Adam Savage's One Day Builds: Kit-Bashing and Scratch-Building!

[@tested]

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[@bradhouston4734]

Thanks Adam (and team) for another great episode! I love how much joy you get out of the efficiency of Styrene. I can't wait to get my hands on some!! 😀🕺🏽🎥🏖🇦🇺

[@bigbear5453]

How long does the weld bond take to set up? Will it cloud clear plastic?

[@SakthiMaheshkumar]

*It's very nice!* *it's Star Wars prop?[Spacecraft]*

[@chaosbringer12]

I recently started using styrene and wanted to try out the glue used in this video, but apparently it's been discontinued. I ended up going to an acrylics and plastics place and they told me to use weld-on 16 for styrene to styrene.

[@DE0R4]

What glue would you use to glue the kits to the styrene?

[@RDGoodner]

The Joy of Modeling with Adam Savage needs to be a new PBS show. Someone get on that.

[@nocultist7050]

Yes.

[@Christophersanchez1326]

@@nocultist7050 I did see many moons ago on TV. There use to be a model kit show. It didn't last long.

[@quickturtle72]

17:04 - Adam begins channeling his inner Bob Ross.

[@timothystevenhoward]

Davinci meets bob ross

[@thejunkman]

I did, with this project. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGGzool4lLyqmJo Model train layout build (time lapse) using a $6 toy train and scrap left over materials.

[@canestrini808]

This is so dense with tips, tricks and meditation. So great minimal production with an intimate camera and without a music track. This is truly internet gold.

[@DavidGuyton]

Adam Savage channeling Bob Ross. Two of my favorite people to watch.

[@Ducknoodle]

Bob Ross if he was on a little bit of LSD.

[@s0dfish110]

Beat me to it, by 3 years LOL. I was scrolling down to call Adam the Bob Ross of styrene.

[@kandyappleview]

18:40: i'm not gonna try and worry too much about being super bilaterally symmetrical, because few things in the world are... that gives me, who is attempting to create some fan art from scratch for the first time, so much hope. i love watching adam's process. it's teaching me a lot!

[@rakaman27]

Adam is so fun to watch doing this stuff. It's not just that he's talented and knows what he's doing, but the fact that you can tell he has so much passion and just loves doing it.

[@fatheranderson5501]

The bob ross of model making "you can put these anywhere you want" maybe this little piece of styrene lives right here and this little piece lives right here because everyone needs a friend.

[@ChefBrownSauce]

Father Anderson no big old trees or cabins unfortunately

[@Chayat0freak]

If tested was nothing else but Adam building things out of styrene I'd be so FRAKING HAPPY!

[@ultimateo621]

Same.

[@chrismofer]

until you wanna buy a new tech gadget and are looking for a critical review ;) personally i wish there was more adam, but the mix is pretty reasonable right now.

[@fartmerchant762]

Uhh can you watch your language bud, kids are probably around

[@TheChipMcDonald]

So say we all!

[@etiennen4136]

If all TV was like this a would play the forest

[@alfinasherufynaizi1094]

Am I the only one who gets disappointed when they fast forward? I can watch Adam's one day builds forever! 🤗

[@CHA1NZZ]

i agree...i would love to see a unedited version of a build like this from Adam, oh just thinking about it gives me goose bumps lol

[@TruthIsTheNewHate84]

I agree. They could upload a 6 hour video and i would watch every second. The only time i watch this channel is when the video has Adam in it.

[@TruthIsTheNewHate84]

I wish they would at least have a second channel where they upload the unedited versions.

[@peterpain6625]

You're missing the zen of it if you ffd m8.

[@afonsolucas2219]

Sanguine Studio You can technically watch them for a day. No more.

[@jackm.3666]

Adam: Thank you for inviting us into your shop again! Seeing you create is truly therapeutic. Once I watch the video the first time, it's then looped for continuous play. It keeps me inspired as I work in my own shop and many times, I catch something missed the first time around.

[@Redshift1360]

I could literally watch Adam do One Day Builds just like this for hours and hours. More please!

