I Paid $2,200 for THIS Mini??
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But at what cost?
BREEEEAAKKYYY!!! I was gonna say "nice reference" when I realized it was you!
At a guess around $2200
@Aden Isaias thats fucking sus
@breakcpk The old days of watching and listening to you cast HON tourneys. Friends and I played this game A LOT. @Miniac good work love the channel. Inspired.
Hahaha breaky ❤
Bruh: this. was. awesome.
LOL HA this is definitely a GOAT episode
You know, I didn't really explain exactly what cost $2,200. That was the sculpting, cutting/keying, and printing fee for the model that I'm painting. Now you know! Admittedly, the cutting and keying was not needed because we're not reproducing the model but here we are :)
Lol I was about to ask the question
I should learn to sculpt.
I am starting to feel good about the price of the Colt Express minis I am having sculpted to play with instead of the meeples :)
Worth it!
I'm in the wrong business.
Wow, provoked an emotional responce in me thinking about old school friends. Amazing job on this video, loved it!
Oh wow - my coworker was one of the game designers on HoN and actually designed Fayde! Gonna share this with him!
Follow up: he loved it!
Dude the quality of your painting is truly awesome, the passion you have for your painting and your memories of friends really shines through.
That is one gorgeous model and a stunning paint job.
This story resonated so much for me. My friends and I try play together every Sunday. Some are in South Africa, one is in the US and another is in Singapore. Gaming on Sundays has kept us together and strengthen our friendships.
Tiny miniature video game stuff. This stuff is right up my alley.
That was so great. I felt like I was hearing a reading of the most passionate college entrance essay that answered a boring question in an unorthodox way that was meant to capture the attention of the application review committee. You definitely earned a place in the college of my heart, Scott.
But really, that was lovely. Thanks man!
The sharpness in the detail, the smoothest of blends, dare I say this may just be your crispiest mini yet? Awesome work bub.
Smooth blends? I think you'll find they're *creamy*
I have literally never played even a moment’s worth of any of the games you mention in this video... but DAMN you’re making me want to!
Just play games with your friends :) doesn't matter if it's HoN or League, CS or Farmville, as long as it brings you together
no, don`t iT'S A TRAP! this games are great if, and only if your friends, whom where friends before you started playing, consider forming a team, but be prepared to loose some of them as friends, and a kiloton of hours, this games are über time consuming. They have been the ruin of may oh poor boys, and god I know I'm one; I've been down in new orleans and it's not nice.
If you play dota then please.....FOR THE LOVE OF GOD...play the tutorial first..then play bots.
It only needs to be worth it to you Scott, and it sounds like it is. No other opinions matter. You've done an epic job on painting that model as usual, the sculpt is great and the paint job really gives it life!
"6 hour drive isn't a lot"
I always forget how ridiculous big countries are :D In 6 hours I could enter my country and leave it along it's longest axis xD
Where do you live, Czech republic?
@@keep7smiling No, but close. Hungary.
I can't remember who said it first but "Europeans think 100 miles is a long drive and Americans think 100 years is a long time" comes to mind.
@@utility63 ha yup, was just about to say this.
The two states are right next to each other too, distance sucks
A worthy miniature. Sentimental value is often priceless on its own. Loved the video and the model man. Keep up the wholesome content.
Not into painting minis or HoN but man does your storytelling hit the feels. Nice to hear something so heartwarming. Amazing skills both with the brush and the master production work of the video.
I don't paint minis either but you don't have to do something to be interested in it, which is why I'm here.
HoN was the business back in the day. Loved playing it.
HoN, probably the online game I enjoyed playing most in all my life. So many hours, around 3k games, my whole University life, so many friends met there and one of the most challenging games that require lightning fast reflexes and tactics. Thanks for bringing back all those memories. What I wouldn't give for a model like that of Sand Wraith.
Worth every nickle. Amazing paintjob and great video to tell this story, so relatable to so many of us
Scott, this is exactly what I want out of the mini painting channels I follow. Awesome video, man. Loved it!
Gaming is the main way I can get together with my brothers now that we are all scattered across the country, so I know exactly how you feel! We've been in between games recently and therefore missing each other, so I sent them this video to remind them why gaming together is so important! Thanks, Scott!
You should look into Valheim! AWESOME game, multiplayer is straightforward and you all can play on the same world together as well as have your own.
My two best friends and I met in college, working at the cafeteria. We started playing Starcraft together in the computer labs at night. No chat rooms or texting for us. We sat side by side, and being able to communicate that way allowed us to kick butt on a regular basis. Now, 20 years later, one lives in Utah, one moved to Texas, and I ended up in Idaho. But we still get together online and kick butt, in Starcraft II or War Thunder. Yeah, as starving college students, the games cost a lot, but the memories and camaraderie that come from it are priceless.
