basically its all about SPEED (how fast your army can move) FIREPOWER (how much damage your army can cause to others) and PROTECTION (how much damage your army can sustain if hit), the choice is pretty much chosing which army has the best of these 3 attributes right?
no ones ever asked you this question but who if i like every army and i just wanna collect and paint the BIGGER characters from whatever army they might be from and not play with them in competition but just out them in my glass cabinet and admire them, does anyone actually do that? just buy big characters from whichever army that just look cool and thats it?
no ones ever asked you this question but who if i like every army and i just wanna collect and paint the BIGGER characters from whatever army they might be from and not play with them in competition but just out them in my glass cabinet and admire them, does anyone actually do that? just buy big characters from whichever army that just look cool and thats it?
For me, accepting that my paint jobs will probably never be at the golden demon level was a huge boost to my overall enjoyment of the hobby. I'm still very proud of the majority of what I produce, even if it isn't gonna be placed upon a podium with a chorus of angels singing in a choir. I enjoy what I do with my spare time, and I'm good with that.
Couldn’t agree more. I think TH-cam turned me off painting because I was watching so many great painters that I hated my paint jobs. But when I reminded myself that 1. They’ve painted a heck of a lot more than me. 2. They spend a heck of a lot more time painting one model than I’ll ever spend. After I remind myself if this I found enjoyment in painting my minis again
@@jules9094 I didn't paint anything competition winning until my 6/7th year in the hobby, and even then, it was a limited, local one. Only won because I was brave enough to try OSL for the first time to give a blade a glow effect
I had to get off of most social media because I was constantly comparing my paint jobs to top tier painter's and it just made me miserable. I stopped looking at their paint jobs and just got back to painting for me. I'm finally starting to enjoy the hobby again.
Here is an important lesson for the hobby: A hobby is just that, a Hobby. It's not a job, it's not a competition, it's not an obligation. Do it for as long as you like, and when it stops bringing you joy, stop. You can take a break, you can put your unfinished models away, same with your paint, and come back to them when the hobby feels fun again.
My top tip for newbs is when painting to pick out your colours in advance and try them on a small single model first to make sure you like the colour combo. Also, I cannot believe that Oliver is in his fourth decade, he must be a vampire.
I used an art app to import a image I pulled off Google of a space marine drawing (nothing fancy, just a sketch) and use that to test my color schemes before I even bought my first box. Thought it was a smart decision, tho I unfortunately relied on the GW paints coming with it and my primary color choice was white…
I did that with necrons in the 2000s when they had no flexibility and a small unit choice. I switched to Eldar and loved them. They eventually retconned the necrons origins and came out with a ton new units. We didn't even have the snipers back then.
Your n°1 is so true. Take the time to enjoy the hobby, buy a box, paint the models, play a game, then buy a new box, etc etc. This hobby is about collecting, and waiting before buying a new toy is part of the excitement of a collection.
My top painting tip? Base your models. A bit of sand on the base, painted and drybrushed, with a bit of flock or a bit of debris will lift a basic paint job and make it look far better.
All great advice. One extra thing I'd add is that as well as deciding what sort of player or hobbyist you want to be, is surround yourself with like minded people. Sometimes people play ultra competitive and if you're more casual it's important to agree beforehand what sort of game you're going for. I've played vs competitive people before and because it's been clear, I don't mind. What is off putting is when you think you're meeting up for a casual game and someone brings extra strong lists to the table and smashes your force in two turns. So make sure to have the conversation with your friend/opponent so that you're both aiming for the same experience.
@@BroadswordWargaming what is BETTER to chose an army, and than buy HUNDREDS of small foot soldier type pieces or just a few foot soldior type pieces and than get 2-3 HUGE pieces like space ships or bikes etc... or armoured carriers
Spray cans are amazing - I'm an experienced hobbiest with an airbrush but still love spray cans. No fuss and really quick. More time for actually painting and playing rather than an@l retentive an air brush cleaning or 5 thin coats. Nice little video. All tips 100% relevant.
I'm exactly the same as you. I went through a short phase of airbrusing every layer, now I just bang some sprays on and airbrush from there. Soooo much easier.
Don't let anyone tell you what the hobby should be. 2nd decade me loved playing WFB but got stressed about 'having' to paint a whole army, he'd have enjoyed it more if he'd let it go. 3rd decade me got mega into BB and loved putting more time into a smaller painting project. 5th decade me (oh jeez) has managed to paint almost 6 miniatures this year but has been using it to escape, relax and enjoy in a stressful phase of life, without currently playing. That's quite a range of purpose for one hobby over my life so far 😊
Tip#1 is golden (the first#1 not the "off list" #1). I just sold a load of my pile of shame consisting of various army boxes i bought and never even opened. Feels like a weight lifted.
I ended up with some metal models. I hated them, because I couldn't get them to stick together properly, so they sat in my cabinet until one day I thought "I hate these metal models, they're out". I definitely feel like a weight was lifted moving those on.
As a mechanic I just fell in love with the orks, the monopose white metal miniatures were fairly limiting but there were a lot to pick from, the best thing about them though was their vehicles. The idea that each would be individually customised to the extent that no two would look alike led to much merriment with razor-saws, aluminium mesh, plasticard, none GW model kits, Milliput modeling putty and recycled tinplate from evaporated milk tins (flat sided rather than corrugated). The whole ork ideology so lends itself to experimentation and downright bodging that it really encourages imagination, lateral thinking, saving pennies by finding cheaper ways to do or build things.
I thought of another one! Have a dedicated space to do hobby in where you can leave your current project. This does not have to be a big area, for me it’s ranged from a desk to a corner or the floor to a cupboard. Whatever it is, it just needs to be a way you can quickly pick up a project work on it for 5min then put it down again. Having to spend a long time getting ready to paint and then tidy everything away is a killer for me. I’ve always got more done when I have a dedicated space no matter how small that space is.
I think you missed the biggest tip: It takes Time. I have a job and three kids that consume my life from wake-up at 5 AM until somewhere between 8 and 9 PM, but I have a few painted armies because I set aside at least 30 minutes every night for building or painting.
100%. I think we have to be easier on ourselves too. Real life is hard/busy enough without pressuring ourselves to paint. Setting aside a few minutes a daynis a great idea!
That’s a great tip and it’s a actually one of the bonuses of the hobby. I used to play a lot of computer games and collect Warhammer when I was younger but I find I rarely have time for computer games now but I can put aside 20-30min hobby most days or sometimes just most weeks if ai’m honest!
The biggest thing for me is to just enjoy the process and not sweat the results so much when you start out. I'm sure a lot of people are like me, so need to hear this: your first one will suck. Just savor whatever you achieve and try to do better on the next one. Don't give up just because it doesn't look like Ciara's amazing paintings on first go!
How to get into the lore and what each faction is about? Try WH40k Dawn of War 1 and 2 PC games. They are great games and with great voice lines that give you pretty good idea about the faction and how they play. The games are old now and you can get them extremely cheap as well as they will run on low end machines. To this day, these 2 games have best voice overs from WH games. Also, I will plug a Poorhammer podcast for some good advice on how to not break a bank (as much) when you get into the hobby.
That was a really great list. I was thinking if I’d anything……. It’s more just linked to the last point about enjoying the hobby/the one about finding out what kind of collector you are. So I’d say do what you want to do in the hobby, looking online it’s very easy to get sucked into doing someone else’s kind of hobby. I so often get sucked into the competitive mind set of I need X or Y to win, when actually all I really want to do is collect a cool narrative army. Also with regard to enjoying the hobby don’t be afraid to put a project aside for a bit and do something else. The number of times I’ve needed a rest from something but then come back and finished it at a later date is astonishing, it might just be my way of working, but I find it really helpful.
