As an Old One (60yrs.), I’ve seen a lot of stuff. I still have minis and things from back in 1980 when I started this adventure. It is refreshing and makes me smile to hear this kind of discussion from a younger person. Blessings and enjoy ! And you are incredibly talented. 👍🏼😁
I was always partial to the old deamonettes. I just don't like the newer, crabby looking ones. The old ones had temptation, I might just be willing to switch sides. The newer deamonettes lost that, they just look alien, and that essence of Slanesh just isn't there like it used to be.
I'm only 2 minutes into this video and I am already excited enough to leave a long winded comment about how excited I am to see you enjoying old metal minis! They are a passion of mine and I have painted quite a few. Time to finish the video! I just got back from NOVA and this is exactly what I needed!
One little tip to save money on buying texture paste is to buy cheap, textured wood filler from your local discount store. It comes in pretty nice size tubs, spreads like peanut butter, is air-drying, and takes paint very well. A way to make it pre-coloured is to mix cheap acrylic burnt umber paint from a tube (Also available in discount stores in amongst the toys and children's art supplies sections) with a little Lamp Black tube paint, then mix it all together, and just apply where needed. It's cheap, easy to make, and leaves you with more money to spend on minis and supplies. As a long, long time fan of Nurgle from way back in the Rogue Trader days, I have to agree that the artwork was what got me into the GW area of gaming, as John Blanche and his friends really did make their artwork bring the hobby to life, was inspiring, and the minis, although not as pristine as todays offerings, were so full of character and fun to look at (Anyone else remember the Drunk Orcs and Female Orcs, as well as the pirate Ork Freebooterz? SO funny, and so much joy to have painted in your forces). I recently got back into painting Nurgle minis for a friend, and am now seriously considering getting my own sets, just for the sheer joy of painting truly disgusting colour schemes and converting other minis to fit into the new army I have in mind. For me, Oldhammer is much more appealing than Age of Sigmar, as it allows you free reign to imagine, scratch-build/kit-bash, convert and paint your own, non-codex minis, just to fit in with what you really want your army to look and feel like, and not just for the fact that the Army Rulebook says you should have them. Keep up the good work, Zambies, and keep inspiring all your viewers along the way. 💚
I never thought about textured wood filler, but that makes sense! I love John Blanche's work and I remember those orks haha. Nurgle is a lot of fun to play around with. I've always been a fan of AoS but Oldhammer has been sweeping my heart for all those reasons. Thank you for your kind words! :)
Love this video! The White Dwarf 100-110 or so are my absolute favourites, it's when their boxed games really took off along with Rogue Trader. Your vignette looks wonderful as well, fantastic work. My favourite minis from that era are the bald Slaanesh Champion with four arms and a serpent's body instead of legs, and the Blood Bowl Elf Blitzer with mohawk. Pure 80's goodness.
I was an oldhammer player back in the late 80s. I was normally focused on building my army of elves but really had a soft spot for snotlings. The best kit I had of them was the snotling war wagon. Essentially a rustic looking set of bunk beds on wheels with a studded log on the front which was set up similar to a combine harvester as it ran into its opposition. This was a wonderful metal kit.
I mean almost no one been in the hobby from the beginning because it was a small game. I started in 1996 with my lead models. But I 100% agree that old stuff had a real focus on creative and fun rather than professionalism. Glad others are coming to appreciate.
@@murphy7801 Haha True, it would be cool to see how many players are still around from then though. This video was dedicated to my friend who has been in the hobby since the start. It would be cool if GW maybe put out a hand sculpted model every once in awhile, just for throwbacks.
I've still got my old metal abbadon the despoiler (and while it's in one piece) it's a great little model I was so excited when it came out! But I really love my boxy old bjorn. It's fun putting him next to his current model
I recently got hold of some of the 1996 Noise Marines. Emperor's Children was my first army when I started somehwere around 2008. I started building and painting again this year so it's really cool to get hold of some minis as old as me.
@@CursedCrusaderArts glad to see you back into it! It’s so cool to get a hold of pieces of history isn’t it? You also reminded me I have a noise marine to finish painting 😅.
Seriously keep doing and amazing job. I appreciate your diorama and a suck for these. I want to attempt to do a frame for my house with figures and make it dynamic. You got some good insight.
@@Zambies please do, I enjoy the for the art value so much and display if you do it right. Be cool to collab on a project I do enjoy slimes graveyard and skeletons and my soul light and flesh eater court love me lol
Every once in a while the youtube Algorithm strikes right. Sat down for some breakfast & a cup of coffee, perfect! Great video, really enjoyed the pacing. And the garden looks amazing! Subscribed
The use of the 3D printer supports was really creative as it was pulling double duty evoking the mangroves in many swamps as well as looking like bronchioles in a diseased pair of lungs
Cool project and really good paint!! Beyond that about Oldhammer-middlehammer this makes me think of how lot of us sort of encounter Warhammer sort of all at once right... with middlehammer and oldhammmer sort of blending. Even in White Dwarf, codexes/rulebooks, etc. there were plenty of legit oldhammer minis, terrain, kicking around in the late 90s.. early to even mid 2000s.
