Gotta say, you popping in after the voice over was complete shot me straight back to "walls and barricades". You reignite my hobby fire with every video posted. Love you man.
The science shows our brains process the information the same whether reading with our eyes, ears, or fingers (Braille). Audiobooks are valid, and for some with disabilities, an life-changing accommodation.
Giver/receiver is a great idea, but I hate the words. They aren't intuitive. Make them "Attachable" for things that attach to something, and "Main" for the body that will have things attached to it. You'll always have this kind of system, to its pretty easy. Otherwise just "Primary/secondary" would work great.
In terms of wire cutter, there's the new army painter wire cutter that's like 20 bucks. What's interesting is it's entirely bare bones so you can reverse engineer that one and figure out how it works, or say combine 2 and you have a discount proxxon hot wire cutter for bigger pieces.
Yeah, it really helps especially with big projects! I wish I could remember where I learned about "magic sticks" but my google-fu has failed me, I love the name though.
Weights! That's a genius solution especially for detail flock! That stuff always wonders if you're not keeping pressure, why didnt I think of this? Also anyone else clock the blurred spider during the focus shots of the bases? 😄
Thanks for Ian Miller! I don't how could it be that I didn't know him until now! I love Ralph Bakshi's Wizards. By the way Frank Frazetta and Boris Vallejo are also great inspirations to me.
Your tip about practical application of sculpting tools at 10:30 is pure gold. I can't find any tutorials that go into depth on that kind of stuff. Wish someone would make a tutorial on the application/usage of tools and not just the process of sculpting. 🙂
Damn, solid box of tips man! Definitely agree with the magnet stick, I do something similar but having a little tool for it is very useful - I just use a magnetised dungeon tile...because there's always one lying around somewhere on my desk😅
As for #9 the hot wire cutter. They really aren't hard to make. Very basic electronics-wise (not just speaking as someone who has 'dabbled' with electronics for the last 38 or so years). Nichrome wire (you can get this from Jaycar or a bunch of places online) is the key part - a high resistance wire that gets hot enough to cut - a power source (old 6v-12v plug-pack transformers work well. Especially if they put out 800mA to 1A) and/or a switch/button (you only need the wire 'hot' when you are using it to cut the foam. Leaving it 'on' for an extended period puts unnecessary strain on the wire (and it does stretch when it gets too hot). There's a bunch of DIY videos on the hows-to here on YT. ua-cam.com/users/results?search_query=diy+hot+wire+foam+cutter Paint stripping: Iso +1. Dettol also works, but is 90+% isopropyl alcohol anyway. Dettol also removes skin, so wear gloves (srsly. A couple of minutes soak is enough to take skin off fingers - and they are all red and bloody and sore for a couple of weeks afterwards.
Lots of these I was nodding and shouting yes at the screen. I do a number of these. 50/50 greenstuff + miliput I am a disciple of and spread the good word to whoever will listen. I am going to watch your man who gave you hints about capturing textures. Great vid and tips, Trent. Take 't easy bro.
Giver and receiver, great idea.... definitely going to have to come up with a new name as far too suggestive for my delicate tastes.... Top and Bottom..............wait.
I have shamelessly copied one of your sculpting tools for adding textures. (The Greenstuff one with the holes) and it has seen massive use whenever I did something as simple as a muddy/swampy floor and also the good old Nurgle corruption on literally everything. I highly recommend it for anyone reading this. Make two tho. One as a stick and one in a semi-hemisphere like Shape.
This is the second time I've come across the Kingkiller Chronicle today and its weirding me out. Was playing Enter the Gungeon and realized the "Really Special Lute" is supposed to be Kvothe's lute.
Looks like I'll maybe start The Gentlemen Bastards on Audible finally. Had it for a while now. I whole heartedly recommend listening to the Malazan: Book of the Fallen series! Thanks for the tips! Wish I'd known about the magnet trick before magnetizing my Daemon Prince as my first ever model..
Very nice tips, will copy a couple very soon, but I gotta give a safety warning on one: as someone who's had to deal with the horrible, very Nurgle aftermath of it, DO NOT use old batteries in crafting. They eventually leak horrible, corrosive, noxious and probably poisonous stuff that WILL destroy any craft, container, electronics or possibly even furniture it touches. Not quickly, not immediatly, but when you have forgotten of it which is worse. In fact find out how to properly dispose of those because they shouldn't even be on the normal garbage (here there's battery disposal bins on supermarkets which is good, but I imagine it's different elsewhere).
