Adam Savage's One Day Builds: Baby Yoda Mod and Repaint!

Adam is smitten by Sideshow Collectible's life-size replica of The Child (aka Baby Yoda, aka Grogu), and makes the figure even more awesome by modifying it to add posable arms and applying more weathering to the cloak! Follow along this deconstruction of collectible manufacturing and paint application. This project also allows Adam to test Iwata's dual action airbrush, which has been highly recommended in the effects shops we've visited!
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The Child Life-Size Figure: www.sideshow.com/collectibles/star-wars-the-child-sideshow-collectibles-400369 Iwata Dual Action airbrush: amzn.to/2UzCkoS Bonus for Tested Premium and Patron Members! Watch Adam and Norm modify The Child figure in this 360VR video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXicemdmrtppeas

[@alee_enn]

"Am I even allowed to show that?" Adam, it's a model of a fictional character. Yes, I realize there are some who would kick up a fuss, but they need to get a dose of reality. It's a model, not a real child.

[@JaronDenneyGaming]

I was going to comment a re-paint in the unboxing video you did! lol

[@bobtoo9870]

dewalt makes a small portable like the makita, still not as good as makita though :(

[@alee_enn]

@John Lawson The Mandalorian is set 5 years after Return Of The Jedi. In ROTJ Yoda says "When 900 years old you reach, look as good you will not" so we think Yoda was 900 when he died 5 years before The Mandalorian is set. The Child (the correct name, as he is not Yoda, and Yoda is not the species name) is said to be about 50 years old, a baby in his species time frame.

[@bobtoo9870]

@John Lawson www.vulture.com/2019/11/the-mandalorian-timeline.html yoda old af, bb yoda isn't actual yoda. takes place after Return of & before Awakens.

[@wingp.7127]

"I believe I can take the child apart." is a sentence I never thought Adam would say.

[@taffysaur]

Out of context it sounds like a line from Hellraiser or something.

[@celticwarrior1635]

Anakin would be very proud

[@juan_a_otero]

Adam dressing the unclothed Child with a shop rag is the most wholesome thing ever

[@Brahlam]

That really was heartwarming. :-)

[@AaronGood]

He looked like he'd just got out the bath and had a towel wrapped around him

[@obroni]

Just before he slices the Child-up with a bandsaw!

[@45calGunslinger]

Immediately liked the video just for that moment

[@Dreadnought242]

He so tenderly covers The Child in a shop rag, a clean shop rag. Then dismembers him. SO WRONG. SO VERY VERY WRONG.

[@ankh428]

Adam covering the child with some rag and pretending is a hospital gown melted my heart 🥰

[@Butterflylion1]

So cute

[@denisa_the_jedi]

"Dressing or undressing prohibited" *Proceeds to undress and dismember the Child*

[@CharacterDesignForge]

The body horror music during any modifications was hilarious- I have this same figure and am very tempted to make the same mods. Well done!

[@pixelatedgames8068]

Wow! cool to see you here Brookes!

[@Ryan6.022]

I love that they had the music fade in with the start up of the bandsaw.

[@legedyret]

do it.!

[@Steven42192]

Reminds me of sid from toy story 🤣🤣

[@aj383]

But that music is actually from the show.

[@aiferapple1246]

Sideshow Collectibles Managing Director: Hey guys, quick! It's starting! The Adam Savage showcase to our Baby Y............. OH MY GOD!!!!

[@GadgetHamster123]

I love how this went from "lets give the cloak a light paintjob" to "lets give this doll life by cutting it open and sticking bones inside it."

