Can I Make THIS Space Marine Kit Look Good?

[@EonsOfBattle]

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[@_malprivate2543]

Did anyone else notice the piece of decal paper stuck on Jay's arm at the end of the video? He doesn't only love decals, he's *becoming* decals!

[@Bastion85859]

Hey, Jay, any spare bits you don't want you can donate to me😂😂

[@danieltims945]

Can I ask what paint brushes you use bro? 😊

[@edrozenrozen9600]

Kitbash an old style VW beetle car model into a battle buggy!!!!! That world be fun and awesome.

[@HauntedCorpseGaming]

Looks excellent, your OSL on that plasma is extremely well done.

[@euansmith3699]

The fact that the rear wheels are armoured, while, the more exposed front wheels are unprotected, is a weird design choice from GW. At least Jay was able to find a use for those mud guards.

[@JorisVDC]

This is what bugs me the most as well: have a better armored rear section than the front. I personally would have slapped extra armor on the front, but this solution also works, since now you don't see the other armor as much.

[@ollyrukes]

probably because the front wheels are used for steering and need to turn, whereas the rear wheels just go forward/backwards, so can have armour round them

[@euansmith3699]

@@ollyrukes The Space Marine bikes have front mud guards, so it looks like they are not lost tech by the 40k 😄👍

[@ollyrukes]

@@euansmith3699 maybe the atv riders just love getting spattered with mud then :)

[@euansmith3699]

@@ollyrukes 😄😄😄💩👍

[@jamespratt7526]

I love the fact you debated for ages about whether to weather the tyres but simultaneously had no regard for whether the plasma gun should be on or off!

[@JorisVDC]

Who wouldn't want to drive around at breakneck speed, while having an armed mini-artillery shell mounted on the side?

[@AJ_Battle]

The real reason that plasma guns overheat is no one turns them off.

[@ExternalDialogue]

​@@AJ_Battle my headcanon for why imperial plasma weapons are dangerous while tau ones aren't is just user error.

[@S67Snail]

It doubles up as a heater for the crew

[@Ironwthin]

This is the biggest challenge ever done honestly

[@lupuskonig9]

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[@The-Rowller]

That cross shaped armour panels could make a pretty metal shield for your templars.

[@billdefranza4927]

Oooh, hell yeah!

[@wayward5219]

Yes!

[@jeramyengland7923]

I love how as soon as Jay mentions Ork guts, you can clearly see blood on the green stuff. 10/10

[@philipheng3876]

An Apothecary ATV would make for a great kitbash

[@armin8306]

I've actually been wanting to make one out of a rhino. Or using the old space marine attack bike.

[@romeo.3472]

Lad in a Facebook group made a rhino and it was epic. Like a40k ambulance come operating theatre for wounded marines. Shame you can't attach pics in youtube.

[@dfhorrorproductions9691]

That paired with a ambulance impulser

[@thedarkabyssmusicxd]

@@dfhorrorproductions9691 New chapter just dropped A+E marines

[@TimZoet]

Every time I'm trying to find my own paint scheme for my Black Templars, and then Jay shows me again what peak Templar looks like

[@shigjetar]

Jay’s black templar are hands down some of the best looking space marines out there

[@parkermooney1710]

It’s the reason when I started to get in 40K I picked the black Templar!

[@kookiemonster20051]

I’m so jealous of this guys painting skills

[@Ironwthin]

He did it for 10 years, in that time you could learn that too

[@EatPoo]

Jay is a full time painter. He does this for a living!

[@richardbradley2335]

When you look at it its not that difficult ...take your time and give it a try.

[@maxmagnus377]

He gets some awesome mileage out of contrast paints and drybrushing, neither are particularly difficult techniques/tools to work with. But as you can see, when practiced for a long time can look absolutely epic.

[@sebl.5014]

That's just work my dude, you can do it !

[@chaosof99]

So a while back I picked up the two year old White Scars battleforce box because it was 30% off at my LGS because the box was on clearance and they had a sale on all GW products to boot. The box includes two ATVs which I have yet to build and paint for my Salamanders. So this video is rather timely as I was planning to tackle this box some time later this summer. Using the ATV as a gear carrier with extra bits is a great idea which I will probably steal, even though I hate working with green stuff.

[@phm6834]

Maybe make it have an apothecary or just munition crates

[@pbkobold]

It’s not cheap but apoxie sculpt is the bomb and is everything green stuff should be. Also, mixing green stuff and milliput (50/50 is good but other ratios work too) makes GS significantly less annoying.

