How To Apply Transfers for Space Marines and other Warhammer miniatures
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- How To Apply Transfers for Space Marines and other Warhammer miniatures
In this tutorial I show you how to Apply Transfers so you can get them ready to play Warhammer 40,000
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As a new mini painter, this video is a gem
Thank you 😁
Smashed it
Thank you, that means a lot coming from yourself 🖖🏻
I see a collaboration in future
Love the waiting elements ^^.
Hahaha thank you. Didn’t know if people would actually enjoy those bits ☺️ I’m glad that atleast one person has
2:34 it's the red one (Micro Sol) you need to soften the transfers. The Blue one (Mirco Set) is to help you get the transfer where you want it, apply a layer first to the area and glide the transfer on top.
Lmao I think my reply to this got automodded or something when i tried to edit it. It said "the blue one is not wrong per se, but the red one is much stronger in softening decals like this". I then edited it for a bit of clarity, backed up my information with a source, but the source was the manufacturer's s_ite (which youtube did not like - it wasn't even a link).
Re-typing the edit here to reiterate: The blue bottle prepares the surface, improves adhesion and softens the decal. if you are a complete novice discovering this video, I'd even suggest starting with Micro Set only first as Sol is less forgiving: it is aggressive and it's easier to tear the decal.
@@peisenxu952 yea, sol can make the decal too weak to handle if you're not careful
In one video I have actually learned the entire process and i appreciate it, thank you
your very welcome, its why I make these tutorials :)
You and Duncan Rhodes have helped me realize my miniature painting dreams, I love that given enough time I can paint my guys exactly how I want them now I can always count on your videos for help like this one
thats awsome :) I'm glad your confident in painting miniatures now. its why I make these videos and I'm sure its the same for duncan. keep painting and practicing
I personally feel this is the best tutorial for decals out there. Super helpful. Now my blood angels have their proper markings!
Awsome. Marines don’t feel finished until they all have the right markings 👍🏻 well done
This whole playlist is like the one stop shop on how to do the stuff I was looking for but in one place. Right on, Man!
ikr like all so helpful especially for new hobbyists
🙏🏻 that’s what I’m trying to do 😋 I love making these tutorials
@@TableTopReadyTH-cam thanks they really are very helpful for newbies like me
I cannot stress this enough, your video and channel are gems in the hobby painting scene
thank you very much. that means a lot
Awesome tutorial!
Thank you so much!
Exactly what I´ve searched for.
Very helpful
I’m glad I’ve been able to help 😁
Mr. Mark Softer form Mr. Hobby also works really well for softening transfers. The main thing I've noticed with any decal softening solution is that you really need to trust the process. Mr. Mark Softer makes the transfers sort of crinkle up at first, which can be alarming, but once it's dry they really look painted on.
This is awesome, I haven't touched transfers since 3rd edition, believing them to require forbidden arcane knowledge to actually lie flat without lumps. Turns out it needs microset! Thanks so much, first good transfer I've ever done
Micro set does wonders, althought the transfers that they make these days are amazing and honestly you could get away with out it :O
@@TableTopReadyTH-cam Yeah to be honest the transfer clung to the pad quite well, we're spoiled as hobbyists these days
I agree, but I apreciate it :P
Thanks for the video man! ... It may be two years old by now, but it helped me place my first two transfers on a model!
It’s still relevant information 😃 glad it helped 👍🏻
Fantastic video, very helpful!
Thank you. I’m really glad it’s useful haha
Nice. I'm going to attempt this now
Good luck. I hope it turned out well 💪🏻
thanks so much mate been trying this for so long and your video really helped alot
I’m glad 😃
You can cut some decals into parts for to better stick to round areas, like in insignia here. You can cut it from center to top.
Thank you so much for your Tutorials ^^
Your very welcome 😊 thank you for the comment
Hiya, first time here to your channel. And I'd just like to say, your intro is probably one of the best, and most creative I've ever seen before! Also, great video.
Thank you, I was really happy with my intro but I thought it may have put people off so I changed it a bit. Maybe I’ll bring it back one day 😋
Good tips, thank you
I'm glad you like the video :D
This is really helpful. Thank you!
I’m glad 😁 thanks for the comment
Just found this channel and wanted to say - damn dude I love your logo. Perfect blend of the 2nd ed 40k logo and AoS one. Also solid tutorial - I'm not new to transfers, but I definitely learned new things here. Cheers!
