25 years in the hobby and I can't praise those army painting video enough. A godsend for the community. No more excuses for the grey tide! Awesome awesome work mate
I stopped making excuses this weekend, sat down and said I wasn't standing up until Lauka Vai was done. Best model I've ever done, including my first time doing NMM and OSL, and it was all done in one shot (minus drying time).
Yeah 4.5 hours! I was on a mission. Because it was all unbuilt it was more efficient, say for the Chainrasps..I built 5 of the same model and scraped all 5 of the same lines so it was quick to find where they were. Most boring stage though ha!
There is no way anyone can do a good job of mold line removing and gap filling in 4.5 hours. Just get rid of the biggest ones once the entire model is assembled. 4.5 hours is 270 minutes. 2 minutes 42 seconds per model to cut it from a sprue, glue it up and place it in a base. Even for troops this is extremely fast - for me probably just cutting it accurately would take 2-3 minutes. And for bigger models? Impossible. It's just unrealistic. Either he rushed through it doing a fast and lousy job for a youtube video and then cherrypick the footage... Or it took him way, waaaay longer than that and he is lying to have a nice clickbait title. Midwinter minis when doing his necrons claimed they spent several weeks on assembly alone, doing 2-3 hours here and there. And you mean to say you can do it in 3 minutes per model? Get outta here! No "mission" or determination gives you those results. 😮
One of the best tutorials ive seen and motivated me to paint a Night Haunt army that I have had sitting around for a couple years. You sir have a new Subscriber.
This video was entertaining, but the real best part of the video was the effort you put in to the description to show absolutely everything you did, used, and referenced in the video. Great job man!
super please I found this vid, I have had an unpainted night haunt army for ages and could not find anyone who has painted them without using a super clean ghost look. many thanks man
I am so grateful. I am about to start Warhammer and i was looking for a way to paint nighthaunts, but a little more dark theme. This is perfect. Thank you. Also for listing everything in the box.
Yeah exactly, I think people lose a lot of time when they haven't thought of a scheme and start off experimenting etc. Once you have a scheme...just smash through the stages and bam! Ha
This looks dope. This paint scheme definitely took it from ethereal spooky to tactile ghoulish. I really liked the leaves. I actually have this whole army in the box still.
@SlayerMiniatures They are all very consistent in the overall painting theme you chose. So I like them all. Also, the video was very well done. I enjoyed watching it a lot!
That's awesome, Nighthaunts are so cool :) If I ever play Age of Sigmar I'd play that faction and I'd probably use the this speed painting video for reference :) Although I think I would have added a blue hue to the zenithal to give them a cool incorporeal feel to them.
I don’t know anything about models or table top games, BUT the artistry is stunning. If I could ever get paid to do a new hobby I’d just paint these all the time lol. Looks so fun with stunning results
It really is so much fun. I just sit in silence and chill. Experimenting and having fun. So relaxing too!..if you don't beat yourself up too much when you make mistakes :)
Wow what an epic army. I can't believe it only took 24 hours. Amazing skills and effort. Hope it sells for decent amount so you can keep making videos.
Next stage is all the bone.. that’s what she said 🤣 I love the blood splatter, I sometimes wish we could do this effect on government surveys and voting forms 😆 Also Lady Olynda looks like me during lockdown 🤣
If you wanted to go faster on the bone, a technique Marco uses on his cursed city skeletons is just a thick burnt umber oil wash over a white (then clean most of it off). I’ve done it and it’s super super easy. With oil washes, it’s often better to batch paint applying all the washes to a single model at once (I even use different brushes to avoid contamination too much), and adding another color/area adds maybe 5 seconds per model or something. It’s great!
This video is great!! Thanks for sharing. Something I learned was to use your leaf cutter on real leaves to get a more natural look. I personally have not tried this yet.
Yeah I would have done that myself but weren't many around when I painted it all. I also think you need to varnish over them to stop them decomposing and breaking up into dust.