[@petehugh5295]

The peak of my excitement about GW was visiting Warhammer World in the late 90s (aged 10). Jay brings that energy to every video, and I love it. I haven't even played Warhammer for 20 years, and I still watch this channel.

[@zeterzero4356]

There's a scene in Band of Brothers where a soldier shows up in a jeep full of ammo as Easy is getting ready to go into combat and the actor playing said jeep driver is Jimmy Fallon. This reminded of that. The eventual Supply Officer for the unit is also played by David Schwimmer. This scenario practically writes itself for hilarity as these two zoom across the battlefield delivering ordinance and picking up spent casings while the gunner screams "PIVOT!" in a distressed tone.

[@tajj7]

IIRC That guy won a medal for that, he drove that route over and over for hours, even though the Germans were encircling them, getting as much supplies as possible to the 101st until he basically got cut off from them.

[@zeterzero4356]

@@tajj7 I didn't know that! That's amazing! I love that! Dude making ammo runs for the team! That's awesome!

[@MogoPrime]

11:58 Jay: "And you know what else I'm going to do?" me: "...your... patreon?" D:

[@joshuabrowncrow]

You really nailed this kitbash! Nicely done! I also struggle with this kit, I converted mine so the turret guy is aimed one way, and the driver is aimed the other…but it needs more bling, like yours has.

[@BabyInADuffleBag]

I love the image of the gunner struggling to relight the candles while the ATV zooms through the battlefield.

[@aaronm3795]

Good job attempting to make the space marine McDonald’s toy look good. If there’s anything I could suggest, I’ve always thought about a kitbash that makes the space marine at the front covered by a solid cockpit, so that he’s not hearing that heavy weapon fire and would make the silhouette look more like the tumbler from Batman, which I always thought was cool looking

[@damionwood6435]

If it had even a simple cage in the front for the driver it would have been a little bit cooler

[@4TheLion]

I LOVE Outriders and Primaris Intercessors! No one says they’re good but actually when you run 12 Outriders and 20 Intercessors with 2 Lieutenants, they do some decent damage

[@dfhorrorproductions9691]

Bike as Calvary is epic

[@redspyke8227]

👀 this list is mine now.

[@BigGribbly]

7:44 “nip responsibly” reminded me of the time when I was putting together some tyranids (I think) and dropped my nippers and the sharp blade dropped directly on my foot, leaving a big gash that I didn’t need to go to the hospital for but it gushed out blood and my nerves hurt so bad, not to mention the foots nerves are super sensitive

[@primerjohnpaints]

Applying petrroleum jelly (Vaseline) to your hobby tools you are using to work green stuff prevents the putty from sticking to your tools. I use it all the time.

[@DavidVanCleef]

I wonder if corn starch on the parchment paper would help as well with stickiness.

[@whynotusepaper468]

First model that I got Firestrike turret I love it! I hope it gets some rule changes or points drops

[@joshy7759]

Such a cool model! I've been thinking that if they don't like people using fortifications, indirect, and aircraft, they should rock paper scissors it or something...

[@Aaron-l3l6g]

I've currently got 4 of them, wanting to go 2 more for three units of 2 for some long range support for Salamanders.

[@MyAlessandro1995]

The ATV is one of my favorite kits, bought 2 copies of the last Battleforce, made two squad of 5 bikers and 1 atv each

[@Ledshot]

I don't know if you've ever considered it but reassembling the kit before the white pass on the zenithal will leave shadows where there would be like below the gunner and around the driver.

[@tx_marauder]

I know most people love the “how” every week. My favorite is when Jay says “it’s fine”

[@AF-mw8gy]

I think leaning into the buggy look with a roll cage would look fun. Can SM Baja Buggies be a thing?

[@danielnicholson8190]

This is awesome, I love the guns and supplies layered on the sides of the vehicle. You've made the ATV an absolute feast for the discerning eye. Great job!

[@stefanosiclari]

I love the paintjob and I love the idea of hanging weapons on the sides, but I still don't really like the model itself - so here's an idea if you feel like making another one of these: turn it into a drone. 1. Remove the gunner in the back and raplace it with a cogitator bolted on the back of the vehicle to control the turret (which can now turn 360°) 2. Turn the driver into a servitor 3. Throw your unmanned ATV against a convoy of enemy light armoured vehicles 4. ??? 5. Profit

[@Battle_Brother_DakLyr]

Hey jay, thanks for the inspiration with the weapon transport. a green stuff tip i have from across the pond is to use water based lube rather than just water, it doesn't evaporate as quickly but can be easily wiped off with no residue, a small bottle of the stuff is dirt cheap too, should help stop your tools from sticking without flooding everything with water

[@epicassassin8502]

Neat tip, do you by chance run slaanesh demons?