Thank you very much. Took many designs to arrive at this one. I’m really happy to share knowledge and it actually be useful to people. Thank you for the awesome comment 👍🏻
I just want to start by saying, your highlights are CRISP dude. Damn!
Also nice vid, most def good advice.
Thank you very much. I appreciate the comment and glad your found the video useful. Painting lots of space marines will definitely up your highlighting game ha
Nice. Thank you mate.
Thank you 🙏🏻
Thanks for the tutorial!
Your very welcome. Thank you for the comment 😁
Fantastic guide!
Thank you so much 😊
I’m so new to this I didn’t even know all the different types of paint until yesterday so this has just made my painting so much better thank you!!! Such an easy tutorial to follow
Thank you, this was my very first tutorial as well and it makes me happy knowing its still out there making a difference ha :D Welcome to the hobby, I hope your enjoying it
@@TableTopReadyTH-cam thank you it’s my newest hyperfixation and I’m obsessed keep going with the amazing tutorials!!!!
Thank you. It's been my hyperfixation for over 20 years now ha good luck :)
Very helpful. Thank you!
I'm glad :D
FINALLY! Thank you for helping me, im lookin for this tipp a long time!
I like your video style and your humorXDD
AAAAAAND subscribed ^^
stay save and see you the next time:)
☺️ I’m really glad my video could help and I’m glad someone likes my humour 😛 hahaha. Thank you for subscribing and I’ll definitely see you next time 👍🏻
@@TableTopReadyTH-cam YEAH, definitely :D
Hi table top ready i know this video was made 2 years ago and it is 2023 now but this was extremely helpful and now my assault intercessor Sargent is complete thank you so much for this video can't wait to see what you upload.
I’m glad this video helped you out 😁 good job
Well done! I had no idea how I was meant to use these transfer sheets lol. Thank you !
I'm glad I've been able to help. I love using tranfers, they ad so much character and interest to miniatures
This was both informative and hilarious, thx man
Glad you enjoyed it. It was fun making my first video ha
Great video! Would like to see more like it
Thank you so much, I’m happy you like it. Videos every 2 weeks on Thursday at 5. Next one is eavy metal imperial fist so make sure you watch it 👍🏻
Great information, thanks
thank you :D
as someone who just got into warhammer 40k and running space wolves and never dealing with transfer paper before thank you for the video now I can properly mark my units so I don't get asked which chapter
I'm Glad this helped :D
Always had a love-hate relationship with transfers.
You're essentially doing what I did as a kid with extra steps to seal in the transfer. Great job.
I doubt they've advanced the technoolgy much in applying transfer ha
@TableTopReadyTH-cam I used to use mail varnish. To anyone reading this *DO NOT DO THAT* the varnish will break down the transfer and it will come apart.
Finally a video that shows how to apply transfers thank you my guy!
You welcome. I’m glad this tutorial is still useful 😃
Yes it is was i was finally able to apply my transfers to my Salamander's thank you again!!!
Just want to thank you for this video. I ultimately wanted to go dark krakens but not feeling up to the custom octopus freehand felt if i did a full ultramarine army i could get there... i bought everything from this ardcoat, lahmain medium and transfers as i bought job lots off ebay.... I just did my first redemptor and it worked perfect with nothing crooked. I have a few more walking wartombs, then to my 100 strong firstborn army... i also have a pile of shame i blame on weshammer of blightlord terminators, 2 imperator titans from epik 40k, and a canus rex I dreamed of painting a necron skin flayer style when i get to that level. This video worked awesome though...and while you waited and did nothing while it dried, i watched this on repeat
A 100 marines. Wow good luck with all of those 😋 I’m glad I’ve been able to help you 🖖🏻
Love the video :)
Epic work👍
Thanks again. I really appreciate all the comments 👍🏻
Good video, will help out newcomers massively.
Thank you. I really appreciate your comment and that would be amazing for you to help like that
This realy helped
I’m glad 😃
Thanks for this video. I’ll feel a lot more confident now. As a bit of CC - could you perhaps advise on timings here, eg for the soaking, drying times for each step etc?
It’s just the case of keeping an eye on things. There’s no exact times. You’ll get a feel for it once you’ve done it a few times
I didn't have Adcoat or Microset, only Microseal. However it all worked out just fine. Thank you for the tutorial
I'm glad I could help :) just be careful with the microset straight over paint, it can dissolve the paint.
