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Awesome. Maybe next time, you could do "Start warhammer with no talent" ? Like grab someone who has never do painting or craft and just guide them. Maybe you and Lucas each grab one "newbie" and guide them, unable to do anything yourself with your hand, but guiding them and see the results after a day or two. I feel it would be super cool and also be a video full of tricks and advice(even more than usual), a very condescend one.
that sounds like an awesome Idea! I'm always a bit skeptical about these "Beginner/Low-Budget Guides" since they are still being done by professionals with years of experience in painting/modeling miniatures, which kind of skews the results compared with something that a complete newbie would be capable of (still an awesome video btw).
Great video, I especially like Lucas's paintjob with 4 colors. That said I think the title is a little misleading, I wouldn't call it starting Warhammer, rather starting display painting/diorama making. Even if you could play warhammer with 2 figures, they are on a diorama so you have 0 miniatures to play with without doing a slotted diorama :D.
You have to understand that for a lot of people doing Warhammer is focused on the hobby. It's a start and a great place if you just want to try out the hobby, and that's the point of the video :)
Don't get me wrong. These are beautiful. Especially considering the limited amount of stuff you used and the scrounging you did to get the supplies to finish them. But when you say getting started with Warhammer, I sort of expected that you guys would be building some very small starter armies to play. Maybe even having to strip and paint or repaint used figures bought at a discount. I'd like to see what you guys would do if you had to come up with a very basic beginning sized army. The bare minimum you'd need to play a game. And Try to do so as cheaply as possible. Then chronicle the various things you did to try to make it work. Maybe get a couple more friends to compete. So there are 4 or 5 people. That way we can see different thinking. It might be a good idea for a collaborative video. And of course you'd all have to basically start with nothing but a set amount of money. And you'd basically have a budget where you added a bit of money each week. And a month to gather it in.
Yeah. I spent the first half of the video wondering how they were going to play with two models, then the second half wondering what dioramas have to do with war gaming. The results looked good, but I would have enjoyed the video instead of being confused and annoyed the whole time if the title had anything to do with what it actually was.
Don't get me wrong, love the video. But this isn't starting warhammer with 50 dollars, this is using a warhammer in a diorama with 50 dollars. Would love to see more variations of this. Also Emil you used a redgrass holder when painting you dirty cheeto.
50 dollars to go to the cinema with popcorn and a drink?! Damn, the inflation must be having a bad effect on Sweden. That, or the cinema companies are ripping you off. Here in the UK you could do all of that for about 15-20 dollars.
while $50 is a slight exaggeration it has been around $15 per ticket for a while now, the two middles rows are around $20. popcorn and soda has always been really expensive as well, like stupid expensive, same if you get their candy as well. still people buy it... it's like they don't have pockets to fill before going :p
@@sweatilaa5325 yeah a slight exhaggeration, when i bring two of my kids we usually land around 60 bucks with snacks. It's about twice the price i'd like it to be. We'd go way more often if it was a little more reasonable.
@@SquidmarMiniatures yeah, it's way too expensive, got a friend who stopped going to the cinema when his third kid arrived, was cheaper to get every streaming service for the kids to enjoy he said :p
This also highlights that it's not about the tools, it's about the artist using them. So beginners don't need to buy the most expensive supplies and tools when learning and practicing. Those minis look amazing for the limited resources you had. Masters of the craft.
The reason you shouldn’t use graffiti spraypaint like black , golden or Molotov is because the paint is thick so you can cover ground very wel in one “spray” because it’s graffiti
Haha! I’ve been painting with those Biltema brushes for something like a year now. They’re quite nice for the price. That’s pretty weird, cause I’ve got tons of brushes, including half a butt-ton of sable brushes. I love your content, and I hope you learn to love those Biltema brushes.
I understand what everyone is saying. But this is basically how I got into it. I went to a comic book store and saw all kinds of minis and dioramas. I bought a few battle tech ones and made little set ups with legos etc, I thought they were the shit tbh. After awhile I got bored of them and went back to comic books. One day I go in and I see all the 40k and AoS stuff and I thought it was really cool. I talked the owner (mind you this guy did not know me personally he just knew I came in like once a week to get the new halo comic) and he said he had some old Warhammer dwarves in the back, he let me have them no questions asked. I went home put them bad boys together and the rest was history. Genuinely a lot hobby stores will give you random sprews for like 6-10$, sometimes even free. It’s a good way to get started imo. Just making little set ups and scenes with whatever minis you think are cool at the time.
These look great, but I would say with the necromancer that the Skeleton on the base should not have its head, so it looks like the necromancer had taken it from them and was holding it
Good topic, it's easy for us veterans to forget that it can be hard for new people to dip their toes into the hobby. Anything to help get new blood into the community is a good thing!
Emil used/ bought the wrong type of graffiti spray can :/ If you want to use graffiti spray cans, like Emil intended to with his Montana Black, then get some Montana Gold cans instead, covers really smooth and doesn't ruin any details. Costs about €5.5 per can (55 SEK). I use it myself and I have never had any issues with them, and they got a lot of colors to pick from so it can fit any army you're working on. I've also heard that Molotov Premium is pretty good for use on miniatures but I can't confirm since I haven't tried their cans myself yet.
