Fully Grown Man vs. 13 y/o Goober. Warhammer 40k Painting Challenge!
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- Опубликовано: 20 авг 2024
- Should you save your old minis? YES! And here's why. In this vid, I revisit some of my earliest warhammer figures from when I first started painting. 3rd Edition Warhammer 40k Dark Eldar for Life! This video is part of a collaboration with a whole bunch of great creators who are revisiting some of their earliest paint jobs!
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A fun challenge and a bit of my story all in one video! I mention in the video that in ~2015 My friend Dirk helped get me back into the hobby after being dormant for a while. Help me thank Dirk for this! :-) ruclips.net/channel/UCOA0s7Yw1yILzOLe4OxniRQ
The Dark Eldar's I love the body but hate the heads on them.
@@MaZEEZaM heheheh yeah.... :-)
@William Stephens You sound like Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
@@GoobertownHobbies I think I caught a contact buzz from you doing these videos. Good stuff
I only have models from my first return to the hobby also around 1997-99. If I had my first models it would just make me depressed. My dad was supportive but not THAT supportive. Meaning I got a model or two and my paints and brushes came from the hardware store he worked at.
In my second shot at the hobby I was living at a game story (lucky me) so I had access to models and paints and brushes to my hearts content. My skills were pretty good from childhood to young adulthood. Maybe having to use really chunky paints and hair dropping brushes allowed me to do better with hobby minded tools.
"I sat at home, and painted plastic army men."
This has been my response to "How was your week?" for the last 2 years.
Jeremiah Rolling lmao same here
Respect! :-)
I would say the same, for the last 25 years.
Keep going and never sell your old minis!
@@rikhorror Sell your armies to fund your new armies and then forever mourn the army you sold. That is the way of things. This is the life we chose
@@RobertZdarsChin
Not really, I still own my early '90s armies, as well as "most recent" ones.
Last platic men I bought were 2011 blood angels to be honest :D
Being a collector and a painter, more than a player, I did not need to upgrade my collection with new shiny units :) Also, always avoided to replace the old style models with reprints.
I happen to trade a few things here and there. If I was to get a new army now, I definetly would choose to sell or swap.
Greetings :)
“I am a grown man with an airbrush now!!” 😂 I love it. Thats exactly how I feel about using my airbrush.
This phrase made my day. ;)
hahaha that comment hurt
That was also my favorite line. It should be a t-shirt.
I have no airbrush ):
Be proud. Be friendly.
Be Dirk.
Words to live by. :-)
I am Dirk :P but just another one ;)
Love the cat jump in the beginning!
It's been fun watching mini painters go back and revisit some of their old models. It makes me feel hopeful for my painting skills.
That cat... :-) Yeah this series of videos has been a lot of fun to watch. Everybody was a beginner once! :-)
I lost a few back in the day due to the beast of hades (my old dog in the 90s). I actually kept them and used them as blown apart corpes on the battle field. The chew marks from the dog were actually pretty effective after painting the gore etc and other effects.
My heart skipped as I saw the cat jump across and screamed “not the models!” In my mind.
Hehehe, they break a shockingly small amount of stuff. Perhaps they've learned not to step on spikey bits? :-)
I heard he beats them savagely if they even look at his models
@@Troopy78 lmao
Brent: The Mr. Rogers of the miniature wargaming hobby.
:-)
@Greta Thanos This made my day.
I clicked on the video.
Saw his face and saw I wasn’t subscribed. And wondered why the hell I hadn’t .
All it should take is one video .
I disagree his easy conversational tone, love of color, carefree enjoy life while painting attitude mark Brent as the true Bob Ross of minitures. ❤
@@GrizzLeeTroll13 I think both go, but yeah he strikes me as a minipainter Bob Ross as well 😁. Watch them for the same reasons as well, relaxing, positive fun and getting the mood up for painting.
Look at this grown ass man
Heyy HEEEyyyyy!!! -Babu Frik
Hi I don't started painting Minis as a Kid. I started two years ago. I suffer at Phobias. And Painting Miniatures helps me calm down. Because I focus painting and not on my thoughts. And thanks to Goobertown Hobbies I keep motivate painting.
That's a great reason to paint! Just chill out and paint some minis, I like it :-)
I am a nervous and sometimes get a bit anxious, and painting minis has really made me feel better!
