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Unfortunately, pain; I had to fight for every moment. My mum hated this stuff so I was always kind of sneaking around. She tolerated it more than video games, but not by much. My nostalgia from that time is deeply tinged with anger and depression. I spent most of the video crying out of regret.
Well fuck. Wasn't expecting to cry while watching a midwinter video. My dad was the one that got me and my brother into the hobby. I'll always remember him taking us to games day and him building us a baneblade tank each out of cardboard. He died three years ago, and never got the chance to meet my daughter. I've got so many of his 80s models that need painting, but can never find the push to paint them. Thanks for the video dude, sorry about your dad!!
@@DaniThornton-s2h I made the mistake of watching this at work. I envy people who had good dads. I didn't because he didn't want to be. Great video Guy.
My goodness. Right in the feels, I let this video play to just listen to while driving to work this morning and had to steer clear of the fast lane because I cried so hard. Very well chosen words about loved ones and nostalgia - they really hit home. @MidwinterMinis I am sorry about your dad and that he wasn‘t able to meet your kids. Such things are often (mistakenly) taken for granted in life, but everything is quite fragile really and one can be thankful if all is alright when waking up each morning. All the best!
Excellent video and lovely tribute to your dad. Such a shame he didn't meet the twins. He would have adored them. Little did we know that when you were in your room painting miniatures, playing your guitars and writing and recording music that you were actually quietly building a career. X
You can hear the emotion in Guys voice when hes talking about his dad and his kids and being able to share a part of then with eachother and himself through the hobby. Really sweet and sincere video this one
Sorry for your loss Guy, I'm glad we got you here and glad that you out of all people was the one that started my hobby adventure, hope to see you do more from retro, wishing best for you and your kids
While I worked at GW I would always refer to finecast as the ‘champagne of casting materials’. Seemed a good fit for the juxtaposition of it’s supposed marketed vs reputed bubbly qualities.
Once again Guy, you’ve managed to make me laugh, smile, and cry. And your music is spot on as it carries the spirit and emotion of the video. Thank you for this. I need more of this type of video in my life. ❤ plus Blood Angels are THE BEST chapter!
I lost my mom 10 years ago, and I'm in the process of losing my dad as we speak, he's not doing well with cancer. My parents were my biggest supporters of my painting hobby from the 80's until now. My dad still reacts with joy when I finish a new model. This video made me cry so much as a 54 year old father of 3 myself. I've never felt the need to be 15 and painting my first warhammer again so badly. Thanks so much for this video, I'm sure your dad is as proud of you as our hero Mike McVey is to all of us who coveted those books like they were the first printing of the bible.
You can be proud Guy, i can probably speak for the community when i say you've been our "father figure" introducing so many of us to the hobby we now cherish and love.
@@MidwinterMinis i can fully say you are the reason i was inspired to work towards a knight/titan army as well as one of, if not the biggest influence on my painting style. thank you for everything you have done for the community. keep up the good work, and i will keep watching your videos. your scrap gargant was probably the biggest inspiration. Thank you for everything, Guy, truly thank you.
You and Hatty should be so proud of yourselves, not ashamed to say that your final speech just brought me to tears. Can't wait for my kids to wake up in the morning for hugs.
I never comment on videos, because who is going to read them anyway, but here I am. As a similar age, I got the same box set one year for Christmas and was hooked. This is a beautiful video in commemoration of your dad, and it brought me to tears. While I’ve not lost my dad, he is in hospital as I type this, recovering from an operation which saved his life. I moved away from home to England 12 years ago and I miss him dearly. Nostalgia of my happy childhood memories, similar to yours shown in the video hit me like a truck. As a father to a 3.5 year old boy, I can’t wait to share my love of miniatures with him too. Maybe he’ll have some sort of similar reflections of me when he’s old and I’m gone, that way, a part of me will live on in him, just as your dad does in you.
Such a beautiful film guy! This film drops on the day I attended a friend Craig's funeral who among many passions ran our local gaming group the Purple Sparkly Unicorns, he welcomed me back into this hobby after a long break just as he has with many others. Feels like a day for reflection and appreciation. Thank you Guy and farewell Craig.
This video is truly special. Blood Angels were also my first army, and tbh I still remember the first box I picked myself. This is just... Amazing, I almost cried as well, because I still remember all of the stuff I did with my grandmother, and the memories at the old store here in València. As always, amazing video Guy.
I was not ready to cry my eyes out watching a retro painting guide. You're a good soul sir and thanks for sharing your hobby with us for all these years.
As a father who has two kids that also never got to meet my dad, that opening hit hard. My daughter is 8 and has been painting minis with me since she was 4. My 5 month old son is also fascinated by the little plastic guys. It’s a great shared hobby to have with children.
This really hit me in the feels Guy. We are pretty much the same age and got into the hobby at a similar time. Although I’m a Guard man, the very first GW minis I ever painted were mono pose space marines, brought for me by my Mum at the local high street model shop. Funny enough I went for the colour scheme in this video (well, my approximation of it anyway. 😄) I’ve always had a soft spot for Blood Angels ever since then. I’ve got two girls myself, one of which my Mum never got the chance to meet. She died a couple of years ago and even my eldest was too young to remember her. So I feel your pain and the desire to connect the generations and keep their memory alive. Love the channel and your work mate. Your Dad would be proud.
Im 50 and lost my Dad in April. I remember him taking me to gaming stores on holiday as a boy right through to showing him the painting trophy I won just a month before his death this year. All through the years he was always supportive, interested and an ear for my hobby ramblings. Great, emotive video. Miss you Dad. X
24:12 I'll never forget how much this step is satisfying ❤It remembers me when I was 11 years old, painting my first Space Marine without idea of what I was doing. Thanks for the video.
tbh the way you treat your kids is so sweet, you’re genuinely such a good parent. your kids are interested in what you do, and allowing them to paint their little own figures definitely made them feel connected to you. mourning is non-linear, and i wish you even more happy days and happier memories.
