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@reytheist7 ай бұрын
"Super Easy. Barely an Inconveniece." I, too, am a fan of Pitch Meeting.
@altarofthedeadgods_wargame7 ай бұрын
my secret tool is a silicon rubber icetray: perfect size to fit in contrast and washes to stop them from toppling over and can be used as an easy-clean palette too!
@LittleTemplar987 ай бұрын
...This is pure genius ! Imma get one right now, thx for the tip !
@CreationDominion7 ай бұрын
I use a cheapo dollar store popits fidget square. So perfect and easy I forget I have a wet pallette sometimes
@stephenbutler94327 ай бұрын
I currently use a normal palette wrapped in foil. I might have to look into that.
@RealJahzir7 ай бұрын
@stephenbutler9432 these are great because when the wash, etc dries you pop it out and the silicon well is ready for next use 🥳
@oldoneswithdice7 ай бұрын
That's a great idea
@blakestewart75337 ай бұрын
That stormtrooper has seem some things
@aaronsnell93837 ай бұрын
Death by a thousand paper cuts/ pins.
@tankmlee7 ай бұрын
"i paint 10 hours a day" if anyone ever asks why you are so good, this is the answer. that is really impressive
@hank101111117 ай бұрын
It’s incredible honestly! I’m lucky if I paint for 30 mins a day
@danielbear91837 ай бұрын
Makes you feel good as a modeller when you already have and use all these tools 😊
@DERADI307 ай бұрын
"Pro tip: Mugs are free if you steal them."
@mmonurdz94567 ай бұрын
The Ordo Hereticus cup theft task force would like a word with you.....
@liam16667 ай бұрын
Acquired you mean 😉
@bullshitkanaal7 ай бұрын
So is Warhammer 🗣️‼️
@666styxxx6667 ай бұрын
Pro tip let people know that if they break the handle on their mugs Don't throw them out give them to you 😁 ( don't steal them from your mum "unless she lets you")
@pan2aja7 ай бұрын
Word..man..word
@Bobyoudontneeemyname7 ай бұрын
Jay, your mother wants her rooster mug back, that was a gift from your great aunt julie!
@Jakethebaron7 ай бұрын
One thing I have done is mount the hairdryer to the wall. I have it plugged into a foot pedal so I can use both hands and I'll I have to do is press it with my foot to turn it on.
@RowdyTheHitman7 ай бұрын
Genius! I was considering a hand dryer like you get in a public bathroom 😂
@jmwytube7 ай бұрын
It was such a pleasure to watch this. Your positive energy is just what I needed today!
@oskar66617 ай бұрын
While not cheap(?) my biggest useful hobby product is a set (actually, two) of 1-2-3 Blocks or 'Machinists' blocks. They're heavy metal blocks which measure 1"x2"x3" and are used for aligning shop tools and machines. They're heavy and insanely useful for hobbying, particularly terrain building. Quickly able to measure 1", 2" or 3"...excellent for weighing down stuff or pinning stuff between them while drying (as they have 'perfect' 90-degree sides), etc. Want to make a ladder or walkway? Align your outside rods/dowels on the 1" width and done...want to measure each floor of a building to be identical...use the 3" side...etc. Want to glue some MDF together and ensure it's 90-degrees and straight, while drying? Use the blocks. You will find yourself using them constantly if you build a lot of terrain.
@hawkthetraveler63447 ай бұрын
hmm.... I'd like to see that in action.
@AshleyBlackwater7 ай бұрын
@@hawkthetraveler6344 youtuber called Offbeat Builds uses them extensively in alot of his videos, hes a pretty small channel but his videos are amazing. If you look up his "Scratch building Warhammer 40K Is Easier Than You Think " or "Lore be Damned! Terminator Techmarine KITBASH for Warhammer 40K" with the videos he shows extenseive use of Machinists' blocks along with magnets that perfectly shows how to use them.
