ALIENS - Restoring & Painting The CHEYENNE DROPSHIP

[@TerrainTronics]

AWESOME Dave! Love seeing the Conwy board at work. That wire wrap tool is a savior, MS or not! I used with my son when he was younger to teach the basics of wiring LEDs, without the risk of burning him!

[@MSPaints]

That’s my last Conwy! Time to move onto the other stuff you sent, bubba!

[@MrPolicekarim]

@@MSPaints Your problem of your dropship looking only 1 colour, all over, is not your fault. The screen model used in Battlestar Galactica, the model kit of it, said not to weather it, at all! Instead, it said use different shades of white. They said it was because of the studio lights also! Here is a link, mate. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6nXiH2ge8-dldE

[@kellysmith1144]

And he brings out the classic tome! Outstanding! This is great work, though one things always annoys me when I see kits and things made up for the combat drop scene is that every time, the landing gear struts are created wrong and the ship doesn't "crouch" over the struts after touch down. It's a small thing, I know, but there's a specific shot in the movie showing this.

[@jamesb.7859]

Without a doubt, one of my favorite Sci-Fi universes. Thank the maker of creators for James Cameron. Currently painting up some Tyranid Hive Fleet LV-426 critters right now. Kasrkin squad will soon follow as my Astra Militarum Colonial marine Kill Team.

[@pianospawn1]

Just completed Aliens: Dark Descent yesterday, good timing. It’s an awesome game btw, if anyone loves Aliens I highly recommend it.

[@BlastercadedPainting]

The blending of miniatures work to practial full scale set work on Aliens is amazing. Stan Winston and his team were unbelievable.

[@richardbradley2335]

Straight to the advert !!!...CRAZEEE !

[@markrond2395]

I liked your video with the Buzz lightyear ship, when you said they were going cheap I checked here in Australia and managed to pick up the Armadillo for $7. I see you use the Zerg fighters in shots somtimes, they deserve a paint job like this.

[@ThePlacemat]

dirty down rust applied with a sponge is AMAZING too. as they get differing thickness in layers which varies the look

[@walksinthedarkness]

You know, it'd make me a very happy person if you did something on that predator ship too! It's been so much fun revisiting the old Prodos stuff!

[@MSPaints]

Predator ship is definitely on the horizon!

[@heretical_hobbyist]

YES! Since you mentioned you had this, I was longing for the day you did something with it and made a video about it. I didn't think it'd be so soon!

[@heretical_hobbyist]

And you've absolutely knocked it out the park!

[@MSPaints]

I got the real itch to do it! Haha

[@davidbetts1180]

I recently sold the APC. As you say, casting was shocking on these. Well done on this.

[@MSPaints]

Yeah! Was rough. Stuck mine together with super glue and baking powder. Had to stick it in carpentry clamps because of the warping!

[@nigelmcenaney1671]

Any time! Any where! Wonderful!

[@420alphaomega]

In The Pipe, Five By Five! great vid as always bud

[@manzplainer]

Literally the only ads I watch on KZbin. Great vid mate

[@MSPaints]

Tony appreciates that!

[@RedBairnMedia]

I remember getting one of the last few tins of Brown Bess many years ago when I was putting together a horrendous resin cast of the pulse rifle and armour kit. Was an absolute mind bender of a paint to work with, but it all came together when using the hearth slate polish "weathering goop"

[@richardellis4583]

I didn't think I could enjoy MS Paints more...Nausicaa?!?

[@MSPaints]

Oooooh you betcha!

[@richardellis4583]

@@MSPaints I have 'warriors of the wind' on VHS, my mom got it me because it was my favourite film when I was 8 or 9 from the local video store when it shut down. The actual copy I rented. Then in the 90s discovered anime and realised where it came from 🤣🤣

[@MSPaints]

@@richardellis4583 as much as I miss video stores, those closing down sales were incredible!

[@richardellis4583]

@@MSPaints nostalgia is a drug haha!

[@ironbomb6753]

@richardellis4583 my buddy once said that Nostalgia is your inner child telling you he wants his stuff back. I must agree with that. 👍

[@AndySlash93]

Anyone else get chills when the Alien Trilogy game theme started!? Haunted me as a kid still eerie to this day

[@ChopperMeir]

I knew I recognised it!