@@manuelelopez1982 As Brent said in this wonderful video, if most people are honest about their weekends or their lives, they've probably binge watched Tru Blood. Admittedly, it's an awesome show, and I would love to see Brent make and paint a model of Jason or the hot Danish vampire. But, you should work on your anxiety as well, always remember that 99% of situations that you worry about will be much worse in your head than they are in reality!
I suffer from anxiety to, and I feel it helps to look back on situations I have been anxious about and compare how I felt before and after the situation played out.
My man, I haven’t been watching you since early 2019 because you’re a good painter, it’s because you’re an awesome guy and that comes across in every video.
Also you’re a good painter :) Hope the 20’s are good to you, your cars and your goblin’s.
Hehehe, thanks Gary! I hope 2020 is working out well for you too :-)
I love the low-grade constant Goobertown challenge of painting around multiple cats. Definitely one I constantly participate in. I love that they have little spots to watch you from!
The improvement is so impressive! I love these vids!
Hahaha, the cat perches are vital! Put a pillow in a spot like that and you don't have to deal with cats constantly trying to sit in your work area :-)
Love you’re “the sprues half full” personality!
Yep, the sprue is always half full :-)
Goobertown where have you been all my life? Never have I been this motivated to paint my space marines and other mini again, I took a long break from painting which I have only painted 2 ever and then gave up, but dear lord this had brought me back up to testing new techniques and you just make it more interesting and fun to paint. Thank you!
Hahaha, that's awesome to hear :-) keep on painting!!!
"It's not that I was a twisted child..."
I love this video ^_^
:-)
"The good book" hahaha oh man that was funny.
Hahaha, the best book!!! The sacred text! :-)
To be fair 13 year old Brent was not a half bad painter, also really enjoyed the story time in this video mate. I was playing Total War Warhammer 2 while listening and alt tabbing in and out to see your old models and new ones :P
What a nice thing to find in the RUclips feed on a Saturday morning. :)
lol same have a nice saturday. :)
@@aluxtherobot1999 You too :)
I just painted my first model in 15 years, I cant tell you how much you channel inspired me to just buy a pack of space marines and get started
This is a really inspirational video for starting painters, really like your content. Keep it up!
Just painted my first model in 17 years - it was the most relaxing thing I've done in many years!
It was a space marine intercessor
YES! Welcome back :-)
Just finished a squad of Clone Troopers for Star Wars Legion while listening to this.
This has been one of the most zen, insightful things to listen to, and certainly gave me one of the most zen painting experiences I've ever had.
I feel so calm, so relaxed, so optimistic and hopeful right now.
This man really is the Bob Ross of miniature painting. His voice and content are so therapeutic
I have a Quest for thee!
I am a total noob, who uses acrylics from a tube I bought in a dollarstore. I have 10 colours across my spectrum. Watching your videos has taught me alot. Im getting better, making my own colours and washes, but their never consistant, so if im doing a batch i gotta commit or ill loose the colour scheme, my washes are just black and water🤷♂️.
My Challenge is this. How good can you do with dollar store acrylics paint? less variety of colour the better. It would provide tips for cheapo noobs like myself who are starting out.
Thanks for the great teaching.
Hey Adam! It's a good challenge, I've actually got a pack of craftsmart paint here that I'm going to use for exactly that one of these days. :-)
Hey Man, just wanted to say this video hit me right in the right spot. Your mellow voice and tone really made it a meditation on our collective hobby history, and what it is that makes it so much fun. Thanks!
Cool beans! I'm glad this resonates with you. It's kind of cool to see how important these old little figures are to so many people :-)
Goobertown Hobbies I’m going to need to pull out my Orcs and Goblins now!
I'm glad you put out the everyone isn't amazing at painting..most RUclips Channels ignore the fact that some of us aren't AMAZING painters..you embrace it! Thanks for a little reinforcement that my Journey is Worth it.
So cool. Being slightly adjacent to wargaming minis I ALWAYS learn stuff by watching these vids. Thanks for the inspiration!
Hehehe I love that 'UGE figure you made :-)
Seriously, you ARE the Bob Ross of mini painting. Really enjoy your videos, man.
Hehehehehe :-)
One of the numerous things I like about this channel are the chisel shaped ends on the brushes on display. That's what my brushes look like.
The paint job on the witch looks like it has jumped right of the cover of a 1950s sci-fi book. Excellent.