I dont know what it is, i think its probably the aphex twin selected ambient works vol2 esque music, but i absolutely love your grimdark videos, the slow pace just feels atmospheric, i actually bought a chaos marine army after watching your vids to paint using elements of your grim dark style with my own style. bravo.
Thanks for the kind words :) i really like this kind of music, and I try to make my videos relaxing and informative, and a little humorous! Glad I inspired you. Happy hobbying :)
@@SlayerMiniatures I'd really like to see more Age of Sigmar content. I've just gotten into it and could definitely use some inspiration! Keep up the great work! 👍
Nice! I'll look forward to that! I just started buying the Death vangard sets so I think I'm going to use this technique for all of the box sets to hopefully make one massive death grim dark set of minitures. Keep posting man, these videos are great! Thank you! @@SlayerMiniatures
Getting into age of sigmar rn. Nighthaunt was my plan. Now it is my destiny. Awesome vid! I'll do my best to do it as well as you have! (though probably in 24 days and not hours xD)
Just finished a test miniature using your scheme, thanks for giving us an awesome way to paint nighthaunt! (So much better looking than the standard GW scheme!)
@@SlayerMiniatures I've just uploaded it and tagged you. Need a little more practise getting a smooth zenithal highlight but overall I'm happy with it!
@@SlayerMiniatures haha I agree that it’s a hell hole! I live in Sweden currently but am going through a divorce so need to head back with all the brexit stuff!
Back in the late 80's and early 90's there was a sieres of books that showcased ghost storys with dark artwork. This army has that "feal" to it and is what I was looking for my own Nighthaunt army. The only thing I would do differently is no oil wash, just nuln oil and a drybrush of a hexwrathe maybe.
Glad you liked it! Check out Grimdark Compendium if you want green in it. This scheme is based off theirs but I use different paints to speedpaint it and went for a natural flame glow
Great video! Scheme looks great. Just finished my army using your scheme with some minor tweaks. Tried finding your twitter to send some photos but couldn't see it. Thanks for the content.
@LylaMev recently did a video on NMM stormcast, and she suggested using coffee filters for making the leaves, since the paint soaks through the filter and won't leave (ha ha) a white edge around the leaf.
Oh right, great idea, unfortunately all my coffee filters are brown and I wanted autumnal coloured leaves, also white edges aren't a problem with these as I put a dab of oil wash on top to blend it in to the bases. Thanks for the tip though!
Also, imagine if this style was on the cover of Warhammer Age of Sigmar 4 Edition this summer! Why not, can I dream? And I believe this is very possible: because the new Old World turned out to be not such a grimdark with this shining Good against boring Evil. And there is always a hunger for Grimdark in the community!
Who that for grim dark. "Zatanosku miniatures" Awesome vid mate. Deffo inspired me for my nighthaunt . Might make the banshes etc a little more glowey tho..
The zat miniature thing I mentioned is linked in the comments of the video. Irs what used to be the name of the grimdark Compendium before they renamed it
25 years in the hobby and I can't praise those army painting video enough. A godsend for the community. No more excuses for the grey tide!
Awesome awesome work mate
Wow thanks :D glad you liked it! Some easy techniques can do wonders for efficiency :D
I stopped making excuses this weekend, sat down and said I wasn't standing up until Lauka Vai was done. Best model I've ever done, including my first time doing NMM and OSL, and it was all done in one shot (minus drying time).
Some of us hate painting. A hobby is supposed to be enjoyable so I dont do something i find unenjoyable.
You assembled over 100 models in four hours! At the 24 hour mark I'd have still been sat there meticulously scraping away mould lines 😂
Yeah 4.5 hours! I was on a mission. Because it was all unbuilt it was more efficient, say for the Chainrasps..I built 5 of the same model and scraped all 5 of the same lines so it was quick to find where they were. Most boring stage though ha!
I’d love to watch a video with tips and tricks here, you probably have a bunch to teach on it.
@Tom Crayford just miss loads and do a ruff job
I love the tips on blood and rust. Thanks!
