Personally, I think lady chads should be called Sarahs, after the wonderful badass from Terminator 1 and 2 (shame they only ever made two films, I feel that could’ve been a helluva franchise)
Number of 'missing/broken part' replacements I sent out from mail order (when individual parts rather than full kits could be sent)...... back then the rules for us on the phones were pretty simple... just send the replacement, don't worry about where it came from.
I’ve cleaned up a gunked up marine (owned by a friend) that had not only the details clogged, but the custom resin head and shoulders as well. A ‘Warhammer’ shop employee had spray primed it for him. Not even when I started, have I ever erased the detail off a model like that, with unthinned paint, let alone just a primer. I’m a little fuzzy on the details, but I think he had told him his plan for a kill team and that he’d be painting them white. Guy offers to prime, goes out, comes back with a black model. My friend remarks this probably wouldn’t be conducive towards painting them white, the guy says ‘no prob’ and goes out and primes it again immediately in white. Anyway I saved it with isopropyl and a toothbrush while listening to youtube. Couldn’t get the deepest details unclogged, but everything important looks neat and the model is well painted now, much to the appreciation of my friend.
I’ve messed up before with over priming and just a floppy mess I soaked my models in “power clean” a degreaser basically for around a week the black primer came off fine but some places didn’t so much. BUT I found out if you apply some normal paint on that area and let it dry for around a day. After the day let them soak again in the agent and for some reason it comes right off of those spots to the point where it’s just a bleached grey again! Hope this helps anyone!
Really like your coffee and bacon sandwich solution for the staff member playing with the advanced player, and also completely agree with the instant ban you mentioned! Hell, I don't even *talk* about buying models from elsewhere if I'm playing in GW. Also, wanted to thank you for your lore writing tips in Discord! I have lots of reading to do.
If you're in the UK the no nonsense degreaser from Screwfix is 5l for £10. You can mix it 1:1 with water, in a sealed container and in a warm place for a 1-2 days. Plastic safe and very cheap.
I had the same thing the first time I tried to use Mephiston red spray to try and paint some blood angels assault intercessors - lost all the detail and had kind of a stone texture to it. Firstly ignore advice to keep the can a good distance away, bring it closer for this one. Secondly don't use Dettol because it fucking stinks, use methylated spirits on plastic minis as it evaporates and doesn't leave your minis smelling like a hospital ward.
Oh god, that poor guy, this is part of why I never spray prime anything, that and the weather makes it basically impossible. I just put on a really thin layer of abaddon black that's been very watered down.
Oddly enough the only GW sprays that have gone wrong for me was when they changed the matte varnish... the newer formulation was forever going cloudy... undercoat sprays have always worked falwlessly
To strip paint, submerge in Tesco Multipurpose Cleaner overnight. They will end up smelling of "fresh cotton" but the paint basically falls off you barely need to scrub.
The stripping story I can resonate with. Very first time painting (poorly) I decided to strip the model.. cant remember the product but it melted a whole squad of marines.. I was devastated. I asked a gw employee for the beat way to go around this and he said "unfortunately I can't tell you the product as we don't sell it" however he began to pick up a model and talk to me about it putting emphasis on key words followed by "have you looked online". Needless to say I googled what he said and biostrip 20 is the best thing I've got for stripping models down. I highly recommend it to everyone.
@@oriondrop8932 recently when stripping a Blood Angels company I painted poorly as a teen, I found that biostrip works fine if you just slap it on with an old paintbrush (make sure you get good coverage). I left them for 30 mins and then scrubbed them with a toothbrush and warm water. There's a great video of biostrip being used from broadsword wargaming of you want a good review and step-by-step guide.
Yeah, I used to hear a lot of those "resupply order mistakes" back in the 90's. Since then I think their attitude to discounts has loosened a little I think. Price fixing is btw not only unethical but also illegal (at least in EU) -- but it still happens and it's extremely difficult to prove. The way it works is they have "suggested" retail prices and if you don't toe the line, your resupply is chronically late, full of mistakes etc.
a very good paint stripper if you live in the UK is the yellow spray on ELBOW GREASE. jam jar and a soak then wash the paint off. Dettol does work but I always found it makes the models a bit sticky and gummy which needs washing off and isnt the easiest.