@@lawrencejackson6113 yup! if it fits the style and vibe then it’s all oldhammer to me haha. And it’s awesome and fun. Love seeing people enjoy it at all stages.
Excellent work! Years ago I made a custom chariot of Nurgle, with legs from a Zombie Dragon instead of wheels, and the head of a Great Unclean One at the front with its jaws split wide and tongue as the yoke for the mutie steeds. I entered it in the Golden Demon awards at the first Games Day in L.A., I made first cut but didn't place. It would feel right at home next to your lovely display piece.
This turned out really nicely. I like the rather brownish Greater Daemon instead of the usual greenish tones. Somewhere the Grandfather is smiling on this little project, I'm sure. Thanks for sharing! (Great work on the voice-over narration, by the way. I'm looking forward to listening to you more often from now on.)
Old Hammer, Middle Hammer, New Hammer ALL THE HAMMERS. Dang Original Blackmane, the first model I painted. It was terrible but who cares it's awesome. At the moment I'm collecting the Aspect Warriors, I'm trying to get at least 1 from each era, of model at the moment I'm missing the old metal Dire Avengers and Banshees. Also Grandpa Nurgle loves you to.
This is not only some great model making, but I really liked your storytelling as well! I'm hungover you see, so sitting with some coffee and watching this was just what the doctor ordered. I fully agree with the old artwork. There is so much texture in them that really sells them. I don't want to harp too much on about it, but many newer artipieces come off as too slick and clean for me. I WANT to see those brush strokes and splattered inks and rough, grungy details!
Nice work! Maybe I ought to start stockpiling more junk to this end? And yes, the old school Warhammer artwork is brilliant. I was first exposed to it when I bought the gatefold vinyl version of Bolt Thrower's classic "Realm of Chaos" album and I loved it right away because that's as metal as it gets!
@@Zambies Sadly, I don't anymore. I sold off my vinyl collection since it was just gathering dust and I got good money for it, too. But that album...whew! It was like the fist of God descending upon your turntable at the time since 7-string guitars were a new and rare thing and a band tuning down that low (A below low E) was unheard of in those days. Karl Willetts himself told me "Ah yeah! Strings flappin' in the breeze," back in the day. Ah, to be a geriatric headbanger, and my gateway bands were better than yers, dang it. *j/k*
Today I learned that I am old haha. I was into GW stuff back in the 90s and never heard the term “Oldhammer” before. I miss painting minis - I wonder if I still have some in storage. Anyway this was cool and relaxing and the result looks great. All hail the mighty (and mysteriously clairvoyant) algorithm.
wow where was you when I was growing up? you picked out all my figures I have and do have a lot more new stuff cool but old figures you described perfectly great vid glad to find your channel. old school.
@@Zambies Yes thanks I lost my brother reminds me when we were kids together collect painting and going to events together and meeting John Blanche and Perry twins ect, ect.
@@rescuedruckus I’ll add this to an idea list :) I’ve worked with it before to make rain drops in my Mork Borg video. ruclips.net/video/6EL9jIN9ULA/видео.htmlsi=eNTpEME5Gr3QcIbi
I have a lot of old favorite metal minis. I really like the metal Mk8 space marine sculpts, the metal masters of the chapter, sternguard minis. I have a new appreciation for the old DA minis too. I'm currently trying to restore a Juan Diaz metal Daemon Prince. I had to kitbash him a bit since parts were missing though.
hey there, what issue was the mag you were looking at? I had that exact magazine back in the day as I recognise all the Nurgle artwork!! Youre so right about the old casts, I love the fact that everything is skew-wiff, nothing is straight and its all a bit wonky, just adds so much character and heart, wish I had kept all my old minis. . .I was a huge fan from the late 80s and went away for a good 15 years but im back again!!! haha great channel by the way, only just discovered it! subbed!
Thank you! I showed a few different issues but the one with all the Nurgle stats is #119 from Nov 1989. I love the wonky. Welcome back, I hope you can get your hands on some of your old models. :)
@@Zambies 1989! Damn, that makes me feel old!!! haha. . .that old nurgle artwork always stuck in my mind, almost reminds me of William Hogarths drawing style... love it
"Forbidden peanut butter"....dead...thusly have I been slain...🤣💀 Love the video! I missed Rogue Trader and started with the newly released 2nd edition box. I have tons of old space marines and inquisitors and Zoats lol. Great job on the converting and painting. Thank you for the video!
