EPOXY FAIL! Did I Save this Project? | SEWER RAT DIORAMA 

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Broski, this came out awesome!!! wooooo!!!!

Uses toilet pipe, has a shitty experience with resin. Project is at risk of going down the shitter. Will shit get sorted out? Watch until the end for the reveal!

I think Jeremy and Brent from goobertown need to sit down and have an epoxy experiment day to figure out why these things keep happening and how best to pour resin

I like the oops you share with us. Great job salvaging what some of us would have scrapped and either started over or given up on.

How many swear words were uttered at 16:00. Still turned out really good man! Nice recovery.

16:05 despair 16:14 anger 16:20 determination 18:00 gratefulness 18:20 success 18:40 pride 18:42 happiness 18:44 relief That was a roller coaster, baby! :D

One of the things I love about your work, Jeremy, is you show the bad as well as the good, and some interesting things to try and recover.

I really like the way this turned out. The bubbles look good, like the water is being aerate by the drains.

The crafting gods: That’s a nice project you got there. It’d be a damn shame if something were to happen to that... >:)

My favourite part of this video was seeing how Jeremy did not quit on this project.

BMC: Did a thing better than anything I've ever done Also BMC: Everybody fails sometimes

That diorama is absolutely stunning, even more so knowing that it almost didn't survive. You never fail to amaze, and are the sole inspiration for me getting into crafting and making, like I used to when I was a kid. Keep up the inspiring work!

Vids like these from Jeremy are why I like BMC so much. He freely admits that sh*t happens, and sometimes builds do not go as planned. Unlike some other content creators I won't mention who seem to put out polished, perfect builds in their videos. I think we learn more from our failures than our successes. Great Job, Jeremy!!

You should totally make a war band with those rat people that would be the coolest thing ever 🔥🔥🔥

Since you've just started using oil washes... did you check how the epoxy would react to oil? It can take days, even weeks for oil to fully cure, might be that the epoxy drew something out of it that floated on top.

That was an EPIC save! Well done man! 👍🤘

Just subscribed. Background music is unnecessary and distracting. You’re videos are awesome on their own.

ALGORITHM GODS BLESS THIS EXAMPLE OF POSITIVITY AND PERSEVERANCE ON THE INTERNET

Random thought about making this more complicated... and even a bit more cool. Drill out a hole above the rat, say a couple centimeters across. Use a bit of granny grating to create a grill or grate in the hole. Put a light source above the grate (maybe cool light, like moonlight) to shine down and illuminate the interior, casting shadows through the grate. Otherwise, really cool.

Awwwwsome, “patients, persistence and perspiration make an unbearable combination foe success” wise words from Napoleon Hill. 👍👍👍👏👏👏🇦🇺

Correcting my various cut corners and mistakes made during the start of my builds is how I always end my week--I wasn't aware that it's possible to have anything go smoothly!

Sometimes, hiding a flickering LED in the back under the "water level" would help you to see the underwater terrain and give you another visual aspect and dimension, nice save on this one! Great project and execution!.

This looks amazing think the semi opaque look fits the setting well

Looks like you added too much alcohol solvent to the second layer. As the epoxy cured the crosslinking draws the molecules closer together and spaces between the polymer molecules became smaller and it had less ability to hold the extra solvent, forcing it to precipitate as tiny droplets that defract light and look white. This is why it was clear at first and then went white as it cured. Adding less solvent, that doesn't 'fill' the spaces between the cured epoxy molecules, would result in transparent material as the solvent won't undergo a phase change to form a droplet that will defract light. You might also get a cleaer result on the last pour if you added less alcohol and other solvents to the epoxy, perhaps work on adding only the absolute minimum needed to deliver your pigment.

You have no idea how much your failures to saved projects mean to me. I became a patron to Archvillian after your Torment video and they're the best sculptors I've subscribed to hands down.

I have been investing in some stained glass tinting stuff for my future resin pours. I assume I would have better luck with that stuff? The pink bottles that I made look pretty neat.