[@afireinsidebrad]

Ditto! I still think its one of the best ALIENS games out there honestly, and what irony that its essentially a DOOM clone when DOOM started off as an ALIENS game

[@TheSchwanze]

took me about 5 mins to go OH YEAH I KNOW THAT! 😛

[@AndySlash93]

@afireinsidebrad I much preferred it to Doom as well! The soundtrack of the game created such an intense atmosphere. I was always scared to walk down every corridor!

[@AndySlash93]

@@ChopperMeir Soooo good!!

[@MediocreHobbies]

glad you liked the rust effect pal.

[@MSPaints]

I did! Thanks for the tips mate!

[@dendronkenfoetus]

Thanks Dave! You don't smell too bad yourself! Also, one hell of a model! Congrats!

[@eastoforion]

those foldout missile pods are just so cool

[@matthewjohnson1415]

The weathering on this looks great! I've never seen that rain streak thing before so will need to check it out.

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

What a gorgeous kit! Didn’t even know it existed.

[@metajock]

Beautiful job. Wanted to see this done, thanks!!!

[@Gumlass1]

That looks great!

[@nealcranney7217]

Been waiting for your AVP stuff to hit the table

[@nickjohnson9640]

This was a really cool video. Thank you for taking the time to make it. I’m quite fond of the franchise. While I am not very artistically inclined I really enjoyed seeing your journey with this piece, the end product is something to be very proud of.

[@blooski248]

DUDE promise acoustic version! Your video came on by random n this tune FLASHED me back

[@DJaegr]

So hyped to see you do more models from this range, they're so dope!!!

[@matthewrobinson4891]

these videos are always top quality, even the advert is entertaining.

[@MSPaints]

Thank you!

[@MagnumAutismus]

Dave, I found you only recently after seeing you on the painting phase. But your videos are amazingly shot and the sound design and music is on point and epic. You are the only miniature channel I watch every video of, no matter the subject or gaming system. Keep up the good work, 😘

[@st0nedpenguin]

The in model lighting is always so well done too. Never over the top.

[@ironbomb6753]

He's got some filming skills.

[@Beanfontaine]

Absolutely awesome video Dave. I really enjoyed this one. Gotta love health and safety frog and Tony too. 🤣

[@maxbrooks5468]

It looks phenomenal

[@SandysAutoDetailing]

Aliens classic movie❤ nice talent to be able to paint like this💎

[@MrHooka47]

This production is insane dude

[@kostasantonopoulos1475]

It will be great idea for video series about restoring/give life to old models miniatures from ebay, garage sale etc Btw has been stuck in my head using leds in miniatures either for the guns or for fire in the bases

[@colinwiseman]

Every time I see a SquareSpace advert, my geeky brain says I need to learn that stuff cause I bet there are 1000 folks in my adopted home town that would be better off with one than the shite some other numpty built them.

[@mikeparker9812]

"Express elevator to hell, going down" Awesome video MS Paints 👏 Aliens is still my favourite film by far.

[@g-tall665]

My YT feed never fails me when it comes to these kinds of projects 🐐

[@Daniel-Strain]

It's rough doing pieces that are supposed to be current active-duty military hardware. The military keeps its gear super clean and in tip top condition. So, a Star Wars style over the top rust, dirt and grime, dents, scrapes, etc may be fun to do and add scale, but would never be seen on military hardware that is in service and not meant to be battle damaged. Makes it challenging to show scale. Good job finding that balance :)

[@kombatwombat6579]

The sanding phase must have been an absolute f*cker. All my respect. Also, you must know you've been recommended A LOT in other youtuber's channel, Bill Making Stuff. People love you.

[@kombatwombat6579]

And a mention to Mediocre Hobbies! Awesome.

[@MSPaints]

I don’t get much time to watch other content sadly! But I do talk to Bill now and again! Lovely man!

[@kombatwombat6579]

@@MSPaints You both are legends. I learn a lot from you both. And from Andy in Mediocre Hobbies. We are spoiled for constructive, creative content.

[@jacobhope6164]

Absolutely brilliant! Top notch to be sure!

[@oleww50]

Those effects are so cool! Amazing to see the model finished and then used for something like that.

[@chrisyc2k]

Freaking love this! So jelaous I can’t get this kit! Also 10/10 on the Alien Trilogy music at around 11:00! 😊

[@darsis]

This has been THE video I've been waiting for you to do. Thank you for continuing to inspire us all. Awesome.

