If you enjoyed this video, you might enjoy me converting and painting a Renegade Knight Titan: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Xph8OGWuCZ4.html Don't forget to check out the description for all the products that I use! I went through and updated a lot of missing ones. The brushes are still evading me, however. You guys bought them all 3 years ago and they never came back, lol.
What a great video! What really stood out to me was how relatable the process from start to finish was. So many times you will see mini painting content creators slam through a mini or even a whole army without too many complications. More often than not the only time they display a mistake in their painting is to show the viewer how to fix the mistake. To see Scott come across these challenges in the process of painting as they happen and trying multiple approaches to, sometimes exasperating the problem he was trying to fix until he was happy or at least content with the solution is a common occurrence for me as a painter. As a painter this video was a huge inspiration for me to keep pushing forward, to not get so hung up on the imperfections that stem from my inexperience, to know that if I just keep trying that I can make something that I'm proud of. Thank you Scott, you rule!
Scott is truly blessed by the chaos gods of painting. He look for inspiration for a logo and comes up with the Serrated Sun, the symbol of the First Heretic Argel Tal, the first chaos space marine.
This has to be one of my favorite hobby related videos of the last years! Not a 20 min ad for the sponsor of the video, but a genuine Rabbit Hole project born out of passion and love! Or at least that is what I felt! (The scratch - built harpoon Gun is 🔥) The 50+ min FLEW! Thanks man🙇
I think the biggest distraction on the dust cloud is how difficult is to give sculpted form to something that is mostly not tangible. Its the same issue with sculpted smoke looking so cartoony. The composition reminds me of that iconic motorcycle shot from Akira. Attaching the fighter to the base really brings it together though in doing a decent job of selling it! The jet just looks so insanely fast, loved how it turned out.
Watching you struggle is really inspiring. RU-vid makes the creative process seem so quick and easy, but you took the effort to show when things didn't work out perfectly as envisioned. Also your Dark Eldar are sick as fuuu-
Thank you for sharing this Scott, it was amazing and super fun to watch / follow along. Personally - all my projects, hobby / work / household - I have hard time with only seeing things I felt didn't go well, or that I could have done better, while my friends and family are always very supportive do not see those flaws. Its more noticeable when we are SOOO SUPER CLOSE to the project, or because it doesn't quite match what's in our heads, for others getting a first look / they do not have all those hang-ups. So from an outside perspective, this thing looks awesome and I'm not just saying that!
Nice work. I am sure you debated making this video at this length, but thank you for going for it and walking through the entire process (wins and misses) to help others know it's never perfect.
An Idea for the base. It kinda looks like a Solid pile of sand instead of the intended (I assume) Dust/Sand Cloud. I think if you take and form a wire-net base and then cover in a thin layer of loose cotton. then you cover that in a layer of sand with patches of thin sand where the cotton shows through. then you paint that. I think you will have a better result which looks a bit more fitting. Amazing job anyways! Keep up the Good Work!
I think it looks like a cave. I thought the plan was to have the jet mid barrell-roll with the wings shifting all that sand into a wave. But if the edges of the wave were more jagged, and the color was that arid mesa orange-tan, I think it would look like the jet is sweeping along the cracks and caverns amongst the desert to avoid detection.
@@Derek-b9f Even with it being dust from a barrel roll and not just jetting past the dust wave feels like it should come at the end of the jet and mostly behind it. Especially given the size of the effect. Surely the dust isn’t traveling at nearly the speed of the jet?
I love and respect the integrity of including the base journey. It obviously sounds like you're not thrilled with it but its an important part of everyone's hobby journey. Thanks for sharing. Ps i have no Idea what could be done to make it better but that doesn't mean it isn't already dope.
I really love the paint scheme you've chosen Scott, it's working so well. I can't thank you enough for showing the struggle and the soldiering on when the project is not going your way or you're testing a process you never tried. That's what make it such a great content: it's so relatable. If Scott who's got so many years of masterful mini painting still struggles once in a while, i should not give up either at the first hiccup working on a model. Thanks Scott !