@2:14 "Blessed are the cheesemakers" - I see your dad was a man of culture! I grew up playing Space Crusade and Heroquest with my brother, and we've recently started playing through the re-release (we're both in our 40's!). Also started talking about going back to 90's necromunda as I've been going through eBay picking up the gangs I didn't get back in the day. Thanks for sharing your story and for another awesome video. Keep it up :) EDIT - Mike Mcvey, what a guy! Seems like a great bloke!
I’m not the kind of guy who puts comments on UA-cam videos… but this one. I was there to see some old school Blood Angels minis, not to finish in tears. The way you look at these minis, you speak about your father and your family… all these emotions, I understand them so well. I’ve lost my father 2 years ago and I’m still mourning him, he was such an example for me. Thanks for this video and to share this with us. Your father must be proud of you, wherever he is now.
Was not expecting to cry like a baby this morning. Like you, my dad got me the big 90s 40k box because I thought the Blood Angels on the cover were the coolest. This videos brought up a lot of memories of times when my life wasn't as hard as it is today. Thank you.
Bloody hell mate. Brought me to tears. I lost my dad 5 months ago. He wasn't into Warhammer but he was a professional artist. I always would show him my models and look for his advice. "Nostalgia is the ache of happiness remembered". thats what got me.
These Blood Angels look amazing! Honestly, the super-saturated, cartoonish look of the magazines and catalogs of the 90’s always looked better to me than the “official“ painting schemes, maybe because I always thought of miniatures as toys (I never played miniature war games, but I liked to paint tanks.) “Nostalgia is the ache of happiness remembered”-wow that’s good. I lost my dad 30 years ago (he was 57, the same age that I am now). Because he was a history buff and an educator, he loved the WW2 models and minis that I painted for my dioramas. My best memories are of him teaching me about history, especially about WW2 battles and the tanks and planes used by all sides. I learned so much from him that I tested out of courses at school when teachers realized that they weren’t teaching me anything. He was on the autism spectrum (as am I) and we had a difficult time connecting emotionally, and I ended up equating knowledge sharing with love. This video has reduced me to tears.
WTF I went to your channel to watch a nostalgic video and ended up crying. My father also introduced my siblings and me to the world of Warhammer, Dungeons & Dragons, The Lord of the Rings... Losing a family member is always tough, but part of who you are comes from the experiences you've shared with them. Thank you for the video, I really empathized with you.
such a touching tribute. wasn't expecting such emotion but it was wholly welcomed. though I'm not as old as you I did get into the game around the same age. And as I find myself getting back into it close to a decade later I am truly appreciative to my former self and my parents for never selling or giving away my old orks. as I'm buying new miniatures to prepare for 10th edition it makes me feel whole that these new miniatures get to take the field with the first boy I ever painted. And even though I see countless flaws in these older models be it mould lines or paint imperfections, I can't bring myself to fix these issues because they represent my younger self. Loved every video in this series, and can't wait for more!
Great video, we're of a similar age and second edition was my first real foray into Warhammer, though there was a copy of Rogue Trader lying around... :) My dad bought me my first miniatures when I was 10, he drove a 90 minute round trip to pick up some Space Marine chaplains, techmarines and Eldar Dire Avengers, because that's what you do when you don't know what these little metal space men toys are :) My dad never understood what I saw in 40k, but he knew I loved painting and always encouraged me. We lost my dad 5 years ago as well and I got back into the hobby shortly afterwards. Now painting is my go to method of getting through whatever I'm struggling with. Thanks for the nostalgia trip and reminding us how nostalgia isn't a fault, it's a way of remembering the good times :)
Never thought i would cry to one of your vids but dam. Guy i have to thank you. Watching your videos has not only been nice painting tips but they have taught me to just injoy the hobby and the steps to making a good mini and to cherish the memories. So thank you and keep the amazing vids.
Well Damn.. I came for a funny MWM video and got 29:32mins of heavy feels, nostalgia and just true love. Been following these retro paint videos with a happy smirk on my face everytime and i have loved every minute. and this video just became my favorite of em all. Cant wait to see what other amazing works you bring us Guy. And im sure, way more than i have ever been, that your dad would be proud of you.
bro this is my first video i've watched on your channel. I cannot say thank you enough times for having the courage to share this vulnerable part of your childhood, your relationship with your dad, and the hobby. I lost my father a little more than a year and a half ago, he didn't introduce me to the hobby, but everything you say at the end about nostalgia resonates completely. thank you thank you again. I admire what you've done with this video and look forward to watching more of your channel. you have absolutely made connection possible, bravo.
Vengeance of the Blood Angels intro in there at 17. God how I loved that game. Mallock was a character I kept alive on every mission and he became famous in my household .
@@MidwinterMinis Playing alone at night in the dark the Magus's creepy voice saying you're going to die, you'll burn in hell fire scared the crap out of me.
This is one of the most beautiful and mind blowing warhammer videos ive ever watched. The passion and love for the hobby and the nostalgia come across so well. And those finished blood angels. Truely wonderful. Thankyou Guy.
Great ending to the video, and the series. You can see on your face what the message from Mike meant and how the process helped you connect with and memorialise your dad.
I lost my father almost a decade ago and that final speech really hit me in the feels, im so glad you were able to paint those blood angels and get your hero to sign off on how great they are, Guy i say this as a novice to painting you are truly one of my inspirations for paining, Thank you, truly
i was not expecting this, bit teary. Lost my dad too, 2010. sorry for your loss. we had a similar thing with airfix (can't look at a spitfire without tearing up to this day). great stuff as always Guy, all the best to you and yours.
