Adam Savage Explains the Universal Greeblie!

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Whether you call them greeblies, greebles, or nurnies, these small plastic pieces are an essential part of modelmaking kit-bashing. For an upcoming One Day Build, Adam shows off the universal greeblie and talks about how this piece was extensively used in the ILM model shop. It's something you can't unsee when looking at classic scale models from our favorite films!
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@foosbabaganoosh1 3 года назад

Adam Savage has the single most infectious sense of passion I've ever seen someone exude. I've never seen someone get so many chances to talk about something they love with their entire being, he's absolutely living the dream.

@Greg-lo1tl 10 месяцев назад

I know of only one other person who exudes that kind of enthusiasm and childlike wonder. This lady (an opera singer by trade) has the most honest face, and while admittedly plenty cute, radiates genuine glee at every discovery and I just adore her. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vdR6-NEoOsk.htmlfeature=shared

@Samuel-km5yf 6 лет назад

This video needed some examples/photos of greeblies in use.

@rjc57d Год назад

Cylon raider from Battlestar Galactica 1978. They are very visible on the monogram model kit.

@xKatjaxPurrsx 6 лет назад

I really miss the use of models in film. Every once in a while I still see one and I'm so grateful!

@MikeDawson1 6 лет назад

Agreed! Personally my favorite will always be the NCC-1701-D

@daxx2k 6 лет назад

xKatjaxPurrsx nah

@KnightsWithoutATable 6 лет назад

It did have some gorgeous curves.

@KnightsWithoutATable 6 лет назад

I like when they kit-bash the model and then scan it into the computer in high resolution for CGI work. You can get wonderful detail from CGI artists that you just let doodle on a model for as long as possible, but it starts to feel to idealized or artistically designed, like it was a painting, rather than having the limitations you would get from having real mechanical parts that have their own requirements. The newer Star Wars films have been careful to keep that look, but you see things like the Kelvin timeline Start Trek ships that are way too smooth and look more like what the concept artist drew for the design instead of what the engineers and builders actually put together.

@Doctors_TARDIS 6 лет назад

It's one of the things I love about Orville, they are using a physical model whenever they can

@elricthebald870 6 лет назад

Only way this vid could have been better was a few movie stills actually showing those greeblies.

@The_Wosh 6 лет назад

I want to see those buckets

@devincory9695 6 лет назад

Yeah. He walks off as if he's gonna go get one but then the video ends!

@AndrewPRoberts 6 лет назад

This better be a whole other video

@alfonsoalonzo 5 лет назад

you doudt his hoarding abilities lol

@mose717 5 лет назад

Those buckets don't exist unless we see them.

@ellesmerewildwood4858 6 лет назад

I wonder if anyone ever built the actual kit.

@TruthIsTheNewHate84 6 лет назад

This was very cool but truth be told I could hear you talk about anything. You could spend 2 hours talking about the history of cardboard and my eyes would be glued to the screen. I love the passion you show while talking about the things you enjoy.

@jrockerstein 6 лет назад

I was wondering if he has a toung ring.

@Punk3rGirl 6 лет назад

I love watching Adam just because when he talks about his work there’s so much passion and enthusiasm!

@joshuagrai7330 4 года назад

Adam is so passionate and gets so excited it inspires us to try new things. Thank you tested for being so awesome and sharing your passion with the world.

@BM-yy8db 6 лет назад

I'm a little disappointed that there weren't any examples of it in use on various models

@douglasdonaldson2510 Год назад

I've been collecting bits for years and only recently heard the term Greeblies. And now with this Universal Greeblie I am re-inspired to put something together over the winter. Your excitement Is infectious, thanks Mr. Savage, for the smile and happiness I'm feeling right now! That tree must be expensive though, given that it contains the Holy Grail of Greeblies!

@jameshuot3706 6 лет назад

that bucket of greeblies had better be in the build video, or else i'm gonna be super disappointed

@reidcbcampbell 6 лет назад

I love listening to someone who is super passionate about something explain something I know nothing about. Thanks Adam!

