NEW SPACE KING ANIMATION WATCHALONG! More Paint Information!

Storyline / Theme (Space King animation watch-along)

The animation “Rise of the Blaps” frames its setting around Pastor(ies) Prime, a once-peaceful planet where Space King’s influence allowed children to “run free.”

What the Blaps do

The Blaps arrive and:

• Imprison the planet’s air and suppress it
• Exploit children and subjugate women
• Destroy “English” written signs and replace them with Japanese text
• Tear down statues of heroes and replace them with monuments to “evil”
• Promote alien ideology in churches, including:
  • “Talking in tongues”
  • Replacing worship of Space King with alien effigies

Proposed response in the animation

The suggested response is to fight back by using a shared language: “King English.” It’s not meant to be understood in the usual way—it’s framed as the time that they are understood on the speaker’s terms.

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Gameplay / Content Highlights (non-story)

The stream creator focuses on a mix of:

• Board game / tabletop hype from the Space King project
  • Mentions a demo on their channel
  • Likely 4-player
• Kickstarter progress
  • Said to be over ~£5 million at the time of discussion
• Viewer interaction / stream goals
  • Tied to community milestones and giveaways

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Key Updates & “Paint” Discussion (main practical topic)

New paint range details (rumored/confirmed on-stream)

• Release date: October 24
• Price: £410 per pot
• A major point of skepticism is value vs. quality
  • The host repeatedly calls the price too high for what the paints “are”
  • Plans to stick with other brands instead

Self-leveling & airbrush strategy

The host discusses how airbrushing changes the calculus:

• If you airbrush (and prime via airbrush/spray), the benefit of self-leveling is less important for them.
• They also note airbrush downsides, especially maintenance.
• They suggest self-leveling may help with:
  • Faster base coverage
  • Potentially detail work
• However, they remain unconvinced it’s worth the cost for their style.

Alternatives mentioned

The host repeatedly advocates for paints from brands like:

• Vallejo
• AK

They also mention hobby shops as places to test.

They additionally complain that GW packaging/formats don’t match what they consider best practice—e.g., preferring dropper-style solutions—while acknowledging the range uses pots.

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Giveaway / Community Mechanics (important “how it worked”)

• The host set a community threshold (based on memberships gifted) to unlock:
  • a live “Mart—/Mardm” box reveal
  • later another wheel-of-names giveaway
• “Gifted-only” logic:
  • Gifted memberships were required for entry.
  • The host complains about people missing or manipulating the rules.
  • The key idea is that the host enforced gifted-only and checked eligibility.

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Models / Box Reveal Content (what was shown)

A “luxury” box was shown with:

• Instructions, including how to build a cart and other items
• Foam packaging and multiple components

The host physically shows and names parts conceptually, including:

• a donkey
• a cat/dhaka-like character
• cargo-style little boxes containing contents
• discussion that the set includes bases (“bases included”)

They also mention:

• shipping to a recipient (Woodimp)
• keeping some items for future giveaways/usage

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Strategies / Tips Emphasized

• Airbrush-first workflow
  • Prime with airbrush + spray cans to reduce the need for self-leveling benefits
• Paint value test mentality
  • Don’t accept influencer hype
  • Wait for broader community reaction and personal testing
• GW paint pricing skepticism
  • Compare cost to performance
  • If the range isn’t clearly better, switch to value brands (Vallejo / AK)

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Gamers / Sources Featured (named at the end of subtitles)

• Gate Viking
• Ty Things
• Dudex
• Woodimp / Wood
• Monty (also referenced as “Montto”)
• EMPEROR (chat name)
• Sneaky Squids
• Timothy
• Miguel
• Caret
• ZB
• Marty / Martom (host refers to himself as Varak/Val; “Martom” appears as chat mention)
• Ginger Steve
• JB
• Lambo
• Warhammer Harriser
• Grimlock Custoda
• Game Riot
• Monster
• Alice
• Nightbot (mentioned as a tool/link)

Project / team references

• Space King team
• Tom and Dom (credited in-stream for allowing the reaction)
• Warhammer World (event mention)
• War Hipster (referenced for a video about prepainted/self-leveling claims)