Excellent video! Could you post the link to the craftsman video on texture sampling? I like to know more and the keywords did not lead a result to the video....thanks! Keep up the great work!
Is that spider your familiar? Almays imagined you as a young mage in your little tower working away at bringing magic to the world. Love all your stuff!!! I might start refering to you as Khadgar 😁 he gives me the exact same vibe...
I wish I had the space for that amount of bits box storage. I only have space for 2 boxes under my bed, so at least I got them roughly sorted into medieval and sci fi
I have a different magnet trick that I use because I otherwise do not trust myself to propagate errors. I have some long and thin cylinder magnets (10mm x 2mm⌀) that I use as direct reference. One or two of these is usually enough to go between the already glued in magnet, and the eventual partner(s). I do it this way, because I can usually use the magnet as the insertion guide on anything ≥2mm⌀ ensuring I can keep track of the polarity of all but my smallest magnets all the way through the process. Just yesterday I was using them to work on my infinitely tessalate-able Necromunda floor tiles. There are no "giver" or "receiver" ends of the pairings, as I have to use one polarity on one side of the tile-edge, and the opposite polarity on the other. That way, any tile lines up and sticks to any other tile out into infinity.
Better tip than hand sanitizer: fast orange. It's meant to remove oil from mechanics hands, it's like a lotion with small bits of pumice, works wonders. You will need to rinse your hands after though
Mate you need to wear a proper industrial mask with removable filters when cutting foam with a hot wire... Your ruining your lungs without one not to mention the extreme health hazards of breathing in that stuff.
The magnet tool is sheer genius- after magnetizing a 3D printed modular rocket model and mixing up the polarity on a few of the pieces, I wish I had thought of that.
I am by no means an engineer, but making the wirecutters should be relatively easy. Make the frame of the wire cutters, glue a battery with a usb port to a wooden handle and run some wires from the other end of the battery to the end of the prongs. Connect them to a screw on each side. Tape up as needed and tighten some metal wire between the two screws. That's how i believe it works atleast. The only things that might cause problems is replacing the wire and overheating the wire, which shouldn't be a problem if the voltage and or amps is low enough allthough a given sign would probably be if the middle of the wire turns orange/red from the heat after it's been on for a short while. Again i am no engineer and this is what little i remember from my physics classes so take it with a pot spoon of salt.
idk if this would work but have you tried acetone/nail polish remover for stripping figures? Like putting acetone on a cotton ball and getting the paint off. A lot of people in like doll customizing communities use acetone to strip the paint off of dolls. Of course that all depends on the material of the figure cause acetone can be a little harsh on some materials
Another resin tip, opaque resin prints better detail you can buy dyes for resin. to know how much you need, put some of your resin on a sheet of wax paper let it cure if you can see light through it still add more dye. Opaque dies print better detail because of less light bleeding
![Making a miniature army to play EVERY tabletop game [pt.1]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/mXpR5hXU79I/mqdefault.jpg)
Got to admit, the whole concept of "giver" and "receiver" has confused me on more than one occasion.
Also magnets.
Lol'd a lot at this comment
Groan! 😂
@@mattdeeley4302 he has to begin his dad jokes training
My favourite part was when you sheepishly said "tippy-taps" - actually no it was the helpful tips. They were my favourite bits!
Hey jazza
My two favorite UA-camrs in the same place!
These are some Hot Tips!
These are Miscast Tips
A-ha! Found the source, I bet these will be sprinkled into the next few podcasts.
Gotta say, you popping in after the voice over was complete shot me straight back to "walls and barricades".
You reignite my hobby fire with every video posted. Love you man.
hahahahahahahahahha, so long ago! I gotta bring that back
For the record, my mom is a librarian and she heavily endorses audiobooks as a great form of reading
The science shows our brains process the information the same whether reading with our eyes, ears, or fingers (Braille). Audiobooks are valid, and for some with disabilities, an life-changing accommodation.
I learned more from this video than I did from 4 years of college 🙃
Facts
A lot of people throw around the title "the Bob Ross of miniature painting."
I see you as the Macgyver of hobbying.
"it will stain everything you love"
*Pans to wife and dog*
Audio book hot takes from Trent!
I can't find white dwarf 1-99 in audio book format though 😭
A miscast video and Black Magic craft video in the same day? Truly a righteous time to be alive
excellent thankjs man black magic crafts vid didnt come up in my recommend, so i neatly missed
@@1quackquack1 he always posts on Thursday, keep an eye on that and there's less chance of missing it
love tip videos! and this is no exception.
