How to Tackle BIG Projects - Hobby Cheating 288
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- In this Tutorial, I take you through the New Warmaster Heavy Battle Titan and use it to show you how to tackle really big projects. With a littple planning and a lot of elbow grease, there is nothing you can't tackle! Hope you enjoy.
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Ooh, nice intro! Those hangouts with Scott and Jon are rubbing off 😆
Exactly what i was going to say 🤣🤣
You're not wrong. ;)
Well, he is keeping his clothes on. No sign of streaking, yet.
Vince doing... a... bit? I am enchanted and terrified.
It's the goatee that's scary
Have to keep everyone guessing. :)
This Titan looked absolutely stunning 👍 you did such a good job on it!
Fairly sure it is impossible to put together one of these AT models without glueing something on backwards!
Thank you so much 😀
beginner painter here, thank you for all your hard work in giving us information, if i ever have a question about something i just scroll through your videos and get exactly what i needed
Thank you, always happy to help. :)
Thanks for the video . Vince! Excellent advice! I've built plastic kits for more than 40 years, and there is a process that you have to modify , depending on the subject matter. You have outlined it perfectly. The research of the assembly process is key, as the instructions will more often than not, complicate the finishing, having you do something out of logical sequence, adding time and aggravation. Beginners tend to fall into this trap. The sprue goo is another great way to shave off a bit of time that would otherwise be spent on repeated puttying and sanding, often losing details in the process.
Great advice, even for veterans. Wicked job by the way....! Thanks again!
Awesome, happy to help as always. :)
Great stuff Vince. As an engineer and long time miniature enthusiast really appreciate your structured methodology in chunking up the project into ordered segments. Applying a similar plan to my WarGlaive pack and it's paying off.
Glad it was helpful!
A bunch of questions on this amazing build.
1. Do you remix your colours every time again? Here it might be easy but lets say you work with large OSL or special mixed colours.
2. Did you shade the gold trim?
3. How did you motivate yourself to work on this guy over several weeks? Did you do small projects in between and had like one day a week dedicated for this one? Or just as you felt like?
4. For the oil wash on TMM, did you gloss varnish before to make the wash run easier into the cracks?
It looks stunning, well done.
1. Generally yes, but I am also working with a wet palette, so it's often not necessary.
2. Yep, and highlight.
3. Nope, just this the whole time, all the way through, I am generally pretty tenacious and these kind of projects play to my favorite things to hobby.
4. Nope, the metal paints are so smooth, you don't generally need to worry about it.
@@VinceVenturella Thanks a lot, Vince!
All the tips - especially planning out the sub-assemblies . . . nods in scale model builder (and at 1:35 scale, that number of pieces is just normal)
Yep, definitely standard for scale models.
Gonna watch this cause I'm interested in your workflow, but I have more of a chaotic approach personally and doubt I'll better myself in that regard.
My Imperial Fist character that I'm finally almost finished, but not, cause I just added new steps:
- I'm going to buy this ultramarine guy cause it's a limited mini.
After he arrived
- I could paint this guy as my first imperial fist, since I saw that on Hobbycheating
in the middle of it:
- Huh, those Ammo Mig oilbrushers look like an interesting choice to test oil pants without going all in
then a week later
-Huh, I could use this to learn my first chapter symbol freehand
and then I saw a staircase base on Instagram and decided to order everything to make one, which is where I'm at right now
Following your bliss is also perfectly valid as long as you are learning, nothing wrong.
Awesome result. I’m hyped up to work on one of these bad boys and put him in my Legio. Loved the vid, bought an airbrush recently and gonna try it for the metallic basecoats.
Have fun! It's a really fun model. :)
Ahhh Vince, after all that, I have no idea how long this BIG project took you? I've not ordered mine yet, maybe tomorrow, I got the Titan bundle coming first, so I'll definitely be back for more of your videos... fantastic job on the model, what a beast of a model !!