I have come back to this video having got a wet pallet painted 5 terminators with it and now I'm wishing that I had got one months ago, when I finally started painting my models Ciara's right they are the best and she was right to get very excited about them.
Some of my suggestions to build on what you covered: 1) Consider other smaller skirmish games first as your first step in the hobby overall 2) If AoS/40k is what you want, buy a troop core unit for the army of your dreams and see if you enjoy painting them. If not, look elsewhere 3) Bookwise, I enjoy the Warhammer crime series. Very cool sci-fi stories. 4) For Primer spray cans, look at the Colour Forge. Absolutely amazing 5)
A wet pallet and a good lamp with a day light bulb are essential for painting, followed by half decent brushes!! Wasted a lot of money on naff brushes as they don’t last long!! I also painted a miniature under the crap lamp bulbs which looked fine, until it came to the morning and i looked at it in natural day light, i had to scrub and repaint the mini 🤦♂️☹️ Also get a few different brush sizes, one size fits all doesn’t work in this hobby as i found out!! I have been painting in the hobby for 6mths now and absolutely love it!! The community are great and helpful so never be afraid to ask it may sound stupid but we all start at the bottom and work up!! 😊 Watch people like broad sword, painting phase, ninjon, trovarion there all full of great advice and they also have different styles and techniques which may suit you!! Good effort with helpful advice 😊
very good tips. for me, realizing that my painting never will be so good as some stuff shown in the internet made it for me easier. As you said, you have to find your own style, try new methods to advance and enjoy what you can do, does the job
Two things have helped me a lot with feeling better about being new to painting. First was to just go with a rattle can primer instead of struggling with air brush primer. I think Squidmar talked about it in their newest video about "misinformation" they've spread in the past. I had no problem using my new favorite primer, rustoleum 2x flat grey primer, on a recent cold day. I leave the cans in my painting area so they're not exposed to the temperature changes in the garage and they primed perfectly. I literally had pro acryl primer peel off when I was trying to apply a black wash to a space marine leg. Secondly, I stopped comparing myself to other painters. I look up color schemes, but try to avoid looking at other painters works while I'm working on something. I'm new, I'm not going to be amazing, I know I can do a good beginner job and that's all I'm aiming for atm
Ciara's first point is something I wish I knew. I got into Deathguard at the start of 9th, I loved the models and the lore. But I hated painting them and their play style. I dropped alot of money on units I couldn't use, had to many of or didn't have enough of.
My other half paints and I've started helping, enjoyed your vlog first I've watched still don't understand the game though 🙈 but had a go at airbrushing and liked it so looking forward to trying more techniques, enjoyed watching 🥰
Little tip about the spray cans, Any primers work, In fact a small air brush may save you money. BUT, If you're gonna buy spray cans you can save a lot with regular primer.
An army doesn't need to have an explicitly consistent paint scheme. I've got Space Wolves units whose primary colors are various shades of blues and greys.
Always keep one of the first minis you painted. You can use it as a reference for where you started to where you are now. Use the Golden Daemon level paint jobs as inspiration, not comparisons.
I agree mostly but the first paints I had were the classic workshop pots that lasted ages. I still have a smidgen of armour wash that I use for special occasions the quality of them is incomparable, which made up for my very basic painting.
Just found your channel love it!! My lad only just getting into painting so i do the build and undercoat for him, BUT what spray should i use for undercoat if his models are already blue plastic like marines, blue or white
Funnily I live in a hot humid climate and find a wet palette to be at best a nuisance. My 2 tips are: 1) Paint daily if you can. Even 30 minutes painting a day will get models painted and over time you will improve. 2) You don’t have to paint for Golden Demon. Find a standard that you like, and aim for that. My personal standard is about what GW calls “Parade Ready”, maybe yours is “Battle Ready”, that’s fine. Practicing painting Battle Ready will make you good at it and your models will end up looking better and being ready faster. Bonus Tip: Practice with purpose. If you want to improve, be that from Battle Ready to Parade Ground through to winning a Golden Demon, when you are intending to improve, practice with purpose. Don’t just experiment and move on, keep putting time into that technique until you get good (or great if you’re aiming for that Golden Demon) at the technique.
Thanks for this! I just purchaed my first warhammer starter pack and the Target exclusive space marines boardgame. I knew much of this as I'm coming from a Gunpla building/painting background, so some of the general hobby know overlaps, but I still learned a good bit of useful information on the more warhammer specific parts. 👍
Regarding lights: I dont get why noone ever mentions this, but there are magnifying goggles with LED lights attached. You can get them from the big a for like 15 bucks. Only downside is, light always comes from one direction (your face) and sometimes tend to reflect too strong when painting metalics. However with them you can paint basically everywhere and the glasses really help for fine details.
I enjoyed the vid! I think you guys made some valid points. I Something I wished I had known or had the courage to start converting/ kitbashing. I think this is part of what you discribe as 'trying out new things'. I felt like converting seemed like such a difficult thing to do and because of that I felt like I didn't have the courage to try for myself. Now I know it can be so much fun and really love doing it. So my numer one would be: try new things (as you guys said). It really makes you develope your skills and over all progress
That's awesome! I have to say, kit bashing is something I'm actually a little hesitant to get into.. just lack the confidence to chop things up. I must actually do more of it!
@@BroadswordWargaming I can imagine! I started out using leftover bits. If I would make a mistake, it wouldn't be that bad. I felt like this was the thing that made me try some kitbashing, maybe it could also give you more confidence? Eventually I tried more difficult things, but without those leftovers I never would have tried I think
@@BroadswordWargaming kitbashing is one of, if not my favorite part of personalizing your Armies!!! It has definitely been harder to accomplish in the past, due to the expense of buying kits specifically for bitz, but with 3D printing these days... The world has opened up in so many ways. Now a large part of the fun is hunting down and collecting STLs that you need or even just think you could use at some point in the future! I collect Iron Hands, who have always been top tier candidates for conversation work, only now with 3d printing do I feel like I can start doing them justice!!!
Also, shaky hands shouldn't be the barrier to entry, like I see many of my friends claim it to be. I previously had quite a steady hands, but a recent injury made it... shaky. This simply meant that Ive had to adapt my style from smooth glazing to a few scratchy lines. But I still won a local painting award nontheless. So don't be scared! It isn't a big deal.
#1 thing that discourages me with painting is seeing everyones progression pics lol Their starting is often far better than what ive managed over an extended period. Another tip to consider adding in is don't bother with getting full on into the hobby if youre not in an area with a local hobby shop or playing community. Its quite depressing having a bunch of dust collectors you cant put to use or easy access to more models and supplies. And no, online ordering isn't always beneficial $$$
Another reason not to buy too much of your army at once is simply to avoid having too much money tied up in something you're not using yet. I *still* have to fight this tendency, and I started collecting back in the 90s. I've got hundreds of dollars of minis that have sat in boxes for years, not doing anything - even at 2% per year, that's a significant chunk of change I just don't have. Granted, the economics math gets more complicated these days with inflation and price rises being so high, but still, as a rule, it's better to have money than boxes. Also, building on the "know what kind of hobbyist you are" and "don't get discouraged by the 'Eavi Metal photos" - if you're *content* with your painting results and you're happy to just do what you're doing, don't let people push you into change you're not interested in. This is more of a "midpoint" tip than a "beginner" one, I guess, but it suits me. I get results I'm happy with. I very rarely try anything new, not because I'm scared to but because I want my painting sessions to be comfortable, familiar and relaxing. This is why the "know yourself" part is important - when someone says "oh, edge highlighting is easy, just watch this video" most of I will say "nah," and it's vital to know *why* you're saying "nah." If you *aren't* content with your painting results, watch the video and try it out. But if you *are* satisfied with what you're doing, then feel comfortable saying "I'm good, thanks" and staying curled up in your metaphorical painting blankets.