I've used these a lot for FDM-printed stuff, like PLA houses etc. It does a great job filling small gaps and smoothing out printer errors. I guess its the right tool for the wrong job in this case :)
@@SquidmarMiniatures Yeah, it's great for that! Considering getting some just for that reason :) A comment high up on Marco Frisoni's video "How to (properly) use SPRAY CANS on miniatures!" explains the difference between brands and variations in brands. Why some act in one way and some in another way. Very useful info, and for cutting costs :)
This was a really intersting video. Would be really interesting to see more videos where you paint with poor or beginner brushes/equipment. That would give us "plebs" truly an understanding of your painting ability!
This is about getting into the painting hobby for $50 and not warhammer, it seems like $75 could get you started without most of the issues. If instead of asking a shop for stuff they have and are never going to use, you asked a couple of friendly gamers, most would set you up with a bunch of models and some dupe or unfavoured paints.
Man even if I'd had like 100$ for this I would absolutely fail the painting part because it takes a lot of talent no mater what tools you have, love the job you guys do!
You could have gone even way cheaper than this Milliputt?? Crayola makes this stuff called Model Magic Clay that’s a crazy good alternative that’s cheap af (about 1 dollar) though beware, it expands (needs after-curing touch ups but if you’re a gamer on a budget, get crafty!!) Another fun one I never see anyone do is pigment powders using charcoal for black and ash for white. Best part is you can get both of those from one piece of charcoal haha And don’t get me started on buying crafters paint from a craft store 🫥 the cheapo art paints you get from Warmart like Folkart and Apple Barrel can actually work wonders if you know how to mix them properly
That brand of primer has really thick pigment that likes to really glob on, you need to shake the can for a few full minutes and it works the best if you let it sit in a warm water bath for about 20 minutes prior to spraying. Usually just better to use the cheap hardware / arts and crafts spraypaint, I think what you are paying for with the graffiti brands is pigment density
Imma add something, but you can get free stuff to start the hobby: you have the free mini of the month, or you can have the beginner miniature (Space Marine or Stormcast) if you want to start from scratch. Tbh you can go in a store and get out with a fully painted mini if you have an afternoon to spend there
i dont know if i should be impressed or depressed. the fact you can make amazing work with so little is very impressive....... but then again that just shows how wide that gap is between regular joes like me and painting gods like you :P
Good idea to start painting 2 models to see if you like it, before buying 30 and realize you don't like painting it so you'll end up with gray models :D That Necromancer model will never get old ! A marvelous classic it has become.
@Squidmar Miniatures yes, I know, sorry if looks like I get bothered about this, I love your videos, just wanted to express how it's really expensive for us, even garage kits are expensive, thats why this kind of stuff arent popular here, I hope its change some day, thanks alot for the answer and video!
this feels more like start crafting and painting warhammer, not a this is the basics of what you need to start playing the game the smallest of games. lol
Aren't starter paint sets much less than £50 anyway? I'm considering a set that has 3 space marines, a brush, paints etc for less than £30. I therefore don't understand this video (I enjoyed it though anyway).
Awesome video, I'm currently starting to go through my pile of shame (a dreaded thought for any miniature painter) and oh boy, there's a lot. Can't wait to see what new video we get next time👌
I know that for someone in a 3rd world country, 1st world country prices are super high, but is it possible to actually spend $50 just going to the theater?, is it like a vip seats and extremely overpriced popcorn?, or is just the currency exchange thats is blowing my mind?
Tickets here are around 15-20 bucks, popcorn and a soda is like another 12. Ususally when i bring my kids it ends up costing three people something like 60 bucks. its crazy, we don't get to go often.
You know tht a majority of people in Warhammer are in it for the hobby and lore and not for tournament playing? :) It's a great place to try out if the Hobby is for you, as i said in the beginning of the video :)
@@heretic192 I'd say its the opposite and that was the point i was trying to get across but failed: there's many ways to get in to the hobby, and the "hobby" is one of them ;)
I ate two bowls of nachos and in my nacho high i thought it was a hen, so i started a chicken farm and now i have all these tiny mantas i have to take care of - making it difficult to finish it. The baby manta chick's need their mom most the time.
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Yeah I was kind of thinking the same. Nice looking dioramas for the money spent but I do think most people starting out with Warhammer don't start with the idea 'I want to make dioramas' but instead 'I want to play a few matches'. If I would do this challenge I'd probably go: 1 box of Gloomspike Gitz grots (€ 28,89 from my retailer), some cheap brushes and rest of the money on paints. That way you have at least one troop to actually play with AND those grots actually are very usable to start a Warcry warband with some different troops: The boss, 2 or 3 netters, few stabbas and a few shootas.
