my uncle sent us black adder tapes back in 1990, i was the only kid in my school in idaho that knew what black adder was. been a huge fan of british comedy ever since.
Any Clip from the movie Alien automatically get my thumbs up, says Dallas. Mrs. Snake works talks to you like my girl friend talks to me. Our references are just too old, my friend.
Put the Dozer Blade on it. The Kratos has a unique dozer blade that looks MUCH better than the tiny spindly ones that come with the Rhino and Sicaran kits. You won't find it on any other vehicles, so you should use it if you've got it.
Marcel, as one of your Patreon people, i humbly beg you to make the the video about the Terrahawk/Thunderhawk connection. I love the origins of old GW stuff, it would be brilliant to see something like that. ❤👍🙂 Hi Mrs Snakeworks. Youre becoming a very good modeler. 😉 Edit: i like to have the crew popping out of open hatches.
A good brand of sprue nippers is either Mr. Hobby or Xuron, the God Hand nippers are rather expensive and delicate, they're only used for removing the small nub of plastic *after* you clipped the part off the runner. Be very careful with those!!
@@briarsandbantams I love the Yasuri file I got with mine and want another one, perfect for leveling out and trueing up plastic parts on vintage model kits and the nippers do a fine job.
Nice work Mr. and Mrs. Snakes!!! I do have one to build some day still in the box. Oh and I would NEVER put a dozer blade on the front of a proper tank! That's my opinion.
@@SnakeWorksStudio Blue and White pre-heresy World Eaters colors with 3D printed insignia. I really enjoyed your by'-the-book video seriously. Well done. I will use it as a reference when I do my build!
I had an absolute blast building and converting mine into a grav kratos and modifying the main gun. Painted it in iron hands colors to go with all my other angry cyber boys
There were 20 links in that big chonker piece also cupolas are on the top of the turret, usually for commander's view or access to the turret. hatches are on the hull
Beautifull looking tank. Volkite is the way to go. With all the Volkite should go Night Lords. Don’t put on the dozer blade. But I would shave off the mounting nubs for the dozer it would be nice clean look.
Real Tamiya nippers will last 3-5 years doing 50 kits a year, they are the best bang for the buck for professional nippers. God hand are best for non vehicle kits since they are fragile, they excellent at gunpla kits.
▶31:45 = _Please_ tell us you'll be 3D Printing it (Mr./Mrs.Titan) ~&~ no spending a Rent/Mortgage payment on one from the (vastly) over-priced FW 'Trolls Foundry' (✴ it's $1,500+ for $30 worth of Resin, that money could go towards a Trip to -DISSNEY World- *_Universal Studios_* 🌠📽)
Hunter killer on the left rear side, like a Bradley Infantry/Cavalry Vehicle. Loose the searchlight. Space Marines have advanced optics. Both in their helmets and vehicle optics. Aware of the WWI affiliation. But get rid of it.....Nice build. Have it myself. Not build yet. So thumps up from Denmark. Now, I am a Dark Angels sucker..!!. Like your funny/ironic approach. Chears. Alex
Lovely build, and very comprehensive breakdown! The Volkite weapons are absolutely the best looking weapon in 40k, so taking every possible one was absolutely the right call I’d say: No to the Dozer Blade, looks much sleeker without it. Option 5 for the searchlight, atop the Autocannon Option 3 for the Hunter/Killer missile looks great, but would require extra care not to break during painting/play.
Thanks for this video! I managed to build one for my Imperial Fists, but I think you sold me on a volkite one for my future Death Guard! I'm still not sold on the dozer blade, it does seem a bit too pointy 😂 Did you try the search light on your second position for the hunter-killer missile? Ie, mounted sideways next to the commanders cupola??
I want to use it but it does look just that bit too big doesnt it! I think I might leave the light off entirely! Have you bought your second Kratos yet?
@@SnakeWorksStudio I really want to like it! It just seems slightly out of place to me - saying that, I'm definitely going to paint it as a practice... thing. I've not purchased it yet, once I finished setting up the new studio, it's one of the first on the list though!
godhands are quite possibly the best. but they are quite expensive and delicate but they slide through most stuff like butter. just got to be careful with the thicker sprues. I prefer them. There are knock off godhands also that are pretty close to the originals and about half the price.
