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you should make a video like this and get stuff from like Biltema, Clas Ohlsons, teknikmagazinet, kjell o company mm. there are probebly more that im blanking on but as a fellow swede that would be funny. i know biltema has airbrushes :)
they should do an all scam diarama where they have to buy all tools, paints, minis, brushes, you name it from one of the scam websites and build a beautiful diorama!
The UV resin and the alcohol inks can be used together no problem. but alcohol slows down the hardening of the resin and makes it thinner, and the inks are extremely packed with pigment. so you need to mix them like one drop in 15ml, not one drop of ink into one drop of resin, or there will be so much alcohol in the resin, that it just wont work anymore. using 1:1 ratio will make it so that theres not enough resin particles touching each other, which means it just cant harden at all, so that was a goof on your side. this will literally not work with any resin and alcohol ink combo. so the 10/10 scam rating seems a bit harsh when this is just the wrong way to use the ink.
@@retroferret3424 worth mentioning that the alcohol will evaporate from the resin if left long enough.. Possibly. Depending how thick the resin is and how warm the air is.
I'm also unsure if they were even using the correct wavelength UV lamp, as the one they bought in the video was 300~ nm when most UV resins ive used are typically around the 405nm range for activation
you didn't get scammed on the glue, with that low viscus version you hold parts together and put the tip in the joint, and then gently apply pressure on the bottle and its works great. another great trick is to use a needle and cut open the head on the needle so you get a tiny fork, then you can use that to apply the glue with, works great for photoetched parts and super thin styrene stuf that might melt with tamiya extra thin
In defense of the "$3" rotary tool you bought, it's actually an engraver, not a full rotary tool like a Dremil. It works well for what it is, and I've got the same one that I've found to be gentle enough to clean support bumps and work on resin 3D prints without cracking them.
I've had mine for years and it works, it also doesn't drain the batteries when just laying around. I don't use it as a dremel though since it isn't a dremel but it works great for the simple stuff.
There's a really easy way to find some of the coolest teeny tiny hobby stuff, especially on sites like this, that you'll never see in traditional hobby spaces: look for nail art supplies And that exact water pot is also sold by a bunch of well known art suppliers, you just got the smarter option
Thank you. Like seriously, I don't think I ever would have learned this (therefore ever tried alcohol ink) without this comment on this video. Travel safe fellow traveller
@@nicholashurst780 you can also mix it in. but like... a few drops in a shotglass amount of resin. not 1:1. alcohol dilutes resin and makes it cure slower. thats why you can use it to clean resin spills, and clean resin with it in general. but using too much will make the resin particles not bond to each other anymore, since resin makes chains with itself when curing, and too much alcohol in there will make that impossible. so they just used it in a very bad way tbh (something i thought tehy would look up before saying its a scam, when this is literally how all alcohol inks work, not just "chinese" ones. its alcohol with pigment, its all the same ). it also says on bottles and packaging usually that you have to use a few drops per cup. theres enough pigment in there to still color it nicely. if you want solid color alcohol inks are bad in general. use pigment powder for that (takes longer to stir in tho, which is why alcohol inks exist, cause the pigment is already disolved into a liquid that easily mixes iwth resin). but also not in a 1:1 ratio. a small spoonfull for a big cup is enough here. but this will also make it cure slower cause light takes longer to get through to everything.
Lord of The Print recently had to change the name of the company to Rescale Miniatures. Guess the estate of a certain author’s books somehow decided that the name was a little too similar. Just putting it out there in case anyone is interested in looking them up.
You could use the root piece as the centre body piece of a tentacle bursting chaos terminator space marine, which would be cool but include some kitbashing/sculpting
That was kinda funny! I’ve actually never heard of that site before!?! Actually, it the beginning of the video you mentioned 4 or 5 different ones and I think I’ve only ever heard of 1 or 2 of them! And I wish more channels would bust scammers more often! But there was definitely a few products that I would like to know who makes and sells the best versions of them?!? Especially something that I could wear that would actually work great for a magnifying glass but also that I can still see normal in some way so I don’t have to take it fully off to get more paint on my brush?!? And also something I could add to my phone to take professional pictures?!? Because that is very frustrating that no matter how good something is that I just finished, it still looks so bad in my pictures!!! That and when it’s really big with many different dimensions a lot of it ends up blurry!!!