My first mini was a Dark Eldar. Awesome splinter pistol in one hand, a punch blade in the other. The dude at GW showed me the wonder of painting and how fricken amazing Black Ink was back in the day.
Silver helmets, red armour. Classic.
Not painted or played with minis for 20 years. Went for a haircut some months ago and the barber started talking about 40k. Sucked me right back into the hobby and loving it.
Its nice that you can look at your old models and enjoy them. I just remember being incredibly dissatisfied with my paint jobs as a kid.. 23 years later and I still haven't changed, but at least I know it's part of the process of improving.
I've got to admit, if it wasn't for channels like "goobertown" or "miniac", I would never have imagined getting into a hobby such as this.
I remember the White Dwarf with the first Dark Eldar in it, when I was 14 or 15 back then in School. Now I am 36 and I still love the hobby, even my wife and my son arranged that Daddy is a ''MiniPainter''. Lovley to see that I am not the only crazy guy on this planet. Great Content! Thanks for your Vids!
This is the definition of a wholesome hobby video. Love the videos. You are motivating me to get into the hobby.
Hehehe, doooo ittttttt Paint those minis!!! :-)
I've been watching your channel for several months now and simply can't get enough of it, the painting and themes are brilliant enough but the way you construct your videos and your commentary really round everything off. Keep up the great work! (please)
Fantastic! Love seeing old armies getting some love! I’ve been at this for 25 years myself. Awesome stuff!
:-) Right on!
Hey Brent, I just started in the hobby and this video really inspired me. Because of this video, I realized that it is better to have fun painting the mini instead of worrying about every little detail. Thanks Brent.
I myself have begun painting again after a 20 year gap, I don't have any old minitures from when I was painting in the 90's and to be honest most of my work was for my local GW when I worked there. I doubt I'd even be painting now if it wasn't for you're videos and Scott's so thank you. Hope you had a great Christmas and all the best for 2020 my friend.
And a lovely 2020 yourself to you as well :-)
Another great video full of good advice applicable to more than mini painting n gaming! I’ve got back into painting in the last few years. Painted a dwarf for my mum aged 12, and recently one aged 36. Happy to say there has been improvement!
It was great to hear your story. I'm back into the hobby after an 11 year hiatus. My father and I don't have a good relationship, but as a kid we bonded over painting warhammer together. Going through my old black templars army the other week brought back some very warm memories, remembering the times certain things were painted and the bits dad did for me because they were too detailed. Got me quite emotional, it's time to finish the army.
Those witch sculpts are fantastic. Once you primed them it really brought out how great these models look.
This was wonderful, every video holds so much info on painting but also so much wholesome narration. Along with the chill music, its just wonderful.
I just recently got into painting minis, and i have a lot of fun with it. It's relaxing, and it really helps me unwind after work, much needed time alone to decompress. Flipping on a goobertown video while i paint, its fantastic. Thank you Brent!
Was only a baby when 3rd edition came out and had no clue what Warhammer was until my Freshman year of high school. Yet somehow you made me feel nostalgia for 3rd edition Warhammer that I have never played. Great vid.
I've still got all of my minis since the ealry 90's. The paintjobs on the majority of minis from my early days were abysmal so over the years i've gradually been stripping them of paint and re-painting them. It's good to see how you do things differently on the same model after more experience and it also takes you back to those times. I can still vividly remember what music I was listening to when I was painting them back then so I listen to the same music when i'm re-painting them.
I watched this video in some very dark hours. Your voice, your confidence and the humor helped me a lot to brighten up my mood in Isolation. I also struggled with "i painted some plastic dudes/dudettes" .. but the more i talked about it, i discovered genuine interest from people who i thought would laugh about my hobby. And guess what.. some of them said "Oh wait, you are doing this too?" .. its not weird. Its art ffs. And its so bloody calming. Painting Minis is my Yoga :D
From my nerdy heart: Thanks for standing strong for all of us.. giving us confidence and as a bonus .. nice videos!
I 100% relate to your reasons for keeping a lot of the old Dark Eldar warrior models around. I'm the same with the push together space marines and orks models from the 2nd edition boxed game, I still remember the way they made me feel when I first discovered 40k when I saw my cousin unwrapping the 2nd edition box one Christmas when I was 7 or 8 in the early/mid 90's.
