How to Hand Paint Custom Gundam Models and Manage Burnout

[@MMMayhem]

Hello people, I hope you enjoyed the video! Here are those miniature painting video recommendations: - "The best brush for miniatures & how to maintain it" @MarcoFrisoniNJM kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYStgIWMatCAgJI - "How to clean synthetic paintbrushes and fix hooked tips" @Midwinter Minis kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5S8g4Vpeaqhn7c - "Ultimate Wet Palette Tutorial: Beginner Tips & Tricks To Keep Your Paint Working" @Lyla Mev - The Mini Witch kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIuypad3bciffNk - "The World's BEST Wet Palette Costs $2.98" @EonsOfBattle kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4e3lnRqerStfq8 - "Getting Started with Miniature Painting" @Miniac kzbin.info/aero/PLJ... - "GUNPLA CUSTOM PAINT : RG SAZABI" @せなすけ kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6Gzfp-gpJl1etU (bonus recommendations) - "Complete Gunpla Airbrush Tutorial Series" @Plamo Therapist kzbin.info/aero/PL6... - "How to Airbrush for beginners - LEVEL UP HERE" @Broadsword Wargaming kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGe9gYyXmLSZqsU - "GLAZING explained in 5 minutes" @Zumikito Miniatures kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnO8iGaKasemldU

[@xavierwalko4175]

Hey, here's a challenge for masking: Try doing the Super Minipla Dagwon sets! (Both Fire and Power) Minipla is HEAVILY RELIANT on stickers and parts are pre-painted, so it would be a good challenge and you can sneak in your MM style for the tiny details and glow/shine effects! If not, you can paint HG Master Gundam as Getter Robo (Aka Char custom) for fun. Coming from a fan who first learned about you because of the Red Bull God Gundam. I want to see you grow more! Also Master has a Unicorn (Not a Unicorn Gundam, a literal Unicorn) so you can use it for a mounted MM style kit.

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

Thank for you for the awesome tips, specially for the IRL issues!

[@undine1476]

I work(ed) a pretty high pressure IT career and am completely busted. I've found that getting out of the space I associate with the work I'm burnt out on helps a lot, side-projects on the computer are best taken to the couch or at a café on a laptop rather than on my desktop, but what works even better is to switch activities completely. I've been giving my motorcycle some deep maintenance, and switching away from "inside high focus" stuff to "outside simple tasks" stuff is the most mentally invigorating experience in my year long recovery process now. From one openly emotionally vulnerable millennial to another: Shift the scene, shift the load, shift the activity.

[@monadamus42]

I'm happy for you and appreciate the advice. Thank you for sharing

[@MMMayhem]

Thank you for the comment. I'm glad my video resonated!

[@mcgritty8842]

“Do as I say, not as I do” was such an outplayed saying by parents. The reason why (at least for me) is that they wanted us to be BETTER than them. I appreciate the honesty about you not maintaining brushes ideally. Appreciate you homie ❤

[@MMMayhem]

Glad you appreciate my words, thanks!

[@bopaintsminis]

Glad to see some fresh content. Thanks for giving me another fix of hobby goodness. As for burnout, when hobbying becomes a chore, I try to switch it up, building, kitbashing, and painting.

[@MMMayhem]

Well said, I definitely do the same. Thanks for coming back for more content!

[@bopaintsminis]

And you can always play a game, watch a movie, exercise, try something new.

[@laffing_hwhitee]

Very casual and beautiful colorwork

[@SimpleMeFPV]

7:02 is when I hit the 👍. Awesome info. Your an amazing painter

[@MMMayhem]

Thanks, glad you appreciate it!

[@porkchopnews]

I didn't know Jesus was into Gunpla

[@jmg7842]

Bruhh😂

[@mrpoool1015]

Man's gotta have some way to spend his free time

[@GodzillaTitus]

My thoughts exactly

[@yajnialla641]

I just bought my basic color citadel paint and planning to hand paint sd gunplas and watching your videos for tutorial

[@MMMayhem]

Have fun!

[@khanimania]

I started hand painting from air brushing,ur video guided me

[@MMMayhem]

That's good to hear, thank you!

[@LiquidZero1]

Bruh when you said always burnt out. I felt that so much lol. Another amazing video Liam!

[@MMMayhem]

ha ha I'm glad my spicy joke hit ya

[@garrettgrosser313]

For what it's worth your videos really helped me summon the courage to do my first kitbash and custom paint. I learned I just need to be patient with the dry time of the paint.

[@MMMayhem]

patience is key for a lot of modelling work, good luck!

[@KisukeKaji]

You've inspired me to start painting gunpla again after years of being out of it. You're hilarious Liam, one of the best creators in the space; so I hope you continue to make fantastic videos!