Hey Guy. I lost my father a little over two years ago, and like you, my future children will never get to meet their grandfather. I think it’s beautiful that your children will have this connection not only to you, but to your father as well, and I hope that one day I can give my kids something that can connect them to their grandfather the way you have here.
wow.... so moving!! Best 40k video by far... this take me back right back to my childhood, Blood Angels were mine too... I can still the paints and my little tool box that I used to store my paints, transfers and multiple arms and bolt guns!! Powerful memories! I too lost my dad back, albeit in 2003, and painting these definitely takes me back to happier family times growing up, I still have mine stored under my bed, and in the original 40k box, all painted up, badly I hasten to add. I've got a half painted Death Company squad, and a falling apart Dreadnought. I might finally get to finish painting them!
@@MidwinterMinis so I am from Germany, after this video I want to invite you here, put a cool german beer in your hand and just sit at the coast and watch the seagulls harass some kids at the beach! Moved me, really!
Speechless....... Thank you for reminding me of what really matters in life.... The People you love and love you in return. And little plastic figurines that help you keep your sanity in his insane world we live in right now. Best of luck to you and your loved ones.
This is genuinely one of the loveliest videos on the hobby I've ever seen. Even with the passing of time, a loss of a parent doesn't become easy, but it becomes easier to look back with fondness to the joys and love you shared. Thank you for sharing this part of yourself.
I'm 50 now :\ . What an amazing video I had years in my eyes Guy, can't lie . What wonderful memories to have . The blood angels are amazing the Capitan is so awesome . Great work thank you 😉
And now we can rest. Epic series. Superb story telling. Lovely piano version of MWM theme too. ALso, objectivity is overrated Guy. Subjectivity is what counts. Like an opinion on a favourite flavour. The only one that counts is yours. If 2nd Ed minis is that then it is the greatest for you.
What a lovely tribute to your dad, and what a great video to end this series. I'm gonna go call my parents, as this made me realise that life's too short, and you should absolutely take the time to connect with those you love.
Didn't expect a video like this to hit the way it did... I lost my grandfather a mere two days ago, and remembering all the times we would go visit just to say hello, or the summer that I helped him work on his plane... It really aches to think back of all the good times we had together as a family. I'll always keep those moments close to my heart, as you do with memories of your dad. Thanks so much for the video.
Such a brilliant searies. You should be proud of what you have done and all you have achieved. Nostalgia did it for me too, second edition was such a part of my life that returning to it 25 plus years later still has the young child in me giddy with excitement. Don't stop the searies. There is so much love for second edition it would be a shame not to get a dreadnought painted up instead of the cardboard cut out. That's the model that truly did it for me.
Strangely enough ....my dad brought me some blood angels one Christmas..... mind you I was 30 at the time .....he passed away 4 years ago This has brought back a few waves of nostalgia & emotion Thank you
Sitting here painting my own Warhammer, I was watching youtube on the side until your video caught my attention. I got to play my first game of Combat Patrol with my friend, and even knowing his mini's weren't complete or even if we were using a normal table with cups and bowls as terrain, we still had an absolute blast. Watching this video made me realize that I'm doing exactly what you did as a young kid with your dad, and I am so incredibly thankful for you making this video and sharing your heart-touching words with the whole community. I hope to one day look back at the memories just like you get to. With all of one's heart, I am sorry for the loss of your Father, and thank you so very much for all you do for this community, and for your friends and family. You rock.
Great video, final paintjob turned out fantastic! Sending a big hug your way, Guy! This really makes one cherish the time you get to spend with loved ones.
Beautiful sentiment, thank you for a wonderful series, I've enjoyed all the videos. Taking a moment to reflect and look back is always good, especially when it informs how we should move forward.
Way to make me bawl my eyes out in 3 min flat! My dad passed away 1 and half years ago now and he got me into perhaps my biggest hobby. Passing it on feels like keeping him with me and eventually me with my children.
Awesome, just awesome. We seem to be very alike, as i got the 2nd Ed boxset from my folks around 10 years old in the mid 90s, and i also painted them as Blood Angels (i still think that look is my fav look for any SM Chapter). Ive justed turned 40 and have a 5yo daughter who loves to be questioning me about what im painted. I can totally relate to all that, and the nostalgia this video has kicked up in me. Im very lucky as i still have my dad, despite coming within a gnats hair of losing him back in 2020 (but the act of strangers who must have been heaven sent). We can only try to be the dads they were to us and build on the examples they set, as well as treasure the times we have together. Im sure your kids will with you, as i know mine does with me. And who knows, maybe they'll want to paint Blood Angels too!
this has to be the best midwinter minis video ever. the story, the painting the music. it just feels right. it brought me to tears it was just perfect well done
Beautiful video - sincere, raw and resonated more than a bit with me. Can’t say I’ve cried watching UA-cam before but there’s a first time for everything. The power of nostalgia is great indeed. Makes me glad I can still talk to the friends I say around talking and playing Warhammer with 20odd years ago.
Truly heartfelt. I'm very much with you. My first models were the 2nd edition box set and my first ever game was with my grandad on his kitchen floor and I painted Blood Angels too, so seeing these and the meaning they had to you it's quite profound. To echo the sentiments of your video with my own experience.......miss you grandad.
The first video of MWM I saw was the unboxing of this kit and it's been an incredible journey since then watching your incredible channel and now family grow! You inspired me to feel better about my skill level of painting while also showing me how to improve and ultimately get back into the hobby that I love so much! Thank you so much Guy, you are definitely that paint father for this community!!!
Thank you, thank you. I am sorry for your loss. you made me think of my dad who died a few years ago and reminded me of how much I missed him. But more the happy times. so again thank you.
