little bootleg and late but Ive got something exciting to share.

For the last couple of years Ive wanted to create a YouTube series about problem solving and I'm doing it! The pilot...

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TMM 015: Portable Library & Free 3D Printable Wargaming Kit

The Portable Library

So I've dabbled into woodwork. It's about 1am writing this, I've finally reached the point where I can load it up m...

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TMM 014: Moulding, Casting, Portable Bookshelves & Goblin Hunting

Moulding and Casting

The two-part mould of the Cultists is done and I've done a couple of pours. It failed exactly how I expected it mi...

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Video Q&A Jan 2022

Previous Q&As:
https://youtu.be/fE5iCrP5PWA
https://youtu.be/E5Ype_-0pW8
https://youtu.be/zXH-UJbAOUs
2022-01-24 16:47:04 +0000 UTC View Post

TMM 013: The Great Great Unclean One

I'm currently working on a Nurgle Diary installment which is going to be a conversion of my bootleg Great Unclean One which you may have seen sawn in half during my last video. I love the model but as a centrepiece on the tabletop, I always wished it wa...

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TMM 012: Walking House Model & Nurgle Diaries Reflections

Hey! New video!

In that video I mention a dice box which has given me a new idea. I ...

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TMM 011: Toads, Notes & Drawers

Hey! So I've been casting toads! 36 of them. It took a long time, about one every 15-20 minutes but I smashed it out in about a day and night with a few distractions in between. The mold is completely destroyed now so that's it! No more toads from me. View Post

TMM 010: Nurgle Diorama & AU Progress

I've just finished my first Nurgle Diaries diorama. I've tried to make a Mordheim/Fairy Tale/Bosch aesthetic using lots of desaturated colour and using some surreal imagery. My favorite thing is when people say "I just keep finding more little details t...

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TMM 009: Behind Hello Kitty & Cardboard

I just published my video and diorama, sorry not sorry. I wanted to make a piece that could be enjoyed at face value and have a narrative but also be a bit of an exploration i...

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TMM 008: Goals, Notebooks & Free Fings


I’ve got a new video out! Well two videos; my Goals for 2022 video and the notebook tutorial. Although...

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TMM 007: New Projects & Reading Recommendations


The building of my Hello Kitty diorama is done, I still need to paint it but it might already be one of my favourite things I’ve made. I had a really good time doing all the greebling and I just didn’t want to stop working on it. Paint ti...

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TMM 006: Hobby Shop Haul and AU Adventure Time

I'm about halfway through the Hello Kitty project and today I've purchased some new tools to help with the project.


Spring Tubing Ben...

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TMM 005: Hello Kitty and The Plague Project

After a lovely Christmas break with friends and family I've made my way back to the studio to do some more kitbashing.

This will be an art piece combinin...

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The Miscast Minute 004

Hello again and thank you for your patience while we have both been busy with Christmas festivities.


I have been working on another kitbashing video but I’m now on a few days break for Christmas and will resume filming over the next ...

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The Miscast Minute 003

I just published my new video.

I've never done a skit before but it was so fun and so dumb and I laugh everytime I watch it. Rachel and I came up with our own lines as we filmed and then I had to cobble together my bad acting in the edit. We'll do something like this agai...

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The Miscast Minute 002


Currently in Arcane Ugly world we're exploring the possibilities of Adventurers being able to combine actions during combat. Chaining stunts together, combining spell effects, making cool maneuvers.

My rough notes for these rules for lo...

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The Miscast Minute 001

Welcome to The Miscast Minute, the bi-weekly newsletter which will be arriving to you via Patreon-Post every Monday and Thursday. It's a concoction of behind the scenes info, creative tips and challenges, recommendations… and well, whatever else you want to see included. So let's kick it off with 001.


2021-12-12 08:31:15 +0000 UTC View Post