Painting and weathering the Maschinen Krieger SAFS Type R "Rabid" Raccoon

[@MX5Fanatic]

Very nice tribute to Andy. Great to see a Ma.k video and look forward to your return to mech modeling.

[@JonBius]

Thanks Chris!

[@Bruces-Eclectic-World]

I watched to the end. I'm trying to learn layer painting for a model I'm building, I build cars and trucks and not the shinny ones, just plain model and now I want some rust and weathering. At 70 trying to expand... Lol Book marked this one and yes Bob Ross will live on forever as long as we keep quoiting him... Lol 🖖

[@JonBius]

Thanks so much for your kind words, and for watching it all! I am grateful. Have fun continuing to grow in the hobby. Happy day to you friend!

[@jxvolker]

Jon, I really enjoyed this video. I also saw how you were using cardboard to support your painting holders. That is an Idea I am taking.

[@JonBius]

I'm glad you liked it! Those are actually kitty scratch pads, but you can make them easy enough from corrugated cardboard. Very handy! Happy day to you friend!

[@LEF3133]

I can’t believe your grunts painted this Raccoon with the same brush directions. I could imagine one side painted horizontal and the other vertical then the two realising when they meet in the middle and the ensuing argument on who was wrong haha

[@JonBius]

Hahaha! I love it - you must've been a grunt too. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@LEF3133]

@@JonBius I was hit by a car as teen and stopped my aspirations of joining the military to follow the family tradition. Just a hv sparkie that’s had many an apprentice and incompetent tradies to work with haha

[@cathopreicon]

woo what a treat! my fav modeller on my fav model series!

[@JonBius]

Thanks so much! I'm so glad you liked it! And thank you for your kind words - I am grateful. Happy day to you!

[@eddie_baby_6855]

Great video, great results, Jon. I've kept watching while you've been focused on Warhammer subjects, but I'll admit to not being all that engaged with them. Very happy to hear that you are going to return to mixing things up! Keep on keepin' on...

[@JonBius]

Thanks so much for sticking with me! I'd tried to see if a more specific focus helped the channel grow... but nothing really changed. So I just figured I'd do as Andy suggested... :) So I'm back to just doing what I want, whatever that may be. Right now I have a Gunpla build over at Patreon, and I'll be a starting a Star Wars build for Patreon and KZbin. In 2024, I'll be doing quite a few different things. Maybe even an airplane! :D Thanks again for your kind words, for following my work, and for watching and commenting. I am grateful Happy day to you friend!

[@Tochir0]

I got this kit recently so the timing of this video is perfect. Alway great to see more Ma.K love

[@JonBius]

Have fun with your build1 I think you'll enjoy it. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@barriemothersele9510]

That looks fantastic

[@JonBius]

Thanks so much - I am grateful for your kind encouragement! And thanks for watching and commenting!

[@willmoldrich6272]

Awesome work mate. Love listening to you whilst i study.

[@JonBius]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for your kind words, and thanks for watching and commenting. Happy day to you!

[@simonCX]

Ferrets! That joke never gets old.

[@JonBius]

Strahl - where?!?! :D Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@Crosshatch1212]

@@JonBiushi , cld I bug you on where I can buy these kits I’ve saw a couple on Amazon but they dnt deliver to uk ,do you know off any suppliers I cld hit up for a couple off kits ,Thnks .

[@JonBius]

@@Crosshatch1212Unfortunately I don't know of any suppliers in the UK. Perhaps check with local modelers or clubs there to see if they have sources? Most of the time I order directly from hlj.com. Shipping is expensive, but it is generally reliable. Good luck finding some kits!

[@willchin2152]

Great video and glad to see your video again!😊

[@JonBius]

Thanks so much Will! Hope you are doing well! 😊

[@willchin2152]

@JonBius We are well, brother! Hope you and your family are too!

[@corvus_thorax2085]

Great video Jon. I always look forward to anything you put out. This one was no exception. That finish is one Kow Yokoyama-san would be proud of!

[@JonBius]

Thank you SO MUCH for such kind words! That really means a lot to me. And thanks for following my content. I am grateful. Happy day to you friend!

[@jhoodfysh]

I really enjoyed this video Jon. You offered particularly good advice for me at 37:09 speaking about how every chip has a story.

[@JonBius]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I do like to think up the stories behind the big chips, and even some of the smaller ones. It just helps push the whole "narrative build" concept along. As always - thanks so much for watching, commenting, and supporting the work I do. I am grateful!

[@BrailleScale]

Great video as always, Jon! I also really love how that complex engine finish came out. Happy to see you feeling less boxed in by the algorithms and more in tune with building and sharing whatever fun and exciting new project comes your way. Love your take on Ma.K and you're one of the big influences that got me into that property and introduced me to Lincoln Wright. That Luna Combat book is an excellent follow up to his MK44 Vol 1

[@JonBius]

Thanks so much for such a kind and encouraging comment! I am so glad you enjoyed the video, and that I've been a help in your enjoyment of the hobby. That is what keeps me going! And yes - Luna Combat is definitely a great follow up! I've really enjoyed it and have been inspired by it. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!

[@baleksander000]

Great video.

