Opening And Making The MiniVerse Lord Of The Rings Differently

[@ShintogaDeathAngel]

I’m not really into LOTR but this is probably the coolest MiniVerse series I’ve seen so far, including the packaging.

[@ReigoVassal]

I'm not really into LOTR either. But I really like mini diorama or model kit. This one is really satisfying to watch.

[@NightLunaLia]

LOTR is the best books and movies saga ever guys watch it❤

[@ethantrevor6818]

when i built mine it helps to mix the powder and the resin before you throw it in the mold put your scoops in the resin jar and shake that instead!

[@Hodiefarlp]

I was thinking the same... mixing the powder with the resin first seems easier and more consistent.

[@create_forward7531]

So, before i did any of these, i did watch a few videos of how people did it, and did hear the problem of air bubbles. What ive found to work, is a good light behind the mold as you hold it and watch it pour in. You can see where the air bubbles are and can push them out as you go. Ive done 5 of these kits now, those daggers being the first kit i did..and they have come out pretty great, with very little flaws to none. Then with pulling out the swords like the dual ones. I made sure to pull around the mold away from the sword, hold the bottom and slowly pull it out.

[@leeannweller9216]

I laughed at your Excalibur moments pulling out a sword!

[@NerdySnake]

The Excalibur wasn't the sword in stone, it was a sword given to King Arthur by the lake goddess/spirit in the legends (just saying)

[@carolinebradley846]

If you run a flame over the top of the mould before it cures it will remove any surface bubbles. It’s very satisfying

[@chachachazki]

This was an emotional rollercoaster, I would not have believed I could become so invested in miniature sword making, it's all about your captivating narration, thank you so much for making my day!

[@SanjayChauhan1]

For resin you can put the bottle in warm water (15 to 30min) then dry the bottle (water is bad for resin) to help make it flow much easier and also can use a lighter torch to help pop bubbles. This from experience of using resin. Hope it helps with future projects.

[@Writing4MySoul]

So I did this on my own, following the instructions. I regret it. I got the Morgal Knife, and it was the biggest pain in my butt to fill that mold. I couldn’t even do it right because of all the bubbles, so here I am trying to fix everything. I even just cut the mold so I could get to the bottom, since the tip refused to leave (ironic). I’m happy to watch you succeed ❤

[@JillVanbuskirk]

You can always try coloring the resin first, then do the daggers.

[@FerylMusic]

Not sure if you know but nail polish remover with acetone in it will strip acrylic paint back ;) You COULD always paint it silver first then water down some black and let the paint creep into the scratches and wipe the excess off :)

[@beckiboot136]

As a painter for film and tv i can give you any tips if you need painting help! But i would suggest the molotow liquid chrome (you can get in pen form or just use the refill ink and brush it on) great for anything metal looking! it takes a while to dry so be careful but you can then add aging over the top! Also i used to do moulding and casting, so always start with the lowest point of a mould and fill from the same point to avoid air bubbles. If you filled from the handing and kept filling from there you would have less chance of air bubbles! Moving about traps the air!

[@rebeccae9583]

A little tip that might help with this kind of resin kit that has worked for me. When taking out the weapon you can gently pull the mold from the sides in order to get it to unstick from the weapon and that should help it make it easier to pull out. When is a bubble I have found it easier to push lightly below the bubble and push it towards the surface in order to get it out.

[@mooriecesalty]

I really don't care for Lord of the Rings, but I have a friend that's obsessed with it. He doesn't really care for little tedious crafts- specifically the making it part- but I do, so I might buy these and make them for him.

[@michaelamaya9032]

15:08 Lol! Something similar happened to me when I was making the Morgul Knife. There was an air bubble by the tip, so when I pulled the sword out, a piece of the tip was stuck inside. I spent 6 minutes trying to shake and squeeze it out, only to get frustrated end up cutting the mold to pinch it out with a pair of tweezers... Only to figure out I could have just added a little bit more resin into the mold, stick the sword back in, and let it cure to fix. XD

[@Writing4MySoul]

That’s what I had to do! It was the biggest pain ever 🙃

[@brittaniemann4250]

I really liked the little toothpick spear you made! 😄

[@errorsansthedestroyerofaus188]

I’m a huge LOTR and hobbit fan,definitely going to be getting these!