My mate who runs a few store was hired because of his retail and management history, he knew nothing about 40k when he started, so when anyone asked questions like that, he who say I don't know how that is but tell be about the character and I will have a look, 10 years later he is still at that store and knows more than the longest running hobby lads that come In
I have had so many nighrmares with spray cans- the WORST experiences. For my American friends, get a cheap Chinese ultrasonic cleaner, something from Harbor Freight or similar. Use LA's Totally Awesome. Set the cleaner for 50°C for about forty minutes. Those minis will come out in the gray. I've used this method on several Craigs List rescue minis.
Dude thankyou for highlighting this store! £10 a month for discount money back and a white dwarf delivered to me. I'm in! About to place a rather large order 😃
I'd love to be able to support you partner, sadly here in the US we are out of luck for most of the element game/ composite games/ etc. set due to them not being allowed to ship across the pond. Here's hoping you can find a partner over here too.
Simple Green or Purple Power are cleaning products which are non toxic and you can leave minis in it for years without damaging the models. Some primers may end up colorizing the plastic, but it will strip the majority of it off so details are once again visible. Also GW spray paint is pretty crap, and they WAY over charge for it. Rustoleum has a number of colors and so long as you choose one that can work on plastic and it’s finish is ultra flat, flat, or satin you should be okay. Walmart also has primers (black grey and white) for less than $1 per can. Gets it done.
Hey exile, thanks for your work. It is appreciated, I’m a sad bloke caught up in this clown world a bit like you I think. So thanks for the content you bloody legend.
This is magnificent. This is an abomination. THIS is a Gargoyle. I MYSELF HAVE STARTED TO REPLACE ALL OF MY FURNITURE, WITH HERO QUEST FURNITURE, EVEN THE DOORS. Oh no! Mormons!
Sharing a hobby tip: Don't use Dettol to strip models. Use methylated alcohol instead. It's cheaper, far more effective and faster working than Dettol by far, and is powerful enough to soften green stuff without damaging plastic. As it's alchol, it doesn't evaporate, so you can use it multiple times. Go to your local Home Bargains/Wilkos to pick some up. Wear gloves when handling it though, because it can very quickly dry out your skin.
@@richardbradley2335 Dettol does have that lovely antiseptic smell, but another bonus of methylated alcohol is that you can get pissed up on the fumes, because it genuinely does smell like booze.
Get some 97% isopropyl (you can get lower but higher the better) and then leave models in it overnight and brush off with a tooth brush. Leaves them really clean afterwards with minimal paint left on the model
going into a GW store and telling people to go buy at another store is one step away from just stealing from the store. you might as well walk off with a box of marines at that point
Actually, Northern, I have a 40k question that I’d like your opinion on. A 40k force with a custom paint job, played as various subfactions over time, yay or nay? For example, a custom SM chapter played as Dark Angels one week and Iron Hands another (not successor, but bound by the rules and restrictions placed on you, no mixing faction specific models). I know GW wants you to collect and paint as many different armies as possible, but I’m not going to pretend I care what their opinion is. Reason I’d like your opinion is that you’re a thematic guy. How much does this bother you if at all.
Nah man do NOT collect several different space marine armies UNLESS you have completely different ideas for each force. If you are just playing with different rules and deciding where your passion is just use the marines you have :)
citadel sprays ... first use isopropyl alcohol 99,5 % . brush gently . again . then go and get first the green stuff world paint remover , dip them in wait and brush gently . then the last and best and very expensive paint remover is the Revell paint remover. excellent material but expensive. so the less it has to remove the better for your pocket . and it works guys . this is my way because i was striping 8000points ... yes very painful because of the citadel sprays. the best option is to pay someone with an airbrush for priming and if you like just base colour . it would not cost mush and we pay so much money for our models and it a shame to have 2 of the most basic layers , primer and base paint , doing it with a brush . if its not applied correctly it will doom every effort . my humble opinion brothers
To the guy stripping in Dettol. I use Dettol all the time but tend to leave it for at least 24 hours. Get the majority off and then I use isopropyl alcohol. To remove the Dettol gunk and smell.
