My Warhammer Project That Took 10 Years to Finish

[@KnightsOfDice]

I shouldn't have watched till the end ... now I know where that mold is! Always a pleasure to have someone with your immense passion, enthusiasm and creative in my messy studio!

[@mattder9157]

I was just thinking while watching the video: "Man what a clean shop, especially for a mold making studio/factory." I remember doing a lot of casting with aluminum and it was such a pain keeping things clean. Having the shelves and drawers, thats the key. I gotta spend the next year adding more shelving to my shop.

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

hex bases bro wtf im unfollowing

[@pichughost7974]

Come on man, they gotsta be Pentagon's!!

[@crypticpaintworks]

Man this recent burst of vlog style videos has been cool as hell. I hope you're having as much fun making them as they are to watch.

[@Miscast]

yeeeeeeeeees!

[@Kinggizzardthegreenstuffwizard]

I love the idea that Trent is like a miniature cryptid that is equally likely to be in any mini adjacent work shop.

[@taco067]

Pro tip for printing bases, you want them at a 45 degree angle to minimize failures due to too much suction force

[@haku-jin]

Fleeeeex plates!

[@jamindavey]

I appreciate that you so accurately captured the ANYCUBIC experience

[@bardicben]

Holy cow we go from a video once every few months to one made the same day lol. Basing is honestly one of my favourite parts of miniature making, and it's awesome to watch you enjoying yourself making some really creative bases!

[@callusklaus2413]

Ngl that hex base had me in hysterics. Nobody has ever said "No, I don't do this to be tournament legal" so efficiently. Incredible. God I love this channel

[@luketfer]

anyone 3D printing bases in resin *do not print them flat against the plate if you can help it* put them at a 45 degree angle, the problem with printing them flat is that it can create suction which forcibly peels them off of the printbed and ends up smooshing them into your FEP and breaking it (which results in Resin literally getting EVERYWHERE all over the machine etc. it's a real bastard to get off trust me and you need to buy a new FEP, plus there's a chance it could even break your screen which is probably the most expensive part to replace on a printer and, probably, better off just buying a new printer if you've got the sub $300 ones). This may result in one corner of the base being a little droopy but thems the breaks, honestly if you've got access to a FDM printer, which isn't useful for printing minis but IS really useful for printing bases since you don't need to worry about suction and can get a nice flat base, plus they're at a size where layer lines isn't really going to be an issue since you're probably just going to put stuff ontop of them like flock etc.

[@16bitmap]

Hey man, If you try to 3D print a flat surface the printer never really like that. Always try to put them in a 45 degree angle. Takes a bit more support but the results are way better!

[@morridin8]

This is such a breath of fresh air. You do what you want to do, and I am here for it.

[@SoFishtry]

That feeling of trying to hunt down something you made a decade ago is so relatable. Glad you found it, even if it was a bit shit ha I say that, very cool to see you take it into the current day. Nicely done mate

[@VelocitrapLords]

Man, you’ve got a real orc approach to your hobby crafting and editing style and it’s fantastic

[@CronosVids]

I recently bought your “best painting handle” file and had it printed a bunch. You’re a great guy and you inspire to pursue your dreams and even old, sometimes forgotten, projects.

[@pez5767]

I love your creativity and enthusiasm. I'm old and worn, but your unbridald creativity gives me hope that it's not too late.

[@galosanchez-bermejoenrique3513]

How can your videos give me so much peace is something I don't understand, I want to say that the whole creative process gives me the motivation and energy to continue with the hobby and the way you make them makes my day, thank you sir

[@wizkidme]

The thing with 3d printing, is you need to think about how much it opens up distribution for a sculptor. 20 years ago you could go to GW, cast it yourself, etc. All of that is expensive though Now a sculptor can shoot their stuff out in the wild, take crazy chances on weird sculpts and find their niche audience globally. Same sort of thing you see now with indie RPG publishers making small games like forbidden psalms. (Im in canada Trent, but Ill happily print you some stuff or send you a big box of misprints if youre interested.resin printing is magic)

[@matthieukiriyama7219]

I love how this is a rather long video about making a few hex bases... And it feels like such an achievement when we get there! I don't know, it encapsulates so well the feeling I get every time I make some little thing at my hobby desk. Today I made some progress building modular tiles for Gaslands and I assembled a gachapon Subaru 360, and I feel like a bloody hero!

[@tabletoppdx]

You're an amazing goblin with all the right vibe. Love your stuff dude!

[@funkaoshi]

Really loving this recent batch of vlogs. It’s really interesting to contrast the kinetic energy of these videos versus your old stuff from 4-5 years ago.

