Xenos Alchemist

In this episode of the Xenos Alchemist podcast, we speak to hobbyists Norn.Queen, LadyDothPaints, and Hivefleet_Horror about what life is like for women in the #WarhammerCommunity. 

From Warhammer For Everyone to Gatekeeping, to sexy warhammer lady Only Fans accounts, our topics run the gamut, and we finish up with some suggestions on how to make the community more welcome for lady hobbyists.

To kick-off #Krootoberfest, we had a chat with That.Kroot.Guy and Ironbeak_Mercenaries, the two Kroot die hards who created the Siege of Pech on Instagram, as well as Koszkamade, who was one of the first artists to join the Siege.

Though Adepticon got cancelled by COVID, the Siege of Pech project is alive, well, and growing strong. In this episode, we learn how these Kroot fans got their start, what inspired the Siege, and what's next for the group project in the form of Krootoberfest. 

If you're the kind of person who loves Kroot, this is the podcast episode for you!

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.

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

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!

This one's a love letter to one of the best xenos races out there: the Kroot! In this episode we catch up on The Siege of Pech: a group project to stage a Krootvasion of the Adepticon 2021 Team Tournament, and we talk a little about what makes the Kroot so interesting. Also known as the episode where Mr. Pink repeatedly name drops Kroot bois and Hive Fleet Moloch. #SiegeOfPech #Krootvasion

We interview Tyranid visionary and multi golden demon award-winning artist Simon Schnitzler, also known as Hydra. This was meant to be about sculpting, but it's also a lot about how we all started collecting miniatures with action figures, and how "Schnitzler" is a really hard name to say.

Be sure to follow Simon's work on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/4ydra/
And on his hobby blog: http://h-archive.blogspot.com/

Note: We recorded this episode years ago, but it's still a goodie. We're looking forward to whipping up some more new episodes soon!

The Brothers Pink take a meandering journey through the history of Tyranid design, from Rogue Trader to the present day