This hit close to home my man, can really identify with the story you told not to mention the awesome paintjob you did!
Absolutely incredible writing for this video. Beautiful story, video and mini Scott. Thanks for everything you do - your videos are something to aspire to.
Now I'm gonna go get some gaming in with a few old friends this weekend. Cheers!
Still Gaming with my buddies online since middle school... been 24 years. The games keep us together! This has got to be my favorite video so far. Awesome Job dude, respect.
Dude, I really can't think of a better reason to spend that much on a mini. I have thousands of minis, and I am not emotionally connected to any of them outside of a wargame story here and there... a warband captain that pulled off something amazing and now holds a very small special place in my heart for it. Your story has meaning.
Yoooo, i love that you play(ed) HoN, still play it to this very day. lovely homage.
I think this is a great shortfilm. When the beautifully shot images are not just for the eyes, but support the storytelling. This is true cinematograpy. Great Job!
Your painting is getting absolutely incredible. the comic book/video game colouration to her fabrics and the face are just utterly perfect.
Keep it up.
My god ! What are we going to do ! Scott didn't order us to paint more minis this week !
Great video, a great and defnitely very relatable story ! ;)
Solid work as per usual Scott! Thanks for not taking more than a month to dish out a vid granted I can’t wait for another battle report to come! Heart felt vid for sure. Made me think of the friends I got and the friends I’ve lost over gaming. Serious business man! Hit the nail on the head yet again. Solid paint job! Loved the back story as well.
Great video. Your production skills are getting so good!
Fantastic. So glad you you did all those close ups on the video.
Beautiful story and I can identify with the strong significance or symbolism a game character can have - what a splendid paint job too; can tell that love you spoke about was invested in it and can see the glowing joy and satisfaction you feel
Me before watching the video: It's probably some giant bust painted by worlds best painter to worlds best standard.
Me just after I've clicked: It's a HUGE waste of money, I bet someone could sculpt it much cheaper.
Me after watching: Is it raining? Cause my eyes are wet.
This video got me right in the feels. Thanks for sharing this man. Also your podcast with Jon is awesome 😎 just started listening to it last week!
Man, this video was so good. Literally moved me. I got chills, and teared up thinking about my own friend history. Keep the passion alive Scott.
A great idea, this reminds me of a project I had going for a while where I was going to find and paint a mini for every one of my D&D characters as a momento of the campaigns - love seeing it on something like HoN.
Been following your content for some time, this video resonated with me so damn much! Beautiful work, amazing story.
Great video man, definitely top tier editing quality here.
Scott, this video was great. Cool paint job, plus everyone loves a back story. I love your how-to videos, but it's really cool to change things up once in awhile. This was surprisingly relatable and nostalgic. Really well done.
Beautiful paint job and fantastic video Scott. It's cool that this game, and your friends, have retained such a place in your heart.
Great video and great content bud. Got to see your techniques a bit to help inspire and we got to know you more. You’re a cool dude. Also, and this is for real, you had my wife and I laughing out loud at your other “sexy” miniature painting video last night. Thanks for what you do. -Adam-
I like the story telling here, but I love even more the CLOSE-UP SHOTS of the painting. That's really fun to watch.
What a wholesome video. Amazing work and amazing narration. Loved it!
Great video, and an even better message! Well done!
Awesome video, well worth the wait
Yes! I co-foudned S2 and Was the art director and handled the art side of HoN :) great work! This is awesome :) !!!
As a dev for video games, its amazing to see and hear stories about how games connect players. I definitely relate to the feelings you are having. Great video, great paintjob, great model. Thanks for sharing your story!
That was a touching tribute to your friends. Mad respect
This is really cool. I love this style of video where you tell a wonderful story and make beautiful art. Great stuff!
This was a fun video, my dude. Great work!
Pretty great photos shots at the end, the news studio is awesome :)
Very well done Scott! Awesome paintjob!
Masterfully done as always! keep on keepin' on sir.
I melted when you mentioned Painkiller. Still dreaming of nailing ghosts with wooden staves!
Anyway let me add that it is really worth waiting a month for a video like this. Thank you for the passion and care and the personal touch you put into sharing this.
I am so happy that you got this opportunity to spiel about something you care dearly for with this game and model, that's something rare and something that you'll likely not find again in your lifetime. Cherish this scott!
The models cost: 2200
The cost of the feels you get from the model: priceless.
Really awesome video Scott! Hit me right in the feels man.
What an awesome homage. Great fun to watch and really hits home.
This was a really touching and relatable video, thanks for making it. Video games have been an outlet for me to stay connected with family in distant places, and also family in the same room. No matter what hobby you enjoy, there are always people who don’t understand it, but the things we do on our quality time have meaning and value.
