Can You EARN A LIVING Rescuing & Reselling MINIATURES?

[@StevePwntJoo]

If you want some history on the mounted Gamling...it's mine; I painted it when I was in year 3 and it was my first ever metal mini balister. (Jack bought it and my entire collection (two IKEA trophy cabinets worth)) of me and has been putting them to good use - it's nice to see them being loved and painted properly! Great work and enjoyed the video (the commentary was comical too 😂!)

[@MSPaints]

Well now I feel bad for erasing part of your childhood! Haha. But he’s going to a good home with a collector! Was a great experience to put a new spin on him.

[@StevePwntJoo]

@@MSPaints by all means erase it....it's been documented it's rise from year 3 child paint of the early 2000s to professional standard and it looks so much better for it! Great work and I'm just glad to see my collection rares and shite paint jobs are getting the love they deserved! (I promise you my painting for better after that! The Rohan collection was my first!)

[@MSPaints]

@@StevePwntJoo he showed me your later stuff! He keeps it in a cabinet and everything 😊

[@StevePwntJoo]

@@MSPaints Awesome! He's a great lad! Chuffed to see being successful!

[@Esdain]

"is it even a dreadnought if you can't put someone's window through with it" - best quote of 2022 so far 🤣🤣

[@BBolloBB]

'Get this bukkake goin' oh christ the dead pan delivery got me hard, love the deadly premonition inspired tunes as always keep it real my man

[@ericochoa7551]

I just (kind of) got into this. I listed a trio of minis on eBay a few days ago. No luck yet. No bidders. But I wanted to try and sell minis as a way to ease my growing pile of painted minis, since I don't play any miniature games. Currently, I have plans for - if I can get them looking right, to make a listing for a small squad of Armageddon Steel Legion proxies.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Not gonna lie, I'm watching this auction, but for real I would never repaint these, they are great! Loved this video man, it really speaks to my kind of hobby :)

[@MSPaints]

Hahaaa! Thank you bud, I thought this might be your kinda thing. Maybe I’ll come invade your studio one day and bring a camera

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

@@MSPaints that would be great man, I’m sure I’ll make it over there at some point as well. I missed out on that HH event, but sooner or later I need to make a visit to give Luke and Ollie a hard time :)

[@MSPaints]

Absolutely! I’m only down the road from Luke so that’s be sick!

[@childofthedarkrat]

"Is it even a dreadnaught if you can't put someone's window with it?" - Damn I miss my old Bjorn the Fell Handed!

[@KabinMiniatures]

There's something so genuinely satisfying with watching a miniature rescue like this. Best of luck with the auctions!

[@MSPaints]

Thanks baybay!

[@vee_tinymoose]

It really is isn’t it!!

[@samuelbroad11]

fun Balrog fact, a friend and his colleague working on LOTR had 6 weeks or less to make the Balrog. Originally an aussie outfit had the contract for a year and experimented with a physics program to mimic real fire and smoke but couldn't turn it into a viable humanoid in time. The two guys slept at Weta and were purchased new undies as they didn't have time for laundry.

[@MSPaints]

That’s hardcore! Thank you. I’m gonna bank that fun story

[@samuelbroad11]

@@MSPaints love your show my man. Totally grokked his comment about mini painting good for mental health, agree wholeheartedly.

[@chrisyc2k]

I live in Norfolk and in Great Yarmouth there is a shop and 90% of its business is selling and buying second hand minis. It’s always an exciting day when you plan a trip to that shop as he turn over of models is fairly high you always get a surprise

[@jabberweb]

I'm Norfolk based too and 40 mins from Yarmouth. Which shop do you mean as I'm always looking out for older models to slap a bad paint job on. I can see Wyldstorm and Norfolk Boardgames are close together. Cheers.

[@robertjahnigen424]

Absolutely stunningly filmed and narrated. Love the realism, love the dry humour, love the words and the voice, love the film composition, love the paintjob. Stellar.