[@trivialpershoot]

TOP TIP - get yourself a couple of Teflon sheets - green stuff moulding without the sticky sticky.

[@Neratius]

missed opportunity to make the front section that looks like a cross an acutal black templar cross^^

[@Father_Seed]

My favorite unit is a primaris Invictor tactical warsuit. I would love to see you make one and I have an idea on a cool design. You should have the pilot standing outside of the warsuit. Please make a video on this model.

[@RainMakeR_Workshop]

One of my fave conversions for an ATV was the buggy kitbash by Offbeat Builds.

[@laughingman4570]

The atv has been Winnie Poohing it for 4 years and I never would have known if it wasn't for Jay 🤯

[@Joe_Smo]

I love the look that you have done. I have two ATVs I’m gonna bash and will definitely consider this for one of them. The model kit that I like that nobody gets excited about is Reivers. I think rivers look phenomenal just wish they played that way.

[@warpwingminis]

I love this take on the ATV! The lack of front armour reminds me of the old metal Land Speeders from Rogue Trader/2nd edition Have had one in my Pile for a while and this has given me a direction for my version, great job Jay 🔥

[@309freddie]

Great idea as an equipment cart. Next time think flamer fuel bottles, bolter magazines, spare tires, toolboxes, towstraps, etc. Rarely, we needed fresh weapon systems, but we needed LOTS of ammo. Cheers!

[@albertbargery9619]

You didn't paint the front bolters! Looks great nonetheless, although it hasn't resolved the issue with ground clearance and the fact the wheels cant turn.

[@emdeo]

I love Suppressors, I have 3 units! They were pretty good in 9th for Iron Hands, with the Heavy giving them move and shoot turn 1 and easily on a strat .... they're not so much that now.

[@kingjonstarkgeryan8573]

14:25 funnily enough as a Space Wolf player, that is exactly what I ended up filling it with in my escalation league last year. It was the sole reason why I bought the kit.

[@Anubarak313]

bikes are my favourite part of space marines. i have 2 of the go-karts they are silly and i think i preferred the sidecar but i still like them

[@thennek]

I like the idea of a bunch of space marines waiting in line next to this vehicle like an ice cream truck, clutching a handful of their allowance.

[@PraetorGix]

I wouldn't say it's cool now, but you certainly made it not derpy. The front parts trimming was specially effective to make it look sleeker. Good job!

[@gergerflarg]

I'd love to see some allied Armigers painted into your Black Templar scheme. I feel like they'd fit in SO well

[@ilo3456]

Incursors are one of my favourite sort of overlooked SM infantry unit to bring I love using their +1 to hit strategically to increase the damage output of my guys overall.

[@phoen31]

i dont play 40k anymore, but when i did as a blood angels player I enjoyed scouts with pistols and chainswords.. much more useful with sniper rifles (back then at least) but i always thought it was more "blood angely" to have them melee.

[@bad-people6510]

But the Akira Bike had ground clearance, (it was also a street bike, not a reconnaissance vehicle) and the old bikes had firing arcs on their bolters.

[@joshy7759]

That's not a bad style either. Reminds me of those Heresy era bikes.

[@Artselen]

I like all the lieutenant models, especially the one with combiwapon, that one you can paint as a different chapter and it fits right in both design and rules wise.

[@sansoto6728]

You could use the apothecary transfers to turn a impulsor into some kind of field ambulance

[@SpontaneousSquiggle]

Great job! Making the atv cool is something I've always wanted to do and I think you nailed something there

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

Great job given them a perpuse! As for my pick... supressors I just love their look and concept in game!

[@lordamnesia]

A tip to working with greenstuff: Vegetable Oil, or Olive Oil, works better then water. And, if your mixing Greenstuff and Miliput together, the oil doesn't loosen the mix any!

[@Sturmensky]

Glorious paint job as always! I quite like the whole "water boy" idea and am tempted to try something similar on a vehicle. Probably not the ATV though. Great as the kitbash was, I think the model is just foundationally antithetical to my aesthetics. Then again, I like Reivers, so I don't exactly get to judge lol. Something about the flappy vent wings. Though... maybe if I kitbashed it using parts from another kit... I remember some of the Genestealer vehicles having a nice aesthetic... Great, now I'm thinking.

