Nice Try Games Workshop But I Like Mine Better! Retro Kitbash!

[@captainsewerrat]

It would have been fun if you put all the Scarabs on one Knight sized base like a giant ball of doom with hundreds of legs in every direction.

[@edimusprime]

Like the critter ball from critters 2

[@jdeltaalpha5195]

A Big Ol' Necron Katamari

[@ecyor0]

@@jdeltaalpha5195 ♪♫ Na-naaaa na-na-na na-na naaa-na Katamari Dynasty! ♫♪

[@kathrynsmith53]

Great idea!

[@TaCo0oCaT]

Surely you mean the ancient and glorious Khatamary Dynasty?

[@KyrieFortune]

Just found some 2e Necrons in my father's stash of unpainted miniatures and a very early Black Templar, I can already tell painting them will be a lot of fun

[@petermartin9224]

Nice find!

[@idioticnerd7748]

Still wish the new necrons were as chunky

[@d-emprahexpects]

Paint them! Paint them well! Then give them back to him on father's day, on a plinth. You can get mdf plinths on ebay for very cheap.

[@DamplyDoo]

Does your dad play 40k now? My dad wasn't cool like that

[@swagismund]

This dude has an intergenerational shame pile

[@TheRealKoltoroc]

in second edition when the metal ones released they weren't swarms. they were single models that didn't even have bases

[@Screamingmanta]

Those metal scarabs look really cool mixed in with the newer ones!

[@CptnAwsmBalls]

Let's not forget the medium and extra tiny sizes that came in the Tesseract Vault kit...

[@DiningTablePrintPlay]

"The eagle-eyed amongst my opponents will get a kick out of these pewter beauties" Translation: "I am going to get booted out of a GW store for using 'third-party' miniatures because even the staff won't recognise these antiques"

[@akatoshslayer7599]

The GW store in my area closed down after a comic and hobby store became far more popular as a choice to acquire models and play games. I don't think they are stacking their board with anything other than short term profit seekers and it is showing in the responses they are receiving.

[@jaanikaapa6925]

It's interesting. In the novels I read the scarabs always skittered on the ground, until the new Swords of Calth where the scarabs flew.

[@egziverpendlebury2431]

Im a necron lore enthusiast, as well as a book enthusiast. Yes, you are remembering correctly, in most of the literature produced by GW they were described as skittering and crawling over and thru their enemies. However, you may note that they always had the ability to "fly" or float ever since the introduction of tomb worlds; where, in their first description, scarabs were the Necrons repair constructs and were described as floating thru-out the tomb worlds.

[@EonsOfBattle]

in the 2005 necron codex there is artwork of a scarab floating, maybe that's the first instance

[@harrypowell3734]

Watching these old models and bits being put to good use and making a good looking unit, to me is like taking a sip of a hot cup of tea on a chilly winters day. Keep em coming!

[@JDSG360]

Video was really satisfying to watch. Seeing those old models be given new life or unlife by Necrons was cool so see.

[@haydnc]

They look great. And I love the amount of respect you show to the heritage models.

[@ssreeser95]

Jay: "Paint the rim of the base..." Me: "Black!" Jay: "Gray" Me: "HERETIC!"

[@AzraelThanatos]

Quite honestly, a lot of the dull colors to blend in are something I've moved far away from for a while. With the bases, if you go for a bright color, you can both pick out which minis are yours easily and if you go with a brighter color, you actually get the odd hint of a tactical overlay from a scifi universe, something like the units in StarCraft where there's the light around selected units to make them stand out for you. It's something I first thought of after seeing how a friend painted up the AvP board game minis with a very easy method. All of the minis were based on some plastic canvas, the entire thing was hit with a black primer and a good flat black. The canvas got a worn metal, the minis got a mix of a highlight and drybrush only over the black with a neon color for each faction and the bases rimmed with a different neon shade of the color, the grating then got an ink glaze of the same color. It looked a lot like an older style game or like they were looking through screens tracking things from in universe. Never copied the entire thing, but I've started using brighter colored bases to unify my forces and make them more visibly mine in a lot of games...especially ones with less direct customization to them.