@HarryTheArchaeologist7 ай бұрын
Sticky notes Dropped something hard to see on your desk? Smack a sticky note around til you pick it up Got a small job you keep needing to do on a mini but keep forgetting? Sticky note Need a quick pallet for something thick? Sticky note Need a sticky note? Sticky note
@pimvandergeer71797 ай бұрын
Test your freehand? Sticky note! Check your glue? Sticky note!
@Jchernega17 ай бұрын
I approve of all the theft
@THEVLOGCENTRAL1047 ай бұрын
Instead of using a hairdryer i use the air that comes out of my airbrush
@AshleyBlackwater7 ай бұрын
re: finding stuff thats hard to see, try using a flashlight (like the one on your phone) and angle it so stuff casts shadow. Saves me ass on a daily basis
@SockimusPrime7 ай бұрын
The old Warmachine/Hordes blister packs used to come with little sponge backing pads to keep the model from rattling around too much. I turned a couple of those into pincushions for my own hobby setup. It's one of those things I haven't thought about on my desk, but it sure puts in work for me.
@Misterfairweather7 ай бұрын
Instead of a pin cushion I use a little magnetic pin cushion that can store a couple paper clips an old x-acto blade as well as a few pins. Thank you for sharing the cable management nest that gives me some new ideas. I also think I'm going to return to using mugs for my brushes. I tried fancier devices but truthfully, I hate them. They take up too much space and don't hold enough paint brushes.
@AM_RUS6 ай бұрын
1-Tweezers to de-fiber paint brush is a must! I got a pair of tweezers in every bin, and often use tweezers to pick up the right drill-bit, plastic bit, paint brush, anything smallish, ETS. 2-Lighter to singe off the tiny fibers that find their way on to the model is useful.
@nathanielsmith62627 ай бұрын
Videos like these that just make my hobbying that much more enjoyable and easier to partake in feel kinda rare so gems like these are always amazing! Just the smallest things that whittle down the wasted hobby time that every now and them make me think "I'm so glad I got that". Like I've always had the pin cushion so I didn't even think about how annoying it would be to struggle finding a needle or pin!
@sovietbear19177 ай бұрын
I use a paper piercer for my bottle unclogging needs. Has a handle like an x-acto, so i don't have to worry about keeping track of it like pins. And for pinning I use jewelry pins; they're around a dollar for a bag at the craft store, but they're uniformly sized and straight, unlike paper clips. No fuss model pinning.
@odharrison237 ай бұрын
I saw the tattoo wash bottle on your desk. Thought that was genius!!! Figured that’s what you used it for. Bought one shortly after!! Good list!! That’s gents!! Fantastic as always!!!
@hyosworld1097 ай бұрын
The mugs and the sandpaper were mind opening tips! I have sandpaper in every single drawer in my hobby room
@bingorobins10107 ай бұрын
This is the most realistic organization video for the hobby/painter world I've ever seen, well done.
@duxater23316 ай бұрын
I loved this video! For me, my favorite little hobby gadget I have *is* actually the little sectioned out plastic Jewlery boxes. I have a situation where I only get scraps of time, and my little hobby workshop needs to be easy to take down and put back up again. So when building minis I like to part them out, and put each mini's bits in a section of the box. Makes it really easy to get back into what I was doing when my 20 Ork Boyz's parts are nice and organized into their own separate sections!
@DrakeossDragoon7 ай бұрын
Canadian here I love using Pill bottles the yellowy green ones with the indented lids, they make great painting handles come in all sizes some bases even fit so well they don't need any blue tack to stay but even if they are not a perfect fit a little tack and your good add some weight if your worried about them tipping and they come in so many sizes they fit so many different bases and also the sized make them easier to hold in your hand . Also I recently found those little condiment cups and tried them out and have been loving them, one of the first uses I had for one was to pour in some snow basing material and add a little pink paint and then just started stirring and stirring and made my own cherry blossom flock with it and just keep that in the cup and it is great.