For me, with regards to the guy taking orders for GW competitor's in the store, I don't think it's so much about the taking food off of the plate but more the morality of blatant price gouging, coupled with the hypocrisy of complaining about GW and their dubious practices. It's all fine us the customers complaining about GW but we lose the high ground if we ourselves also conduct ourselves reprehensibly by blatantly undercutting their prices in their own home.
Yeah it's more being blatant and doing it in-store that's the real pisstake. The 30% off guys in the later story were arguably taking more business off of Warhammer, they just weren't doing it in the actual shop. And let's be honest GW are the biggest offender here because for some insane reason they make Warhammer stores the single most expensive place to buy their own miniatures. I very rarely set foot in my local Warhammer which kinda sucks as the manager is an old mate from uni and I'd rather give him my business, but except for the odd paint and webstore exclusives there's little worth buying from there.
Ordered from your sponsor but it does make me think about the mark up GW must be making if someone else can sell the same product with 25% off + free postage + presumably their own market up. Makes me feel even worse for the staff of GW shops. GW of course are entitled to sell their products for whatever they the market will bare but its a weird business model
I think I've gone into this many many times xD But hey its good of them to give such a good discount. I think its only free postage over a certain amount.
@@northernexile I just bought a combat patrol (my first) and it was free postage. To be honest that is the deal-breaker on whether to use any online retailer as those are big boxes. Should mention you and Winters are the entire reason I've started playing 40k, got bored during lock down and ended up watching your video's
I strongly recomend Biostrip20 for stripping models. There are some vids about it on youtube. It's not very expensive and is WAY easier to use than Dettol.
Dave chapel bit might be lost on me. comparing someone who buys models else were to a con man and take the position of the con man is in the right seems off to me.
Might just be me being northern but to me a grift and a con are two different things. Some guy taking your money at a cup game that gives you entertainment for a moment is a grift, some guy stealing money from you by stealing your card details over the phone is a con. Judging by how not expensive the models are to make compared to how much are charged for them by GW...I'd say that counts as a grift. Never come between a man and his meal is something I tend to think about when in these situations, guy has to pay rent. Put that in jeopardy at your own risk of a store ban.
@@northernexile agree to disagree a con is stealing money by deception stealing card details is stealing. Dave was not there for entertainment as he was pissed when he didn't win. Taking the analogy what if buying cheaper models helps him continue in the hobby. While also supporting GW still and puts food on the table. Love the channel and your insight into the GW world. My only experience was kings Lynn store which tantamount to being lift up by one leg so all my lose change fell out lol. You're insight to the corporate training makes me feel less bitter about the experience thank you.
Yeah, granted he wasn't directly stealing money from people, but from the way you've told this story it sounds like this guy is outright tricking people for money if there was no way for them to win/if he was cheating. I could not see that as entertainment and I don't agree with defending that behaviour even if the person was starving. It's different from some edgelord encouraging business away from GW.
Agree. It's taking something that isn't yours (money) by deception and never giving it back. Basically the definition of theft under the theft act 1968 section 1
Personally, I think lady chads should be called Sarahs, after the wonderful badass from Terminator 1 and 2 (shame they only ever made two films, I feel that could’ve been a helluva franchise)
Fantastic idea....and i am in no way biased at all!
I see what you did there. :)
Ripleys
Number of 'missing/broken part' replacements I sent out from mail order (when individual parts rather than full kits could be sent)...... back then the rules for us on the phones were pretty simple... just send the replacement, don't worry about where it came from.
I’ve cleaned up a gunked up marine (owned by a friend) that had not only the details clogged, but the custom resin head and shoulders as well.
A ‘Warhammer’ shop employee had spray primed it for him.
Not even when I started, have I ever erased the detail off a model like that, with unthinned paint, let alone just a primer.
I’m a little fuzzy on the details, but I think he had told him his plan for a kill team and that he’d be painting them white.
Guy offers to prime, goes out, comes back with a black model.
My friend remarks this probably wouldn’t be conducive towards painting them white, the guy says ‘no prob’ and goes out and primes it again immediately in white.
Anyway I saved it with isopropyl and a toothbrush while listening to youtube.
Couldn’t get the deepest details unclogged, but everything important looks neat and the model is well painted now, much to the appreciation of my friend.