[@GemCityHippie]

As a model making person, a sci-fi nerd, and an unabashed star wars fanatic; I adore this kind of thing. There's really not much else that ticks all the boxes better than this. Getting to watch and listen to Adam; who in addition to being a generally cool guy is also a former ILM model maker; share all the little insider tips and tricks of the trade that gave birth to some of my favorite science fiction fantasy designs. I could literally watch an un-edited 12 hour stream of just him doing this kind of thing.

[@francescopezzella721]

I ipl8

[@CutTransformGlue]

New video series idea: "One day kitbash". Who's with me???

[@Pfaeff]

Doesn't have to be with Adam.

[@RSmarza]

yeah it does. :)

[@jkljkl6]

I really want to see it painted and weathered now though.

[@nateknudson8500]

As long as he keeps narrating like the Bob Ross of styrene I'm sold.

[@0623kaboom]

more of these would be good ... pull out more knowledge of how to do it ... and get back the skills of doing it ....

[@pre8599]

I honestly love that you've started showing ways to kitbash and build with styrene. A lot of your other builds require too much machining or carpentry for me, but something like this is perfectly achievable without a lot of initial investment.

[@yasinkhan4620]

Are you wearing a cloud 9 t shirt

[@pre8599]

Lol, yes. In that picture I am.

[@cartersmith6628]

I swear to god watching Adam is like a mix between watching a master artist work, watching your best friend half work while you chill, and watching a kid on Christmas

[@joseybegood]

I was fortunate enough to see you talk in person a couple of months ago when you came out to a conference at Disney and can I just say you make every part of the maker in me happy. I’m currently working on a styrene model of the Tardis and the layering was giving me fits, but somehow today this helped me think through it! So much “LIKE”

[@johnrichardson85]

I love the kit-bashing vids!

[@wildkev1010]

Same here! Kit bashing is one of my favorite things to watch Adam do

[@ianbarretoart]

Totally agree!

[@spacemanvw]

They are the absolute top of the line of what he is doing - could watch that 2 hours a day

[@nocultist7050]

Lots of happy little styrene trees. And maybe a little happy rectangle lives somewhere up there... We want more Bob Ross builds

[@mezzanoon]

As an aspiring maker of props this is the exact video I've been waiting for ever since Tested started. Seeing you kitbash is truly inspiring showing not only how skilled you are, but also that we can do it too.

[@pileofstuff]

You might want to check out a model builder on youtube called Luke Towan. He does a lot of dioramas, but recently he scratcbuilt a building out of styrene using many of the same techniques Adam used here, plus a few others that might be instructive.

[@angrysmerf]

This is a man who does what he loves, and you can really tell it in his voice and motion. Lovely!

[@lidarman2]

Brings back memories. I won best-in-show in 1981 for scratch building a star wars AT-AT--before the official model kit came out. What great memories that lead me to pursue an engineering degree. You have my dream job, Adam, even though I work my second place dream job now! I recall going from kit building to just buying kits from variety store closeouts so I could load my shelf to bash and make my own space-ship designs. If one looks close, most of the Star Wars ships have parts from Tamiya Tanks kits.

[@vari9457]

Weird Flex but okay

[@ultimateo621]

Adam is styrene Bob Ross

[@JayJay-gj9bu]

Mateo Gurria omg that was exactly what i thought. Its so relaxing to hear him talk 🙈

[@Ep339]

Adam is modeling bob ross

[@charlesehler7285]

17:04 you can put these anywhere you want

[@KorraTransPhoenix]

3D Bob Ross

[@rubenskiii]

And he knows it.

[@jeffersonkane758]

The Joy of Modeling with Adam Savage!!! MAKE MORE similar to this video!

[@repletereplete8002]

Working with styrene? It's a snap;!

[@kingkai7279]

Replete Replete it's a trap!

[@kittycat-eo1bw]

noice

[@joecichlid]

I visit a lot of estate sales and it seems like I am always coming across assorted models, I think I will be buying them now. Random cars, planes, ships and other goodies that are untouched kits or partial builds could make a great source for parts to make things with. As a life long fan of the sci fi movies I can now see myself actually making a space ship using what you, Adam, have given us here. Thank you, kind sir!

