I'm real glad this wasn't one of those painting videos where the narrator goes "See? Anyone can do it." before pulling out an airbrush. You did a good job on painting them. After seeing how you did it I think I'm confident to paint my own minis.
A Lyran with a sense of humour? How is that even scientifically possible!?! On a more serious note: thanks for letting us watch along. It's always fun to watch people go at their mechs and I can appreciate a "No grey on the tabletop" mindset.
thank u!!😃😁🙂 I've just started on this..painting and such!! its very intimidating!! hours and hours of videos and reading how to paint minis. . buying the minis is easy!! starting from zero and knowing nothing, I've spent prob more on the painting setup than the minis I now own...but its like they say, u can't get actual experience until u actually paint...
Another excellent vid! Your battletech tutorials have been great for helping me learn the game, and I was able to use this video to paint my first miniatures aswell. The last time I painted something I was in highschool, but you explained everything well enough for me to put it all together.
It's also possible to make your own wash in any custom color by diluting a color paint and mixing in a few drops of PVC glue. With this technique it's better to keep a separate old brush for applying washes, though. Because PVC particles in DIY washes will eventually destroy brushes used for this.
I've wanted to paint taurians for a while and this just inspired me to paint my own Red Chasseurs. I've painted an archer so far and i'm super happy with it. Long live the concordat.
hey, thats amazing! super glad we could inspire you! the chasseurs do look cool - and easy to get right, plus leaving room for creativity as well, basically the perfect paintjob.
When i first started painting my minis, i didn’t have a black wash handy, i instead went with a two layer primer of black primer first followed by white primer. Then i used a hobby knife to remove the white primer off the black primer in the crevasses and do minor scrapes and edge detailing. Coupled with some speed paint for a quick wash painting for the base coats and then detailing came out alright for my first attempt.
coming soon (tm) to a youtube near you! ...we're hard at work, but these videos are hard work and take time sadly. I very much wish we could uphold a weekly schedule, but as is, we're glad to make a bi-monthly one... feel free to check the discord server if you want to stay up to date!
There are lots'a youtubers who tell you how to make your own dip wash. It's pretty easy. Also: When y'all dumped the paint bottles in the dice tray, that was comedy gold.
I'm not really an expert myself. I can only say what works for me: - Start with the outer color. - Paint the outlines, beginning with the tip. - Fill it in with the same color - Wait for it to dry and then fill in the inner color. - Repeat the last step if you want to do more than one inner color Of course, if you wanna blend the colors, then you don't fill things in completely and paint them into each other while they're still wet... but I don't think that effort is necessary on flames that are supposed to look like a vehicle paintjob.
I have only painted miniatures for D&D, and it has been a while. The problems I have run into are the following. 1) How do you remove excess primer? I ruined a couple of villagers trying to remove primer that I over applied. 2) How do you get dried paint out of your brushes? I go through brushes way too fast for their cost. I know I am doing something wrong. On a different note, you should save those ComStar mechs for a Battle of Tukayyid game before you repaint them.
Well, lets try to answer those questions as good as we can... 1) The easiest way is to not over-apply primer in the first place, of course. Very short tabs of the rattle can to only put on a thin layer until the whole miniature is covered. Of course, its always easy to answer 'how do I fix that mistake' with 'well, duh, don't make mistakes obviously!' - so to FIX it you kinda have to use drastic measures. Over here in germany, we usually use sterillium to remove any sort of paint from a miniature, including the primer. Its a type of rubbing alcohol, I'm not sure if ANY sort of rubbing alcohol works though - try it on a hard-to-see spot that you don't care about or one miniature that you think beyond saving. You need something thats JUST right - plenty of stuff will not only remove the paint, but also melt the plastic. Apply carefully and brush with a toothbrush until paint is removed, prime again (after cleaning and drying thoroughly, of course). 2) Keep the brushes in water while you're painting, so they never dry out to begin with - when you're done, wipe them off on a paper towel or piece of toilet paper. Always go with the direction of the bristles so they won't break or twist off. that said - this question is something that we've been struggling with ourselves, so our expertise might be limited here (Red even wanted to include a shout out to his fallen brushes, but could'nt find the right spot to fit it in the video)... that aside, there's obviously brush cleaner fluid, which works like the solutions above. except you're not worried about the plastic melting, you're worried about the brush breaking appart, since its bristles are usually glued in place. Again, experiment. As for tukayyid.... we're not sure if we'll end up doing something like that any time soon. For now, we kinda like our 'side theatre' things better, the huge, important main story battles can better be portrayed in books than on the tabletop - after all, wouldn't it be weird if the jade turkeys ended up winning their battle in our game? So we're still pondering how we'd do something like that.