I 100% agree on the "dont rush to complete your first army". In the 2000s I got really excited and bought a Necron army. after playing it a while I was annoyed how inflexible they were in 3rd and 4th edition. there were a few units and you couldn't really change anything on them besides number and most had like 1 wargear choice except the lord. I eventually decided I wanted to play CW Eldar and I started collecting them and sold off my necrons. Also my necrons were painted like shit because I did ONE THICK COAT. I loved Eldar and I'm a huge Eldar fan to this day. They don't get enough love in the games outside of Dawn of War. Friends at my FLGS tried to convince me to play warmachine, but when they said you couldn't customzie your units at all and they just came as they were, that convinced me I would never like that game.
The wet palette is essential. I tried using the GW paper palette and it doesn't hold up compared to the wet palette. As always guys I enjoyed the video and your content as a whole. Keep on keepin on!
Ah, thanks so much! Yeah, I think I started using whatever I could as a palette.. even wood (which is obviously terrible). Wet palettes, home made or not, as so good!
For me, my wet palette turned out mostly overhyped. I only use it rarely for mixing colours. For the regular stuff a regular white plate or a regular tile from the hardware store does a way better job at thinning colors the way you need them - at least for me.
@@BroadswordWargaming say you spend thousands of dollars over the yrs building and painting your army and you wanna quite, can you ever try and SELL your army and pieces? is there a website for this? do people every make money from selling their collections or is it basically dead money from a financial sense every time?
I've found when I plateau, working on a new technique is very beneficial. Then when I go back to the previous technique, my skill level improves quickly again. Also, don't buy all the different hues on the market. Having basic colours forces you to mix them yourself and inherently get a good understanding of colour theory. I'm out of work with disability, so short of cash, and was forced to do this when I started running out of paints and couldn't get more. The quality of my painting exploded in a matter of weeks, and certainly made me wish I started doing that.
@@TravisHi_YT Generally? I just eyeball it 😅. But initially, I made notes. I have a small notebook in which I paint a streak of the colour, and next to the streak, I note the mixture ratios. TBH, I like eyeballing it. It develops an eye for colours and colour matching. The variations in the colour are so minor that 99% of people won't pick it..and I like the slight variation anyway. When they're on the table, each model is unique in a way that's so subtle you can't consciously recognise, yet look uniform and cohesive... though that just may be how I see them.
Fun video😀 I picked up one of those WN art pad, A4 size which i started to use to get a visual recipe book together. I heard about it on the siege studio podcast, some of the guys use it. It helps me when I’m staring a new model and have some reference point of where to begin. Also I’m a terrible one for buying paints, far more then I’ll ever use😮
My Tip, scip spray cans and buy a airbrush. I killed my first models and almost quit the hobby because of spraycan clearcoat frosting. I tryed an endless amount of "tips" from the internet to prevent this (shaking the can for 10 Minutes strait, warming it up, looking for the weather and so on) and destroyed so much hard work just to come to the conclusion that you have a 50/50 chance of it happening. Than I bought a airbrush to do the job and never had a problem ever again. So do yourself a favour and buy a airbrush for priming and sealing your miniatures and protect yourself from massive frustration.
I wouldn't recommend the red grass palette, it's too airtight so it tends to get moldy even with brass rods in the water, the green stuff world one costs like half the price and has nicer papers coming with it
Only been in the hobby for a few years now and I just paint not okay, got into warhammer by accident and now I've grown to love the different miniatures. Was given a drawf to paint along with my airfix stuff then I bought Gretchin orks as a change from planes, then it was ultra marines, ork boys, stormcast and I was down that rabbit hole 😂😂, love your videos and yet to try a spray can but I do have an infinity airbrush now, so thats something I never thought I'd own 😅😅
Enjoy the hobby is important - actually its the main reas9on you should be doing it :) I don't particularly enjoy painting but I enjoy the end result especially as I have accepted my half arsed painting results to be OK :) and good enough.
knowing that there are numerous games by companies other than GW that are exponentially better rules. the amount of miniatures and models (non 3D print) that are on the market, again not GW that are high quality and far less expensive. and as far as paints, tools etc, be willing to experiment. while some miniature specific paints are good, a visit to an arts & craft supply store will show you a wider variety of products for a fraction of the price. (my 8oz bottle of flat black acrylic was $3.95) unless you are a professional and looking to earn a living by painting miniatures, it's a hobby. keep it affordable.
Counterpoint: A lot of people really LIKE playing using GW’s rules and miniatures. Sure I could play using One Page Rules… but I like using the actual rules that GW has provided. I don’t need “simpler” or “better written” when what Games Workshop has provided for me works just fine for my purposes.
@tinyfishhobby3138 I'm glad you get the enjoyment you're seeking from GW. personally, I started when fantasy battles and subsequently rogue trader were first released. I stuck with fantasy battles thru 4th release. however, everything after 2nd version of 40k was useless to me. I still collect various miniatures and models, but prefer rules that are considered simultaneous game play, not the IGYG rules that GW prefers. I am also not a tournament player, so the whole wysiwyg thing is not for me.
I'm actually not entirely comfortable with the idea of connecting the word 'pro' with something like 'Warhammer' I'm an older fella (we played in the 80's. WHFB, WHFRP and WH40K) and Warhammer for us was less about the miniatures and more about the game. Of course, we had miniatures but were never sticklers about things like WYSIWYG, or units having the exact equipment the army sheet had, just so long as you had something you could use to represent the unit/character. Don't misunderstand me, i'm not against miniatures or painting them, it was just a secondary consideration. It was the game we enjoyed, not the painting or collecting of miniatures. I find the increase in popularity of Warhammer, the tournament scene, with it's chaos spawn known as 'the meta' etc has actually been a detriment to the game. Still, i'm not going to continue to wax lyrical about days gone by nor tell people they're 'doing it wrong' for enjoying other aspects of the hobby.
WYSIWYG is ridiculous, the character sheets are all that should matter. Do people really expect you to buy more models just to have different loadouts!?
I would highly recommend the Horus Heresy novels. I started Horus Rising earlier in the year and here I am on book 13 lol. They're just too good to put down!
For me. USE ACRYLIC PAINT AND NOT ENAMEL PAINT. When I started I kept hearing, use a wet pallet, prime your minis, thin/water down your paints, and don’t get GW paints. Well I did all that but didn’t understand that I should be using acrylic paints. So off I go to Hobby Lobby and find paint for fairly cheap and get a bunch. I prime the models and then open the paint to start. I try thinning down the paint and it went on not thickly but “boldly” and I wondered why I heard multiple coats since it definitely didn’t need it here. It was also very difficult to control the paints too. Little did I know I was using enamel paint and I should’ve used acrylic. Apparently enamel paints can be fine to use but you need to use extra stuff to use it properly and I didn’t know. I was told my stuff with enamel paints looked good but I stripped them carefully and repainted them with acrylic paint
My number 1 tip, don't shoehorn yourself into a brand. Brand loyalty is not a thing. I started my journey wanting to play AoS, and did a lot of purchasing. Never played a game yet, but I play Star Wars Legion all the time. Same thing with paints. I love buying full sets of paint, but quickly learned certain colors exist in other ranges, different finishes and quality exists. Don't worry about brand, find the right paint for what you need!