There is no way anyone can do a good job of mold line removing and gap filling in 4.5 hours. Just get rid of the biggest ones once the entire model is assembled.
4.5 hours is 270 minutes. 2 minutes 42 seconds per model to cut it from a sprue, glue it up and place it in a base.
Even for troops this is extremely fast - for me probably just cutting it accurately would take 2-3 minutes. And for bigger models? Impossible. It's just unrealistic.
Either he rushed through it doing a fast and lousy job for a youtube video and then cherrypick the footage... Or it took him way, waaaay longer than that and he is lying to have a nice clickbait title.
Midwinter minis when doing his necrons claimed they spent several weeks on assembly alone, doing 2-3 hours here and there. And you mean to say you can do it in 3 minutes per model? Get outta here! No "mission" or determination gives you those results. 😮
One of the best tutorials ive seen and motivated me to paint a Night Haunt army that I have had sitting around for a couple years. You sir have a new Subscriber.
Thanks Simon 😊 glad you enjoyed it! Check out my other stuff if you liked this
This video was entertaining, but the real best part of the video was the effort you put in to the description to show absolutely everything you did, used, and referenced in the video. Great job man!
Thank you 😊 wasn't sure anyone used the description! Glad I did it now 😀
super please I found this vid, I have had an unpainted night haunt army for ages and could not find anyone who has painted them without using a super clean ghost look. many thanks man
Glad you liked it :)
Probably one of the best paint jobs I've seen... exactly how I'd want mine to look
Awesome! Give it a go!
I am so grateful. I am about to start Warhammer and i was looking for a way to paint nighthaunts, but a little more dark theme. This is perfect. Thank you. Also for listing everything in the box.
Painting with a purpose, when you know what you are doing you can be efficient and have an amazing result.
Yeah exactly, I think people lose a lot of time when they haven't thought of a scheme and start off experimenting etc. Once you have a scheme...just smash through the stages and bam! Ha
This looks dope. This paint scheme definitely took it from ethereal spooky to tactile ghoulish. I really liked the leaves. I actually have this whole army in the box still.
Thanks 😀 hope it inspires you to give it a go!
Extremely well done army!
Thank you 😊 which was your favourite?
@SlayerMiniatures They are all very consistent in the overall painting theme you chose. So I like them all. Also, the video was very well done. I enjoyed watching it a lot!
That's awesome, Nighthaunts are so cool :) If I ever play Age of Sigmar I'd play that faction and I'd probably use the this speed painting video for reference :) Although I think I would have added a blue hue to the zenithal to give them a cool incorporeal feel to them.
That's a good shout! Maybe a subtle addition of blue might look cool?
Would love to see how you would make a scarlet doom nighthaunt grimdark.
Maybe one day...
I don’t know anything about models or table top games, BUT the artistry is stunning. If I could ever get paid to do a new hobby I’d just paint these all the time lol. Looks so fun with stunning results
It really is so much fun. I just sit in silence and chill. Experimenting and having fun. So relaxing too!..if you don't beat yourself up too much when you make mistakes :)
This is amazing. I absolutely love every mini. What a great job and yeah...scary.
Thank you so much! What was your favourite?
Best 24h challenge i have ever seen...just wow!
Thank you 😊
Superb stuff. Thanks for sharing these steps. The commentary was absolutely spot on too.
Thanks Markus 😊
Going to start with Reikenor The Grimhailer. Never tried oil washes but you've inspired me. Awesome work. Best Nighthaunt army I've seen yet!
Thank you 😊 Reikenor is such a cool model! It was very fun to paint
@@SlayerMiniatures Looking forward to it. You think the Black Coach could be done in the same scheme?
Wow what an epic army. I can't believe it only took 24 hours. Amazing skills and effort. Hope it sells for decent amount so you can keep making videos.
Thanks 😊
I've watched this video like 6 times and I will keep watching it until I nail that oil wash you used...that is fantastic!