[@prof.maniak5925]

25:00 The casual magic tricks was just perfect

[@FreshsqueezyOJ]

Adam: Priceless, limited edition, highly sought after, expensive collectable Lets slice this bad boy up

[@cmallin1846]

That's exactly what I was thinking: "You realize you're chopping up an almost $400 collectable... that people wait on for months!!" 😯😲😥😢🤨

[@SirLightfire]

What I noticed was the calm with which he handled the sawing. Even though he's only got one shot, he still went slow and steady. That takes a lot of practice and patience

[@frogz]

@Zhong Ping that is besides the point, so WHAT if him simply touching it makes it more collectable, he cut it's limbs off with glee and malice but also precision and intent of a professional artist and prop maker

[@davyjones2994]

I feel like he improved it, his modifications are invisible

[@chaostheory3011]

Haha I'm definitely going to follow suit and do this to mine as well...if it ever ships that is.

[@cainhunpi]

Alternative title: Adam Savage slowly dismembers The Child

[@RuiApostolo]

Adam Savage-ly dismembers The Child ?

[@not-himx5593]

add's a fleshlite

[@niklasduser523]

@@not-himx5593 pls no

[@not-himx5593]

@@niklasduser523 with just a pringles can a sponge and a rubber glove and some ducktape hahahahahaha

[@AndyTheDwemer]

Savage by name, savage by nature.

[@Iisa1010]

why do I want Adam to cosplay as Mando but doing Dad things with Baby Yoda: wearing matching christmas sweaters, baking cookies and such

[@ranwolf76]

Mando: Hey kid, eat your vegetables. Child: *makes adorable sound in the negative* Mando: If you don't eat your vegetables the Adam Savage will come get you. Child: *starts eating veggies*

[@Ogaitnas900]

Seeing the coat on it's own on the table made me realize how much of the character's cuteness comes from it, not just it's face.

[@joeniedbala]

The importance of costume to a character. Even a puppet one.

[@miunya]

Yeah the oversized coat look works so well

[@3randon9othizm]

This is what I admire about Adam and his sheer 'Just Go For It' attitude. It's not easy to tear apart something so dear even to make improvements to them. Nothing but respect for this man.

[@antonio_a87]

I mean it helps when you get it for free and your benefiting by making content while doing it.

[@TheRealAlpha2]

I don't feel like I could do something this severe unless I had a back up. On the other hand, he could probably build a new body from scratch if he wanted to.

[@ambarodriguez4]

Adam at the beginning of the video: I'm just gonna give his cloak a little paint job.. Adam at the end of the video: .... and that's how you successfully dismember The Child :)

[@andrewlisabeth2960]

I love the jump from I'm using this soft cloth to protect the nice paint to let me just run him right through the bandsaw!

[@dennispremoli7950]

I feel like the bottom part should be really muddy, given that he trawls it everywhere he goes.

[@dennispremoli7950]

@Mr. Meme guy V27 well that's also kinda what i'm saying. Doubt mando is doing any laundry ahah

[@sebastianpiriz]

"Adam Salvage's audition for the villain in the season three of Mandalorian"

[@marcoantoniosalazarmatamor9496]

It would be cool to see him do a cameo for sure.

[@Mr.Fulton]

*Savage

[@willmfrank]

@@Mr.Fulton "Adam Salvage" is what he should call himself if he ever does a video about repurposing castoff junk.

[@katieourmatie8250]

I feel like Mando's gonna burst into the cave at any moment to stop what's going on

[@paulvamos7319]

And we would be watching Adam try to make a better Mandalorian! XD

[@pukdieleman1510]

Adam just did what the empire couldn't do in 9 episodes, slicing baby Yoda up within two minutes

[@chaos_omega]

Sideshow Collectibles: "I vould like to see ze baby." Adam: "Uhh, it is asleep."

[@ike0709]

This will hold over my Mandalorian addiction until Friday

[@darrencollins1804]

For a moment there, I thought you were mounting him onto a Roomba! It would be very cool to have him clean the room :-).

[@christophermanley5912]

I lost it when you put the modesty towel on the child. Thank you for your entertainmemt.

[@kimberlyterasaki4843]

There's nerds to keep their toys in boxes, on shelves, to be viewed and never touched. And then there's Adam.