Depends how you want to start though. I think the painting side of it is a pretty important introduction to the hobby and will let you know if you want to paint lots or not! I certainly started 40k as a 10 year old because I liked how the minis look. And 2nd ed for a 10 year old wasn't exactly an easy game to pick up :P
While this is nice there is a much easier way? The recruit edition is discounted to like $35 or even less in most local stores and the paint starter set I got for $28 and that comes with clippers, a brush and a "mould line remover" (sort of, GW comon). This gets you 20 models, a guide booklet and 13 paints, including red, blue, yellow, black, white, metal and gold among others. This is enough for 2 people to be able to play so I'd say you only need around $30-$35 if you get into it with a friend or double if you try it out yourself. This is also a good price for like a Christmas or birthday present and is a very good entry point to the hobby without having to commit to anything. And the Primaris and Necron warriors are also quite beginner friendly to paint. Just priming a Necron with Leadbelcher and washing it with Eartshade make them look like a space terminator, bit of Glow on the guns and done, it's so easy any kid can do it.
That seems like a lot for a beginner to digest though. So many minis can become detrimental when you're suddenly faced with what seems like a LOT of figures to paint at once. I personally found just a couple of minis to paint when I started was easier than the 5 mini combat patrol I bought next as it suddenly became a daunting prospect painting it all! Each to their own though. I mainly do warhammer stuff for the hobby side rather than the game so I'm a bit biased.
@@Almindale Well yes usually that's certainly the case. But with these models you can just prime the space marines blue and the necrons metallic. Add a bit of gold detail on the Primaris and some glow on the Necrons and they already sort of look like they are supposed to. No heads or faces, no cloths, hair or banners etc.. You cant really mess these up. Every kid with average hand- eye coordination can get all these models look at least decent and playable within a couple of hours since you don't even need to glue these if you really don't want to.
@@ageoflove1980 that sounds like a response someone who's painted a fair few minis would do :P Again though it's horses for courses. I personally preferred painting a couple myself, other friends just spray painted a pile of necrons silver back in 4th ed and that was enough for them. Everyone is an individual and this video is only one way to enter the hobby :)
@@Almindale Actually I'm a beginner too, well sort of. I did some Warhammer Fantasy 20 years ago and then left the hobby alone. Recently I was looking for something fun to do with my 14 year old son who spends a bit too much time on his gaming laptop and phone. He did have a bit of experience with putting together model fighter jets so I thought this would be fun to try and something he might enjoy. Now for kids that age its very important to have something that is both challenging but also doable, otherwise they will just lose interest because its just too much of a hassle. I was pleasantly surprised how relatively easy it was for him to build and paint these models from the starter set. He felt like he was doing really well and that made it all the more fun. I don't know if we have an interest in taking the hobby any further but I feel its already time and money well spent.
Btw you can recycle your old messed up paint brushes and turn them into sculpting tools. All you need is a straw, fill it with basic silicone caulk, and stick your dead brush in there and let it cure.. it's better to remove the fibers prior, but keeping some is handy for reinforcement like rebar in concrete. The tip you can either cut to shape after or prior to filling the straw you can shape it. Also clear tape + folded cardboard for flat bladed tools and you can mold existing silicone tools with some plaster of Paris and you got infinite tips for when they wear.
@@hyenascar music isn't the only thing I do, we all have hobbies. Think I'd go insane if music is all I did. Hell i even got a coloring book out there. Bill is obsessed with star wars and has a giant toy collection and sculpture of an at-st in the backyard. But cheers dude,
I can definitely appreciate that as someone who moves back and forth between hobbies. Just cool when someone who makes stuff you enjoy, enjoys other similar hobbies. I was actually more surprised about your suggestion. Never thought of using my brushes like that as im hesitant to throw them away. Thanks
It’s certainly an alternative approach, and one that’s probably a bit more accessible for a beginner. On Amazon today: Box set (3 minis, 6 paints plus brush) $30, Cheap model tool set (clippers, knife, files and sanding sticks) $7, Tamiya Plastic Cement $4, Krylon black primer $5, cheap synthetic brush set $2. Not a bad place to start from.
I agree a paint set is probably better, but this also gives you the option to pick a mini you prefer and not feel locked into a basic paint set and pre-determined minis.
Paint set and recruit edition 40k starter is 60 quid gw prices so discounted elsewhere. So you'd have the paints, tools, models, and even rules to play it.
US pricing makes that difficult though, even with discounts those two boxes are $80, and you don’t have glue, primer or a knife (plus the brush is board-line unusable). To actually get started in the full hobby I’d say a realistic figure is around $100. Warhammer Underworlds box (2 warbands & rules), Vallejo Fantasy paint set (x16) plus the tools, glue and brushes mentioned above. That’s a broad and flexible base to build off, wargaming as you go.
This definitely feels like more of a easy way to get into Warhammer for someone into crafts, dioramas or some other kind model making (like gunpla, military models or model trains). Because without that kind of experience beforehand I could see it being hard for a newcomer to know how to maximize this small pool of supplies and make something they’re happy with. Especially since most newcomers to the hobby won’t know that the hobby part is the thing they enjoy most yet. So I’d definitely recommend something a bit more well rounded for their first experience, like a Kill Team Squad or splitting the Recruit box and some supplies with a friend or family member.