So total time was probably about 150 hours all in. Glad you enjoyed the video. :)
Very nice! However you missed a step! The most satisfying step of them all. 8. Paint rim of the base black 😆
The sacred texts have come through the recommendations in my time of need
It's like Vince is reading my mind. Not for the first time he's talking about something I just started wondering/worrying about recently.
I have to paint the 37 models in the 2014 Space Hulk box, not that many for some, by many for me.
This video was awesome.
Awesome, happy to help. :)
Oh my god, 60 hours on the armor plates D: I'm so glad I went with stippled flames rather than sharp ones on my Warhound in the same scheme, it's so much faster and I don't have the patience for that. This looks incredible, but I really feel you on the trim...it's the main reason so few of my Chaos Space Marines are unpainted.
Yep, these guys are always a project. :)
The paint work is amazing but the insights on (big) project tackling are priceless.
Thank you, very much appreciated. :)
Saturday mornings are always a treat to wake up to because of your Hobby Cheating has a new installment for me to watch, enjoy and learn from. However this one was a big one, dealing with a very BIG BOY!
Also nice to finally see how your puppies are helping you out behind the scenes!
I couldn't work without them. :)
Very timely video, I am just starting into a warhound titan.
Glad I could help :)
Thats sooooo cool! I asked you a while ago about how to drawing flames for my Legio Suturvora :) Love it! :)
Excellent, happy to help. :)
Fantastic video Vince, really liked all of the editing you did on this one - the video flowed really well
Glad you enjoyed it! :)
Thanks Vince. I'm about to start work on my first bust and I've been staring at it thinking "where to start???" This video has me excited to break it down and enjoy painting each of the parts :)
Glad it was helpful!
This is so valuable! I already sat down and broke down my project of repainting my breton army :)
Awesome, happy to help. :)
Fantastic work on the Warmaster! The Titanicus range is almost like a hobby vacation for me because I really take my time, try different techniques, and enjoy the process. They may not be $1600 FW models, but I treat them as if they were.
What is the gold you used for the trim? It seemed to have really good coverage.
I believe that was Green Stuff World pure metal pigment.
I think it might have something to do with the fact I started with air fix and the like from a pretty young age, well before my teens which is when I got into games workshop, but the bigger and more complex the kit the happier I am.
I've always been able to work out my subassemblies and building as I go.
Just a quick skim through the instructions to familiarise myself with them and I'm away.
Painting them is a bit different, but the assembly is so much fun
Yeah, I think that's something different for the folks that came from traditional scale modeling.
I just picked up a 28mm Warbringer Titan from WHW and this video popped up on my timeline... google is watching me, I'm sure.
omg, did Vincy V just... do a skit? my world view has been challenged and i like it!
Yep, she randomly picked up the box (not recorded, just randomly) and I knew I had to record it. ;)
@@VinceVenturella that’s adorable.
Well done! Really love the air brush work, you gave me a couple of great ideas for my own project. Thank you for sharing your process!
Glad I could help!
Vince, loving the upped production value and the intro!. If you want some more inspration for intros check out Will Tennyson. He's a fitness youtuber but has hands down the best intros for his videos!
I doubt I'll be doing them often, but this one just came to me. :)
Vince and probably most others: Big project
Midwinter Minis: I built a hand as big as this
On the topic: How big is this compared to the Gargants? Cause I would consider those a big project already
He's about the same size as a mega-gargant or a normal imperial knight.
I wish my dogs bring me boxes with minis ;)
Yeah, very useful. :)
Great video! An illustration of your entire process is very helpful in showing a structured way of tackling the model.
One thing I would say for some of the painting section is that the footage is so sped up that it loses a lot of it's usefulness since you can't see exactly what you're doing. In fact it was so fast I almost got a little motion sick. I understand you can't show everything, but maybe show part of it at normal speed and speed up the rest or cut where necessary.
Just thought I'd share my experience with the video and I hope it helps.