[@Blaz243]

I love drop pods. When I inevitably start Space Marines army sometime in the future, I will go hard in drop pods, like at least 5 in the list

[@billdefranza4927]

What would really Jimmy my Jams is to kitbash a Firestrike Servo-turrent onto the front of an Invictor Tactical Warsuit, giving the pilot armor and huge guns!

[@mycatistypingthis5450]

It's better, but a bit of a canopy between the driver and the weapon (especially with a melta) would help.

[@balazskalman750]

Great video and conversion again. That sneaky decal paper on your left hand in the end of the video is awesome. It thinks : " If I stay cool and silent he will not notice me" :D

[@iain.sm.c]

Try using baby powder instead of water with green stuff. Less messy and easy to brush off once it's all in place.

[@captainweekend5276]

Vaseline also works pretty well for getting it to not stick to your tools.

[@iain.sm.c]

@@captainweekend5276 totally. Water just kind of gets everywhere

[@amalgamated6448]

This looked awesome! I love Aggressors with their bully suits. I had a blast assembling and painting them, I always hate when they’re killed off the table😂

[@echodelta2426]

Great job on this buggy. the gunner's eyes came out awesome considering that is one of the hardest things to paint IMO

[@raydeftereos]

I personally loved painting reivers, they are such cool models and i love the skull helmets. Looking forward to seeing you tackle them. Also would be really great to see you do a slower more detailed video on how you paint faces.

[@sethdunavant1831]

As a fellow Black templar player, I will say I nailed this challenge. I made it sort of a tsmplar chariot. I put a blade gaurd with the marshall backpack as the gunner...holding a banner(took bits from a repulsor for the Multi melta handle) .

[@_malprivate2543]

The ground clearance isn't the problem, it's the turn radius. Can you even go anywhere except straight ahead? :D

[@MyAlessandro1995]

Technically yeah, the part near the wheels, where the lights were, looks like it will turn, but yeah the model is a fixed block of plastic

[@Hopesfallout]

This something that always about GW vehicles, so many of the minis these days are in a dynamic pose, but the vehicles are always completely static even though in reality cars are often depicted with turned wheels just make them look more dynamic in a static setting.

[@MyAlessandro1995]

@@Hopesfallout tbh if they ever made a multi part atv kit, more importantly that turned wheels, I would prefer if they add some different positions for the gunner, like he aims at left or right, beside center, with a different torso for those positions

[@_malprivate2543]

@@MyAlessandro1995 Yeah, but you still can't turn the wheels very far. And the outrider bikes are even worse. :)

[@MyAlessandro1995]

@@_malprivate2543 if it was a multipart kit yeah I would be pissed, but being is an ETB model, I wouldn’t mind that much

[@AshleyBlackwater]

When doing a reiver squad, might not be the worst idea to build some jump packs for them so you can also run them as an assault squad. Think the slim sanguary gaurd packs with the mono engine (without the wings) would fit them pretty well!

[@hamletthecockatiel6423]

almost got this with imperium magazine tbh, but couldn't, doesn't feel like a huge L tbh

[@hivemindminis]

I still can't get over how awesome your skin recipe is. Just perfect!

[@crapit1807]

Imagine a servo-skull with the only purpose to light the candles over and over againg because everytime the thing moves the flames go out.

[@AzraelThanatos]

The most common modification that I've seen with the kit is to add, essentially, a cattle catcher to the front. One that a friend has also has an ork hand reaching out to seemingly be hanging on while being dragged underneath it

[@anthonylulham3473]

Mad dok minis did a gun conversion too, worth a watch the two results are quite different

[@brianhenderson4916]

Fantastic work Mr Jay! Now I'm thinking how brilliant your "saddle bags" mod would look in a Raptors army..

[@skellers1979]

I’d love to see what you do with the Firestrike servo turret. It definitely needs to feel more like a thunderfire cannon

[@monsterofvalhalla3397]

Gotta say, you made it look good. Love the gear pouch on the side.

[@maxbrandt6]

Tactical, Assault, and Devastator and your fast attack vehicle option, what else is there or needs to be in a space marine army? Honestly?

[@mrheisenberg83]

One unit I always love to bring even though it is never meta and quite expensive is the Defiler. I love those chunky spider-bots.

[@biglump]

Hey man my friend played you and your black Templars at a tournament, thanks for building such sick stuff!

