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This is the week, where we finally paint up the biggest buyable Warhammer miniature. It's the forgeworld Tau Manta for Warhammer 40k.
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Painting miniatures for your warhammer & d&d games. Age of sigmar and warhammer 40k. Blood angels, Slaanesh, Death Guard, Space Marines, Space Wolves, Stormcast Eternals, painting scale models, miniature busts! How to paint NMM. How to paint warhammer, how to paint d&D figures.

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[@TalentHouseAd]

You absolutely hit the manta out of the park! That paint job is INCREDIBLE. Easily the best part of the diorama so far!

[@dominicbrenninkmeijer2293]

I have been watching KZbin miniature painters for the last 6 years, but damn you never fail to surprise me! I have learned so much from you guys over the last few years, and pushed my self to become a much better painter. Thank you for this sublime content, you make the hobby just that much better!

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[@JordanPersegati]

Love the weathering effects, must've taken ages on such a big piece! Looking awesome though 👍

[@MelkorBauglir25]

Oh its the Disney Horror artist. Love your content

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

Thx mate! Big fan of your vids ☺️

[@snokereviews8198]

I love your content do you like warhammer too

[@Gramskull]

At this point, i would watch the comercial breaks as a stand alone sketch show... They are so good xD Oh, yes, and the manta is awesome, too, ofc

[@NicolasCaron]

So... since we've seen the rest of the diorama in a more advanced state, this means that the manta has been painted for a while and you've been teasing us the whole time?!?! 🤣

[@Sprotteee]

yes it they will strech that probably for another year from now

[@MercutioUK2006]

Reminds me of 70's sci-fi art with the patterns and colours - which is no bad thing. Awesome work :)

[@razzah1337]

having a whole "lost" Tau army in this paint style would be really cool

[@ShallowVA]

The hexagons ended up looking less like energy shields and more like fish scales. Which for a Tau aircraft is not a bad thing! Can’t wait to see this thing overgrown with alien jungle plants.

[@nunocampea2395]

i still dont know what Tau really are, some say they are bovine and outhers say they are fish, are they both?

[@ShallowVA]

They are aliens. But their vehicles are named after fish!

[@nunocampea2395]

@@ShallowVA i know who the Tau are, idk why people call them fishes (i know now) and bovines

[@Muenni]

@@nunocampea2395 They're hoved, which is where the bovines thing comes from, as a counter to all the fish jokes.

[@hardymurray4942]

literally the only youtube channel where i don't skip over the 'sponsor ad' bit in the middle of the vid

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

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[@dittmar104]

Can the fire warrior please have a little drone or kroot hound friend?

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

@@dittmar104 it's got a crab friend if you go back a few videos in the series ☺️

[@dittmar104]

@@SquidmarMiniatures Hot damn!

[@doomdog797]

I still have the brushes from the original campaign. Still going strong just awesome brushes

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

@@doomdog797 happy you've enjoyed them 🥳

[@gazimoff]

Oh man, that looks GORGEOUS! Love the colour scheme, and that hex shield detailing is just *chef’s kiss*.

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[@r1ptidee]

This is why i absolutely love your channel. The weathering, rust, and chirping effects looks like the manta was made of metal and pulled straight from that car graveyard. Everytime i watch one of the manta videos i learn new techniques i can use. This video series is equal parts entertaining and educational. Keep up the good work and amazing content.

[@mattd6931]

This diorama series is what started me off on this channel, and I have to say "WOW." I wish I was half as talented.

[@Gargantu4]

I'm speechless, this is so beautiful! I'm not a a miniature painter, I'm just a peasant but you are really inspiring myself to start becoming one.

[@AquaEliteSavageTTV]

Epicccccccc, awesome smoke affect at the end, maybe put it in a dome with a light on it and smoke is inside it would look cool

[@jimmylolo8108]

The weathering was excellent. Great job

[@WeAreDisillusional]

Lucas is so freaking talented like holy moly. You’d better not let that man go anywhere Emil!

[@RuthlessMojo]

Hey Emil. After many years away from the craft I have gotten back into building and painting miniatures again. I recently bought two massive Dungeon Saga and Drakerys Kickstarter packs for an amazing price and also bought an airbrush, some really nice brushes and a massive amount of paints, inks and pigment powders. I have you to thank for getting me back into the craft. Your enthusiasm and energy is infectious. Thanks again.

[@makeshiftminis9090]

Fantastic work, it's amazing how much work it takes to make the Manta look like a derelict hulk.