20:51 That's pretty accurate, autumn is very nice up here
Yessir
I’ve messed up before with over priming and just a floppy mess I soaked my models in “power clean” a degreaser basically for around a week the black primer came off fine but some places didn’t so much. BUT I found out if you apply some normal paint on that area and let it dry for around a day. After the day let them soak again in the agent and for some reason it comes right off of those spots to the point where it’s just a bleached grey again! Hope this helps anyone!
Really like your coffee and bacon sandwich solution for the staff member playing with the advanced player, and also completely agree with the instant ban you mentioned! Hell, I don't even *talk* about buying models from elsewhere if I'm playing in GW.
Also, wanted to thank you for your lore writing tips in Discord! I have lots of reading to do.
If you're in the UK the no nonsense degreaser from Screwfix is 5l for £10. You can mix it 1:1 with water, in a sealed container and in a warm place for a 1-2 days. Plastic safe and very cheap.
The Youngblood represented chaos proudly. Great story. Just found your channel recently and enjoying the content.
I had the same thing the first time I tried to use Mephiston red spray to try and paint some blood angels assault intercessors - lost all the detail and had kind of a stone texture to it. Firstly ignore advice to keep the can a good distance away, bring it closer for this one. Secondly don't use Dettol because it fucking stinks, use methylated spirits on plastic minis as it evaporates and doesn't leave your minis smelling like a hospital ward.
Oh god, that poor guy, this is part of why I never spray prime anything, that and the weather makes it basically impossible. I just put on a really thin layer of abaddon black that's been very watered down.
Oddly enough the only GW sprays that have gone wrong for me was when they changed the matte varnish... the newer formulation was forever going cloudy... undercoat sprays have always worked falwlessly
To strip paint, submerge in Tesco Multipurpose Cleaner overnight. They will end up smelling of "fresh cotton" but the paint basically falls off you barely need to scrub.
The stripping story I can resonate with. Very first time painting (poorly) I decided to strip the model.. cant remember the product but it melted a whole squad of marines.. I was devastated. I asked a gw employee for the beat way to go around this and he said "unfortunately I can't tell you the product as we don't sell it" however he began to pick up a model and talk to me about it putting emphasis on key words followed by "have you looked online". Needless to say I googled what he said and biostrip 20 is the best thing I've got for stripping models down. I highly recommend it to everyone.
How do you actually go about using it?… like let’s say for a black legion maulerfiend I need to paint as a red corsairs mauler fiend lol
@@oriondrop8932 recently when stripping a Blood Angels company I painted poorly as a teen, I found that biostrip works fine if you just slap it on with an old paintbrush (make sure you get good coverage). I left them for 30 mins and then scrubbed them with a toothbrush and warm water. There's a great video of biostrip being used from broadsword wargaming of you want a good review and step-by-step guide.
@@BlackAir3190 cheers man that’s helpful.
Customer- "Does Ferrus Manus have a model?"
Manager of the game shop- "Who is that?"
Freakin LOL.
Should have said: "He's dead, get over it!"
@@maxxon99 please don't make me cry again
Yeah, I used to hear a lot of those "resupply order mistakes" back in the 90's. Since then I think their attitude to discounts has loosened a little I think.
Price fixing is btw not only unethical but also illegal (at least in EU) -- but it still happens and it's extremely difficult to prove.
The way it works is they have "suggested" retail prices and if you don't toe the line, your resupply is chronically late, full of mistakes etc.
a very good paint stripper if you live in the UK is the yellow spray on ELBOW GREASE. jam jar and a soak then wash the paint off. Dettol does work but I always found it makes the models a bit sticky and gummy which needs washing off and isnt the easiest.
My mate who runs a few store was hired because of his retail and management history, he knew nothing about 40k when he started, so when anyone asked questions like that, he who say I don't know how that is but tell be about the character and I will have a look, 10 years later he is still at that store and knows more than the longest running hobby lads that come In
I usually undercoat in a dark grey rather than black so that when I add a shade it has somewhere darker to go :)
I have had so many nighrmares with spray cans- the WORST experiences. For my American friends, get a cheap Chinese ultrasonic cleaner, something from Harbor Freight or similar. Use LA's Totally Awesome. Set the cleaner for 50°C for about forty minutes. Those minis will come out in the gray. I've used this method on several Craigs List rescue minis.