[@lytre_2983]

Me: "Goblin green!"

[@the40kboyz11]

Completely agree with op

[@joshuabirdsall8440]

Fallen ASMODIA MAKE HIM REPENT

[@petermartin9224]

Retro scarab for the win! They came out literally at the last days of 2nd edition, and i do miss them...not trying to make an army out of solely metal models mind you. Long live the plastic!

[@Grundlestorm]

I somehow never even noticed there was a new scarab after the first plastic one. My brain just processed the newest one as being exactly the same as the ones the last time I collected Necrons.

[@maxbrooks5468]

I love your sentiment about not hoarding bits and bobs and just using them if you've got a project you enjoy!

[@EonsOfBattle]

its a skill I learned the hard way

[@grimmriffer]

Gives a good impression of a wave of horrible bugs about to break over some unfortunate!

[@manuelcalle6506]

I LOVE your necron army. It is really amazing to see the difference among the blue ones and the orange ones

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

0:54 You know, there are a range of treatments available over the counter for an infestation of scarabs in your box.

[@fy8798]

These look really good. The nuln oil airbrush and red eye highlight I'd never have thought of.

[@Klopsfett]

Jay, this video came just right after I've purchased a bunch of pre-owned swarms with slight damage to them. Coincidence? .... Most likely, but still very welcome as I plan for their fixes.

[@Geeko170]

I made blue stuff molds of my scarabs. For every plastic one, at least 10 green stuff. Each base had a mound of scarabs under the better looking plastic. Gives a good sense of a swarm.

[@bretts2356]

I think these turned out really super-nice. I wish I had thought of it before building and painting my swarms because these look a lot more menacing than my standard ones. I could always go back and buy more scarabs and rebuild mine like this but I don't think I have it in me to do it. So I will just be jealous of yours.

[@brokenheroics8223]

Loved this project. Mixing older and newer models is a ton of fun. Great job.

[@Curtis_Plays_yt]

Hey great video! I loved the little touch of montage and the fun little tactical play mentions!!! Its really awesome to see such well rounded content! Thanks!

[@inquisitorilyaal3959]

This is by far the most inspiring video you’ve made in my opinion. I started in 2nd ed and I too have a few “keep sakes” I’ve struggled to implement I this Indomitus/Primaris hysteria. 😂✌🏻🎨 good luck gaming with em!

[@jonathanleutwyler4875]

Man Jay these videos are great. I’m going through a whole host of your videos and I keep finding myself saying “damn, that’s exactly how I feel about these things!” Your videos are super relaxing and fun and the projects are always interesting. Your tips are incredibly simple and effective and really make me wanna take care of my own unpainted minis! Also, your scarab swarms are amazing! Superb job! The little preview of how they run in game is also a great feature I love about your videos. Keep doing great things! Thanks for your effort!

[@PurelyTheoretical]

That whole attitude of using old pewter is my entire hobby… I have two pewter guard army’s in progress and another in the bits box.

[@PleasantKenobi]

These are fantastic!

[@false0-078]

GENERAL KENOBI! -lmao low key forgot you played warhammer too used to mtg

[@EonsOfBattle]

Help me Pleasant wan Kenobi you are my only hope.

[@johnclarke25]

Iv still got English civil war figures to paint i bought in 1974 and finished only one regiment must get round to the others one day.

[@PhanthomMaster]

I have to say, I really love what you did with those scarabs.

[@peterdejonge4590]

Loved how u did the old ones 2005 into the others it looks so good

[@phaylnx]

You're off on your dates Jay. I started Necrons in 2002 and I had the plastic scarabs. They dropped the plastic line with their first codex (3rrd edition)drop that same year. In 2005, 4th edition was a year into play. Still, love what you did with them.

[@Del_S]

Metal one is about 1997/98 IIRC

[@eldurwargames]

I've just retro-kitbashed my 60x WHFB 5th edition skellies with the skulls kit. And thanks to you, now I have a good idea for putting it together as a project for a new video!!