@@shogunnate7724 haha I always make that joke hoping someone will laugh at it. Have you tried painting any of them recently? Would be a fun challenge! Thanks for watching 😄
I worked for GW during this era. What's interesting is people always assume the miniatures back then were heavily influenced by a style to create the gritty and certain sculpts they have. The truth is, they were more influenced by two things: First, the models were very limited due to our rubber mold/spin casting technology. Models couldn't be too spiky or they would rip through molds quickly. They couldn't be too "3 dimensional", like today's models with forward facing guns and tails, etc. This was because the spin casting works best on a sort of "cookie cutter" type shape, hence all the models from that era having a shape with hands on either side/laid flat look. The models couldn't be multi-part unless the price warranted it because this doubled or tripled the price of production. Second, they were heavily influenced by the fact that there just weren't that many sculptors willing to sculpt on that scale and GW wasn't exactly rolling in money to pay for top sculptors. So the majority of sculptors were hobbyists or former jewelry designers and a real motley crew. People forget that nowadays, sculptors either use digital or they sculpt in large scale and have it digitally or physically scaled down. Back then, those weren't options so you had to sculpt every little detail. Combine that with the limited quality from a spin cast, and you were left with small skulls that looked like blobs and pieces that no human could decipher. It definitely was a unique time there and I remember it fondly. It was not uncommon to see the "big names" of the company just hanging out...Andy Chambers, Rick Priestley, Jervis Johnson, etc. And if you had a good idea, it might make it into White Dwarf or even the next set of rules. It's sad those days will never come again now that GW is public and a larger company.
Thank you for sharing this! It's really interesting to know the history. They were definitely limited by the technology and money at that time. But some of the best work comes from being inventive / creative within constraints. Also, cool to hear about the jewelry workers. It makes a lot of sense. I used to do jewelry working and often use techniques and tools from it in my scratch building. You aren't wrong. Partly why Oldhammer is special. It was from a time where the community felt more connected to the small company inspiring artists & gamers rather than just consumers for a larger one to profit off of.
I love that old model and wish they would re-release it in plastic ♥️ Anyone know of a place to find it as a 3D print file? Fantastic little diorama! I've seen some of your previous videos but now you've gained a new follower!
Rereleasing old models would be so cool. Even if it was just a handful of classic ones. I don’t know personally of any 3d sculpts but there might be some out there. Thank you!! 😊
@@MyNameIsBee To my fingers, no just keep them damp and wash them well afterwards. You should probably wear gloves but I don’t like the feel of trying to sculpt with them. To the tools, I keep them wet or sometimes I use a little Vaseline. (You can use this on your hands too) If you use Vaseline though you will need to wash the model after it’s dry so paint will stick to it. To the models, I want it to stick but if you want it to be less tacky, I would use less milliput or just green stuff. I often use a plastic sheet on my desk so it doesn’t get on my hobby area as well. I hope this helps answer your question! :)
My favorite old school model is a pretty rare beastie. He appeared in print along time ago in the yellow covered rule book that had all the races in it. There was a sketch of him holding a plasma pistol in one of his two right arms and riding an early vesion of a disk of tzeentch I think. There was a little blurb about Karamzov the Betrayer of Worlds which accompained him. The model looks quite a bit like the picture and I love it. I have given him an Elric inspired backstory, whereby he is the last of his race (the starlimbed - on account of his five limbs), having betrayed them to the chaos gods. He then proceeded to betray other worlds and turn them to chaos. He currently rides a converted Jacaranda seed pod (a cloud ray), and wields a light sabre, and is surrounded by his loyal Slaaneshi cloud ray mounted, chaos marines.
I'm firmly of the opinion that Oldhammer is more a state of mind than anything else, and those that stick rigidly to a set of dates (nothing after '89 or '92 or whatever) can go and boil their heads. Talking of dates though; that GUO is a slightly updated one from the early '00s with an alternate head.
@@blastvader Agreed that Oldhammer is definitely a state of mind! Yeah the model’s body is from 1996 but I used an alternative head for it. I’m more of a fan of that one than the other with antlers.
Have you been taking voiceover tips from Brent? This had real Goobertown vibes! 😂 You have an OG Ghazkull in your collection?! I'd love to see your take on him 👌 I also very much enjoyed how you made it sound like the pot of Goblin Green was a vintage bottle of wine! How did you come to possess a completely fresh, unopened pot? Great video, Zamz!
@@GhostMkrMiniatures thanks! A voiceover class from Brent would be cool. I’ll have to tell him I keep getting comments like this haha. 🤣 I’m taking it as a big compliment. I’m planning something special for Ghazkull. That fine pot of paint was gifted to me by Creationrites. :)
@@Starburst7641 I would advise using a mask and ventilation to not breathe it in but it is totally fine to sand it. I’m not a doctor so I can’t speak on health concerns. As far as I’ve researched there are no major risks. About the same with most microplastics in the hobby. 😅. If you are looking for a smoother finish I would use higher grit and sand in circles. I was just ruffing up surface for this project.
Thats actaully not the 90s Great unclean, this is the 2002 re-realsead version with alternative head for the then new Chaos Warriors army in Warhammer Fantasy.
@@florian847 Yes and no. The body is the original one from 1996. It’s carved into the bottom. I didn’t have the original head for it so I used the updated one though.
I can here the Screams of Anguish as the Unholy Goblin Green was freed from its decades old prison 😂
haha, it was so loud I had to cut the audio out ;)
I do love a Zambies video, slightly spooky and kinda relaxing.
Like a Gothic lady Bob Ross
@@Yahkered hehe top tier compliment 🥰 ty!!