Still seems like a lot of minis though. I started with a GW paint set and that was it, so only a chaos warrior and a 2nd ed marine. I think that was a good way to work out if I liked the hobby or not and I didn't feel overwhelmed.
It's much better to just extend the budget a bit or use third party discounts. For £60 (gw prices) you can get the recruit edition starter set for 40k and the paint/tool set containing all the paints you need (might have to mix to get a few colours) a paint brush, clippers, and a mould line remover. And if you've got a pen knife lurking around they'll usually do as knives. That is a far, far better start as not only do you have all the tools, you have all the paints, and the rules to play your own little games at the end. But I guess isn't really a video...
games workshop sell a paint and tools kit for like 30 pounds and a magazine that comes with a space marine and a necron warrior (and lots of tutorials) for 10 pounds. you can get started with warhammer for 40 quid
@@soup_pigeon And for £60 you can even get the recruit edition with a load of models that allows you to play... (And that's before third party discounts, you could probably get it down to £50 on Element games etc)
I’d say the initial cost to start this hobby is quite expensive and can be overwhelming for anyone who has an interest in it. For me the difficulty came when trying to find places to play and people to play with, I live in an area where most shops aren’t very close so it’s hard to find people to play with or talk to about the hobby :(
Superb to see what you both achieved on that budget, and the how. Out of curiousity though, why not go for one of the underworlds box sets/the getting started magazine (or 2) for very cheap miniatures?
You really do do the best sponsored segment videos 🤣! I am also highly disappointed that the grand reveals are not called "Emil's Reveals". This was a really helpful video as a friends.young son is asking me questions about getting started in mini painting.
@@SquidmarMiniatures Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail is top tier comedy. I go to Scotland regularly and often visit the castle from the end scene where the police show up. It is glorious.
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Awesome. Maybe next time, you could do "Start warhammer with no talent" ? Like grab someone who has never do painting or craft and just guide them. Maybe you and Lucas each grab one "newbie" and guide them, unable to do anything yourself with your hand, but guiding them and see the results after a day or two. I feel it would be super cool and also be a video full of tricks and advice(even more than usual), a very condescend one.
that sounds like an awesome Idea! I'm always a bit skeptical about these "Beginner/Low-Budget Guides" since they are still being done by professionals with years of experience in painting/modeling miniatures, which kind of skews the results compared with something that a complete newbie would be capable of (still an awesome video btw).
I not only know nothing I also draw like a 3 years old - just saying...
I’m pretty sure Miniac did something like that a while ago
@@therealcrisis8439 Exactly. They have a million dollars worth of experience, that definitely counts.
Wow!!! That would be amazing...
Great video, I especially like Lucas's paintjob with 4 colors. That said I think the title is a little misleading, I wouldn't call it starting Warhammer, rather starting display painting/diorama making. Even if you could play warhammer with 2 figures, they are on a diorama so you have 0 miniatures to play with without doing a slotted diorama :D.
You have to understand that for a lot of people doing Warhammer is focused on the hobby. It's a start and a great place if you just want to try out the hobby, and that's the point of the video :)
@@kscott2655 I think "starting warhammer" w/ $50 would have to look like... "get another $50 and buy a 3d printer!"
Most people don't play, they just hobby.
@@noahsimon8146 i actually giggled with that respone. That would have been a quick video haha.
@@noahsimon8146
"And get another 50 to fix and upgrade that printer. And another 50 to buy the filament"
Don't get me wrong. These are beautiful. Especially considering the limited amount of stuff you used and the scrounging you did to get the supplies to finish them. But when you say getting started with Warhammer, I sort of expected that you guys would be building some very small starter armies to play. Maybe even having to strip and paint or repaint used figures bought at a discount. I'd like to see what you guys would do if you had to come up with a very basic beginning sized army. The bare minimum you'd need to play a game. And Try to do so as cheaply as possible. Then chronicle the various things you did to try to make it work. Maybe get a couple more friends to compete. So there are 4 or 5 people. That way we can see different thinking. It might be a good idea for a collaborative video. And of course you'd all have to basically start with nothing but a set amount of money. And you'd basically have a budget where you added a bit of money each week. And a month to gather it in.
Thats what I thought it would be. I didnt think it would just be a "how to get started painting minis"
Yeah. I spent the first half of the video wondering how they were going to play with two models, then the second half wondering what dioramas have to do with war gaming. The results looked good, but I would have enjoyed the video instead of being confused and annoyed the whole time if the title had anything to do with what it actually was.
I hope he sees this top tier comment
it's a painting-focused channel so it makes sense, but I do like your idea
That would be awesome
Don't get me wrong, love the video.
But this isn't starting warhammer with 50 dollars, this is using a warhammer in a diorama with 50 dollars.
Would love to see more variations of this.
Also Emil you used a redgrass holder when painting you dirty cheeto.
also cheating knowing the store owner and getting 25 dollar underworld set of orks for 5 bucks
@@Solaxia They were covered in gamer lube.
He got an individual Ork from a parts bin
50 dollars to go to the cinema with popcorn and a drink?!
Damn, the inflation must be having a bad effect on Sweden.
That, or the cinema companies are ripping you off.
Here in the UK you could do all of that for about 15-20 dollars.