[@tuvaaq]

There is something very cathartic about restoring old school metal minis. My ultrasonic cleaner is buzzing away in the background polishing some Lord of the Rings stuff that was stuck together with UHU as I watch this!

[@MSPaints]

Haha! Glad I’m not the only one to pick up on that awful trend.

[@tuvaaq]

@@MSPaints haha horrid stuff, goes like stringy cheese in an acetone bath. Good to see some Middle Earth on your channel as I'm not into any other miniatures but it's too niche for most content creators to bother with!

[@Nat1videos]

Man... you are literally the first person to make me NOT click through a sponsors advert haha I love that puppet, great voice acting too lol Also really enjoyed the interview with wardaddy miniatures, very cool ;)

[@MSPaints]

Thanks man, I know it’s not essential for sponsored stuff but that trough in the audience retention was bugging me, so we called in dat boi!

[@Nat1videos]

@@MSPaints Nailed it!

[@KnarbMakes]

I love metal models. The heft in your hand makes it all worth it.

[@DenePaintsThings]

Good to see Jack talking more about what he does, he's a good member of the community. Awesome of you to feature this side of the hobby!

[@wardaddyminiatures]

Cheers sweetie! 😘

[@SCP-4680]

What I would give for a Balrog!! Beautiful piece and excellent skills/technical skill rehabbing the models!

[@ricebrown1]

Great video. Just subbed. Can't wait to see more.

[@wesbrown3831]

I 💯 % enjoyed this format. Picking a topic and then adding guest interviews... with your personal one on one style.... Fauxing best concept I've seen this year... but then I'm a noob after 40 yrs...😆 cheers my friend... MORE MORE MORE.

[@MSPaints]

Enjoyed doing something different! Had a great time!

[@joshuarichardson907]

Scored the Gamling, can't wait to see this model in person, thank you

[@MSPaints]

Holy crap! Haha. Feel free to add another pass of glaze over that flag! That was a nightmare to paint! Thanks bud!

[@joshuarichardson907]

@@MSPaints no thank you for the model, I love the old lotr metal models and this is going straight with my favourite painted models

[@MSPaints]

@@joshuarichardson907 this project has really given me the lotr itch. I might have to do some more!

[@joshuarichardson907]

@@MSPaints my mate just found some haldirs elves at an op shop and passed them on to me, can't wait to tackle them, thankfully I can wet blend here in Australia, much cooler and won't dry up

[@wardaddyminiatures]

Cheers Joshua ill get it shipped tomorrow.... promise I won't boot it into the bushes with this one

[@jmaccsarmiesofArda]

Brilliant topic. Ideas forming in my single celled brain. Fantastic balrog too.

[@VicodinElmo]

Not sure why but single celled brain cracked me up.

[@Bluecho4]

That bit about customers paying for the paint job, even if it's more than the model, is spot on. You, as the painter, are putting real labor into this job. They are paying for the convenience of having a painted mini. A good rule of thumb, with any enterprise like this - painting minis, doing art commissions, etc. - is to never charge less than it would cost if you were doing this work for minimum wage. If it takes you X hours to do the piece, it should cost _at least_ (minimum wage * X) currency. Otherwise, you'd be better off getting a normal job. At least doing this work, you can charge what minimum wage _should be_ for your economic situation. Remember, you need to eat. And regardless of what you're doing, you deserve to be able to live off your work. Your labor has value.

[@wardaddyminiatures]

Amen!

[@heckinmemes6430]

I call sending my metal dreadnought through the windows "forward deployment".

[@ritchmulholland7044]

Hey wardaddy. Nice FURY reference. Love that movie

[@LaBibliotecaEterna]

I just notice that you have an Hector t-shirt!!...THE SIGNALS ARE CLEAR!, EVERYTHING IS matching !

[@MSPaints]

Ooooh hoooo he comin’!

[@carminethewolf]

I tend to paint fire in that manner because I often want the flame to look sooty and filthy, like it's kicking out smoke, so light to dark works in that sense too.