[@BFBeast666]

I could listen to Adam talk all day. Pleasant voice and a great mix of explanatory and anecdotal bits.

[@Boneychuck]

Adam loves that dome part so freaking much, I love his enthusiasm for that "greebly". Had to show my Dad this video as he loves building plastic model aircraft. You taught him what "kitbashing" is all about and he says "Thanks for showing me how to use all my leftover parts!"

[@DMill791]

I always wonder about the people who visit the 'tested' channel and leave dislikes. The channel gives out tips and pointers into a plethora of mediums many of us haven't worked with before; it's a welcome break from all the nonsense and craziness going on in the world. Also, *side note* rewatched season 2 of The Expanse and to my surprise I saw Adam Savage's name in the credits, which compelled me to do a quick rewind and I must say the last scene he was in, demonstrated an impressive bit of reverse knolling.

[@satibel]

some are probably legitimate, but there are quite a few viewbots that actually like and dislike videos at random so they appear legitimate.

[@bigkickleo]

I would opine that there are folks who "dislike" as a control for their "suggested videos" feed. START A PETITION TO REMOVE THE DISLIKE BUTTON!! Useless, outdated and arguably detrimental to the KZbin community.

[@satibel]

@@bigkickleo youtube might agree with you given the reception on their rewind. Imo, it should be shown under or next to the miniature of the video.

[@bigkickleo]

@@satibel I would think a "Remove" button would provide people the shortcut they want to keep a "watched/ partially watched" video from affecting the analytics. I KNOW one can remove from watched list already, but most likely this is the same kind of demo that jumps from song to song without ever listening all the way through as well (I have teenagers). Also, can't rule out those of us who accidentally click on a video and then close quickly as well...

[@satibel]

@@bigkickleo that's a good Idea to have a way of saying "that video wasn't bad but I don't want to see others like that."

[@hhanonymous]

10:45 "Also, WeldBond is a highly volatile solvent. It doesn't smell awesome....unless you're me, in which case it smells awesome." 😆 Always love Adam's little quips like this.

[@PeterGreenLeon]

Adam, Please, Please, Please do more of Moebius builds. I have been a long time comic collector of his work and his art has pretty much defined my outlook of science fiction. His ability to make simplistic outlines and make them complex sparks a design fart in my brain that I believe needs to be explored in every possible way. Thank you soo much for doing this vid, he is an underground artist that needs to be taken to the forefront more often than not.

[@matejvlk3787]

Dear Adam, I am glad to find you so many years later here on KZbin. Thank you for being a great teacher and entertainer and still going strong. You give me a twang of Nostalgia.

[@Dreadhead669]

It's like watching Bob Ross painting. I love it! And he said it! 😂 "I'm feeling like Bob Ross" Adam, we love you!

[@fphenix]

First Bob Ross impression at 17:03, before the main one at 20:57

[@j.s.connolly8579]

YES HE DID! And Even BEFORE he said it I was thinking! Especially when Adam is talking about adding those small "Bits" here and there... my mind went... "It's YOUR Space Ship! You can make it ANY WAY You want to! :D As a Model Builder since age 6 or 7 {I'm now almost 55!} I've been doing this kind of stuff for YEARS! But I LOVE seeing someone get as much joy doing it as I STILL Do! :D

[@ThatOnePrickOnline]

I work a lot with sheet styrene in my Warhammer 40k modeling. (we sometimes call it plasticard). We use it for terrain tables and even on some of the game models. It is literally available everywhere. Craft stores. Hobby shops. I've even used styrene For Sale signs in a pinch, culled from the local superstore. And this is one of my absolute favorite Tested videos. Thank you Adam! And thank you to the whole Tested team!

[@Jewfro1138]

I am just getting into the hobby and want to get some but can only find polystyrene sheets, it's the same? or am I looking the wrong places?