[@sonela77]

I really enjoy watching this video, seeing that even GB can make mistakes but still makes the video fun, give me hope.

[@HulaHeart]

The fairy dust is called mica powder. I mix it with clear resin to color my own resin and add metallic for fun!

[@rainbowise]

Thanks for sharing! Not sure if anyone mentioned this but if you put alcohol in the mold first it will cut down on bubbles.... but then you cant put the dust inside. (which I DONT recommend as the dust is sure to stop the resin from getting to the tip) Best to dust it on after its been cured and seal it, or mix it into the resin. Also using alcohol on a toothpick helps bubble popping :D

[@heidiavera5071]

You have a lot of experience and patience it’s amazing to watch!😱

[@annab_surprisebox]

omg I love LOTR can't wait to get one of these!!

[@Petittornaluna]

You're absolutely fantastic! The care you put onto the details... Love your videos a lot! ❤

[@amandadutcher5854]

The anvil one was the best!!

[@thimbledust9356]

Kuhleen you did a brilliant job! This was actually different to your other videos where you made mistakes and figured them out with us like we were there with you! I really enjoyed this!!!

[@lorettachambers1061]

Great video...I was going to leave a few comments, but I read the comments you have and a lot of them has already mention the ones I was going to say... You started out great at the beginning unwrapping, revealing, and making what's in the mini verse balls, now you have really leveled up great as being a crafter... Don't worry about your hands and workstation to much because getting a little or a lot, messy is what happens as a crafter... All us crafters know what comes with crafter pretty well, lol... Like you been doing, just clean up a bit in between each project you're doing... You really are doing great... Until the next time, ... Take care...

[@CaptainBix]

Am I the only one who hasn't had issues with the LOTR items?? I love them, very cool.

[@carusonero5822]

If you still want some sparks, try using some resin on a plastic sheet. Drop some red and gold glitter flakes and position them with a toothpick, harden the resin and cut out the sparks you like. You can place them with some more clear resin. Takes some practice, but looks nice.

[@saix_unicorn]

hi! i am an artist and cosplayer nd actually did paint some metallic props! Usually you can find some metallic paint in craft stores for not much, it's very pretty and does a really good job for making it a bit shiny. Usually, when i paint weapons, i put a base coat of black, like you did, then use a technique called dry brushing where you take just a bit of metallic paint on your brush, remove the exedent amd brush it on the black coated weapon with quick movements! It's such a good way to make your weapons look like metal and it looks way better than if it was simply painted metallic or gray! Your weapon do looks really great tho, you did an awesome job!!

[@danzig8155]

On those smaller swords, with the gold handles, use the ridges on the mold to pull the mold away from the resin before demolding it. Will keep them from breaking when pulling them out.

[@biancabrooks280]

The reason why you kept getting bubbles in the handle on the second set was because you kept putting the handles in and then taking them out to wipe them off, removing the needed resin.

[@crisgb8]

You can spray ethanol on the top and the bubbles dissapear ❤ Good videos I'm a huge fan 🎉 sorry about my english, I'm from Spain

[@GBKuhleen]

Thanks for the tip! Oh no worries, your English is great!😁

[@jameshebert5430]

Try using silicone molding putty to make a mold of one side of a whole sord then flip it over a do the same on the same piece of putty before it cures!

[@blackdragon5274]

Those tiny maps are too cool

[@evapunk522]

Other people had some advice about the resin, but I may have a solution for the one that gave you the most trouble. It would have maybe been to your benefit to cut the mold on the side. It may make resin come out the side, but that can probably be cut or sanded off and the rest should still look good I think.

[@christopherjohnson-wz3hi]

A small heat gun will help obliterate those bubbles!

[@halkeye20]

Squeeze the resin bottle then put the tip into the resin from another bottle. That should take care of air bubbles. You can also squeeze it and use the suction to suck air bubbles out of the mold

[@leechlanes7957]

So glad to see you got the Uni posca markers !!

[@mimmimelodi]

Honestly they turned out great!

[@HulaHeart]

It’d be fun to see you livestream making the Miniverse and we could answer your questions real time!

