Thanks as always Jason! Great advice! The lost art of being a maker and a craftsman is sharing knowledge and experience, thank you for continuing to do so!
Hi ya Jason. Your color sense, from your artistic background, always comes into play. The colors you use always complement one another. So important. It’s very apparent when at the end when you place the figures onto the diorama, they all complement their surroundings and each other. I have to confess the red figure was my favorite. All three were wonderful. But the green one with his “ waffle cone “ head was disturbing. Lol. Thanks for all the great tips and techniques. I do hope you start working on the train in 23. Happy New Year to you, your family and fans. See ya.
Thank you so much for the kind words Norman!!! I always appreciate it. I know that 23 is going to be an exciting year and very busy with producing kits. Thanks for the continued support! 👍
The pigment idea is fascinating! If I thought it might stay tacky I'd usually coat the piece with podge modge first so technically the primer was adhering to that and not the soft plastic.
Sci Fi is not my thing, but the way you make it and the way you make these figures and their surroundings look, is amazing and even for me inspirational. Happy and creative new year, keep up the good work!
Hi Jason, How can I paint on the Rubber surface, The reason why I want to paint on rubber is.. Whenver I touch them, my hand is full of the colour (Like I play with colours :) I don't want to wash my hands every time I touch this rubber. Is there any solution for this if you are aware of!!
Hoi hoi! Happy new year! A special thank you to you as well, watching your space station has massively inspired me to build my own. Your painting tutorials are really helping me, although i’m no where near as good as you!
Assuming modern Star Wars 1/18 figures are made from the same plastics as their vintage counterparts, I was curious how you overcame the problem of tacky paints. The softer, rubber like material used for arms, legs and heads I could never get to dry properly. So, primers are the key, then? I'm also guessing you painted Star Wars figures back in the day? I had similar problems painting them.
Jason, I have no art training whatsoever, but I have read a bit about light and shading in painting. I think I understand that the dry brushing of lighter colors on edges produced the highlights. However, I did not quite get how the shaded areas were accomplished. Was this done with the airbrushing of the darker (e.g., blue) colors over the mid-tone base? What areas are shaded and where is the mid-tone base left as-is? Thanks for any clarification you can provide. Happy New Year and Cheers from Wisconsin.
Hi Andrew, I put the darker colors in the natural shaded areas. This makes it a bit more dramatic. If you put the object your painting under a light you will see the natural shadows. Thanks for watching Andrew!!!
Hey Jason. Question for you: I’m building my own sci-fi world and I want to use a single light controller for all the lighting, but I’m not smart enough to program Arduino boards😂. I basically want a box that I can plug all the LED lighting into that keeps things safe, organized, and can do simple effects like fading, pulsing, and flickering. I assume there’s something out there for train villages, but I don’t know where to start. Can you give me any suggestions or links? My main concern is safety and ease of use. Thank you!
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I've been kitbashing and customizing Transformers for years and these techniques and tutorials you've posted are invaluable! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much!!! As you know it’s so much fun working with toys. Thanks for watching, I truly appreciate it. Happy modeling!!! 👍
Tips are tips Jason ,every now & then..I get the point...lol
LOL! Thank you so much for watching Bernard!!! 👍
We need more videos of Dreck Docking Station!!!!!!
Thank you so much!!! I really appreciate it! 👍
Cool Robots for the Sci-Fi train setup! Your painting skills are really good, you really have a knack for picking the right colors!
Thank you so much!!! I am a freelance artist and I love working with colors! 👍
Great work Jason! Looking forward to more videos on building the SciFi layout!
Thanks so much!
Lisa
Thank you so much Lisa!!! I always appreciate hearing from you! Happy modeling!
Thanks as always Jason! Great advice! The lost art of being a maker and a craftsman is sharing knowledge and experience, thank you for continuing to do so!
Thank you so much!!! I really appreciate it and thank you for watching!
love these sci fi videos! keep them coming in 2023
Thank you so much Bart!!! I truly appreciate it! 👍
This really is a remarkable layout, Jason. I'm really looking forward to seeing the train moving around on it.
Thank you so much!!! I myself am looking forward to getting the train’s running. I think it will really bring it to life! Thanks for watching!
Jason, Great painting techniques. Thank you for sharing.
Happy New Year to you and your family.
Cheers, and stay safe, Michael
Thank you so much Michael!!! Happy New Year!!!