[@TJtheBee]

I can't believe I didn't leave a comment on first watch! I guess I'll have to do it now. You and I have different 3D printing experiences, and I think part of that is just how much we play with the dang machines. I've had my machine for two and a half years and LOVE it. I use an Elegoo Mars, and besides wanting a bigger print bed, it's really great for me. I have my settings dialed in, I use water washable resin with it, and it gets monthly, if not weekly or daily use. What I like about it is that it makes things accessible for me. For example: I need a box to put my curved needles for bookbinding in. No problem; I looked up a box on MyMiniFactory and I've been working on the print. True, the dang thing is taking WAY TOO LONG, because it's failed twice, but that comes with the territory. For me, it's an exercise in problem solving and patience, so when I do get that final box, I'll be pleased as punch. I do get what you're saying though. I used to get those Patreon big bundles of minis and then . . . paint . . . two from the whole set. Wasn't very economical. These days, if I want a mini, I'll wait for it to go up as a single. Sometimes it costs more, but for now I don't mind that. I paint miniatures so rarely now that it's less of a deal to me. There's problems with the technology as with all things, but I'm cool with working through it. Obviously YMMV, which is fair! Different opinions can be a good thing . . . . . . which leads me to my fairly opinionated advice based solely on my own experience: you're printing those bases wrong. Angle them up by 45 degrees, give them some space (don't cram the plate full) let the program make some supports, and then go in and fix them after the fact. As for having that many failures in a row, you probably need to change your FEP. AND: if you want a better printer, go for Elegoo, because their customer service is rad, unlike Anycubic, where you're sort of stuck with what you get. Obviously, this is all my experience, so look up some videos to help . . . but I don't want to see you give up on the technology because of ability alone! PS: those Tau bases ROCK.

[@retr0412]

So many videos! And they’re all about things you love! I am living for this

[@saigancat]

Hexagons are bestagons!

[@Ghost_of_Tibit]

I discovered your channel just recently, but I absolutely love the way your creative process drives anything you do, and from a fellow maker of things I can totally see myself in the way you go about your projects. Great content!

[@innocentbystander309]

What a journey! They turned out better than I could've expected. You sold me on hexes - I didn't know it could be done,

[@Fraserhansen]

Man I hope you don’t burn yourself up with how frequently you’re posting but I really appreciate how you are trying to just go with things. You got this bro!

[@castlecrusadercrafts2841]

watching the absolute chaos and total air of proficiency in you is intoxicating omg keep doing you bro, we'll all eat this content up! Love it!!

[@martynjones3978]

the way you include all your ups and downs!! Lets us all know your unique and still human 😂 Its nice to see the creative process you go thru to get where you are!! Its really endearing to watch and fun too!! 😊

[@cookicha]

So much to watch on KZbin tonight. Mmmh.. Miscast first!!! 😊

[@03dashk64]

Dude, tossing that base mold into the pile was so cathartic to watch. What an awesome experience

[@OzSainT76]

One of my favourite vids. Watching fails is as important as wins. I tell my kids all the time failing is a great way to learn.

[@thomasand3124]

I love the new videos! i really feel like you are just having fun doing what you love and its great! keep up the good work!!

[@tabletop-mini-showcase]

I have mixed feelings about 3d printing, when it works it's like magic, when it fails it's like a kick in the nads...especially when things stick to the sheet and everything has to be emptied and cleaned. I'm glad I have the option to 3d print but it rarely gets done without a boatload of frustration.

[@kirestus]

when you print out bases you gotta print them on a rafts and tilt them so they dont get messed up

[@TimotheeFleury]

Your creative elation is contagious man

[@joesturn7740]

Hexes are rad. They are from the before times of mega creative no-rules game design. They cover the maps of old black and sepia magazine games. I will always support hexes.

[@deepseaminingsyndicate]

This video is like a mirror to my life trying to do absolutely anything ever.

[@tempestterrain]

Awesome format, couldn't stop watching despite needing to sleep before my own flight!

[@jamesbruce1975]

It is an interesting point for whether the mass application of 3D printing is really the best for the hobby. Aside from the "more minis is better minis" philosophy, the application of 3D design in our models has made them more sculpturally impressive sure. But at the cost of enjoyment to paint and ease of painting. Hand sculpted plastic and resin miniatures will always be the best in my eyes.

[@IronWolfZer0]

Funny enough GW did actually offer hexagonal base during the very early days of Rouge Trader. You could actually get square, circle or hexagonal bases when ordering any minis from them.

[@ScaleTrainStation]

I just spent the last two days trying to cast a silicone stamp in a resin 3D printed form, I felt the pain when your cast didn't come out, glad you got everything to work in the end!

[@jacklflynn1]

These videos are always so creatively inspiring to me. Really adds more fuel to my creative drive in all aspects!

[@TheZapan99]

I found excellent large hexagonal monster bases by recasting the ones sold with cheap Japanese Gashapon figures, they go up to 7,5 cm and have a vertical lip.

