Honestly this vid is should be the gold standard for getting started. I have watch many vid and this is hands down the most complete and helpful I have seen to date.
Great vid, just ordered a new pin vice (old one goes to 3mm and no lower), cork and paperclips. I should really pin more and for under £15 thats me sorted. One thing of note, boiled water isn't distilled. I guess you could with a condensing tube and a kettle but your electric bill for 1L of distilled water would be immense. You can buy distilled water but going to a local fish pet store should be able to sell you RO (reverse osmosis) water for cheap
Hardware /home improvement / tool shops will give you most of the tools you need for a fraction of the cost of GW products. old pill bottles with a bit of sticky tack on top make great paint handles.
It’s funny I have a airbrush for painting gunpla but with how that has gone and turned out and now placed on hold i am opting to learn how to paint Warhammer 40k miniatures because I love it and it’s more cost effective to learn how to paint my own then pay others haha
I'm sure you'll get back to using the airbrush on warhammer too! - Nobody tells you all the ins and outs of airbrush usage though - there's so much to it!
For the light I paint in front of my computer so i google a white background and turn my brightness all the way up. Not the best but it gets the job done.
Aw no - I knew I'd get this bit wrong somehow. I'm right in assuming that the boiled water has less bacteria in it though, right - so it'll stop wet palettes going as mouldy so quickly. Or am I completely off? :D
Boiling water doesn't get rid of the minerals, in fact it concentrates them more. You need to buy distilled water, boiling water doesn't make it distilled.
Someone else said it was the steam that was the distilled part but I thought boiling the water would at least cut down on bacterial, so that then using it in a wet palette would stop it going mouldy so quickly. Any ideas?
@@alexpaintstinythings It gets rid of the bacteria, etc yep. But it actually concentrates the minerals because of the steaming off of water. There is more to do to distill it. I've seen vids on doing it at home but I dont know if it actually works. It's also tedious, it involves ice and turning your container upside down and waiting. Anyway, buying it is the way to go, it's like 99c for 4 liters where I live.
I've recently painted Adrax Agatone and I loved it took me HOURS to finish and for one of my first minis it's pretty decent. i did leave all the parts on the plastic thing while painting them then glueing them. Is that a correct way of doing it? I've seen almost everyone glue the mini first then paint? Which is the best way?
You’ll be glad to know there is no correct way :) - some people build first some people paint first (less I think) and some people build parts then paint then finish building for the harder to reach bits!
gonna swing by a Warhammer store in my town for the first time today , feeling confident cause your vids thank you brother
That's great to hear - welcome to the hobby and feel free to drop into the Discord and let me know how you get on!
@@alexpaintstinythings will do brother. The emperor protects.
Honestly this vid is should be the gold standard for getting started. I have watch many vid and this is hands down the most complete and helpful I have seen to date.
Thank you!! Glad you like it :) - feel free to tell all your friends! haha
Great vid, just ordered a new pin vice (old one goes to 3mm and no lower), cork and paperclips. I should really pin more and for under £15 thats me sorted. One thing of note, boiled water isn't distilled. I guess you could with a condensing tube and a kettle but your electric bill for 1L of distilled water would be immense. You can buy distilled water but going to a local fish pet store should be able to sell you RO (reverse osmosis) water for cheap
Ah yeah a couple of people pointed that out haha - I’m an idiot :) - the science stuff isn’t my forte! Glad you’re sorted for gear now though!! :)
Hardware /home improvement / tool shops will give you most of the tools you need for a fraction of the cost of GW products. old pill bottles with a bit of sticky tack on top make great paint handles.
Absolutely - well worth shopping around for bits!
Been loving the vids alex! Much love all the way from the 🇺🇸
back acha dude - thanks for the love :)
This has cheered me right up for the weekend, thank you 😂
Awesome, great to hear dude! :)
An excellent guide on how to get started
Thank you! :)
It’s funny I have a airbrush for painting gunpla but with how that has gone and turned out and now placed on hold i am opting to learn how to paint Warhammer 40k miniatures because I love it and it’s more cost effective to learn how to paint my own then pay others haha
I'm sure you'll get back to using the airbrush on warhammer too! - Nobody tells you all the ins and outs of airbrush usage though - there's so much to it!
For the light I paint in front of my computer so i google a white background and turn my brightness all the way up. Not the best but it gets the job done.
This is actually great haha - enterprising!
The water in a boiled kettle isn't distilled, the steam/vapour is the distilled part
Aw no - I knew I'd get this bit wrong somehow. I'm right in assuming that the boiled water has less bacteria in it though, right - so it'll stop wet palettes going as mouldy so quickly. Or am I completely off? :D
@@alexpaintstinythings he he basically yes, correct
IKEA is a great place for not too expensive adjustable lamps
Great shout!
Boiling water doesn't get rid of the minerals, in fact it concentrates them more. You need to buy distilled water, boiling water doesn't make it distilled.
Someone else said it was the steam that was the distilled part but I thought boiling the water would at least cut down on bacterial, so that then using it in a wet palette would stop it going mouldy so quickly. Any ideas?
@@alexpaintstinythings It gets rid of the bacteria, etc yep. But it actually concentrates the minerals because of the steaming off of water. There is more to do to distill it. I've seen vids on doing it at home but I dont know if it actually works. It's also tedious, it involves ice and turning your container upside down and waiting. Anyway, buying it is the way to go, it's like 99c for 4 liters where I live.
Fab thank you! Every day’s a school day :)
@@alexpaintstinythings No problemo and absolutely!
I've recently painted Adrax Agatone and I loved it took me HOURS to finish and for one of my first minis it's pretty decent. i did leave all the parts on the plastic thing while painting them then glueing them. Is that a correct way of doing it? I've seen almost everyone glue the mini first then paint? Which is the best way?
You’ll be glad to know there is no correct way :) - some people build first some people paint first (less I think) and some people build parts then paint then finish building for the harder to reach bits!
@@alexpaintstinythings phew thank goodness for that 😄 thanks for replying I appreciate it 😊
Man i just want to try and paint 1 figure ti see if i will like it or not. Not a whole school project
That’s the thing. It’s never as simple as it seems. You can go into a store and try it though! Maybe worth a shot :)
That's what I said about crack......boy let me tell you it doesn't work out the way you think
Why did you get your magnifying glasses
I suspect you mean “where” - if so, Amazon and I’m planning a video on them. If “why” then really just to see the details better :)
@alexpaintstinythings yeah where was correct lol.
CON-SOL-CHI-NA! 🙃
Great way to spend a few hundred £ thanks Alex! 😅
haha no worries - time to remortgage the house!