I really wish I could find the first 40K models I painted though. That box of 5 plastic Space Marines Warriors of the Imperium that was out during 2nd edition. The game box was way too much for me to afford at that age (£50!) but I did eventually manage to scrape together enough pocket money to get that box of space marines and a pot of Ultramarines Blue. My assembly and painting was absolutely terrible but I loved those little guys and was so proud of them.
I thought I'd found them this Christmas when I was back at my parents and going through some of my old stuff I came across the box they came in. Sadly they weren't inside it but my pot of Ultramarines Blue was, and is still perfectly useable. I've got it on my painting desk now as I think about what I'm going to paint with it.
Anyway, sorry for the nostalgic rambling. Just something I've been thinking about a lot since finding that box a few weeks ago and this video struck a major chord.
Thanks for another fantastic video, so great to unwind with after a stressful day at work.
Whoa! That ultramarines blue is a pretty awesome find all by itself. Pretty good link to the past right there. Find almost any space marine, paint it with that stuff, and I bet you'll have a great time :-) Thanks for sharing your story, it's great to see people re-discovering stuff from the good 'ol days :-)
on the mantle in the house, my first mini I ever painted resides, I painted it in 1997 where my summer room mate and i split the box set that summer. it makes me so happy to see every day!
I wasn't into painting to much. But watching your vudeos got me back into painting. And I'm loving it.
That's so awesome to hear- keep goin!!!! :-)
I’m literally watching this whilst building a dark elder army 😂
Lovely video! Mr Algorithm just dug it up. I remember when I started my current job at the Swedish Police. This was during the covid pandemic. So we had a big video meet-and-greet with all new hires and the CTO.
When I introduced my self I said I painted minis. Got to describe what Blood Bowl is and show off my WIP team of Lizardmen in prep for my first game ever. To a few hundred strangers and got some questions from the CTO what everything was an to give a short description of how the game played.
Don't be afraid to share the love of the hobby. Most people with be interested and supportive, and those who don't just failed the 'don't be an a-hole' test and should be ignored!
My favourite channel on youtube just getting back into miniatures with my son thanks for the great content
That's so great, have fun you two! :-)
This scrolled up in my feed and I'm so glad I viewed it! Really enjoyed it and the conversation style of narrating. I went straight to my old minis and started recalling the good times. I'll definitely check out the whole playlist
Sweet! I hope that you found some wonderful old friends in that pile :-)
I love your perspective on the hobby, on creativity, on experimentation, and on deriving pleasure from the process.
Thank you!
You're welcome! I'm glad that you're on-board :-)
Thank you for this video! Strangely, i needed a reminder that it's supposed to be fun and that i had a lot of it with my dorky metal and old plastic skaven. I get way to critical wih my skills and dismiss all my models, that i secretely love, just because they dont fulfill a silly made up standard.
I actually started to use goblin green again a few weeks before this video and felt a wave of that pure joy i felt looking into old armybooks etc., what a coincidence!
It has been said before, but you truly are a unique voice in this hobby, i needed this!
Stay Blessed ✌
Right on! Glad this connected with you. That goblin green on the warrior looked WAAAAAY better than I thought it would, and now I'm seriously considering painting a force that incorporates goblin green bases... If it makes us feel happy, then it's a good color! :-)
Ironically when I was younger I had a limited budget, limited paints, limited everything really but had maximum fun. Kind of miss those weekend speed painting sessions with cheap craft paints, and minwax polyshades antique walnut.
This video was wonderful! I have some half-painted White Lions of Chrace High Elves which I love to bits and hope to repaint properly into an army, or at least a diorama. My husband says with the colors I've put on they're technically tabletop legal. I remember the first time he explained you had to have three colors on your mini to make it legal, and I was just like "why not go Jackson Polluck on them and get three colors on real fast. Boom, army." He was appalled. Now I know the time and dedication that goes into these little guys, and how blasphemous my suggestion really was. Now I'm looking forward to assembling and painting my Sylvaneth army, with some wood elf and high elf friends. Also excited about Pointy Elves!
Pointy Elves!!! I hope they keep that name :-) It's awesome to hear that you're sliding on to this hobby, have fun with it! :-)
Interesting fact, about 20 years ago, when these Dark Eldar models came out i wanted to buy them but i did not have the money. Now i am old and i can relive my teenyears and paint warhammer. Pretty cool Brad. I really enjoy your Videos. Much love from Germany.
