The REAL Adepticon 2023 Experience 

This is an awesome present you're making to people that enjoy the hobby but cannot travel to the other side of the globe to attend this, Ross. A thousand thanks for this video, allowing us around the world a glimpse of the full Adepticon experience. And don't think all the work to capture this extensive footage and edit it in such a comprehensive format is lost on us. That's a massive accomplishment.

Despite what you said at the start, I'm really enjoying the casual travel program nature of this video to show us what it was like - thanks for making it!

Regarding the portion of the video on Golden Demon, welcome to the world of judging art. No matter how you try to approach it, the judging process is usually trying to quantify something thats subjective. As someone who has judged under IPMS rules on scale models, meaning models that are much more quantifiable than figures because the aim is to make something that looks real, its still a shitshow and theres always going to be people who get quite belligerent until someone sits them down and points out the flaws in their work. I havent judged figures before because i can only imagine how much more difficult it would be.

27:15 Fiver's Strawberry Sundae Knight isn't a joke entry, but a representation of their unique style. Fiver paints fantastic candy and sweet-themed miniatures and the creativity involved should be celebrated alongside the more "canon-friendly" entries.

Hi Ross, I was indeed at adepticon this year. You may recognize my big goofy mug as the winner of the most coveted, exclusive and highly sought after competition at adepticon known as Deface My Face or as I enjoyed calling it “get head and give head back”. I loved your video, brother. Took me right back to those tables and halls. The Tailspin/Ducktails joke was spot on, and I got the biggest smile again reliving the slayer sword celebration. I’m so excited for next year, and stoked as hell that you’re coming back. My buddies and I will have to take you out for dinner and save you some of your food money so you can get more models next year. Glad to have met you and become buds.

Oh hey i painted the Ice Cream Knight! Contrary to popular belief it wasn't done as a joke thats just how I paint 😅

I spotted my skeletons in there! 25:30- Carsen Rodeback

I remember I did the 1850 main event back in like '08 or '09 and I think I was the only Dark Eldar player at the entire event. This was when they still had a 3rd edition codex in 5th edition. People were like WTF are those never seen em. Was way too much fun crapping all over the razor back spam lists.

This video really makes me want to attend Adepticon for the miniature emphasis. I attend Gen Con periodically (which is humongous) but there seem to be limited miniature painting-related vendors. Thanks for this!

In the UK (London specifically) there's Salute which has more traders by far than Adepticon.

Ooh, found myself 21 seconds in, but the lighting makes me look dark and creepy in between those lines for registration lol.

Travel logs are always chaotic. Still a fun video 👍

You really undersold this video, it was nice and relaxing, and your commentary was funny

Is no one else curious where else he's travelled to in the US that was "no good" 🤣😂

To be fair, I hadn't really thought about going to the cons, but this looked quite funny.. might have to queue it up for the future!

Looks like you had an awesome time, and this was a great video for experiencing it second had. I think you're wrong about these sorts of videos, though. There are a lot of people who want to go to these events but for several reasons, can't. And videos like this help to experience it second hand.

Worst. Vlog. Everrrrrr. 😜 Was nice to see adeptacon from this angle. I'll never make it so this was a nice way to see it 😁

Hey I appeared 2-3 times here, but especially at the Golden Demon award ceremony! Cool. Thanks for the vid dude. It's nice to relive the crazy experience Adepticon was. 😁

Hey Ross, you seem really bummed you missed out on that Turbo Dork SnapBack. I can’t help you with that cap, but I won a black Turbo Dork beanie from the Resin Beast competition and if you’d like it I can send it to you?

I really appreciate these, hoping/planning to go to a big event like this someday

Laughed at the fact you discovered the aerlingus prop plane. Took it fair few times for trips to UK, guessing ye went via Dublin to get pre-clearance?

Adepticon, it's a game convention you wander around in a big smelly place and play games and eat Subway is not like Mecca or something it's just the convention center

Always love bumping into BrushForHire. His sticker is my favorite of the con, and he’s a fricken gem.

Hi I know that Vince Venturella painted the group of 3 minataurs and the chaos knight. As he showed them on his channel before going. Hope that helped.

If you go to another Adepticon you need to go to the main hallway on a Saturday night. That's when they do the Armies on Parade of the best displays from all the systems

Watching this as I get ready for my first Adepticon in 2024. Hope you do make it as well!

Spikey Bits...ewwww

watching this as me and my game partner prepare for our first adepticon! will be doing demos of our games and running like mad tomorrow!

Great recap. I was going to come down to Adepticon on Sat, but we had 6" of snow in Milwaukee.

I thought it was “Nachos Mecca”…the place where nachos congregate and mill around.

Really looking forward to DFMF2024. See you in Chicago.

To have the real Adepticon experience , you also have to get Covid (like I did)

great meeting you! Glad were could share a beer and show you my LotR entry :)

Goes to Chicago. Spends all money on food. Makes perfect sence!