@thetastywhale7 ай бұрын
I'm an early hobbyist and want my stuff compact and quickly accessible for quick jobbies when inspiration strikes. Been rubberbanding the main tools I use together for different tasks (snippers/sandstick/razor for building from kits, 3 sized paint brushes/washcup/painttray for painting.
@benderxx13387 ай бұрын
omg I love these tool tip videos! please make more! lol. I'm always down for new little tools or hacks that make hobbying just a little more fun or easier
@ajsommerfield7 ай бұрын
The most useful and free of charge tool I’ve discovered recently is the notes section on my phone. I use it to dump ideas for my next hobby project, paint schemes, to do lists etc.
@miguipingui7 ай бұрын
Paintjob of asking a 36 Mortarion for day
@totalCoolerUsername7 ай бұрын
Lovely passive aggressive behavior, chicks dig that
@alessandrococco3017 ай бұрын
@@totalCoolerUsernamewhat are you on about?
@miguipingui7 ай бұрын
It weirdly became a routine to put this comment before every time I go to the gym lol
@miguipingui7 ай бұрын
@@alessandrococco301 I think he is saying that I am being passively angry and that small roosters like that behavior but I can't be sure
@TheRealLachlan7 ай бұрын
@@totalCoolerUsername were watching a nerd paint little men. No chicks within 100 miles of here
@conormcg73407 ай бұрын
My little add on is toothpicks, very useful i use them for moving glue around to using for like the lines on bloodbowl pitch for the bases super underrated
@morganmorgan-morgan25827 ай бұрын
Great video. These are the tips that nobody thinks to share but come from hours and hours of hobbying over many years. The hairdryer hammock is amazing!
@Peregrintoook7 ай бұрын
Disposable brushes in the last jedi mug, seems appropriate 😀
@Riddler_von7 ай бұрын
I’ve kept all the grey sponges that came in my old blister packs. Keep one beside me for cleaning my brushes. Giggle in the water a wipe on the sponge. It’s cleans the brushes so fast and you can use with brush soap and or conditioner.
@nhahtrebor916 ай бұрын
I got a little hand vaccum. My mom bought one for cleaning crums on the kitchen table. I asked for the same one and I use it to clean my space after sanding, basing or anytime i have a minute to clean my desk.
@albertbargery96197 ай бұрын
I paint 10hours a month now, if i am lucky. What a great channel this is for keeping me positive about the hobby even when i wish i could get more involved in the hobby.
@Soma_key7 ай бұрын
The amount of times I was expecting him to say you "know what else is awesome our patron" the tease
@slanahesh7 ай бұрын
One thing I did was prime the underside of my cutting mat to use it as a dry pallette. So I use the ruled side when building my models, then flip it when painting and if I'm going to drybrush or just use a paint I dont want on my wet pallette I just use that since it's already there.
@pan2aja7 ай бұрын
Awesome idea
@larryblackmon23416 ай бұрын
I do fret saw work. I use strips of sand paper in a binder clip then that clip placed on a Harbor Freight magnet strip I attached underneath my face vice.
@zsmith86327 ай бұрын
If you want an even cheaper alternative to playing cards ask a Magic player friend for their bulk commons.
@nickrivas64297 ай бұрын
Or go grab the land cards
@joshuamartin77567 ай бұрын
Oh yeah, they even have a free bin at my LGS!
@WilhelmScreamer7 ай бұрын
@@nickrivas6429dont take lands from stores, the draft players need them
@lynchthefish21327 ай бұрын
Why does this comment hurt my teeth?
@Jupue4 ай бұрын
just no
@mortisangelica7 ай бұрын
Sounds like the bigger tip here is organizing, and having everything with in arms reach. I glad you found a system that works for you. I bought a bunch of the hobby zone modular workshop stuff. The modules in that are about 6x6x 12 inches and they have magnets so you can snap fit them together. I got draws for bits, tool holders and chubby for sanding sticks, even a display self with plexi covering. It was not cheap and does not store every thing I need it was a worth while investment.