Hi ya Jason. Your color sense, from your artistic background, always comes into play. The colors you use always complement one another. So important. It’s very apparent when at the end when you place the figures onto the diorama, they all complement their surroundings and each other. I have to confess the red figure was my favorite. All three were wonderful. But the green one with his “ waffle cone “ head was disturbing. Lol. Thanks for all the great tips and techniques. I do hope you start working on the train in 23. Happy New Year to you, your family and fans. See ya.
Thank you so much for the kind words Norman!!! I always appreciate it. I know that 23 is going to be an exciting year and very busy with producing kits. Thanks for the continued support! 👍
Great tutorial, awesome paint job. Greetings
Thank you so much and thank you for watching!!! I appreciate it!
All the best for the new year mate, looking forward to more intuitive ideas.
Thank you so much Barny!!! Happy New Year!!!
Happy New Year! Happiness, health and success in creativity. Siberia. Russia
Thank you so much!!! And a Happy New Year to you! 👍
The pigment idea is fascinating!
If I thought it might stay tacky I'd usually coat the piece with podge modge first so technically the primer was adhering to that and not the soft plastic.
I'm really looking forward to seeing this with the train running. Star Wars and Aliens.
nice thanks
Thank you so much Joe! I really appreciate it! 👍
Sci Fi is not my thing, but the way you make it and the way you make these figures and their surroundings look, is amazing and even for me inspirational.
Happy and creative new year, keep up the good work!
Thank you so very much!!! I truly appreciate it!
Really useful tutorial! That storm trooper really helps, working on a custom captain Rex, I plan on implementing that weathering method on his armor!
Hi Jason,
How can I paint on the Rubber surface,
The reason why I want to paint on rubber is..
Whenver I touch them, my hand is full of the colour (Like I play with colours :)
I don't want to wash my hands every time I touch this rubber. Is there any solution for this if you are aware of!!
Wauw, you are an artist.
Hoi hoi! Happy new year! A special thank you to you as well, watching your space station has massively inspired me to build my own. Your painting tutorials are really helping me, although i’m no where near as good as you!
Thank you so much for watching, I truly appreciate it!!! It just takes lots of practice. I’m so glad you enjoy my videos! Happy modeling!!!
Assuming modern Star Wars 1/18 figures are made from the same plastics as their vintage counterparts, I was curious how you overcame the problem of tacky paints. The softer, rubber like material used for arms, legs and heads I could never get to dry properly. So, primers are the key, then?
I'm also guessing you painted Star Wars figures back in the day? I had similar problems painting them.
The primer definitely helps and also using colored pigments over the rubber parts. Thank you so much for watching Samantha!!!
Great tutorial ! What do you use for the primer?
@@dennymanan Thank you so very much!!! I just use a rattle can primer. Nothing fancy. Thanks for watching!!!
Jason, I have no art training whatsoever, but I have read a bit about light and shading in painting. I think I understand that the dry brushing of lighter colors on edges produced the highlights. However, I did not quite get how the shaded areas were accomplished. Was this done with the airbrushing of the darker (e.g., blue) colors over the mid-tone base? What areas are shaded and where is the mid-tone base left as-is? Thanks for any clarification you can provide. Happy New Year and Cheers from Wisconsin.
Hi Andrew, I put the darker colors in the natural shaded areas. This makes it a bit more dramatic. If you put the object your painting under a light you will see the natural shadows. Thanks for watching Andrew!!!
@@JasonJensenTrains Thanks, Jason. Much appreciated!
mesmerizing! :D
Rather impressive, great info. I just want to change a color on one piece, does the primer need to used for every piece?
@@quinto Thank you so much!!! The primer definitely helps the new color to stick better so yes you should prime a piece before you paint it.
Hey Jason. Question for you: I’m building my own sci-fi world and I want to use a single light controller for all the lighting, but I’m not smart enough to program Arduino boards😂. I basically want a box that I can plug all the LED lighting into that keeps things safe, organized, and can do simple effects like fading, pulsing, and flickering. I assume there’s something out there for train villages, but I don’t know where to start. Can you give me any suggestions or links? My main concern is safety and ease of use. Thank you!
The Storm Trooper figures are made from the *Dark Side* of *The Force* ... I thought you knew!
😂🤣😂🤣That explains it!!! 👍