@@SnakeWorksStudio Godhand nippers are considered delicate to use because their blades are thin and fragile to achieve sharpness and clean cutting. It's the tempering of the blade, which makes them very sharp but with the possibility of being a bit weaker. As long as your careful and take care of them, they will last for a good long time.
@@SnakeWorksStudio Unless you do crazy things with it, no :D Tungsten carbide is more like glass than steel, very tough and hard, but not flexible - if you do invest the energy to deform it, it breaks instead of taking a bend. If you look at the blade you can see the edge line of carbide baked onto the regular steel body - the idea is better edge retention if you're cutting abrasive materials that mess up a steel blade.
well yes willl alays like black adder got the DVD with ALL the shows and UUUGGGG if what you see em hare on the tube and yes to stop bugs eating your jumpers yes ues moth balls exstmly tosexs not be eaten by us and the song yes as 58 years of age i know of the song not dun by the beatels fun to hare your nest vid the painting of this tank
I don't know about god hands clipper, I also got Tamiya ones and they were great but expensive enough. However, I have recently bought AK Interactive clippers, I think they only have 1 model. They are great. Way above Citadel, Army Painter or any 10/15 bucks clippers. They are really efficient, leave no marks on the miniature, but they cost 10 bucks. That's the most cost efficient clippers I have ever seen. Of course they may not be as awesome as Godhands, Tamiya and other very expensive clippers, but for 10 bucks I was quite impressed. They are also as sturdy as other good brands (and way better than Citadel ones that dies in 10 months of intensive use).
@@SnakeWorksStudio Yeah. Go to a place that sharpens knives, or if you or a friend have a sanding machine... I have a diamond sharpening file for knives (buy ones, will never run out) and use that. Or a sharpening stone. With these two if you wet sand you can get insane sharpness. Depending on how you do it, you can also sharpen serrated edged knives and stuff. Scalpel blades are so cheap that I don't bother with those, but you can sharpen those too.
Best thing I’ve ever found for loose joints in 40k kits is to take little bits of paper towel and add them where they won’t be seen. For example, on Predator turrets, inside the pivot parts where the autocannon or twin lascannon bit sits in the turret. IE basically where the pegs fit into the holes, just put a scrap of paper towel in first. A small scrap or two of paper towel seems to provide enough friction to hold the parts in place while not interfering with moving them, or be too thick to prevent assembly.
@@SnakeWorksStudio Nope. If you’re doing this with a peg in hole situation, the paper towel is trapped by the peg inside the hole and can’t move around or get free, so no need to glue it.
@@SnakeWorksStudio If you were instead placing it between the butt of the gun and the turret, I might glue it there since moving the gun up and down could eventually work the paper towel out of position. I think most 40k kits with moving joins use pegs with holes, so it’s been easiest for me to just put the paper towel bits in the holes. Another option I’ve thought of but haven’t tried is that I’ve seen products for historical modelers that’s used to create the non-skid surfaces on military vehicles like tanks. You seem to paint it on and it creates what looks like a fine grit surface, like sandpaper. I’ve wondered if coating the sides of a moving join with that would produce enough friction to keep things in place, but haven’t gotten around to trying it out.
Considering the Vulkite weapons, I think the green and heraldry of the Salamanders would be quite nice. It isn't like they are the only chapter known for it, but they certainly love to use them.
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it's a search light, why not put it in reach of the commander?
my uncle sent us black adder tapes back in 1990, i was the only kid in my school in idaho that knew what black adder was. been a huge fan of british comedy ever since.
@commentingisdangerous7530 have you seen all the seasons of it?
Came for the Kratos build, Subbed for the Biro Tickling
Glad you could join us! Are you building a Kratos yourself?
I just use clippers made for cutting cables etc, black and orange. Gods gift
Any Clip from the movie Alien automatically get my thumbs up, says Dallas. Mrs. Snake works talks to you like my girl friend talks to me. Our references are just too old, my friend.
We love the old references though right?