As an Old One (60yrs.), I’ve seen a lot of stuff. I still have minis and things from back in 1980 when I started this adventure. It is refreshing and makes me smile to hear this kind of discussion from a younger person. Blessings and enjoy ! And you are incredibly talented. 👍🏼😁
@@Lucern2112 thank you 😊. This was wonderful to hear!
This video is dedicated to my friend Creationrites and all the Old Warhammer fans out there. What is your favorite old metal model?
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To this day it's the classic pewter Space Wolves Iron Priest. That mini still speaks to me.
@@GermanNightmare1976 those helmets were cool
I was always partial to the old deamonettes. I just don't like the newer, crabby looking ones. The old ones had temptation, I might just be willing to switch sides. The newer deamonettes lost that, they just look alien, and that essence of Slanesh just isn't there like it used to be.
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Keep it up some very good painting there😊
Ty 😊
As a miniature great unclean one myself I can say that you made grandpa proud with this one.
@@MalakianM2S 🥹 thank you
Yes yes YES.
EXACTLY.
The older minis and painting and White Dwarf art….. you are spot on.
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yeaahh ok... you just earned yourself a new subscriber. First video watched. Gotta binge the rest - great production I must say
💚 thank you so much!
Oldhammer was the best hammer.
Gross....I love it! 🤘🤘🖤🖤 Great job Zams! 🔥🔥🤘🤘
hehe thanks Wad!!
11:10 that is very handy! Never heard of anyone testing their glazes over their tattoos, but that makes a lot of sense.
Nurgle is a chaos love god,wanting only to spread and embrace all. Wearing his heart on his sleeve ,literally !!
No lies detected!
I'm only 2 minutes into this video and I am already excited enough to leave a long winded comment about how excited I am to see you enjoying old metal minis! They are a passion of mine and I have painted quite a few. Time to finish the video! I just got back from NOVA and this is exactly what I needed!
Hope you had a great time at Nova! I'm so glad to hear it, this is one of the reasons I made this video ^_^.
One little tip to save money on buying texture paste is to buy cheap, textured wood filler from your local discount store.
It comes in pretty nice size tubs, spreads like peanut butter, is air-drying, and takes paint very well.
A way to make it pre-coloured is to mix cheap acrylic burnt umber paint from a tube (Also available in discount stores in amongst the toys and children's art supplies sections) with a little Lamp Black tube paint, then mix it all together, and just apply where needed.
It's cheap, easy to make, and leaves you with more money to spend on minis and supplies.
As a long, long time fan of Nurgle from way back in the Rogue Trader days, I have to agree that the artwork was what got me into the GW area of gaming, as John Blanche and his friends really did make their artwork bring the hobby to life, was inspiring, and the minis, although not as pristine as todays offerings, were so full of character and fun to look at (Anyone else remember the Drunk Orcs and Female Orcs, as well as the pirate Ork Freebooterz? SO funny, and so much joy to have painted in your forces).
I recently got back into painting Nurgle minis for a friend, and am now seriously considering getting my own sets, just for the sheer joy of painting truly disgusting colour schemes and converting other minis to fit into the new army I have in mind.
For me, Oldhammer is much more appealing than Age of Sigmar, as it allows you free reign to imagine, scratch-build/kit-bash, convert and paint your own, non-codex minis, just to fit in with what you really want your army to look and feel like, and not just for the fact that the Army Rulebook says you should have them.
Keep up the good work, Zambies, and keep inspiring all your viewers along the way. 💚
I never thought about textured wood filler, but that makes sense! I love John Blanche's work and I remember those orks haha. Nurgle is a lot of fun to play around with. I've always been a fan of AoS but Oldhammer has been sweeping my heart for all those reasons. Thank you for your kind words! :)
Your blight is a delight and you have resurrected that Old God
@@dm51964 hehe thank you! 😊
Super cool dude. Love dark/cursed woods vibes. This piece totally fits that. Rimming that base with OG goblin green was perfection
@@jamesn2830 thank you 😊
What a great diorama! You really made good use of some junk in this one. I agree, those older models have a lot of charm.
@@lofiworkshop thanks J! 😄
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who likes using real metallics as drybrush highlights.
@@Mon22king I like the look of it :)
Back again with another banger Zams!
@@Miscast 💜💜💜
Ooooh a Garden of Nurgle is such a fun project idea. Awesome work Zambies!
@@ConjuredCraft thanks Terran! sounds like you need to make a garden of nurgle in your own 28 style ^_-
You just got a sub. Its nice hear calm and slow paced painter who really likes what shes doing. :)
@@vakisinkastettu aw thank you! 😊
@@Zambies and also the diorama is amazing. Keep up the good job! :)
Love your content, keep it up 🔥🔥🔥
Thank you 😄 !
Absolutely beautiful! I really want to paint now. 🖌
Thank you, Go forth and pick up that brush! :)
awesome video Z! love me some Nurgle oldhammer!
@@slimehousetv thanks dude! :)
Rogue Trader!!!!
YESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!