[@callmedavid9696]

Love your stuff. Refreshing hearing a youtuber who likes metal models, i only got back into the hobby this year after a 6 or 7 year break only to find all my old friends and every youtuber just hates metal models and thinks old hand sculpted stuff with character is horrible and not precise enough... Love the tips and techniques you show are actually useful and doable for an average painter like me who just wants it to be relaxing.

[@krisbrooks1825]

Metal models suck

[@tomgosney774]

You perfectly described my experience with the heatwave as a fellow MS sufferer and painter.

[@basstedson]

'Surrounding himself with fucking mountains of gear'. The Tony Montana approach to business.

[@callumstuart9094]

I too, find myself well motivated when surrounded by mountains of gear.

[@harryboddice801]

Personally I love to rescue and repair all kinds of stuff! I generally don't even make pocket money turning them around, but it's nice to have a hobby that largely breaks even

[@GeneJordan]

That's better than breaking even because you are gaining skills and experience in painting for your hobby and in business skills.

[@christophercassidy-schroed9169]

40c is a cool summers day where I live. Last summer we recorded the hottest temp on the planet at 57.3c. Thank fuck for air-conditioning

[@craftydogminisArchive]

i do this often, i dont make a living off it, but it puts money in the hobby fund :) and gives me good practise on models i might not otherwise buy :)

[@cantstraferight]

Funny you doing this video. I just bought a small bundle of stuff this morning and was planning on painting and selling what I don't want with the hopes of making what I want free.

[@sigmatus303]

"Bin man...good" love that mate

[@woodendforager3240]

they looked awesome and so quick!

[@OldManRogers]

Never twigged that MS was multiple sclerosis. More power to you

[@seth4x4]

I have a FLGS that sells used warhammer from fully painted, to ancient metal bits and models still unassembled. I'm blessed, bits for 10 cents, metal models for 2-5 per model depending on condition. Brothers grim in Selden, NY

[@johnbruce4004]

Intriguing. There's a living but you gotta do the hard time to make it work.

[@anunnakialien8727]

a realy refreshing video. enjoyed it a lot and might even start painting again. Not painted anything this year yet. lost my motivation. Thank You.

[@pixelprimitive3162]

I’ve really come around on miniature restoration. I love that this guy is making a go of it restoring & selling painted armies

[@STSGingie]

The Balrog is the model that drew my attention to the local GW store. It's the model I was in awe of but also drew me into 40k. So awesome to see it brought to life like this.

[@philipjackson1589]

Totally agree with the last comment. Very interesting subject and certainly something to think about or the future. Just need to get my painting speed up. Thanks for that Dave.

[@saintcityriot1]

I appreciate the Deadly Premonition music, just wanted to say.

[@ghill1010]

Your description of MS dealing with heat is spot on!!! Dude. Your awesome. Thanks for the inspiration!!! I too am fighting MS. Love minis. Thanks so much. You have a new fan and friend!!!! Thank you!!!!

[@dakkawaaagh13]

ive had a lot of success with buying the newest hottest GW kit, getting all painted up in an evening or 2 then putting back on ebay at 2x the kit price, most items go via the global shipping services so customers pay even higher price, definitely a market of people out there who love warhammer but dont/wont paint

[@PaintsOnA4Up]

I’ve been commission painting for the last 3 years and enjoyed every single commission I’ve ever painted. It’s never been a struggle for me luckily! I know I’m an exception though :) I do mostly Middle-earth though, so I’ll go check these listings out and repaint them if I win ;p you can then see them on one of my hobby vlogs later 😂

[@samhoban2509]

Love your style Dave. Hats off to you.

[@AndrewCoyte]

I always get into my own head when painting. The "I must paint well" creeps in so I would never commission paint. The metal models always hold a charm. New ones are better but feel a little clinical where as the old minis have the sculpter's personality.

[@MSPaints]

Keep in mind if you’re commission painting, it’s for someone who can’t paint! You’re right, the old stuff is always so fun to look at.

[@philplatt1892]

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[@sub39h]

I used to work at York Hospital. That walk down Scarborough Terrace and over the railway bridge takes me back. Thanks for another great video.