[@tiyat2086]

Can't wait to see more LOTR videos😊

[@Directo13]

What i learn about this. •Dont put the glitter stuff. It makes it worse. •The mica in the resin makes it hard to solidify. The clear parts harden faster •The axes can slump while curing. So look if you need to add acrylic. • If you sand it with a 1500 water sand paper. It keeps it's form better. • i painted mine with acrylic paint and it bonded well and looks more metallic. And what i expect from the wave 2 They need to improve the connection handle with the acrilic. It's too small to have a nice grip of the acrylic. I lost many swords because the handled couldn't grab it well .

[@Abdullaha1880-pk8]

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[@ladydyreed7805]

You can use fire or flame from a lighter to take out your bubbles

[@seaglassmomma4040]

Don’t you think that the heat will melt the cheap mold? Probably not super quality.

[@BeckyA59]

Huge LOTR fan but these look pretty complicated and easy to mess up! Very cool

[@HulaHeart]

Hope to see you do the Hersheys Multipack because I know you love chocolate 🍫 ❤

[@opalcarroll3195]

A Glass Sword! Also The Lord of the Rings does have a character who is associated with “The Sword that was Broken” .

[@Marlboro-lights1]

These they are pretty neat! I also like that when you’re done you get a perfect lil spoon for bumps of cocaine.

[@ginnyisley3329]

Hi 👋 I hope you are doing well 😊🙏 and I hope you have a happy night 🌉 and a happy weekend 😊.

[@Kuro.is_d3ad]

The way I scream when you cut the perfectly good sword in half when you could have just used the failed one with that is already in half 😭😭😭

[@MissNicXx]

Could you drop a little bit of resin into the holes and cure it at the end? And sand it down if it’s uneven

[@kalobhunt9001]

I never done a mini verse before but i definitely wanna do these. Are these at Walmart and target?

[@bigginsmcsauce]

Try using q-tips for cleaning out the tops of the mold where the handles are getting covered in excess resin.

[@mostlyghostey]

I think you would benefit from watching some tutorials on how to paint minis! They have a lot of tips and tricks that are specific to making small scale things look real. I thinks this would help with any series not just the LOTR one. That way you can feel more confident and feel even more proud of your work!

[@mostlyghostey]

Oh also, if you scuff up resin (like with the sharp edge of the Uruk Hai sword) you can add a really thin coat of resin to make it shiny again!

[@jennym.2268]

You might want to put the resin in a very warm water bath before you use it. It will flow into the mold easier and release the air bubbles better.

[@stevengatti7261]

This was a fun one...😊

[@melangellperry5984]

This series is both cool and frustrating. I’m sorry that you had such a difficult experience but it makes me feel better as I had done if the same issues.

[@ilovecupcakes654]

Thanks for the video gb❤

[@NoReplyAtAll9]

Using a long lighter will get rid of most air bubbles

[@facelift316]

U can just mix the powder and res in a small batch to paint on and then UV to cover the clear patches, and also fill in voids and such. Resin mainly bonds the best to itself so patching after the initial molding is A-ok.... And if you get a bad mold, trim the handle back out with some mini model type or nail grooming scissors and just redo it.... Even maybe just put the powder and clear in a spare bottle and.mix in the bottle by shaking, then inject the mold.

[@NikkisTarot]

A gel nail paint kit would give you lots of colors to paint with using UV like the resin. I bought a nail kit to use on my nails but ended up using it to decorate and paint things 😂

[@MoldyBones27]

You got the only one besides the witchking’s mace that I want..

[@deeterry8549]

Can you use a "pam" cooking spray in your molds? I have no idea, but if it works for a cake...

[@LauraCastro-df1cn]

One way to help with bubbles, spray 96 or 99% alcohol before ading the resin.😊

[@LiNdSeYr1026]

Happy Saturday GB 💛🥳

[@XxAttikaxX]

please wear gloves or be way more careful at least. uncured resin is not save to touch! since you're making quite a number of sets in one go, you should be sure to have good ventilation in your room too! i love mini verse. but there doing a terrible job at teaching about those serious safety guidelines. resin won't make you instantly sick. it works over time but causes quit big issues!

[@marcosdheleno]

dont worry, people dont care about this, until a few years later when their doctors tell them the reason they will need a respirator of some kind is because those particles they inhaled do not come out of the lungs once they get in. as we say over here in Brazil, people only learn after they get their teeth kicked in. and yeah, this is very heavy handed, but when it comes to safety precautions, you either go balls deep, or they dont learn until its too late...