Apprecaited and good feedback. :)
As soon as I saw the doggy I hit the like button.
Fair and appreciated. :)
Thanks for this content, i'm about to start a kitbash with a knight and a morkanoght for my Orks and this video gave me some ideas. super duper thanks.
Glad I could help!
Really useful guide, I've got a few big model kits I've avoided. Going to tackle my Stardrake with this guide...
Glad I could help
Vince's Steven Seagal level acting is S tier.
I clearly missed my calling in hollywood. :)
Smaller than I thought it would be,bout size of an imperial knight.Hope forgeworld do a version
Yep, he's big but not crazy huge given the scale. :)
Loved the intro with the dog
Glad you enjoyed. :)
Great video Vince! this is pulling me more towards a "yes" on buying the Knight I've been thinking about.
Awesome, happy to help. :)
The whiteboard comes out, as does Vince's inner PM :) great vid, great intro, great doggo. Can't ask for any better
Yep, there may be some cross over with my professional career here. ;)
I'm so glad I stumbled on this video. I was just gifted 6 titans from a very wealthy friend and am super overwhelmed by the sheer amount of pieces.
If doing multiple large projects at once, do you assemble all of them, or do one at a time?
I do one at a time, with things this big with subassemblies, it just becomes a nightmare otherwise. :)
I have 2 questions; 1) What is your colour choice from Vallejo Metal Color for Titan and knight skeleton? Too many silver colours... 2) Do enamel wash and oil wash work in the same way?
So generally, I use steel all over, black ink from below and pale burnt metal from above.
@@VinceVenturella Thanks. I don't have oil washes but I have some enamel washes. Will them have same result like oil washes?
Vince this is awesome - great video and I'm in love with that scheme... until you mentioned 60 hours! KUDOS!
Glad you liked it! Much apprecaited. :)
Saweet!! Get to see titan epicness and hear discussion on a great topic
Glad you enjoyed. :)
@@VinceVenturella also, those GSW pigments are fantastic. Just got a couple and have been enjoying them. Thanks for the recommendation!
The master at work! So awesome, Vince; thanks for all you do!
My pleasure! :)
WOW!!! I gotta ask...what's the secret to applying that white color for the flames so smoothly? Especially on a dark base! White never goes on that smooth! And the painting on that base!! WOW!!
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Excellent, glad to have you along on the hobby journey. :) - So for the white, I used Pro Acryl Bright Ivory mixed with White Ink, excellent covering power and goes on smooth.
Great video. Whenever I get into a slump i watch a hobby cheating video to get me back on track.
I have a question. Can you do NMM with inks?
I have some nice violet and purple inks from liquitex for my Emperors Children which I’m using with TMM.
Sure, you can do NMM effects, you are going to need a white, but there is no reason you can't do it with inks.
"I am sad how bald I am" - I was too, but then I got the covid haircut (shaved my full head) and it's great, so maybe something to test out.
Just keep the beard, you don't want to get rid of that when shaving your head, trust me ^^
Yep, I haven't been to a barber in years. :)
If the answer is too complicated I'll wait till one of you Q&A streams but I'm just wondering why you mix satin and ultra-matt varnish rather than just using matt?
and the model looks amazing.
Satin for the durability, ultra matte for the effect. :)
I would love to see some more diorama/display stuff. Maybe even some cross over dioramas for example I'm planning a storm trooper vs space marine dio
I don't do a lot of dioramas, but if I do, I will record a tutorial for sure.
+1 for doggo delivery system!
Have to love the doggos. :)
Might you have a diorama in the works that could have a similar video (unless there already is one)? I agree that bases don't need to be boring, but crafting and planning an interesting one is tough! At least I don't make boring rocks - geologist, can't resist making cool fake rocks.
Sadly I do not, but I will happily add it to the list. :)
@@VinceVenturella Huzzah!! I look forward to it :)
Cool project! What was the sheet you had the armour plates on, and how did you get them to stick? I thought I saw blue tack, but just wanted to be sure.