[@FredWilbury]

Thanks for this a different world unknown to really enjoyed it regards Fred

[@1glenngary]

Top knotch video. Thanks for the insight!

[@Unaidedfoot]

Stellar video!

[@jayj6287]

Always enjoy your videos. I’m always checking to see when you drop a new one. Thanks for being an inspiration to the whole community

[@carlstanford7607]

Consistently some of the most, interesting, inventive well constructed videos on the hobby on KZbin. Great stuff

[@MSPaints]

Thanks Carl!

[@willjacobs7779]

Really nice collaboration, also i'm with you on metal minis, maybe a bit harder to get together and if they fall they shatter like glass, but when i hear people talking about them being harder to paint i often wonder what the hell they're talking about. Great work.

[@Hurricanelive]

Love buying bulk job lots but just haven't had any chances to grab any decent lots as prices have just been driven so high with people expecting retail (or more) for even unpainted and poorly painted used product. You really have to find that one seller that simply wants it gone, preferably someone that will even go 10% to 20% below the BIN on an offer.

[@0sumgame541]

This is a great video! I am really considering trying this out as a sideline project. Thanks for the video. I love your channel, I watch and listen to it on an almost daily basis during work and long stretches of painting.

[@JonSteitzer]

This is so cool and so fresh. I love the human interest and story of a hobbyist. You're also great on the interview, this reminds me of the first couple years of the Enormocast in style and realness.

[@MSPaints]

Had a blast doing it! And I hope to do it again

[@JonSteitzer]

@@MSPaints right on. I think it's a gap in the online hobby / mini space. A sort of video conversational dive with various people, prominent and not doing cool things. Maybe a niche you can carve out?

[@christianfern6776]

These videos really brighten my day. Thanks Dave!

[@xKeKzzex]

I love seeing lotr content it’s what got me into the hobby 15-16 years ago and I still own everything sadly people don’t play it anymore..

[@sirioth]

its all good m8, we got that "studio ghibli cluttered room" ocd. man you even make your ads watchable and enjoyable. I love your content and love and miss health and safety frog.

[@GhostGuitars]

I'm a musician but I relate to this a LOT! Playing music for money I dont really like pays the bills

[@MSPaints]

Absolutely! I did just that with music for 13 years. Mostly enjoyed myself until about 4 years ago haha

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

Another good video and a good experiment. Good work on the sales, I've tried this in the past and not had much luck, but I think you have the correct attitude: don't spend too much time on them. One thing I noticed is that you used Citadel's textured paints, have you tried Vallejo's texture paste? You get far more for the price than the GW stuff.

[@MSPaints]

Was hoping to score some from AMMO but the oooooonly texture paint I could get on the day apart from humbrol was the citadel stuff sadly

[@marcjohnson5991]

The 2nd edition space marine dreadnought was my favourite model of the time. That thing was proper brick. It was also a total bullet magnet.

[@ccrooper88]

That wasn't magnetic force attracting the bullets, it was gravity

[@marcjohnson5991]

@@ccrooper88 certainly not, it had to be gravity given the mass of them, and it was before this new fangled (to me) idea of magnetising models

[@Pegwarmers]

How do you decide what chapters to paint Marines or Chaos minis for resale.

[@adamduncombe594]

Great video

[@NinetaleHobbies]

Great video. I just started painting for a commission studio and have been trying to get my own thing going on the side. This had some good insights.

[@spanish4289]

Never thought I'd see 'The Punch Bowl' on a vid about minis 🤣

[@Darksiderz85]

I feel like you are a really chill dude, bet you would be a blast to have a beer with lol

[@lazerwaffle5863]

Absolute gold as always , a joy to watch

[@dominicskelton3031]

Completely off topic, but the music at the back end of the video has me wanting to rewatch Kubo And The Two Strings. I approve....