Thank you 😊 I'd recommend playing around with the techniques on a test model! Its the best way to learn
Thank you for making this - it was a massive inspiration
Glad I helped :) the whole reason I make videos is to inspire others!
Very beautiful army, i love her and i will definitely paint mine the same way ! (hello from france !)
Hello France 😀 thank you 😊 it was very fun to paint this way! I recommend it
what a cool scheme! Had this on in the background while painting some MCP stuff and found myself doing a lot more watching than painting :33
Glad you liked it! What were you painting?
That is a truly creeping looking horde of ghastly ghosts.
Thanks Euan :)
Awesome job Tom, love how the armies you paint come to life! Can't wait to see more.
Thanks Aaron!
@@SlayerMiniatures where’s the ink to the other channel? About the blood decorating?
@@akumaking1 in the video description
Next stage is all the bone.. that’s what she said 🤣
I love the blood splatter, I sometimes wish we could do this effect on government surveys and voting forms 😆
Also Lady Olynda looks like me during lockdown 🤣
If you wanted to go faster on the bone, a technique Marco uses on his cursed city skeletons is just a thick burnt umber oil wash over a white (then clean most of it off). I’ve done it and it’s super super easy.
With oil washes, it’s often better to batch paint applying all the washes to a single model at once (I even use different brushes to avoid contamination too much), and adding another color/area adds maybe 5 seconds per model or something. It’s great!
Cheers for that tip I'll give it a go! When you apply all the washes at the same time does it not mix?
@@SlayerMiniatures depends how thick they are! In Marco’s cursed city skeletons he does black and brown at the same time.
This video is great!! Thanks for sharing. Something I learned was to use your leaf cutter on real leaves to get a more natural look. I personally have not tried this yet.
Yeah I would have done that myself but weren't many around when I painted it all. I also think you need to varnish over them to stop them decomposing and breaking up into dust.
Fantastic tutorial which someone could actually follow. Actually looking at buying this lot & trying it.
Thanks 😊 exactly what I was going for, inspiring and easy to follow :D
@@SlayerMiniatures What did the army sell for out of interest?
superb work! Some very efficient techniques and great end result.
Thanks 😊
That blood spatter technique will be game changing for me. Great looking army, too bad I missed the auction!
I'll he selling a few armies this year!
Awesome work. Actually got me inspired for my Drukhari. Thank you!
Oh cool! This would look amazing on drukhari
awesome video! you have inspired me to finish my Night Haunt army!
Thank you 😊 and glad I inspired you! That's exactly why I make videos :)
Yeaaaaah..... I am convinced, gonna do this for my nighthaunt!
Do it! It looks even cooler in person!
I love watching this cast to my TV... all the details!
Love your channel!
Thanks 😊 subscribe if you haven't. More to come. Watch the Death Guard speed paint if you haven't seen it :)
I love your work and I think the music choice is great
Amazing work. Nighthaunt looks great with a scheme like this. The leaves were a nice touch too
Thanks :) yeah I think the leaves were worth extra 30 mins or so
This is a very fantastic look ! Simple steps with great results, very well done.
Thank you 😊
Well done! Some of these steps inspired me to push my own models to the next level, great work!
Great! Glad I inspired you :)
Amazing skills Tom. A wonderful achievement in just over 24hours. Well done.
Thanks Yvonne 😊
Love all your work. Hope to maybe see you tackle the Black coach in them future.
Maybe! I have two Dominion boxes now too 🙈
Excellent work! I'm working on a mortis engine,, super motivated to paint now!
Oh nice! This would look epic on a Mortis Engine
I dont know what it is, i think its probably the aphex twin selected ambient works vol2 esque music, but i absolutely love your grimdark videos, the slow pace just feels atmospheric, i actually bought a chaos marine army after watching your vids to paint using elements of your grim dark style with my own style. bravo.
Thanks for the kind words :) i really like this kind of music, and I try to make my videos relaxing and informative, and a little humorous! Glad I inspired you. Happy hobbying :)
Excellent video! I learned so much! Great stuff!