@123JWhyte 6 лет назад

Reminds me of a kitbash I did for my warhammer 40k ork army where I used left over parts to make a battlewagon

@twocvbloke 6 лет назад

My favourite "Kitbashing" is one of the various Star Trek ship models, where they used highlighter pens as the warp nacelles to create the Cheyenne class, I never noticed it until I read about it on Ex Astris Scientia, clever work... :)

@manicpixxy5362 6 лет назад

I didn’t even know what some of the things you talked about was till now, and I am such a big fan, and I started out with the amazing one day builds.

@manicpixxy5362 6 лет назад

And also I am probably one of your youngest fans,

@TheLetterbomber 6 лет назад

This is instantly one of my favourite Tested videos. I'm in love.

@marksnyder2232 6 лет назад

In researching the "universal greeblie" online, I found a site that discussed what the actual, physical part was on the full size original rail gun. It is the railcar axle endcap and journal box. Given your propensity for researching stuff and tracing the history of items, I'm wondering if you have tried to add an original full size part to your collection?

@t1995roger10 6 лет назад

I'm most likely not the first person to say this but my family and I love you and the others on Mythbusters! I was so happy to see you on Imgur and now here! Thanks to all the laughter and science!

@kennypcolin 2 года назад

I came here from corridor digital. Rabbit holing on Adam talking about the universal greeblie. What a trip!

@JasonPatz 6 лет назад

This is just about my favorite video Tested has made.

@AP-xc3vv 6 лет назад

I love Adam’s excitement and enthusiasm.

@Thisthat1234 6 лет назад

There is a level of knowledge and expertise being displayed here that is truly amazing to see

@rahmaidayathulla3768 6 лет назад

He's so excited about his work it makes me happy

@andytatt100 6 лет назад

Now on ebay these models just went up hundreds of dollars lol

@simpleanswer8954 6 лет назад

The last re-release was 2015. Unless someone wants a vintage kit like Adams, it's only about $50 for a brand new model kit.

@koloth5139 6 лет назад

Smart thing to do would be to get the kit and just make molds of the dome. Then you could sell them by the hundreds. Pack of 10 for a dollar, make your money back in no time.

@AlasdairGR 5 лет назад

I found an original kit that was only around $40-$45. And the newer ones are a lot easier to find at a good price

@jonglass 6 лет назад

It's like the Wilhelm scream of the props department

@ShadowcasterZero 6 лет назад

the Wilhelm scream needs to be retired. it is so overused it takes the audience out of the moment.

@MrTBoneSF 6 лет назад

I think it has been. If I recall, neither TLJ or Solo used it. That hasn't stopped other movies from continuing to use it. I'm pretty sure I heard it in the new Jumanji.

@AngelicDirt 6 лет назад

Shadowcaster Zero An action scene is not an action scene with out a Wilhelm. You take that back. :v

@CGPacifica 6 лет назад

ShadowcasterZero My kids love it. Maybe we have just seen too many movies. :P

@curiousborg6441 6 лет назад

@Jon Glass: Lol, I just said the same thing without realizing you already said it. (sorry)

@terryrhuebottom 6 лет назад

Adam. I'm just learning 3D animation and have been modeling as an hobbyist for a few years. This gave me so many ideas.

@stevengray6441 6 лет назад

Adam’s enthusiasm is infectious!

@deformemvita 6 лет назад

Hasegawa makes my favorite motorcycle model kits. The detail is absolutely incredible.

@Midgetman275 6 лет назад

To sit down and have a cut of tea with Adam, would just be wonderful.

@anchorbait6662 6 лет назад

Thanks for sharing that Adam. Love you guys.

@BoShek01 6 лет назад

Now I want to see Adam detail out a scratch build with all the greeblies he's got! I would love to see a closer a look at that collection of them!

@DasGrinch 6 лет назад

Buckets of Greeblies is my new ska band name.

@filmfervor 6 лет назад

Das Grinch oooh. Ska. ... hodown next?

@Philbrush 6 лет назад

Now I am going to be looking for the part in all films I watch with kit bashed props!

@jasoncaldwell5627 2 года назад

As a builder of starships, I highly recommend you the old Space Battleship Yamato "micro kits" for greebles! Perfectly cast styrene vents, tiny guns, rocket exhaust, -you name it! Perfect for kitbashing or superdetailing.

@NJ_Tube 6 лет назад

I like the extra bit at the end of the video, nice touch.

@amy7189 5 лет назад

I'm just happy to have learned the word "greeblie" ^-^ I love watching people get excited about such little things.