[@voidLaboratory]

Hex bases and shoes on the couch.... Great video! Cheers.

[@louislowery2877]

Love the fast post on your twisted fun bizarre journey! Very inspiring keep it up. Thanks

[@Zombiewski]

In your slicer raise the models up 3-5 mm, then tilt them 45 degrees. I find this makes flat prints like bases less prone to failure.

[@chester1882]

Something slightly poetic about the ending of this vid - 10 years the tower bases slept and being lost to technology, revived in the modern day, cast into resin and the mold put onto the pile to sleep for another 10 years.

[@toddzircher6168]

I love hex bases! Of course, I'm an old school Mekton Zeta/BattleTech player so they looked good and are practical for those games.

[@MaccusWellMinis]

don't know where you get the energy mate but I love it. Keep up the great work and best of luck to you!

[@runekleppe8887]

sooo great to see someone struggling with thier prints as i do 😄

[@bolicob]

Relatable ending. I had the drive with all my level design and video game creation projects from middle and highschool break and i lost all the data. Feel like burning a bunch of old sketch books. Very sad. But i did learn a lesson in backing up saves

[@Berserkerworks]

I haven't smiled while watching videos this much in along time

[@zid_just_zid]

Im doing som prep for molding a 3d print at the moment, been applying multiple coats of varnish to it as i dont know if the silicone ive got is fine with printed resin, might go ahead and heat it as well, thanks for the tip!

[@nebbynoo1127]

Loving all these new video

[@BadgerBishop]

Wonderful adventure, an epic even.

[@Oasis_Oracle]

1 minute in and he goes “Today we’re gonna be committing some crimes.” strap in everyone

[@shardperson3777]

I could tell you exactly what the issues were with the hex bases in all of those attempts, they're very picky with supports, if they're not perfect they'll print badly. Happy to give a hand with supporting any base files you come up with if you have a discord or some other community where you hang out. I print dice "professionally" so I've got a bunch of experience with printing stuff with large flat surfaces in resin

[@Miscast]

thankyou! when I give this another go I will contact you!

[@fartooeasy7315]

Really enjoying the channel. Thanks, Dude!

[@SadPinkDino]

Omg watching you go adventure is the best

[@nickharvey7233]

Great work Trent. Only 1/3 through the video - loving it getting all a bit Kafkaesque/The Castle for a mo' - enhanced by thoughtful edits and suitably discombobulating soundtrack. Never fail to inspire.

[@stevekearns6173]

Your both great and a credit to the hobby, Hazar!

[@DuelingwithBrushes]

Woah! Four videos in one month, you spoil us sir! Also glory to the hex-base if its good enough for BattleTech, its good enough for Warhammer.

[@CaseyHuebner]

Hex bases! Love it. Use movement trays as well, stick it to the man!

[@Tonks143]

Totally agree on your stance on 3d Printing. I make 10mm figures and I wanted to make a patreon with miniatures but the demand for figures seems so high I've decided not to put them on at all, doesn't stop people asking for this or that though.

[@Markohyay]

That was fantastic mate, really enjoyed it.

[@monkeyhammer]

I did a bunch of base casting for Blackstone forrtress a few years ago and "i mixed some dead bugs in this one" is very relatable 😂

[@KaeEbonrai]

Dude, I make models for 3d printing... I just put out a model or two when I want to - people buy them, they seem happy with them, too - you don't need to make models in bulk, just have good sculpts! Also, to get better results in printing - please consider printing stuff on an angle, and not flat against the plate!

[@friendlyattack1181]

The point made about models havig warmth from them being handmade rings true. I saw a blue morris traveller 1000 on the way to see my father and he said something interestig after having spent a life reading hand drawn maps that swtched to digital in the last few years. He said maybe its that the human eye is more attuned to the warmth(imprecision) of a hand drawn line as opposed to a uniform perfect digital on

[@lssjbrogeta]

been loving the regular content!

[@KingUsyk]

45 degree angle with an even distribution of supports and you will get perfect bases. You were setting yourself up for failure a bit! No learning without mistakes though eh 😅 it's all part of the process

[@Storm-crow13]

print bases perpendicular to the build plate on resin. Only print bases flat on the build plate on FDM

[@Felipe.Portugal]

Hey mate saw you struggle with printing bases just like I did. I HIGHLY recommend watching some videos from Once in a Six Side channel. He has super solid tips on printing. I have a feeling he will give you a new perspective on resin printing, like he did for me. He even has some 3D kitbash vids cheers!

[@skellyoth]

I really like your take on orks :)

[@skellyoth]

@xTheMiscast bro get a better scam then that

[@jamzee_]

Dude youve made me want to reconsider what my ork army really is. I have yet to finish painting them all, so now im probably going to redo a few changes that i made and add some detail to fluff my lore.