[@Martyr217]

15:37 Holy hell that looks amazing seeing the more or less before and after in real time, for the rust. I'll need to remember this.

[@ianpettman7482]

Fantastic build mate

[@pactrarc]

Nice job Dave. Loving the chipping and weathering.

[@hendrikwindau8505]

wish the two of you all the best!

[@willbostonehouse4713]

Awesome fella. ❤❤

[@The.Tabletop.Traveller]

Love the fact you're using the soundtrack from the PSX Alien Trilogy game... my first ever game on my first playstation

[@volkarve]

I liked the weathered look.

[@wardaddyminiatures]

You know I love me some lights!

[@antonyleech2967]

Student at the temple of the quaking palm that's amazing I love it

[@MSPaints]

Needs to be a t shirt!

[@PaulBrown-xr6xd]

I love the silent hill introducing. Man every day your videos get better and better 🤘

[@MSPaints]

Thank you! I even tried to get in touch with James Sunderland to do the intro for me but he was trickier to reach than expected!

[@yamatotouya5829]

エイリアン2のドロップシップは傑作のデザインだと思う

[@knightsofrreee7961]

My AvP Cheyenne is still in its little wooden box :) but I've painted a bunch of full size Aliens props , and believe it or not the easily available Vallejo model color 871 'Leather brown' is a dead ringer for brown bess. It's also acrylic which I prefer (I think the original Humbrol colour was enamel. Which is a pain in the arse.).

[@darthwotsits4508]

Wow Dave! Top painting! Great video as ever.

[@patriarch7237]

This was awesome, and educational for me - must have seen Aliens a hundred times, did not occur to me the vehicles were brown! The results are fantastic.

[@mih2]

Sweet vid. Great subject matter

[@tvetovnato3997]

Y'know, I just wanna say that I appreciate you and all your work dude.

[@MSPaints]

Thank you!

[@brendon9238]

Ship and APC look awesome. Great weathering. Why do the layer of gloss between two layers of primer? I'm unfamiliar with this technique.

[@MSPaints]

It’s to smooth out some of the areas I didn’t sand as fine as I’d like. Primer, gloss and prime again helps to smooth those out a smidge. Useful for big flat surfaces, not so great for minis!

[@MrSquark]

I still love the design of the Aliens dropship and APC, they feel so weighty and grounded

[@martin1377]

Good tip for weathering use some hairspray before your paint layer, then use a bit of water on a brush and it chips off...works wonders. Awesome work though.

[@daviddalglish9430]

Quality bit of content. Also I love it when some of my hobby favourites collide, MS Paints / Mediocre Hobbies is the crossover I never knew I needed

[@digitalwastrel]

Awesome stuff! Love a good LED feature

[@jeremythomas4392]

I would like to thank you for using music from Alien Trilogy. Such an amazing FPS for Playstation. And your workmanship is amazing, sir! Cheers from Florida!

[@saul6134]

Loving the drop of some Silent Hill ost into the vid!

[@MSPaints]

It’s been in my head recently and figured I’d listen to it a hundred times in this video to get rid of it! Haha

[@thomasbraden8242]

Very nicely done.

[@PlasticHobbiesPNW]

"So rather than selling it as we should definetly do , so that we can pay off our cameras." a phrase I spoke to myself just this month ! I knew there was a reason I loved the channel.

[@oldschoolfrp2326]

I’ve got an old resin look-alike APC that still needs painting. Seeing this I’m thinking a spray with Vallejo English Uniform then some highlights with a green-grey to simulate the effects of that lighting.

[@normalguygames]

That was excellent my good man! You really turned that thing around well.

[@Dezimondo]

Simply awesome mate 🔥👍

[@tabletoppdx]

Gahhhhh priming indoors! Nooooo. 😊 . Love that you have the technical manual. Still have mine. Best 15 bucks ever spent.

[@SpackoZako]

My man. I've been waiting for some Prodos AVP vids. Great work on these.

[@FlameForgedSoul]

Talks about the dangers of a soldering iron in MS hands, proceeds to shave cockpit windows into shape with a *boxcutter* _towards himself._ Subscribed. All jokes aside this was great, so glad you popped up in Our feed.

