Xenos Alchemist

This is a Deepthought-style chat where Hydra and I take a deep dive on the topic of 3D sculpting and printing: what it means for the Hobby, whether it's GW's fault we're all mad for it, and whether it will deliver on every hobbyist's dream of unlimited awesome models?

Though this was originally recorded as a video, it's just a conversation, so you won't be missing any reference images. If you've got thoughts about this topic, please share them with me on the Instagram post about this episode, the YouTube video ( https://youtu.be/j3tXpd3kli8 ) , or send me an email at [email protected]

And I'd PARTICULARLY love to hear from you about topics you'd like to see us do similar deep dives on.

Our thanks to The_Zolak for joining us on the recent episode of the Creature Conference to update us on what is going on in Iran right now, and how we can help.

Here's the link to the Amnesty International petition Sam referenced:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/petition/end-the-protest-bloodshed-in-iran/

And here's Sam's profile if you'd like to get additional information:
https://www.instagram.com/the_zolak/

Here's a deep dive into my thoughts on the new Kroot models that were recently previewed. I talk about my history with Kroot, what I like about the kit, and where I think there could be some improvements. 

If you'd like to watch the video version of this review, find it here: https://youtu.be/k0n4JwMYREY

 Mentioned in this episode:
http://www.modernsynthesist.com/2012/02/kroot-tyranid-hunter.html http://www.modernsynthesist.com/2020/03/the-siege-of-pech-krootvasion-of.html https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/undevoured/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/nickygrillet/ 

If you'd like to support me on Patreon, here's my profile: https://www.patreon.com/modernsynthesist

Here's a cut from our recent Creature Conference episode where we gathered together a collection of Tyranid artists to react to the reveal of Games Workshop's first new Tyranid model in nearly 8 years: The Parasite of Mortrex! We also touch on how we did with our predictions for this nid in Episode 14 of the podcast.

Our commentators, in order of appearance:

Bits of Bocks - https://www.instagram.com/bitsofbocks/
Symbio Joe - https://www.instagram.com/symbiojoe/
Barghest - https://www.instagram.com/hivefleetbarghest/
Tactical D Bag - https://www.instagram.com/tacticaldbag/
Hive Fleet Moloch - https://www.instagram.com/hivefleetmoloch/
Peter EvilEye - https://www.instagram.com/peter_evileye/
Hive Fleet Horror - https://www.instagram.com/hivefleet_horror/
Flynnhammer- https://www.instagram.com/flynnhammer/
Hydra - https://www.instagram.com/4ydra/
Modern Synthesist - https://www.instagram.com/modernsynthesist/

You can also watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/mp9Jtx-wDDE

Here's a short cut from last week's episode of the #CreatureConference, all about the Hydra/Momma Negan charity event for Ukraine: Project Arvus.

If you'd like to find out more about how to support #ProjectArvus, the best place is likely Momma Negan's Instagram profile: https://www.instagram.com/mommanegan/

Here's a supercut of our discussions about Tyranid rumours from the #CreatureConference  over the last couple of months, as well as all of our hopes for what we'll see in the upcoming Tyranid release wave. 

If you'd like to share your own hopes and dreams for a Tyranid wave, head over to the Modern Synthesist Instagram and share them in the comments on this post.

In this short cut from the most recent #CreatureConference streams, Hydra shares a new game he's created to help his 4 year old son grasp the basics of tabletop gaming. The game's called Apple Picking 28, and he explains the collaborative design process he and his son followed to create it, as well as how you can participate from home with #ApplePicking28Challenge.

If you're interested in downloading the rules Hydra came up with, they can be found on his site here: http://h-archive.blogspot.com/p/applepicking28.html

I discuss Games Workshops recent statement about how hate has no place in the hobby with Hydra and Flynnhammer. As you might guess from the episode title, it's not much of a step forward, and we'll discuss why.

Also, trying something new with this one as this episode of the podcast is lifted from a conversation we had in last week's #CreatureConference Hobby Stream. But it was a really great conversation, so I think it works pretty well for a podcast episode.

Hope it works for you!

Got the chance to chat with one of our favourite hobbyists, GrimNGribbly, about what he thinks about the new reveals for Orks, how he got into the hobby, and what he's working on now. He's also the first to take our mad new Xenos Proust Questionnaire.

NOTE: We also recorded the video for this episode, so if you want to see the photos we chat about, you can also check out the video version on YouTube: 

In our ongoing interest in Tyranid design, we bring together Hydra and Hive Fleet Moloch to chat about just that. On this episode, we review the more modern parts of the Tyranid line, and Mr. Pink has a special surprise for the two of them at the end. 

Just an FYI: this episode was made for video, so it might not be ideal for an audio format, so we wanted to be up front about that. If you're interested in seeing the video, it's up on the Modern Synthesist YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/r5dLq5Le3ys