[@katcoe1079]

"yes great! I can just cut through half his legs and remove the back"... *People that won't even open the box* "NOOOOOO!! 🤮🤮😭😭"

[@Agadendro]

Lol it's not a 50 years old Star Wars figure, but a 1 year old doll.

[@karinefonte516]

@@katcoe1079 Little they know that these very same mods, made by someone as talented and well known as Adam Savage, might actually quadruple the price this piece will have in a few decades. Like, you can auction a limited edition The Child for 1k dollars, but a *one-of-a-kind* limited edition The Child customized by Adam Savage?

[@paulvamos7319]

@@karinefonte516 If it's customized by Adam Savage, it would be priceless!!

[@Drewsel]

I mean, in most nerds defense you can't afford something as expensive as this and 'experiment' with it. Adam at least has the advantage of being a millionaire.

[@christophermahon1851]

Adam is on the slippery slope that leads to Sid Phillips, in "Toy Story"

[@bockminster7474]

my heart sank when adam savage held baby yoda in his hands and said "i might just have to take this thing to the bandsaw..."

[@Simonium2620]

While Adam dismembered the Child, I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of Mandalorian fans voices suddenly cried out in terror...

[@forgotn42]

With the cloak removed, the toy looks like a shaved Grinch and it is terrifying. lol

[@txdraw]

Sideshow," You just voided your warranty". Adam, "Screw your warranty!"

[@ttss5726]

Warranty is only void if the modifications are a direct cause of a specific part not working right otherwise it’s covered

[@IdolEyes84]

Screw it literally. :)

[@antivanti]

"TV star caught on camera cutting child's arms off with bandsaw"

[@dphalanx7465]

Chris Hansen, "I need you to take a seat over here, sir."

[@arrowed_sparrow1506]

It's a wise man once said. "There are no mistakes, only happy accidents."

[@dudeat1320]

Haha, I thought of him when Adam mentioned using Phthalo Green

[@loccstah3135]

Yes love that mans paintings such a positive vybe

[@DavidGuyton]

Hahaha the horror music during the cutting

[@aj383]

That's music from "The Mandalorian"

[@jamesoblivion]

@@aj383 And that precludes it being horror music?

[@aj383]

@@jamesoblivion I guess it depends on the images it goes along with, but it definitely never struck me as horror. (Edit) even with the cutting.

[@Gunslinger320]

Me : Oh Sideshow has done it again. Wish I could afford this expensive beautiful creation Adam: look at this beautiful expensive creation...let's cut it up...

[@Zotemann]

Tbh it’s overpriced, just spend al ist the same amount of money into the hot toys version. It’s fully posable and has a lot more accessories

[@Jchmcom]

Cloak most likely needs to be modified again at this point to have a blue cookie vomit stain.

[@im_living_dead]

now it's more of a onsie than a cloak! you can actually see the child's legs and stuff!

[@sammccloud3395]

Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology....

[@PeteRondeau]

I'm I the only one who immediately pictures Bob Ross in my head the second I hear someone say Phthalo Green?

[@cmallin1846]

And Raw Umber, and Burnt Sienna.

[@brandongreene3213]

I came here looking especially for this comment.

[@jiriwichern]

Those aren't overt burnt sienna dirt spots, they are happy little accidents ;)

[@arladicey]

Same here!

[@music_YT2023]

@@jiriwichern "Happy little color variance"

[@vinnyvidivici]

Adam: _(chops the child’s arms off)_ Me: _(stares in Mando)_

[@Unicorn-Vibes]

8:53 "I believe I will be able to take the child apart." -Adam Savage, 2020

[@stormchasecom]

The pandemic has changed the way a lot of us live and work, but I have to admit... I'm enjoying the way Adam and his Tested team have handled it. The number of videos have increased and that's all well and good, but I think my favorite thing about the videos is that they're not big productions. Simple is often better. Adam has a unique way of keeping even simple content very interesting. It's "refreshing". Thank you Adam (and team).