@novawolf93207 ай бұрын
I use a pop fidget toy as a speed paint pallet. It's great because when the paints dry you can just pop the paint out.
@lstormhammer7 ай бұрын
The two things that helped me improve efficiency were a whole truckload of Ikea bins, and a labeler. The bins are to help granulate my nonsense, the labeler is there to help me remember where I put stuff. If there's a bin and a label, fewer things 'live' on my painting desk.
@robertsurtees26677 ай бұрын
A little pack of empty bottles from the trial and travel section are useful for mixing custom colours and keeping clean water nearby
@TapCat7 ай бұрын
In place of a pin cushion filled with pins, I suggest a single paper clip. Just unbend one piece by 45 degrees so that it's easy to insert into a paint container and you're good to go. It's big enough to see on your desktop but small enough to never be in the way and you'll never hurt yourself stepping on it.
@cbjewelz7 ай бұрын
Great video! Can you talk about your lighting set up? What do you cover them with? Preferred bulbs?
@Qutut6 ай бұрын
For the Superglue Bottles getting stuck closed, here's a tip: Leave the Bottle standing around open for about 10-20 minutes before closing it. The Bottle's own lid has a bit of a "spike" on the inside at the top that opens up the then dried up residue of superglue.
@bored_pyro7 ай бұрын
For me, I think the playing card tip is the best in the mix! Going to add that to my desk
@gradybollas78737 ай бұрын
Appreciate the recommendation. My mini journey just started and this stuff is the kinda stuff that keep you from getting overwhelmed. If these are cheap, what's the next level set of recommendation?
@larryp.22737 ай бұрын
My 3 tips. 1. Nail clippers that look like pliers. They have a long, curved, pointy tip which is perfect for cutting bits of a sprew or cleaning up the nibs and flash. 2. T-7000 (black) or CP-0001 (transparent) glue. It's advertised as shoe glue but they also use it to glue a screen to a mobile phone. It's rubbery so models are more bump resistant. It's sticky but has a long drying time so you can position several bits at the same time. It doesn't melt plastic so you can twist off a bit and try again without breaking it. 3. A studio light that hangs over the desk. It's obvious but I never see it mentioned.
@aaronsnell93837 ай бұрын
Just ordered two underdesk cable meshes.
@louisfitting44497 ай бұрын
Hey Jay. Been watching you a while and this is the first time I have commented. Love your channel. Love your humor. Love 40k/AOS and painting minis. Duces.
@beechsprout88067 ай бұрын
Banger suggestions. Stuff easily overlooked, all good suggestions.
@defia547 ай бұрын
If you need any motivation to get all the bits off the sprues, try making sprue bricks. I had a lot of sprue laying around and an old 3rd edition Lictor, and I wanted him to be camoflaging. So I trimmed all the sprues down to about the same size, and built a wall out of sprue bricks at about chest height for my Lictor, with some even smaller sprue chunks laid next to the wall like destroyed wall chunks. I cleared up some space in my buckets, and I made most of my lictor's paint scheme a very simple grey.
@troybowen17817 ай бұрын
You are WAY too excited about the hair dryer and under desk storage. Love the videos.
@kamakazi3397 ай бұрын
I love the mini 3 drawer organizers from Walmart. Use those for bits. One drawer per army I own works well.
@clockword91897 ай бұрын
Nice finally some inside knowlege
@Kurgol7 ай бұрын
Use windowlene as airbrush thinner/cleaner
@WickedTheReaper7 ай бұрын
For the pin needs look up an air brush cleaning kit, there is a needle that has a growing size for nozzles, but can have a cap screwed on.