Always great to see when the people you learn from have setbacks! Thanks for sharing the whole process, love this little diorama 🐀

What a fantastic finished piece! It might not be what you had originally planned but still a fantastic result and well recovered

those 5 minute epoxies are a veritable deck of many things. Doesn't usually annihilate the entire world. my batches keep turning red, no idea why.

I’m assuming the top white layer was from the oil washes? That separation looks like a fat cap if I’ve ever seen one

I'm so glad this came out great in the end. I'm a huge fan of Archvillian games so it's awesome to see you make something cool based around one of their minis

The best artist is the one that makes the mistakes not look like mistakes and are great and intentional additions to the scene !!! You are a true Artist!

Jeremy of BMC: turning 5-min epoxy mishaps into immersive scenery since 2015 😉 The leftovers from the first pour have only added to the atmosphere of it all - the dirty sewers, as they should be! P.S. Love to see you enjoying the new oil washes technique on both mini & the terrain. That truly inspires to try them out sooner. Also, that ever subtle flush SFX couldn't find a more appropriate project than this.

I always forget you live in Canada until you ooout 😂

Sucks man.... but nice recovery. Very nice diorama.

So cool! Very well executed idea, I love it! I just bought some 5min epoxy for one of my own projects, and seeing your struggle makes me quite anxious to use them.. haha!

GRIMGRI, CLAN SKRYAR ENTERED THE SEWERS IN UBERSHRIKE... we’re doomed grimgri

Jeremy test before you apply these things 😭 Look at me, speaking as if I follow my own advice 🤣

Uuuhm... would you pls. make some Underdark Buildings? Stalagmites we have. Where are the spires of Menzoberranzan? How do they look like?

Those oil-washes are tip-top, and the finished diorama is cracking. I like the way that the raft is only just managing to stay afloat. As soon as I saw the white layer, I thought, "Lard Burg" :D Now I'm planning on having a wandering Lard Burg next time I send PCs in to a sewer.

Nice save, that came out great.

I'm not sure if you have tried Poly-Optic® Clear Casting Resin from Brick in the Yard mold supply. It cures very very quickly and its pretty clear. I would suggest using alcohol ink to tink your resin, the acrylic ink has a lot of H20. H20 and resin don't mix 😊 If you want an opaque color you can use dry pigment powders. Just sharing what I know.. uninvited advice sorry 😊

That rat king mini, if put on a throne carried by slaving servants, could look seriously cool as a addition to ur nurgle army....just an idea

What does not kill us makes us stronger. Good job pushing through, it looks great! I've been watching your videos for years now and its amazing to watch your growth into an amazing crafter. As a fellow Canadian crafter is great to see content from the Great White North. LOL. I've just started Videos on my crafting, so I opened a channel "CraftCrazyRPG" . It would be great if you would look at my system and provide me some guidance and comments. Thanks.

I really love this one, Jeremy! An epic sewer build! I've been watching Master Luke (Towan) for some time now and planning a diorama. But not until I started watching BMC did I actually start making anything. Your channel is very inspiring and inspired me to so far build several things! After losing my eyesight in the left and roughly 1/3 of it in the right I've given up airbrush illustration. After watching several BMC videos though I started getting inspired to create again! Thank you, Jeremy!

Perfectly grungy, dank sewer diorama in the end. Nice job! AVG is in my top 3 for STL mini's. The level of detail and the volume and diversity of mini's you get is so worth the monthly subscription.

"Task failed successfully!" :D really love the outcome. Great job! Best example of never giving up whether you think you mess up!

A tip to make the oil washes cure faster: get some Gamblin Galkyd Lite medium. It's got to be the Lite version of it because the Galkyd Lite is very thin, almost like water. Add a little bit of it to your oil washes, you'll need to experiment to find the right ratio but once you do the washes will cure in 12-24 hours. If you want to try making your own fast drying washes then pick up some Lukas Studio Oil paints (this is the student line of oil paint, the professional is called Lukas 1865), anyhow thin the paint down with oil paint thinner (I use Gamblin Gamsol because it's eco-friendly and less toxic then mineral spirits or regular paint thinner) to a wash consistency and use, the wash will be completely cured in 24 hours, if not sooner. Lukas uses beeswax in their paints which make them quick drying.