15 euro just for the cinema ticket here. Popcorn and a drink will set you back about another 15 (not sweden but different EU country)
while $50 is a slight exaggeration it has been around $15 per ticket for a while now, the two middles rows are around $20. popcorn and soda has always been really expensive as well, like stupid expensive, same if you get their candy as well. still people buy it... it's like they don't have pockets to fill before going :p
@@sweatilaa5325 yeah a slight exhaggeration, when i bring two of my kids we usually land around 60 bucks with snacks. It's about twice the price i'd like it to be. We'd go way more often if it was a little more reasonable.
@@Snacklord_Dennis I live in Germany and I paid 8,50€ for a cinema ticket one month ago. Small popcorn was 3,50€.
@@SquidmarMiniatures yeah, it's way too expensive, got a friend who stopped going to the cinema when his third kid arrived, was cheaper to get every streaming service for the kids to enjoy he said :p
This also highlights that it's not about the tools, it's about the artist using them. So beginners don't need to buy the most expensive supplies and tools when learning and practicing.
Those minis look amazing for the limited resources you had. Masters of the craft.
Normally i just skip the sponsors, but squidmar makes the sponsors so fun to watch
Miscast terrain taught me that you can make a very decent sculpting tool on the end of your paintbrush using greenstuff!
I love the manta! Looks so good in this video. Thanks.
There's s special place in Norway for people like you ;)
@@SquidmarMiniatures can’t wait to move there as well 😁
The ad is actually worth watching when it’s done by squidmar
seriously, that was the best squarespace ad I've ever seen on youtube xD
The dioramas were SWEET! I don't think I could start warhammers at $50 though, that would be pretty tough. Hey Ma! Can I have $50?
Love the video! I'm glad I'm not the only one who struggled to make that particular stormcast's face look good.
The reason you shouldn’t use graffiti spraypaint like black , golden or Molotov is because the paint is thick so you can cover ground very wel in one “spray” because it’s graffiti
It does look very good
OK time for a short movie with those squaresapce guys!
Haha! I’ve been painting with those Biltema brushes for something like a year now. They’re quite nice for the price. That’s pretty weird, cause I’ve got tons of brushes, including half a butt-ton of sable brushes. I love your content, and I hope you learn to love those Biltema brushes.
I understand what everyone is saying. But this is basically how I got into it. I went to a comic book store and saw all kinds of minis and dioramas. I bought a few battle tech ones and made little set ups with legos etc, I thought they were the shit tbh. After awhile I got bored of them and went back to comic books. One day I go in and I see all the 40k and AoS stuff and I thought it was really cool. I talked the owner (mind you this guy did not know me personally he just knew I came in like once a week to get the new halo comic) and he said he had some old Warhammer dwarves in the back, he let me have them no questions asked. I went home put them bad boys together and the rest was history. Genuinely a lot hobby stores will give you random sprews for like 6-10$, sometimes even free. It’s a good way to get started imo. Just making little set ups and scenes with whatever minis you think are cool at the time.
These look great, but I would say with the necromancer that the Skeleton on the base should not have its head, so it looks like the necromancer had taken it from them and was holding it
Nail clippers probably would have worked better than the knife. The nail file on clippers is sometimes useful when you can’t find your regular file
You could say that was a very useful Q-tip!
Am I the only one whos brain melted at that cupboard full of cheap sprues!!! I need them!
Good topic, it's easy for us veterans to forget that it can be hard for new people to dip their toes into the hobby. Anything to help get new blood into the community is a good thing!
I actually dont want to wind through your ad as there pretty cool!
can you do a collection video of them all at the end of the year?
Emil used/ bought the wrong type of graffiti spray can :/
If you want to use graffiti spray cans, like Emil intended to with his Montana Black, then get some Montana Gold cans instead, covers really smooth and doesn't ruin any details. Costs about €5.5 per can (55 SEK). I use it myself and I have never had any issues with them, and they got a lot of colors to pick from so it can fit any army you're working on.
I've also heard that Molotov Premium is pretty good for use on miniatures but I can't confirm since I haven't tried their cans myself yet.
I've used these a lot for FDM-printed stuff, like PLA houses etc. It does a great job filling small gaps and smoothing out printer errors. I guess its the right tool for the wrong job in this case :)
@@SquidmarMiniatures Yeah, it's great for that! Considering getting some just for that reason :)
A comment high up on Marco Frisoni's video "How to (properly) use SPRAY CANS on miniatures!" explains the difference between brands and variations in brands. Why some act in one way and some in another way. Very useful info, and for cutting costs :)
Love a cheap Warhammer challenge! Great results! 😁
when are you going to finish the manta project?
The Black cans of montana has a bit of gritty texture to it, what you want for minis are the montana gold or mtn94 cans
Emil killed it!
This was a really intersting video. Would be really interesting to see more videos where you paint with poor or beginner brushes/equipment. That would give us "plebs" truly an understanding of your painting ability!
This is about getting into the painting hobby for $50 and not warhammer, it seems like $75 could get you started without most of the issues. If instead of asking a shop for stuff they have and are never going to use, you asked a couple of friendly gamers, most would set you up with a bunch of models and some dupe or unfavoured paints.