Great! That's exactly why I make videos :)
@@SlayerMiniatures I'd really like to see more Age of Sigmar content. I've just gotten into it and could definitely use some inspiration! Keep up the great work! 👍
My hat (if i owned one) off to you sir. And also great backround music!
Thank you Wesley 😊 glad you enjoyed it
Beautifull army and great tutorial
Thank you :) Do it! They are super cheap on ebay as they were in the mortal realms magazine :)
Those look amazing, such a cool idea with the leaves on the bases as well
Thanks 😊 yeah the leaves really blend in well and compliment the blood
This color scheme and technique is so damn incredible!
Thanks Brian 😊 if was I inspired by Zatcaskagoon miniatures. Link in the video description. Check out their videos!
this is the sickest army ive ever seen
Thanks mate :) check out the tyranid army i did. I think that was my favourite 😍
that trick for the blood is F awesome
Yeah its awesome! I learnt it from Grimdark Compendium on UA-cam
Stunning. Really inspiring video!
Thanks 😀 it was super fun to do! I have a daemons army on the way too!
Nice! I'll look forward to that! I just started buying the Death vangard sets so I think I'm going to use this technique for all of the box sets to hopefully make one massive death grim dark set of minitures. Keep posting man, these videos are great! Thank you! @@SlayerMiniatures
bro these videos are absolutely amazing. and i love that your personality is starting to come out more with each one! l look forward to more!
Thanks 😊 glad you are enjoying them.
You, sir, have absolutely inspired me to paint some of my own models.
Excellent! Mission accomplished ha!
This makes me want to buy all of the nighthaunt models again and follow your method!!! 😮
Do it!! It was so fun :)
Stunning army. So many techniques I've not seen before. 👏👏👏
Thanks Gary! What techniques did you learn?
Very well done! Thanks for sharing the process!
No problem 😊
I would love to see you paint the Black Coach in the same style!
Check out Grimdark Compendium! They did a coach but with green glow
Getting into age of sigmar rn. Nighthaunt was my plan. Now it is my destiny. Awesome vid! I'll do my best to do it as well as you have! (though probably in 24 days and not hours xD)
Enjoy! Glad you liked the video and felt inspired or destined :) I love seeing other people's work so feel free to share with me on Instagram!
This work is absolutely stunning !!! Love it !
Thank you so much :)
Just finished a test miniature using your scheme, thanks for giving us an awesome way to paint nighthaunt! (So much better looking than the standard GW scheme!)
Thanks Chris 😊 glad you liked it :) feel free to share you progress with me on Instagram:)
@@SlayerMiniatures I've just uploaded it and tagged you. Need a little more practise getting a smooth zenithal highlight but overall I'm happy with it!
Marvelous work , Impressive given the time it took to finish it.
Thanks 😊
Absolutely impressive effort!!
Thanks dude!
Honestly a super cool take on the colour scheme! Looking into getting some myself as I’m moving back to the UK after 4 years away
Thanks 😊 dont come back! It's a hell hole. Wherever you are might be better? Ha!
@@SlayerMiniatures haha I agree that it’s a hell hole! I live in Sweden currently but am going through a divorce so need to head back with all the brexit stuff!
Oh right well fair enough! You can always move away again! Ha.
Wow what an amazing job will try this myself
Thanks alot. Glad you liked it
Back in the late 80's and early 90's there was a sieres of books that showcased ghost storys with dark artwork. This army has that "feal" to it and is what I was looking for my own Nighthaunt army. The only thing I would do differently is no oil wash, just nuln oil and a drybrush of a hexwrathe maybe.
Glad you liked it! Check out Grimdark Compendium if you want green in it. This scheme is based off theirs but I use different paints to speedpaint it and went for a natural flame glow
@@SlayerMiniatures I will do that, thanks!
Great video! Scheme looks great. Just finished my army using your scheme with some minor tweaks. Tried finding your twitter to send some photos but couldn't see it. Thanks for the content.