@rikvdmark 6 лет назад

Great stuff, I love learning about things like this :)

@foist101 6 лет назад

I always wondered what the universal greeblie Adam always t alked about was. Love this stuff.

@DeekerJones 6 лет назад

I swear I could listen to Adam Savage explain anything... and this video proves it!

@boz465 5 лет назад

Im going to be seeing that everywhere from now till the end of days :P

@TediI47 6 лет назад

Really fun stuff. It mirrors my love for Lego that never died down. The tile, modified 1 x 2 grille is something universal as well.

@kevinschultz7040 6 лет назад

I like the history lesson aspect. Thanks to these vids I now see the parts in movies and stuff which is cool!

@richardduncan9740 Год назад

You are one of a kind bro, loved it

@althesilly 6 лет назад

I now have a need to see buckets of Greeblies!! It was a hunger which I did not know I have!

@Kuukunen2 6 лет назад

I randomly saw the Tested "Model Making for Movies" video from 2012 that mentioned the Universal Greeblie. Wondered if there was a more in-depth explanation for it and noticed this was uploaded to Tested two days ago. How serendipitous! ...Or RU-vid algorithms making the 2012 video relevant again!

@pfizz8347 6 лет назад

Adam, you can't mention your bucket loads of greeblies without SHOWING US the bucket loads of greeblies! 💜

@jaysprenkle1026 6 лет назад

Never heard this called "Greeblie" before. Always heard it as "Greeble"

@FindecanorNotGmail 6 лет назад

The original has an I sound at the end, spelled "greeblie" or "greeblee". I find that the word "greeble" is found almost only within prop/model making, and most often among _digital_ effects artists. I would speculate that it originates from a misspelling or misreading. The word is older than motion pictures. It means something small and unidentifiable, such as lint, grit, _bugs_ etc. An example: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OarKqZuI4KE.html

@Dr.Fluffles 6 лет назад

There's people in the Space Engineers game community who use the term a lot for tweaking the details of ships, lol. I wondered were it came from.

@lukasd.4389 6 лет назад

Jay Sprenkle I only know this kind of stuff as bitz.

@catland88 6 лет назад

In miniature wargaming, they're "greebles" and the parts used to make them are "bitz"

@johnhill8568 6 лет назад

The universal greeblie is the grease cover to the gun's carriage ( wheels ). I first heard the term from Shep Paine's diorama details for the Monogram kits where he raided train shops for brass and plastic detailing.

@DylanTaylor 6 лет назад

I freaking love how excited he was about the greeblies

@dreadfulbride3095 6 лет назад

Years ago I was a ritualy avid fan of Myth Busters. Life gets in the way, things change. Thought I'd come back and check up see what Mad Max Adam Savage has been up to. I started by watching a string of Comicon on RU-vid. In one episode you mentioned "Ted Talks". Adam, ty so much for connecting me to the voice of so many freak'n awesome peeps. (I don't know if, "Ted Talks" is a name such as Jethro Tull). Adam, your a wild crazy guy and an anticdote to deep thought. You provide me with a hole in the ice where I can breath and laugh my f*n ass off. gg! So, tysvm for directing me with one finger to Ted and tickling both my funny bones. Chaos can be fun and a blast. Yes, I announce Adam Savage my embassador to relief. DB 😆

@Gna-rn7zx 8 месяцев назад

For an example of using it, check Adam's video "Adam Savage's One-Day Builds: Kitbashing and Scratch-Building". Especially near the end.

@thunderhawkblue 6 лет назад

I'm a tabletop wargamer, I love kitbashing so much. Currently have about 4-5kgs of Bitz from dozens of different kits and games.

@pawpawstew 6 лет назад

Thanks, Adam. Like I don't have enough models in my stash already. Now this one is going on my "gotta buy list". You can bet I'll be using the UG on my Scope Class interceptor... Yes, a discarded Scope bottle.

@philpux3809 6 лет назад

Adam my eagle eyes spotted my all time fav starship in your pile of kit bash kits , how could you desecrate a classic like that ..you savage..... Lol keep up the great work sir.

@thomasmartin9078 6 лет назад

This is so nerdy. I love it!