[@mason5990]

When do we get the one day resin frog egg for the child to hold?

[@Keystonelite016]

Them: Destroy the child Adam: waaaay ahead of you

[@MASTER_CHIEFS71]

Destroy the child

[@alexisayala4429]

He got us good with the ping ball tricks😂 love how he says “I’m sorry”

[@bernardfoster6848]

Please take a picture of the Child holding today's newspaper. I'm worried.

[@brianalford7023]

I just started to notice how often Adam brushes his work table and its an amusing and endearing tick of his

[@TsukiraLuna]

Adam: "It's all with the aim to show off it's beauty even more." Also Adam: "Yeah, so they had this big chunk of glue in here and they just went 'prrrrrrrt' like that, to get that in."

[@emo6577]

Adam I don’t know if you will see this but I love these videos. It gives me the same feeling I get sitting in my dads workshop talking about his projects or chatting with my art teacher. It’s very calming and it makes me happy, so thanks 😊

[@GideonLesson]

lul, "i'm doing almost nothing, its so subtle" and then i skipped directly to a body horror

[@tastybread69420]

builds an extra hanger for his new airbrush and immediately puts the airbrush on the table again. relatable as heck.

[@bn4850]

I still immediately started cracking up when you took his robe off, and I still haven’t stopped 😂

[@Mike19737]

Me too. When he pulled out the big butcher knife and I heard him sawing and we didn't see anything, I fell out laughing. This is the most 2020 video I have seen this year! Let's take something innocent and make it borderline torture porn! 😂😂

[@wordsinahandle]

Its been a year. Stop laughing Joker

[@eoncroadon9528]

Adam Savage: Desecrating collectibles so you don't have to! Lol

[@sumonatasnimtaniaislam9937]

Sideshow," You just voided your warranty". Adam, "Screw your warranty!"

[@philgallagher1]

I love the concept of "your eye won't see it but your BRAIN will"! I hadn't thought that way about weathering before, but it does make sense!

[@maxprotzen6883]

"Am I even allowed to show that?" *Instant thumbs up*

[@deathraygonzo6339]

9:36 The Child looks like he just came from a bath and is ready for some snacks.

[@Beth11271]

Someone give that baby a glass of milk and a cookie 😂

[@deathraygonzo6339]

@@Beth11271 Or the eggs of a sentient amphibian.

[@PrinceAlhorian]

@@deathraygonzo6339 Eggs were unfertilized

[@ninaj9062]

It’s both interesting and anxiety inducing to watch Adam drill holes, saw through, and rebuild a $400 figure of one of the most beloved Disney/Star Wars characters.

[@Swoshan]

Lol.... when the cutting comes my thought went directly to "I wonder if this is what the Empire wanted to do to the child?" xD

[@kaComposer]

Son on Christmas: "Where'd my toys go?" Mom: "Your father is chopping them up in his shop again."

[@AirsoftAlfonse]

Nice! might have to pick up one of those airbrushes! looks pretty solid!

[@coltonh_]

Really alfonse why do you follow me everywhere I go on youtube

[@ACKZero.]

Hello there Alfonse :) Didn't expect your comment but force in me said I'm not to be surpised :)

[@serefina666]

all of Adams camera moving combined with the beheaded child really gives off the most wholesome post appacoliptic doctor vibe iv ever encountered

[@p0xus]

39:23 "Oh! There's my meat!" -Adam Savage working on the Child

[@bbersani2]

Alternatie video title: Savage dismembers adorable baby for own amusement.

[@melodyyeager6076]

Adam Savage is my new spirit animal.