Mentoring people while doing things you love is a gift. Those connections and common experiences really are what makes a community great. Although we may never meet in person, you have inspired and enabled me along with so many more ! Your channel was the spark that got me painting and showing my kids the value of spending time together learning and making something cool. Lots of cool things. Quite the tribute to your Dad.
Amazing to watch the amount of steps required to make these miniatures as impressive as you have. I came here for nostalgia as well, used to play warhammer as a child very badly with friends with that same boxed set. As others have mentioned I did not expect the amount of emotion I’d feel watching this either. Your dad would be so proud watching you do this now. People die twice the day they take their last breath and the last day they are spoken of, so he’s still very much alive. ❤
You have been my biggest influence. Mainly because you were my first influence. Your videos gave me the confidence to paint minis, to buy a camera, to start video editing. So much of what I love about my creative life, photography, videography, mini painting, oil painting, video editing, 3D printing. It was all enabled by getting into Warhammer, which was only possible thanks to you. Yes objectively speaking, there will always be better painters, better videographers, better Warhammer content. However, your name still deserves to be known as one of the greats. I’m sure I’m not the only one here leaving a heartfelt comment about how you changed our lives. The thousands of us who owe our newfound passion to you serve as proof. You rock, your passion is a unique sort that I try to hold for my creative endeavors. Thank you Guy, I and many others are so thankful for the path you inspired us to walk.
You know you're an amazing painter when Green, red and brown are hard to distinguish. Yet, you beautifully with those colors and yellow. Guy you are an icon
You're doing an amazing job, sharing this hobby. It's going so far beyond just showing your kids what your passion is, you've introduced thousands, even hundreds of thousands of people including me to this beautiful hobby. I'm now on my fourth 40k army and 3rd fantasy army, and it's all thanks to finding your videos
Very moving end and I shed a few tears! We are about the same age and the feelings are quite the same about memories of long lost better times. I'm not a dad yet but I do enjoy teaching my nephews things I loved to do as a kid and trust me when I say it , this is like rediscovering the joys of the hobby for a second time through their own eyes! And I hope you'll still experience it from time to time as they grow up and hopefully teaching it to their kids long after that! Kudos!
Was honestly putting off watching this because I saw the comments before anything. I lost my Dad in 2020, and in an effort to escape life, I decided to take up Warhammer. You were the first video I watched back then and my first ever channel subscribe and as the saying goes, "the rest is history." Losing your dad (or mom) is something I didn't expect to experience this early in life (we're the same age) and being "orphaned" has a way of making you feel alone in a way that's hard to explain. So, with all that said, from across the pond, thanks for your videos that helped me through a very dark time and for a better appreciation of the hobby and on the flipside, I'm terribly sorry for your loss. I hope MWM was and continues to be an escape for you as it does for a lot of us.
Gorgeous work on the blood angels. I have so many fond memories of that original box set, playing with my little brother. It's amazing how something like this can tie so close to memories of people you love.
Man has me crying at work right now. Excellent video and thank you for sharing your emotions and memories from your childhood that we can all relate to in a way. Amazing as always friend!
I'm not crying, you're crying. That was an incredibly tribute to the hobby, the faction and to your father. Thank you so much for sharing something so raw to you with us all.
These retro videos bring me joy. I have no nostalgia for old warhammer, but I love the art and feel of the old models. The video of the old books is really awesome too.
Thanks for such a beautiful, powerful, and happy (but sad) video. Second edition was my intro to the hobby and still holds a mythical place in my childhood memories, as it does for so many people. Thank you.
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It was your damn channel, guy. You and you alone.
For my it was my Science teacher back in year 7 and all so this UA-cam channel.
Unfortunately, pain; I had to fight for every moment. My mum hated this stuff so I was always kind of sneaking around. She tolerated it more than video games, but not by much. My nostalgia from that time is deeply tinged with anger and depression. I spent most of the video crying out of regret.
My uncle back in 1998, great times.
it was you, your the one that really got me into mini's and just warhammer in general
Well fuck. Wasn't expecting to cry while watching a midwinter video.
My dad was the one that got me and my brother into the hobby. I'll always remember him taking us to games day and him building us a baneblade tank each out of cardboard.
He died three years ago, and never got the chance to meet my daughter. I've got so many of his 80s models that need painting, but can never find the push to paint them.
Thanks for the video dude, sorry about your dad!!
Thanks Dani, hope life is treating you well. Give me a hug if you see me at an event, yeah? :)
@MidwinterMinis Well with a daughter, it's exciting if nothing else! :)
Oh you can be sure!
@@DaniThornton-s2h I made the mistake of watching this at work. I envy people who had good dads. I didn't because he didn't want to be. Great video Guy.
@@mal2ksc77sorry man. I hope you are ok
My goodness. Right in the feels, I let this video play to just listen to while driving to work this morning and had to steer clear of the fast lane because I cried so hard. Very well chosen words about loved ones and nostalgia - they really hit home. @MidwinterMinis I am sorry about your dad and that he wasn‘t able to meet your kids. Such things are often (mistakenly) taken for granted in life, but everything is quite fragile really and one can be thankful if all is alright when waking up each morning. All the best!
I never had a dad. So now I try extra hard to be the best one possible.
Excellent video and lovely tribute to your dad. Such a shame he didn't meet the twins. He would have adored them.
Little did we know that when you were in your room painting miniatures, playing your guitars and writing and recording music that you were actually quietly building a career. X
Thanks mum, I love you. Sorry I phoned you too late to warn you that this video might make you a bit emotional!
@@MidwinterMinis❤
You can hear the emotion in Guys voice when hes talking about his dad and his kids and being able to share a part of then with eachother and himself through the hobby. Really sweet and sincere video this one
I am not crying... you're crying!!