My only wish is that I got to hear more of the details of what you were doing while painting this.
Played HoN when it started out. Loved it. This video brought out memories. Thanks for this one, Scott.
Right on man! That was awesome!
Thank you for sharing this story. I'm truly in awe over how amazing the paint job on that mini is but what really makes it true art is the story behind it. When I can see the amazing attention to detail in painting the model I can see what those friendships and mini really mean to you.
It's clear that a lot of love went into painting this mini. Outstanding work!
What a love letter. One of your best videos. Thank you for sharing this.
Daaaamn, played so much HoN back in the day! Great video dude!
Awesome stuff!!
Your editing skills have jumped ahead! One little thing I appreciated was the bar counting down your sponsored portion of the video, not in a "you went on too long" but "This is how long until we return to the regular content".
Thanks for this Scott
Beautiful video and very heartfelt! I know how it feels to have a friendship circle like you described, a group of wonderful people who I've known for almost two full decades online and many of us have met up in person and hang out once or twice a year. It's a beautiful thing and we're lucky to have these amazing people in our lives. A kinship, brought together by a shared passion. Few things in life are greater than good friends.
Man this was such a great video
Thanks for sharing this story, it seemed very close to your heart and struck a chord with me for sure. A couple of years ago I carved and painted a full-scale replica of Quel'Serrar from WOW (which he earned back in the day) for a friend's birthday. That game kept us interacting while I was in college and he was deployed in the navy.
I've been inspired by your work in the past, and I've learned so many new skills that have helped keep me going and enjoy my hobbies more. Thanks!
Always followed the channel videos from time to time, your painting got extremely good
You do you bro. Nice work on it!
In short: This miniature cashed in on a generation's nostalgia
Your videos are constantly amazing and consistently better than the last
Loved the heart in this one, Scott!
That was a brilliant video. So much emotions
I haven’t painted a mini in like 25 years. I’ve only done a few when I was like 11-12. I miss my old Ral Partha pewter minis. Love these videos. 😃
SUPER Clean paint job. I can see all the love in it. Really really nice work.
What an amazing piece of art. And it connected with me. Thank you Miniac!
It’s a little frustrating to see people in the comments undervaluing artists as well as not understanding the entire process. It’s like they think digital sculpting is magic or something where we just wave our pens at the screen and presto a fully sculpted detailed, printed, and fabricated piece just appears. How much would you pay a sculptor for a unique art piece in your house?
Nah. As someone that makes miniatures from sphere to final print myself, this was a dumb purchase.
The lack of skill from just seeing the guy using Zbrush for 10 seconds was more than enough.
It's not undervaluing, this was a very stupid purchase.
Again, I do this for a living and would never charge above $200 for that quality of model.
Maybe you are overestimating the value of subpar art.
@@ZigealFaust I wasn’t even talking about this individual model and don’t want to disparage the artist buuuut since you brought it there really, $200 for a model? What do you only spend 8-10 hours and call it a day for your commissions? Clearly he liked this artist and he’s paying for his time, discussing and having a back and forth on the sculpt, keying, sculpting alternate options/ possibilities and everything else. The artist said the cost was about 1,200(which for a standard 40 hours of work would be around 30$/h which is pretty middle of the road) and the rest was production and handled by a third party. Additionally judging the guys sculpting ability on the part clearly just recorded after he’s already done with the sculpt is absolutely ridiculous and a complete dick move. And what the fuck are you talking about starting from a sphere, that’s assumed when you’re doing a commission that it’s all your work from the ground up and it’s nothing to brag about. $200 for a commission is either seriously undervaluing your time or indicating that you don’t spend much time on it to begin with. My comment was general and applying to people undervaluing all digital sculpts and commission work in the comments but damn kid your attitude just pisses me off. Disparaging another artists work when it’s exactly what the client wanted is ridiculous and just a major dick move. $30/hr for 40 hours is fairly standard so don’t pull other artist down to your level and don’t disparage other artists based on a 10 second comedic clip. Honestly the fact that you failed to recognize that he wasn’t seriously sculpting in that clip really makes me question your credibility, he literally just used the move brush to drag the mouth into a joker-esk smile, you’d have to be brain dead to think that’s a measure of his sculpting ability
@@NotSoMax Calm down clown. Look up Lemurfeature. Look at the comm prices.
I most certainly do better work for FAIR prices. No one is devaluing the art, the fact is its value should be massively lower than what was paid. Also my skillset has been trained for speed and effieciency, you sound like a moron thinking less time spent = worse quallity. There are people that take 30 mins to just draw a stickfigure, I'm not going to pay them MORE just because they are slow, lmfao.