Man even if I'd had like 100$ for this I would absolutely fail the painting part because it takes a lot of talent no mater what tools you have, love the job you guys do!
So creative. Epic job
You just nailed it. Great Video!
Glad you liked it!
You could have mixed red and green to create your own black!
i watch your videos for your sponsor adds as much as painting ..
very well done my man
Thank you so much 😂
Loved the video idea reminds me of Linus tech tips videos where they build a working PC for like 500 bucks.
Still looks better than my best pained models ‘dies a little on the inside’
You could have gone even way cheaper than this
Milliputt?? Crayola makes this stuff called Model Magic Clay that’s a crazy good alternative that’s cheap af (about 1 dollar) though beware, it expands (needs after-curing touch ups but if you’re a gamer on a budget, get crafty!!)
Another fun one I never see anyone do is pigment powders using charcoal for black and ash for white. Best part is you can get both of those from one piece of charcoal haha
And don’t get me started on buying crafters paint from a craft store 🫥 the cheapo art paints you get from Warmart like Folkart and Apple Barrel can actually work wonders if you know how to mix them properly
That brand of primer has really thick pigment that likes to really glob on, you need to shake the can for a few full minutes and it works the best if you let it sit in a warm water bath for about 20 minutes prior to spraying. Usually just better to use the cheap hardware / arts and crafts spraypaint, I think what you are paying for with the graffiti brands is pigment density
Excellent & fun guys, thanks!
Last few ad spots.... I think I will be coming back for them... Manta diorama and journey to the Titan are epic, but those ad spots are even better 😂😂
hahaha i'm happy you like them :D
@@SquidmarMiniatures who wouldn't love those Monty Python references 😂😂 Keep silly and fun :)
The ad in the middle alone was worth the watch 😂
Best sponsor video ever
Your videos are worth it just for the in video self-made adverts!
As a web dev I'm torn between crying out of laughter at the sponsor video or crying because so many people use those types of solutions 🤣😭
Great stuff friend 👏 👍
Sorry Emile but Lucas smashed you with his Necromancer, wish I had a one hundredth of you guys talent
Idea: pull colors, mini, and all resources from a hat .. like 10 options per hat and you draw three from each except the mini, just one
Lucas: "I'm going to do it with this one, cuz I'm not a dirty cheater."
after the tenth edition starter set this would be easy
Emil...what kind of cinema have you been going to??
Awesome!
Imma add something, but you can get free stuff to start the hobby: you have the free mini of the month, or you can have the beginner miniature (Space Marine or Stormcast) if you want to start from scratch. Tbh you can go in a store and get out with a fully painted mini if you have an afternoon to spend there
This was such a good and fun video to watch. Well done!
i dont know if i should be impressed or depressed. the fact you can make amazing work with so little is very impressive....... but then again that just shows how wide that gap is between regular joes like me and painting gods like you :P
Just casually finding a very hard to find warhammer underworld figurine
haha, emil your "crappy" brushes are my normal ones, maybe that's why my paintings not up to scratch?
I don't know about other countries, but here in Canada that would cost way more than $50.
Blood Bowl!
50 dollars is about 500 swedish crowns. how expensive are the movies up north?
It's like 18 bucks per ticket 😭
Good idea to start painting 2 models to see if you like it, before buying 30 and realize you don't like painting it so you'll end up with gray models :D
That Necromancer model will never get old ! A marvelous classic it has become.
Thnks for the video :)
Only 12$ for that? Lucky you. That hero is 32$ where I'm from XD
Wow, the cinema must be expensive for you guys.
come here for the minis, stay for the ads.
here, in Brazil, U$50,00 is like 5 work days payment for an average person... it's still expensive unfortunate... thanks for the video!
It's very unfortunate of course, and relative to where you live. As we're a Swedish channel we base the video on our living conditions.
@Squidmar Miniatures yes, I know, sorry if looks like I get bothered about this, I love your videos, just wanted to express how it's really expensive for us, even garage kits are expensive, thats why this kind of stuff arent popular here, I hope its change some day, thanks alot for the answer and video!
why didnt you spray some black primer on your wet palate? black paint with no cheating
I think the gear to model ratio is kinda bad. Like As a beginner I know I went into the more models less gear approach.
It's a start :)
Great video! Have forgotten how I started with whatever I could get my hands on...
One question though: what's the base of the DIY wet palette?
It's a Lid for a Tupperware. Or did you mean the wettex tissue? Is a cellulose sponge cloth for cleaning tables. Very common in Europe.
@@SquidmarMiniatures yeah the sponge.. I try the normal wettex and it is not good...
@@HDTselepakis Norman wettex is probably different in every country
Going to the cinema costs 50 dollars???
Where i live its 5 + popcorn, drink
Damn! It costs $50 to go to the cinema in Sweden??