Keep it up!
Thanks 🙏
Your very welcome 😁
Cracking video!
Thank you very much 😁
I'm glad I went looking for this on TH-cam. The kit instructions don't explain how to do this at any point. I don't know if the assumption is that everyone already knows how to do this. I like WH 40K it just seems inaccessible to new people getting into the hobby.
so many experienced hobbyists and it has been around for a while now and there is so much content and things to get involved with. its very daunting. I'm doing my best to help get involved though :)
Thanks mate
:D
Nice start.
Thank yiu
Cool. More products I need to buy. Siiiiiiigh. I wish I never started this. Thanks for the tute tho
its not so bad, you don't need a lot of the solution and I'm still using the same little pot I bought 5 years a go
Thank you
No bother. Thank you for the thank you 😋
Excellent advice and production quality!
Thank you ☺️ I’m glad you think so
Great Video, thank!
Whats the leveled transparent rack you use to store your paint?
They nail varnish racks. I have a link in my descriptions for them on amazon
Thank you so much I was wondering how people do the chapter symbols.
your very welcome :)
This video has been a great help. Just wondering how long you recommend waiting between steps? From placing the transfer on the model to adding the micro set and how long do you leave the micro set before using the cotton bud?
thank you. I would say yo only really need to wait for 5-10 minutes for each step
Oh hey michol is back haven't seen a video pop up for a while
I'm working on one, just took a few days off. expect one this weekend :)
Cool !
🖖🏻
This made it seem far more approachable! Thank you!
I'm glad, getting the most out of your transfers is a faff but they always wicked. I still prefer them to moulded designs
Update: its sooo hard!!! Lol your method definitely helps though. My figures look ok. Lol i did rip a decal or two 😢
it is tough, you do get extra shoulder pads in kits remember, use them to practice on. I still struggle myself and usually its because I tend to rush the process ha
wow thanks this rlly helped me out! also one thing that ive discovered on the internet is that u can use vinegar instead of micro set
I’ve also heard this 🤔 I can believe this as the micro set does smell like vinegar 😛 maybe that’s all it is
@@TableTopReadyTH-camidk, maybe i just started applying transfers for the first time yesterday and it actually worked
I'm trying to apply a tattoo transfer to the abs on one of my chaos cultists, and I'm going to have to look at it tomorrow. I used a setting solution, but it's still kinda wonky. Ty for the tips!
Don’t be scared to use more setting solution if you need to 👌🏻
absolutely smashed the subscribe button
Haha thank you very much. I hope you’ll enjoy my future videos 👍🏻
Love the video. Please make more stuff
Cheers Matt. I’m currently working in a bunch of ork videos
@@TableTopReadyTH-cam that's great news 👍
You deserve so much more subscribers! You got 1 extra today :-)
The fact that you subscribed and want to join me on my journey is enough. Thank you
Love the video! Do you have any tips on custom transfers?
I haven’t really explored making transfers yet, but it is on my list of videos I would like to do. Probably towards the end of the year, I need to buy a printer first haha. Hopefully you don’t mind waiting 👍🏻
Haha, I love your editing! Where can I get that solution-soup you used, by the way?
Thank you. I’m really happy you like it. I just buy it from amazon. MICRO SET. It’s about £8 for quite a small bottle, but it lasts ages. I do use it all the time and it’s lasted me over a year
Thx man you a g
💪🏻 thank you
Thanks for the video! Should the micro set solution be applied while the transfer is still wet, or after it has dried?
Best to let it dry first as the water may dilute the solution 💪🏻
Thank you so much. I thought these were like temp tattoos. You press it on with water and stuff lol
They’re like the next level fake tattoo 😛
I usually just take out the marking I want to use apply it over what part of the armor I wanna have it over and just paint over then peel off, gives it that kind of originality that maybe the space marine did the paint job himself or maybe a battle brother helped
hats off to yah if you hand paint all the markings :O
Excellent video! I never use a gloss varnish before transfers though, i just use the vallejo decal softener, and then a coat of matt varnish to seal it in, i feel like the ard coat is just a step that you can do without, never had any issues, and any imperfections in you paintwork, will still be there under the ard coat/gloss varnish. How ever i have found issues with "older" GW transfers. Have you had any issues with them? i am talking 10-20 years old transfers, that have been left in a box for use when i master the add transfer step. I feel like its made of a "different" material to the newer ones. The melting processor of the softener ofter ruins the transfer(of the old tranfers).