My advice for newbies: most of the contend online is not made for you. You dont have to paint your models eith 50 different colours. You dont have to buy the most competitive army with the most competitive units to have some fun. And yoh dont have to start playing with 2000 point armys. Start slowly and at a pace you are comfortable with.
Good list, but I'd say that while it's true that painting to a high level takes a lot of practice, painting to a DECENT level is very achievable with not a lot of time. There are good techniques, products and tutorials available!
Oh a Sterling job on this one! I like this channel you're so chill and never seem to push that negativity out constantly like some sites. Just a shame you didn't upload more 🤟🏻.....Oh Happy Halloween 🎃
2:00 Starting with the Horus Heresy books is bad advice. Those books are written with the idea in mind that people already know what they are getting into and as such often lack sufficient explanation; the best way to start with 40k is to actually read the summary from the main rulebook. If you want to go all in with a book, i would probably say go with Ciaphas Cain:Hero of the Imperium - it's a tounge in cheek series working on a monster-of-the-week format that will present you an overview of the factions. If you want something more serious, both Eisenhorn and Gaunt'S Ghosts are often recommended but they are more narrow in scope. If you don't want to dive into the deep end yet, there is also Only War: Stories from the 41st Millennium - it's a very cheap collection of short stories.
I dunno, I think the HH books give you a general understanding of the entire setting, and help answer "older" questions about the history of the games. The Rule books give you a wonderful light spread of everything, including factions and main characters. CIaphas Cain is a great character to make a move from casual reading into Warhammer, so I think that is a good shout too.
I love the HH books and setting (it's my favorite of all GWs), BUT, be aware of what you are getting into. It is a MASSIVE storyline/series! Tho admittedly you can pretty much jump around/skip stuff you're less interested in. But if you happen to be a completionist...heh... it's almost done I guess. Also if you are into Warhammer because you think the alien races are cool.... Don't start with the Heresy!!! It's about humanities civil war, very little xenos.
Nice vid dudes. WArhammer is not the hobby though. It's a part of a hobby. It's a great part of it but there are many many great other models to paint and loads of great Games to play. Don't get stuck in a rut my dudes!
I love Genevieve's stories, they are hilarious and for 40K I was always Comorragh Eldar but pretty much everything GW release is all Imperium focused instead which is very narrow scope as there are so many more interesting stories and races outside that which almost no licensed project even consider. Comorragh only featuredin Dawn of War: Soulstorm as playable say, Tau were the focus of just Firewarrior, Epic 40k had a game on the Craftworld Eldar but these are it so most come in only looking at Imperium and are oblivious to the wider lore
as jarring as the sharp segway from zenithal'ing your mini's to beautifying your balls was it did genuinely put a smile on my face at the intoxicated hour :D anywho, big fan of broadsword wargaming so always a pleasure, have a nice morning, day or evening \o/
my big tip is do not lose your mind painting hordes/infantry. you will have way too many to paint and doing "your best work" on all of them will mean you will never paint any of it. spray them with the main color, pick out cloth/armor/skin/weapons, and move on to the next one. 10 man infantry squads take like 2-3 hours to paint tops to get battleready. you can always go back later and highlight, detail, etc if you dont like it, but trust me: having 80 ghouls to paint is a horrible experience if you spend 2 hours per model.
Amused at a possible typo... the third section of this video is labeled "The Law" but should probably be "The Lore". And the transcript has "lore" as "law" as well. 😜
I get asked if I’ll ever repaint my original minis and I say no. I like comparing my first mini to my most recent. I may not be able to paint at a game’s workshop level, but I take pride seeing my progression. Key words, “my progression”. Last thing, comparison is the thief of joy. Stop comparing and enjoy your hard work.
Good afternoon, lady and djentlman! Games Workshop наверно планирует ещё 100 лет потратить, чтобы сделать ходы отрядов поочерёдными - пока что (за 40 лет, 10-ая редакция) не сподобились это сделать: и ждать, пока закончится активация всех отрядов (при 2000 очков - это почти час) чрезмерно утомительно. Шахматы до современного вида 500 лет доводили - чатуранга ранее была также больше по площади поля и количеству солдат (были и слоны, и сапёры, и даже осадные башни). Когда поочерёдная активация или одна из армий так и будет мишень изображать половину игры?
Oh god why would you ever prime somwthing in a neutral if you wanted a main colour and they did a primer in that colour. Unless you had aairbruah. Thats kind of like citadel a decade ago of "oh you want ultramarines, base coat in in thr black from the pot without thinning and blue ontop of it"
I think starting with the Horus Heresy series is a huge mistake when jumping into the lore of Warhammer 40,000. You are better off starting with the first three books of the Gaunt's Ghosts series or the Eisenhorn series. The Space Marine Battles books: Rynn's World and Helsreach are a much more accessible and good start than the Horus Heresy. Then potentially the Night Lords series. The Horus Heresy is too large to begin with and there are spoilers in and amongst them. Its like watching the Star Wars series in numerical order. You lose out on one of the best reveals of all time.
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basically its all about SPEED (how fast your army can move) FIREPOWER (how much damage your army can cause to others) and PROTECTION (how much damage your army can sustain if hit), the choice is pretty much chosing which army has the best of these 3 attributes right?
no ones ever asked you this question but who if i like every army and i just wanna collect and paint the BIGGER characters from whatever army they might be from and not play with them in competition but just out them in my glass cabinet and admire them, does anyone actually do that? just buy big characters from whichever army that just look cool and thats it?
no ones ever asked you this question but who if i like every army and i just wanna collect and paint the BIGGER characters from whatever army they might be from and not play with them in competition but just out them in my glass cabinet and admire them, does anyone actually do that? just buy big characters from whichever army that just look cool and thats it?
For me, accepting that my paint jobs will probably never be at the golden demon level was a huge boost to my overall enjoyment of the hobby. I'm still very proud of the majority of what I produce, even if it isn't gonna be placed upon a podium with a chorus of angels singing in a choir. I enjoy what I do with my spare time, and I'm good with that.
Messing up my minis kept me from starting the paint process.
Couldn’t agree more. I think TH-cam turned me off painting because I was watching so many great painters that I hated my paint jobs. But when I reminded myself that 1. They’ve painted a heck of a lot more than me. 2. They spend a heck of a lot more time painting one model than I’ll ever spend. After I remind myself if this I found enjoyment in painting my minis again
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I didn't paint anything competition winning until my 6/7th year in the hobby, and even then, it was a limited, local one.
Only won because I was brave enough to try OSL for the first time to give a blade a glow effect
I had to get off of most social media because I was constantly comparing my paint jobs to top tier painter's and it just made me miserable. I stopped looking at their paint jobs and just got back to painting for me. I'm finally starting to enjoy the hobby again.
Here is an important lesson for the hobby: A hobby is just that, a Hobby. It's not a job, it's not a competition, it's not an obligation. Do it for as long as you like, and when it stops bringing you joy, stop. You can take a break, you can put your unfinished models away, same with your paint, and come back to them when the hobby feels fun again.
Well said!
My top tip for newbs is when painting to pick out your colours in advance and try them on a small single model first to make sure you like the colour combo. Also, I cannot believe that Oliver is in his fourth decade, he must be a vampire.