[@daniellogue8365]

This was a great look at a hobby shop, really enjoyed it :)

[@samhoban2509]

I’ve tried my hand at painting things I want to paint and selling them on eBay. Some things do exceptionally well and others tank big time. Sometimes it’s way hard to predict what will start a bidding war!

[@alritchie2162]

Great video!! Nice to see the Punchbowl with all its letters again too!!

[@MSPaints]

Think it just re opened after a refurb!

[@alritchie2162]

Cool. As a student in the 90s, I lived nearby and it always the ‘UNCH OWL’. 😂

[@Chopperkelly73]

Love Tony’s Brass Eye hat 😄👍

[@chrisbarrington7746]

"Is it really a Dreadnought if you can't put someone's window through with it?" Man's asking the real questions

[@digitalwastrel]

Great stuff as usual! Tony's got a nice hat too. Reminds me of an interesting statistic about crabs...

[@pianospawn1]

I've been doing a huge commission for a loooong time now. Everytime I take a break to paint a model for me I feel rushed and guilty that I'm not doing the commission. It sucks, I reckon this sort of thing is the way to go, especially as I like putting time into getting them look real nice whic isn't really too beneficial when commissioning.

[@AFAndersen]

11:50 - Try making the original Treebeard metal figure, and come back to me saying you love metal figures 😂 I don't mind metal on 1-2 piece models, but I prefer the 3d printed resin or gw-style plastic above all else.

[@MSPaints]

Haha, I’m watching a tree beard on eBay. It looks horrifying!

[@AFAndersen]

@@MSPaints haha! 15 years later, it's still a pile of firewood in my collection.. after several attempts. You sneeze, and it's back to being a pile!

[@ptothemc]

I could listen to you all day 🤌

[@MSPaints]

Thanks! I wish I could haha

[@grantboardman7880]

I always feel bad for you guys across the pond when it nears 40 C; I live in Arizona (in the Sonoran Desert) where it is consistently above that all Summer...but we have A/C and it's a dry heat.

[@MSPaints]

Many many times i've debated getting air con at home, but i can't justify it for the month and a half where it's unbearable haha

[@grantboardman7880]

@@MSPaints no one could live here without air con, I'm sure you will eventually have to get it as the UK warms up.

[@Ralellin]

I love these adds you are doing. It's got map men vibes and I'm here for it.

[@PigsxArexAwesome]

I commission paint for a local shop, i mainly just do it for hobby money, that I have yet to actually use really.

[@Fox01313]

Fun video to see this. However it looks like the UK eBay can't find the listings so I'm curious on how good you did with the minis.

[@nazteeb]

Totally with you on metal minis! Great vid thanks

[@laurencepenfold]

If Jack shipped with Evri, they'd kick the boxes into the tree for him...

[@dawnjackson5773]

I really needed this video. so I have been in the hospital for almost a week and still in here. I get a spinal tomorrow to see how bad it is getting. They found a new lesion on my brain . My MS have made it were I can not feel my legs and feet. My work has me on my feet.. while Yes is a god sent and my work is helping me out alot while I am going through this. I live in America and Hospital bills are a real thing so any way to bring in extra cash will help!.

[@MSPaints]

Good luck with trying your hand at it dawn! If you got a pile of opportunities start there and I hope you make some extra money! Stay proud and beautiful!

[@dawnjackson5773]

@@MSPaints thanks the meds they put me on while I am in here at the hospital are working. I get my Spinal Tap today and they think that between 6 and 8 pm my time in USA I will finally be getting out of the hospital. This hospital have been so great.. there is a MS clinic that is at a University about an hour and half away that this hospital is having be go to moving forward for all my treatments and appointments for MS and MS related stuff. They are supposed to be the best in the state of Florida. I can not thank you enough for your channel. Makes me not feel so alone and all your tips you show have help me out alot. I can not wait to bust out of this joint and Paint minis again! We are going to beat this disease and F MS. We got this!

[@foogrot]

Well done this was a great change up video. Keep em coming when you can Dave!

