A simple, awesome & EASY way to kitbash and paint your Ad-Mech army

Join me for a mad deep-dive into Spider-Priest, John Blanche, Anders Zorn, cave paintings, and EDNA MODE RIPPING CAPES OFF SKITARII!
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[@MidwinterMinis]

Thanks for watching! If you want to grab a piece of MWM history, here are the eBay links: Skitarii: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195817760122 Fallen Knight Terminator: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195817766232 Ravaged Star Veil Touched: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195817772608 Astra Militarum Start Collecting army: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195817780638 Also, here's that "way too good for £20" airbrush: geni.us/cheapairbrush

[@JWbrasser]

Bro get an ultrasonic cleaner! just chuck all the bits in and turn it on! I have the same airbrush and its the best low-effort cleaning strat... I do the whole front nose cap as 1 piece, the needle and the nozzle... And i throw in the whole ass remainder as 1 piece whenever it feels a bit crunchier then i feel it should...

[@hugovdw5767]

this is the airbrush I bought as a starter set (still have/use it) in a kit including the compressor (for 100€ or so), and it does the job quite well, very good to my mind for learning how to use an airbrush and the influence of the different parts of it nice video btw, reminds me when I went back to the hobby and followed your tutorials, lots of thanks about that, so efficient and so fun!

[@apathy_in_ut]

It’s crazy how much those models look different just with a little bit of modding. Loved the end result.

[@MidwinterMinis]

I know, right?

[@Nigelius]

I love how the start collecting death match has taken so long that it’s not only been superseded by combat patrol boxes but even those combat patrols have been superseded by the combat patrol game mode and in some cases have to have their combat patrol boxes replaced. Kind of a blessing in disguise as at least you’re working off of a fixed army composition in a sea of change as we transition to 10th. Can’t wait for the bat rep!

[@arandomlostsoul753]

You absolutely knocked it out of the park with these models! The modifications you made to them, the limited colour palette, and the painting method you used resulted in a very brilliant end product.

[@MidwinterMinis]

Thank you very much!

[@halfcrafted]

Really love how you detail real art principles, history and techniques in some of your videos like this one, really makes me feel like I'm learning something while I watch toy soldiers get painted! These ad-mech came out looking absolutely lovely as well! Really well executed. Looking forward to the battle as a nice farewell to 9th ed.

[@40K_Guy]

If the admech die you should spread some little cogs about instead of blood

[@Bobdd0]

Oil and coolant too!

[@xavisimon3095]

Yes just thinking about Alien andoids white hidraulic fluids XD

[@aetherlord1649]

not gonna lie it's by far the most beautiful and unique skitarii models i have seen yet ! those are incredible, it's a great work .

[@albertosara416]

That short detour through a bit of art history with the colors was truly fascinating!

[@crapparc]

I have to say: I am a fan of the Adeptus Guychanicus. Especially the eerie lighting. The first model you made looked like a weird mix of the Eversor and any random Arbites boy. So many things to see here. You are a genius, Guy.

[@3xasfast811]

Just wanted to say thank you for getting me into Warhammer and painting in general, I'm currently procrastinating painting up some chaos marines but without you I wouldnt have gotten into painting as I am. I started with gundam models and wanted to paint though had no confidence until I found your channel. Since then I've brush painted entire tanks and even huge Gundam models and finally will paint some Warhammer minis using everything I've learned from you over the last 3 years. Thank you for everything!

[@Captainyyeet]

HELL YEAH! I've not watched all of this but the thumbnail looks amazing!

[@Gauldame]

Honestly, I had thought that Blanche had died a while ago. I swear I had seen he had died. While everyone was like "oh no he retired" I was "... he's alive?".

[@SimonClark]

Absolutely an improvement - never realised that it was the capes that I didn't like about the Skitarii

[@MidwinterMinis]

OH YOU

[@TheMichaellathrop]

I really like the silhouette change, also some Necron heads (or limbs) could have worked well for helping to further modify any given model without really going any further from the Mechanicus look.

[@scottlock8584]

Best thumbnail you've done,instantly clicked

[@Red_Crows]

Genius idea. The dominous in particular is incredible. Peak grim dark.

[@mattmanchip9419]

Thank you so much, GCSE's are happening, and I wouldn't have gotten through then so far without the vids, I would have provably sent myself to the dark gods 😂 Have a good one Thanks a lot

[@joshuawitchalls3827]

Honestly mate, I'm exactly the same

[@MidwinterMinis]

Good luck!