[@ThatOnePrickOnline]

@@Jewfro1138 same

[@mudpuddle8805]

Adam's positive energy could power the universe! I need to borrow some thumbs so I can give more than two thumbs up!!

[@SuperOrangeMan23]

Take mine. A small price to pay for salvation, friend.

[@iisan1]

The precision on drawing the lines and cutting it with a pen knife is marvellous

[@cosac18]

4 Years and back again... Im not a model maker but i love watching this, it amazes me.

[@LaserGadgets]

......soooooo....I could destroy the entire armada of the mighty emperor with a liter of acetone??? : O Weldbond should be nothing else but Ethylacetate btw. Usually alot cheaper than the re-branded stuff.

[@meganwhite9090]

Nothing can stop the crusade of the Black Templars

[@LaserGadgets]

@@meganwhite9090 You heard it, acetone can :> dissolved into oblivion, MUAHAHAHARRRR.

[@Sjoholm13]

"Life is not bilaterally symmetrical." Put that on a t-shirt!

[@garrettodonnell4177]

a t-shirt that has one long sleeve

[@beepboop69420]

and the other shoulder missing

[@CutTransformGlue]

hahahahah awesome idea!

[@cashgamma]

I will buy one

[@RexusKing]

Maybe suitable for breast cancer support group...? Not sure if this offending or supporting.

[@iambeckypan]

You guys should livestream Adam's One Day Builds on Twitch! I would watch that

[@John-yv2xh]

@Becky Pan How does this not have more likes we need to make this happen

[@cgyarn]

I would download twitch for that

[@timewarpdrive77]

or stay on the platform with the superior streaming..

[@rolfw2336]

Always wondered how models were made... this was brilliant. And self-narrating along the way shows Adam's many talents.

[@G7ue]

I could honestly watch Adam build with styrene all day.

[@billyray94]

I scratch-build most of my model railroad structures using styrene. I absolutely love the medium. There's a company called Plastruct who makes some awesome styrene shapes as well. Great job Adam. Thanks so much for the great video!!

[@TheDrewker]

Great. Just when I thought I had enough projects, now I'm dying to make something out of styrene. Thanks Adam!

[@idontwanttopickone]

Can we see Adam and an old ILM colleague(s) have a model off? Like this comment if you agree!

[@cabe_bedlam]

They are all given the same components and no brief, just go wild.

[@TheChipMcDonald]

Yes.

[@MrHws5mp]

+Gregg Bond That has actually happened as a competition at some sci-fi modelling conventions!

[@TheAnimystro]

Isn't that basically what Mythbusters was?

[@idontwanttopickone]

@@TheAnimystro nah, mythbusters was about attempting to solve myths - closer to science than art. This would be about the art of model making and interpreting an image, while they discuss their techniques and their time together at ILM.

[@jonbarzamtv6688]

"when you hear that tail crack, it means you're living a righteous life", thanks Adam, for telling me what I needed to hear, you can make a career out of building scale models for others, as long as you're truly passionate about something, it can become your life! You're awesome my man! Thanks to you, I've been the proud owner of my towns best model shop in town for the last two years! I live in Chiang Mai, Thailand (yep, that city, number one most polluted city in the world right now), but I work indoors with air purifiers all day,, what a life heh? Sarcastic smile

[@danielclements5998]

The enjoyment of watching someone create amazing things is so satisfying but most importantly the level of joy and passion that exudes such happiness and joy it is so contagious...that there is truly a gift. Thank you 🙏🏽

[@BradGryphonn]

Oh, you took me back to 1983-6 when I was reading Heavy Metal magazine. Awesome!

[@thenotsoguitarguy9429]

I swear, between this channel, AvE and Alec Steele, I could kill weeks worth of time. Hey Adam, if you're ever in the UK and want to do some blacksmithing, you should totally look up Alec Steele. He's a talented kid and his videos are dope.

