We all know the hobby can be expensive at times, especially when it comes to the tools you need to build and paint your Warhammer miniatures... In this episode we are sharing with you our best budget hobby tools, that we actually use all the time and can save you money!

Expect insights into:
📈 How to avoid the "hobby tax"
🔨 Everyday tools we like to use
💰 Saving money on hobby tools
🔥 Hobby hacks to improve your miniatures

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0:00:00 Trailer
0:01:00 Lord of Poxes
0:07:03 Painting for gaming
0:11:40 CHEAPER Hobby Tools!
0:13:26 Wet palette UPGRADES
0:16:27 Model holders
0:19:55 Paint mixer
0:21:24 This one is GENIUS
0:25:49 Army painting tool
0:30:41 Cheaper brushes
0:32:55 Cheaper glue
0:34:43 Painting practice tool
0:39:07 Get paint on FAST
0:41:23 This one’s multi use!
0:44:23 Cheaper sanding sponges
0:50:15 An old school tool
0:53:38 Masking tape
0:55:37 Dental tools
1:00:00 Final suggestions
1:03:01 Hobby Hacks

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Paint Perspective is a miniature painting podcast brought to you by Siege Studios, featuring James Otero (Siege founder & CEO), Joe Hart (Siege Ops Manager) and George Coleman (Siege Content Creator & Commission Painter). Each week, our three co-hosts discuss a new topic from the point of view of people who work in the miniature painting industry.

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From primarchs to kill teams and everything in-between, theres no better kitbash expert on all of YouTube than Pete The Wargamer! In this weeks episode, Pete joins us to discuss how he gets inspiration for projects, how he methodically plans his Warhammer conversions, his experiencing with designing his own plastic parts and of course share some hobby hacks!

Thanks again to Pete The Wargamer for joining us this week, check out his new dead animal bits kit here: https://shorturl.at/TIWQl

Expect insights into:
🔎 How Pete finds unique parts for his projects
✍🏻 How to plan an expert level conversion
🙅🏻‍♂️ Avoiding common mistakes
🔥 Hobby hacks to improve your miniatures

Huge thanks to our sponsors! You can check them out here:
EVERYTHING AIRBRUSH ➡️ https://shorturl.at/bdX07
SIEGE SCENICS ➡️ https://shorturl.at/TF7FL

PATREON ➡️ https://shorturl.at/tCIKU
ONYX PAINTING LAMP ➡️ https://shorturl.at/ryBEG
CUSTOM SERVICE ➡️ https://shorturl.at/kGH79

0:00:00 Trailer
0:038:00 Dead animal bits
0:09:07 Pete’s channel origins
0:15:44 Learning to paint miniatures
0:21:06 Kitbash inspiration
0:26:31 Reimagining 40k factions
0:37:48 Diverting from lore accuracy
0:48:40 How to plan a conversion
0:55:45 Kitbashing mistakes…
0:57:50 Finding good parts / bits
1:06:37 Don’t overlook this
1:10:10 Hobby Hacks!

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Paint Perspective is a miniature painting podcast brought to you by Siege Studios, featuring James Otero (Siege founder & CEO), Joe Hart (Siege Ops Manager) and George Coleman (Siege Content Creator & Commission Painter). Each week, our three co-hosts discuss a new topic from the point of view of people who work in the miniature painting industry.

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We love converting and kit bashing space marines, but how do you really take them to the next level, and make a truly custom character (that doesn’t suck)? In this episode we are deep diving on the planning and character creation side of kit bashing…

Joe reveals how (and why) he designed his custom character for his army, And how James curates parts for his homebrew chapter of space marines!

Expect insights into:
🔎How to curate unique parts for your kit bash
✍🏻How to design a truly unique character
🙅🏻‍♂️Where hobbyists go wrong
🔥Hobby hacks to improve your miniatures

Huge thanks to our sponsors! You can check them out here:
EVERYTHING AIRBRUSH ➡️ https://shorturl.at/bdX07
SIEGE SCENICS ➡️ https://shorturl.at/TF7FL