Just an old cutting mat, and yep, just held there with blue tack.
That is an awesome paint job!
Thank you, this one was fun for sure.
Neat! Actually painting this one up. How do you airbrush the armour panels, do you just hold them with your fingers or do you add some holder for each piece?
So they are stuck to the mat you see there in the video I'm working on with blue tack. :)
Great video Vince. Do you have any tips on how to keep value in mind while working in sub assemblies? For example, how do you know where to place your highlights and shadows on the armor the plates if they aren’t on the figure ?
In most of these cases, I sort of dry fit the pieces with blue tack to get the idea, then spray accordingly.
Love the intro! Beautiful job.
Glad you like it! :)
Truly amazing Vince. I’ve just bought two Xmas knight boxes and a bigger knight. I’ve got my hands full on this one! Now do I build it all at once or do them one at a time??
I would go one at a time. :)
Who's the goodest boy with great stompy robot ideas!
This video kind of remember me that it's a month that I want to start a big project on celestine, but I'm stuck on a magnetic game table project that's taking forever... and I'm starting to lose my grip,can't paint that stuff anymore,too big, too much random garbage, and I am totally NOT satisfied about the look...
But can't stop,it's a bloody present for a friend ,must hang on a little more
Keep pushing, you can do it. :)
Looking awesome!
I have a question:
If you use oil washes can you clean your brush like normal? Water and brush soap. Oh and did you just use a dry makeup sponges to remove the wash from the mini?
You are going to use white spirits to clean you brush, then once you're all done, yes, brush soap and water. And yep, dry makeup sponge.
Looks amazing finished would love to paint something that big if a unit of terminators didn't take me months 😂
Always the future. :)
Wonderful stuff. I’ll definitely use your armor plate setup to paint mine. Did you just keep the backsides of the plates black? How you get them to sick on the board (poster tack?) ? Thanks!
So I gave them a basic metal cover with the airbrush. I attached them to the matte with Blu Tack.
I am relaxing watching you work in hyperspeed!
Yeah, I finally figured out time lapse just in time. ;)
@@VinceVenturella every time I go live I find out 6 new things about my setup. I am hoping to reduce the amount of shocking discovery over time and get it to pleasant learning.
Wish I could be this fast. Lol I have something similar but not to this extent.😳 awesomeness 👌
You can do it! :)
@@VinceVenturella lol ok! 😁👌
Another master class. Thank you Vince. 🤯
Glad you enjoyed it!
Vince, could you maybe go through a bit how you'd set up a painting handle for a larger project? Usually when I start mine, this is where my biggest time sink is. I just can't fit it on anything I have, or it's so awkward to hold it becomes pointless.
My answer is pretty simple, I use the tops of old rattle cans, I glue them an old big square base, then attach the feet to the rattle can top. :)
This titan is going to be the inspiration for my own adeptus titanicus force, can i ask what white you used for the base of the freehand flames?
50/50 mix of a good white paint (something like Pro Acryl's whites) and Daler Rowney white ink.
Loks nice thou make me wonder why they didn't simply realease the Emperor titan instead. My humble guess they are simply testing waters with this oneand we will eventuall get both in 28mm scale from forgeworld.
I imagine it's only a matter of time.
What gold was that for the trim? That's got to be some of the best coverage over black I've ever seen for a gold.
Here you go - th-cam.com/video/26_1W7zR-cA/w-d-xo.html
I use JIRA to help keep track of big projects. Occupational hazard I suppose.
Now that's taking it serious. :)
Love the doggo! Hilarious intro! What did you use to stick armor to the board in that orientation? I may have missed it but if it was included on another hobby cheating let me know
As always thanks for the vid Vince!
Just good old fashioned blu tack. :)
I have noticed that especially on robotic models with lots of flat panels lighting based differences in contrast seems to be less considered than on organic sculptures. All panels seem to have the same "color" independent of their angle to the light source. Is that observation correct or am I blind ?