@MrZangetsu19977 ай бұрын
I use Bottle corks, snipped paper clips and hot glue as small cheap paint handles for squads of minis, I like to paint all my marines in sub assemblies, so I use like 5 corks per model, I don't like using shades, washes etc. so I manually paint all my shadows and highlights, buying a bag of like 1kg worth of bottle corks is perfect compared to using $60+ hobby paint handles, also easy to remove hot glue from the model once done and doesn't leave putty all of the model where it's been stuck
@telepaten7 ай бұрын
"I change my paint water every half hour" - Jay I think its been a week and two very different models since I last changed mine. :S
@MrJSEARLE17 ай бұрын
Spray tin lids. They double up as little pots to hold small things and if you turn them upside down and stick some tape on them they can become a painting handle for larger models 😁
@xc_OuMa7 ай бұрын
"I am so bad at owning sandpaper"... same Jay... same... I would just randomly see cut up sandpaper in my room
@GamingWolfGod7 ай бұрын
In terms of cheap stuff I've got a 20 pack of paper thin emery boards at the Dollar Store. They're really nice since you can just tear them into smaller pieces if need be.
@TheJohnsfz7 ай бұрын
Great video Jay!
@RimeoftheAncientGamer7 ай бұрын
Playing cards work great as shims too. Not too useful for minis, but if you need to make microadjustments in some piece of furniture (like a pool table) to get it level, playing cards are your friend.
@rbleisem7 ай бұрын
Lighter, for cleaning my glue needle, when a normal needle won't clear it. A little bit of fire and it's clear. A candle for stretching out sprue's to long tin wires, cut off the thickness you need and... Yes, plastic wires, that's what you then get, perfect for thin details.
@hellayeproductions67397 ай бұрын
Oh my god, I wondered for so long what that little spray bottle was called. Thanks!
@modelmanjohn7 ай бұрын
I use 2 water pots for 2 stage cleaning. 1 to get the most off, then the second to clean off the brush feom the first.
@Sparkster80447 ай бұрын
Local Asian market sells these mini mochi snacks. The box holds them in squares that are great for holding bits.
@stephenbutler94327 ай бұрын
In reference to the cards, if you play any tcg or ccg there will likely be some kind of promo card or advertisement card in the pack. Those are also very useful (I play mtg and I use the weird Arena ad card that seems to come in every pack now.)
@bob_jim65847 ай бұрын
Bitz organizing sounds like a great video idea and will help you knock it out. I use a tackle box and a little compartmented storage box from Walmart and I feel like I'm still unorganized.
@tychoMX7 ай бұрын
Squirty bottles for everything. Alcohol and clean water for the airbrush and paint brushes. Even empty ones if you need a controlled blast of air.
@daili49177 ай бұрын
I use the mugs for paint water, but I have old jars for brushes!
@AzraelThanatos7 ай бұрын
Rather than mugs, there's a cheap paintbrush organizer that Dollar Tree sells that works really well
@ArianneBlaire7777 ай бұрын
For the pin, you could also have a safety pin or brooch on hand
@kris220b7 ай бұрын
pins/sewing needles are also good for antennas, narrow enough to look too scale, hard enough not to bend if someone knocks the mini over not sure how often it would apply to 40k, but i use it a lot on battletech minis, for both antennas and machinegun barrels tho you do need some quality clippers/snips to cut them, my old cheap hobby clippers are full of dents because of them
@TheDutchMitchell7 ай бұрын
nice that you put the disposable, shit brushes in The Last Jedi mug. Fitting.
@foxhoundms90517 ай бұрын
"Keep a little prick within an arms reach" he said, got it, that is why I'm subscribed to this channel lmaoo
@Adrien3237 ай бұрын
This isn’t for painting technically, but I got myself a mini storage container with 9 slots and I store my bits in it. The little drawers are clear plastic and can be pulled out instead of moving around the entire container.
@h.stiemke42176 ай бұрын
Where do you get the 3M tape. There are so many kinds, I can’t tell which is which
@CatgirlTrash7 ай бұрын
cigarette filters are very cheap, come in varying sizes, can be cut to size, and are lightweight. Very useful for helping prop and pose things.