Comment for the algorithm! Nothing but love from me, Exile! Keep at it!
Dude thankyou for highlighting this store! £10 a month for discount money back and a white dwarf delivered to me. I'm in! About to place a rather large order 😃
Good man! Thanks for supporting them and the channel :)
Really excited about this composite games
Bio strip 20 for paint stripping. Game changer.
Yeah when I use citadel spray I make sure to do a light coat and keep the model a good distance
I'd love to be able to support you partner, sadly here in the US we are out of luck for most of the element game/ composite games/ etc. set due to them not being allowed to ship across the pond. Here's hoping you can find a partner over here too.
Lady Chad is usually 'Stacy' in the greater Chad lore.
Simple Green or Purple Power are cleaning products which are non toxic and you can leave minis in it for years without damaging the models. Some primers may end up colorizing the plastic, but it will strip the majority of it off so details are once again visible.
Also GW spray paint is pretty crap, and they WAY over charge for it. Rustoleum has a number of colors and so long as you choose one that can work on plastic and it’s finish is ultra flat, flat, or satin you should be okay.
Walmart also has primers (black grey and white) for less than $1 per can. Gets it done.
I've had that Walmart paint powderize and ruin models. A lot.
Hey exile, thanks for your work. It is appreciated, I’m a sad bloke caught up in this clown world a bit like you I think. So thanks for the content you bloody legend.
Looking forward to it :)
This is a Gargoyle!
This is magnificent. This is an abomination. THIS is a Gargoyle. I MYSELF HAVE STARTED TO REPLACE ALL OF MY FURNITURE, WITH HERO QUEST FURNITURE, EVEN THE DOORS. Oh no! Mormons!
Browd sowd
Yeah, the receipt thing is actually unlawful and an example of how corporate pushes responsibility onto their least powerful cohort.
Sharing a hobby tip: Don't use Dettol to strip models. Use methylated alcohol instead. It's cheaper, far more effective and faster working than Dettol by far, and is powerful enough to soften green stuff without damaging plastic. As it's alchol, it doesn't evaporate, so you can use it multiple times. Go to your local Home Bargains/Wilkos to pick some up.
Wear gloves when handling it though, because it can very quickly dry out your skin.
I used Dettol as i like the smell of hospitals
@@richardbradley2335 Dettol does have that lovely antiseptic smell, but another bonus of methylated alcohol is that you can get pissed up on the fumes, because it genuinely does smell like booze.
Get some 97% isopropyl (you can get lower but higher the better) and then leave models in it overnight and brush off with a tooth brush. Leaves them really clean afterwards with minimal paint left on the model
@@Macavity3213 I was joking hehehe !!....luv ya
FYI, you can also use Asda own brand vodka I found out… if in desperate times. Lol
going into a GW store and telling people to go buy at another store is one step away from just stealing from the store. you might as well walk off with a box of marines at that point
The detol .. did he use water perhaps .... oh gawd Detol and water still gives me PTSD 🤦♂️
I like how you subbed 3 card monté for a cup and ball magic trick.
Actually, Northern, I have a 40k question that I’d like your opinion on.
A 40k force with a custom paint job, played as various subfactions over time, yay or nay?
For example, a custom SM chapter played as Dark Angels one week and Iron Hands another (not successor, but bound by the rules and restrictions placed on you, no mixing faction specific models).
I know GW wants you to collect and paint as many different armies as possible, but I’m not going to pretend I care what their opinion is.
Reason I’d like your opinion is that you’re a thematic guy. How much does this bother you if at all.