These videos must be magic cause I just feel so inspired to create every time I watch them.
Damn.... so much good info. I need to organize my junk. :D
Good luck!
Giver/receiver is a great idea, but I hate the words. They aren't intuitive. Make them "Attachable" for things that attach to something, and "Main" for the body that will have things attached to it. You'll always have this kind of system, to its pretty easy. Otherwise just "Primary/secondary" would work great.
Trying to figure out if I can copy the CC, pop that in document and label it "potential Bible". Hat's off to you for this.
hahahah, I appreciate it. We should band everyone together and write a hobby bible for sure
Your bits box. I want it.
Consider these ideas stolen ! Except the throwing away stuff part off course ! 😏
When looking at the base in profile, did anyone notice something moving on the bench in the blurred background?
This is everything I ever needed to know in thirteen minutes. Trent i love the stuff you do so much.
Where did you get this gorgeous pullover from?
In terms of wire cutter, there's the new army painter wire cutter that's like 20 bucks. What's interesting is it's entirely bare bones so you can reverse engineer that one and figure out how it works, or say combine 2 and you have a discount proxxon hot wire cutter for bigger pieces.
10:50 suprise appearance of a spider in the background
This is why I came to the comments.
Glad someone else noticed. 😆
Trent's piercing green eyes in the part 20 segment convinced me to sculpt those bases. Bored into my soul.
The material you are using for bases, if you cut it into strips it makes great I beams
protip: you can use liquid pigment (not alcohols) to dye that clear resin (anycubics clear is the best)
I thought you drank the paint removing detergent at 9.40 xD
Audio books aren’t reading. Don’t get me wrong, I listen to them but it isn’t reading.
All the sculpting stuff is so brilliant and I love anything that encourages more people in the hobby to sculpt! You're doing good work Trent!
Crab Bell!!!
That Magic Stick tip at the end is going to be a total game-changer for me! HOLY
Yeah, it really helps especially with big projects! I wish I could remember where I learned about "magic sticks" but my google-fu has failed me, I love the name though.
Many great tips. That magic stick would have saved me from glueing magnets to my fingers so many times.
Weights! That's a genius solution especially for detail flock! That stuff always wonders if you're not keeping pressure, why didnt I think of this?
Also anyone else clock the blurred spider during the focus shots of the bases? 😄
Great clip, friend! I love your organization system and custom tools.
Thanks for Ian Miller! I don't how could it be that I didn't know him until now! I love Ralph Bakshi's Wizards. By the way Frank Frazetta and Boris Vallejo are also great inspirations to me.
Holey moley Trent. That's a lot of tips. Love the greenstuff/milliput 50/50 mix. Will deffo be getting some greenstuff and trying that out.
Good luck! Looking forward to the results
Its not just the tips, but the way you told them that make this video a very fun and practical video for all of us terrain makers! Thanks man!
Your tip about practical application of sculpting tools at 10:30 is pure gold. I can't find any tutorials that go into depth on that kind of stuff.
Wish someone would make a tutorial on the application/usage of tools and not just the process of sculpting. 🙂
That hotwire cutter is proppa orky
Learning 50/50 milliput to green stuff was a cracking hot tip
Damn, solid box of tips man!
Definitely agree with the magnet stick, I do something similar but having a little tool for it is very useful - I just use a magnetised dungeon tile...because there's always one lying around somewhere on my desk😅
2:11 why isn't it packed that way in the first place!!!! Aaaaaaahhh!!!
Thanks, great tip, will use :)
I know right, crappy plastic is cheaper probably. Some companies like procreate use wax-covered cardboard which is a major improvement.
As for #9 the hot wire cutter.
They really aren't hard to make. Very basic electronics-wise (not just speaking as someone who has 'dabbled' with electronics for the last 38 or so years). Nichrome wire (you can get this from Jaycar or a bunch of places online) is the key part - a high resistance wire that gets hot enough to cut - a power source (old 6v-12v plug-pack transformers work well. Especially if they put out 800mA to 1A) and/or a switch/button (you only need the wire 'hot' when you are using it to cut the foam. Leaving it 'on' for an extended period puts unnecessary strain on the wire (and it does stretch when it gets too hot).
There's a bunch of DIY videos on the hows-to here on YT.
ua-cam.com/users/results?search_query=diy+hot+wire+foam+cutter
Paint stripping: Iso +1. Dettol also works, but is 90+% isopropyl alcohol anyway. Dettol also removes skin, so wear gloves (srsly. A couple of minutes soak is enough to take skin off fingers - and they are all red and bloody and sore for a couple of weeks afterwards.