Thank you for that. I just got my first game less than a week ago. I want to paint but I have never fully painted any model. I have some leftover paint from an unfinished model. I don't have a wash, but could I just water down some dark paint for that? Anyway, thanks for the simple tutorial. I think I can do this.
generally, you can just thin down dark paint to make a wash, yes. as long as its water based! you might need to apply a few layers of wash to get the same result, as 'normal' paint usually doesn't have the same amount of actual paint compared to other components, so diluting it will make it 'weaker' - which you want to an extend, yes, but it might be too much. only one way to find out - grab a brush and try!
I'm real glad this wasn't one of those painting videos where the narrator goes "See? Anyone can do it." before pulling out an airbrush. You did a good job on painting them. After seeing how you did it I think I'm confident to paint my own minis.
awesome! goal achieved!
A Lyran with a sense of humour? How is that even scientifically possible!?!
On a more serious note: thanks for letting us watch along. It's always fun to watch people go at their mechs and I can appreciate a "No grey on the tabletop" mindset.
Bro brought the most expensive paint tray ever. 😂
Thank you!! I was looking for tips on painting my black DC lance.
"It is time consuming and I am lazy." definitely my line of painting. thanks for this.
thank u!!😃😁🙂
I've just started on this..painting and such!! its very intimidating!! hours and hours of videos and reading how to paint minis.
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buying the minis is easy!! starting from zero and knowing nothing, I've spent prob more on the painting setup than the minis I now own...but its like they say, u can't get actual experience until u actually paint...
Blessed is the word of Blake lol .... nice work.....
Another excellent vid! Your battletech tutorials have been great for helping me learn the game, and I was able to use this video to paint my first miniatures aswell. The last time I painted something I was in highschool, but you explained everything well enough for me to put it all together.
It's also possible to make your own wash in any custom color by diluting a color paint and mixing in a few drops of PVC glue. With this technique it's better to keep a separate old brush for applying washes, though. Because PVC particles in DIY washes will eventually destroy brushes used for this.
I've wanted to paint taurians for a while and this just inspired me to paint my own Red Chasseurs.
I've painted an archer so far and i'm super happy with it.
Long live the concordat.
hey, thats amazing! super glad we could inspire you! the chasseurs do look cool - and easy to get right, plus leaving room for creativity as well, basically the perfect paintjob.
Very nice. RIP Taurians though.
that spider turned out great
The simple way you applied those flames will really help me with my Clan Hell's Horses mechs. Thank you for sharing.
Good detailed video here especially since you are going for the "i want to play" detail that i'm going for lol.
When i first started painting my minis, i didn’t have a black wash handy, i instead went with a two layer primer of black primer first followed by white primer. Then i used a hobby knife to remove the white primer off the black primer in the crevasses and do minor scrapes and edge detailing. Coupled with some speed paint for a quick wash painting for the base coats and then detailing came out alright for my first attempt.
Yeah with Battletech it's best to rely on dry brushing and keep edge highlighting just to the larger outer edges.
Looking forward to more battletech videos!
coming soon (tm) to a youtube near you! ...we're hard at work, but these videos are hard work and take time sadly. I very much wish we could uphold a weekly schedule, but as is, we're glad to make a bi-monthly one... feel free to check the discord server if you want to stay up to date!
@@4handsondeckdon’t stress you earned a sub and I will patiently wait as I’m sure everyone who loves battletech will. Keep up the great work!
Very nice video production. And some nice looking mechs.
Wonderful
Very cool.