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Bringa thoola.
this feels more like start crafting and painting warhammer, not a this is the basics of what you need to start playing the game the smallest of games. lol
$50 doesn't even get you enough rules to play the game.
in his defense.......counting to 3 is hard
Aren't starter paint sets much less than £50 anyway? I'm considering a set that has 3 space marines, a brush, paints etc for less than £30. I therefore don't understand this video (I enjoyed it though anyway).
We started Warhammer from scratch with $50 and a shit load of experience, you proved no point here...
Cool
Awesome video, I'm currently starting to go through my pile of shame (a dreaded thought for any miniature painter) and oh boy, there's a lot. Can't wait to see what new video we get next time👌
Used a miniature painting handle and blue tack? I don't see that in your $50 budget? Good though!
I know that for someone in a 3rd world country, 1st world country prices are super high, but is it possible to actually spend $50 just going to the theater?, is it like a vip seats and extremely overpriced popcorn?, or is just the currency exchange thats is blowing my mind?
Tickets here are around 15-20 bucks, popcorn and a soda is like another 12. Ususally when i bring my kids it ends up costing three people something like 60 bucks. its crazy, we don't get to go often.
Huzzah
Yea more like make one cool model on an over the top base thats annoying to actually play the game with. But it looks really good though
And how are people supposed to "start Warhammer" with 3 miniatures on scenic bases?
You know tht a majority of people in Warhammer are in it for the hobby and lore and not for tournament playing? :) It's a great place to try out if the Hobby is for you, as i said in the beginning of the video :)
@@SquidmarMiniatures So its either tournament playing or not playing at all? interesting PoV.
@@heretic192 I'd say its the opposite and that was the point i was trying to get across but failed: there's many ways to get in to the hobby, and the "hobby" is one of them ;)
this is fine but where is MANTA ???!!
I ate two bowls of nachos and in my nacho high i thought it was a hen, so i started a chicken farm and now i have all these tiny mantas i have to take care of - making it difficult to finish it. The baby manta chick's need their mom most the time.
Ni är the ICA reklam of UA-cam reklam. xD
Do a video without a Monty Python reference or draw 24 uno cards
Only if you answer these 3 riddles correctly, firstly; what is your favorite color?
I love this video because it shows how still insanely good these two are with an 80+ handicap??? XD
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Nice startingkit to paint. However starting Warhammer is being able to play it too. So there's your next challenge 😜
Yeah I was kind of thinking the same. Nice looking dioramas for the money spent but I do think most people starting out with Warhammer don't start with the idea 'I want to make dioramas' but instead 'I want to play a few matches'.
If I would do this challenge I'd probably go: 1 box of Gloomspike Gitz grots (€ 28,89 from my retailer), some cheap brushes and rest of the money on paints. That way you have at least one troop to actually play with AND those grots actually are very usable to start a Warcry warband with some different troops: The boss, 2 or 3 netters, few stabbas and a few shootas.
Depends how you want to start though. I think the painting side of it is a pretty important introduction to the hobby and will let you know if you want to paint lots or not! I certainly started 40k as a 10 year old because I liked how the minis look. And 2nd ed for a 10 year old wasn't exactly an easy game to pick up :P
While this is nice there is a much easier way? The recruit edition is discounted to like $35 or even less in most local stores and the paint starter set I got for $28 and that comes with clippers, a brush and a "mould line remover" (sort of, GW comon). This gets you 20 models, a guide booklet and 13 paints, including red, blue, yellow, black, white, metal and gold among others.
This is enough for 2 people to be able to play so I'd say you only need around $30-$35 if you get into it with a friend or double if you try it out yourself. This is also a good price for like a Christmas or birthday present and is a very good entry point to the hobby without having to commit to anything.
And the Primaris and Necron warriors are also quite beginner friendly to paint. Just priming a Necron with Leadbelcher and washing it with Eartshade make them look like a space terminator, bit of Glow on the guns and done, it's so easy any kid can do it.
Glad someone else mentioned it, thanks peep
That seems like a lot for a beginner to digest though. So many minis can become detrimental when you're suddenly faced with what seems like a LOT of figures to paint at once. I personally found just a couple of minis to paint when I started was easier than the 5 mini combat patrol I bought next as it suddenly became a daunting prospect painting it all! Each to their own though. I mainly do warhammer stuff for the hobby side rather than the game so I'm a bit biased.
@@Almindale Well yes usually that's certainly the case. But with these models you can just prime the space marines blue and the necrons metallic. Add a bit of gold detail on the Primaris and some glow on the Necrons and they already sort of look like they are supposed to. No heads or faces, no cloths, hair or banners etc.. You cant really mess these up. Every kid with average hand- eye coordination can get all these models look at least decent and playable within a couple of hours since you don't even need to glue these if you really don't want to.
@@ageoflove1980 that sounds like a response someone who's painted a fair few minis would do :P Again though it's horses for courses. I personally preferred painting a couple myself, other friends just spray painted a pile of necrons silver back in 4th ed and that was enough for them. Everyone is an individual and this video is only one way to enter the hobby :)
@@Almindale Actually I'm a beginner too, well sort of. I did some Warhammer Fantasy 20 years ago and then left the hobby alone. Recently I was looking for something fun to do with my 14 year old son who spends a bit too much time on his gaming laptop and phone. He did have a bit of experience with putting together model fighter jets so I thought this would be fun to try and something he might enjoy. Now for kids that age its very important to have something that is both challenging but also doable, otherwise they will just lose interest because its just too much of a hassle. I was pleasantly surprised how relatively easy it was for him to build and paint these models from the starter set. He felt like he was doing really well and that made it all the more fun. I don't know if we have an interest in taking the hobby any further but I feel its already time and money well spent.