EDIT: I feel the need to mention that the models are rigged allowing for the purchaser to pose their char as often as they want for different printing poses. Unlike the model presented in this video.
@@ZigealFaust I cannot be calmed! In all seriousness I could see an argument that this model could be cheaper but not $200. With a character with really clear reference, a simple pose, you could have something of a similar quality in 8-10 hours if you aren’t talking with the client, and maybe another 10 hours for finishing keying and as you suggested rigging, working through a third party it’s likely they take a percentage of the cut so the artist likely works for a higher rate to compensate but I’m not sure what I’d do with that extra 20 hours (since you aren’t dealing with uvs and texturing)? I could see an argument for 800 or 600 but probably not 200. What really rubbed me the wrong way was that 10 seconds of messing around in Zbrush showed that he wasn’t skilled. That comment was just absurd to me I’ve seen really talented sculptors do some dumb, slow, or just unorthodox stuff when you watch their sculpting process, so to take a 10 second segment recorded after the model was basically already done and say it’s an indication of skill just bothers me. I have thought about it more and I just don’t know where I’d spend 20 more hours of work on this model so I’m inclined to think he does just work slower but I feel if that is discussed early in the commission ie. “This is how long it’ll take me so sculpt something of x quality” I don’t really find much issue with that. I think 1200 is a reasonable rate for a commission but I also don’t think it’s what I’d go with if I was sculpting something like this. Then again I feel if I was commissioned by miniac I might work a bit slower than usual because of the pressure so it doesn’t seem super unusual. Also I feel like proper rigging for such an organic miniature almost works against you for some like this because there is so little armor sculpting in pose just makes more sense IMO, that way your anatomy doesn’t get slightly warped by a simple rig. You could sculpt the model, rig it, have the client pose it, then resculpt details and anatomy for a clean finial result but that’d be even more time when you could just sculpt in pose. Plus keying and the like often takes more time than you’d like especially if you’re considering seam lines, print orientation and easy of casting. 200 just seems too low for all that and the time investment. I’m not sure what your work flow is but for me I wouldn’t feel comfortable sending a commission off to a client after I just got a “good sculpt done” there’s a lot of extra work I’d want to do for fabrication that’d take up a lot more time than the initial sculpt. Anyone could knock out a half decent person in a few hours and have something you “could” print in about 10-12 hours but if you want everything to look really crisp, fabricate cleanly, and be easy to assemble you(or at least I) have to put in that extra time to make sure it’s polished enough to be sent off for fabrication. Maybe you’re arguing for just the initial sculpt it’s self and have a low rate in which case I can see that argument, or if you’re making something multiple people will buy so you can price it lower but for a single one off commission at this scale 200 just feels way too low IMO. Also by definition less time does equal less quality regardless of skill level, the more time you end up spending on any one piece the better the final product is, you can have something presentable fairly fast but you can always take your sculpts further. Working fast or slow doesn’t matter because regardless something you spent 10 hours on should be better than something you spent 10 minutes on. Assuming otherwise is just complete nonsense.
Can really feel your heart in this work. A very respectful paintjob for such an important model!
This is my fav videos of yours, very nice story a beautiful painting 💪🏻
She was worth every cent ...true friendship is priceless =)
Great paint job and a beautiful sculpt!
Great video and message
So cool.
I have not seen all your minies, but of those I have seen, this is the best painted. So freaking great.
Great story. Great video. Great painting. Thanks for putting effort into making this entertaining instead of just watching you paint. Superb!
Beautiful vid.
Priceless indeed!
Superb model, Eric...I'd submit the best of your collection I have seen.
Cheers!
These are awesome style videos. An awesome montage and a great story
This is my favorite video from your channel now.
Scott, this is one of your best vids. Keep em coming.
Great story, and a great paint job to match. The fire on the scythe is awesome 👌
Great video, and I definitely have the same experience sharing a game together with friends. Kinda makes me want to hop back on to my old games. Also I gotta say it's been super rad watching you just get better and better in painting. I've been following for a while, and it's good stuff. Cheers 🤟
Not to say you were bad, quite the opposite, just from rad to even more rad.
Storytelling AND artistry. Very entertaining. Thank you.
Great video man
I think this paint job will be very hard to top. This model is one you put a lot of work into and it shows. Of course you want to do a $2200 mini justice by giving it your all, but the sculpt is literally tied to years worth of memories you have with your friends. I can tell that those memories went into every brush stroke you put on the model and damn that cloth/leather looks fine!
You want to win a golden demon, slayer sword, or crystal brush you now have that secret sauce. Nostalgia is your painting mojo.
Ya big sap. Ya made me shed some tears this morning. Great video. One of your best!