[@XxAttikaxX]

@@marcosdheleno but that's the reason why youtuber should show way more safety. people learn from those videos. so they very likely won't use any safety tools as well!

[@marcosdheleno]

@@XxAttikaxX do not disagree at all with ya buddy. im just tired of seeing people do shit like this as if that's the way to do.

[@Pinkmoons-pinkteam2024]

Under 1 hour ❤

[@amandahill7540]

U should not pull out the handle after putting it in once already just clean off the over spill as good as u can and I think that would stop the mess up at the handle

[@canijoinmbonitay7552]

You suppose to put the resin in a small cup an put the powder mixer and poured inside the mold , is how resin work.

[@kristya4739]

How long do you use the uv light for?

[@boeingnz]

For the knife mold you were suppose to pull the side of the mold so the piece would come out easily. It's in the instruction.

[@sayrocks11]

I unpacked mine today, I have one dwarf hammer, elves dagger and morgul knife. I hope it will work

[@GBKuhleen]

Good luck!🙂

[@cherylfelton4030]

if i am not mistaken, I think you are to mix the powder into the resin? Nice video though

[@bryanjohnson322]

how long did you hit it with the uv light?

[@Jorganti]

How long did you put the UV light on for?

[@Abdullaha1880-pk8]

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[@RinSyuveil]

I feel like you should have started at the handle this way you could fill it up and remove it’s air bubble chance then fill the blade

[@composing-chaos]

Neat way to make a knife tipped spear. You can get flat tooth picks, too.

[@g1rldraco7]

I thought the molds would open up like they did with the food mini series? I bought clear resin to stretch out the resin the minibrands packs with their miniatures. Now I know why they say to use gloves with these, that resin makes your fingers sticky

[@IttyBitty412]

use the long thing you use to squeeze the resin into it to pop the air bubbles,,.,

[@ralphlitabia1484]

Got blessed with a elven glaive lol in the 1st knife attempt

[@Dracocetus]

You could save the last one by cutting the blade off the handle and try again ☺️

[@JC_TheDirector]

I’m just here for the comments taking notes 😂

[@colinbirkett8768]

the resin would be better if it was in a syringe. for the elf blade clear resin with the powder mixed in might be better

[@aliburden1562]

I cannot get the resin to cure. Bought two UV lights and still having trouble keeping the hilts attached…what am I doing wrong?

[@daniellekimber4007]

I found toothpicks work best for spreading the resin and pulling out the blades

[@NOTSILLYCHEESECAKE]

Hi GB!! how was your day?

[@Abdullaha1880-pk8]

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[@Jascake3121]

I bought these for my boyfriend as his first miniverse and we had such a hard time :( taking advice from this video to see if we can make it better

[@xxArsen1xx-OnPsn]

Im not a "consumer", im not a "collector", not a "fan", although i appreciate Tolkein immensely. I dont buy toys i buy tools, im 40 ffs- that said- how many are there and WHERE DO I GET THEM?!

[@kathywrightjohnson6804]

Put a drop of resin in th😮e hole. Put it back in the mold making sure you filled in at the handle and cure again.

[@beata3091]

22:40 all 5 are amazing

[@krystlynnemuscutt9552]

My Uruk hai sword has so many air bubbles that was smart to trim the tip

[@escapedgoat5865]

U should make a mold of those handles or anything so u can make unlimited amounts with thr mold they give u and the mold u make out of thr items that are limited

[@audiophyll]

The longer your extension straw for the resin, the more you waste because the resin has residue that remains. shorter straw, less residue, more resin to use.

[@aicirtkciub9167]

I would have started with the handle?

[@zwendling]

I got the elvish blade and they did not include enough resin

[@CatMom4704]

I can’t see kids doing this. Opportunity for frustration

[@dbhead2]

You're supposed to putting the mica powder i. The resin bottle, stir it, then pour it into the mold, not out the powder in the mold. It even says in the instructions to put the powder in the resin bottle. 🤣

[@Abdullaha1880-pk8]

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[@Denolm]

Anyone else notice how the mold is the walls of Mordor?