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

i know right

[@owmycheek]

Phenomenal! Even ignoring the sheer scale of this project, the quality of every part has got to make this go down as one of the most remarkable 40k dioramas out there

[@patrickbateman69420]

SWEET BABY JESUS. Pleeeease do more big diorama projects like this, this one is so so cool to follow along with. Also could we please have longer videos? Even if it's just 20 mins of extra shots of you guys painting or discussing techniques, we'd love more to watch!

[@thomaswhite8251]

it does indeed look... amazeballs

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

Why spank you very much! :D

[@Vaderian88]

Now that's a Manta that's been stuck out in the open for a long time.... Great job lads. Can't wait to see the finished look.

[@sebastiankell84]

"I PAINTED ..." and lukas is doing most of the work 😂😂😂

[@UpInAtoms]

The only sponsor ads I never skip, are Squidmar Squarespace ads.

[@YaleReinstein]

Great ad read. I watched it instead of skipping. Squarespace should be happy. Amazing job with the diorama, looking forward to future work!

[@sandorc]

your video production is in another level!!!

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

oooh! Thanks for noticing! :D we put in a lot of love and hard work, happy you like it!

[@gregmccormack5709]

Dang that's sweeeeet!!! The non weathered shield areas are like the chef's kiss.

[@mindyfranke5279]

Great paint job and awesome riff on HP scene for Squarespace advert. :) HAHAHA!

[@TheMrFishnDucks]

This was amazing. Wish the grand reveal was longer. The add placement was hilarious. Keep up the good work.

[@funkyk0ng142]

We are all Happy, the Manta ist not Broken and you did an Awesome Paintjob 👍

[@bio-boosted]

awesome, love the hex patterns & the work done on the cockpit window.

[@fomod_]

Ngl the subtle sound effects are a great touch

[@andrewgarrett5071]

Your ads are the only ones I don't skip

[@zapzya]

I can't wait to see the painted manta with the rest of the diorama.

[@31Huse75]

Thankyou so much for the squarespace skits I love each one dearly.

[@thelittlestgiant]

My GOD that is INCREDIBLE!!! 😍🤤

[@davep5788]

That is crazy good. You can tell how long it took just from Lucas's changing health (covid, sprain, mental breakdown ...). 😁

[@OmniRemix]

You guys have outdone yourselves. It looks incredible!

[@ozarkhillibilly9584]

Stunning! It is ready for a movie shoot.

[@RollingSherman505]

I loved the manta, but I think I loved the squarespace ad more.

[@jorey4565]

This Diorama deserved to be published in GW white dwarf magazine and it is a Slayer Sword for me ,Awesome Artwork guys ! Congratulations from a old French Golden Demon painter !

[@highwayporker5716]

I can imagine a hillbilly-esque Tau doing a rust restoration to this ship

[@michaelhalbert9264]

The paint job is wow and the model is wow wow wow.

[@Visigoth_]

*=][= Defeated Zenos... God Emperor approved. =][=* It looks really good! 🙂👍 I'm glad that you leaned into the "broken-down," distressed, weathered look. *Grimdark* 🤘😁

[@redthecrusadertiktok]

You can tell how much time and care went into this, because the footage they use in the beginning is from so long ago

[@martincotterill823]

Guys, the in video adverts are brilliant!

[@F0XRunner]

Hawaiian Shirt Pattern cut like a T-Shirt!? I am googling this immediately

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

In to the am ☺️

[@dannymolenaar7220]

Dont know how the cloacking device still works and the window is so clean after years... just nitpicking 😉 you guys did a awesome job !!!!

[@cameronlewis7698]

Been waiting for this! keep it up mate!

[@Ishigami323]

So freaking awesome!!! It also looks a little bit like uncle nurgle took a hit on it :D

[@ekoevolution]

Looks like a mean junkyard dog! Love it!

[@jammywesty91]

When this diorama is finally complete, it will deserve it's own post-grand reveal exploration video. I'd love to see a separate video of an intricate fly-by showing every nook and cranny with no commentary. Just to take it all in etc. Great job lads!

[@VxVanguard321]

Bloody hell boys thats a fucking gorgeous model you've painted up!!! 100/10!

[@jhoodfysh]

There were some really good ideas for me in this video, thank you.

[@ShuTheIdiot]

This is where the fun begins

[@playtime6909]

this would be better than any CGI in a movie.

[@DavidMonks718]

Didn't think a spaceship could look so interesting - wow the rust

[@authenticmikejones]

A Manta and Harry Potter cosplay, the gods have truly smiled on us today.

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

What do you mean cosplay? It's surveilance cams from inside Squarewarts school of webcraft and webzardry.