[@JonBius]

Thanks so much! I am grateful. 😊

[@fr.dn.raphaelshelton8899]

Great video Jon. I am really happy you are planning more non-40k stuff. I actually have this exact model on my bench right now in sub assemblies, ready to start painting.

[@JonBius]

Thanks so much! I think you'll enjoy the painting and weathering - it's a fun canvas to paint on. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@LouisKowolowski]

I like seeing you replicate (not quite the right word, because you don't do it exactly the same, but add your own flavor) other techniques because its interesting to see how they get applied when other people do them (easy example is using lacquer vs acrylic and how technique changes). I do wonder, if you used (as examples) rapid thinner vs leveling thinner if you would have more (or less) slack to go over an area multiple times with lacquer. It seems like rapid thinner would give you more time/more paint strokes, although maybe in practice its not a whole multiple so it doesn't matter.

[@JonBius]

I've tried both, and the difference isn't really that much in terms of what you can do. The thing that you face with lacquers is the reactivation thing, so you have to account for it. Since the lacquers never cure, going over an area a second time will always activate the layer underneath. The key is giving it a try and then seeing what works and what doesn't! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@lanesteele240]

dal3 lives on

[@JonBius]

LOL - yep! Thanks!

[@lucanivini6664]

great video Jon! I might try some Ma. K myself down the line. Unrelated question, but do you have a favorite semi-gloss top coat to suggest? I use Mr. Hobby GX gloss and matt, but they don't have a semi-gloss in the GX line unfortunately.

[@JonBius]

Thanks so much for your kind words, and for watching and commenting! The only satin varnish I use any more is VMS Varnish HD. It is by far the best I've ever used, and because it is acrylic, it works on pretty much everything without fear of chemical interactions. I'd actually given up on satin varnishes until I found this stuff. (www.vms-supplies.com/product-page/vms-varnish-hd-100-ml) I hope that helps!

[@lucanivini6664]

@@JonBius Thanks a lot! If I may ask, why had you given up on satin varnishes? Not good enough or just not useful?

[@JonBius]

@@lucanivini6664 Most were not really satin. A good satin varnish will be smooth enough so that oil washes flow nicely, but without "bleed". But they also need to be "not glossy". Others I used were to too textured or glossy for my tastes. VMS hit the "sweet spot" perfectly.

[@lucanivini6664]

@@JonBius I see now, thanks again! Keep up the good work!

[@TheEnd]

@54:30 wait this isn’t a warhammer model? I’m outta here! 😅 hope you’re well Jon happy hobbying and take care.

[@JonBius]

LOL - I know, right! Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Happy day to you friend!

[@ChuckGirven]

I was wondering what type of camera you use to film your shows? I'm 70 and my eyesight is not as good has it was, I was thinking of trying to work on a model and have it up on a monitor to make it easier to see what I'm doing, More of a real time display, Do you think that would work? Really enjoy your work,

[@JonBius]

I actually just use my phone! I have found an optivisor to be very, very helpful. I also have fairly poor eyesight. And A LOAD of good light in the 5K - 6K range. I've tried to use my camera to help with small stuff, but often the perspective is vey 'flat", and because movements are exaggerated in scale, it's been more useful to "check my work" than to actually use it like a magnifier. However - give it a try certainly! It took my brain a while to adjust to the optivisor, so it might be the same thing with using the camera as a magnifier. I hope that will help!

[@ChuckGirven]

@@JonBius THANKS i have a problem with magnifiers. i have no depth perception lost most of my vision in my left eye do to work injury when I was young. I will keep trying to find something to help and let you know if I do.

[@Dragon_Werks]

Nice work, brother Grunt! I messaged you on your website. Please give me a link that I can send photos to, as I'd like to share my Ma.K builds with you as well as some of my own special tips & tricks for building these beasts. FYI, that orange is pronounced "FWAY-gen", from Fuego, Spanish for "Fire".

[@JonBius]

I'd replied to your email. You can respond to that.

[@JonBius]

And I have been doing the Fuegan gag for a while now. I was a Spanish linguist.

[@JonBius]

Meant to add - you can attach pictures!

[@joshuamurphy4928]

That white paint job was absolutely atrocious. Maybe the worst I have seen. It was perfect. I would have never thought about adding a winter white wash to something other than a WW2 tank. Now this was a cool project.

[@JonBius]

Thanks. I really did want to convey a hasty overpaint, and other field modifications. Funny thing is when I finished I was a bit disappointed - it turned out a bit cleaner and neater than I intended. 🤷‍♂️ Thanks for watching and commenting. 😊

[@joshuamurphy4928]

@@JonBius got it hate it when you are good at something despite your best efforts. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JonBius]

😁 Don't get me wrong - I'm happy with it overall. But I think there's always a healthy level of "not quite" in everything I do. It drives me to refine more, learn more, and always seek to improve. I feel like the "not quite" data is simply road signs on the highway to improvement. On this build, I learned a way to do the effect with lacquers, and I gathered data to inform how to do it better also. It's not what I was aiming at, but it was helpful nonetheless - and fun along the journey. I actually wrote this in a comment yesterday: "In a way, I think never being truly satisfied is a motivating thing. I've always felt that if I do a model and think "Wow - that is perfect", I probably need to quit the hobby and find another one! " (You know you've gone over the top when you start quoting yourself... 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️😂) Thanks again! 😊