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Podcast for Miniature Painting and Hobby Fanatics, including painting talk, game reviews, product reviews, gaming experiences, and centered around board games, miniature games, and other significant goings-on. Also mostly not about any of that stuff.

Steve & Katie


    • Jan 23, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 43m AVG DURATION
    • 20 EPISODES


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    Season 2, Episode 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2022 141:31


    Welcome to the season finale of Figgin!!!! We have a special guest today, Tony Macaroni, who helps us close out our second full season of the show!Today's main topic is our five favorite board games as of right now. We also talk about the best thing BEFORE sliced bread. :)Strap on, batten down, polish your boots, and lick your brushes... it's time for a right figgin! If you haven't yet, check out our Youtube channel - Figginhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkN-bH0RFN1WyUvGi5946CAAnd connect with us on Facebook where we will soon be posting some new army pics and works in progress of some of our current projects.https://www.facebook.com/FigHobbyTime

    Season 2, Episode 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021 125:43


    It's Christmas Eve! Get a heaping bowl of Figgy pudding ready, because we have a lot to talk about today! Join us for a few hours of shenanigans as Katie tries out oils on minis for the first time, paints her first bust, and we talk about The Name of the Wind, the greatest book ever written! We have played several new games and tried out new products since we last sat down, so catch up on the latest and greatest news in the figgin' world. Listen to our thoughts on Unmatched, Clank Legacy, and some upcoming kickstarters. For our main topic, we talk a bit about when game night goes south, and how to deal with Competitive and Cooperative situations in real life that parallel games. Make sure you stay till the end, because I believe this to be the single most important and impactful and heartfelt Katie's Corner since the show began. ;)One more Episode left in Season 2! Here we go! Merry Figsmas!If you haven't yet, check out our Youtube channel - Figginhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkN-bH0RFN1WyUvGi5946CAAnd connect with us on Facebook where we will soon be posting some new army pics and works in progress of some of our current projects.https://www.facebook.com/FigHobbyTime

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2021 108:25


    Welcome to the main event! Wecome to our Black Friday Special Episode of Figgin'!We talk about what we have been painting and playing, and close with a mini painting / nerd gift guide for the painters and players in your life. Tune in for some tips and tricks on treating the special people in your life to a little bit of figgy goodness.Fuel up, decorate, procreate, and blast off to our special holiday episode of Figgin! Merry Figsmas!If you haven't yet, check out our Youtube channel - Figginhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkN-bH0RFN1WyUvGi5946CAAnd connect with us on Facebook where we will soon be posting some new army pics and works in progress of some of our current projects.https://www.facebook.com/FigHobbyTime

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 114:55


    This episode, we talk about what we have been painting, figgin, and the top 10 most overrated and underrated hobby tools for miniature painting. Katie and I get into it about what we think are the "Must Have's" of mini painting. Blast off, casts off, masts soft, its your last stop for mini nonsense!If you haven't yet, check out our Youtube channel - Figginhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkN-bH0RFN1WyUvGi5946CAAnd connect with us on Facebook where we will soon be posting some new army pics and works in progress of some of our current projects.https://www.facebook.com/FigHobbyTime

    Season 2, Episode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 99:43


    Descent: Legends of the Dark Review, plus we talk about the role preparation and anticipation have in the enjoyment of our hobby, gaming, as well as life in general.Hunker down, pucker up, pinch it off, and put it out there, because we are coming back at ya with some figgy goodness!If you haven't yet, check out our Youtube channel - Figginhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkN-bH0RFN1WyUvGi5946CAAnd connect with us on Facebook where we will soon be posting some new army pics and works in progress of some of our current projects.https://www.facebook.com/FigHobbyTime

    Season 2, Episode 5 - Top 10 least favorite things about the Tabletop Miniature Hobby