[@ryandougherty8964]

Adam, I would like to applaud you for your recent extra emphasis on teaching to varietal skill sets. From the high precision specialty machining on The Samaritan to the $5 scrap wood sword, your enthusiasm for engendering joy in learning and making is infused in every project, regardless of skill level. Making is an ever evolving amoeboid of learning and teaching that see-saw in constant flux. It's great to see you / Tested sharing entry level projects, delving into unfamiliar territory with new tools and techniques, while also appealing to the seasoned maker crowd by showing off high fidelity builds!

[@toffee20]

Bizarre Sideshow Collectables didn't think to do that. Makes it ten times better.

[@TheeAngel36]

See's thumbnail: awwww Later on in the video:😱

[@ShugoAWay]

Awww that was so adorable to cover yoda while he works on the cloak

[@JoaquinDiaz-eo4no]

I used to sneak on the base as a kid to see you in Alameda during Mythbusters . When I heard explosions that was the signal to find y'all and observe freaking cool science.... I like science alot I wished I could have helped when I saw y'all. I lived at the Coast Guard housing 98" to 2009. Stay cool Mr. Savage

[@BLynn]

So every time I saw "dressing & undressing prohibited" sign in the background my mind went to the "dad jokes" of "Why can't I put dressing on my salad?" & "How do you take dressing off a salad once it is on there?"

[@sagevoyage]

Somehow, the idea of Baby Yoda's body never really crossed my mind so this video was a bit surprising to me lmao

[@EJFXxx]

28:40 ahhh look its "Sid" from Toy Story all grown up

[@franco3584]

I have several high end Iwata's but also own 3 Revolutions . The Revolution is an AWESOME gun , never fails , easy to clean and has become my main go to gun. You can't beat it.

[@kraemers806]

All Adam wanted to do was be able to turn the child’s wrist to use the Force. Unbelievable Adam, well done.

[@frogz]

i laughed so hard that i nearly cried at the thought of how many people went through hell to get these

[@deon91]

I bought one online and it came on time? what hell do you speak of?

[@sdfsdf2205]

This was one of my favorites, seeing you find out solutions to the problems throughout the steps.

[@bryan-nw8jn]

who knew watching a child be dismembered could be so fun and pleasing

[@jerrychan1191]

I really wish to see a feature in the figure when Grogu responds on his name. That’s so adorable

[@D-S-9]

It would be really nice to see a repaint of the cheap-er model. I think it's gonna be one of my projects.

[@BenMillen]

Yeah agreed, I got a £25 quid one and it's stunning but needs better paint and possibly hair, wanna have a go but would love to follow someone that knows what they're doing

[@miunya]

@@BenMillen I'm tempted to get the animatronic one and do the same to the coat

[@Bad_Wolf_Media]

Okay, right at 4:02, the way Adam left the robe while he was getting ready to remove it, all I could see was the "flasher" gremlin!

[@spyersecol0013]

When I started my career as an airframe and powerplant technician (airplane mechanic) I always took note of what tools I was borrowing most and which ones did the best job. As I went along and built up my collection, I would buy those tools that made my job easier. Tools such as the Gearwrench sold by Sears were an absolute joy to use.

[@jean-sebastienkirsch8718]

Bonjour de France. I am glad to see Adam that you are Always 12 years old !!! Never aging Mr Adam Savage

[@eTiMaGo]

This came to mind when watching :D Sandurz: Sir, you’re needed on the bridge. Dark Helmet: Knock, next time! Knock! Did you see anything? Sandurz: No sir. I didn’t see you playing with your dolls again.

[@ACE-jx8xu]

The cuteness is strong with this one."

[@buki29]

Very original

[@Rattus-Norvegicus]

@@buki29 the butthurt is strong with this one...

[@riva2443]

@@Rattus-Norvegicus Meesa thinks that's very funny okiday

[@buki29]

@@Rattus-Norvegicus how am I butthurt. If anything you are butthurt about my comment

[@Rattus-Norvegicus]

@@buki29 yesssss, let the butthurt flow through you...

[@TeddyLeppard]

Never could afford Iwata back when I used to airbrush. Best quality.