I used an art app to import a image I pulled off Google of a space marine drawing (nothing fancy, just a sketch) and use that to test my color schemes before I even bought my first box. Thought it was a smart decision, tho I unfortunately relied on the GW paints coming with it and my primary color choice was white…
Me, who decided to get into Thousand Sons and just bought the army in one go, watching Ciara's first point and instantly doing the Pikachu :o face
haha, maybe you'll actually stick to it!
@@BroadswordWargaming got the final six minis on my desk now, 3,000 points, almost done! I still agree with you though, never doing this again!
I did that with necrons in the 2000s when they had no flexibility and a small unit choice. I switched to Eldar and loved them. They eventually retconned the necrons origins and came out with a ton new units. We didn't even have the snipers back then.
Something I wish I knew before I got too FAR in the hobby… I would say, to the younger me…
“You don’t need 1,000 guardsmen.”
Your n°1 is so true. Take the time to enjoy the hobby, buy a box, paint the models, play a game, then buy a new box, etc etc. This hobby is about collecting, and waiting before buying a new toy is part of the excitement of a collection.
My top painting tip? Base your models. A bit of sand on the base, painted and drybrushed, with a bit of flock or a bit of debris will lift a basic paint job and make it look far better.
100%, basing up is nice.
Exactly, I see people posting un-based models online, it takes so little effort, but it is easily 30% of the overall appeal of the mini.
Enjoy the hobby. Well said. Not quite what GW were pushing when I was there, but something I tried to get people to do.
As long as there are some people trying to do it, it all helps! Keep it up.
All great advice. One extra thing I'd add is that as well as deciding what sort of player or hobbyist you want to be, is surround yourself with like minded people. Sometimes people play ultra competitive and if you're more casual it's important to agree beforehand what sort of game you're going for. I've played vs competitive people before and because it's been clear, I don't mind. What is off putting is when you think you're meeting up for a casual game and someone brings extra strong lists to the table and smashes your force in two turns. So make sure to have the conversation with your friend/opponent so that you're both aiming for the same experience.
Perfect advice. That's exactly how I feel. Finding the right play group is vital. Playing with like minded individuals is the way. 😀
@@BroadswordWargaming what is BETTER to chose an army, and than buy HUNDREDS of small foot soldier type pieces or just a few foot soldior type pieces and than get 2-3 HUGE pieces like space ships or bikes etc... or armoured carriers
Spray cans are amazing - I'm an experienced hobbiest with an airbrush but still love spray cans. No fuss and really quick. More time for actually painting and playing rather than an@l retentive an air brush cleaning or 5 thin coats. Nice little video. All tips 100% relevant.
I'm exactly the same as you. I went through a short phase of airbrusing every layer, now I just bang some sprays on and airbrush from there. Soooo much easier.
Don't let anyone tell you what the hobby should be. 2nd decade me loved playing WFB but got stressed about 'having' to paint a whole army, he'd have enjoyed it more if he'd let it go. 3rd decade me got mega into BB and loved putting more time into a smaller painting project. 5th decade me (oh jeez) has managed to paint almost 6 miniatures this year but has been using it to escape, relax and enjoy in a stressful phase of life, without currently playing. That's quite a range of purpose for one hobby over my life so far 😊
Tip#1 is golden (the first#1 not the "off list" #1). I just sold a load of my pile of shame consisting of various army boxes i bought and never even opened. Feels like a weight lifted.
Amazing. I didn't think about the mental affect it'd have.. I must do the same.
I ended up with some metal models. I hated them, because I couldn't get them to stick together properly, so they sat in my cabinet until one day I thought "I hate these metal models, they're out". I definitely feel like a weight was lifted moving those on.
As a mechanic I just fell in love with the orks, the monopose white metal miniatures were fairly limiting but there were a lot to pick from, the best thing about them though was their vehicles. The idea that each would be individually customised to the extent that no two would look alike led to much merriment with razor-saws, aluminium mesh, plasticard, none GW model kits, Milliput modeling putty and recycled tinplate from evaporated milk tins (flat sided rather than corrugated). The whole ork ideology so lends itself to experimentation and downright bodging that it really encourages imagination, lateral thinking, saving pennies by finding cheaper ways to do or build things.
I thought of another one! Have a dedicated space to do hobby in where you can leave your current project. This does not have to be a big area, for me it’s ranged from a desk to a corner or the floor to a cupboard. Whatever it is, it just needs to be a way you can quickly pick up a project work on it for 5min then put it down again. Having to spend a long time getting ready to paint and then tidy everything away is a killer for me. I’ve always got more done when I have a dedicated space no matter how small that space is.
I think you missed the biggest tip: It takes Time. I have a job and three kids that consume my life from wake-up at 5 AM until somewhere between 8 and 9 PM, but I have a few painted armies because I set aside at least 30 minutes every night for building or painting.
100%. I think we have to be easier on ourselves too. Real life is hard/busy enough without pressuring ourselves to paint.
Setting aside a few minutes a daynis a great idea!
That’s a great tip and it’s a actually one of the bonuses of the hobby. I used to play a lot of computer games and collect Warhammer when I was younger but I find I rarely have time for computer games now but I can put aside 20-30min hobby most days or sometimes just most weeks if ai’m honest!
The biggest thing for me is to just enjoy the process and not sweat the results so much when you start out. I'm sure a lot of people are like me, so need to hear this: your first one will suck. Just savor whatever you achieve and try to do better on the next one. Don't give up just because it doesn't look like Ciara's amazing paintings on first go!
Yeah, the only real benchmark you should be comparing to is the last minis you painted.
How to get into the lore and what each faction is about? Try WH40k Dawn of War 1 and 2 PC games. They are great games and with great voice lines that give you pretty good idea about the faction and how they play. The games are old now and you can get them extremely cheap as well as they will run on low end machines. To this day, these 2 games have best voice overs from WH games.
Also, I will plug a Poorhammer podcast for some good advice on how to not break a bank (as much) when you get into the hobby.
That was a really great list. I was thinking if I’d anything……. It’s more just linked to the last point about enjoying the hobby/the one about finding out what kind of collector you are. So I’d say do what you want to do in the hobby, looking online it’s very easy to get sucked into doing someone else’s kind of hobby.
I so often get sucked into the competitive mind set of I need X or Y to win, when actually all I really want to do is collect a cool narrative army.
Also with regard to enjoying the hobby don’t be afraid to put a project aside for a bit and do something else. The number of times I’ve needed a rest from something but then come back and finished it at a later date is astonishing, it might just be my way of working, but I find it really helpful.
I have come back to this video having got a wet pallet painted 5 terminators with it and now I'm wishing that I had got one months ago, when I finally started painting my models Ciara's right they are the best and she was right to get very excited about them.
Some of my suggestions to build on what you covered:
1) Consider other smaller skirmish games first as your first step in the hobby overall
2) If AoS/40k is what you want, buy a troop core unit for the army of your dreams and see if you enjoy painting them. If not, look elsewhere
3) Bookwise, I enjoy the Warhammer crime series. Very cool sci-fi stories.
4) For Primer spray cans, look at the Colour Forge. Absolutely amazing
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A wet pallet and a good lamp with a day light bulb are essential for painting, followed by half decent brushes!!
Wasted a lot of money on naff brushes as they don’t last long!!
I also painted a miniature under the crap lamp bulbs which looked fine, until it came to the morning and i looked at it in natural day light, i had to scrub and repaint the mini 🤦♂️☹️
Also get a few different brush sizes, one size fits all doesn’t work in this hobby as i found out!!
I have been painting in the hobby for 6mths now and absolutely love it!!