[@RecruitofApollo]

It's my birthday today AND Guy uploads a new video? Best day ever.

[@MidwinterMinis]

Happy birthday!

[@GilesCuddy]

I think this is my favourite army from the start collecting series so far... Really good!

[@boychowskibrothers]

Speedball2 and The Chaos Engine ❤❤❤❤ had a nostalgia attack seeing the artwork again

[@tobiasbooth9740]

Man, i’ve never felt the desire to straight copy a scheme but i’m obsessedddd with how these turned out. Lovely work as always Guy :)

[@Spaghettikid]

I can also vouch for the timbertech airbrush, it may not be super high quality build compared to more expensive airbrushes, but it really does get the job done for a much more digestible price 😅

[@skabbymuff111]

So glad I stumbled across this, takes me back to when I was doing this many years ago. It's inspiring me to get back into it so much!

[@jaspermorrison5624]

looking great as always! cant wait to see them in action!

[@magnusmillerwilson]

Haha “I’ve got capes for days!” Love it.

[@eisi800]

Always love when you bring out the simple yet effective hobby tips! Sometimes it's easy to forget I don't do this hobby fulltime, like many of the youtubers I watch, so it's nice to have easy ways to pimp my builds!

[@chrisjulien7698]

Christ bless you, really grateful for that red, black, white, and yellow color lesson

[@mechanicalpaul]

The new silhouette instantly made me think of Mars Attacks! AK-AK!!!

[@guleri]

Very cool to see how you really can change the Ad-Mech troops, this could be a great way of making Mechanicus look different from Dark Mechanicus if one happen to want some of both. I love the heads you have used.

[@Malganis85]

I’m happy my comment was taken into consideration, but the Zorn palette was definitely the way to go.

[@samuelpaulson7433]

I really love the color scheme, it gives the models an almost comic book feel!! I've been super interested in that sort of look, and have been wanting to attempt it for so long, but have never really had the confidence in my skills. But after watching this video, the way you explained and layed it out feels manageable, and it looks incredible!! Definitely attempting this soon, thank you so much for your videos, they've really helped me get started in this hobby!

[@TheMrFishnDucks]

Great video. Loving the Blanche paints and lack of capes makes the Ad-Mech better. Keep up the good work.

[@carlstanford7607]

John Blanche, and Dan Malone are two incredible artists who brought a lot of joy of fun to millions

[@Vimes839]

Absolutely loved this video! I think this has really cemented Midwinter Minis as my favorite miniature painting channel. You can find plenty of videos that are Blanche inspired or using a Zorn pallet, but to actually take those water color paintings and translate the style to miniatures is an insane task that's been accomplished almost nowhere.

[@demolinertom2981]

Marco frisoni : hold my beer !

[@TJM108]

Marco Frisoni's Zorn videos are amazing

[@echodelta2426]

Excellent video. Love the DIY dipwash, thanks for link back.

[@SnakeWorksStudio]

I think these look great, also extra points for the Speedball music. more awesome memories right there.

[@peterheinzo515]

you shouldnt highlight the tops of plasma coils, but the inside. the highest brightness is inside if its glowing

[@Fredericco1]

Looks really good. With those colours and without the capes it's more darker, almos chaosy look.

[@birdman2525]

Can’t wait for the battle report they look awesome!

[@blueish2285]

Fantastic as always, I really dug the zorn pallette approach

[@a.k.summers5633]

Oh, they are awesome :) You guys should totally do a Sludge army :)

[@Bluecho4]

Or maybe a Turnip28 army. Love me some Napoleonic vegetable mutants.

[@kiselyo13]

Came with no notification, but pure insight that there should be something new

[@funkfu]

Speedball 2 - greatest game ever made.

[@cabe_bedlam]

Getting some serious Strontium Dog/2000AD vibes, love it.

[@jakelevinson7802]

Love, this strong believer in small pallets

[@weatlyjustweatly133]

Like someone else said GCSEs are happening, so thanks this helps a LOT :)

[@caveychip7510]

PRAISE THE OMNISHAH THIS WAS INCREDIBLE! Also i was in the video yooooooooooo

[@fo0w179]

Awesome! 🤘 cool to see something different from the ad mech norm! And great job with the color pallet!

[@hydecleese8877]

I bought that same cheap airbrush as my first airbrush just a few months ago. I've used it less than 10 times so far, but it works really well.