[@AnnubisAC]

It's so nice to see how much Adam admires and appreciates the work of Sideshow. He repeats it so often and you can feel the hesitation whether he should really do it. But Adam wouldn't be Adam if he wasn't curious about how something works and what can be improved. Stay as you are Adam!

[@SpaceMarshalGyorni]

8:39 "I'm gonna fix my only issue with this beautiful statue..." For a second there I was absolutely sure he was gonna paint on a belly button.

[@benjamintdbeard57]

classic Adam Savage best vid in a long time. thank you for the time you gave us from our locked out and down lives.

[@NightMedicine]

That color on the cloth really brings the whole piece to life. One could even tatter the edges of the bottom a bit with a knife sharpener or wear certain places with heavy sandpaper. Btw: love the horror music! 😆

[@ryanmcnulty8323]

There are some people that to even just be an apprentice for would be a life accomplishment, and Adam is one of them.

[@MrLinkDay]

Mando be like: Look how he massacred my boy.

[@Grahzzyvtvlog]

adaMando

[@beanacomputer]

The Mandalorian Starring Al Pacino Robert Duvall James Caan Talia Shire Featuring Marlon Mando as The Mandalorian

[@daniellewalker329]

This is the way

[@jonathanfischman1159]

“I’m just in love with this thing” Aren’t we all?

[@juriaan13]

Not me.

[@canijust101]

@@juriaan13 =(

[@Abbonent1]

I love the little magic show we get! Really caught me off guard and I loved it! Thanks for putting a smile on my face every time I watch your videos!

[@golddiggerxxxxx]

Omg!!! So beautiful!! Thank you for showing us the child! So adorable! Much love thank you. I need to get one..

[@whiteshadowsaga]

“No disassemble. No disassemble.”

[@aaronfarnsworth7653]

It isn't number 5 so Adam shouldn't have a problem. "Who's Johnny......"

[@MiaogisTeas]

I don't know how to feel about the fact I can hear the exact voice in my head…

[@miniturehero]

spent most of this video feeling like what I think Sully felt like watching what he thinks is Boo in the crushers in Monsters Inc. :D

[@coreyharmon6999]

If the forearms were popped on, they can be popped off. For future projects, I would recommend lightly heating the arm with boiling water or a heat gun on low. This works great on lots of hard plastic - especially things like action figures. The plastic become pliable while hot, and then reforms when it cools. Just a tip for you to keep in the toolbox for any future projects that may be similar. Great build, Adam!

[@MedskiPurnamski]

The moment Adam said that he bought an Iwata to upgrade from his Paasche, I immediately thought "Oh wow, he doesn't know that they have different hose connectors, does he?" And sure enough he didn't! 😄 Reminds me of when I first bought a Badger airbrush to upgrade from my old Chinese made Iwata knockoff. Luckily I found a hardware store that actually sells a Badger compatible airbrush hose.

[@dimitreze]

38:00 that's what Werner Herzog wanted to do with baby Yoda

[@anchorbait6662]

Now you gotta explain a bit. Yes I know him as a director/creator but I need more info on the comment

[@AvengerDK]

@@anchorbait6662 Werner Herzog has a role in mandalorian

[@dimitreze]

@@anchorbait6662 no, you need to watch the show that this whole video is all about

[@anchorbait6662]

@@AvengerDK Oh snap! Just watched the trailers again. Gotcha, yeah I guess I'll try and find a place to watch them online. Any suggestions as far as a video platform?

[@anchorbait6662]

@@AvengerDK kk :) haha yeah, I definitely need to watch them. Thanks

[@DunqaunMcQuan]

Keep expecting the child's head to spin round whilst saying 'We see everythiiiiing!"....

[@mitchsorrenstein1819]

SO PLAY NICE!!!

[@kilodelta1495]

I'm just floored that Adam only used a single action airbrush up to this point.