[@noe.hammer]

the thing with greenstuff is you don't want to use water, you want hand cream or vaseline to lubricate your tools properly

[@davidwheward8081]

Oh yeah... giggity goo

[@worm1618]

Do you wash the model afterwards? How does the residue affect primer adhesion?

[@noe.hammer]

@@worm1618 you can do a quick dunk in soapy water when you want to add your next layer of putty or start painting. If you use hand cream, a quick wipe with a paper towel does the trick 99% of the time

[@odharrison23]

Uuupppp your nip game!!!!! The driver has a MagSafe attachment on his back!!Thanks gents!! Fantastic as always!!!

[@o8red8o]

maybe a bit darker tires for more variation in the "grey". but great work!

[@Oberkaptain]

Guilliman is my unit of choice, that model got me into space marines and he is added to every list i make that isn't deathwatch.

[@dfhorrorproductions9691]

The invader ATV is my personal favorite space marine vehicle imo the design is amazing this is definitely a kit that was made for me lol I got 2 thinking about a third!

[@GoobiestGoober-mh4xp]

Offbeat builds has a pretty good video on this thing and I think its pretty good

[@mattwong7191]

What is the purpose of baking soda with the super glue? I've never seen that before and curious what it does.

[@brokenheroics8223]

Apothecary and Techmarine ATV would be awesome. I saw a video that someone converted a Rhino into a medical transport.

[@BitzboxTV]

I love how good all of the equipment on the sides look!

[@Leaked_Dudes]

Having watched the vid, good job. I think what messes up the dimensions of this thing is the width of the bike wheels. Chop them in half and you could really shrink the width down. It'd be wider than a bike but not as wide as a rhino, which is where it needs to be

[@brianhall4182]

The biggest two issues I have with the ATV are a) the pathetic amount of protection the driver has that makes him look like he's sitting in a Mario Go-kart. And b) The way the gunner is just hanging his ass out in the open with a single bump likely to fling him right off.

[@ericsmith9212]

This was a great conversion. Definitely makes the ATV look much better.

[@DrHazard42]

I love the original so much, I reckon by being divisive like that it makes it a good design

[@dfhorrorproductions9691]

Same love the design

[@Chef_Bundy]

Can anyone tell me what model kit EoB is using during the ad read at 7:01 ? It looks really interesting

[@nikipinz]

Never been able to make a vehicle look good. Maybe I'll try again after seeing this

[@Springtrap11556]

I’ve ONLY been able to make a vehicle look good. I hate painting skin and the little infantry models.

[@nikipinz]

@@Springtrap11556 We should swap, lol

[@Mosaic117]

I really dig the design aesthetics of the Phobos armour guys, specially the infiltrators. Might just be because I had the older space marine combat patrol and played that a lot during 9th. but damn, if 8 foot tall sneaky space monks isn’t funny then idk what is

[@galefs_minis_n_sabers]

In general there are 2 "best" ways to paint the ATV. Either Mario Kart, or Halo warthog

[@daaaah_whoosh]

A while back after a game of Kill Team I picked up a cheap secondhand Land Speeder from the local game store, not realizing that its datasheet had recently been retired. I've been planning on running it as an ATV instead but now I kinda want the real thing too.

[@elispiller2686]

I recently painted up a reiver lieutenant in my deathwatch colours and he looks so good!!

[@techboi_420]

Your black templar armour recipe is amazing. Love how it's almost grey

[@GundamGunner]

Try talc instead of water to stop green stuff sticking. Bit like pastry. Once your happy use water to get rid of the talc

[@Sean-yn2ok]

Personally have always loved the Fire Raptor Gunship, and think it would be interesting to see you tackle a flyer!

[@Edeas554]

Could make a second one that acts as a recon vehicle who only really has the heavy weapon as a secondary defense, with the primary one being getting the hell outta dodge

[@savagepatty]

This came out looking really cool! I always thought the atv would look good with extra armour that covers the front and wheels like a car or making it a tracked vehicle like a zippy little light tank

[@-TheMachineGod-]

The ATV is one of my favourite space marine units, but I can’t remember if that’s because I actually liked the design or if I like it because my dad gave me one for my birthday as one of my first 40K models. Either way it’s a special unit to me and I love it

[@Racald]

I can't believe that I actually LOVE IT! Seriously well done king

[@Kjaldir]

looks a little better than the stock kit and i like the purpose you gave the ATV but i personally would have build a cockpit around the driver that it looks more like the old Batmobile ^^