Thank you. Another reason the hard coat is good is it protects the paint from the solution. I found it can strip the paint a bit and wipe away any highlights I had done. I use to do it without it, its not a massive thing, I chose to include it in the video for best practice. I do still use old transfers that I have, but I would always try and find something more recent if I can. They don't tend to soften very well and they easily rip and fall apart while using them. I guess because of the age maybe. always believe people should always do things they want to do. I never think my way is the absolute way it should be done, it's just what I found works for me :)
@@TableTopReadyTH-cam I have not used the product you are using. But yes i know some products can end up dissolving the paint. Never had that issue with the vallejo other than what i wrote about the melting of older transfers. And it could be like you say, the fact that they are old, and perhaps degraded. The ones i have tried bloats, like the acrylic paint does when you dip it into a solver to strip the paint from your models. Still excellent video! =)
Do you actually wait until the gloss varnish has dried or do you straight apply the transfer once its loose enough from the paper?
I would wait for teh gloss to finish drying first before applying transfers
Love microset. Life saver
I’ve not found anything better to be honest 🤷🏼♂️
How do you get the stripes on the helmet so strait?
I don’t haha I usually spend some time tidying it up.
Do you thin the 'ardcoat varnish and if so whats your ratio?
yes with water and I would use an equal amount
Does vajello decal softener work too?
Any decal softener works fine 😁
Just kinda interested , is micro set needed, as it is not sold over where I live, like physically impossible to buy it, what can I do?
It’s not needed, it’s just an extra step you can do. Watch the beginner ultramarine tutorial, I do transfers without micro set
hello mate, where did you get those racks from your paints are in?
They are linked in the description to amazon. They’re just nail varnish racks
@@TableTopReadyTH-cam nice one mate, thanks a lot
@@TableTopReadyTH-cam nice one mate, picked one up and they are perfect, been looking for a better alternative to the wooden ones for a while
i just git my first warhammer set do i need the micro set for the transfer?
If your new, I wouldn't worry about micro set just yet. you can if you want, it's upto you. you can leave transfers untill you feel more confident. All in your own time
After having transfers flake off, I've taken to "sandwiching" them between two layers of gloss, then a matte varnish step to knock off the shine.
If that’s what works for you then that’s the right way to do it. 🖖🏻
Why not just use matte varnish throughout the whole process?
Does stormshield do the same as ardcoat?
They are both varnishes but stormshield is a Matt. The gloss is better for underneath the transfers and you can use stormshield over them in place of lahmian medium. Make sure to thin it
Do you have a video on how to like do ranking with transfers? Like if I buy warhammer 40,000 recruit edition there will be transfer sheets with like markings as number marking how do you use them to rank your space marine? Any help is helpful thanks
This is a great idea for a future video :D
Thank you
The website link seems to be broken. I have a question: Can you put an Imperial Knight crest transfer to the side of a Munitorum Armoured Container with this method? Those have pretty high skulls in the middle of the three 'sections' on their side.
The link will be fixed but not until Monday. It has to reconnect to the domain. I’ve just had a look at the containers. It would struggle over the skulls themselves. You would be able to get them to sit over the ruts that cross the sections though. I would use the stronger MICRO SOL for something this big. It’s the red red bottle of the two. Just be patient with it. If you want it to go over the skull. I would cut a little cross for the skull to poke through rather than cut a hole. You can trim it later when transfer is set, otherwise you could maybe file off the skull completely? The transfer would have to stretch to much over the transfer. Hope this helped
@@TableTopReadyTH-cam Thank you for the quick reply. Looking at the container, I also had the thought that it would be impossible to do what I had in mind. I'll try to find alternatives. Those skulls are really big. I haven't thought about filing though. That might even work, thank you for the suggestion. I'll give the whole project a second thought.
Good luck
Just wanted to let you know website is back up if you wanted to go check it out 👍🏻
@@TableTopReadyTH-cam Thank you, I've checked it out!
How deep do you score the transfers in order to help them conform to round surfaces?
you want to cut little notches. they are thin and you will cut all the way through, just try not to make big cuts. I find cutting them once they're in places is easier. If the cuts are too big, you risk the transfer splitting, I also show doing transfers in the new beginner ultramarines video. I show cutting them once in place, I kind of rock the blade which lets me be more careful
@@TableTopReadyTH-cam Great tips! Thanks for taking the time to answer my question.