About the thin superglue. I love that stuff for glueing terrain / dirt / rocks. It has lovely capillary action and dirt sticks almost immediately. I always use these extremely thin ones on my bases. It also seals wood / cork / etc. A local electrical component shop sells a pack of 3 + a sniczer for about 1 dollar and I usually buy it bulk. It is so sheap and so much quicker than PVA or modpodge for making bases. It also reacts with PVA creating a nasty gue perfect for tyranids. So I would not say it is a bad thing :D
@@gamingwithdaru Certainly all of the ones you can buy on Shien, Wish, and Temu. Hopefully he's eaten enough Lutfisk over the years to build up a tolerance!
The paints are super cheap but theyre not for us. They're perfect for toddlers and little kids painting and just getting a bit messy. Reasonable easy to clean. Not big pots so if they grab it its not huge amount of paint being thrown about. It's just not meant for minatures. 18:29
Just as a note a lot of those cheap resin inks work only with non-uv resin, with uv resin it either takes way too long, still sticky after curing or it only cures on out outside
I still like actual medical scalpel blades more than hobby knives.. You can get 100 pieces for like 20 bucks, there's a bunch of shapes, and you know the carbon steel quality and sharpnes QC is great, because it would be a big deal if a surgeon pulls one out and it's dull.. The sharpnes doesn't last as long because they're meant to be one time use, but there's nothing better than pulling a fresh one out and it just gliding through everything..
I would love to see you guys do a paint off form one of these sites, say both get like 100 euro each to buy stuff and see how well of a job you could do painting one of the models form the site with the same supplies XD as usual love the vid keep it up guys.
Those droppers of dye for resin are literally the same i got off of Temu a few weeks ago... they're pretty good with casting resin! the greens i got were a bit weak but everything else was good! . I do love how these websites are a literal gold mine...in that you have to spend a LOT of time 'mining' to find the odd little bit of gold xD . . . *** additional/edit... got that grinder from a poundshop years ago..... its fine for Balsa.... . . uhh...
The superglue actually looks OK - just not for the purpose you need it. Superglue that is this runny is great for repairing loose frets on a guitar or for touch ups on wood.
Can you folks recommend any good synthetic brushes? I am not comfortable using animal products to paint my mini's I think using kolinsky mink fur is an abhorrent practice and would appreciate some valuable recommendations that don't exploit animals in the process
Was watching the video, I think the reason the alcohol colours for resin doesn't work is because of the ratio. As someone who makes resin dice, the alcohol and resin ratio is really important.
Hey Squidmar, Ive got a few ideas for a videos for you. What if you used your skills as mini painters and the tools you have for adjacent hobbies. Use your airbrush to do makeup, use your brushes to do freehand art on finger nails, use warhammer models to make a train diorama, I'm sure Lukas will love that last one. Love your content
The super thin glue is for putting the peices together, then applying the glue. It flows in between the parts, then you remove the excess using a cloth with acetone. I think the gunpla crowd uses it to freeze poses. Might be good for Tau Battlesuits.
Potentially a “noob” question, but, the splotches with “recess” etc at 18:09 underneath the cheap paint bottles on the table, what do they represent? 😅
This might be a dumb question: where can I buy models from other than etsy? I want to support creators but looking for more than just games workshop and etsy.
Nice tip for knife, you can buy a medical scalpel in pharmacy and a box of 100 blades for around the price of the GW knife, and 100 blades is enough for the rest of your life. I think it's more worst than 5$ knife with 5 blade you can found everywhere.
These kinds of marketplaces host a lot of counterfeit items that can hurt small businesses and should not be supported at any price. Quality is almost universally garbage.
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you should make a video like this and get stuff from like Biltema, Clas Ohlsons, teknikmagazinet, kjell o company mm. there are probebly more that im blanking on but as a fellow swede that would be funny. i know biltema has airbrushes :)
Surely this series needs to be called Warscammer?
I love it
Scamhammer
No @@Nico745
This is class 😂
@@Nico745even better
they should do an all scam diarama where they have to buy all tools, paints, minis, brushes, you name it from one of the scam websites and build a beautiful diorama!
Scam me twice, Shein on you :)
THIS. IS. BRILLIANT!
Scam me three times, shame on temu 😎🔫
The UV resin and the alcohol inks can be used together no problem. but alcohol slows down the hardening of the resin and makes it thinner, and the inks are extremely packed with pigment. so you need to mix them like one drop in 15ml, not one drop of ink into one drop of resin, or there will be so much alcohol in the resin, that it just wont work anymore. using 1:1 ratio will make it so that theres not enough resin particles touching each other, which means it just cant harden at all, so that was a goof on your side. this will literally not work with any resin and alcohol ink combo. so the 10/10 scam rating seems a bit harsh when this is just the wrong way to use the ink.
@@retroferret3424 worth mentioning that the alcohol will evaporate from the resin if left long enough.. Possibly. Depending how thick the resin is and how warm the air is.