Treat yourself to a few 90's Dark Eldar! Your time has come :-)
@@GoobertownHobbies i found a Regiment of 90s Dark Elves at my parents home and some metal witch elves. Totally forgot them😅
Good that you took the opportunity to give a brief history of your mini artistry. And glad Dirk got you back into it; my only experience of this was to an old college friend who instantly dismissed any improvement with, "Yes, but you can afford better equipment now." I now keep this more secret than a follower of Slaanesh.
Hehehee, isn't it great to be able to afford better equipment these days? :-) I'm a grown man with an airbrush now!
I just got back in to minis painting this past summer after 10 years off. I still have my GW Goblin Green from around ‘97 and it still works-ish. I always found it so satisfying, back then, to finish off a model by painting the base that Goblin Green. Really nice video style!
Very cool Brent. It's fun watching the improvements of experienced painters as they compare their early work. It gives us noobs hope. I specially enjoy whenever your furry familiars make an appearance.
Goblin green is the best man... I just did it last year... and it just makes me happy
Nice!!! such a happy color
so nice again this video, i have go to my hobby room and check the old boxes , my first army was second edition blood angles and yes your are right that was an expensive hobby. but after a few years with a break i start again and im so happy with this desicion. thats why i found this channel and many more .
Sweet! 2nd edition blood angels, total classic :-) I hope you're able to find those little guys!
Love the inspiration. Everyone is right, the Bob Ross of mini painting. So good!!
Last February, I painted my first mini ever - stormcast's celestar ballista and two crewmembers. The time gap isn't that huge as much as the other experienced painters. But I might go back to stormcasts and try the best I could do. Cheers, Brent. I know it's quite late. But happy new year.
Happy new year to you as well! You've got your 1 year painting anniversary coming up, that's awesome! :-)
Thank you for your videos Brent!
I've just entered the hobby and ordering my first models was making me nervous, but your laid back approach to videos fills me with the same warmth as watching Bob Ross did.
:-) get in there and have some fun with it!
Keep doing what you're doing. Love the positive vibe of your videos. Also, I'm a sucker for modern painting on classic models. Great work!
Thanks, Alan! Well, I sure do have a lot of classic models around here... Maybe I'll do this more often :-)
Dude!! I just
stumble upon you channel and love it! I was looking for a video about the warhammer 40k lore and found you. You are the modern Bob Ross. You make me chill and smile, thank you!
Well put, brother. Wonderful advice for those of us in the hobby. It feels good to proudly state to an acquaintance that I play RPGs, build terrain, and paint minis. I'm trying to get some of my friends to come out of the closet and say the same things to their coworkers and colleagues. There is definitely strength in numbers. I think it is more common and accepted now than it ever has been which is great. Thank you for sharing your channel and for imparting a little bit of wisdom along the way as you paint some cool minis.
I still have a soft spot for the 1st edition Eldar: Swooping Hawks, Fire Dragons, even a dreadnaught that 15 year old me couldn't keep from falling apart due to only having Airfix plastic cement ;)
I love hearing you talk about trying to use all the colors as I always feel bad about having like 6 different schemes represented in my Tau army and It's cool to know others are in the same boat.
One day I'll get my old 3rd Edition Eldar soldiers and Warp Spiders again. Fortunately I've picked up loads of older GW Board Games and White Dwarfs to fill that gap. Young me would be proud of the current collection.
young us would be very proud :-)
I dabbled in Warhammer 40k when I was 19 or 20 and started on a Chaos Daemons army. I had at least a few hundred dollars into it and my soul grinder was my pride and joy. I knew nothing about painting but I loved them. Unfortunately I had a falling out with the person who got me into it and I got rid of them all. Fast forward, now I’m 28 and just getting back into it and got the Thousand Suns start collecting box (which are way harder to paint) and I decided to get some advice on painting before starting and your channel is my favorite. It’s almost like wholesome painting ASMR but I wish I did what you suggest and kept my old minis because now I’m really bummed that I don’t have them but on the bright side I’m really proud of my thousand suns are turning out so far and I’ve definitely used some tips I’ve learned from your videos 👍🏻
Yeah, the first miniatures are like the first born - unconditional love, regardless how sloppy the paint job is.
I started painting back in 92' and back then I went to a game convention, I brought a bunch of my minis thinking I could get a couple of crits, there was a competition sponsored by the game workshop. All of the other minis entered were of similar quality to your 13 year old self. I seamed like I was the only one who knew what a wash, or a dry brush was.