Where do you get all the transfers I only have a few and would like to obtain some for various scenery
Just built up a collection over time. You can find most transfers on eBay and I believe gamesworkshop and forge world sell some separately as well
@TableTopReady nice 1 ill take a look and ask next time I go in store
Lmao I continuously end up on one of your how to videos somehow.
TH-cam knows haha
Sorry if this is a silly question, but why do you use lahmian medium rather than a Matt varnish at the end? Does it do the same job?
I use lahmian medium because it has the same finish as the citadel paints so those surfaces don’t stand out.
@@TableTopReadyTH-cam Does Stormshield from Citadel works too? I don't own lahmian medium
If you don’t have lahmian medium then I wouldn’t use anything for now. When you do eventually get some, use it then 😃
@@TableTopReadyTH-cam thank you!
Thank you! I thought the Matt varnish would leave a nice finish but I'll wait to get it 😁
Oh, wish I had watched this before, kind of just dunked the hole transfer in water moved of the sheet and slapped it on 😂
Good video though really appreciate it
Nothing wrong with that. This is for best results I guess 🤔
@TableTopReady This method does look way better, iv only put the one on so far and you can tell between the glossy decal to the almost matt paint, I'm definitely doing this
Do transfers stick without any additional liquids
other than water to soak your transfer in to release it, anything else is cosmetic really that improve the look of the transfer
Quality
Thank you
So, wait, do you apply the transfer when the ard code is still not dried?
You want to make sure it’s completely dry before you apply the transfer 👍🏻
My old transfers have developed an yellowy aura around it, should I discard them?
I would probably replace them, you'll find those transfers very brittle and difficult to work with.
Smashed the subscribe a bit ago but have a random question. Why did you pronounce it as "Loo tenant" instead of the traditional British "Leff tenant"? I'm just curious and nothing cheeky meant by my inquiry. All the best, Gordon
I think just because In the warhammer world and circles that’s the most common way of saying it. Even day to day I’m more use to the American way.
@@TableTopReadyTH-cam Thanks Michael, my nephew and I are just getting started in Warhammer and are following your painting tutorials. They are a tremendous help to us!
Silly video idea: "What transfers to pick for your space marine, in order to stick to the lore as much as possible". Maybe do the leviathan box as an example. We all know we can put anything we want, they're our minis, nothing new there... but for those that want to stick to the lore, it's not very easy, and we need help to guide us through the choices and basic reasoning of the ultramarine lore to justify each transfer on each miniature with ranks etc...
This is a good idea and I have thought about a video talking about chapter organisations 🤔
It's such a head ache determining which decals to stick onto which shoulder/arm/leg etc for my blood angels/imperial fists/ultramarines (going old school "space crusade" or "space hulk reboot" style@@TableTopReadyTH-cam but with new age miniatures
This is so difficult for me. Doing DA White sword wings decals. They do not conform. When i use the damp cotton swap it almost always moves them. Then the micro sol starts breaking them up. They end up looking battle damaged, which I'm not trying for. It's incredibly frustrating. I really want to master this, but the round surface and flat decals...I can't do it! Ahhhhhhh!
All I can say is be patient. let the transfers dry for about 15 minutes before you go in with a cotton bud and I would let them soak in the water a god 2 or 3 minutes. you need to be rolling the cotton bud as well, not rubbing it. just generally let things dry and avoid messing around with them as much as you can. You can do it, I believe. keep practicing
Dry for 15 minutes! There we go! Thanks for the encouragement!
which dropper bottles do you use?
I have a link to the bottles I used in all my video descriptions. in all honesty it's not something I recommend doing. I regret doing it and it was a huge waste of time and effort in the long run. but it's upto you.
@@TableTopReadyTH-cam thanks for the heads up:)
Does anyone remember the old transfer sheet from about 20 years ago? The transfers was way, way too large for the shoulder pads of the models.
I still have a massive stash of them. The new transfers are definitely a lot better
@@TableTopReadyTH-cam They would good for vehicles, but not much else.
What if I don’t have ardcoat? Or the micro set?
Because I just have the starter set so I think I have to purchase that separately
You can still apply the transfers with out them. They just won’t look as good. You can always just leave them for now and do them later when you can get some
Yes hello I am an Ultramarine. I'd like to request a transfer to the Salamanders, thank you.