[@tamzinnapierala9084]

the start of this was just too iconic love it 😅😊😊

[@insomniacg]

Zorn palette *and* my beloved muted grey *and* it looks great? You really are spoiling me Seriously though, I love seeing more general art stuff in the hobby - mini painters miss out on so much when they don't explore beyond GW-approved tools. I'll also add that by googling "limited palette" you can find a bunch of other cool colour schemes like this to try

[@johnbruce4004]

Really interesting approach, both creating the model and painting. Thanks

[@matsuomasato]

It really unexpected to see Anders Zorn on this channel! He's one of my favorite traditional artists too, I've seen many of his paintings irl years ago when there was an exhibition near me.

[@I_wish...]

Finally an Admech vid! So excited

[@erikharring7928]

I have the same backup airbrush, it works great.

[@taylormoore5098]

I always hated John Blanche's art, where everyone was on a hill, firing at the same time, the heroes having show-and-tell with their melee weapons, and the skies were always yellow. But you took that color palette and did some amazing work with it on these guys. I absolutely dig it.

[@danieljvanrensburg]

These intros are getting more creative each time

[@MidwinterMinis]

I try! Thank you 😊

[@danieljvanrensburg]

@@MidwinterMinis no problem, keep up the great content

[@potatolord9715]

Can’t wait to watch

[@patrickm6126]

The Chaos Engine cameo made my day!

[@jackthemayor2518]

With the HP-CS I find that the order of operations when dealing with with a sputtering air brush is to start with a tooth brush with alcohol and or airbrush cleaner and scrub the tip with it.. It usually does an ok job a getting it to stop sputtering. You can also back the needle out a bit and give it a blast of air and that sometimes clears the chunky bits. You usually don't have to do a full deep clean mostly make sure the nozzle, crown(tip) and needle are cleaned relatively often. That is usually what I focus on. I only really deep clean if i spray primer, clear coat or I am about to start spraying really bright and vibrant colors.

[@RealLonesamurai]

You know, I was JUST thinking Skitarii might be a good goto for my new Astartes Servitors for my Space Wolves Iron priest, this sold me on them, cheers Guy! Legend!

[@captainweekend5276]

Cutting the capes off of skitarii makes for an excellent coversion for horus heresy tech thralls!

[@Kurikara_93]

Looks great can't wait for the next video

[@Frozenkoldfury]

Absolutely smashing job Guy! Honestly, they look like they might have come from the 60 Minute War, and I love everything about that.

[@minipaintingforyou]

The paintjob is a bit rough, but the amount of models you got done is impressive. I bet they look great as an army on the tabletop! I‘m going to try and get my next transfers looking as rough and ‚part of the model‘ as you did. Thank you for sharing!

[@astonsummers6892]

In regards to the airbrush issues, I bought myself a cheap ultrasonic cleaner off aliexpress and dissembled my airbrush and chucked it in with some simple green and gave it a few minutes (a strong detergent, it’s called different things across the world). Made an amazing difference almost like a brand new airbrush. Would highly recommend

[@katoshithedevilofthetenthh8254]

I love this video, and I can definitely see the drawings and all the cool stuff of John Blanche and the color scheme is lovely. It's just... All amazing tbh

[@MagnusMoerkoereJohannesen]

I think this is the first MM paintjob that I wasn't sold on; I feel the skitarii lost a lot of their unique character by, well, losing their most recognisable features: their robes and hoods/helmets. Now they're just... angry junk-yard men?

[@MidwinterMinis]

That's fair! Thanks for the honest feedback.They're obviously very different, but I still like them :)

[@baudsp]

Angry junkyard men feels like an appropriate description of admech 😅

[@gi1dor]

I feel that it's not even because of capes, but heads change their appearance too much

[@evhink]

I couldn't disagree more.

[@asteroidrules]

I think part of it is also the limited palette, it worked better on the Dunecrawler but the infantry ended up looking really flat. Contrasting colors are a great way to make details pop, and this scheme doesn't have much of that.

[@mrogface]

Love a bit of a Chaos Engine cameo

[@ryanbrooks3432]

These are crazy good looking AdMech, love the conversions and paint jobs

[@severalwhitespaces]

This is hugely inspiring! Thanks bub.

[@pmagrin]

I remember The Chaos Engine! It only came out 31 years ago.

[@cardyfreak]

I loved Chaos Engine back in the day, such a great game.

