Adepticon 2026 Prep!

 

Ayoo, lately I’ve been crazy busy with life, work, two sweet little cats, and wallowing in a deep dark depressive state. Mostly though, I’ve been preparing for Adepticon 2026! Here’s an update on some of the stuff I have been trying to get done for it. Merch, minis, etc! 

Golden Demon:

First, I’ve been working on a few pieces for Golden Demon. This year I wanted to up my game a little bit with some plinths and diorama bases. Some of the feedback I got from the judges last year was that they didn’t know how to display my Plague Marines and that a base would help a lot. So here’s some process pics of their new set up. I’ve still got to do some finishing touches, but it’s all there now. 

Next up is one of my favorite minis I’ve ever converted and worked on. I figured it was time to take him off the 40mm base and give him a proper display plinth. My friend Shane suggested I use old chair legs to make plinths. So I went to the Salvation Army and found a 30 year old junk chair. Here are a few WIPs of this Ogryn’s new plinth. 

And third for the Golden Demon stuff is a top 5 mini for me. The classic Reiklander Youngblood with spear. Years ago before Mordheim had its renaissance, I collected a bunch of the Reikland Youngbloods on eBay for actual reasonable prices. So I figured I’d give this guy the hero treatment and get him looking his best. 

First, I cut a gnarly piece of the chair leg and sculpted the green stuff cobblestone to it. Then I fit the mini to the base. I had primed and started this guy years ago, so he needed to be reprimed for this. I also thought it would be nice to add his slotta tab as a name plate to the plinth as well. 

Here’s the primed model. A heavy zenithal, as I knew a lot of this guy would end up being pretty light colors. 

Here he is toward the end of the process. 

And here’s a better pic of the mini itself. From here I just need to work on the base, add highlights, add some sort of skull possibly, and do a little bit of clean up.

Demo Board:

Here’s a look at the Demo Board I made for INHUMANE HARVEST. While the game is ideally played on a 3x3, this 2x2 will get the job done for playing demo games throughout the weekend at Adepticon. 

Below are some finished board photos.

Merch:

I’ve also been working on some merch to sell at the SMASH BASH/ HIVE SCUM BOOTH. Hive Scum and Totally Not Panicking are slinging goods at Booth 808 this year with all our shirts, minis, games, zines, free stickers, half eaten uncrustables, and more. 

Shane has been working hard to get the nice finalized INHUMANE HARVEST books finished! I’ve still got to add blood to the covers.

The first prints of Vortex of Hell will also be there! It’s my smaller scale American Civil War game. It focuses on historical accuracy and fast, fun gameplay in Company and small Battalion sized games. 

A new shirt! I’ll have these as well as the remaining tylerisalrightatpainting shirts that are leftover. 

I sculpted these modern/near future casualties a few years ago and am finally getting around to casting them. Perfect for INHUMANE HARVEST loot tokens.

I’ll also have a bunch of painted minis for sale, for those who want a cool one off painted conversion. 

I’m so stoked to see everyone at Adepticon. Even if you don’t want any of this junk, come to booth 808 to say hello to us! And check out the Grim Dark hallway. Don’t know where it is? Ask a freak!

Puddle and Artemis say hello.