I'm also unsure if they were even using the correct wavelength UV lamp, as the one they bought in the video was 300~ nm when most UV resins ive used are typically around the 405nm range for activation
Knowing what GSW are like, their UV resin is probably just the Shein stuff in a different bottle, with better lawyers.
The label on the bottle is why GSW sell it at higher price^^
Facts
you didn't get scammed on the glue, with that low viscus version you hold parts together and put the tip in the joint, and then gently apply pressure on the bottle and its works great. another great trick is to use a needle and cut open the head on the needle so you get a tiny fork, then you can use that to apply the glue with, works great for photoetched parts and super thin styrene stuf that might melt with tamiya extra thin
In defense of the "$3" rotary tool you bought, it's actually an engraver, not a full rotary tool like a Dremil. It works well for what it is, and I've got the same one that I've found to be gentle enough to clean support bumps and work on resin 3D prints without cracking them.
I've had mine for years and it works, it also doesn't drain the batteries when just laying around. I don't use it as a dremel though since it isn't a dremel but it works great for the simple stuff.
I've seen them in the amazon "basic hobby kits", and they seem like they're for polishing gunpla and model airplane paint finishes.
A bunch of 5 year olds worked very hard on these items
That chest Mini appears to be Loot Studios "Chest Mimic" from their Fantasy Welcome Pack.
Yup, I think you’re right. And whoever is selling it doesn’t have a license, because Loot doesn’t offer merchant licenses.
@AwkwardBirb lol if it's actually from China they don't care.
Shien, the Legal sweat shop
Nike*
Silly, all sweatshops are legal!
Just gotta put them in countries where they're legal
There's a really easy way to find some of the coolest teeny tiny hobby stuff, especially on sites like this, that you'll never see in traditional hobby spaces: look for nail art supplies
And that exact water pot is also sold by a bunch of well known art suppliers, you just got the smarter option
Yoooo! My friend 3D printed that mimic at 3:50 for me a year or so ago. Love that lil thing.
The Alcohol ink you use to paint on top of transparent cured resin. It will change the color and keep the transparency.
Thank you. Like seriously, I don't think I ever would have learned this (therefore ever tried alcohol ink) without this comment on this video. Travel safe fellow traveller
@@nicholashurst780 You are welcome. Just remember to apply varnish after, so it brings the transparency even more.
@@nicholashurst780 you can also mix it in. but like... a few drops in a shotglass amount of resin. not 1:1. alcohol dilutes resin and makes it cure slower. thats why you can use it to clean resin spills, and clean resin with it in general. but using too much will make the resin particles not bond to each other anymore, since resin makes chains with itself when curing, and too much alcohol in there will make that impossible. so they just used it in a very bad way tbh (something i thought tehy would look up before saying its a scam, when this is literally how all alcohol inks work, not just "chinese" ones. its alcohol with pigment, its all the same ). it also says on bottles and packaging usually that you have to use a few drops per cup. theres enough pigment in there to still color it nicely. if you want solid color alcohol inks are bad in general. use pigment powder for that (takes longer to stir in tho, which is why alcohol inks exist, cause the pigment is already disolved into a liquid that easily mixes iwth resin). but also not in a 1:1 ratio. a small spoonfull for a big cup is enough here. but this will also make it cure slower cause light takes longer to get through to everything.
Cool series, but none of these things on these websites are "scams". They're just cheap junk mostly.
Also not a cool series tbh compared to last year's content.
I think that was an Artisan Guild mimic model
From their "Treasure Chests & Mimics" set
Loot Studios has a similiar one. Would need to compare them though
Idk why they don't just look it up with reverse image search
Absolutely love watching these vids with you guys. Its the highlight of my youtube day 😊
Hey man just wanted to say thank you for the content. I’ve watched a ton of your content and just finished my 1st mini. Thanks again for the videos!
The mimic mini is artisan guild I believe btw!
Looking forward to your new series "Does it smell?!"
The mimic chest looks like a print from Loot Studios. They don’t have any permissions for third parties to print their stuff
12:55 That inline moisture trap is going the wrong way 🤣
I remember when you used to make videos about painting minis.
Like the one from last week? :D
Yeah one video about normal painting every 1.5 months... Seems a little light for a channel about painting minis...
The fake Dremel...I was in tears LMFAO 🤣
The one in the orange one in picture they used is actually decent
Lord of The Print recently had to change the name of the company to Rescale Miniatures. Guess the estate of a certain author’s books somehow decided that the name was a little too similar. Just putting it out there in case anyone is interested in looking them up.