So there is still voumetric highlighting here, it's just somewhat muted because it's black, but the up facing surfaces have more grey, the lower areas have more black, it's just a little subtle, but I am absolutely still doing some panel modulation.
Its generally more pronounced on other colors, here is a good video on panel modulation - th-cam.com/video/2tmujLvovEo/w-d-xo.html
@@VinceVenturella Thank you so much :)
What white did you use? I'm really looking for a replacement for White Scar... as I really hate that paint
My normal go to is an ivory from pro acryl mixed with white ink.
i am having trouble making my big figures looking giant. besides adding other figures, is their anything i can do to sell the giant feel?
Great question, the answer is really in the terrain. Like here I used some AT items, but having smaller buildings, smaller items, basically, if you have other stuff in very small scale and that can help sell the illusion.
GORGEOUS work as always. inspiring me to take on a larger project (when i can afford it of course :P)
You can do it! :)
wow that looks amazing!
Thank you, much appreciated.
Hi Vince! Love the intro - keep the inspiration going! ;)
During research, I would almost expect us to talk about history and background and deciding the kind of setting you want the figure in (to tune your plan for the base and the lighting), as well as the pose and the story you want to tell. Although, since I've never even imagined tackling such a biggie, I have to ask: are they posable? Could you make him lean forward or have arms positioned differently if you so wanted?
Well, just a thought, and thanks for your help on this! Some day, I will dare think of these big guys... Some day! :-)
EDIT: So was this an about 200 hour project, give or take? (I assume I should plan for more for my first ever big project. Right?)
Yeah, all told, it was probably 130-150 hours of painting, then research, planing, and assembly for the rest. And yes, you are absolutely correct, there is so much more you can go into research and it's a good thing to set the environment and the theme in that way. :)
Pro Tip for Adeptus Titanicus, magnetize your weapons
I don't actually play the game, so for me, it was just a painting exercise. :)
@@VinceVenturella I know ;) it was intended for my fellow viewers
I think you spelled “Robit” wrong 🤣😂 Beautiful work as always, and love the doggie cameo!
Yeah, I honestly thought about writing it wrong, but then I would invite 1 million questions about it. ;)
@@VinceVenturella That's the secret, the comments feed the algorithm!
Could you please talk a bit about varnishing through an airbrush? I had a few disasters with rattle can varnishes, but I also read how the varnish destroys your airbrush if it dries up inside. I dont want to mess up my H&S Evolution! Do you use a cheap airbrush pistol just for varnishing?
So I use a workhorse airbrush for it, but it's absolutely able to be cleaned. I use a little isopropyl alcohol then just water to flush it out, no issue. Basically, always use a little thinner with it, just like any paint. Then just a good cleaning like in my previous video (link below) and you are fine - th-cam.com/video/yEIJs1c4bsQ/w-d-xo.html
@@VinceVenturella Ah, thanks for the answer, this is exactly what I needed!
Spectacular work, and very useful tips. If I may - do you airbrush your varnish (mix) on, or do you use a brush? I found conflicting opinions about how damaging it is to the airbrush. Thanks!
Always airbrush varnish. I use a 2-1 mix of ultra matte and satin varnish.
When you say that you frequently varnish the mini; do you mean you just spray that mix you described through your airbrush? Or do you brush it on by hand? Dip the whole piece? I never varnish anything unless I want glassy sheen to it, so I'm not used to the thought of varnishing metal.
Yes, the satin and ultra matte varnish mix, I don't varnish any of the metals (those are the last steps) but I varnish all the matte paints repeatedly just to lock everything in.
@@VinceVenturella Thank you very much! Is there a certain brand you use exclusively or that you would recommend? Or are they all equally good?
@@0newingedcrow I use Vallejo Saint Varnish and AK Interactive Ultra Matte varnish
@@VinceVenturella Thank you so much!