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 61:49


    Welcome back, to the show with a blatant disregard for all things decent and proper... Figgin'!!!!  Today we talk about world peace, and the Olympics. We also talk about some things we've been painting, some games we've been playing, and we wrap up the show with our top ten (or more) least favorite things about the miniature gaming and painting hobby we love. Mount up, buckle in, boogie down, and get funky, cause your ear holes are about to get right proper rogered with some figgy goodness! If you haven't yet, check out our Youtube channel - Figginhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkN-bH0RFN1WyUvGi5946CAAnd connect with us on Facebook where we will soon be posting some new army pics and works in progress of some of our current projects.https://www.facebook.com/FigHobbyTime

    Season 2, Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2021 91:03


    Join us for another jam packed hour and a half of debauchery, debutantes, despicable deflowering, and debate, as we crack the code on geek culture once again. We have a few special guests on this week, and take a deep dive into the olympics, performance enhancing drugs, mutations, and what makes for a good board game opponent. Strap on, strap in, dose up, and call in the big guns, cause this week is going to be extra raucous! If you haven't yet, check out our Youtube channel - Figginhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkN-bH0RFN1WyUvGi5946CAAnd connect with us on Facebook where we will soon be posting some new army pics and works in progress of some of our current projects.https://www.facebook.com/FigHobbyTime

    Season 2, Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 124:02


    In this episode, we have a special guest, Tim! Tim is the most skilled board gamer we know, and we peel back the onion that is his brain to see what makes him tick, as well as what brings him joy in gaming. We talk about luck and skill in board games and what balance makes for the most fun. Then we talk about Destinies..... AGAIN! :-OWe also talk about magical genie wishes, and people who spend their lives making little cities.https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jun/01/michelangelo-of-middlesbrough-hailed-for-27000-hour-modelTop off, punch in, lube up, and get ready Freddy! Lets do some Figgin!If you haven't yet, check out our Youtube channel - Figginhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkN-bH0RFN1WyUvGi5946CAAnd connect with us on Facebook where we will soon be posting some new army pics and works in progress of some of our current projects.https://www.facebook.com/FigHobbyTime

    Season 2, Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 85:42


    In this episode, we review The Princess Bride, talk about a random fruit, and what life would be like if WE were the miniatures... We also talk about Earth 2! Get fired up!We also review Destinies: Time of Legends by LuckyDuck games, and talk about our first experience painting 15 mil figures. Jump on, lace up, breathe deep and take a sniff of some pure figgy goodness! 

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 61:27


    Time for a right Figgin! Join us as we kick off season two. We talk about playing our new campaign of Sleeping Gods, painting some big boned boys, and the difference between campaign and one shot boardgames. We also get down and dirty with a list of the celebrity guests we plan on having in season two! If you haven't yet, check out our Youtube channel - Figginhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkN-bH0RFN1WyUvGi5946CAAnd connect with us on Facebook where we will soon be posting some new army pics and works in progress of some of our current projects.https://www.facebook.com/FigHobbyTime

    Episode The Tenth

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021 106:58


    Welcome to the season finale of Figgin! We get a little serious at first, and talk about how some people just plain suck.Tune in, as I ask Katie to rate some of the best movies that have ever been made!Then we talk a bit about what we've been painting, and look back on some of the surprises, highlights, and lowlights of season one. Finally we look forward to season two, and ruminate on what the future holds for Figgin! Dose up, load that brush, top off, and get ready to peel out. Its our last episode of season 1!If you haven't yet, check out our Youtube channel - Figginhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkN-bH0RFN1WyUvGi5946CAAnd connect with us on Facebook where we will soon be posting some new army pics and works in progress of some of our current projects.https://www.facebook.com/FigHobbyTimeCheers!