The community are great and helpful so never be afraid to ask it may sound stupid but we all start at the bottom and work up!! 😊
Watch people like broad sword, painting phase, ninjon, trovarion there all full of great advice and they also have different styles and techniques which may suit you!!
Good effort with helpful advice 😊
very good tips. for me, realizing that my painting never will be so good as some stuff shown in the internet made it for me easier. As you said, you have to find your own style, try new methods to advance and enjoy what you can do, does the job
Watching your interview on painting phase...cannot believe how hard you work. Thanks for sparing the time to make these videos.
Thoroughly enjoyed the review. Found ya from the Miniac Vid. Thanks for hoppin' on with him and goin' hard.
Two things have helped me a lot with feeling better about being new to painting. First was to just go with a rattle can primer instead of struggling with air brush primer. I think Squidmar talked about it in their newest video about "misinformation" they've spread in the past. I had no problem using my new favorite primer, rustoleum 2x flat grey primer, on a recent cold day. I leave the cans in my painting area so they're not exposed to the temperature changes in the garage and they primed perfectly. I literally had pro acryl primer peel off when I was trying to apply a black wash to a space marine leg. Secondly, I stopped comparing myself to other painters. I look up color schemes, but try to avoid looking at other painters works while I'm working on something. I'm new, I'm not going to be amazing, I know I can do a good beginner job and that's all I'm aiming for atm
Microsol changed my space marine game completely, no more 3d printed shoulderpads, transfers can work on curved surfaces thanks to this product!
Yes! Microsol is an absolutely amazing product!
I like that you also make it seem like you don't know how to get the video in focus. So invested in the realism of doing things for the first time!
Haha. Yeah. Stupid old wide lens. I shot it for "realism".
Ciara's first point is something I wish I knew. I got into Deathguard at the start of 9th, I loved the models and the lore. But I hated painting them and their play style. I dropped alot of money on units I couldn't use, had to many of or didn't have enough of.
My other half paints and I've started helping, enjoyed your vlog first I've watched still don't understand the game though 🙈 but had a go at airbrushing and liked it so looking forward to trying more techniques, enjoyed watching 🥰
You have a great channel, can't wait for the next upload, my kind of content 👍😀
Thank you so much 😁
Little tip about the spray cans, Any primers work, In fact a small air brush may save you money. BUT, If you're gonna buy spray cans you can save a lot with regular primer.
A fantastic vid. Lots of very good points made with the last one being the greatest, have fun❤️❤️
Glad you enjoyed it!
i cant agree more about the wet palette. was such a life changer for me.
An army doesn't need to have an explicitly consistent paint scheme. I've got Space Wolves units whose primary colors are various shades of blues and greys.
Seeing you guys on trapped under plastic brought me here… staying for the videos!
Always keep one of the first minis you painted.
You can use it as a reference for where you started to where you are now.
Use the Golden Daemon level paint jobs as inspiration, not comparisons.
I agree mostly but the first paints I had were the classic workshop pots that lasted ages. I still have a smidgen of armour wash that I use for special occasions the quality of them is incomparable, which made up for my very basic painting.
Just came across this video, what a great intro and advert for the hobby 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks so much!
Just found your channel love it!! My lad only just getting into painting so i do the build and undercoat for him, BUT what spray should i use for undercoat if his models are already blue plastic like marines, blue or white
Funnily I live in a hot humid climate and find a wet palette to be at best a nuisance.
My 2 tips are:
1) Paint daily if you can. Even 30 minutes painting a day will get models painted and over time you will improve.
2) You don’t have to paint for Golden Demon. Find a standard that you like, and aim for that. My personal standard is about what GW calls “Parade Ready”, maybe yours is “Battle Ready”, that’s fine. Practicing painting Battle Ready will make you good at it and your models will end up looking better and being ready faster.
Bonus Tip:
Practice with purpose. If you want to improve, be that from Battle Ready to Parade Ground through to winning a Golden Demon, when you are intending to improve, practice with purpose. Don’t just experiment and move on, keep putting time into that technique until you get good (or great if you’re aiming for that Golden Demon) at the technique.
Thanks for this! I just purchaed my first warhammer starter pack and the Target exclusive space marines boardgame. I knew much of this as I'm coming from a Gunpla building/painting background, so some of the general hobby know overlaps, but I still learned a good bit of useful information on the more warhammer specific parts. 👍
Such great advice. Brilliant video, thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it! 😀
Regarding lights: I dont get why noone ever mentions this, but there are magnifying goggles with LED lights attached. You can get them from the big a for like 15 bucks. Only downside is, light always comes from one direction (your face) and sometimes tend to reflect too strong when painting metalics. However with them you can paint basically everywhere and the glasses really help for fine details.
Wargaming TH-camrs from Ireland are growing.
I love this Tutorial for Starters! On point!!!🔥🔥🔥
I enjoyed the vid! I think you guys made some valid points. I Something I wished I had known or had the courage to start converting/ kitbashing. I think this is part of what you discribe as 'trying out new things'. I felt like converting seemed like such a difficult thing to do and because of that I felt like I didn't have the courage to try for myself. Now I know it can be so much fun and really love doing it. So my numer one would be: try new things (as you guys said). It really makes you develope your skills and over all progress
That's awesome! I have to say, kit bashing is something I'm actually a little hesitant to get into.. just lack the confidence to chop things up. I must actually do more of it!
@@BroadswordWargaming I can imagine! I started out using leftover bits. If I would make a mistake, it wouldn't be that bad. I felt like this was the thing that made me try some kitbashing, maybe it could also give you more confidence? Eventually I tried more difficult things, but without those leftovers I never would have tried I think
@@BroadswordWargaming kitbashing is one of, if not my favorite part of personalizing your Armies!!! It has definitely been harder to accomplish in the past, due to the expense of buying kits specifically for bitz, but with 3D printing these days... The world has opened up in so many ways. Now a large part of the fun is hunting down and collecting STLs that you need or even just think you could use at some point in the future! I collect Iron Hands, who have always been top tier candidates for conversation work, only now with 3d printing do I feel like I can start doing them justice!!!
Also, shaky hands shouldn't be the barrier to entry, like I see many of my friends claim it to be. I previously had quite a steady hands, but a recent injury made it... shaky. This simply meant that Ive had to adapt my style from smooth glazing to a few scratchy lines. But I still won a local painting award nontheless. So don't be scared! It isn't a big deal.
Soul wars is also a great intro book to age of sigmar
Ooo, I've not read that one. Worth a look then? 😀
#1 thing that discourages me with painting is seeing everyones progression pics lol Their starting is often far better than what ive managed over an extended period. Another tip to consider adding in is don't bother with getting full on into the hobby if youre not in an area with a local hobby shop or playing community. Its quite depressing having a bunch of dust collectors you cant put to use or easy access to more models and supplies. And no, online ordering isn't always beneficial $$$
Another reason not to buy too much of your army at once is simply to avoid having too much money tied up in something you're not using yet. I *still* have to fight this tendency, and I started collecting back in the 90s. I've got hundreds of dollars of minis that have sat in boxes for years, not doing anything - even at 2% per year, that's a significant chunk of change I just don't have. Granted, the economics math gets more complicated these days with inflation and price rises being so high, but still, as a rule, it's better to have money than boxes.