If I could screenshot my RT40k 1987 2nd printing, I would 😊
@@cydraiyne8323 🤘🤘 epic
Nailed it
Absolutely awesome!!! 🤩
@@cerisekappes580 💚💚
Incredible work, it looks so good! Grandfather is so proud 💚🪰
@@ThaBenMan thanks Ben! 😄
Love this video! The White Dwarf 100-110 or so are my absolute favourites, it's when their boxed games really took off along with Rogue Trader. Your vignette looks wonderful as well, fantastic work. My favourite minis from that era are the bald Slaanesh Champion with four arms and a serpent's body instead of legs, and the Blood Bowl Elf Blitzer with mohawk. Pure 80's goodness.
@@ioradcliffe2872 thank you 😄! I’m a sucker for models with Mohawks. Maybe I love them so much because I’m such an 80s fan.
I found an old (1999) Eldar Codex among a pile of books the other day.
Simpler, happier times.
@@kdog3908 you found treasure!
This is incredible! 🎉
@@TheArmyPainter 😄 thank you!
Cool, someone else with vampire like chompers haha, cool vid!
haha, yup born that way ;)
I was an oldhammer player back in the late 80s. I was normally focused on building my army of elves but really had a soft spot for snotlings. The best kit I had of them was the snotling war wagon. Essentially a rustic looking set of bunk beds on wheels with a studded log on the front which was set up similar to a combine harvester as it ran into its opposition. This was a wonderful metal kit.
I mean almost no one been in the hobby from the beginning because it was a small game. I started in 1996 with my lead models. But I 100% agree that old stuff had a real focus on creative and fun rather than professionalism. Glad others are coming to appreciate.
Also it looks disgusting 😂
@@murphy7801 Haha True, it would be cool to see how many players are still around from then though. This video was dedicated to my friend who has been in the hobby since the start. It would be cool if GW maybe put out a hand sculpted model every once in awhile, just for throwbacks.
@@Zambiesin the UK there is a tournament called "bring out your lead" for old models. Probably a great place for this.
@@murphy7801 I HAVE to make a trip to the UK sometime. There is a long list of hobby things I must do and see!
Thank you for the inspiration! Adding the beads into green stuff to make pustules was great!
Thanks for watching :)
I've still got my old metal abbadon the despoiler (and while it's in one piece) it's a great little model I was so excited when it came out! But I really love my boxy old bjorn. It's fun putting him next to his current model
Awesome! It's so fun to see the old versions next to the new :)
Great video! Can’t wait to try using your tree technique
@@PMCillustration thank you! Make all the things hehe
I recently got hold of some of the 1996 Noise Marines. Emperor's Children was my first army when I started somehwere around 2008. I started building and painting again this year so it's really cool to get hold of some minis as old as me.
@@CursedCrusaderArts glad to see you back into it! It’s so cool to get a hold of pieces of history isn’t it? You also reminded me I have a noise marine to finish painting 😅.
@@Zambies May your Nurglings never disturb me at Slaanesh's dinner table 😅
@@CursedCrusaderArts 😆 💚
I should repaint my old Chaos Dreadnought....
Amazing work
You should! Ty :)
@@Zambies Only reason I haven't is because it... It does not fit together well. So much work
@@animeator ah yeah :( . That’s a whole project in itself
@@Zambies it really is. old me didn't know how to pin things....
I was there from the beginning as a kid. My first metals were all old pre-slotta bases. Still the great halcyon era for me was the 90s .. cheers 😆😁
@@brenthartman502 🤘 cheers!
Seriously keep doing and amazing job. I appreciate your diorama and a suck for these. I want to attempt to do a frame for my house with figures and make it dynamic. You got some good insight.
thank you! I've been wanting to do a framed shadow box for awhile myself. Maybe I'll have to make a video on this. :)
@@Zambies please do, I enjoy the for the art value so much and display if you do it right. Be cool to collab on a project I do enjoy slimes graveyard and skeletons and my soul light and flesh eater court love me lol
Every once in a while the youtube Algorithm strikes right. Sat down for some breakfast & a cup of coffee, perfect! Great video, really enjoyed the pacing. And the garden looks amazing! Subscribed
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it with your coffee, sounds like a good way to start the day, hehe.
The use of the 3D printer supports was really creative as it was pulling double duty evoking the mangroves in many swamps as well as looking like bronchioles in a diseased pair of lungs
@@malignant_rumor thank you!! That is a wonderful description :)
Cool project and really good paint!! Beyond that about Oldhammer-middlehammer this makes me think of how lot of us sort of encounter Warhammer sort of all at once right... with middlehammer and oldhammmer sort of blending. Even in White Dwarf, codexes/rulebooks, etc. there were plenty of legit oldhammer minis, terrain, kicking around in the late 90s.. early to even mid 2000s.
@@lawrencejackson6113 yup! if it fits the style and vibe then it’s all oldhammer to me haha. And it’s awesome and fun. Love seeing people enjoy it at all stages.
Excellent work! Years ago I made a custom chariot of Nurgle, with legs from a Zombie Dragon instead of wheels, and the head of a Great Unclean One at the front with its jaws split wide and tongue as the yoke for the mutie steeds. I entered it in the Golden Demon awards at the first Games Day in L.A., I made first cut but didn't place. It would feel right at home next to your lovely display piece.