I love this result. You mentioned "thin bricks" for the inner layer and I've done such things by first setting my boundaries (H x W x L) on any thicker piece of XPS, then carving my stone or brick the good old fashion way. You know, with a pencil :) The trick comes when you get that Proxon and plane down right behind your carving job and you get a thin, sometimes very flexible, sheet of bricks you can wrap around or in this case, inside the pipe. Quick and dirty facade.

Here it is, why I got into 3D Printing in the first place and the very first Patreon model maker I backed. Now I'm knee-deep in them and have more things than I'll ever be able to 3D Print, But I love it! Thanks, Jeremy, and awesome work on this entire job, this is just a new type of youtube friendly porn :D

Funnily enough I'm doing almost this exact thing for my Skaven Blood Bowl pitch. Will be doing two versions - the more detailed one will look similar to yours and the simpler one will be more papercraft based. Good job! Love your work!

That looks sick!!! Good job! Inspiring channel for table game players!!

Most artists oils are made for highly absorbant canvases, so they contain extra linseed oil. Unfortunately when applied to plastic or resin, which doesn't absorb the oil, they take a hell of a long time to dry. Some companies (abetlung 502 is the example I know) produce mini-specific oils, and they work wonders, without the crazy drying time

To speed up Oil washes check out Fine Detail Liquin, Its an oil Medium that speeds up the drying of oils. Not sure how it would work on models, but with canvas oil painting I found my glazes with liquin to dry within a day.

If you don't know, you can buy a product called Liquin, that will increase the drying time for oil paints over five times faster. Completely safe to use, the oils might get a slight pastel color, but you won't notice it. You should also buy Abteilung502, those oil paints are made for miniature painting and have much less linseed oil in it, that way you can paint your mini during breakfast and before dinner it's completely dry. If you want to experiement further, use enamel washes and filters, they give some great and easy effects too!

What I really like about this video is the infomercial style black and white overacting at the beginning: "Oh no is this another epoxy fail." In the nicest possible way, the water looks like disgusting, fermenting sewer water in the end - so success. Very entertaining and informative video - and inspiring too. Keep up the great work!!

Wow! Yeah, I could 100 per cent see how that could have been totally demoralizing, and good on you for not just chucking the entire thing at the wall, lol! (which i'm sure many would have in frustration). Showing mistakes (that sometimes aren't in one's control) and persevering through to still make something amazing is an awesome video. The end product is boss! Love it. Lots of inspiration there for terrain pieces on a gaming table for sure with a few modifications. Something similar on a Mordheim or Necromunda board would be amazing (although the resin would have to spill out or something else, lol).

I love your stuff-ups. Not because I’m a bastard, but because you almost always seem to come up with a solution (and because I’m prone to stuffing things up myself). I really enjoy all your videos Jeremy. Keep ‘em coming.

Great idea, Got me thinking I should dig out one of the Skaven poison wind globadiers and do something similar, maybe with poison green clouds in the background and some OSL on the globes... two things I've never attempted, OSL and electrical lighting. Glad you managed to get it back to where you were happy with it, though it didn't help with my fear of using epoxy :D

Basically Skaven. Which means I'm buying those files. No, I'm not a warhammer guy(i do love the lore though), but rather a huge fan of Rat folk races in rpg's

Looks good. Great save. I think a small led covered in epoxy torch would be kool. Or since it underground glow in the dark paint. Problem would be the lighting. One shelf specific for black light project?other than that great build. Makes me want to get into 3 d printing . Still on the fence. Appreciate the vid.

I cannot express how glad I am I watched this video before trying water effects. I used the gorilla glue epoxy syringe. Thankfully I had the foresight to test it a few times first. From my testing more epoxy means quicker reaction means more likelihood of violent uncontrollable bubbles. Final result is still pending. Was there a discord group or something we could join to post results/tips/questions?