Not watched your vids for a while as I haven't really been feeling the hobby, but this video was fantastic, it has immediately restored my enthusiasm for the hobby, huge thanks
Your smooth style if editing made the almost hour long video fly by. Pun intended. Great work Scott! Always amazing to see the entire process of ideas coming to life.
I think a big factor for the base looking off is apparent in the video of the jet you showed. The sand should be getting blasted from a short ways behind the trajectory source i.e. the engine. The sand would also be angling backwards away from the engine. That said, the rest of this project was a treat to watch and your conversion game is phenomenal Scott!
The video I shared wasn't meant to be a direct inspiration. It simple implies that "things happen to fluid objects when jets fly by". Just using it as artistic license to do something similar. Thanks for watching!
@@Miniac that's totally fair, in my (not scientific at all) opinion I think most fine particulate would probably operate similarly when blasted by a sudden come of air. As anyone who accidentally floods paint with an airbrush can attest to 🥲 Maybe your jet is hot on the tail of his rival, banking through the cone already created faster than the sand can reach the ground? Gotta put that harpoon to use somehow!
The smoke trail for the missle reminds me of Venomthropes and would look amazing as a replacement for their main bodys. Love the "Mini"ature and hope to see more of this lovely army.
Dude your paint job is so incredible on this it kind of overshadows the insane conversion you did. I've been waiting for the full reveal on this since you first teased it!
Thank you for reminding me that it is always worth it to test a technique you are thinking of using. This was a very cool project and one of my favorite videos so far. Really love seeing the up-and-down curves as you go through a big project.
A master class in hobbying. Fantastic work, sir. I really like how you talk through your thinking process and problem solving when things are going wrong.
Great to see the process and how ideas change. Looks great. I get the struggle with the wave. I've had a few things like that over my hobby time. So difficult to keep at it and not just shelf it for some later inspiration
The razorwing came out beautifully. This was quite the journey and I look forward to seeing your completed Dark Eldar army at the end of the year. Thanks for sharing!
I love to see you what you come up with when you step out of your comfort zone, but what I really love is when you show the actual learning process we as humans utilize...making mistakes. The mental fortitude you have, to put in so much time and effort to make those ideas to come to life, and to keep trying even when things don't work is comendable.
This looks like such a massive undertaking! I love the chrome and the smoke effect. I also really like that you show the entire process aswell as the parts you struggle with especially!
After having heard about this project so often on the podcast I've been really looking forward to this video and it didn't disappoint. The jet looks great a project to be proud of for sure
Really enjoyed watching this whole thing. I liked the base Scott, I know you’re not really satisfied but I think the dramatic highlights you did at the end helped a lot.
I live how this is simultaneously a masterclass in how to do it and how not to do it :D Thx Bro, I had a great time watching and learned a lot for my own builds
I think the only reason the base doesn’t look right is because the sand is coming towards it instead of being pushed away, I think it sells the sand effect, maybe some cotton around the bubbles and lower curve might help too, still looks sick though 🤘🏻👏🏻🤙🏻
I am glad to have watched a video in which you tried a lot of interesting things, some that work well, others that are still experimental and others that didn't work. It takes imperturbability to share your failures so candidly.
Don't always chase perfection or you will go crazy and unhappy with everything you work on. This model looks awesome together with the rest of your growing army - great job Scott 💪
This was my hardest step. Perfection will never be reached, you need to reach a level you are happy, weather its a competent battle ready, or just phoning a mini in. awesome work scott
This was awesome! My first major conversion was turning one of these into whatever Flyer was in the old Corsairs book (5th or 6th edition, I think) Basically cut off all the spiky bits, cut another set of wings out of plasticard, and badly stuck everything together
This is amazing work! I always enjoy when the process is genuinely shared (ups,downs, and hiccups). Long run time on the video but it's worth watching and rewatching. Hoping to see more scores on that sheet soon!