[@iwantitpaintedblack]

i watched his videos until he started ridiculously extending small knife builds to like 25 part series, each day sanding a small edge and giving a shout out to the sponsors, it kinda got annoying

[@landerryan6828]

iwantitpaintedblack I agree, it definitely got annoying. Alec doesn't have anywhere near the experience Adam has. Adams work is about making stuff practically and efficiency... Alec is the exact opposite, his work is tedious and time consuming. They would totally clash as a duo.

[@nichealey8335]

And that is the difference between an artist and an engineer

[@jrgenlervik9374]

@iwantitpaintedblack Alec literally has only one series with more than 20 parts, and that's a conscious effort on his part to make his magnum opus. If you stopped watching his videos when he started extending small knife builds to 25 part series, or any build to 25+ parts for that matter, you stopped about a month before he actually reached that number of parts on any build he's done, ever. There are plenty of legit critiques to make, I don't see any reason to fabricate fictitious ones.

[@dposcuro]

Good ole Uncle Bumblefuck!

[@teher1k]

Release a blue ray with 10 hours of Star Wars ship model building Bob Rossitude and I'm gonna buy it!

[@abe1176]

The Bob Ross of one day builds. Such a calming way about watching these videos.

[@mattsmith5267]

Love these videos, I could watch Adam all day long. The little insider info on what all the Star Wars models are built from is just Gold.

[@petermcmullin8464]

PLEASE MORE THESE ARE SO GOOD

[@samualwilliamson1187]

Adam Savage is the nerd's nerd. Which is awesome!! Much respect.

[@MeleeTiger]

"We're gonna glue some happy little griblies"

[@Azzameen99AZ]

Recently finished a starship scratchbuild based on drawings made by a friend. Just sheet styrene, some space shuttle parts, assorted bits of randomness, and hemispheres from an architectural store. One of my favourite tools to mark stuff on the mostly-circular body was a compass wtih a nail instead of lead. Score a line with the sharp needle point, then reversed and used the fatter nail to smooth the line down. Lots of first on that build. First time scratchbuilding an original design. First time lighting a scratchbuilt model. First time mixing the TOS Enterprise base paint with Tamiya. First time doing airbrushed weathering. Styrene's awesome, man...

[@Spaceman0720]

Adam Savage is literally the Bob Ross of Model Making we need more talented people like him.

[@danjones3009]

Bob Ross~ lol. Happy little Greeblies.. Thanks Adam! Very inspiring episode. Cheers!

[@FarrellMcGovern]

You beat me to it!!

[@Brianna.]

I would love to see a longer more in depth kit bashing video! I love the long videos!

[@jopeDE]

Pls do more Styrene-Modelmaking videos in general!!!! Greetings from Germany

[@PlatinumAced]

The amount of experience you have really shows in the way someone makes their work. The beauty of someone explaining their craft is best way to experience it. You show that beauty in the way you work, I love seëing it! Please keep up the awesome work, I admire u.

[@TheTeufelhunden68]

I have been scratch building space ships and star fighters since 1977 (guess why). I have always used balsa as my base along with some kit bashing. Of course this involves a shit load of carving and sanding. A simple model would take days to complete. I never used styrene, as I never knew how, and was a bit intimidated by it as a result. I thought it would be a complex affair. I have a large and intricate build coming up which I was going to allocate six months to build. Thanks to 26:43 minutes, I think I can halve that. All these years I have been doing with balsa and vacu-form what I could have been doing with styrene. Thanks Adam.

[@artfx9]

Cant wait untill Adam goes full Bob Ross.

[@jamesmorgan403]

Hehe, he already has.. he's Bob Ross with a massive injection of Sci-Fi nerddom (?) in him.

[@KnightsWithoutATable]

That weld-bond trick has just made me want to get back into model making. The one thing I really hated about making them was the modeling glue taking forever to bond parts and also getting everywhere. It would also ruin most brushes, even natural ones because the solvent to clean it out never got all of the glue off of them and they would get their bristles glued together over time. Time to find some cheap kits and a few cathedral kits to build some WH40K capital ships and Titans!