Such kind words, thank you :)
Sorry for your loss Guy, I'm glad we got you here and glad that you out of all people was the one that started my hobby adventure, hope to see you do more from retro, wishing best for you and your kids
Thanks so much, my friend!
While I worked at GW I would always refer to finecast as the ‘champagne of casting materials’. Seemed a good fit for the juxtaposition of it’s supposed marketed vs reputed bubbly qualities.
Haha, that's actually genius
Bubbly, overpriced, makes it difficult to keep your sword straight... sounds about right!
Once again Guy, you’ve managed to make me laugh, smile, and cry. And your music is spot on as it carries the spirit and emotion of the video. Thank you for this. I need more of this type of video in my life. ❤ plus Blood Angels are THE BEST chapter!
Thanks Dave. Please remember I wouldn't even be doing this if it wasn't for your influence. Love you buddy!
I lost my mom 10 years ago, and I'm in the process of losing my dad as we speak, he's not doing well with cancer. My parents were my biggest supporters of my painting hobby from the 80's until now. My dad still reacts with joy when I finish a new model. This video made me cry so much as a 54 year old father of 3 myself. I've never felt the need to be 15 and painting my first warhammer again so badly. Thanks so much for this video, I'm sure your dad is as proud of you as our hero Mike McVey is to all of us who coveted those books like they were the first printing of the bible.
I was not prepared for that emotional roller-coaster. I came for blood angles painting, and left with a teary smile. Thank you guy.
You can be proud Guy, i can probably speak for the community when i say you've been our "father figure" introducing so many of us to the hobby we now cherish and love.
Noooo no no, don't do this to me, haha. Thank you so much
Well in my case more like a little brother instead of a father figure heh
@@MidwinterMinis i can fully say you are the reason i was inspired to work towards a knight/titan army as well as one of, if not the biggest influence on my painting style. thank you for everything you have done for the community. keep up the good work, and i will keep watching your videos. your scrap gargant was probably the biggest inspiration. Thank you for everything, Guy, truly thank you.
That's a bit much, mate. Calm down.
Nah man, I have a dad and he and I get a long just fine. Don't idolize internet strangers. You're forming unhealthy parasocial attachments.
27:44 "... is the soft hum of a lullaby that echoes in the quite corners of your heart" that bit really got me
i love all of the retro painting videos, plz paint some chaos dwarfs with big silly hats, love the Chorfs
They're a classic!
You and Hatty should be so proud of yourselves, not ashamed to say that your final speech just brought me to tears. Can't wait for my kids to wake up in the morning for hugs.
Not me getting misty-eyed at some retro blood angels. Couldn't possibly be
I never comment on videos, because who is going to read them anyway, but here I am.
As a similar age, I got the same box set one year for Christmas and was hooked. This is a beautiful video in commemoration of your dad, and it brought me to tears.
While I’ve not lost my dad, he is in hospital as I type this, recovering from an operation which saved his life. I moved away from home to England 12 years ago and I miss him dearly. Nostalgia of my happy childhood memories, similar to yours shown in the video hit me like a truck. As a father to a 3.5 year old boy, I can’t wait to share my love of miniatures with him too. Maybe he’ll have some sort of similar reflections of me when he’s old and I’m gone, that way, a part of me will live on in him, just as your dad does in you.
Such a beautiful film guy! This film drops on the day I attended a friend Craig's funeral who among many passions ran our local gaming group the Purple Sparkly Unicorns, he welcomed me back into this hobby after a long break just as he has with many others. Feels like a day for reflection and appreciation. Thank you Guy and farewell Craig.
My mom died last year and your outro made me remember all the fond memories I had. Thanks Guy ❤
Miss you Mama
This video is truly special. Blood Angels were also my first army, and tbh I still remember the first box I picked myself.
This is just... Amazing, I almost cried as well, because I still remember all of the stuff I did with my grandmother, and the memories at the old store here in València.
As always, amazing video Guy.
I was not ready to cry my eyes out watching a retro painting guide.
You're a good soul sir and thanks for sharing your hobby with us for all these years.
As a father who has two kids that also never got to meet my dad, that opening hit hard. My daughter is 8 and has been painting minis with me since she was 4. My 5 month old son is also fascinated by the little plastic guys. It’s a great shared hobby to have with children.
This really hit me in the feels Guy. We are pretty much the same age and got into the hobby at a similar time. Although I’m a Guard man, the very first GW minis I ever painted were mono pose space marines, brought for me by my Mum at the local high street model shop. Funny enough I went for the colour scheme in this video (well, my approximation of it anyway. 😄) I’ve always had a soft spot for Blood Angels ever since then. I’ve got two girls myself, one of which my Mum never got the chance to meet. She died a couple of years ago and even my eldest was too young to remember her. So I feel your pain and the desire to connect the generations and keep their memory alive. Love the channel and your work mate. Your Dad would be proud.
Im 50 and lost my Dad in April. I remember him taking me to gaming stores on holiday as a boy right through to showing him the painting trophy I won just a month before his death this year.
All through the years he was always supportive, interested and an ear for my hobby ramblings.
Great, emotive video. Miss you Dad. X
24:12 I'll never forget how much this step is satisfying ❤It remembers me when I was 11 years old, painting my first Space Marine without idea of what I was doing. Thanks for the video.
tbh the way you treat your kids is so sweet, you’re genuinely such a good parent. your kids are interested in what you do, and allowing them to paint their little own figures definitely made them feel connected to you. mourning is non-linear, and i wish you even more happy days and happier memories.
Just cranked up the brightness on my phone to watch this- my own fond memories of painting Space Crusade come flooding back!
@2:14 "Blessed are the cheesemakers" - I see your dad was a man of culture!
