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

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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

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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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