Thanks for all the info, awesome, I'll look into that! As for paint stripping after doing dettol once, I'd never do it again.
great video as always!
Thank you so much for the green stuff and the milliput mix i was trying so hard to make minis and now im makeing complet ones every week!!
Thanks for the tips :)
No worries!
Awesome to see you talking to the camera at the end man, I just realised how rare it is in your videos but it's a really nice touch when it happens :]
These are awesome, thank you for sharing =)
I mean the first mixed resin looked amazing before painting.
It dries lighter than the wet mix colour, the shot at about 00:38 is what it looks like dry (it's not paint, its just plaster being plaster)
When i saw that toy crocodile i just pictured the Hook's "crocodile Statue". What a great movie.
The greenstuff sculpting tool is a wicked idea!
I hope you give it a go!
That one I WILL try
First comment. I really appreciate your video
I appreciate you watching!
There’s a bug moving across your table at 10:53
🕷️
Very inspiring, thank you!
Lots of these I was nodding and shouting yes at the screen. I do a number of these. 50/50 greenstuff + miliput I am a disciple of and spread the good word to whoever will listen. I am going to watch your man who gave you hints about capturing textures. Great vid and tips, Trent. Take 't easy bro.
Giver and receiver, great idea.... definitely going to have to come up with a new name as far too suggestive for my delicate tastes.... Top and Bottom..............wait.
I've literally been looking for a channel like this for DECADES !!! 💓📈😭
I have shamelessly copied one of your sculpting tools for adding textures.
(The Greenstuff one with the holes) and it has seen massive use whenever I did something as simple as a muddy/swampy floor and also the good old Nurgle corruption on literally everything.
I highly recommend it for anyone reading this.
Make two tho. One as a stick and one in a semi-hemisphere like Shape.
For stripping 80% IPA + 20% Vallejo Airbrush Cleaner works even better!
King Killer Chronicles, great book series... Trent, your creativity knows no bounds
The Isopropyl Alcohol tip is super interesting for flock making! Would a similar but different spirit work like Methylated Spirits for example?
This is the second time I've come across the Kingkiller Chronicle today and its weirding me out. Was playing Enter the Gungeon and realized the "Really Special Lute" is supposed to be Kvothe's lute.
*red green colourblind looking at the wood flock*
mhhh, yes, such difference! much quality! o-o xD
Looks like I'll maybe start The Gentlemen Bastards on Audible finally. Had it for a while now.
I whole heartedly recommend listening to the Malazan: Book of the Fallen series!
Thanks for the tips! Wish I'd known about the magnet trick before magnetizing my Daemon Prince as my first ever model..
Oh! Core Flute! I always have to remind myself coreflute is plastic, plastic can be sharp!
During the bit where you're showing off the base with cobblestones, somethings crawling around on the desk. 10:51
Very nice tips, will copy a couple very soon, but I gotta give a safety warning on one: as someone who's had to deal with the horrible, very Nurgle aftermath of it, DO NOT use old batteries in crafting. They eventually leak horrible, corrosive, noxious and probably poisonous stuff that WILL destroy any craft, container, electronics or possibly even furniture it touches. Not quickly, not immediatly, but when you have forgotten of it which is worse. In fact find out how to properly dispose of those because they shouldn't even be on the normal garbage (here there's battery disposal bins on supermarkets which is good, but I imagine it's different elsewhere).
I know this video is old but, you really need IPE whether it's sculpting foam with hot wire cutter or mixing isopropyl.
Excellent video! Could you post the link to the craftsman video on texture sampling? I like to know more and the keywords did not lead a result to the video....thanks! Keep up the great work!
you are a better teacher then every teacher I ever had in school
Hey mate where do you get xps foam in Australia? I've checked Bunnings and they only have 30mm & 50mm stuff that has a sort of rough texture.
Miscast Wampum .. Knowledge is Gold 👌🙂💚
3:39 that "let" looks like something .......something different
Is that spider your familiar? Almays imagined you as a young mage in your little tower working away at bringing magic to the world. Love all your stuff!!! I might start refering to you as Khadgar 😁 he gives me the exact same vibe...
10:51
Did Anybody else catch that bug moving across his table?!