[@Octo-Genius]

This and the links to other tutorial videos are all super helpful stuff, thanks for making this!

[@GUNPLASA]

Great video Liam! Nice tips on the topic of burnout and having side projects!

[@johnnymarbles6130]

Thanks for this, I just started.

[@ZRFehr]

Man, I basically instantly subscribed to your channel. I'm brand new to the hobby and am still assembling all the tools and whatnot, but seeing your painting videos took a very scary and imposing subject and broke it down in a step by step way that made it easy to understand that the final steps are where the work really comes out. I'm still not sure I'll get into fully hand painting models, but I love the way you accentuate things like thruster bells, and eventually I plan to get into hand painting small details instead of using stickers. So thanks for making it seem less scary and encouraging me to put the extra work into really making gunpla pop.

[@MMMayhem]

Hey, thanks for the kind comment! These are exactly the kind of words I like to hear and I wish you luck with any painting you're going to attempt; have a good one!

[@Mao_tse_tung]

So glad I found your channel and found this video I was just thinking man I wish he had a video about his sweet paint jobs!

[@MMMayhem]

I do indeed have videos for some of my paint jobs!

[@cuttlefishpuddle1572]

Love your channel! Blends looking great, and super into the more detailed process description. Also unnecessarily stoked for that battle report!

[@MMMayhem]

me too, thanks!

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

Thank for you for the awesome tips, specially for the IRL issues!

[@MMMayhem]

You are welcome!

[@monadamus42]

Awesome video as always. Thanks, bro.

[@chalkdemon8019]

I kinda quit Gunpla, but I think I’m going to start using my painting methods, and G-Paint on Space Marine Vehicles.

[@MJRLHobbyStuff]

Looking good yo!

[@TheGreatDazod]

Hey just wanted to say love the channel and the style! I had transitioned away from painting miniatures to doing work on canvas about a year ago and your videos have made me buy my first gunpla kit to try as a personal side piece for myself and try to get some friends into the Gamma wolves scene!

[@MMMayhem]

That's nice to hear, thank you !

[@ophawkable]

That white looks so good! Paining large areas of white is awful! (same with yellow). I live in a similar climate. I wonder if it'd help to run a humidifier in my painting room. Hmmm... I may try it next time.

[@MMMayhem]

That will likely make a difference!

[@PenguinKnight]

Hey guy, love your stuff. What do you keep your "forbidden sprinkles" for? Can they be used for something in the future or do you keep them because a flask of them looks cool?

[@MMMayhem]

I could melt them with plastic cement for gap filling, but I mostly just keep them for the meme lol

[@ohno2004]

The barbatos 6th form’s shoulders are actually salvaged from a graze ritter so its a vidar x barbatos x graze

[@richardkovacs2846]

The read will be perfect with the 1/144 HG Nightingale.

[@StudsonStudio]

Good talk and good vid. Also, I fear all these crisp can openings are starting to _Pavlov's dog_ the burps out of me I didn't even know I had.

[@MMMayhem]

Inside of all of us there exists the urge to release a girthy belch into the void. (Glad you liked the vid, thanks for watching!)

[@dbzman01]

Love your style of painting gunpla! I'm trying to work up the courage to try some form of painting on my gunpla but I'm still very new to building model kits. One question I did have is, does it matter what kind of desk you use when building/painting gunpla? I ask cause in about a month I'll be moving to a new apartment where I should actually have room for a desk in my room.

[@MMMayhem]

It doesn't really matter IMO. I just follow general ergonomics tips. It also depends on what is most comfortable for your body, like how not everyone enjoys the same kind of desk chair. I paint with my elbows propped up on the desk most of the time, but I know not everyone prefers that posture.

[@dbzman01]

Sweet! I'll keep that in mind when I start looking and can't wait for the next video!

[@beiget4706]

+1 on linked brush maintenance and other vid

[@xavierwalko4175]

Hey, here's a challenge for masking: Try doing the Super Minipla Dagwon sets! (Both Fire and Power) Minipla is HEAVILY RELIANT on stickers and parts are pre-painted, so it would be a good challenge and you can sneak in your MM style for the tiny details and glow/shine effects! If not, you can paint HG Master Gundam as Getter Robo (Aka Char custom) for fun. Coming from a fan who first learned about you because of the Red Bull God Gundam. I want to see you grow more! Also Master has a Unicorn (Not a Unicorn Gundam, a literal Unicorn) so you can use it for a mounted MM style kit.

[@MMMayhem]

I've got my hands full for now, but I'm glad I got your attention with the Red Bull God Gudam. Thanks for the comment!

[@xavierwalko4175]

@@MMMayhem Ya welcome!