[@DoaTheJackalope]

Hex bases, Hex yes! I based a few minis on hexes to fit a Gloomhaven board myself with 3d printing.

[@angelx9724]

Loving these!

[@angelx9724]

BTW Hexes are the superior base style, so no complaints here!

[@mrpotatohead34]

yeah, printing bases are a pain in the ass. I think you should invest in one of those "magnetic print beds" for the photon. peeling off the base flat on the build plate can breaks them, and supports aren't very trustworthy sometimes. with a flexible magnetic plate, you can remove the whole thing after a print, and more easily remove flat bases off your bed. you will need to relevel it though, since the bed will become alot taller in the vat, dont want a broken screen now! something i wish i had when i started

[@x3tc1]

If you are using chitubox: Saving a project as project or stl has a good chance of corrupting the sliced print file (please don't ask me why, chitubox is working in weird ways) leading to the print error you have experienced. Loading a fresh project and slicing everything again should solve the issue.

[@Sir_Bucket]

Letting Miscast loose into your store is like releasing a goblin into a workshop. Something is going to happen, you don't know if it's going to be good or bad, but it will be interesting

[@futurefilm3018]

I really like the content you make and it inspired me to do the same thing and it’s really fun

[@JPGotrokkits]

Fun fact: my first ever Citadel miniatures were a couple of Black Orcs, they were big, ugly figures, I think sculpts were Bob Olley (several telltale markers in his style) but they CAME WITH HEX BASES!!!! So, there's nothing wrong with hex bases, don't let anyone say otherwise.

[@RUSTEDMEAT729]

Beautiful

[@edwardmcalavey2816]

I found printing flat objects can fail alot and you risk it sticking to your bottom plate... do them stacked sideways with supports next time

[@EagleUnleashed]

honestly such a blast watching your new style of vids I love it make some miscast squig beasts with orks to ride Please

[@MimTheDwarf]

i have better luck printing bases on a 40 -45 degree tilt

[@ManglingMinis]

Bloody love a hex base! I made a whole game about duelling knights using them

[@bionicletech]

Damn…the feral craft goblin man really do go ham for a single base…

[@Jesscrayons]

YES! sick as hell

[@goforitpainting]

Cool as always.

[@paulfarr7]

Even the 3D printer was like "Hexagon bases??" ... Hell no! 😆

[@StevilKanevil_]

I can't tell if this recent spate of videos is you being seriously inspired or going through a mental episode. Either way I'm here for it!

[@Miscast]

i appreciate the concern but I just got a lot to show ya and having a lot of fun doing it.

[@josephwiley5880]

I love these videos you make

[@AviTheFire]

Trent skulking cantankerously through Knights of Dice commiting Devilish Deeds (casting bases at a late hour)

[@nightcitycrafts]

love the hex bases. coulda just printed them flat on the bed without support since they've got no detail.

[@arjade_24]

I cannot believe in a single video you have managed to wrangle my top 3 game content creators in a single fell swoop. Haha. Yourself, Viv and Louise are my hobby heroes. You three are the reason i keep making gaming stuff haha

[@thatnvcdm]

You had me at "We're gonna be committing some crimes,"

[@IKMojito]

I might be completely wrong but it looks like your print bed was a little too lose and that could have caused some of those print errors. As a battletech player, it's good to see people become hexbase supremacists

[@lostsanityreturned]

I am not sure what your dislike regarding resin printing is though? Your examples were issues with the culture around miniature distribution no? IMO more modern resin printers are a totally different experience to the old photon and photon s. - they print so much faster (so prototyping isn't hell) - they have better light distribution systems (so dimensions are more reliable) - they handle anti aliasing better - they handle more resin types better (because they can get so much higher exposure) - lasser etched build plates make most adhesion issues a thing of the past - bigger build volume means cramming as much onto a build plate isn't as important - built in carbon filtration options - components are far less disposable (especially when it comes to DLP printers) - resins have advanced dramatically both in detail and sturdiness (I love lost resin casting) - wash and cure stations are commonplace now For folks looking to prototype my current suggestion would be the elegoo mars 4 DLP or the Photon D2. Both are DLP meaning no screens to worry about, both are super accurate and while they don't have huge build volumes they are better than the first gen printers. DLP also meaning they are super forgiving for folks who are new to printer settings too. I know I am gushing a bit, but as someone who got into 3D printing a bit 3 years back and bounced off... then got back into it after the D2 released, it went from being a chore that was too much work to actually put into my workflow, to being something I use without thinking.

[@jackruby6696]

It’s been fun miscast but you putting them on these new hex bases is heresy and this is where we part ways. I wish you the best king.

[@edwardmcalavey2816]

You had me at Hex Base ❤