[@orbitalair2103]

All manufs now make thin, fast cement. Good luck on 'cheap' kits, no such thing anymore. maybe yard sales or something. Kitbashing would get $$$$ quick. These days I'd use milliput and reusable mold plastic(reshapes in hot water) to craft griblies.

[@orbitalair2103]

reusable mold material is called BlueStuff, from GreenStuffWorld.com in spain.

[@KnightsWithoutATable]

It's called E-bay and going to local shops if you live in a large city. As far as the kits that are used heavily that have been featured here, griblies can be 3/d printed and made, as my recommended. You have to understand that I am looking at general griblies and pairing those with Gothic architecture parts from models. I am not trying to re-create known models from movies, which makes my kit selection very wide.

[@KnightsWithoutATable]

Thanks for the tip. Casts of some parts for repeating them will be needed.

[@dogstar82]

Tamiya Extra Thin cement is easier to find and comes with a brush in the cap, great great product and very fast bond similar to Weld Bond

[@dugdru2]

Savage Channeling Bob Ross was one of the coolest things I have ever seen/heard. Ross-Rules!

[@EnricoAsanoHoshi]

It's my first time watching your videos, and as a modeler who scratchbuilds a lot, I loved this one! Hats off for not skipping the sanding clips at 11:40. It might not look like a big deal from the outside, but it's always the most repetitive part of the process, especially because when you scratchbuild every edge and corner is a seam line. Also, the primer part is the moment of truth; it's when every imperfection from the building process will show, and when there isn't any, that's when you can't help but smile. Cheers from Uruguay!

[@gms02]

You're pretty much my hearth. I sit here, in the mostly dark, with christmas lights strung up around my desk, and warmly listen to the most calming and interesting video. Fantastic

[@3DSage]

This is one of the best videos I have watched in a long time. :)

[@kyleswanstrom9961]

Adam Savage is the Bob Ross of model making!

[@qontoh2s872]

Kit bashing and scratch building. My two favorite ways to build anything. And getting to watch a true Master of both work. Good times.

[@dreamlizard3111]

Greetings, I've never kit bashed until last week, now I can't get enough! Adam has brought forth a monster in me. I totally understand how 6hrs can go buy so fast. I'm working on a spacecraft and a space station. I understand also what he means when he says "happy accidents happen". I was cutting off the wording on the top of a medicine bottle ant the block letters shaved right off, now I'm going to use them for the name on the side of the ships. So totally cool looking! I just need more models and "griebs". Having so much fun and so little sleep, lol.

[@6StringStranger]

Was just thinking now let's add some happy greeblies when bam! Adam says he feels like Bob Ross

[@Recabilly]

Same here, wife and I were laughing because we literally just said "it's your world, you can build it however you like" and then he says something similar. Too funny, i loved this episode so much.

[@oed1234]

At the end you resisted to say "Is a wrap!"

[@brewskisdodge]

Loved the bob Ross moment of placing the .020 pieces!!

[@kevinhowell4611]

Adam. From a Ontario Canadian boy. I watched Mythbusters from when you a Jamie first showed up on the scene years ago. I never knew you worked for ILM and I am so a new fan of your work. Your detailed model work is outstanding and paint technique is amazing. I only found you on KZbin just yesterday and I binged watched your work for 11 hours. Please keep up the amazing episodes you do. I love it Again thanks from a Canadian boy

[@m98lindy1]

Please keep building stuff..... nothing else just build...pure genius

[@sammurrie8374]

Bob Ross indeed Sir.!!! Your wisdom is why i watch you, not what you build.

[@owenrichards1418]

Adam is starting to channel Bob Ross at around the 6:45 mark!

[@owenrichards1418]

I said this after the 7 minute mark. He actually mentions it later.

[@Steelmage99]

I was thinking the exact same thing. He was totally channelling Bob Ross. :)

[@GreyHulk2156]

"I want to go to a planet full of Jello flowers. It's totally up to you." :)

[@Nueztoy]

20:55 That was awsome. Cásate conmigo internet.

[@Testacabeza]

Again...