Lol, Black Adder. Please tell me you saw the hobby shop sketch with Fry and Laurie...
I’ve not seen that! How old is it? Early 90s?
@SnakeWorksStudio Has to be.
I’ve been using the same hobby knife blade since I got into the hobby 5 years ago 😂
Put the Dozer Blade on it. The Kratos has a unique dozer blade that looks MUCH better than the tiny spindly ones that come with the Rhino and Sicaran kits. You won't find it on any other vehicles, so you should use it if you've got it.
Carbide is what is so when I'm biding my time waiting for the missus to "be right out in just a second"
Marcel, as one of your Patreon people, i humbly beg you to make the the video about the Terrahawk/Thunderhawk connection. I love the origins of old GW stuff, it would be brilliant to see something like that. ❤👍🙂 Hi Mrs Snakeworks. Youre becoming a very good modeler. 😉
Edit: i like to have the crew popping out of open hatches.
I don’t know it for certain but they look the same to me! They have the same canards and t shaped rear wing. Also that sloping upwards body!
A good brand of sprue nippers is either Mr. Hobby or Xuron, the God Hand nippers are rather expensive and delicate, they're only used for removing the small nub of plastic *after* you clipped the part off the runner. Be very careful with those!!
I second Mr. Hobby.
I will have a look into those. thanks!
@@briarsandbantams I love the Yasuri file I got with mine and want another one, perfect for leveling out and trueing up plastic parts on vintage model kits and the nippers do a fine job.
Don't worry Mrs. Snake, I've neen seen 3 slits together at the same time either.
Its a rare sight isn't it
I like Xuron snips/cutters, quality at a sensible price. I got mine from Squires tools an materials.
Nice work Mr. and Mrs. Snakes!!! I do have one to build some day still in the box. Oh and I would NEVER put a dozer blade on the front of a proper tank! That's my opinion.
What legion will you be painting yours as?
@@SnakeWorksStudio Blue and White pre-heresy World Eaters colors with 3D printed insignia. I really enjoyed your by'-the-book video seriously. Well done. I will use it as a reference when I do my build!
I had an absolute blast building and converting mine into a grav kratos and modifying the main gun.
Painted it in iron hands colors to go with all my other angry cyber boys
Nice! is it a 40k or 30k army?
@@SnakeWorksStudio it started as a 4ok primaris project but is slowly morphing into an all eras thing.
There were 20 links in that big chonker piece
also cupolas are on the top of the turret, usually for commander's view or access to the turret. hatches are on the hull
You did well counting those! Thanks for clearing up the hatches. Now we just need to know how to pronounce it
Another fantastic video, love the film clips and when you type the script wrong for mrs snake works. More videos please mate
Many thanks! its not intentional! (most of the time haha)
the skis with tracks could have been grass skis or the original road skis.
I googled them and yes! That’s then I think. Well done!
Beautifull looking tank. Volkite is the way to go. With all the Volkite should go Night Lords. Don’t put on the dozer blade. But I would shave off the mounting nubs for the dozer it would be nice clean look.
Night lords are indeed on my maybe list! I daren't shave off those nubs, I would probably mess it up!
@@SnakeWorksStudio Looking forward to seeing the finished tank regardless of Legion. Your work is always top class
Real Tamiya nippers will last 3-5 years doing 50 kits a year, they are the best bang for the buck for professional nippers. God hand are best for non vehicle kits since they are fragile, they excellent at gunpla kits.
I think I wrecked mine on some crap resin or something!
As much as I like God Hand, and they are nice and delicate. For GW sprue I prefer more rugged like Mineshima and Tamiya.
Not heard of Minishima. Are they available in the UK?
Great build and vid. I am building a Kratos very soon though at a very different scale 😉
Aha the mini versions?
The dozer blade looks too chunky. (It has bonuses if you actually intend to play with it in 30K, but if not, then I'd not bother.)
It’s a weird one. Sometimes I like it. Sometimes I dont?
SnakeWorkStudio does the building, so you don’t have to.
It was a fun one to build!
Big tank
My favourite 40k weapons are the plastic rogue trader ork plasma guns, very silly
The big tipped ones?