I love your videos dude! I've recently got back into Warhammer. Sadly all my old metal Tyranids from the early 2000s have been lost due to moving to different countries but some of my happiest memories are of painting them with my friends and I'd like to thank you for helping me to take that trip down memory lane. Keep being awesome bro.
I hadn't participated in the hobby for over a decade when my folks dropped off my old white dwarfs at my flat. They wanted to clear the space in the house. I read a few for old times sake and ended up taking one to work to read. Accidently left it on the break table and about half an hour later a new starter came through asking if it was mine, got invited to go over and play. Long story short now I have a newer army and group of really good friends, newer army still isn't fully painted after all these years though, some things never change.
Nice!! :-) It seems like a lot of people take ~~ their 20's off and get back to it a bit later in life :-)
@@GoobertownHobbies thank you for the inspiring channel. I have been painting dark grey space wolves for a very long time, decided to get a squad of eldar and some bright bold colours to paint bravely with. It has been invigorating.
Hey brent,
just a quick thank you for your videos and a short story of my hobby.
First of all i really enjoy your content. I like the super laid back style and the general relaxed feel to it. Of course i think your massively talented and i love your approach to the hobby and that you are honest and frank about your passion.
I started painting minis with the Lord of the rings strategy game collection. I focused on Uruk Hai back then. I still have the first minis i painted. Although they are painted very clumsy and with only three colors its still all the memories that make me love them. I would never throw these away or repaint them. And yes as you pointed out i can see my progression over the years. I'm still a really average painter but after a long abstinence from the hobby i recently started to paint the warhammer 40k conquest collection minis to enlarge my dark angels army. It became a recreational evening ritual after i bought the newest episode and after i put my lil daughter to sleep.
So thanks again for your videos and i hope you can keep that love for minis for a long time to come. Greetings from germany.
This brought back so many memories. I have very few of my models from my earlier days as when I discovered elite sport and girls it was not cool to be a model painter and I gave them all away apart from the ones no one wanted. You are getting me back into this.
Oh, nostalgia. I got my first paint set in 1998 on my 13th birthday. The mono pose Space Marine and Chaos Warrior included were the first minis I painted. Later that year (if I remember correctly) the Dark Eldar and the new Awesome plastic Space Marines were released. I got a Dark Eldar warrior with White Dwarf which I painted the same red, black silver as in this video. I was saw awestruck with how awesome the models were
Hehe, that's awesome! I never knew that white dwarf shipped with a DE warrior, that's really cool :-)
Oh, your videos make me so nostalgic and happy. You are so wholesome. :) Reminds me of my first steps, which was the 3rd edition starter box, too :) Good times!
As someone who started new, I decided to purchase some old unpainted Space Marines from the Rogue Trader days. It's gonna be so fun to start painting them! :)
I love your videos. Not just for the painting but for your... I don't know what to call it. Advice? The chatting you do really resonates with me. But the style you do it in is awesome. Some people do what you do but they preach. It just, really helps and inspires me. Thanks Brent!
That's so awesome to hear- thanks for leaving this little note, it motivates me to keep making these vids :-)
Just got back in to painting miniatures after 15 years, and yes it makes me feel like I just started back in the early 90s. Love the video I had the same kits but never kept them. Wish I had
Another great video Brent! I started painting and playing in 2000. The game was Void 1.1 produced by I-Kore. It was actually a pretty strong competitor to 40K back in the day, at least in my area. My friends and I did the same thing you and yours did. We looked through the catalog and divided up the armies. So many fond memories of playing on the carpeted living room floor. We stacked up our school text books to be buildings and terrain.
Oh book terrain on the floor for sure!! :-) As for picking armies with friends and the catalog, I wonder which armies we would have chosen if it wasn't for the negotiations hahaha
Brent, you're videos are truly inspiring and positive! Thanks :)
Might go painting my first mini after 20 years
Well... This is when I thank you for dragging me back into miniature painting.
I recently bought a second hand "Blood Rage" board game that contains around 50 miniatures.
Two were painted and two were still at an early painting stage including a magnificent Sea Serpent that I definitely need to strip of it's disastrous paint.
A simple query on RUclips led me straight to your paint stripping video.