Nah man do NOT collect several different space marine armies UNLESS you have completely different ideas for each force. If you are just playing with different rules and deciding where your passion is just use the marines you have :)
just use a generic painyjob, play all factions
citadel sprays ... first use isopropyl alcohol 99,5 % . brush gently . again . then go and get first the green stuff world paint remover , dip them in wait and brush gently . then the last and best and very expensive paint remover is the Revell paint remover. excellent material but expensive. so the less it has to remove the better for your pocket . and it works guys . this is my way because i was striping 8000points ... yes very painful because of the citadel sprays. the best option is to pay someone with an airbrush for priming and if you like just base colour . it would not cost mush and we pay so much money for our models and it a shame to have 2 of the most basic layers , primer and base paint , doing it with a brush . if its not applied correctly it will doom every effort . my humble opinion brothers
Female Chad is Sheila :D Look it up on Urban Dictionary! :D
Fenale Chads are called Stacey
Female version of Chad is a Stacey.
A female Chad in my eyes is called jinx, I’ve met 3 and it’s none of their birth names…
Taking orders for other stores?? WTF?! That's absolutely disgusting! I would completely agree with a full ban. What a total prick!!
Lady chads are Staceys
To the guy stripping in Dettol. I use Dettol all the time but tend to leave it for at least 24 hours. Get the majority off and then I use isopropyl alcohol. To remove the Dettol gunk and smell.
For me, with regards to the guy taking orders for GW competitor's in the store, I don't think it's so much about the taking food off of the plate but more the morality of blatant price gouging, coupled with the hypocrisy of complaining about GW and their dubious practices.
It's all fine us the customers complaining about GW but we lose the high ground if we ourselves also conduct ourselves reprehensibly by blatantly undercutting their prices in their own home.
Yeah it's more being blatant and doing it in-store that's the real pisstake. The 30% off guys in the later story were arguably taking more business off of Warhammer, they just weren't doing it in the actual shop. And let's be honest GW are the biggest offender here because for some insane reason they make Warhammer stores the single most expensive place to buy their own miniatures. I very rarely set foot in my local Warhammer which kinda sucks as the manager is an old mate from uni and I'd rather give him my business, but except for the odd paint and webstore exclusives there's little worth buying from there.
Ordered from your sponsor but it does make me think about the mark up GW must be making if someone else can sell the same product with 25% off + free postage + presumably their own market up. Makes me feel even worse for the staff of GW shops. GW of course are entitled to sell their products for whatever they the market will bare but its a weird business model
I think I've gone into this many many times xD But hey its good of them to give such a good discount. I think its only free postage over a certain amount.
@@northernexile I just bought a combat patrol (my first) and it was free postage. To be honest that is the deal-breaker on whether to use any online retailer as those are big boxes. Should mention you and Winters are the entire reason I've started playing 40k, got bored during lock down and ended up watching your video's
Chadettes?
Chadettes ...
Chadette*
I strongly recomend Biostrip20 for stripping models. There are some vids about it on youtube. It's not very expensive and is WAY easier to use than Dettol.
A woman Chad I belive would be a Fiona
Dave chapel bit might be lost on me. comparing someone who buys models else were to a con man and take the position of the con man is in the right seems off to me.
Might just be me being northern but to me a grift and a con are two different things. Some guy taking your money at a cup game that gives you entertainment for a moment is a grift, some guy stealing money from you by stealing your card details over the phone is a con. Judging by how not expensive the models are to make compared to how much are charged for them by GW...I'd say that counts as a grift. Never come between a man and his meal is something I tend to think about when in these situations, guy has to pay rent. Put that in jeopardy at your own risk of a store ban.
@@northernexile agree to disagree a con is stealing money by deception stealing card details is stealing.
Dave was not there for entertainment as he was pissed when he didn't win.
Taking the analogy what if buying cheaper models helps him continue in the hobby. While also supporting GW still and puts food on the table.
Love the channel and your insight into the GW world. My only experience was kings Lynn store which tantamount to being lift up by one leg so all my lose change fell out lol.
You're insight to the corporate training makes me feel less bitter about the experience thank you.
Yeah, granted he wasn't directly stealing money from people, but from the way you've told this story it sounds like this guy is outright tricking people for money if there was no way for them to win/if he was cheating.
I could not see that as entertainment and I don't agree with defending that behaviour even if the person was starving.
It's different from some edgelord encouraging business away from GW.
Agree. It's taking something that isn't yours (money) by deception and never giving it back.
Basically the definition of theft under the theft act 1968 section 1
@@TronsTableTop 1968 😉
Eh don't come between a man and his meal but as a man don't scam for your meal at that point you are no longer a man.