@@thomasgrable1746 that sounds epic! I would love to see a picture of it.
This turned out really nicely. I like the rather brownish Greater Daemon instead of the usual greenish tones. Somewhere the Grandfather is smiling on this little project, I'm sure. Thanks for sharing!
(Great work on the voice-over narration, by the way. I'm looking forward to listening to you more often from now on.)
@@GermanNightmare1976 thank you 😊I appreciate your kind words and watching!
Love the video. My old pieces I've received are og legion of the Damned squad and a metal chainsaw and pogo goblin for blood bowl
thank you! Ooo that pogo goblin is so fun. ^_^
lol I spoke to soon, I also have 7 five nurglings bases. All lead/tin models.
Thank you for seeing the value in the original
That's awesome that you still have them! ^_^
Hey, I have that shirt! Also, old hammer inked drawings are so metal!
@@Mon22king twins! Haha. They totally are and I love it!
My favorite metal Warhammer miniature is the Siters Canoness holding the Inquisition icon.
@@TheEr910 Ooo I’ll have to look that one up. I haven’t got my hands on any sisters yet.
Where has this channel been hiding? Love this type of content
I'm just hiding in the shadows hehe thanks!
Hard hitter with the goblin green finish!
I was so happy that bottle was well preserved. Haha
Spectacular! Love the use of the FDM tree supports to make trees. Looks like a mangrove swamp. 👏
Thank you! 😊 🌳
Old Hammer, Middle Hammer, New Hammer
ALL THE HAMMERS.
Dang Original Blackmane, the first model I painted. It was terrible but who cares it's awesome. At the moment I'm collecting the Aspect Warriors, I'm trying to get at least 1 from each era, of model at the moment I'm missing the old metal Dire Avengers and Banshees. Also Grandpa Nurgle loves you to.
ALL THE HAMMERS! "It was terrible but who cares it's awesome" - Now this is a state of mind I can get behind!
I welcome his blessings. :)
This is not only some great model making, but I really liked your storytelling as well! I'm hungover you see, so sitting with some coffee and watching this was just what the doctor ordered.
I fully agree with the old artwork. There is so much texture in them that really sells them. I don't want to harp too much on about it, but many newer artipieces come off as too slick and clean for me. I WANT to see those brush strokes and splattered inks and rough, grungy details!
@@nakenmil haha, thank you 😊 ☕️. Agreed! Brush strokes and grit is what brings it to life. Raw emotions and character.
Nice work! Maybe I ought to start stockpiling more junk to this end? And yes, the old school Warhammer artwork is brilliant. I was first exposed to it when I bought the gatefold vinyl version of Bolt Thrower's classic "Realm of Chaos" album and I loved it right away because that's as metal as it gets!
@@MaskedRiderChris It’s awesome you still have the vinyl! 🤘🤘
@@Zambies Sadly, I don't anymore. I sold off my vinyl collection since it was just gathering dust and I got good money for it, too. But that album...whew! It was like the fist of God descending upon your turntable at the time since 7-string guitars were a new and rare thing and a band tuning down that low (A below low E) was unheard of in those days. Karl Willetts himself told me "Ah yeah! Strings flappin' in the breeze," back in the day. Ah, to be a geriatric headbanger, and my gateway bands were better than yers, dang it. *j/k*
Today I learned that I am old haha. I was into GW stuff back in the 90s and never heard the term “Oldhammer” before. I miss painting minis - I wonder if I still have some in storage. Anyway this was cool and relaxing and the result looks great. All hail the mighty (and mysteriously clairvoyant) algorithm.
@@artlesscalamity I prefer to use the term finely aged, haha. I hope you do find some in storage! Thanks for watching :)
I . . . have never thought to test a glaze over my tattoos. That's a fantastic idea and I'm going to try it. Cheers :)
@@LordSquee not the hobby tip I think most people were expecting haha but it works!
looking at that paintjob I really have to up my game 😍😅
@@aoifesdomain haha, thank you 😊
A lot of the pin and ink drawings were done by Ian Miller. He did some of the backgrounds for the animated Lord of The Rings movie. He rules.
@@mikegeary8056 I didn’t know that! That’s even cooler.
wow where was you when I was growing up? you picked out all my figures I have and do have a lot more new stuff cool but old figures you described perfectly great vid glad to find your channel.
old school.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it and that you still have your old minis. :) They are just too fun to let go of.
@@Zambies Yes thanks I lost my brother reminds me when we were kids together
collect painting and going to events together and meeting John Blanche and Perry twins ect, ect.
@@Davedarave6661 🫂 I’m sorry for your loss. But I’m glad you have those memories to hold on to.
yes! I’m. Not the only one that repurpose tree support and failed prints. Made 1 video of that so far. Great video as always :)
@@Slurgical_3D_Terrain_Channel oooh I’ll have to check yours out :) !
@@Zambies cool. Thanks
I started collecting in 1987 gw stuff spacehulk was my entry game too GW
@@orkusdorkusmaximus that’s awesome! 👏
best video yet Zams.. love all of it
@@gor5865 aw thanks, Gor!!
awesome!!!! (the old death guard of warhammer 40K are very good miniatures for testing paint technics)
@@kozifran ty, Oh I didn’t think of that but I bet they are!