Btw you can recycle your old messed up paint brushes and turn them into sculpting tools.
All you need is a straw, fill it with basic silicone caulk, and stick your dead brush in there and let it cure.. it's better to remove the fibers prior, but keeping some is handy for reinforcement like rebar in concrete.
The tip you can either cut to shape after or prior to filling the straw you can shape it. Also clear tape + folded cardboard for flat bladed tools and you can mold existing silicone tools with some plaster of Paris and you got infinite tips for when they wear.
Wait, Mastodon? modeling and tool tips crossing streams, quite amazing
@@hyenascar music isn't the only thing I do, we all have hobbies. Think I'd go insane if music is all I did.
Hell i even got a coloring book out there.
Bill is obsessed with star wars and has a giant toy collection and sculpture of an at-st in the backyard.
But cheers dude,
I can definitely appreciate that as someone who moves back and forth between hobbies. Just cool when someone who makes stuff you enjoy, enjoys other similar hobbies.
I was actually more surprised about your suggestion. Never thought of using my brushes like that as im hesitant to throw them away. Thanks
@@CreamAle wait he has a giant sculpture in his backyard of an At-St. That is so funny and awesome
Wouldn't a 40k or AoS paint set be a better start? Minis, paints, brush and a clipper.
It’s certainly an alternative approach, and one that’s probably a bit more accessible for a beginner. On Amazon today: Box set (3 minis, 6 paints plus brush) $30, Cheap model tool set (clippers, knife, files and sanding sticks) $7, Tamiya Plastic Cement $4, Krylon black primer $5, cheap synthetic brush set $2. Not a bad place to start from.
I agree a paint set is probably better, but this also gives you the option to pick a mini you prefer and not feel locked into a basic paint set and pre-determined minis.
Paint set and recruit edition 40k starter is 60 quid gw prices so discounted elsewhere.
So you'd have the paints, tools, models, and even rules to play it.
US pricing makes that difficult though, even with discounts those two boxes are $80, and you don’t have glue, primer or a knife (plus the brush is board-line unusable).
To actually get started in the full hobby I’d say a realistic figure is around $100. Warhammer Underworlds box (2 warbands & rules), Vallejo Fantasy paint set (x16) plus the tools, glue and brushes mentioned above. That’s a broad and flexible base to build off, wargaming as you go.
@@moco_coco_999 Meanwhile in Australia..... TWO HUNDRED DOLLARYDOOS!
This definitely feels like more of a easy way to get into Warhammer for someone into crafts, dioramas or some other kind model making (like gunpla, military models or model trains). Because without that kind of experience beforehand I could see it being hard for a newcomer to know how to maximize this small pool of supplies and make something they’re happy with.
Especially since most newcomers to the hobby won’t know that the hobby part is the thing they enjoy most yet. So I’d definitely recommend something a bit more well rounded for their first experience, like a Kill Team Squad or splitting the Recruit box and some supplies with a friend or family member.
Still seems like a lot of minis though. I started with a GW paint set and that was it, so only a chaos warrior and a 2nd ed marine. I think that was a good way to work out if I liked the hobby or not and I didn't feel overwhelmed.
It's much better to just extend the budget a bit or use third party discounts. For £60 (gw prices) you can get the recruit edition starter set for 40k and the paint/tool set containing all the paints you need (might have to mix to get a few colours) a paint brush, clippers, and a mould line remover.
And if you've got a pen knife lurking around they'll usually do as knives.
That is a far, far better start as not only do you have all the tools, you have all the paints, and the rules to play your own little games at the end. But I guess isn't really a video...
games workshop sell a paint and tools kit for like 30 pounds and a magazine that comes with a space marine and a necron warrior (and lots of tutorials) for 10 pounds. you can get started with warhammer for 40 quid
@@soup_pigeon And for £60 you can even get the recruit edition with a load of models that allows you to play...
(And that's before third party discounts, you could probably get it down to £50 on Element games etc)
@@timmystwin yeah, honestly warhammer is easier to get into than people think
I’d say the initial cost to start this hobby is quite expensive and can be overwhelming for anyone who has an interest in it. For me the difficulty came when trying to find places to play and people to play with, I live in an area where most shops aren’t very close so it’s hard to find people to play with or talk to about the hobby :(
Superb to see what you both achieved on that budget, and the how. Out of curiousity though, why not go for one of the underworlds box sets/the getting started magazine (or 2) for very cheap miniatures?
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You really do do the best sponsored segment videos 🤣! I am also highly disappointed that the grand reveals are not called "Emil's Reveals". This was a really helpful video as a friends.young son is asking me questions about getting started in mini painting.
haha i'm happy you like them, and the video of course :D
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