Restarting my Content Creator Journey

Hi. A did a thing. I made a quick-ish video posted on my A Little Bit of Glue YouTube channel. My goal is to restart my Content Creator journey. It took me a while to create the video in the first place. Is it cringeworthy? Of course it is. Who knows where this lead to. Consistent content published in a timely manner? Back to basics? I don’t know. What I do know is that I did it and I am proud of it.

Here it is – https://youtu.be/fWGSkuT7m1k?si=KPHv2nL_xmOUeYGd

What do you think? Leave me a like and comment? Consider subscribing as well.

Thanks. Happy crafting.

New Obsession or Just Adding to the Pile o’Shame?

It’s been a very long time since I got into the Warhammer 40K hobby. Circa mid to late 90s. Nineteen nineties. My early GW adventures included buying a starter box of 3rd Edition Warhammer 40K from an actual Games Workshop store – Yes, before the rebrand. If I recall correctly, it was $99+tax. I subsequently bought (previously?) a set of Catachan and Legion of the Damned box sets in addition to a starter Citadel Paints set. I remember the Legion minis were metal, but the Jungle Fighters were plastic. Those were the good ol’ days. I even splurged my allowance on a GW clamshell carrying case – you remember the ones with the red foam inserts. Those days are gone having sold everything, but the 3rd edition core rulebook on eBay.

It is June 2026. I did the unthinkable and impulsed the purchase of an 11th edition WH40K starter box (Armageddon) – $295+tax.

I know. I know. You say, “You already have a massive backlog of models, minis, and the like.” Plus a $300+ purchase in this economy of $5+/gallon gas is not prudent nor practical. But I say, in a world of impractical choices, I chose myself. And I can live with that. Do I have debts to pay, kids to get thru the rest of their education cycles and young Adulting lives, supporting a spouse with their burgeoning retail empire? Yes. But sometimes, not often, you just gotta splurge on the things that give you a little sunshine in an otherwise dreary existence. Bruh. It’s not that bad. Is it?!

So. Should I open it, or should I keep it sealed?!

Happy crafting.

I Like MY pile.

Oh! Hey there. Is it really 2026? What’s going on with you? Yes. I keep doing this to myself. I have come to the realization that I am not really good at hobbying or crafting, but I am well on my way to becoming a Grand Master “collector/hoarder”.

I have what used to be a neat little built-in bookshelf that the previous owner of this house added to one of the bedrooms of which I now call my “office/hobby room”. I use it to display my genre collectibles and trinkets. It was supposed to hold my minis and terrain I was crafting for Mordheim, but it sorta has taken a life of it’s own. At its foot, a growing number of unassembled model brands like Bandai Gunpla, Airfix, Meng, Games Workshop, Tamiya, Blokees and others that have been gathered, not be opened nor constructed. No. The boxes have joined an assortment of other model, toys, many starts and broken dreams.

Often, I look at the shelf (my “Pile of Shame”) and I think to myself I will start building those models or minis or Legos, but I don’t. To be honest, I almost find solace in just looking at the collection of boxes. The potential. What could be. Even my most recent obsessions (like Mordheim) have found a pile of its own. I swear, I should complete that project. It is so close. My tools and scrap raw building materials have found their own spot, supporting my unfinished projects above. I am thinking even this website/domain that I pay for is becoming my online shrine to my procrastination.

Where would you start? Would you even?

Happy crafting?

Where TF have I been?

Hi. I know. Again? I took a little hiatus from the hobby. Actually, I took on a part time retail gig to help support the household with the bills and such. That gig kinda ended on its own as the store closed up shop. Close to 800 stores nationwide where I am from. It puts a lot of things in life in perspective. It gave me some clarity on what I have been doing, what I want to do, and where do I go from here. I have been thinking about my remaining parent. I lost my spouse’s parents a while back, but I think I hit harder with my own blood and my surviving family dynamics (drama).

So what have I been doing with this hobby blog of mine? I last left you all with a nearly completed homebrew set of Mordheim starter terrain. I look at it every other day or so and tell myself to just finish it can place it on a shelf as completed. Note to self, hand some shelves in this hobby space. Get that out of the queue and work on painting up some 32mm minis I purchased a while back as my starter warband. I was thinking a Reiklander warband – tbd.

What do I want to do? Well, hobbywise, I want to start building more of my own terrain inspired by the different genres out in the netherspace. Or something generic enough that can be used in any scenario or universe. I even thought about recreating Counter Strike Maps in 28/32mm scale. I have a couple of ideas for a “simple” WW2-ish skirmish casual tabletop game as well. I have plenty of WW2 1/35 scale models (in addition to gunpla, LEGOs, misc trinkets) that I need to get out of the box, built and completed. I want to improve my workflow to the point I can make content for socials again (mainly YouTube). I know, I know. Most advise I have heard in the past is to just start and get over it. The first couple of times will suck (again), but the goal is improve on every iteration. Or at least make each moment a learning one…

Where do I go from here. I guess the short answer is to just start and get over it. In addition to my pile of shame is actually a pile of clutter on my hobby space floor. I hate to look at every time I go in here, but it needs to go. Which means, I need to clean up in here. Little by little. I want to monetize this small hobby in some way. I have been helping my spouse get their hobby business off the ground in the meantime (thru Etsy and local in-person pop-up markets). I feel the need to get a separate thing of my own going. I don’t want to go back to the corporate grind. I just want my family and I to be free of financial hardships for the rest of my short life and for my offspring and their generations to come. I was never really into the 9-to-5 scene anyways. Maybe reboot ALBOG altogether? Just start and get over it. It will be painful, like hearing the same question from different customers 100+ times a day over that past couple of months.

Just start (again). Breathe.

Happy crafting.

For a Limited Time Only – New Lower Price

Yes! A new LOWER price for a limited time only on my Journal For Wargamers. You are not only getting a cool gaming aide, but you are also supporting my small endeavor allowing me to provide you with more hobby and crafting content for your information and entertainment.

Thanks a bunch! You are awesome!

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Checking In Please.

Hi. Just checking in. I hope YOU are doing well out there in the cold, dark vastness of the interwebs. I have been m.i.a. for a little bit. I had to get back into the workforce to scrounge up some cash to cover the bills and this crazy little hobby of mine. It’s not much, but you got to do what you got to do, am I right? (holding up my hand for a high-5).

My Mordheim Starter Terrain build still sits on my worktable…whispering… waiting… wanting. I will complete you. I promise. Just getting my life in order first. That’s all.

Hope. To see you soon.

Happy crafting.

Back from the brink(-ish)

Hi. After a brief hobby hiatus for a medical procedure and recovering (still) from the flu (even though I had my shots), I am back working on the project. I managed to complete the second of the Corner House builds. I present Corner House 2. Now with weathering, posters and graffiti.

I even added a small nest to one of the ruins. It looked like a nest in the images from the original cardboard ruins from the box set terrain, so I thought an IRL one would be a nice touch. Simple made by cutting some cardboard and using some PVA on parchment paper to create a mound/nest, Wait for the glue to dry. Paint. Then peel cleanly away and place on model. Quick. Easy. Fun!

Happy crafting!