Great work! Can you pleeeeeeease do a video on your tips and tricks for working with resins (especially UV)???
@@rescuedruckus I’ll add this to an idea list :) I’ve worked with it before to make rain drops in my Mork Borg video.
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I have a lot of old favorite metal minis.
I really like the metal Mk8 space marine sculpts, the metal masters of the chapter, sternguard minis.
I have a new appreciation for the old DA minis too.
I'm currently trying to restore a Juan Diaz metal Daemon Prince. I had to kitbash him a bit since parts were missing though.
@@DocFubar89 that’s awesome! I bet that Daemon Prince is a real hunk of metal. Would be cool to see. :)
@@Zambies I'd probably just post it on bolterandchainsword
2:45 Sorry but Nurglings are not arguably but objectively the best critters GW has ever created! And that's an undeniable truth!
haha here here! Nurglings are the best.
hey there, what issue was the mag you were looking at? I had that exact magazine back in the day as I recognise all the Nurgle artwork!!
Youre so right about the old casts, I love the fact that everything is skew-wiff, nothing is straight and its all a bit wonky, just adds so much character and heart, wish I had kept all my old minis. . .I was a huge fan from the late 80s and went away for a good 15 years but im back again!!! haha
great channel by the way, only just discovered it! subbed!
Thank you! I showed a few different issues but the one with all the Nurgle stats is #119 from Nov 1989. I love the wonky. Welcome back, I hope you can get your hands on some of your old models. :)
@@Zambies 1989! Damn, that makes me feel old!!! haha. . .that old nurgle artwork always stuck in my mind, almost reminds me of William Hogarths drawing style... love it
"Forbidden peanut butter"....dead...thusly have I been slain...🤣💀
Love the video! I missed Rogue Trader and started with the newly released 2nd edition box. I have tons of old space marines and inquisitors and Zoats lol.
Great job on the converting and painting. Thank you for the video!
@@shogunnate7724 haha I always make that joke hoping someone will laugh at it. Have you tried painting any of them recently? Would be a fun challenge! Thanks for watching 😄
Sadly no...been caught up in Trench Crusade and D&D lately 😁
Awesome video :)
@@tonyfriend8158 😊💚
For poor Vince this would be one big exposure exercise.
@@Wijkert 😅
I worked for GW during this era. What's interesting is people always assume the miniatures back then were heavily influenced by a style to create the gritty and certain sculpts they have. The truth is, they were more influenced by two things: First, the models were very limited due to our rubber mold/spin casting technology. Models couldn't be too spiky or they would rip through molds quickly. They couldn't be too "3 dimensional", like today's models with forward facing guns and tails, etc. This was because the spin casting works best on a sort of "cookie cutter" type shape, hence all the models from that era having a shape with hands on either side/laid flat look. The models couldn't be multi-part unless the price warranted it because this doubled or tripled the price of production. Second, they were heavily influenced by the fact that there just weren't that many sculptors willing to sculpt on that scale and GW wasn't exactly rolling in money to pay for top sculptors. So the majority of sculptors were hobbyists or former jewelry designers and a real motley crew. People forget that nowadays, sculptors either use digital or they sculpt in large scale and have it digitally or physically scaled down. Back then, those weren't options so you had to sculpt every little detail. Combine that with the limited quality from a spin cast, and you were left with small skulls that looked like blobs and pieces that no human could decipher.
It definitely was a unique time there and I remember it fondly. It was not uncommon to see the "big names" of the company just hanging out...Andy Chambers, Rick Priestley, Jervis Johnson, etc. And if you had a good idea, it might make it into White Dwarf or even the next set of rules. It's sad those days will never come again now that GW is public and a larger company.
Thank you for sharing this! It's really interesting to know the history. They were definitely limited by the technology and money at that time. But some of the best work comes from being inventive / creative within constraints. Also, cool to hear about the jewelry workers. It makes a lot of sense. I used to do jewelry working and often use techniques and tools from it in my scratch building.
You aren't wrong. Partly why Oldhammer is special. It was from a time where the community felt more connected to the small company inspiring artists & gamers rather than just consumers for a larger one to profit off of.
Man I love her voice!
@@InfectiousViper 😊💚💜
love it !
@@blackguardunlimeted 💚
I love that old model and wish they would re-release it in plastic ♥️ Anyone know of a place to find it as a 3D print file?
Fantastic little diorama! I've seen some of your previous videos but now you've gained a new follower!
Rereleasing old models would be so cool. Even if it was just a handful of classic ones. I don’t know personally of any 3d sculpts but there might be some out there. Thank you!! 😊
hhehehe love old models too
I just ordered an old capt tycho on ebay ❤
@@rhenford3687 wooo!! 🙌
my lonewolf diorama from blacklibrary is the one i hold dear, still don’t feel up to painting it tho
@@maxdammit Maybe one day! But it’s still amazing you have it though.