@sybsk3tchbook294 6 лет назад

Amazing video! If its okay with you guys, Can you guys show us how you mold those kits?

@JayJonahJaymeson 6 лет назад

This is a cool style of video. Short but letting Adam share a cool piece of information that most people wouldn't know about.

@joyl7842 6 лет назад

this is what I call nerdy! :D Gotta love that passion for such a small thing.

@joshconnelly2956 6 лет назад

i would LOOOOOVE an Adam Savage narrated documentary on Kit Bashing!

@Unit27 6 лет назад

It'd be great to see a One Day Build based around kit bashing, sounds like a super fun way to build and give detail to models.

@frenchgamer9209 6 лет назад

Awesome video!

@RogerGarrett 6 лет назад

Some company needs to create a "kit" consisting solely of greeblies, hundreds and hundreds of greeblies.

@catfish552 6 лет назад

That'd be great, replicas of common and/or famous greeblie parts.

@SimplyDudeFace 6 лет назад

I can not tell you how man times I have haunted eBay looking for this exact thing. Especially since I started modding HotWheels for Gaslands. I would happily pay $10 for a kit of random parts.

@stargalaxyblack 6 лет назад

There's this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bZ6XLACOtUo.html&feature=share

@barneymiller7894 6 лет назад

I bet a someone 3D printer could do it, just print and sell boxes of greeblies.

@SimplyDudeFace 6 лет назад

I saw that. Love the idea. Can't wait to give it to my kiddo.

@slavoverlord1517 6 лет назад

True story, about 12 hours ago i was talking to my cousin about making spaceships from balsa woods, styrene and kit bashing for various tabletop games... Im definitly sending this video to him !

@TheChipMcDonald 6 лет назад

Fantastic! I always wished I could have multiple Tamiya Tiger kits, but... yeah. Again - when is the book/DVD/ series...?

@bitsRboolean 6 лет назад

It's a sad day when you lose audio. Saved by that shotgun mic though. I love learning about this history of this objects in film. Thanks for the vid!

@tobias064 2 года назад

I came from the VFX Artists React n° 62 from Corridor Crew and because of the "greeblies" Adam was talking.

@kennypcolin 2 года назад

Same

@luc_91801gh 6 лет назад

Simply amazing

@bucket6160 6 лет назад

I wish we could have seen the models you mentioned using these on.

@pauforcadellcampos4452 6 лет назад

When I was a seven year oli little kid I loved Mythbusters, now looking at one of my heros doing the thing that i love the most: crazy inventions, that blow my mind, is some sort of emotional.

@YvanWESTLAURENCE 6 лет назад

I build kitbashes on a regular basis. I use model kits that parts "talk" to me. But when I have to cannibalize kits for parts, for detailing, my favorite kits are : - Anakin podracer AMT - T-34/76 russian tank, 1/48 scale from Hobby Boss Those two are so full of detailed parts it's just insane ! But I cannibalize the Queen Mary 2 1/400 scale from revell, great deal of parts too, and the Mir Station. Used for my Star Destroyer (kitbashed from an incomplete SD model kit).

@YvanWESTLAURENCE 6 лет назад

If by any chance you want to see the result for the Star Destroyer, here is a link to my youtube video, it's in french but the picture is all that matter :) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Vv2fiYl9VwI.html&list=PL4UlrwW3VHHnpfsUSA4s-sTWuiMwr-yUc

@bf110c4 6 лет назад

Adam worked on Clint Eastwood's Space Cowboys? Awesome. Fun and under-rated movie, whose scenes in orbit still hold up well. I'm going to see if I can find Adam's name in the credits. Yes! He's there under Chief Model Makers. This made my day.

@gmonorail 6 лет назад

how are these used? i didn't quite get that. are they ubiquitous? have i seen them everywhere and just not noticed it?

@Juggling_necromancer 6 лет назад

kit-bashing seems like it would be awesome fun

@TheForeverRanger 6 лет назад

I had forgotten that you worked for ILM until now.

@Swishy_Blue 6 лет назад

This is why we love Adam.

@CMSixSeven 6 лет назад

It would be amazing to see you complete a kit-bashing project with someone in the industry.

@barneymiller7894 6 лет назад

It would be really cool to do a video (maybe one day build?) of you building a kit bashed space ship.