Ooo you should of had the water rain down the ends of the pipe! That would look amazing!!! Either way I absolutely enjoyed watching this build! I love your work so much. 😍

That was an amazing save! This was edge-of-the-seat stuff for me because I have such a huge painting bºner for ugly rat friends and I couldn't bear the thought of that amazing flavor you put in to end up not working out! Wonderful models...I'm gonna need a friend with a resin printer sooner rather than later... :P

That's a great recovery on the project, turned out awesome looking. Had an 'oops' moment myself at the weekend and ended up painstakingly trying to patch a glaze on some horns on the first mini I've done in a while that I could actually be proud of... And went through all the stages of 'this is awful', 'argh I'm an idiot', 'can I salvage this?'... but I persevered and ended up with something you'd never know was patched and I'm still super proud of the paint job, and honestly the mistake did almost as much as the rest of the paint job to get me out of a hobby slump.

Milky resin: it's possible the second tube of resin was too cold? You want it to be between 72-77 F when mixing. Other than that, moisture from the bottom layer could have made the top pour milky.

Have you ever thought of printing a bunch out and just making like a chess set? I mean I know they're kind of small but you know, mini chess? LOL

Loved this project!!! The "failure" made the sewer look extra "poopy"....in a good sewer-y way

I felt for you but a good result. I’m struggling with using clear PVA for water effects still persevering. Regards fred

Did you make sure it was an ABS pipe before starting. Those pipes often also come in PE or PP. Do you have any exp. with those or do you avoid them at all costs? Good job!!!

If you want to know and learn more about using oil paints on minis I would check out MarcoFrisoniNJM. He is amazing! he uses them very well and in many different ways, from simple washes or filters, to whole minis and blending them all out or using them to go over a simple acrylic base to add more depth and complexity.

Nice job saving it. I'm happy it was successful, because it looks so good :D I'm pretty much a total noob to resin (only info from watching resin crafts etc.) but I would guess the issue with the 1. attempt wasn't as much the alcohol thinner (since 1. layer looked good) but you possibly rushed the 2. one since you were on a timer and it didn't sit well with them. But it could have been a shitty batch. Doesn't matter since we got to see it finished :D

I love the fact that you share every high and low of your projects. It shows that eveybody makes mistakes and that you can still salvage stuff even when it goes wrong (and in some cases the it might even be a 'happy little accident', like on this build :) ) Awesome build and video as always! (The reason the resin turned milky is likely due to the alcohol in the lower layer diffusing into the upper layer without proper mixing.)

I'm pretty sure that it must have been so satisfying to see the end result of this, it looks GREAT!!! Thanks for sharing the complete process, including the frustrating parts.

Have you tried speeding up the oil wash drying time by using the gentler heat of a hairdryer? I've seen some 1/64 scale model car customizers using them. Brilliant little diorama! So glad you managed to rescue it. I used to go urbexing, when I was younger - I've been in similar sewers to that. No humungous rats like that - the ones that were down there were big enough.

Sewage water is supposed to be murky, so I'm glad it's not clear and free of bubbles... Too bad for some details, but still. Maybe the raft could stand out a bit more, a bit lighter or something, but that's the only critique I'd have.

Awesome! Posting a fail. Best teacher = Failure and troubleshooting. Forever imbedded in memory as “do not repeat”.

Oof, I can relate. Last week I had some really big issues with water in my favorite mini ever. It was so stressful, but I'm glad I could fix it. Great job with this one, it looks amazing!

Zatcaskagoon miniatures has great tutorials for working with oil paints and washes in a grimdark style. One tip I got from his videos was using a specific oil paint line called abteilung 502 because it's made specifically for modeling. It dries much faster than other oil paints. And they are reasonably priced.

Stop using this "I failed!" sh*t ad... you NEVER fail with your builds, even the shitty ones look dope! ;D

Hey what's up black magic I just stumbled across your videos a few days ago man the way you describe and explain your videos they're so good I had a quick question I'm into 1/24 scale model cars would my dioramas be the same scale for matching to my cars

Great video man. I think a great resource for playing with resin would be Peter brown's channel as he uses all sorts of resins for different types of builds in a variety of conditions. [[[[I'm glad the second round went better, it turned out awesome.