@leecave85746 ай бұрын
Can't afford and don't have the space for a bottle compressor for the airbrush. So I have one of those always on box compressors. So, I hung it from the bottom of the desk in a cheap mesh bag and it can els out nearly all the noise from vibration. Plus keeps all the cables away from the floor. 50 cents hobby hack. Also I wash my minis in sandwich ziploc baggies of IPA now and plop them in the ultrasonic which is now full of water and the difference in price and mess is incredible.
@dascase006 ай бұрын
An option for sandpaper, I've been using the fedex envelopes that you can get for free from one of their locations.
@scpenny17 ай бұрын
The irony of the disposable brushes in the TLJ mug.
@VixenIcaza7 ай бұрын
My biggest is cheap kids bubbles pots. They are perfect little painting handles.
@kindcurls89457 ай бұрын
Genuine question, I heard that storing your brushes in a mug like that damages the bristles, is that true?
@Chazzmingle7 ай бұрын
Technically it does, as the water and little bit of paint left over will flow into the ferrule and cause the brush to split and shorten its life. The only alternative is to store them brush tip down in a special brush holder or on blu tac. Most people don't bother though and their brushes hold up just fine with good brush care.
@kindcurls89457 ай бұрын
@@Chazzmingle Thank you! I have mine lying down in a lunch box, and that's doing well for me so far
@mmonurdz94567 ай бұрын
Good Ideas! Instead of straight pins I use A coil of soldering wire Usually getting up and changing my water is a good way to stretch my legs and back. But then you paint waaaay more than I do, so your but is tough than mine! I keep a roll of wax paper instead of using playing cards. I don't do any resin work however, so I don't know how well wax paper would work for that How do you keep all those cups organized so you don't lose anything?
@pascal90557 ай бұрын
12:40 was the perfect opportunity for: "...and Han shot first."
@oldmanstroyke7 ай бұрын
does this mean you ran out of dogfact cards, or do you keep those for recorded painting sessions?
@clausbitten7 ай бұрын
Do you use normal or distilled/cleaned water? As for small disposable storage space I like to use the plastic inlays of e.g. cookie or other (mostly) sweets/candy boxes. Those are plastic, often water proof (but beware, sometimes there are holes), transparent and have often various sizes for different tasks like an additional water dish to clean same color brushes or mix gooey stuff or simply temporary store small stuff. And regarding the net for your hairdryer - ever thought about a small cabinet on wheels for under your desk?
@star_wars_miniatures7 ай бұрын
“I touch it and use it 500 times a day!” Me too Jay, Me too! 😅😅
@DaronSchmit7 ай бұрын
Man those condiment cups are gonna change my bits game
@grayholiday7 ай бұрын
"100% covered in garbage" describes my workbench most of the time.
@WireHedd7 ай бұрын
I've been using small tackle boxes for about 25 years for my minis.
@ieuancoleman14297 ай бұрын
Why have I never thought to organise my brushes...
@brionl47417 ай бұрын
I never thought of it because I don't have that many brushes. It's a good idea though.
@NegativeNezzy7 ай бұрын
I don't know why I never thought to organize my brushes. My sanding sticks are in the drawer and all my brushes in one cup lmao.
@bang3rachi7 ай бұрын
you could probably use playing cards in place of plasticard etc if needed.
@Stanley-Wallice7 ай бұрын
I imagine Jay chasing away farts with his quick draw blow dryer
@Blakeo327 ай бұрын
I would like to know the type of desk you paint on.
@garrettlittle48307 ай бұрын
This video made me so happy! Now I want the top 10, top 50, and top 100 🤣
@pimvandergeer71797 ай бұрын
I love your Layers of organisation! Like disposable brushes& pipets (stuff you throw away) in the 'last jedi'-mug, because that's also trash! 😂❤ keep your garbage in your garbage😅🤣🤣🤣
@TemperingFaber37 ай бұрын
Sororitas mentioned!!! Sororitas are the best!
@Kevathar11387 ай бұрын
Knitting lights and glasses. Spent I think $40 US combined on a flexible light that goes around my neck and a headlamp with multiple magnifications. Buying those with a 'hobby' or 'painters' label would have been x2 or x3 that price.