@Deep_Ro 6 лет назад

adam can i please just come hang out with you and sponge up your knowledge please!! also space cow boys is one of my favorites

@phuzz00 6 лет назад

It would be really interesting to find the original designer of that kit and see if he's realised what he created. Actually, it would be really interesting to see how any model kit was created, definitely a good fit for Tested I think.

@kashgarinn 6 лет назад

Would be interesting to see a compilation which shows its use in films

@jamest8563 6 лет назад

Adam savage was the best mythbuster by far and I still like to watch everything he does.

@SB111058 2 года назад

Kit bashing first done at Gerry Andersons Century 21 in the sixties in Derek Meddings work.

@mattinkel7342 6 лет назад

I gave a way loads of my kitbash detailing parts.. doh.. would love to build up a stock again.. just in the mood to build a spacecraft

@kiddy1992 6 лет назад

Did they export it without echo cancelation or did they perhaps use the camera mic as opposed the the lav?

@DCK2017 6 лет назад

bet the Lav wasn't working

@Nilly-tube 6 лет назад

probably a backup boom mic on the camera

@raver377 6 лет назад

probably some hardware malfunction. for such a short video its ok though :D

@sparkplug1018 6 лет назад

Probably forgot to charge the batteries for the lab mic. In any event we'd still watch if they filmed it in an oil drum.

@Nilly-tube 6 лет назад

I didn't even notice until I scrolled down to the comments, haha.

@riggermortisfpv526 6 лет назад

OMG Adam send me a bucket of greeblies ! Those would look great on the 1/107 sci-fi building interior Im currently working on.

@gingeravengergaming 6 лет назад

Tested what is your recommendation for a good quality small portable air brush and paint brand

@chrisw443 6 лет назад

adam should build a model for a film again. thatd be a cool process to watch

@AusS2000 5 лет назад

I love how Lego's Saturn V Command Module comes with Universal Greeblies.

@ZiddersRooFurry 6 лет назад

When Westwood was making Blade Runner: The Videogame they had no original props to scan and weren't allowed to use anything from the original, anyways so they had to create everything from scratch. Since everything in the movie was spare kits on top of existing buildings the lead dev came up with an idea. He said you can only use free models from the model store which was extremely limited at the time (this was the mid 90's). They basically recreated LA the same way the original set was built. It's why while you can tell it looks different the feel is the same. They had to recreate EVERYthing.

@theotherdave8013 6 лет назад

I used to build up bump maps using Greebile's. Map a gradient from white to black, white being the top or highest point, black being the lowest. Ya make your model, of various shapes, although I never thought about trying to scan in model parts...Hmmm, i wonder if people can do that at home.. er anyhow. Ya map the gradient, vertically, i think using the diffusion and or lum map, maybe both, and ya have to adjust the image map so you can see your hard work. set up a square view on the camera, set the camera up to face down at 90 degrees on the model and render out a huge, high detailed image. ya can then toss the new image out on any surface, for little details. Thing is its not limited to just tech sort of things. Want scales? easy to do. Fun stuff but it takes a while.

@CarsSimplified 6 лет назад

I imagine someone has made a model for 3D printing by now?

@EmilioSantosS 6 лет назад

Cars Simplified yes, on thingiverse already

@SimplyDudeFace 6 лет назад

As of two hours ago. You can now find it on thing-a-verse. www.thingiverse.com/thing:2986836

@CarsSimplified 6 лет назад

Nice! Pretty cool timing as well.

@gapratt4955 6 лет назад

Shapeways www.shapeways.com/product/RQA9HDLN7/hammerhead-corvette-1-2700-scale. Detail parts and kits.

@catland88 6 лет назад

Speaking as someone with a resin 3d printer, it's really a last resort. If I can get similar pre-molded plastic parts cheaply, they're a lot easier to work with, and I assure you mass produced plastic will always be cheaper than 3d printing (yes, 3d printing technology improves, but so does injection molding and such)

@alexkng14 6 лет назад

Hey Adam, what’s your favourite models you built that where used in movies??

@cobchob 6 лет назад

I'm working on a kitbashed model based on a Lego creation of mine as a kid, but I'm running low on greeblies and parts. Does anyone know of a good resource (either used or wholesale) for assorted miscellaneous parts and greeblies?