You could use the root piece as the centre body piece of a tentacle bursting chaos terminator space marine, which would be cool but include some kitbashing/sculpting
with every pricetag it "inklusive moms", you get a mom with every item you purchased that"s very generous :D
I love the scam series!
Love this series it’s just so relaxing to watch lol 😂 great videos 🫶
Glad you like them!
That was kinda funny! I’ve actually never heard of that site before!?! Actually, it the beginning of the video you mentioned 4 or 5 different ones and I think I’ve only ever heard of 1 or 2 of them! And I wish more channels would bust scammers more often! But there was definitely a few products that I would like to know who makes and sells the best versions of them?!? Especially something that I could wear that would actually work great for a magnifying glass but also that I can still see normal in some way so I don’t have to take it fully off to get more paint on my brush?!? And also something I could add to my phone to take professional pictures?!? Because that is very frustrating that no matter how good something is that I just finished, it still looks so bad in my pictures!!! That and when it’s really big with many different dimensions a lot of it ends up blurry!!!
About the thin superglue. I love that stuff for glueing terrain / dirt / rocks. It has lovely capillary action and dirt sticks almost immediately. I always use these extremely thin ones on my bases. It also seals wood / cork / etc. A local electrical component shop sells a pack of 3 + a sniczer for about 1 dollar and I usually buy it bulk. It is so sheap and so much quicker than PVA or modpodge for making bases.
It also reacts with PVA creating a nasty gue perfect for tyranids. So I would not say it is a bad thing :D
I love that they use three different currencies, speaks in dollars, money count in euros and pays in kronas
Lukas is brave to be licking a brush that was made in a mystery factory in a third world country.
That's mostly all of them lol
@@gamingwithdaru Certainly all of the ones you can buy on Shien, Wish, and Temu. Hopefully he's eaten enough Lutfisk over the years to build up a tolerance!
Covid patient zero 😅
For anyone interested in the mimic stl, it is from Artisan Guild: Aranist Guild.
I have a set of clip on lens just like that, I use the macro for checking faces and such. Definitely a niche item but fun to have.
I've bought that same resin on Amazon. It works really nice.
I hope more of these small "stores" keep popping up, because this is my favorite video series you 2 do.
The paints are super cheap but theyre not for us. They're perfect for toddlers and little kids painting and just getting a bit messy. Reasonable easy to clean. Not big pots so if they grab it its not huge amount of paint being thrown about. It's just not meant for minatures. 18:29
10:24 I'm dying, that was hilarious.
Not the "I've had it happen😏" and then "super nice tip😊"
I have the exact alcohol inks, they work wonderfully in normal 2 part resin. I assume they're fore that and not the UV resin.
Just as a note a lot of those cheap resin inks work only with non-uv resin, with uv resin it either takes way too long, still sticky after curing or it only cures on out outside
I have a fake dremmel similar to that one and I use it to clean mold line, it's great for that because it's not that strong that it damages the minis
a diaphragm compressor without a storage tank is always going to deliver a pulsating air flow. Sad but true
I still like actual medical scalpel blades more than hobby knives.. You can get 100 pieces for like 20 bucks, there's a bunch of shapes, and you know the carbon steel quality and sharpnes QC is great, because it would be a big deal if a surgeon pulls one out and it's dull.. The sharpnes doesn't last as long because they're meant to be one time use, but there's nothing better than pulling a fresh one out and it just gliding through everything..
I would love to see you guys do a paint off form one of these sites, say both get like 100 euro each to buy stuff and see how well of a job you could do painting one of the models form the site with the same supplies XD as usual love the vid keep it up guys.
That mimic miniature is from Artisan Guild but given how hard it was for me to get a commercial licence 3 years ago, I doubt they have one :D
I paint with cheap reading glasses, made a huge difference instantly.
Those droppers of dye for resin are literally the same i got off of Temu a few weeks ago... they're pretty good with casting resin! the greens i got were a bit weak but everything else was good! . I do love how these websites are a literal gold mine...in that you have to spend a LOT of time 'mining' to find the odd little bit of gold xD . . . *** additional/edit... got that grinder from a poundshop years ago..... its fine for Balsa.... . . uhh...
Glad you guys do this so none of us have to!
The superglue actually looks OK - just not for the purpose you need it. Superglue that is this runny is great for repairing loose frets on a guitar or for touch ups on wood.
1:15- Are those not lining brushes?!? To do lines?
The Mimic is from Artisan Guild, one of the best Stl Creator out there!
I love these videos. I don’t know why because 99% of the stuff is crap but I guess I’m tuned in for that rare 1% baby!!