Hi sam! I don't have twitter but I do have an Instagram. Glad you liked the scheme :)
Awesome work here ! Definitely lokking forward for more projects like this one !
New video this week :) then an entire tyranid swarm painting video!
Loved this vid, you're so talented!
Thank you! 😊 I'm ok!
Amazing result! I want to do the same now!
Thanks 😊 you should give it a go! Super fun to paint them!
Love the style! Wow
Thanks 😀 i didn't invent Grimdark but its very popular nowadays.
Great video ! Thank you for sharing
Awesome! Glad you like it :)
Wow that all looks great
Thanks
That lighting effect is insane!
Check out Marco Frisoni's channel! Link in description. He explains it really well
Awesome! A true inspiration!
Thanks Aaron 😊
@@SlayerMiniatures Do you think an orange glow effect in the eyes would look good?
Those ghosts look sick man!!😍
Can you paint an orks army in 24 hours?
Yeah! Fo sho! I have two Dominion boxes...so let's give it a go ha!
such a masterpiece
Thanks Marlon 😊
I'm a simple person: if I see good work for Warhammer Age of Sigmar, I can't pass by without expressing my approval.
Ha! Thanks Basil! I have plans for more sigmar in the future:)
This is incredible!
Thanks Dennis!
Amazing, I hope you don't mind me giving this a go, I have so much undead old and new and this has sparked me wanting to get it on the table.
Do it! Glad I inspired you :)
Super awesome! I love the Silent Hill vibe to it. :)
Thanks 😊 yeah they are super creepy
@LylaMev recently did a video on NMM stormcast, and she suggested using coffee filters for making the leaves, since the paint soaks through the filter and won't leave (ha ha) a white edge around the leaf.
Oh right, great idea, unfortunately all my coffee filters are brown and I wanted autumnal coloured leaves, also white edges aren't a problem with these as I put a dab of oil wash on top to blend it in to the bases. Thanks for the tip though!
That’s is amazing. Thankyou so much,
No problem 😊 glad you enjoyed it!
wow Such a good looking army
Thanks 😊
Just awesome!
Thank you 😊
This looks amazing!
Thanks 😊
I've been searching for a style for mine they look awesome 👌
Thanks alot glad you enjoyed it 😊
Wow, They look amazing! :)
They turned out great:)
Great work!
Thanks Philip
Stunning effort! The blood effect looked a little OTT at first, but dulled after drying.
Yeah the drying helped alot, and I've hit it with a matte varnish since and it helped alot too
Outstanding
Thanks 😊
Bloody brilliant! :D
Thanks 😊 it was really fun too
Outstanding...
Thanks Ken!
Great vid and tips 👍🏼
Thank you 😊
what do you use to mix the black oil in the jar? white spirit? XD
Yes. I explain in the video. White spirit and oil paint. That's all
Also, imagine if this style was on the cover of Warhammer Age of Sigmar 4 Edition this summer! Why not, can I dream?
And I believe this is very possible: because the new Old World turned out to be not such a grimdark with this shining Good against boring Evil. And there is always a hunger for Grimdark in the community!
There would be awesome! But probably 'too scary' for mainstream! Ha. They don't want to scare customers 🤣
I was on the fence about getting some nighthaunt and you put me over the edge here.
They are so much fun to paint! And you can find them pretty cheap on ebay!
@@SlayerMiniatures True. I should probably get them before that Soulwars Box has been gone so long prices rise.
Incredible
Thanks 😊
love the video love the music awesome job!
Thanks 😊
this is badass
Thanks loot :)
Who that for grim dark. "Zatanosku miniatures"
Awesome vid mate. Deffo inspired me for my nighthaunt .
Might make the banshes etc a little more glowey tho..
The zat miniature thing I mentioned is linked in the comments of the video. Irs what used to be the name of the grimdark Compendium before they renamed it
Another great video Tom 👏
Thank you Tony! 😊