[@MSPaints]

Thanks! I had a blast making it and enjoyed getting out and meeting some people

[@jackslapdash7693]

Dude I've been thinking about doing similarly for time. I'm a mediocre painter at best but whenever I break out a painted board game peeps be like 'do u want a commish?'.. So far I keep turning them down... some of the same reasons as u.. but mostly coz ain't no quicker way to hate something u love then turning it into a service with a deadline peeps will always undervalue... can't wait to hear the results breda... peace

[@astrozombiac3535]

Warhammer bukkake eh...that's an image I didn't need. Slaneesh approves.

[@DashCamSheffield]

Did some painting for friends, and its hard to please. My style at the time was factory fresh and to the letter, so I painted an Emperor's Champion for my friends Ultramarine army for his birthday. However, proper EC's have black armour, not chapter colours, so it got bitched about. I also painted his Land Raider, but I put the sponsons on the rear ports, because I liked that look. Nah, a week after getting it, he'd swapped them around. Also did a Leman Russ for another friend, but my camo scheme was more blocky and I painted all the rivets. He had no problem at all, but others didn't like this (the guy still wanted me to paint other IG stuff) I couldn't do commission painting after that, and I fell out of the hobby until recently. People's standards are too varied. Even at the moment, I have a shelf full of grey marines, and I can't decide on a chapter to paint them....but the Necrons....that I hate for being bland.....I can knock them out like nothing as I've made a scheme that's just easy....

[@wardaddyminiatures]

Just paint how you want to paint mate and list it for sale... if someone likes it they buy it, happy days, they cant really bitch wjen they get it as they buy it how they saw it! Main reason I prefer this method over commission work. Although you do still get the odd whinger.

[@LordVhok]

Here is am praying that casy goes and buys the balrog just to strip it and link a reaction from dave.. nothing like a good youtube cross over 😝

[@andrewr880]

This was a great video dude, if you are able to do more interviews like this I would be well into it 😸

[@richardbradley2335]

Your Dread comment LOVED IT !

[@tosen69]

nice!!! good going on you!!

[@christophercassidy-schroed9169]

".... and get this bukake going... " bahahahah I let out a little bit of wee...

[@roberttaubman4418]

Just a quickie Dave, have you ever thought of using white oil paint washes to get similar effects to your inks? Not tried it myself yet but a mate of mine says it works great.

[@MSPaints]

I have done in the past! And it was amazing. I didn’t have any to hand at home though.

[@lonestarminis]

Bro, your channel is quickly becoming my fav mini related channel by a WIDE margain.

[@MSPaints]

Thank you! I’m pushing hard in a direction and it’s nice to see people like yourself feeling the vibe!

[@lonestarminis]

@@MSPaints hell yes. Keep it up. Sending props from Texas.

[@Oluabayo]

Great video and interesting topic.

[@ronnocrd]

I imagine this will be interesting (and usefull) to follow, I got my first person asking if I do commissions a couple of days ago on insta and as much as it excited me I knew taking on a big job that could potentially be more work than money would be a rash move so I said I'll make a post when commissions are open so as not to completely close that door, however working on stuff and selling it after removes all the main stress factors of painting for others so it may be a thing I concentrate on in future ... That plus a few little easy hobby products to tick over....(+1000 points for using the term "tick" over when I myself have a nervous tik lol)

[@tommymurphy6753]

My only complaint about WarDaddy Miniatures, Having previously bought a LOTR Miniature. Is not the quality, which is of a high standard, But the absolutely diabolical price of postage. £25 for postage of a mini strikes me as an easy and disengenous way of tacking on an additional markup

[@wardaddyminiatures]

Where are you based mate? Postage overseas ain't cheap even if it was a single mini. Sometimes I even lose money on postage. And please remember postage and packing covers packing materials too. Boxes, tape, padding etc. You'd end up paying a hell of a lot more if I used Ebays global shipping programme. Of course if you are UK based then there has clearly been a mix up. Send me a message on my insta if this is the case and I'll try sort it.

[@scannerbarkly]

Incredibly interesting video, mate. Would love to see more stuff like this on the channel.