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Now that my desk is set up I can start streaming some miniature painting. First I need to set up OBS.

I have so many minis and so little time to paint! Check out my vlog where I talk about my backlog. 

I stop by At Ease Games in Miramar to watch some Warmachine and Hordes matches. I was only able to watch one game but I did talk to the players. 

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The other model I primed for NeoCon was the Devout. I didn't finish Malekus during NeoCon so the Devout is on deck. After I finish Malekus, I'll get started on the Devout. The left arm has broken off a few times but it should hold up. 

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In addition to helping man the booth at NeoCon 2017, I was able to make a time lapse of day 1 and do some interviews on day 2. If you didn't get a chance to read up on my experience at NeoCon 2017 chek out THIS post from last week. 

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NeoCon 2017 was held on April 29 and April 30 at the Onward Resort. My gaming group, Limitless Fails Gaming Group, had a small booth with a miniature display and demo table. We had miniatures from five different games displayed: Warmachine and Hordes, Flames of War, Warhammer 40,000, Infinity and Guild Ball. We had a lot of interest this time around with many people asking questions about wargaming and the hobby. We also made a short video that will be posted soon.

Feedback

We received great feedback from people at the booth and friends at the convention. A few people that stopped by said we had the best booth. After the convention was over we thought about our overall experience and what we can do better. We will be implementing some of these changes for the next convention.

A few of our changes will be to make a small 2'x2' table for demo games like this one, display boards for armies and using tablets as video monitors. having one dedicated demo table is great but it does hold up the demo line. Each demo game takes about 30 - 45 minutes and people may not wait around. Two demo games going at once will definitely speed up that process.

Painted miniatures are great but displaying them on a black tablecloth is not the best way to present them. I've noticed people would look at my miniatures a lot longer, maybe because they were on a display board. Overall, I think more display boards would help our table.

We wanted to do a video presentation like the last few conventions but our space was limited. One of our members that volunteered, Van, came up with an idea for some video displays. He used his tablet to loop videos of miniature games. It was a great idea so Rodel and I used our tablets as well. Next time, I will download videos to my tablet, eliminating the need for wifi.

Check out some of the pictures below. 

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I finally finished the Blood of Martyrs after weeks of sitting on the table. I also played him in a game yesterday with his warcaster Thyra. I had fun painting this model and tried some new blending techniques. I tried to do some two brush blending on the shoulders but it didn't come out as smooth as I wanted it. It's a great start though and my technique will get better with more practice. 

This model was also a lesson in purchasing miniatures second hand. The sword was broken at the tip and I couldn't fix it. Also, half of the left fist was cut off, presumably to fit the sword. The next time I purchase a model, I'll be sure to look at all the pictures first. Let me know what you think in the comments below and thanks for stopping by. 

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I had a blast at Otaku Recon 2016 but it almost didn't happen. A few months ago I contacted the people from Kai Productions but they were not giving out spots for exhibitors. The group was disappointed but we understood. Two weeks ago the organizers offered us a spot  the main hall! I'm not sure what happened but we were willing to fill the spot. The short notice was unfortunate. I wasn't able to make a new diorama or display board but we did the best with what we had. I think we did a lot better this year since we had a wide variety of wargames. 

We decided to do a display most of our Wargames: Warmachine, Guild Ball and Infinity. Last year we did demos of Warmachine, this year we were going to focus Guild Ball and maybe Infinity. Since they were skirmish games, the demo would be easy. We set up the demo table with Guild Ball and the other table with Warmachine and Infinity. On the second day we had a small Warhammer 40k Ork display and a Dust Tactics display. 

We did a few demos of Guild Ball and Infinity. The new players really liked the games and will hopefully start playing with us. Instead of video, I was able to take a time lapse with my GoPro. I will upload the video soon. Check out the Limitless Fails Gaming Group Facebook page for more info about meet ups.

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