Golden Demon is all about perfection. 'Eavy Metal or similar styles help alot and are prefered even. But in gereral, if you paint a knight for example and it looks epic overall thats not enough by the slightest. They gonna look at every little detail, even under its armpits and skirt. If there is any inconsistency or shaky edgehighlight, a section you just used washes on that doesnt look like it was painted by a lazer you are losing alot of chances to compete. I'm a perfectionist painter myself and I can alot of times see why people didn't place higher eventho the model looked realy cool. In a nutshell: Your model has to be smooth as butter, sharp as a razor and riddled by amazing details painted to perfection even if you flip it on its head. Or differently put: Golden Demon is 'Eavy Metal on steroids. Alot of people bite of more then they can chew with large models. Thats why single, smaller scale models often win because it's less area that needs to be painted to perfection. Some people don't like it, but in the end it's their inhouse event to celebrate their style and vision for the universe. If you paint in a way thats totally different to GW boxart, Golden Demon is probably not the best fitting event for you.

The Chicago deep dish is legendary. Never miss a chance to indulge.

Thanks for this video! It's like actually being and working there. Love it! 😄

still, I m glad to have seen what it looks like to be there. there s no shows like that near Montreal, or I don t know about it. while I m no die hard fan of warhammer, I really like the models, paintings, and maquettes. [the ship in the car at the end is not recommended, it could be a serious hazard in a car crash...] good show bro.

awesome video... The slayer sword award scene gave me goosebumps.

Guinness in a plastic glass = sad. Sorry to see that. :)

White Scars Primarch Jaghatai Khan - Alexandre dos Santos (25:10) Ogroid Myrmidon Champions - Vince Venturella (25:15) Matgotkin Blightkings - Colin Eidenschink (25:21) Banelash - Vince Venturella (26:39) Chaos Warriors - Michael Thomas (26:54) Glutos - Andy Wardle (27:01) Marine Squad - Nikolas Mortensen (27:09)

Turboprop > turbofan dont @ me.

Really enjoyed this video. Great job.

Excellent video! Congratulations to Neil. As for drybrushing, it is NOT a "cheat" as it has been in use (by myself and others in MFCA and IPMS national and international competition) since before most (all) of ya'll were born! 🤪 👍🏻🎅👍🏻

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thank you.

Well, in Europe there is the Lucca Comics and Games. It might not be exclusive to miniatures, but there is tons of stuff regarding tabletop games and etc etc. it is literally the biggest in the world in numbers of visitors and the whole city is covered with stands.

Funny thing i was coming back from dublin at the same time to Chicago. I, too, had reservations about the art 72 plane we had to use from Edinburgh to Dublin before going back home. Good to hear you had a good and chaotic time.

I always thought that NJM stood for Not Just Meerkats

First off, I loved hearing about your experience as Adepticon means so much to so many people! Getting a POV from someone different (especially a first time at the event!) is great and you laid out a great mix of things for the event that has many, many, MANY ways to celebrate the hobby(s) featured. I was there this year, my 3rd year attending, and had a blast. I played in two of the Warhammer tournaments (Championships Thursday and Teams GT Saturday and Sunday), entered three pieces into Golden Daemon (my purple coconut crab scheme Barbed Hierodule (big Tyranid Forgeworld monster) shows up at (26:01) (and I show up at the head of the Golden Daemon line at (35:17), wearing my bright green Hobby Goblins team jersey!), and to top it all off, the Tenjin Brushforhire painted and had with him was for me! I got it from him during one of his streams (as for all of lockdown I was working from home and watching Twitch streams, including his!) It's awesome to hear you had such a good time and that you'll try to be back next year (the Deface My Face challenge is 100% on my to-do list for next year haha). Aaron (AC_Miniatures) painted the Slaneesh Daemon Prince at (27:42) KAHA Katarzyna Gorska painted the Hekaton v squid piece at (26:26) and (16:52) and the Dragon with Stormcast vs Daemons diorama at (28:15) Brushforhire painted the Ballerina Guilliman (for project #BrushChaos) at (27:37)

Looks like you had a great time!! This is a great insight for those who don't attend :)

BTW saw your brief cameo on the every other Sunday show!

I like your video. I was waiting for all the Adepticon Videos to arrive. It's so lovely to see a big convention like this, would love to attend something like this.

I'm new to all this, so thank you and everyone involved for enlightening those who know nothing and providing focus and a desire to proceed, persist and persevere. Greatly appreciated from Down Under

I think it's funny that he mentioned Duck tails and then they showed a picture of tailspin! Which I get that the plane does look like something very reminiscent of a plane that you would see in either of those cartoons

I was in the finalists line, right behind the Youngblood gold winner…he showed me pics of his entry on his phone and the blends were so smooth…he said he spent a lot of time glazing. The next generation of painters is gonna be so amazing.

Great vid - no whinges from me... Im going to SMC in October later in the year, I have never been before but many say its the closest thing in europe to adepticon

This is one of the best Adepticon videos I’ve seen

explaining who you were made me chuckle

I'm sat here with the remainder of a bad cold, a poorly Mrs Orc asleep next to me and a poorly cat who has had eight teeth extracted this week. We need some serious cheering up and I have a feeling this is just the video for it. 🎉

Loved the video! We really enjoy the travel stuff since we all experience it and even showing the steps of your travel. Please do more!

It may not be cinematic perfection. But if its worth anything to you, I really thought this was perfect as is. As someone who hasn't been able to ever make it out to Adepticon, I highly appreciate it!

great video man. Going to Adepticon next year from Germany. Looking forward to meet you! Greets, Max

I dident watch it. You won!

I saw vincy vs work

Wait a tick I know Kyle lol

WOW, theres so much different games and minis, can you also demo those different games there? 🎉❤