[@Grendelnz]

thats so cool. i was on the fence about buying the dropship knowing how much of a pig it was going to be and even at half price it was going to cost a house to get it to NZ. but now i wish i had. but i will print the papsikels one and go withthat. another banger video.

[@dr.fistus94]

omg iconic models

[@tomatha132]

Love watching your videos and seeing you try out all these different paints. By the way I highly recommend the video series Adam Savage did on Tested about making a spaceship on Starfield, especially when they focused on painting and weathering the model, some wonderful tips in that video.

[@MSPaints]

I shall be watching those this week I think! Thanks!

[@B3ARSK1LL]

Smashed it Dave, top work..."game over man"

[@MSPaints]

Gaaaaame over!

[@stephenrenwick8781]

That is Mint..love it.

[@dxdx5638]

Amazing + Awesome work. ❤ I wish you created one scene inside the hangar before the drop.

[@athollmcnicoll1028]

Looks awesome Dave for a kit that old and okay you had to do some modding but that is the joy of being a model Maker / Film and Video maker.

[@philipjackson1589]

Awesome vid Dave

[@MSPaints]

Thanks Phillipe!

[@garyknight3018]

Great watch :) still bends my brain seeing the aliens stuff in brown. Now what was in those boxes from Japan!

[@dicewarfaregaming]

Another awesome vid man. Great work on the Cheyenne and M577 APC! Makes me want to 3d print them for my AVP Unleashed armies even more now 😅

[@MSPaints]

Worth doing! Even just to have them on the board edge feels goooooood!

[@bakamaru3867]

I just found my old box from like 10 yrs back or more from Prodos Games of the AVP board game. This makes me want to paint them!

[@mevl4822]

Great video as always, congratulations on getting hitched. Wish you and yours all the best.

[@mattpreston1298]

Amazing work.

[@smithjack1741]

Mine is still in the box too from that same sale. One day I hope she will be as glorious as the Corps deserves. But thanks for showing what i have to look forward to.

[@kenfisher2329]

That's really badass

[@garethjohnstone9282]

Awesome. Been looking for this colour, brown bess, for my original HCG pulse rifle (metal, moving parts, one of only 750 worldwide. certificate from FOX) to touch up some of the paint! Great job on those two.

[@Gentleman_Jester]

Very well done my friend. I don’t wish to offend you. But I am blown away with how talented you are at this considering your condition. I build and paint models too. I get shaky hands from to many years of stress and anxiety. sometimes low blood sugar and/or arthritis. So I know how challenging it can be trying to paint tiny detail. I’m currently building the 1/4000 scale Macross. Movie edition. Took me four tries to get the antenna tower attached to the bridge. Do you any tricks to help steady your hand while your painting or dealing with tiny pieces?

[@MSPaints]

Wow! 1/4000! Good luck to you my friend. Only thing I do really is bury my elbow in a sweater or something to stop nerves misfiring, cut down on coffee, and put some low strength cbd in the mix!

[@lochmoigh1]

I really need to do something with my 2 dropships.

[@reddogterrain]

Good stuff.

[@seanuh60]

Magnificent. My dropship is still in the straw filled crate. Do the rain streaks really make sense going vertical when it rests so nose high on the landing gear? Or I forget if the dropship raises the nose to release the APC or if it always sits like that?

[@redcoat259]

Nicely rescued 👍 and great vid as always🎉

[@MSPaints]

Thanks Jeffrey!

[@paddymick4627]

Great video, nice one!

[@anotherzingbo]

Nice work on the dropship and the APC! I have an ancient Halcyon model kit of the APC that I once started building and never completed. I recall daubing various different shades of green paint onto it while trying to pick which one to use, so discovering that the studio model was actually painted brown is very interesting, though if I ever get back to that kit I may still go with what looks right to me rather than what is prop-accurate. Mind you I know that a full-size APC prop was made, and I can't imagine that was painted using Humbrol paints! I wonder if that was brown too or if lighting the full-size vehicle affected it differently so it was a different base colour?

[@captaincorundum9788]

Thank you for the lovely content to relax to bubba

[@johnnycooper7019]

Dear Dave, Bloody outstanding! I always wanted one of those kits, but dipped out by a few days, when they closed the doors. Best Wishes Johnny

[@MSPaints]

Thanks Mr Coop!