Also, building on the "know what kind of hobbyist you are" and "don't get discouraged by the 'Eavi Metal photos" - if you're *content* with your painting results and you're happy to just do what you're doing, don't let people push you into change you're not interested in. This is more of a "midpoint" tip than a "beginner" one, I guess, but it suits me. I get results I'm happy with. I very rarely try anything new, not because I'm scared to but because I want my painting sessions to be comfortable, familiar and relaxing. This is why the "know yourself" part is important - when someone says "oh, edge highlighting is easy, just watch this video" most of I will say "nah," and it's vital to know *why* you're saying "nah." If you *aren't* content with your painting results, watch the video and try it out. But if you *are* satisfied with what you're doing, then feel comfortable saying "I'm good, thanks" and staying curled up in your metaphorical painting blankets.
I 100% agree on the "dont rush to complete your first army". In the 2000s I got really excited and bought a Necron army. after playing it a while I was annoyed how inflexible they were in 3rd and 4th edition. there were a few units and you couldn't really change anything on them besides number and most had like 1 wargear choice except the lord. I eventually decided I wanted to play CW Eldar and I started collecting them and sold off my necrons. Also my necrons were painted like shit because I did ONE THICK COAT.
I loved Eldar and I'm a huge Eldar fan to this day. They don't get enough love in the games outside of Dawn of War.
Friends at my FLGS tried to convince me to play warmachine, but when they said you couldn't customzie your units at all and they just came as they were, that convinced me I would never like that game.
The wet palette is essential. I tried using the GW paper palette and it doesn't hold up compared to the wet palette. As always guys I enjoyed the video and your content as a whole. Keep on keepin on!
Ah, thanks so much! Yeah, I think I started using whatever I could as a palette.. even wood (which is obviously terrible). Wet palettes, home made or not, as so good!
For me, my wet palette turned out mostly overhyped. I only use it rarely for mixing colours. For the regular stuff a regular white plate or a regular tile from the hardware store does a way better job at thinning colors the way you need them - at least for me.
@@BreakerGandalfStyle interesting I will have to try that out sometime
I agree, i've never used a wet palette in 40+ years, but I always use a glazed plate or something similar.@@BreakerGandalfStyle
@@BroadswordWargaming say you spend thousands of dollars over the yrs building and painting your army and you wanna quite, can you ever try and SELL your army and pieces? is there a website for this? do people every make money from selling their collections or is it basically dead money from a financial sense every time?
I've found when I plateau, working on a new technique is very beneficial. Then when I go back to the previous technique, my skill level improves quickly again. Also, don't buy all the different hues on the market. Having basic colours forces you to mix them yourself and inherently get a good understanding of colour theory. I'm out of work with disability, so short of cash, and was forced to do this when I started running out of paints and couldn't get more. The quality of my painting exploded in a matter of weeks, and certainly made me wish I started doing that.
How do you go about ensuring consistency of mixed colors between painting sessions?
@@TravisHi_YT Generally? I just eyeball it 😅. But initially, I made notes. I have a small notebook in which I paint a streak of the colour, and next to the streak, I note the mixture ratios.
TBH, I like eyeballing it. It develops an eye for colours and colour matching. The variations in the colour are so minor that 99% of people won't pick it..and I like the slight variation anyway. When they're on the table, each model is unique in a way that's so subtle you can't consciously recognise, yet look uniform and cohesive... though that just may be how I see them.
Enjoy the hobby, that is a great one to end on.
It's the main thing right!?
Fun video😀 I picked up one of those WN art pad, A4 size which i started to use to get a visual recipe book together. I heard about it on the siege studio podcast, some of the guys use it. It helps me when I’m staring a new model and have some reference point of where to begin. Also I’m a terrible one for buying paints, far more then I’ll ever use😮
I just bought a kill team starter box as my first minis. Then i bought another box of another faction......and another......Oh no....
My Tip, scip spray cans and buy a airbrush. I killed my first models and almost quit the hobby because of spraycan clearcoat frosting. I tryed an endless amount of "tips" from the internet to prevent this (shaking the can for 10 Minutes strait, warming it up, looking for the weather and so on) and destroyed so much hard work just to come to the conclusion that you have a 50/50 chance of it happening. Than I bought a airbrush to do the job and never had a problem ever again. So do yourself a favour and buy a airbrush for priming and sealing your miniatures and protect yourself from massive frustration.
Solid Advice! Thank y'all!
Hope it helped. I know it's just our thoughts, but they're things we genuinely believe.
Thank you , Broadsword .
🐺 Loupis Canis .
I wouldn't recommend the red grass palette, it's too airtight so it tends to get moldy even with brass rods in the water, the green stuff world one costs like half the price and has nicer papers coming with it
Only been in the hobby for a few years now and I just paint not okay, got into warhammer by accident and now I've grown to love the different miniatures. Was given a drawf to paint along with my airfix stuff then I bought Gretchin orks as a change from planes, then it was ultra marines, ork boys, stormcast and I was down that rabbit hole 😂😂, love your videos and yet to try a spray can but I do have an infinity airbrush now, so thats something I never thought I'd own 😅😅
Enjoy the hobby is important - actually its the main reas9on you should be doing it :) I don't particularly enjoy painting but I enjoy the end result especially as I have accepted my half arsed painting results to be OK :) and good enough.
Yeah, I think most people can paint a great model, but the time needed would far exceed what most people should spend on a hobby.
The Gotrek and Felix series is based on the Old World but is still a really good.
knowing that there are numerous games by companies other than GW that are exponentially better rules. the amount of miniatures and models (non 3D print) that are on the market, again not GW that are high quality and far less expensive. and as far as paints, tools etc, be willing to experiment. while some miniature specific paints are good, a visit to an arts & craft supply store will show you a wider variety of products for a fraction of the price. (my 8oz bottle of flat black acrylic was $3.95)
unless you are a professional and looking to earn a living by painting miniatures, it's a hobby. keep it affordable.
Counterpoint: A lot of people really LIKE playing using GW’s rules and miniatures. Sure I could play using One Page Rules… but I like using the actual rules that GW has provided. I don’t need “simpler” or “better written” when what Games Workshop has provided for me works just fine for my purposes.
@tinyfishhobby3138 I'm glad you get the enjoyment you're seeking from GW. personally, I started when fantasy battles and subsequently rogue trader were first released. I stuck with fantasy battles thru 4th release. however, everything after 2nd version of 40k was useless to me. I still collect various miniatures and models, but prefer rules that are considered simultaneous game play, not the IGYG rules that GW prefers. I am also not a tournament player, so the whole wysiwyg thing is not for me.
I'm actually not entirely comfortable with the idea of connecting the word 'pro' with something like 'Warhammer'
I'm an older fella (we played in the 80's. WHFB, WHFRP and WH40K) and Warhammer for us was less about the miniatures and more about the game. Of course, we had miniatures but were never sticklers about things like WYSIWYG, or units having the exact equipment the army sheet had, just so long as you had something you could use to represent the unit/character. Don't misunderstand me, i'm not against miniatures or painting them, it was just a secondary consideration. It was the game we enjoyed, not the painting or collecting of miniatures. I find the increase in popularity of Warhammer, the tournament scene, with it's chaos spawn known as 'the meta' etc has actually been a detriment to the game. Still, i'm not going to continue to wax lyrical about days gone by nor tell people they're 'doing it wrong' for enjoying other aspects of the hobby.
WYSIWYG is ridiculous, the character sheets are all that should matter. Do people really expect you to buy more models just to have different loadouts!?
What about start warher fantasy? ( the old wold one?
I would highly recommend the Horus Heresy novels. I started Horus Rising earlier in the year and here I am on book 13 lol. They're just too good to put down!