Time to watch those Taurians get curb stomped in a really unbalanced fight.
Nice video!
@13:31 Mad respect for the patience to wash them all by hand. I'd have resorted to a dip wash after two models.
I'm afraid that little pot in the video was all the black wash I had at hand... they didn't fit
You just need an empty tub, a _bunch_ of water, and some ink. You could probably crack open a few ballpoint pens for plenty.
@@Ishpeck huh... thanks for the suggestion! gotta try that some time. we've never dabbled in mixing our own paints so far....
There are lots'a youtubers who tell you how to make your own dip wash. It's pretty easy.
Also: When y'all dumped the paint bottles in the dice tray, that was comedy gold.
ah a fellow concordat lover, very few tutorials for them on youtube!
EXCELLENT WORK !!!
Great look! Any chance you can do a more in depth tutorial on making flames?
I'm not really an expert myself. I can only say what works for me:
- Start with the outer color.
- Paint the outlines, beginning with the tip.
- Fill it in with the same color
- Wait for it to dry and then fill in the inner color.
- Repeat the last step if you want to do more than one inner color
Of course, if you wanna blend the colors, then you don't fill things in completely and paint them into each other while they're still wet... but I don't think that effort is necessary on flames that are supposed to look like a vehicle paintjob.
Can't wait for the game
if its up to us, we get it done..... uhh... like, a few weeks ago. whoops. well, but its going to be done soon (tm)!
I have only painted miniatures for D&D, and it has been a while. The problems I have run into are the following.
1) How do you remove excess primer? I ruined a couple of villagers trying to remove primer that I over applied.
2) How do you get dried paint out of your brushes? I go through brushes way too fast for their cost. I know I am doing something wrong.
On a different note, you should save those ComStar mechs for a Battle of Tukayyid game before you repaint them.
Well, lets try to answer those questions as good as we can...
1) The easiest way is to not over-apply primer in the first place, of course. Very short tabs of the rattle can to only put on a thin layer until the whole miniature is covered. Of course, its always easy to answer 'how do I fix that mistake' with 'well, duh, don't make mistakes obviously!' - so to FIX it you kinda have to use drastic measures. Over here in germany, we usually use sterillium to remove any sort of paint from a miniature, including the primer. Its a type of rubbing alcohol, I'm not sure if ANY sort of rubbing alcohol works though - try it on a hard-to-see spot that you don't care about or one miniature that you think beyond saving. You need something thats JUST right - plenty of stuff will not only remove the paint, but also melt the plastic. Apply carefully and brush with a toothbrush until paint is removed, prime again (after cleaning and drying thoroughly, of course).
2) Keep the brushes in water while you're painting, so they never dry out to begin with - when you're done, wipe them off on a paper towel or piece of toilet paper. Always go with the direction of the bristles so they won't break or twist off. that said - this question is something that we've been struggling with ourselves, so our expertise might be limited here (Red even wanted to include a shout out to his fallen brushes, but could'nt find the right spot to fit it in the video)... that aside, there's obviously brush cleaner fluid, which works like the solutions above. except you're not worried about the plastic melting, you're worried about the brush breaking appart, since its bristles are usually glued in place. Again, experiment.
As for tukayyid.... we're not sure if we'll end up doing something like that any time soon. For now, we kinda like our 'side theatre' things better, the huge, important main story battles can better be portrayed in books than on the tabletop - after all, wouldn't it be weird if the jade turkeys ended up winning their battle in our game? So we're still pondering how we'd do something like that.
I used a pearl white for a highlight on a comstar unit I painted it looks good
Thank you for that. I just got my first game less than a week ago. I want to paint but I have never fully painted any model. I have some leftover paint from an unfinished model. I don't have a wash, but could I just water down some dark paint for that? Anyway, thanks for the simple tutorial. I think I can do this.
generally, you can just thin down dark paint to make a wash, yes. as long as its water based! you might need to apply a few layers of wash to get the same result, as 'normal' paint usually doesn't have the same amount of actual paint compared to other components, so diluting it will make it 'weaker' - which you want to an extend, yes, but it might be too much. only one way to find out - grab a brush and try!