Yeah, but they're less phallic/helmeted than the imperial ones. They are ribbed, though
Helping Hands Stands.
Do you remember mask?
The Cher film🤔
Crusaders. working overtime, fighting crime. I will get that in soon!
Ork Plow...
We should give it to the orks?
Oh God, I love your videos and work... But please... Its Dee - Kal.
Haha thanks! I think we pronounce it differently every time.
▶31:45 = _Please_ tell us you'll be 3D Printing it (Mr./Mrs.Titan) ~&~ no spending a Rent/Mortgage payment on one from the (vastly) over-priced FW 'Trolls Foundry'
(✴ it's $1,500+ for $30 worth of Resin, that money could go towards a Trip to -DISSNEY World- *_Universal Studios_* 🌠📽)
It needs to be a real one for such a milestone!
i have to say, i am a bit worried about your mental state after seeing you don't use night mode when watching youtube.....
1.36 of bad jokes and done, guess I'll find another video on the topic :P
Hunter killer on the left rear side, like a Bradley Infantry/Cavalry Vehicle. Loose the searchlight. Space Marines have advanced optics. Both in their helmets and vehicle optics. Aware of the WWI affiliation. But get rid of it.....Nice build. Have it myself. Not build yet. So thumps up from Denmark. Now, I am a Dark Angels sucker..!!. Like your funny/ironic approach. Chears. Alex
You are very kind! we shall look into those placements. its been really hard to decide on them. Will you be painting yours as dark angels?
Lovely build, and very comprehensive breakdown!
The Volkite weapons are absolutely the best looking weapon in 40k, so taking every possible one was absolutely the right call
I’d say:
No to the Dozer Blade, looks much sleeker without it.
Option 5 for the searchlight, atop the Autocannon
Option 3 for the Hunter/Killer missile looks great, but would require extra care not to break during painting/play.
Thank you for your options! It’s a really hard choice. I’m not sure what I will do with the dozer blade if I don’t use it!
@@SnakeWorksStudio Bits box for future terrain project.
Eons of battle j was talking about cobalt keep clippers in one of his vids
I will have a look! thanks!
Ah yes, the Sicaran on cocainum
Are you a fan of this one?
What a cool kit I should get one. Never mind I saw the price
You can find them on discount sometimes!
Did start on mine, rebuilding it for my Guards.....
I’m looking forward to seeing that!
Thanks for this video! I managed to build one for my Imperial Fists, but I think you sold me on a volkite one for my future Death Guard!
I'm still not sold on the dozer blade, it does seem a bit too pointy 😂
Did you try the search light on your second position for the hunter-killer missile? Ie, mounted sideways next to the commanders cupola??
I want to use it but it does look just that bit too big doesnt it! I think I might leave the light off entirely! Have you bought your second Kratos yet?
@@SnakeWorksStudio I really want to like it! It just seems slightly out of place to me - saying that, I'm definitely going to paint it as a practice... thing.
I've not purchased it yet, once I finished setting up the new studio, it's one of the first on the list though!
I hope you put it up on your channel
@@SnakeWorksStudio I definitely shall do!
godhands are quite possibly the best. but they are quite expensive and delicate but they slide through most stuff like butter. just got to be careful with the thicker sprues. I prefer them. There are knock off godhands also that are pretty close to the originals and about half the price.
What makes them delicate? is the metal weak?
@@SnakeWorksStudio Godhand nippers are considered delicate to use because their blades are thin and fragile to achieve sharpness and clean cutting. It's the tempering of the blade, which makes them very sharp but with the possibility of being a bit weaker. As long as your careful and take care of them, they will last for a good long time.
Tungsten carbide, the paragon of materials. Twice as heavy, three times stiffer and MUCH harder than any steel we can make.
Aha so it won't be snapping any time soon then?
@@SnakeWorksStudio Unless you do crazy things with it, no :D Tungsten carbide is more like glass than steel, very tough and hard, but not flexible - if you do invest the energy to deform it, it breaks instead of taking a bend.
If you look at the blade you can see the edge line of carbide baked onto the regular steel body - the idea is better edge retention if you're cutting abrasive materials that mess up a steel blade.