This is a very inspiring video. I get stuck trying to create the perfect plan before I do anything big, but watching this reminds me that you can figure out it along the way. Even if things don't work out like you imagine, that just means the next project will be even better than it otherwise might. Great job!
loved the conversion work and the paint job on the jet absolutely loving the additions to your Drukhari, its really clear how much passion you have for them i think the reason you struggled with your base is despite referencing wakes made by fast movers you made the complete opposite, you made a wave if it was blue and white, a little dude on the surf board would be right at home riding that pipe the end result is you feel like your jet just sitting on top of a wounded bread roll because your mind passively knows physics and it knows if the sand can roll back on its self while the jet is still in frame, its really weak force moving it away and stronger moving it back, or its really heavy like water but you want fast moving sand the shapes you want to start with are long triangles the long tip pointing to the back of the jet or into the ground at the ricochet point for the jet force (the wide end of the triangle should always flow away from the jet) hard to explain with words but i hope that sheds some light on it perhaps when your hobby mojo has refreshed you could re-tackle the base the work you put into your jet is absolutely worth you being truly happy with the whole result
FINALLY! A video about painting! Gotta give you sh*t Scott. You were the person who taught me how to paint after my heart surgery in 2020 and I was worried you were going a different way. 8 months of recovery was a good space to learn from your very first video and those after.
Awesome work Scott. Looks incredible and as long as you had fun you're both gonna win this competition! Glad you you just put the thing together in the end and said good enough because just adding the model took that base to the next level!
Dude it is such a a great skill to learn how to complete a project especially when it's tough. When it put all together it definitely helped a ton and it helps you evaluate what might fine tune the "finished product" Great build man!
As someone who builds and paints sci-fi scale models, when I can, I loved this video. Doing starships and fighters can always be a bit taxing and exhaustive with all the masking and precision, which is why I like to deflate with a miniature, figure or bust every now and then. You have a lot of the basics and some more advanced stuff going and we all look at a build and wonder how we could do it better next time. I will say an easy way to do a sci-fi model somewhat stress-free is to buy a Star Wars kit (BanDai are great) and just go to town with the grime and grunge to make it filthy and imperfect.
Fantastic centre piece for the army. Love the razor-sun decals and contrast between the black and cream is gorgeous! I'm personally not 100% sold on the mouldy bread roll for scale 😂 but the dedication, skill and hours sunk into this beautiful mini are truly apparent. If the back flaps do fall off due to superglue bond I would be tempted to glue them back in at an angles that give the impression of air brakes/rudders. e.g. The ones on the right wing of the jet point up and the ones on the left point down to really emphasise the direction of the barrel roll.
Holy shiiiiiii.... this model is rad as fluff! I love the video. You show your ups and downs, and I had the feeling that I went with you through this drama. Thanks for yet another epic video Scott!
I too know the struggle of sculpting sand dune bases for my large models. Great job! I think you nailed the coloring and texture. But man trying to get the milliput to do what you want is hard!
Loved this video. It's awesome to see you just try stuff out, that gets the creative juices flowing :) Hope to see more videos like this (obviously not of this length, I don't want you to die)
You could use a piece of thin metal copper tubing for the hinges as well. think there are some very small ID and OD tubes at hardware stores (Menards/Lowes/HD). Probably at the Friendly local hobby shop as well. You also 3d printed the pyramids, and you likely could've 3d printed some little tubes as well. I know we get mental blocks sometimes, but I absolutely LOVED this project man...and I like how you show going against the brick wall and improvising. LOVE IT.
Never seen your videos before, this being my first. Just as a personal recommendation, I’d love to see you tackle basing more and more. Possibly going down to your LGS and getting some bare bases and re attempt this idea and similar ones.
ya know, i dont usually like super long video from anyone, but this was engaging and well made, thanks bro,it looks great! and makes me want to customize something!
Your videos are so sincere and this is one that shows it so well! Love seeing the highs and frustrations of your process and how you overcome the challenges. Awesome project and great centerpiece even if it didn’t turn out how it was in your head. I bet part of your hobby brain will continue to problem solve and you can always improve it later when the mojo returns for this project!
Very interesting journey into the process of creating complex kitbashing/conversions. And it's reassuring to see that problems even happen to the best 😅 Keep up the great work !