I grew up playing Space Crusade and Heroquest with my brother, and we've recently started playing through the re-release (we're both in our 40's!). Also started talking about going back to 90's necromunda as I've been going through eBay picking up the gangs I didn't get back in the day.
Thanks for sharing your story and for another awesome video. Keep it up :)
EDIT - Mike Mcvey, what a guy! Seems like a great bloke!
I’m not the kind of guy who puts comments on UA-cam videos… but this one.
I was there to see some old school Blood Angels minis, not to finish in tears. The way you look at these minis, you speak about your father and your family… all these emotions, I understand them so well. I’ve lost my father 2 years ago and I’m still mourning him, he was such an example for me.
Thanks for this video and to share this with us.
Your father must be proud of you, wherever he is now.
Was not expecting to cry like a baby this morning. Like you, my dad got me the big 90s 40k box because I thought the Blood Angels on the cover were the coolest. This videos brought up a lot of memories of times when my life wasn't as hard as it is today. Thank you.
Bloody hell mate. Brought me to tears. I lost my dad 5 months ago. He wasn't into Warhammer but he was a professional artist. I always would show him my models and look for his advice. "Nostalgia is the ache of happiness remembered". thats what got me.
Seeing Guy's expression when the guest reached out to him was incredibly moving and powerful. Thanks for sharing that moment.
This video really struck a chord with me. Guy... This needs to be one of, if not thee best vid out there. Really well done.
Thank you so much, that's incredibly kind of you!
These Blood Angels look amazing! Honestly, the super-saturated, cartoonish look of the magazines and catalogs of the 90’s always looked better to me than the “official“ painting schemes, maybe because I always thought of miniatures as toys (I never played miniature war games, but I liked to paint tanks.)
“Nostalgia is the ache of happiness remembered”-wow that’s good. I lost my dad 30 years ago (he was 57, the same age that I am now). Because he was a history buff and an educator, he loved the WW2 models and minis that I painted for my dioramas. My best memories are of him teaching me about history, especially about WW2 battles and the tanks and planes used by all sides. I learned so much from him that I tested out of courses at school when teachers realized that they weren’t teaching me anything. He was on the autism spectrum (as am I) and we had a difficult time connecting emotionally, and I ended up equating knowledge sharing with love. This video has reduced me to tears.
WTF I went to your channel to watch a nostalgic video and ended up crying. My father also introduced my siblings and me to the world of Warhammer, Dungeons & Dragons, The Lord of the Rings...
Losing a family member is always tough, but part of who you are comes from the experiences you've shared with them. Thank you for the video, I really empathized with you.
such a touching tribute. wasn't expecting such emotion but it was wholly welcomed.
though I'm not as old as you I did get into the game around the same age. And as I find myself getting back into it close to a decade later I am truly appreciative to my former self and my parents for never selling or giving away my old orks. as I'm buying new miniatures to prepare for 10th edition it makes me feel whole that these new miniatures get to take the field with the first boy I ever painted. And even though I see countless flaws in these older models be it mould lines or paint imperfections, I can't bring myself to fix these issues because they represent my younger self.
Loved every video in this series, and can't wait for more!
I was waiting for the new video and here it is!
Edit: this video was actually so emotional by the end RIP Guy’s Dad
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Great video, we're of a similar age and second edition was my first real foray into Warhammer, though there was a copy of Rogue Trader lying around... :) My dad bought me my first miniatures when I was 10, he drove a 90 minute round trip to pick up some Space Marine chaplains, techmarines and Eldar Dire Avengers, because that's what you do when you don't know what these little metal space men toys are :) My dad never understood what I saw in 40k, but he knew I loved painting and always encouraged me. We lost my dad 5 years ago as well and I got back into the hobby shortly afterwards. Now painting is my go to method of getting through whatever I'm struggling with. Thanks for the nostalgia trip and reminding us how nostalgia isn't a fault, it's a way of remembering the good times :)
Never thought i would cry to one of your vids but dam.
Guy i have to thank you. Watching your videos has not only been nice painting tips but they have taught me to just injoy the hobby and the steps to making a good mini and to cherish the memories. So thank you and keep the amazing vids.
That, uh... That ending really knocked me off my feet there. Excuse me while I go look for a box of tissues, then use up the entire thing.
Well Damn.. I came for a funny MWM video and got 29:32mins of heavy feels, nostalgia and just true love.
Been following these retro paint videos with a happy smirk on my face everytime and i have loved every minute. and this video just became my favorite of em all.
Cant wait to see what other amazing works you bring us Guy. And im sure, way more than i have ever been, that your dad would be proud of you.
Even though I didn’t get into warhammer before 9th I still feel an overwhelming amount of nostalgia
bro this is my first video i've watched on your channel. I cannot say thank you enough times for having the courage to share this vulnerable part of your childhood, your relationship with your dad, and the hobby. I lost my father a little more than a year and a half ago, he didn't introduce me to the hobby, but everything you say at the end about nostalgia resonates completely. thank you thank you again. I admire what you've done with this video and look forward to watching more of your channel. you have absolutely made connection possible, bravo.
Vengeance of the Blood Angels intro in there at 17.
God how I loved that game. Mallock was a character I kept alive on every mission and he became famous in my household .
Such a cool game for the time! Loved it
@@MidwinterMinis Playing alone at night in the dark the Magus's creepy voice saying you're going to die, you'll burn in hell fire scared the crap out of me.
This is one of the most beautiful and mind blowing warhammer videos ive ever watched. The passion and love for the hobby and the nostalgia come across so well. And those finished blood angels. Truely wonderful. Thankyou Guy.
Incredible work on the painting and now I'm having a quiet, tearful moment in the sunshine on the veranda ❤ love you Guy
Thanks David, love you buddy!