[@AverySuzuki]

Wondering about the intricacies of how this worked in a professional shop? For a small model like this would you run it by the art director at multiple stages of completion, or were you given free reign? Were you given direction from the start on how to attack the project? How do they ensure consistency when you have many different model makers working on different things at once? Different model makers would interpret concept drawings differently wouldn't they?

[@dogstar82]

I don't speak from experience but different styles on different types of vehicles wouldn't be a bad thing, they can always say that one is built by Corellian Motors and one with a much different aesthetic is built by a Wookiee factory.

[@wcjm1579]

One of the best Channels on KZbin!!! Love it!!!

[@kaywoodparsons1874]

Love the build and you inspire me. I do papercrafting builds mostly. Wanna try it with Styrene. Not sure if I can add to your amazing talents but here goes lol. I bought a cheap 3d pen online, with included filament. It was a starter kit. Tried using it as intended but to no avail. My 3d printing freehand was a mess. So I now use it as a welder, especially little areas where I want to add pipes, wires etc... you can build up the area and form it around the piece your adding. Or to reinforce a seem, joint. I even made micro hinges with it. Place a pin near the hatch, weld onto it, then place it to the main prop and weld the other ends on the pin. perfect hatch hinge. So many things it can be used for. I also use it foer modding hotwheels after I take hem apart. weld the axles back in place, fill the pin area that was drilled for removing the body etc.. so many things it can do!

[@PerMortensen]

17:13 "You see how all of a sudden it's starting to add real detail?" No. No I don't, because you barely show any close up shots of the thing, and when you do it's massively over-exposed so you can't actually see any of the detail that's there! This channel has great content, and Adam is awesome, but the editing can be infuriating at times.

[@iwantitpaintedblack]

they should hire a better cameraman

[@rubenskiii]

Speaking from experience trying to get something white under a lamp without turning Adam into something horrible isn't the most easy job. So give her (i think it's a her) some slack.

[@Pr0toc01]

At the end, instead of saying "its a trap" you could have said "its a wrap" Missed opportunity

[@boerharms2209]

now paint it! make it look real :D

[@tetsuoswrath]

How do you define real? :{P

[@boerharms2209]

you know, realistic, like the props in star wars. with some basic paint and weathering/drybrushing you can really bring out the detail. that way it'll look more like a could be real-thing

[@tetsuoswrath]

@@boerharms2209 it's a matrix reference. :{J

[@boerharms2209]

wow... that one went straight over my head... I suck XD

[@thedr00]

+boer harms I agree, I was hoping we'd see him weather it. Maybe in a future video​?

[@eggycat]

This brings the modelmaking days back for sure.

[@Madagon367]

This always so fun. There are a lot of people on KZbin doing awesome stuff with a classic model kit approach while Adam clearly relies a lot on his prop department background. Lots of roads to cool results.

[@eelooplanitia6640]

I've got to get myself some styrene!!! Edit: I did. It's frikin awesome!

[@brandonp51]

Moebius? One day builds? This is my fetish.

[@nefariousgremlin7554]

IKR

[@TheJVoorhees83]

I had to chuckle, he almost seemed to be trolling us all into looking for those parts now on every Star Wars ship and model.

[@the_arcanum]

That's the part where i feel Adam's a little disingenuous or more aptly, say, out-of-touch regarding how much scratch-building real cost. And I can get why. No, Adam it doesn't cost pennies. For such a professional modelmaker, it must have been a very long time since he bought himself the stock he uses or he may have stumbled on golden opportunities when ILM closed its Model department. Fact is Evergreen stock (tubes, square profiles, beams and sheets) cost a mighty penny when you're setting your basic kit. And that's only considering scratch-building. Kitbashing is a whole another can of worms. It's crazy expensive even when you're trying to get second hand or discarded boxes of parts. And don't even try to find those model kits parts of the 70's ILM used to make the original models or props. These rare kits cost close to 1000$ a box and recasts are rarely shared in the community for obvious legal reasons. And these parts are used everywhere in Star Wars : on badges, costumes, hell there's even a Formula 1 car nose on top of the Boush helmet if you can spot it ! We're lucky to see the rise of resin 3D printers to help us make new parts but it means having to remodel many of these finely cast parts that are so useful....