I'm so sorry to keep bothering you with questions. It's just that I've finally acquired some of the oil paints you've listed in your oil wash video along with everything you recommended for applying the technique. It's been over a week since I've applied an oil wash to some minis I'm painting and when I handle them I get some oil staining on my fingers. Is this something that I caused through improper technique? Or do I need to just wait until I varnish the metals at the end of my project?
Something else that concerned me was that I don't know how to dispose of the mineral spirits that I used for the oil paints. Is there a proper way to go about it? For that matter, is it even safe to dump acrylic paint water down your sink?
I assume the plates are just blue tacked or soe such onto the board?
You are correct.
This was such an inspiring and useful video man.
Glad it was helpful!
What paint do you use, Vince, to trace white patterns over black? Some heavy body white acrylic like titanium white?
It's a mix of white ink, HBA Titanium white and a little flow improver.
@@VinceVenturella nice thank you. I am planning a project where I would paint yellow pattern on black, so I probably need to do something similar!
Beautiful work! I also suscribed to your sprue goo method. What preferred super glue do you use when attaching painted pieces?
In this case, I used super glue, but specifically, Loctite Ultra Gel control.
@@VinceVenturella Awesome! Thank you sir!
Perfection as always Vince!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
awesome work as ever Vince! Quick question, what white did you use as the base for the flame freehand? I was impressed by the one-coat coverage, especially over black...
A mix of Pro Acryl Bright Ivory and White Ink, goes on smooth and has excellent coverage.
@@VinceVenturella Fantastic, thank you. I have Pro Acryl Titanium White but haven't christened it yet. Is there a reason you went for Bright Ivory instead of pure white?
@@mzzabzzuzza4759 Bright Ivory has a hit of yellow, it's warmer, which set you up better for the warm colors of the fire.
@@VinceVenturella got it, thank you!
Great video! I'm trying to convince myself to give this model a try though I don't play Titanicus, just love the looks of the Warmaster. Could you tell me the title of the song at 9:14?
It's a really fun model. I honestly couldn't tell you the song, it's something from TH-cam's audio library, but I am changing them up all the time, I'm sorry.
@@VinceVenturella Thanks anyway. I'll consider the model. It's crazy expensive, especially now. And I'm not that confident in my painting skills. We'll see :)
I thought Vince wrote, Big Pdoot :D
You have to watch out for Big Pdoots.
09:14 Damn Vince, that is some nice music! Where did you find it?
I basically just crawl around checking on free music sources and found a few I like here.
@@VinceVenturella thought I was going to hear the new version of the Vincey-V rap
Retrievers got to retrieve.
Yes indeed.
Great (and useful) video as always Vince. One question: you say the kit is roughly the same size as a 40K Knight. Do you see potential for a kitbash?
Sure, there would be some scale oddities (like rivets) but it could be done.
My god... What an undertaking. Looks amazing though!
Thank you, I was very happy with how this came out. :)
@@VinceVenturella one question about your progress: you talk about varnishing a lot. Do you do anything special or different to clean your airbrush after varnishing compared to using acrylics through it?
Great video. When painting big models like this I struggle with the gold trim. After the basecoat do you just do a normal oil wash and leave it? Or do you go back with some highlights as well. I find my highlights always looks very weird .
I don't oil wash the gold, those are shaded with traditional acrylic paint and then highlighted with silver. THey aren't washed so I can control where the placement of the shadows and highlights goes and blend them together.
@@VinceVenturella awesome thank you.
Amazing and what an awesome video.
Thank you very much! :)
Absolutely stunning!
Thank you so much!
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Great video, really loved the intro! Any ideas as to batch-painting to a higher level?
Glad you enjoyed. I have a few videos on batch painting, but the basic keys are the same, have the process planned, keep the paints simple, work logical steps.
What color and paint brand did you use for the trim?
Green Stuff World Pure Pigment Antique Gold.