Great ending to the video, and the series.
You can see on your face what the message from Mike meant and how the process helped you connect with and memorialise your dad.
Lets go, been painting blood angels since I was about the same age you were, so this is nice thing for me to see.
I lost my father almost a decade ago and that final speech really hit me in the feels, im so glad you were able to paint those blood angels and get your hero to sign off on how great they are, Guy i say this as a novice to painting you are truly one of my inspirations for paining, Thank you, truly
i was not expecting this, bit teary. Lost my dad too, 2010. sorry for your loss. we had a similar thing with airfix (can't look at a spitfire without tearing up to this day). great stuff as always Guy, all the best to you and yours.
Hey Guy. I lost my father a little over two years ago, and like you, my future children will never get to meet their grandfather. I think it’s beautiful that your children will have this connection not only to you, but to your father as well, and I hope that one day I can give my kids something that can connect them to their grandfather the way you have here.
A beautiful hit of nostalgia.
Thank you for sharing, Guy.
❤️😢💪🙏
wow.... so moving!! Best 40k video by far... this take me back right back to my childhood, Blood Angels were mine too... I can still the paints and my little tool box that I used to store my paints, transfers and multiple arms and bolt guns!! Powerful memories! I too lost my dad back, albeit in 2003, and painting these definitely takes me back to happier family times growing up, I still have mine stored under my bed, and in the original 40k box, all painted up, badly I hasten to add. I've got a half painted Death Company squad, and a falling apart Dreadnought. I might finally get to finish painting them!
One of the best videos of this channel!
Thanks so much, it certainly means a lot to me
@@MidwinterMinis so I am from Germany, after this video I want to invite you here, put a cool german beer in your hand and just sit at the coast and watch the seagulls harass some kids at the beach! Moved me, really!
Speechless....... Thank you for reminding me of what really matters in life.... The People you love and love you in return.
And little plastic figurines that help you keep your sanity in his insane world we live in right now.
Best of luck to you and your loved ones.
Can’t wait until we can finally get that battle report! And… seeing the Dark Angels face off against the Space Wolves.
This is genuinely one of the loveliest videos on the hobby I've ever seen. Even with the passing of time, a loss of a parent doesn't become easy, but it becomes easier to look back with fondness to the joys and love you shared. Thank you for sharing this part of yourself.
Absolutely beautiful video Guy. A fitting tribute to your dad who got you into a hobby that you cherish so much and an incredible paint job
I'm 50 now :\ . What an amazing video I had years in my eyes Guy, can't lie .
What wonderful memories to have .
The blood angels are amazing the Capitan is so awesome . Great work thank you 😉
And now we can rest. Epic series. Superb story telling. Lovely piano version of MWM theme too. ALso, objectivity is overrated Guy. Subjectivity is what counts. Like an opinion on a favourite flavour. The only one that counts is yours. If 2nd Ed minis is that then it is the greatest for you.
What a lovely tribute to your dad, and what a great video to end this series. I'm gonna go call my parents, as this made me realise that life's too short, and you should absolutely take the time to connect with those you love.
0:19 Nicolas Cage is a Blood Angel! I knew it and here's the proof!!
Didn't expect a video like this to hit the way it did... I lost my grandfather a mere two days ago, and remembering all the times we would go visit just to say hello, or the summer that I helped him work on his plane... It really aches to think back of all the good times we had together as a family. I'll always keep those moments close to my heart, as you do with memories of your dad. Thanks so much for the video.
It’s 5 in the morning for me, but idk, sleep is temporary, blood is forever
That's the spirit! Haha
I'm not crying, You're crying. Right in the feels Guy. Right in the feels. Big hugs brother.
One of your best videos Guy!! Thank you so much for everything you do for the hobby community!! And a wonderful tribute to your father
Such a brilliant searies. You should be proud of what you have done and all you have achieved.
Nostalgia did it for me too, second edition was such a part of my life that returning to it 25 plus years later still has the young child in me giddy with excitement.
Don't stop the searies. There is so much love for second edition it would be a shame not to get a dreadnought painted up instead of the cardboard cut out. That's the model that truly did it for me.
Strangely enough ....my dad brought me some blood angels one Christmas..... mind you I was 30 at the time .....he passed away 4 years ago
This has brought back a few waves of nostalgia & emotion
Thank you
You were the one who kinda brought me into the hobby and made me convince my dad to get a combatpatrol with me, and i cant thank you enough for that
Sitting here painting my own Warhammer, I was watching youtube on the side until your video caught my attention. I got to play my first game of Combat Patrol with my friend, and even knowing his mini's weren't complete or even if we were using a normal table with cups and bowls as terrain, we still had an absolute blast. Watching this video made me realize that I'm doing exactly what you did as a young kid with your dad, and I am so incredibly thankful for you making this video and sharing your heart-touching words with the whole community. I hope to one day look back at the memories just like you get to. With all of one's heart, I am sorry for the loss of your Father, and thank you so very much for all you do for this community, and for your friends and family. You rock.
Being a dad is the best. My daughter is everything to me and I love sharing things I love and things she loves.
A beautiful collection of 2nd edition miniatures and a touching tribute to your father. Thanks for this, Guy.
Great video, final paintjob turned out fantastic! Sending a big hug your way, Guy! This really makes one cherish the time you get to spend with loved ones.
I came in expecting a fun painting video, I wasn’t expecting to cry…
For real man, your dad would be proud of the passion you put in your work.
Beautiful sentiment, thank you for a wonderful series, I've enjoyed all the videos. Taking a moment to reflect and look back is always good, especially when it informs how we should move forward.
Way to make me bawl my eyes out in 3 min flat! My dad passed away 1 and half years ago now and he got me into perhaps my biggest hobby. Passing it on feels like keeping him with me and eventually me with my children.