CUSTOM SERVICE ➡️ https://shorturl.at/kGH79
ONYX PAINTING LAMP ➡️ https://shorturl.at/ryBEG
PATREON ➡️ https://shorturl.at/tCIKU
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0:01:06 The fan favourite
0:02:28 Painting NEW Emperors Children!
0:12:58 Kit bashing space marines!
0:14:20 Painting kit bashed models
0:18:34 EASY customisation
0:24:09 Make them BETTER
0:39:28 Where it goes WRONG
0:46:32 Sourcing parts and bits
0:53:35 Origins of “Custom Service”
1:01:20 Joe’s CUSTOM model reveal!
1:09:32 Planning like a pro
1:13:53 Hobby Hacks

Support the show

Paint Perspective is a miniature painting podcast brought to you by Siege Studios, featuring James Otero (Siege founder & CEO), Joe Hart (Siege Ops Manager) and George Coleman (Siege Content Creator & Commission Painter). Each week, our three co-hosts discuss a new topic from the point of view of people who work in the miniature painting industry.

Follow us: @siegestudios / @paintperspectivepodcast

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SiegeStudios/podcasts

No matter your skill level in the hobby, everyone has questions about painting Warhammer miniatures and this week we’re here to answer them!

We asked our community what they want to know about all things miniature painting, to give you our perspective as professional painters…

Expect insights into:
🎨How to work with difficult paints
🖌️How to improve your brush skills
🙅🏻‍♂️The best ways to fix mistakes
🔥Hobby hacks to improve your painting

Huge thanks to our sponsors! You can check them out here:
EVERYTHING AIRBRUSH ➡️ https://shorturl.at/bdX07
SIEGE SCENICS ➡️ https://shorturl.at/TF7FL

All our links:
PATREON ➡️ https://shorturl.at/tCIKU
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CUSTOM SERVICE ➡️ https://shorturl.at/kGH79
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0:00:00 Trailer
0:01:09 Announcements
0:03:33 Hobby Updates
0:15:02 Answering all your questions!
0:16:24 The photo table
0:21:03 Learn this SOONER
0:24:52 Brush cleaning tips
0:27:30 Is “box art” too limiting?
0:32:53 Making dioramas
0:37:38 Dream miniatures
0:40:54 Fixing airbrush mistakes
0:42:21 Why are bases boring?
0:45:00 Working with bad paint
0:51:00 3D printed miniatures
0:55:25 Commission painter skills
0:58:01 Using Inks for miniatures
1:00:32 Non GW miniatures
1:02:23 Balancing painting and work
1:04:45 Healthy lifestyle
1:08:29 Left handed painting
1:11:00 Model Gaps
1:12:22 Smoother brush strokes
1:16:05 What’s on our playlist?
1:18:11 Mental health improvements
1:20:56 Expensive hobby mistakes
1:26:22 Fundamental skills
1:28:40 #marchformacragge
1:32:00 Hobby Hacks!

Support the show

Paint Perspective is a miniature painting podcast brought to you by Siege Studios, featuring James Otero (Siege founder & CEO), Joe Hart (Siege Ops Manager) and George Coleman (Siege Content Creator & Commission Painter). Each week, our three co-hosts discuss a new topic from the point of view of people who work in the miniature painting industry.

Follow us: @siegestudios / @paintperspectivepodcast

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SiegeStudios/podcasts

We all love consuming Warhammer painting tutorials here on YouTube, but how much practical knowledge can you REALLY learn from videos?

In episode 94 of Paint Perspective, we discuss how we like to learn new skills in miniature painting, the best tips for becoming a better student and how you can get better behind the brushes!

Expect insights into:
🎨 How we learned to paint miniatures
🖌️ The best way to learn from online content
👨‍🎓 How you can become a better student
🔥 Hobby hacks to improve your painting

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0:00:00 Trailer
0:00:50 Deep in thought…
0:04:05 HUGE Patreon update!
0:20:15 IMPROVING from tutorials!
0:32:29 Miniature painting classes
0:36:53 Absorbing Information
0:46:06 What we learned from videos
0:51:27 Are paint lists pointless?
0:55:00 Painters common mistakes
1:08:14 Hobby Hacks

Support the show

Paint Perspective is a miniature painting podcast brought to you by Siege Studios, featuring James Otero (Siege founder & CEO), Joe Hart (Siege Ops Manager) and George Coleman (Siege Content Creator & Commission Painter). Each week, our three co-hosts discuss a new topic from the point of view of people who work in the miniature painting industry.

Follow us: @siegestudios / @paintperspectivepodcast

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SiegeStudios/podcasts

Theres lots of miniatures games out there beyond Warhammer, but there's always been one that stands out the most... Infinity

In this episode, James tells us about the Infinity miniature he painted this week, how they compare to our experiences to other systems and manufacturers, and how it could improve your skills as a miniature painter!