Nice! Those bubbles actually make sense with the water pouring in from the left.

Easy Wood Grain suggestion. When creating items out of real wood, you can easily add the weathered, splintered texture you want by using an inexpensive, 2" to 4" BRASS wire wheel in a power drill, or on a bench grinder if you have one. Brass is soft and will not gouge and damage the wood as badly as a steel one would. I place my drill in my vise, turn it on, and then run the wood against the brass wheel in the direction of the wood grain. This removes the softer wood in the grain and leaves the harder wood, just as would happen in real life. By varying the pressure and number of passes, you can easily simulate any amount of wear. Whether light, as if it is new, rough lumber, to old, splintered wood that has been exposed to many years of wind and weather. When you are done, use your favorite washes and tints to give it the appropriate appearance for your project. Just remember that water-based washes may cause the wood to warp, which can actually be beneficial if that is needed. Easy, peasy, lemon squeezy. :) As an added benefit, the rough wood actually accepts glue better and creates a much stronger bond...

Awesome stuff man. I like to really push the "Mistakes are opportunities" in my videos so stuff like this really makes me smile. Keep it up!

Why couldn't you leave him alone for the project? Because you knew he was da bomb! I'll shut up now. I will say though, when you are making wood grain and you want it to be more visible, grab a torch and burn it a bit. You can then take steel wool or a Scotch Brite pad to it and knock the top off leaving the burn in the grain. It's an old cabinet maker trick for staining wood and having the grain be visible.

it turned out pretty great! :D A small dim LED light behind that grate would look awesome! Maybe one that flickers like a flame, and have it obscured, like some strange light is coming from inside the pipe somewhere :D

I heard a good explanation as to why people dislike monopose GW figures: you can't customize them unless you're brave enough to start cutting things up which is intimidating when you've spent good money on it. What I love about episodes like this is they encourage people to take those kinds of creative risks by showing that you can always learn/adjust when things don't work.

Did you leave the first layer of epoxy to totally cure before adding the new mixed up stuff on top? Time is everything with epoxy you can't just go back couple muns and add to it! The heat it also produces for the curing time etc all has to be exact! But I think everyone has had this experience it only makes us better modellers! I'd recommend vallejos water Diorama effects for these kind of jobs to epoxy! It looks alot nicer and you can won't have any bother with heat curing

Yo, turned out really khuul, only thing - not to critisze (i know you were in stress saving the project), but I really miss the log you intended to put there in the first attempt, made it more living and gave more for the eyes to chew on (with the barrels being obscured by the muddy waters ;) ). But nice work! Keep it up

Fantastic diorama idea. Well painted whatever you say. And the way you brought it back from disaster was inspiring. All in all an excelent video. All the best.

Easy solution for bricks on the walls: - cut bricks to 1-2mm thickness - glue them on a long strip of paper - glue the paper inside the tube

Low cost product has unreliable result! Dude, that is an excellent piece - great save! Sewer water shouldn't be clear, so the brownish tint of the final mix is perfect. Could the problem have been a reaction with whatever you thin the oils with? Brent may know.

You mentioned the long drying time of oil washes being an issue - try the Fast Drying Thinner (from Abteilung 502), it speeds up the work by more than a bit.

Excellent job with the painting!!!!!! Glad you're now enjoying painting!!!

There needs to be an Eye of the Tiger type song for crafting/mini painting videos- I was so gutted when I saw the epoxy go totally screwball on you only to be elated by your dogged determination not to let that amazing build & mini go to waste :) I'm glad you've found a new joy in painting cos that passion is wonderful to see. Keep up the great gnarly ratmen builds!!

I just want to say, your videos are so much inspirational. Every time I watch somenthing here, it kicks me back to the table and to do something creative. Great video and good job! :)

Great end result!!🔥🔥🔥 And big respect for not giving up!!💪

So by looking though the comments lots of other followers like me appreciate that you show the things that don't go as expected. This has made me a better hobbyist. Thanks for sharing your work with us, and the piece looks super cool!