[@lagautmd]

Can I just say, this is genuinely inspiring and fun. When I was a youngster I built plastic model kits. I was fascinated by the Plastruct sales rack at the hobby store. Now, I have free time and this inspires me to consider just trying to build random stuff. Thanks!

[@toddelliott3239]

Absolutely Beautiful and INSPIRING! So if Cardboard is the gateway drug to making, Styrene is the next level. Sweet!

[@stefanmajonez6571]

Any makers out there? I want to get into this, but I'd like to learn more. Firstly, local shops and distributors only sell ABS at 3mm or thicker. Is HIPS (polystyrene) a good substitute? Secondly, I can just use acetone and 2-butanone, right? And the last question, does the brush have to be made with natural animal hair? I'd guess synthetic wouldn't take too kindly to plastic solvents. Thanks in advance for any help!

[@BazookaJRambo]

Go online and look for Evergreen Scale Models Strip and Sheet Styrene, as you'll find all the variants of strips and sheets (including textured sheets) of styrene you could want (or just search for strip/sheet styrene by other brands). You can use ordinary polystyrene cement or other glues that have the generic Plastic Weld name (they also work on ABS plastic). The one I use is in a glass bottle and is by E.M.A. Model Supplies (check ebay if you can't find it). I've just been looking for that Scigrip 3 glue that Adam is using and I've found the company's distribution page scigrip.com/distributors. I use an old sable hair paintbrush to apply Plastic Weld. Hope that helps. :)

[@jkljkl6]

Back in the day I used styrene and choloroform to create stuff like this, usually on a wooden base with the styrene stuck to the surface of the wood with double sided tape.

[@jkljkl6]

Oh and yes, use a natural hair brush, synthetic hairs tend fall out and end up glued to the model - it's a real pain to remove them too.

[@Plastic_Chamber]

HIPS is what you want. High Impact PolyStyrene. For glue I would recommend Tamiya Extra Thin. It has a brush built into the cap. The stuff Adam was using is really HOT (ie. aggressive). I would also add that Polystyrene can also be vacuum formed and 3D printed. I'm building a model right now that uses sheet construction, Vac forming, 3D printed styrene and kit parts (also styrene). The 3D printed parts sand beautifully and bond very nicely with the Tamiya glue.

[@contactjamieroy]

...coroplast? I mean... I hope you weren't using chloroform............

[@GreyHulk2156]

As Spock would say - "Fascinating". :)

[@Omniside370]

As Teal'c (SG-1) would say - "Indeed".

[@MrSpannners]

@@Omniside370 dude I was gonna say the exact same thing

[@oliverdots]

Hi Adam. Have you ever thought about making H.G. Well's Time Machine, scaled of course.

[@TheWeekendWarrior762]

Love Adam!! I could watch him build anything!

[@MODELMIND72]

The joys of Styrene, Simply amazing.

[@danthomasholcomb4909]

Adam: I’m not gonna say it Me in my head: ITS A TRAP!!!

[@alexgolubski]

I want to be Adam's friend.

[@seajay3235]

Such a wholesome dude. Bob Ross lvl for sure.

[@casperstover9636]

Alex Michael we all want to... We all want to... 😉

[@jeremysnead9233]

Hell Yeah! He is imaginative and creative and make great toys.

[@niteowlx5178]

dont we all, honestly I'd Love to work with him and create some things with him

[@artandminisbyvilma8116]

Honestly, the things he says are the things I say to people (about miniatures) and they look at me like I need medication. Why don't I know a bunch of people like that. I need to find my people.

[@KevinB352001]

17:01 Bob Ross is that you?

[@kipronoxor]

Omg, literally was about to say that!

[@JugglerRK]

Literally havent been interested in model building in years...I think you have resparked that today!! Thank you!!

[@ThrowingStones32]

The fact that Admiral Ackbar is in the shots of construction...states this man is in zen and where he "wants" to be in the moment. Adam...much love!