    Episode The Ninth

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 123:54


    Join us for episode 9, the second to last episode of our first season, as we have our oft mentioned friend Leah on as special honorary guest. We talk about squeaky cheese, coming out to your non-nerd friends, and why certain people hate painting minis. We also discuss the upcoming kickstarter success Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood, and a little bit of why balance in games can be a bad thing.Check out of Youtube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkN-bH0RFN1WyUvGi5946CACheck out our other episodes of the Podcast : https://www.buzzsprout.com/1505224​Or Facebook Page :https://www.facebook.com/FigHobbyTime​

    Episode The Eighth

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 95:04


    Welcome to a slightly shorter special Valentine's Day episode of figgin.... Join us for some more nonsensical rabble rousing as we talk about replayability in games, the Super Bowl, winning and losing, and going international! Strap in, strap on, turn up, turn out and bend down, because here comes another blast of Figgin' goodness!!!!

    Episode The Seventh

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 123:32


    Welcome to Episode 7, "Under the Influence". We talk about gaming under the influence, and do a review of 13 of the most popular miniature paint lines in our miniature paint brand comparison guide. We recommend taking this episode with angel hair, al-dente, and a healthy dose of bolognese...

    Episode The Sixth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 119:44


    Strap in and Belly up for this extra strange episode of Figgin! I am on a smorgasbord of anti-allergy medication, but I don't let that stop me from delivering the goods. This week we talk about partying' like elderly rock stars, making tiny little glasses, and trying new techniques, like sculpting Roman nut sacks. Hey, its art people, anything goes. We also talk about our recent experience of Etherfields, a co-op dream-crawler by Awaken Realms, and our continuing battle to paint up our Age of Sigmar armies. And our main topic this week is Quantity Vs. Quality in the hobby. When is it time to focus on speed, and when should you slow down and do the best you can?If you haven't yet, check out our Youtube channel - Figginhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkN-bH0RFN1WyUvGi5946CAAnd connect with us on Facebook where we will soon be posting some new army pics and works in progress of some of our current projects.https://www.facebook.com/FigHobbyTimeCheers!

    Episode The Fifth

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 145:44


    Prepare your earholes for the sheer ecstasy of episode 5! Join us as we talk about travel, parasites, chess, and Christmas!We also compare the value of figgin' and tabletop games to other popular hobbies like TV and video games. We go in depth about what components add to games, and discuss our top ten fig quality games, and the ten best games featuring figs. Finally we reveal the game we are most looking forward to in 2021.In case you didn't know, we are on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/FigHobbyTimeAnd on Youtube @https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkN-bH0RFN1WyUvGi5946CA/

    Episode The Fourth

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 75:52


    Sunday Fun Day.Are there aliens among us? Join us as we talk about Nebraskan nuns, brief initial thoughts on Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion, and a WarCry 2 v 2 game we had over the weekend. We talk expanding your painting repertoire with new materials and inspiration, some thoughts on dioramas, painting eyes, and end some of our thoughts on batch painting vs. single fig painting. Find us on Facebook at @FigHobbyTime. We are in the process of uploading pics and videos that relate to the podcast content, so follow us there to see with your eyeballs some of the things your earholes are getting figged with.Cheers! 

    Episode The Third

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020 77:58


    Join us for our extensive analysis of the definition of figging, and a thorough discussion of what TO DO and what NOT TO DO to get newcomers into this nerdy stuff we love. We also talk about our Potle' Paint Off, a 3 paint 1 hour speed challenge we did on some Daughters of Khaine Figs, and some of the pros and cons of these types of limited painting challenges. Strap in, pucker up, hold on, and prepare to get down like a clown in a circus town. Let's do some figgin!

    Episode The Second

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 78:08


    Still figgurin' it out. Episode 2 goes out with a bang, LITERALLY! Join us as we delve deep into the big, beautiful, and expanding world of tabletop gaming. In this episode, we talk about the new dungeon crawler with tiny furniture, "Altar Quest", 5 board games perfect for families, and how to best bring new people into the Figgin hobby. 

    Episode The First

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 107:01


    Figgurin' it out. Join us as we take our baby steps into the miniature painting and miniature/fig community at large. Strap in, buckle up, hunker down, and try not to pucker! 

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