Xenos Alchemist

XA19: Is 3D Printing the Hobby Messiah?

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

XA18: Talking Hobby & Iran with The_Zolak

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/

XA E17: Kroot Killteam Review

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

E16: The Hive Mind reacts to Parasite of Mortrex

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 [https://youtu.be/mp9Jtx-wDDE]

E15: Project Arvus Charity Draw for Ukraine

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/