This video gives me Goobertown Hobbies vibes. Similar cadence to him too
@@LonelyGamer4 that’s a huge compliment thank you ☺️
If you don't own 3rd edition Chaos rule books "The Lost and the Damned" and "The Slaves To Darkness", you need to get them now !
I don't but thanks for the recommendation! *adds to list*
Very very good
@@alejandronietotoledano572 ty 😄
Do you do anything so the miliput/green stuff doesn't stick?
@@MyNameIsBee To my fingers, no just keep them damp and wash them well afterwards. You should probably wear gloves but I don’t like the feel of trying to sculpt with them. To the tools, I keep them wet or sometimes I use a little Vaseline. (You can use this on your hands too) If you use Vaseline though you will need to wash the model after it’s dry so paint will stick to it. To the models, I want it to stick but if you want it to be less tacky, I would use less milliput or just green stuff. I often use a plastic sheet on my desk so it doesn’t get on my hobby area as well. I hope this helps answer your question! :)
@@Zambies More than helps! thanks, love your videos they're very helpful and chill
@@MyNameIsBee glad I could help 😊
I swear you picked out your nail color to match the video ahead of time. Good touch
Haha. Green is my favorite color but you might be right ;)
My favorite old school model is a pretty rare beastie. He appeared in print along time ago in the yellow covered rule book that had all the races in it. There was a sketch of him holding a plasma pistol in one of his two right arms and riding an early vesion of a disk of tzeentch I think. There was a little blurb about Karamzov the Betrayer of Worlds which accompained him. The model looks quite a bit like the picture and I love it.
I have given him an Elric inspired backstory, whereby he is the last of his race (the starlimbed - on account of his five limbs), having betrayed them to the chaos gods. He then proceeded to betray other worlds and turn them to chaos. He currently rides a converted Jacaranda seed pod (a cloud ray), and wields a light sabre, and is surrounded by his loyal Slaaneshi cloud ray mounted, chaos marines.
@@brendanflynn2965 The way you described that memory and the model, it sounds epic! Would love to see pictures of it.
love it :)
I'm firmly of the opinion that Oldhammer is more a state of mind than anything else, and those that stick rigidly to a set of dates (nothing after '89 or '92 or whatever) can go and boil their heads.
Talking of dates though; that GUO is a slightly updated one from the early '00s with an alternate head.
@@blastvader Agreed that Oldhammer is definitely a state of mind! Yeah the model’s body is from 1996 but I used an alternative head for it. I’m more of a fan of that one than the other with antlers.
@@Zambies sacrilege! Antlers McSnaketongue is a precious baby and nobody can convince me otherwise!
@@blastvader haha, he will forever be called Antlers McSnaketongue by me now. Fair, but sadly I didn’t have that head, so I couldn’t use it. :(
Have you been taking voiceover tips from Brent? This had real Goobertown vibes! 😂
You have an OG Ghazkull in your collection?! I'd love to see your take on him 👌 I also very much enjoyed how you made it sound like the pot of Goblin Green was a vintage bottle of wine! How did you come to possess a completely fresh, unopened pot?
Great video, Zamz!
@@GhostMkrMiniatures thanks! A voiceover class from Brent would be cool. I’ll have to tell him I keep getting comments like this haha. 🤣 I’m taking it as a big compliment.
I’m planning something special for Ghazkull. That fine pot of paint was gifted to me by Creationrites. :)
I trust you are aware you have an absolute fortune there in old metal sculpts from a collectors point of view Zambie.
@@athollmcnicoll1028 And I would never part with them. My shinnies! Hehe
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Curious why tattoo on your skin helps with glazing consistency
Good question! My skin is pale and the tattoo is black, so gives a good comparison on coverage. How strong the glaze is, if I need to thin it more. :)
Appreciate the old models....
Eldar players still using metal Warp Spiders... 😳
@@TheDethsheep 😅
luuurve it
@@leemcalister4125 thankkssss 🐍 hehe
Sanding FDM is safe ?
@@Starburst7641 I would advise using a mask and ventilation to not breathe it in but it is totally fine to sand it. I’m not a doctor so I can’t speak on health concerns. As far as I’ve researched there are no major risks. About the same with most microplastics in the hobby. 😅. If you are looking for a smoother finish I would use higher grit and sand in circles. I was just ruffing up surface for this project.
Thats actaully not the 90s Great unclean, this is the 2002 re-realsead version with alternative head for the then new Chaos Warriors army in Warhammer Fantasy.
@@florian847 Yes and no. The body is the original one from 1996. It’s carved into the bottom. I didn’t have the original head for it so I used the updated one though.
Old world tourism board is revoking work visas evrey day
The base looks way too clean compared to the rest... in my humble oppinion :) But great project!
@@dullegitte For Nurgle, you aren’t wrong haha. I could have gotten messier. Next time… :)
*blinks twice*
@@Xinjis 😂😂
Classic rim…. Color. Thought you were going to say job hahaha. Got to get my head outta the gutter.
@@codymcc26 😂😅
You look like my ex, in a good way.❤
This is a comment better just kept in your head.
Your comment looks like a problem. In a not so good way.