BattleTech KITBASH Tutorial! Wolverine WVR-9W2 | How To Modify Wolverine into WVR-9W2 Variant

[@RemTV]

Need more vids like this! Not enough people kitbash mechs and i think it's one of the most satisfying parts of the hobby! Keep it up!!!

[@DeathfromAboveWargaming]

Same. Nothing I love more than making something a little unique!

[@erikjohnson9703]

I watch a lot of your content but this is the best thing i have seen yet please do more of this Thanks.

[@DeathfromAboveWargaming]

Haha you got it!

[@AlexDenton0451]

Splendid, I've been hoping youguys would make a video on the crazy Kitbashes you've made!

[@DeathfromAboveWargaming]

Haha thanks!! Maybe I will do another down the road! Enjoy.

[@verysilentmouse]

More of this please

[@DeathfromAboveWargaming]

Glad you liked it!!

[@nyandyn]

You already had the best-painted Battletech minis on KZbin and now you're teasing us with this. Can't wait to see it on tabletop!

[@DeathfromAboveWargaming]

Haha thank you - too generous!!

[@HouseMasterPoDing]

Excellent video. Well soundtracked, and I like the in-depth look at kitbashing! It's not something that I've ever really gotten into, so it's nice to get a perspective on! Plus....the Bone Saw!!!!!

[@DeathfromAboveWargaming]

Boooooone saaaw

[@TinBane]

Learned some great cutting skills from this! Wow, I’ve been doing butchery compared to you, the microsurgeon!

[@DeathfromAboveWargaming]

Once you can preform brain surgery on a wasp, you are good to go 😂

[@ha-junchiasa4891]

You are smashing it with the awesome tutorial and explanations

[@DeathfromAboveWargaming]

Too kind too kind 😊 thanks for watching!

[@brianhenry152]

Looking good! I don't do a lot of kitbash with my battletech stuff, but its obvious you've got the right tools and the right know-how! On a side note, i cant wait to see your reactions to the kickstarter stuff when it arrives!

[@DeathfromAboveWargaming]

2029

[@frosteez7239]

I did my fair share of kitbashing trying to make as many omnimechs i could. It takes some creativity for sure and is refreshing albeit pricey to see. I found 3d printing and have since made damn near every variant of omni out there(very pricey, do not recommend) but the IS mechs are where you have to really use the creative juices. Great to see someone taking care and showing an alternative to the easy way out!

[@PepperPawbs]

This was amazing. Please make more of these!

[@AndrewUrosevic-sonofGod]

Glad to see a master mech smith at work!

[@KermodeBearActual]

Loved this video cant wait to see the final paint job

[@kenhodge9046]

Looks really good!

[@DeathfromAboveWargaming]

Thanks! We’ll see how it turns out after painting!!

[@sebastiang.5032]

This is the first DFA video in a long time I didn't jump into right after it dropped - I'm just not a huge conversion guy. But I'll try, Master Aaron, I'll learn and I'll be doing some conversion.... Thinking about doing a Kit Fox A.

[@JackPowell-vl4ss]

Best part of the hobby! Do you ever magnetize torsos and arms? I mainly work with resin models, and dental floss is the best cutting tool I have found. Magnetic enbedment is so satisfying!

[@DeathfromAboveWargaming]

I have done a fair share of magnet work for sure! I have a 40k titan that Thom and I fully magnetized. I used to ‘mechs but gave up - there were too many haha

[@shanelop8749]

Another awesome video keep them coming.

[@DeathfromAboveWargaming]

Thank you for watching!

[@bloodzyAU]

Nice work and thanks for the vid! Recently did my first one Stormcrow A , lrm20 donated from a timber wolf and left arm extra lasers from a Nova, ended up cutting the arm off at the elbow and shaved 2/6 lasers off then glued it on, twisted to torso as well for a little different look. Used greenstuff to mould in the 2x srm6's above the cockpit, over the radiator fins on the prime. Still need to paint it but Smoke Jaguar Alpha!