For me. USE ACRYLIC PAINT AND NOT ENAMEL PAINT. When I started I kept hearing, use a wet pallet, prime your minis, thin/water down your paints, and don’t get GW paints. Well I did all that but didn’t understand that I should be using acrylic paints. So off I go to Hobby Lobby and find paint for fairly cheap and get a bunch. I prime the models and then open the paint to start. I try thinning down the paint and it went on not thickly but “boldly” and I wondered why I heard multiple coats since it definitely didn’t need it here. It was also very difficult to control the paints too.
Little did I know I was using enamel paint and I should’ve used acrylic. Apparently enamel paints can be fine to use but you need to use extra stuff to use it properly and I didn’t know. I was told my stuff with enamel paints looked good but I stripped them carefully and repainted them with acrylic paint
My number 1 tip, don't shoehorn yourself into a brand. Brand loyalty is not a thing. I started my journey wanting to play AoS, and did a lot of purchasing. Never played a game yet, but I play Star Wars Legion all the time. Same thing with paints. I love buying full sets of paint, but quickly learned certain colors exist in other ranges, different finishes and quality exists. Don't worry about brand, find the right paint for what you need!
When it comes to first read/listen i highly recommend the tanith first and only
Drill your barrels, remove your mould lines.
Mould lines, YES! I am so picky about those.. but barrels. Haha. My soldiers shoot out of bunged up guns. Haha. Sorry.
My advice for newbies: most of the contend online is not made for you. You dont have to paint your models eith 50 different colours. You dont have to buy the most competitive army with the most competitive units to have some fun. And yoh dont have to start playing with 2000 point armys.
Start slowly and at a pace you are comfortable with.
Good list, but I'd say that while it's true that painting to a high level takes a lot of practice, painting to a DECENT level is very achievable with not a lot of time. There are good techniques, products and tutorials available!
Exactly, a few very easy techniques and a paint scheme will get your models looking really good.
Oh a Sterling job on this one! I like this channel you're so chill and never seem to push that negativity out constantly like some sites.
Just a shame you didn't upload more 🤟🏻.....Oh Happy Halloween 🎃
Great video loads of useful tips
2:00 Starting with the Horus Heresy books is bad advice. Those books are written with the idea in mind that people already know what they are getting into and as such often lack sufficient explanation; the best way to start with 40k is to actually read the summary from the main rulebook.
If you want to go all in with a book, i would probably say go with Ciaphas Cain:Hero of the Imperium - it's a tounge in cheek series working on a monster-of-the-week format that will present you an overview of the factions. If you want something more serious, both Eisenhorn and Gaunt'S Ghosts are often recommended but they are more narrow in scope. If you don't want to dive into the deep end yet, there is also Only War: Stories from the 41st Millennium - it's a very cheap collection of short stories.
I dunno, I think the HH books give you a general understanding of the entire setting, and help answer "older" questions about the history of the games. The Rule books give you a wonderful light spread of everything, including factions and main characters.
CIaphas Cain is a great character to make a move from casual reading into Warhammer, so I think that is a good shout too.
I love the HH books and setting (it's my favorite of all GWs), BUT, be aware of what you are getting into. It is a MASSIVE storyline/series! Tho admittedly you can pretty much jump around/skip stuff you're less interested in. But if you happen to be a completionist...heh... it's almost done I guess. Also if you are into Warhammer because you think the alien races are cool.... Don't start with the Heresy!!! It's about humanities civil war, very little xenos.
Nice vid dudes.
WArhammer is not the hobby though. It's a part of a hobby. It's a great part of it but there are many many great other models to paint and loads of great Games to play. Don't get stuck in a rut my dudes!
Go for squirmish games.
They are cheaper, simple and less time consuming
100%. Great way to paint different things too. I love BB and Warcry!
Could you do more retro painting
I love Genevieve's stories, they are hilarious and for 40K I was always Comorragh Eldar but pretty much everything GW release is all Imperium focused instead which is very narrow scope as there are so many more interesting stories and races outside that which almost no licensed project even consider. Comorragh only featuredin Dawn of War: Soulstorm as playable say, Tau were the focus of just Firewarrior, Epic 40k had a game on the Craftworld Eldar but these are it so most come in only looking at Imperium and are oblivious to the wider lore
as jarring as the sharp segway from zenithal'ing your mini's to beautifying your balls was it did genuinely put a smile on my face at the intoxicated hour :D anywho, big fan of broadsword wargaming so always a pleasure, have a nice morning, day or evening \o/
Haha. It's always hard to slide any ad read ins, but glad it brought something at 2am!
It's okay to let go of models if you feel, or think you won't get to it...or if you grow out of the faction and don't care for it anymore.
Yep, I have a heap of unpainted Tau, but I am so over painting white, I think I'm just going to sell the models I don't care for.
"BROWD-SOWD WOAHGAMIN'!"
- Every TUPer greeting you moving forward
my big tip is do not lose your mind painting hordes/infantry. you will have way too many to paint and doing "your best work" on all of them will mean you will never paint any of it. spray them with the main color, pick out cloth/armor/skin/weapons, and move on to the next one. 10 man infantry squads take like 2-3 hours to paint tops to get battleready. you can always go back later and highlight, detail, etc if you dont like it, but trust me: having 80 ghouls to paint is a horrible experience if you spend 2 hours per model.
Paint your models in oil paints. They are cheaper, the tubes don't dry out and you can use the paint on your pallet hours later.
Amused at a possible typo... the third section of this video is labeled "The Law" but should probably be "The Lore". And the transcript has "lore" as "law" as well. 😜
Ah, good old auto subtitles. I think it does alright, generally.
I get asked if I’ll ever repaint my original minis and I say no. I like comparing my first mini to my most recent. I may not be able to paint at a game’s workshop level, but I take pride seeing my progression. Key words, “my progression”. Last thing, comparison is the thief of joy. Stop comparing and enjoy your hard work.
Broadswoad
Enjoyed seeing yall on trapped under plastic!
Love your guys content, next time I'm out weshte I'd love to pop in
Ah, shtaap. You definitely should!
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soooo... DIY arched lamp how to vid? 😁
That's actually a great idea.
Really good!!
Warhammer Forty Thousand.
I chuckled.
Good afternoon, lady and djentlman! Games Workshop наверно планирует ещё 100 лет потратить, чтобы сделать ходы отрядов поочерёдными - пока что (за 40 лет, 10-ая редакция) не сподобились это сделать: и ждать, пока закончится активация всех отрядов (при 2000 очков - это почти час) чрезмерно утомительно. Шахматы до современного вида 500 лет доводили - чатуранга ранее была также больше по площади поля и количеству солдат (были и слоны, и сапёры, и даже осадные башни). Когда поочерёдная активация или одна из армий так и будет мишень изображать половину игры?
Good advise :D
Why have you spelt lore as "law" in the video chapter headings.....?
I didn't, it's auto generated. Why do so many people care?
Oh god why would you ever prime somwthing in a neutral if you wanted a main colour and they did a primer in that colour. Unless you had aairbruah. Thats kind of like citadel a decade ago of "oh you want ultramarines, base coat in in thr black from the pot without thinning and blue ontop of it"
Good tips
I think starting with the Horus Heresy series is a huge mistake when jumping into the lore of Warhammer 40,000. You are better off starting with the first three books of the Gaunt's Ghosts series or the Eisenhorn series. The Space Marine Battles books: Rynn's World and Helsreach are a much more accessible and good start than the Horus Heresy. Then potentially the Night Lords series. The Horus Heresy is too large to begin with and there are spoilers in and amongst them. Its like watching the Star Wars series in numerical order. You lose out on one of the best reveals of all time.
I wanted to give you a round of applause for your thumbnail, but I only have one free hand...