Awesome, just awesome.
We seem to be very alike, as i got the 2nd Ed boxset from my folks around 10 years old in the mid 90s, and i also painted them as Blood Angels (i still think that look is my fav look for any SM Chapter). Ive justed turned 40 and have a 5yo daughter who loves to be questioning me about what im painted. I can totally relate to all that, and the nostalgia this video has kicked up in me.
Im very lucky as i still have my dad, despite coming within a gnats hair of losing him back in 2020 (but the act of strangers who must have been heaven sent). We can only try to be the dads they were to us and build on the examples they set, as well as treasure the times we have together. Im sure your kids will with you, as i know mine does with me. And who knows, maybe they'll want to paint Blood Angels too!
this has to be the best midwinter minis video ever. the story, the painting the music. it just feels right. it brought me to tears it was just perfect well done
I’ve had a blast keeping up with this series all these years. You’re the reason why I got so sucked into 40k so thanks for that.
Beautiful video - sincere, raw and resonated more than a bit with me. Can’t say I’ve cried watching UA-cam before but there’s a first time for everything.
The power of nostalgia is great indeed. Makes me glad I can still talk to the friends I say around talking and playing Warhammer with 20odd years ago.
Just : thank you, for every thing your are doing with your heart, today, you made me cry, thank you again.
Truly heartfelt. I'm very much with you. My first models were the 2nd edition box set and my first ever game was with my grandad on his kitchen floor and I painted Blood Angels too, so seeing these and the meaning they had to you it's quite profound. To echo the sentiments of your video with my own experience.......miss you grandad.
One of my favourite Warhammer videos I've ever seen. Great job. Right in the feels.
The first video of MWM I saw was the unboxing of this kit and it's been an incredible journey since then watching your incredible channel and now family grow! You inspired me to feel better about my skill level of painting while also showing me how to improve and ultimately get back into the hobby that I love so much! Thank you so much Guy, you are definitely that paint father for this community!!!
Thank you, thank you. I am sorry for your loss. you made me think of my dad who died a few years ago and reminded me of how much I missed him. But more the happy times. so again thank you.
Mentoring people while doing things you love is a gift. Those connections and common experiences really are what makes a community great. Although we may never meet in person, you have inspired and enabled me along with so many more ! Your channel was the spark that got me painting and showing my kids the value of spending time together learning and making something cool. Lots of cool things. Quite the tribute to your Dad.
Amazing to watch the amount of steps required to make these miniatures as impressive as you have.
I came here for nostalgia as well, used to play warhammer as a child very badly with friends with that same boxed set.
As others have mentioned I did not expect the amount of emotion I’d feel watching this either.
Your dad would be so proud watching you do this now. People die twice the day they take their last breath and the last day they are spoken of, so he’s still very much alive. ❤
You have been my biggest influence. Mainly because you were my first influence. Your videos gave me the confidence to paint minis, to buy a camera, to start video editing. So much of what I love about my creative life, photography, videography, mini painting, oil painting, video editing, 3D printing. It was all enabled by getting into Warhammer, which was only possible thanks to you. Yes objectively speaking, there will always be better painters, better videographers, better Warhammer content. However, your name still deserves to be known as one of the greats. I’m sure I’m not the only one here leaving a heartfelt comment about how you changed our lives. The thousands of us who owe our newfound passion to you serve as proof. You rock, your passion is a unique sort that I try to hold for my creative endeavors. Thank you Guy, I and many others are so thankful for the path you inspired us to walk.
This video is magical. great work! Happy for you!
You know you're an amazing painter when Green, red and brown are hard to distinguish. Yet, you beautifully with those colors and yellow. Guy you are an icon
You're doing an amazing job, sharing this hobby. It's going so far beyond just showing your kids what your passion is, you've introduced thousands, even hundreds of thousands of people including me to this beautiful hobby. I'm now on my fourth 40k army and 3rd fantasy army, and it's all thanks to finding your videos
Very moving end and I shed a few tears! We are about the same age and the feelings are quite the same about memories of long lost better times.
I'm not a dad yet but I do enjoy teaching my nephews things I loved to do as a kid and trust me when I say it , this is like rediscovering the joys of the hobby for a second time through their own eyes! And I hope you'll still experience it from time to time as they grow up and hopefully teaching it to their kids long after that!
Kudos!
Right in the feels.
Nostalgia truly is the ache of happiness remembered.
Was honestly putting off watching this because I saw the comments before anything. I lost my Dad in 2020, and in an effort to escape life, I decided to take up Warhammer. You were the first video I watched back then and my first ever channel subscribe and as the saying goes, "the rest is history." Losing your dad (or mom) is something I didn't expect to experience this early in life (we're the same age) and being "orphaned" has a way of making you feel alone in a way that's hard to explain. So, with all that said, from across the pond, thanks for your videos that helped me through a very dark time and for a better appreciation of the hobby and on the flipside, I'm terribly sorry for your loss. I hope MWM was and continues to be an escape for you as it does for a lot of us.
Gorgeous work on the blood angels. I have so many fond memories of that original box set, playing with my little brother. It's amazing how something like this can tie so close to memories of people you love.
Man has me crying at work right now. Excellent video and thank you for sharing your emotions and memories from your childhood that we can all relate to in a way. Amazing as always friend!
I'm not crying, you're crying. That was an incredibly tribute to the hobby, the faction and to your father. Thank you so much for sharing something so raw to you with us all.
These retro videos bring me joy. I have no nostalgia for old warhammer, but I love the art and feel of the old models. The video of the old books is really awesome too.
Thanks for such a beautiful, powerful, and happy (but sad) video. Second edition was my intro to the hobby and still holds a mythical place in my childhood memories, as it does for so many people. Thank you.