[@DeathfromAboveWargaming]

Love it!

[@jwwillis3]

Thanks and I appreciate at the end you tell us how long it took and suggestions on where to go for spare mechs. I may have to become a backer so I can ask DFA which plastic set you all think has a great variety of bits to use for other mechs.

[@kevinwojciechowski6982]

Aaron, you can use plastic model glue to soften areas like where you removed the srm6. Head to wraithguard scale models here on KZbin to see what I'm talking about. Plus if you hadn't seen his videos, his almost completely airbrushed battletech mechs are just incredible.

[@RUEICY-ty9vr]

Good stuff.

[@derekburge5294]

Huh! I just noticed that Aaron has the same model of wedding ring I have. Small world!

[@DeathfromAboveWargaming]

Indestructible unobtanium.

[@iriis1]

It can not be stated enough to be safe while you are working. Personal Protective Equipment like gloves, glasses and ear protection take a moment to put on and could save you weeks of pain. I kitbash and trashbash myself and I learned the hard lesson when my drillbit snapped, and the 10 seconds it would have taken to put on a glove would have saved me drilling out my thumb and a month of pain. Be safe out there- and have fun - *BUT* be safe first

[@deathmound5098]

Are you going to follow this up with a painting video?

[@DeathfromAboveWargaming]

I wasn’t planning on a full painting vid - but definitely a short.

[@benbattiste1041]

You answered about the glue, but what about the putty? Did you premix milliput?

[@DeathfromAboveWargaming]

I thought i had talked about that one - it is Uhu tac… same stuff you hang posters on the wall with.

[@benbattiste1041]

@@DeathfromAboveWargaming It really is poster tac then? I never thought about using that in a more permanent way when modeling.

[@DeathfromAboveWargaming]

@benbattiste1041 yah - 100%. If you hit it with glue it hardens up.

[@kenhodge9046]

Should we call him Franken'stein?

[@DeathfromAboveWargaming]

Frankensteiner should be a thing.

[@kenhodge9046]

@@DeathfromAboveWargaming Yes! Frankensteiner Channel where you KITBASH.

[@jonathanflounders4014]

Can you change out Cod Pieces on these Mechs? Just asking.

[@DeathfromAboveWargaming]

A delicate high-level procedure, but possible and entirely worthwhile.

[@misterbeeps]

This is illegal. Please remain where you are. I have informed the local constabulary.

[@kenhodge9046]

Yes ... Is... Huh... Sounds like the Spanish inquisition is on the way... Or is that Blake?

[@TheRschuh84]

What kind of glue is that you are using?

[@DeathfromAboveWargaming]

Bob Smith Industries gap filling glue! I love it.

[@Martythemailman]

These are great.a Real simple conversion is the srm 6 delete on the warhammer for the 7D (when u wanna be a 3025 scumbag)

[@DeathfromAboveWargaming]

3025SCUM is my next vanity plate haha Thanks for watching!!

[@davidmaskell1461]

Should have had a disclaimer about body horror

[@DeathfromAboveWargaming]

The mechacentipede is next.

[@Barbariandisks]

Still prefer the anime version of the Wolverine, the blockhead from the Dougram series, since there are 1/72 scale models of the blockhead

[@davidmaskell1461]

The horror, the horror

[@derekburge5294]

*taps microphone* Instead of butchering your minis like some sort of lunatic, you can 3d print the little bits you want to add on. This post by the printer team.

[@DeathfromAboveWargaming]

lol there are some parts of ‘mechs where I used 3DP parts - but it takes some of the creative fun out of it for me.

[@derekburge5294]

@@DeathfromAboveWargaming I get that. Kitbashing is a joy!

[@DeathfromAboveWargaming]

@derekburge5294 BUT if I had a 3D printer and could model my own parts… look out haha

[@derekburge5294]

@@DeathfromAboveWargaming Too much power for one man!

[@DeathfromAboveWargaming]

@derekburge5294 agreed. Dangerous. Haha