[@Triiplesiix]

I recently got into gunpla and miniatures..and I’m in the middle of painting the gunpla and though..why not edge highlight? Haha had to see if it was a thing people did and it led me to your amazing channel. Amazing work my friend. Subscribing!

[@MMMayhem]

ha ha I'm sure I had a similar thought process at the beginning, thanks!

[@jbxgundam2872]

Hey mayhem I have a question, would it be better to build then strip armor and paint? Or would it better to paint everything then build?

[@MMMayhem]

it's useful to build first because you should make painting decisions based on what the model looks like assembled, and you'll also be able to see areas where paint is at risk of chipping/rubbing before you actually put paint on them

[@d9_1056]

I'm not burnt out in a sense that I'm tired of my gunpla hobby, it's just that I'm so tired from work I just want to slip into a coma. Working a 10-4 schedule is rough.

[@MMMayhem]

Ah yeah thats always tough to deal with, I've been there too...

[@Suesserto_000]

I've never fully painted a kit before, only missing colors and stuff. I'm studyin and just pretty busy in general, plus dont really have space to paint or even build things. Really want to custom build my own soon.

[@MMMayhem]

Understandable, I hope you can get some hobby time in soon!

[@antoinelamothe3444]

Nice video. I have one question : what kind of do you use to lock the pose?

[@MMMayhem]

Both thin and thock super glue and plastic cement. Depends on what I'm gluing

[@masguruproject]

Thats must be hard to work.. apreciate for painting work.. amazing

[@stormsmith4074]

You should do a Zaku, Liam!

[@MMMayhem]

I did a Gouf!

[@jackcat8994]

That Gouf custom is fucking insane 1:14

[@MMMayhem]

thanks! I've got a full video for it ;)

[@eligonzales186]

You're basically Tame Impala but for plastic models and plamo painting

[@MMMayhem]

I don't know what you mean exactly, but I like Tame Impala, so thanks!

[@eligonzales186]

@@MMMayhem tame impala's music tend to be eccentric and soothing that reminds us of 80's music and it's artistic aesthetics that compliment it's music. Yours like many others are it's visual equivalent.

[@86n04]

Vidar + Barbatos I think Vardatos would be a cool name

[@MMMayhem]

that's a cool one, I ended up going with 'Vidarbatos'

[@zer0nix]

Could someone post a link to the sanosuke video that was mentioned? I'm searching for it but not finding anything relevant...

[@MMMayhem]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6Gzfp-gpJl1etU

[@Selvanus]

Damn I’m early, just when I got an itchin for Gunpla! Also: First!

[@laffing_hwhitee]

😉😉😉

[@hhoop3876]

My main problem is with my hands shaking while I try to paint. Any tips?

[@MMMayhem]

Brace your palms together, and your elbows on the desk so you don't hunch over. That's what works for me, but some people prefer other postures, depends on your body. Terrainosaur has a good video on painting with tremors kzbin.info/www/bejne/paLTaGmsdq-ob8k

[@ValosarX]

Tried to paint a Gundam white, just the most basic color you could ask for. Failed utterly. The paint went on looking like water and pooled up in weird ways. I tried several types of paint and several consistency of thin ned paint and it didn't seem to matter. It is impossible to learn to pain Gundam when you are as clueless as I am lol. I need a mentor

[@MMMayhem]

some white paints are just not as good to get acceptable coverage with, and trying to paint flat mecha panels with it adds another layer of difficulty. You could try using dedicated paint thinner instead of water (I'm assuming you're working with acrylics). Working over a light grey primer will also make painting white easier; there's also no shame in using rattle cans

[@NguyenLe-xh9zh]

I think the content is great, but one minor thing I find very hard to follow your video, or very distracting is the background and the lighting. I find background has way too many details like the universe thing, and the lighting has a lot of reflection on the model. Hope this help you improve the video in some way.

[@Blue_Parappa]

TiL what a ferrule is, and that I defiantly have gotten paint in them. whoops

[@MMMayhem]

I forgive you UwU

[@firebringeraxel]

Burnout is the enemy of every hobby I swear. Here's hoping you get over that hump.

[@hustanchevalier1155]

bro why he has a wall of gunpla

[@MMMayhem]

custom box art wallpaper lol

[@hustanchevalier1155]

@@MMMayhem are they expensive? just asking

[@kirillkapaln4536]

It helps to promote others because you're sharing your algorithm luck, I suspect.

[@MMMayhem]

regardless of the algorithm, I think they're good videos!

[@jamestillman5247]

so we just going to excuse the random burping? disgusting.

[@MatteoCremaBL]

looking at the nail painting work, the video doesn't start off in the best way... just joking...

[@LittleGiantCrafts]

"I always have burnout" Well, I felt that in my bones. 🥲

[@MMMayhem]

Maybe it was the burp that made it resonate extra hard lol