I was considering painting all these miniatures but without much conviction. I was an average painter back in the mid 80's and I was aware that my old techniques were way outdated and not good enough to produce a satisfying result.
I was immediately compelled by your "Paint stripping for plastic minis" video : The scientific approach, the educated and positive content, the warm and friendly bass-baritone voice, the obvious intention to produce a professional video.
From there I went straight to your "Fundamentals" which was truly enlightening and inspired me with a new painting fever.
I started painting again a few days ago and I feel happy about it, I can't thank you enough for re-igniting the flame.
Thank you Brent !
Love the stuntcat and gosh, the old Codex, those great Dark Eldar figurines and the legendary green base ^^ This video is gold !
You have a relaxing voice, if I heard you on a video about surviving in alaska, sat by a log fire, talking about the best woods to burn.... It would perfectly match your voice.
That's a good video idea! :-)
Dark Eldar where also my first army. 2 full starter boxes. Followed by Vect and Incubi. Bikes galore and a Ravager. There were also a couple of character models. Drazhar and 1 other who's name escapes me now. So many pointy blades sticking in my fingers. I can still feel them. Just as the Dark Eldar had intended.
I haven't painted a model since Space Hulk in the nineties... and they looked horrible! I just discovered your channel and you sparked my interest in this hobby once more. Thanks for your awesome instructions and vids!
Hehehe, welcome back!! Lots of new models are on the market now, we have a lot to catch up on :-)
I still have all my old dark eldar stuff, which is mostly unpainted, but assembled. Have upgraded a lot of my army to the new model range, with some eldar for allies, but still have yet to get to painting stuff.
Hehehe, such a goofy line of models- We'll get around to painting more of them someday! :-)
To me, you are the Bob Ross of the “20’s” 😂
You pack so many stories and feelings in your videos, while also keeping a calm and comforting atmosphere.
Thank you❤️ for sharing your memories with us viewers!
Hehehe, I'm so glad that you like these! Have a great day :-)
0:09 I love when cats do this before they leap, lol! I got my 40k start with the same box set, though I was about 5 years older than you at the time and the outcome looks to be about the same. I have some many of the old Warrior models collected since then, many still on sprue I am not sure I will ever get around to painting, let alone fielding and let's not talk about updating the to the new models. It was nice to see you re-visit the models and take another round at them.
My first 2nd edition all metal SM army is long gone. But i remember them fondly. i still had all those desert themed enamel colors back then, from a scale model project, so i went to town on the marines. they became the desert rats. including a free handed red rat's head on each shoulder pad. I also later had that all metal dark angels dread, that would probably class as a throwing weapon these days at the table.
Thanks for this fun video! This happened to me with a coworker in our machine shop. We were talking about the many uses of a specific tool, of which slips my mind at the moment. As we talked I was thinking that it would work well for assembling minis when he said that he uses his to assemble little models. I asked him with enthusiasm what kind of models and to my delight I found a fellow wargamer. It’s a magical thing finding people who enjoy our hobby. He described his models and I said imperial guard and he was taken back. The next thing you know were talking about the latest edition and how I haven’t played since 6th ed. and that we should schedule a game some time to learn the current edition. Hahahahaha!
Keeping old Minis has always been a thing for me.
Started in 2003. Still have so many old models. Like Doomrider, Chrono Warrior Krieger Krash Thrax and even older Models.
Nowadays i can still use them for several armies.
Awesome! cherish them :-)
It's really inspiring to hear that you came back to hobby just few years ago to reach your current painting level :) I've always tought that you have like 8-15 years experience and imagined how long is the way in front of me. Even if it will be longer than yours it's not looking as an endless road now :)
I started in 1994, stopped in 1996, then I started again in 2016. And I still use Goblin Green!
Hehehe such a good color!!! :-)
Recently I found your challenge, and I gotta say I really like your approach to the hobby. Is super laid back and motivational, I started the hobby a bit over a year ago and well just gotta say thanks for your amazing videos Brent.
I'm looking forward to taking this challenge myself! I've only been painting for about a year or so, but I have already seen quite a bit of progress in my painting, and you were one of the first I started to watch. Thank you so much for making such quality and easy to approach content!
Awesome! :-) Which mini are you going to revisit?
@@GoobertownHobbies A set of terminator-style robots that I painted for our sci-fi d&d campaign.
Thanks for sharing where you started, reminds me that I still have my old Ultras.