Can you folks recommend any good synthetic brushes? I am not comfortable using animal products to paint my mini's I think using kolinsky mink fur is an abhorrent practice and would appreciate some valuable recommendations that don't exploit animals in the process
The best ones we've tried are colineo from davinci,it gets about 90% of the way. But they don't quite gold as fine tip as long
Thanks! I'll have to check them out personally.
Glad you guys are making videos regularly but we need something big to tune in for. Scam/tool/shop tour videos suuuuuuuck. But I love you guys!
Was watching the video, I think the reason the alcohol colours for resin doesn't work is because of the ratio. As someone who makes resin dice, the alcohol and resin ratio is really important.
Hey Squidmar, Ive got a few ideas for a videos for you. What if you used your skills as mini painters and the tools you have for adjacent hobbies. Use your airbrush to do makeup, use your brushes to do freehand art on finger nails, use warhammer models to make a train diorama, I'm sure Lukas will love that last one. Love your content
i love your videos Dudes! Always have to laugh at your jokes, go on!
My heart grows lighter whenever y'all rule something a 0/10 Scam
PLEASE LINK THE THINGS YOU BOUGHT!! Those glasses lens look so useful!!! I cant find em!
I like how you censored the drivers licence later in the video but not earlier xD
You need to make a diorama using all the worst ranked items you both have reviewed from these companies 🤣
SPLOOCH! This will be part of my vocab now!
The super thin glue is for putting the peices together, then applying the glue. It flows in between the parts, then you remove the excess using a cloth with acetone.
I think the gunpla crowd uses it to freeze poses. Might be good for Tau Battlesuits.
You need to do a top 10 of the things you bought throught this series!
Why was a little splotch of your paint pad blurred out?
The mimic looks like the Artisan's Guild one, of the mages set
was bit surprised the uv torch worked with its uv range..
I think that the mimic miniature was done by "Artisan Guild"
"this is the worst airbrush"
but
but thats exactly the same as the one i got at the local hardware store...
i do have a better compressor tho i guess
You got so many things for the fishtank in this series of videos. Show your fishes!!!
Potentially a “noob” question, but, the splotches with “recess” etc at 18:09 underneath the cheap paint bottles on the table, what do they represent? 😅
Our love for our mother
PLEASE stop videos like this, this is the lamiest and laziest kind of stuff youtubers could do.
You are worth way better and you know it.
UV resin always smells, some just stronger than other!
Regular acrylic paint is meant to be used on paper or canvas, not minis.
Those paints are the default children's paints that come bundled with every art package over here in the US. They freaking suck lol
This might be a dumb question: where can I buy models from other than etsy? I want to support creators but looking for more than just games workshop and etsy.
Love this series
The price GW charges for those little figurines on their website is a scam.
but is the super glue actually gluing stuff in place? cause you know... you can cut to tip to make it way more usable.
Airbrushed HeroQuest Scorpion dude!!!! sick!
great video, thanks guys
Pretty sure the mimic is from Broken Anvil. And ….well screw broken anvil, they are scammers 😂
Haven’t I seen this already? 😅 Just need the black cat from The Matrix walking past to confirm it…..
Nice tip for knife, you can buy a medical scalpel in pharmacy and a box of 100 blades for around the price of the GW knife, and 100 blades is enough for the rest of your life. I think it's more worst than 5$ knife with 5 blade you can found everywhere.
i have the paint water cup with pallet and i love it
the mimmic chest is from Loot studios their latest fantasy one i believe
just checked correction "fantasy starter pack 3.0"
These kinds of marketplaces host a lot of counterfeit items that can hurt small businesses and should not be supported at any price. Quality is almost universally garbage.
Did you pay extra taxes or import duties while shipping to Sweden on any of these sites?
No way yall are danish. Always epic to meet others
Were not Danish thank God 🤣
Love the old HeroQuest minis.
Does Lucas have a hobbit hole tattooed on his hand? That's sick
Most items here are nothing to do with Warhammer only hobbying as a whole.
How is any of this really a scam..?
And how many UV resins don't stink?
I have those inks for resin and honestly they're totally fine
So the resin works well but not if you use with the inks then? Didnt understood well on the video 🙈
Love the scams videos ;) I wonder... how many of these do you throw away immediately after the video? :D
None, but we have given away stuff like cheap airbrushes to local kids n stuff :)
@@SquidmarMiniatures sweet, that's so nice of you 😎
They mentioned in a video at the beginning of the year that they would be releasing a Squidmar wet palette. Are there any news yet?
One-two months out, we're waiting for the shipment from factory
@@SquidmarMiniatures Thanks for the info :)
And I'm in pain laughing, shein the scam champion lol