I hadn't seen anything from your channel before, great video! *mashes subscribe button*
I wish I had the space for that amount of bits box storage. I only have space for 2 boxes under my bed, so at least I got them roughly sorted into medieval and sci fi
You guys have space?
@@jherazob all over the place. Had to rearrange and sort out non hobby stuff to make space
I have a different magnet trick that I use because I otherwise do not trust myself to propagate errors. I have some long and thin cylinder magnets (10mm x 2mm⌀) that I use as direct reference. One or two of these is usually enough to go between the already glued in magnet, and the eventual partner(s). I do it this way, because I can usually use the magnet as the insertion guide on anything ≥2mm⌀ ensuring I can keep track of the polarity of all but my smallest magnets all the way through the process. Just yesterday I was using them to work on my infinitely tessalate-able Necromunda floor tiles. There are no "giver" or "receiver" ends of the pairings, as I have to use one polarity on one side of the tile-edge, and the opposite polarity on the other. That way, any tile lines up and sticks to any other tile out into infinity.
Better tip than hand sanitizer: fast orange. It's meant to remove oil from mechanics hands, it's like a lotion with small bits of pumice, works wonders. You will need to rinse your hands after though
I wonder if you could mix oven de-greaser with the alcohol for stripping miniatures? (not sure if either of these will react chemically?!)
Kind of funny you showed some objects to throw away because they didn't spark an idea, because I have immediately thought of ways to use them
Every time I think I know stuff, I see something like this and it reminds me that, no, I dont really know much stuff. Great tips. Cheers!
Now I feel inadequate, your magic stick is much bigger than mine.
Thanks for these amazing tips Brent some of these tips are really cool and I didn't know about.
Great list! Especially nice that you imply that you /might/ need them, not a list of things one /should/ do.
Rubber gloves and a old toothbrush while stripping paint. :)
So I have watched lots of your videos, and I'm pretty sure they are the best. Love the content 100%.
the 50/50 mix of green stuff and milliput has blown my mind. it's better than either and frankly i'm annoyed that i didn't think of it first.
For stripping models, I find break fluid works best.
Was that a roach on your desk at 10:50?
I have reviewed the footage and it is in fact a fly
I like your "things" sorting system. I think I can adopt.
Cool video. Also did you know that you can recycle batteries? My local library has a battery bin. I have also seen them at Aldi.
What went across the table at 10:50, tho.
hahaha. Well I'm in Australia so it's either a spider or a fly. I think a fly.
@@Miscast Now that you've said that, I totally see it. The depth of field made it look like it was something much larger.
And either will kill you in 45 seconds, yet the natives only consider them a small nuisance :P
I don't do models or anything crafty, but nice video :)
Mate you need to wear a proper industrial mask with removable filters when cutting foam with a hot wire... Your ruining your lungs without one not to mention the extreme health hazards of breathing in that stuff.
to Miscast
Milliput can give you rashes after a while sooo i would advice something deferent
The magnet tool is sheer genius- after magnetizing a 3D printed modular rocket model and mixing up the polarity on a few of the pieces, I wish I had thought of that.
I am by no means an engineer, but making the wirecutters should be relatively easy. Make the frame of the wire cutters, glue a battery with a usb port to a wooden handle and run some wires from the other end of the battery to the end of the prongs. Connect them to a screw on each side. Tape up as needed and tighten some metal wire between the two screws.
That's how i believe it works atleast. The only things that might cause problems is replacing the wire and overheating the wire, which shouldn't be a problem if the voltage and or amps is low enough allthough a given sign would probably be if the middle of the wire turns orange/red from the heat after it's been on for a short while.
Again i am no engineer and this is what little i remember from my physics classes so take it with a pot spoon of salt.
idk if this would work but have you tried acetone/nail polish remover for stripping figures? Like putting acetone on a cotton ball and getting the paint off. A lot of people in like doll customizing communities use acetone to strip the paint off of dolls. Of course that all depends on the material of the figure cause acetone can be a little harsh on some materials
Another resin tip, opaque resin prints better detail you can buy dyes for resin. to know how much you need, put some of your resin on a sheet of wax paper let it cure if you can see light through it still add more dye. Opaque dies print better detail because of less light bleeding
Blew my mind away with the Magic Stick idea. Making one of those tonight! What percentage Isoalcohol do you use for stripping plastic minis?
I've used 75% and 99% and both perform similarly
@@Miscast thanks for the reply! I saw 71 percent stuff at Dollar tree but I wasn’t sure if it was high enough percentage to work.
@@CTRLCopy Yeah, give it a shot!