[@shanebrookes]

That was my very first airbrush and 3 years on it's still going strong. Love the scheme may pinch a few ideas off you for my admec. Keep up the great content (even if you want to be controversial 😂)

[@dimensionaldining]

Praise the omnisia! I play admech and wish I had this tutorial earlier!

[@MrDynamite2002]

The heads and color scheme giving me Iron Maiden/Megadeth album cover art vibes tbh

[@oleww50]

12:34 I still use my cheap airbrush over my expensive £200+ airbrush when I can, it just works! My expensive one is soo pernickety… bit of a regret purchase I have to say. Great video! ❤

[@siralgernonthegit6285]

great to see you do ad-mech, they're my favorite army

[@donovanbossinger6949]

I can't say I've ever dug the look of the long flowy robes with metal helmets (compared to the hoods at least), so this definitely gave me an idea to try out!

[@TrevorJr26]

These actually look sick ngl

[@HShaud]

My airbrush journey took a similar path. Iwata died so I purchased one almost identical to your budget one for a similar price. So far it’s been great for the past 4 months and I doubt I’ll ever get a premium airbrush again

[@casperpedersen223]

Looks great as always. Love the colours!

[@ianbareham5872]

Great modelling & painting Guy. Those colours are very New Model Army both the English Civil War & the band. Although at the time in 1640-50’s it wasn’t the New Model Army that was a later name to describe it. Think red then became standard English/British Army on the battlefields till late Victorian era but still as Regimental Dress. So think you got that Victorian Steampunk English Civil War/ Grimdark vibe to a tee. Much of Joolz artwork for the band has a similar palate.

[@bettsdn]

oooo the Liquitex Muted series is so good.

[@ChairmanMjau]

Cool you mentioned Anders Zorn! 🇸🇪

[@gammatriscellian]

Always wanted to start adeptus mechanicus will use this when u get them 100% love your videos

[@GheyForGames]

That onager looks fucking brilliant These all have a grim dark 70s Sci fi look to them now

[@dragonsmith9502]

Well, if i needed any motivation to get my skitarii looking nice and spiffy for 10th edition (despite their god-awful datasheets and points) this is it! Thanks bunches, Guy!

[@hairysticks74]

Speeedball 2 is still one of my fav games from my teen years... yeah I'm old 😊

[@spice6828]

Thinking of Speedball 2, you should add a crowd to the death match arena with a guy randomly shouting "ice cream, ice cream!".

[@viggoblavarg856]

that exact model airbrush was my affordable starter model and it lasted me for ages.

[@Jonesy87Bradford]

Absolutely glorious 😊

[@JasperXoR]

I played Vangelis Blade Runner soundtrack and watched your opening video. The music worked quite well.

[@BiomechanicalBrick]

the skitarii ranger is the most iconic admech design at this point imo, more so than the enginseer even

[@TylerProvick]

If your airbrush is intermittently clogging it could be particles in the paint. I have a bottle of stynylrez which has some chunkies in it. If I don't filter it my airbrush will generally clog. Filtering can be done simply by pouring the paint through a square of nylon stockings. A pair should last you almost forever.

[@iluvpandas2755]

Love the Warhammer 40k Mechanicus footage in the opening. The game is highly underrated.

[@__bozo]

Shout out Dan Malone...iconic!

[@MestreGuilderiusLCB]

Excellent video Guy ! About airbrush : I use mine in almost every project I tackle, using a 0.2mm needle, from undercoat to basecoating, and OSLs. It's a shitty chinese rebrand I bought about a year ago, around 30€. Almost never doing any "in depth" cleaning, only rinsing it with water and vallejo airbrush cleaner between every color (count about 1m per cleaning session). Since I started using this technic (that a friend recommended me to), never had any problems of clogging ;) Hope this helps !

[@timothyyoung2962]

Holly sh*t those turned out awesome. I think these guys are probably one of my favorite units you've painted recently. REALLY nailed the John Blanche/grimdark look with the kitbashing. The odd and varied cyberborg heads look like something you'd see in some of Blanche's art. He had loads of oddball characters in the backgrounds that never quite seemed to belong to the factions everyone thinks of when they think 40k, but they were grimdark in the genre sense. That's the vibe I get from these guys. Not 40k, but just grimdark in general. Really like the stylized color scheme. Just lovely.

[@ted_splitter]

I have the same cheap airbrush - can confirm it is very good!