Expect insights into:
🎨 Why have we previously overlooked infinity
🖌️ James' experience painting the models
💪🏼 How these models can improve your skills
🔥 Hobby hacks to improve your painting

Thanks to Corvus Belli for sponsoring this episode! #ad
Check out the range here: https://store.corvusbelli.com/en/

PATREON ➡️ https://shorturl.at/tCIKU
ONYX PAINTING LAMP ➡️ https://shorturl.at/ryBEG

DISCORD ➡️ https://shorturl.at/bwM68
MERCH ➡️ https://shorturl.at/GOTkW

0:00:00 Trailer
0:00:51 Saint: Narrative Gaming
0:11:33 Hobby Updates
0:15:11 REALLY think of: Infinity
0:22:03 Casting quality
0:25:41 Why Infinity is different
0:32:33 Painting Infinity miniatures
0:47:28 New editions
0:51:15 Improving your painting
0:54:57 #Febroodary
1:02:34 Hobby Hacks

Support the show

Paint Perspective is a miniature painting podcast brought to you by Siege Studios, featuring James Otero (Siege founder & CEO), Joe Hart (Siege Ops Manager) and George Coleman (Siege Content Creator & Commission Painter). Each week, our three co-hosts discuss a new topic from the point of view of people who work in the miniature painting industry.

Follow us: @siegestudios / @paintperspectivepodcast

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SiegeStudios/podcasts

Competition time will soon be upon us in the miniature painting community, so who better to chat with this week than upcoming judge of IronSkull 2025: John Keys!

In episode 92 of Paint Perspective, John gives us his fascinating insight into the ‘journey’ of miniature painting and how his approach has changed over the years.

Expect insights into:
🎨 Why John stopped painting GW miniatures
🖌️ The best reason to enter a miniature painting competition
🖤 How mental health can impact your painting
🔥 Hobby hacks to improve your painting

Huge thanks to John for joining us this week, you can see more of his work on his social media here: https://www.instagram.com/megazord_man/

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0:00:00 Trailer
0:00:46 Who is John Keys?
0:11:00 Painting & mental health
0:20:38 NOT painting Warhammer
0:26:49 Choosing miniatures
0:33:05 How did you learn to paint?
0:42:56 The value of competitions
0:47:53 IronSkull 2025
0:55:31 Giving GOOD feedback…
1:08:05 Hobby Hacks

Support the show

Paint Perspective is a miniature painting podcast brought to you by Siege Studios, featuring James Otero (Siege founder & CEO), Joe Hart (Siege Ops Manager) and George Coleman (Siege Content Creator & Commission Painter). Each week, our three co-hosts discuss a new topic from the point of view of people who work in the miniature painting industry.

Follow us: @siegestudios / @paintperspectivepodcast

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SiegeStudios/podcasts

Thanks to Games Workshop for sending us this new box set free for review.

One of the most anticipated range refreshes from Games Workshop is finally here, and It’s of course non other than the Emperors Children! In this episode, we discuss the new army box set, the miniatures we have painted from it so far, and the problems we had along the way… Expect to learn why pink was one of the most challenging colours we have found to paint, how we would advise painting a whole Emperors Children army, previous armies we have painted, future plans for gaming armies, and much more!

Also in this episode, Joe tells us about his latest hobby blunder and we of course share our hobby hacks!

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0:00:00 Trailer

0:00:50 Joe’s blunder

0:13:09 Emperors Children Army Box

0:18:33 Painting Tabletop Tactics’ army

0:21:20 Our thoughts before painting…

0:24:04 How we painted them

0:26:13 George’s model

0:35:46 Paul’s model

0:47:20 Joe’s model

0:55:41 Adam’s model

0:58:00 Named characters

1:06:25 Final thoughts

1:09:44 Hobby Hacks

Support the show

Paint Perspective is a miniature painting podcast brought to you by Siege Studios, featuring James Otero (Siege founder & CEO), Joe Hart (Siege Ops Manager) and George Coleman (Siege Content Creator & Commission Painter). Each week, our three co-hosts discuss a new topic from the point of view of people who work in the miniature painting industry.

Follow us: @siegestudios / @paintperspectivepodcast

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SiegeStudios/podcasts