Stanley tungsten carbide blades stay sharper longer , I’m a carpet fitter 👍🏻
Aha! thanks for clearing that up! I assume you go through a lot of them?
No , they cost a fortune & cannot be resharpened they used to be about £30 for 50 , you can but 300 standard blades for that !
I was petrified of Terrahawks
Haha Zelda was scary
Side note. I am Tony!! lol
Aha! The man from the car wash! 🧼
20 track segments!
Well done counting those!
For a sprue nipper, check out the "Stedi Model Nipper" - the double edged one.
Not seen those! are they in the UK?
well yes willl alays like black adder got the DVD with ALL the shows and UUUGGGG if what you see em hare on the tube and yes to stop bugs eating your jumpers yes ues moth balls exstmly tosexs not be eaten by us and the song yes as 58 years of age i know of the song not dun by the beatels fun to hare your nest vid the painting of this tank
Richard Gray's voice scared me, I thought somebody was in my house.
Mouser!
That’s the one!
I watched the entire track assembly before posting.
I AM THE TREADED GOD OF WAR!
Yes you are! are you a fan of the Kratos?
Does a Spartan end the Greek Pantheon by himself?
To answer the magnetisation question, i magnetise for durability(transport capabilities)
I don't know about god hands clipper, I also got Tamiya ones and they were great but expensive enough. However, I have recently bought AK Interactive clippers, I think they only have 1 model. They are great. Way above Citadel, Army Painter or any 10/15 bucks clippers. They are really efficient, leave no marks on the miniature, but they cost 10 bucks. That's the most cost efficient clippers I have ever seen.
Of course they may not be as awesome as Godhands, Tamiya and other very expensive clippers, but for 10 bucks I was quite impressed. They are also as sturdy as other good brands (and way better than Citadel ones that dies in 10 months of intensive use).
thats pretty cheap and if they work well thats a good price!
Just sharpen the clippers
You can do that?
@@SnakeWorksStudio Yeah. Go to a place that sharpens knives, or if you or a friend have a sanding machine... I have a diamond sharpening file for knives (buy ones, will never run out) and use that. Or a sharpening stone. With these two if you wet sand you can get insane sharpness. Depending on how you do it, you can also sharpen serrated edged knives and stuff. Scalpel blades are so cheap that I don't bother with those, but you can sharpen those too.
That is a cool build and video Mr.and Mrs. Snakeworks! As for paint, with so much volkite go Salamanders. Vulkan lives!
Salamanders would be interesting! Do you collect them?
@@SnakeWorksStudio Yes indeed, Mr. SnakeWorks!
Best thing I’ve ever found for loose joints in 40k kits is to take little bits of paper towel and add them where they won’t be seen.
For example, on Predator turrets, inside the pivot parts where the autocannon or twin lascannon bit sits in the turret. IE basically where the pegs fit into the holes, just put a scrap of paper towel in first.
A small scrap or two of paper towel seems to provide enough friction to hold the parts in place while not interfering with moving them, or be too thick to prevent assembly.
That’s a good idea. Do you glue it or anything?
@@SnakeWorksStudio Nope. If you’re doing this with a peg in hole situation, the paper towel is trapped by the peg inside the hole and can’t move around or get free, so no need to glue it.
@@SnakeWorksStudio If you were instead placing it between the butt of the gun and the turret, I might glue it there since moving the gun up and down could eventually work the paper towel out of position.
I think most 40k kits with moving joins use pegs with holes, so it’s been easiest for me to just put the paper towel bits in the holes.
Another option I’ve thought of but haven’t tried is that I’ve seen products for historical modelers that’s used to create the non-skid surfaces on military vehicles like tanks. You seem to paint it on and it creates what looks like a fine grit surface, like sandpaper.
I’ve wondered if coating the sides of a moving join with that would produce enough friction to keep things in place, but haven’t gotten around to trying it out.
If it's movable joint, add a small piece of electrical tape.
Considering the Vulkite weapons, I think the green and heraldry of the Salamanders would be quite nice. It isn't like they are the only chapter known for it, but they certainly love to use them.