[@HoManBryanTung]

What a incredible piece of artwork !!!! Stunning

[@13lackhood]

amazing work, just wow, and here im with straigth lines on a stickman figure

[@MichaelHager1313]

This looks insanely awesome.

[@snap2cb777]

This is a great example of how weathering doesn’t have to be grimdark

[@EliashMalevil]

Holy potato! What an amazing piece of work!

[@rockysgarage]

Most excellent! I hope you consider once placing the Manta on the diorama, jungle growth (vines) showing how long ago the crash occurred and maybe some 'jungle water and fuel actively' dripping from the vehicle. I imagine quite the surprise underneath and within the Manta harboring a few surprises.

[@apathtrampledbydeer8446]

I mean, well... How do I express myself when I look at an absolute masterpiece. The hexagon pattern was a stroke of genius, looks fabulous!

[@simonm8221]

Holy smoke that’s a thing of beauty!

[@jheu781]

The sposor clip was awesome.

[@Pyre001]

At this point Emil is just making amazing skits for Squarespace and squeezing some mini paining in, in between.

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

true story

[@juliusc.2088]

Bob is the best!

[@andrew7997]

Oh man, since you already did the diorama scene with the genestealer cultists experimenting on the pilots, you should point up the cockpit area with blood/scratches/etc to show how they were kidnapped from there right after the crash!

[@pelinmeleksalkim]

it is so relaxing to watch, I love how it looks

[@BC-vg3zf]

I can see a golden daemon award for biggest diorama

[@dallonrobbins5078]

I always love some good weathering, I love the hexagonal shield fragments, it really creates a cool atmosphere where the manta still has life to it, but it's obviously damaged.

[@thejayb1983]

That looks incredible well done guys!

[@massqueraider]

YESSS IT'S HERE

[@sentientkeyboard]

good god, that weathering is top tier!

[@tomc7874]

Your advents are simply inspired! Don’t even think of skipping them. Very nice job on the manta too btw

[@jessecastellanos669]

6:09 - 6:12 nothing says love like a song about self induced forever sleep 🤣

[@k9beowulf428]

6:08 gotta be one of the best edits

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[@justpotato816]

Nurgle Tau spaceship Now that's something you don't see every day

[@redthecrusadertiktok]

It’s a perfect combination of drawing your eyes immediately and blending in with the scape

[@SkarneZ]

Damn no cap this shit hit different. My mans out here as the main character switching up the drip shot to shot frfr, wish I could paint a manta but maybe not till I can start withdrawing from 401k and IRA betbet

[@Capta1nChaos]

IT'S ABOUT GODDAMN TIME! LET'S GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Zimonov]

insanely good paintjob! although i feel it would have benefitted the most by having the forcefield painted on top of the rust effects in a slightly translucent layer :) aside from that, supercool!

[@dannyboy1237]

I'm more impressed with your hermionie impression 🤣

[@wilhelmspruck3544]

What a Beauty!

[@mattcurr9931]

beautiful, but i'm not a fan of the hex shield/cloak device, especially if the manta is rusted and rundown. It still works??!?

[@Token-nu8nl]

EPIC! The weathering effects are looking so awesome. Did you varnish the Manta before the weathering step? Because you said that you are using a lot of white spirit. Doesn't the white spirit spirit affect the paint?

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

yeah we did, a layer of vallejo matte varnish on can

[@ArreGurrasorre]

As a note here I just watched Marco Frisonis video on oil paints where he debunked this myth, acrylics dont wear off from white spirits

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

@@ArreGurrasorre we've had it happen to some colors, not done enough testing to figure out which ones though:)

[@Token-nu8nl]

Thank you for your answers :)

[@mastersplinter5600]

Wow!! that is sick! well done boys!

[@Sleeper_6875]

This is one of the best paint jobs I’ve ever seen, especially for a vehicle, and especially for such a large vehicle with so many flat areas

[@stewarts8597]

amazing... wonderful result

[@SetaDragon]

A paint scheme nurgle would be proud of!

[@hjula87]

Absolutely amazing!

[@DaneInTheUS]

Looks AMAZING!!

[@justinbisig4760]

We’ll worth the wait 👏👏👏

[@NOWANGSTA]

What we have been waiting for!

[@exosolo528]

This is my favourite series

[@dustiiyork3907]

This video was epic !! Not only was the paint job on the manta completely Vantastic but the editing and the camera shots of the video were so great too. Loved that painting mantage ! The manta paint job is so good too ! The effects look incredible can't wait to see the whole diorama come together

[@seanstevenson9891]

Ahhhhhhh, Manta Manta Manta. Master class, Maestros. Can't wait to see it perched in it's place of destiny. 🤟😁🤘