[@earthmanbrick]

Really nice job, man. I'll need to try my hand at scratch-building some of these clanking critters. Great vid, dude

[@frannyfranfrancis]

Dope ass hobby apron! Great video as usual! Love the enthusiasm!

[@Cypherdrone99]

That part about hoarding hit the sweet spot

[@brotheralaric7177]

The white with the red/yellow osl, damned it's beautifull.

[@jdeltaalpha5195]

I love the "Please update your account to enable 3rd party hosting" apron.

[@false0-078]

This is a dope video I kinda prefer the old scarab

[@GandalfGreyPill]

awesome stuff. got myself the indomitus box. starting space wolves and necrons. slowly but surely getting stuff painted. never played, but looking forward to learning.

[@mobilegamersunite]

Agreed! Wish I could find some metal boys for realz! I just lost my old collection, so I had to replace it with new models

[@brendangable]

Nice man! I did this exact bash a few months ago but i got the fw charion scarabs in there too!

[@Zeitgeyst]

I love the project! I think a brownish base rim would look better, bcause the grey confuses my eye, it's too similar with the scarabs

[@jonbarnes2424]

Hey man. The original metal scarab came out in January 1997! I remember the White Dwarf with the Sanctuary 101 battle report. The first iteration of little plastic ones came out in 2003 with the first Codex: Necrons, I think.

[@Karloss00]

2:48 - Date correction here. The plastic Necron warriors (and scarabs) were released in 2002 with the 3rd edition Necron Codex. The metal necron models were released back in January 1998.

[@evanlindsey1100]

Have you thought about putting a bunch on a vehicle base? That could look really cool with a massive horde of robobugs skittering as a mass of metallic doom.

[@MajorSvenGaming]

Those metal boys are much older than 2003 buddy... They came in during the very early days of 3rd edition... 1995-7 roughly

[@Lorkynn]

Those swarms actually looking like you know... swarms XD

[@fanoffanf1441]

Whoa as a necrons player that’s a lot a scarabs 😀. (Plus I love how you used all three generations of scarabs too) 😊😊

[@MacNally12punchout]

Just did this with my dark reaper's, swooping hawks and Autarch on jet bike this past week. Next up my shinning spears. 🤘

[@v0ldo295]

I think the old style metal scarab will be the perfect familiar for the necron lord, sitting on his shoulder, or hand

[@DamplyDoo]

I'm new to this channel but this guy just seems legit like a nice dude

[@simon3818]

Ooh a little teaser for what eob battle reports would look like

[@Psycho-Babble]

A month ago I finaly finished my Doomsday Ark that I got from the 2012 Necron Battleforce then they first came out.

[@camilk5185]

wow love the look and amount of scarabs

[@daili4917]

Oh neat, I remember having those metal minis in 98, did it take years to ship them across the pond? Great use of scarab generations, shame the rest of the range looks so different that you can't do the same with warriors, destroyers and immortals.

[@mcgregornw]

I got a necron scarab on a scanner as a prize for winning a game in a GW when necrons were new. I always think of them as the replicators from Stargate

[@DarkMorningFilms]

Awesome conversion my dude!

[@aerouge4492]

2005 is the chunky boy ... it's just round! And the old metal ones are clearly the brutal ones.

[@Monkeyshaman]

I appreciate the smol servoskull adjacent scarab from the 'cawl controlling countless millions and billions' of the self cannibalising little buggers perspective.

[@AnHourOfWolves]

That's was a lot of fun to watch. Thanks for posting.

[@samhoban2509]

Dude, that new paint scheme is dope!

[@oldschoolfrp2326]

I remember my first WHFB orc/goblin army had 5 stands of giant ant swarms because that was the cheapest and fastest way to fill 1/4 of a 2000 point list (all from a dollar store bag of plastic ants and one pack of empty bases)

[@peterwilson9533]

They look amazing

[@margathapai4010]

The look absolutely fantastic!

[@jackjones733]

They look amazing mate

[@seanwhitman8353]

Hey Eons. I love your channel. An idea for your next video: your favorite revamp models. Abbadon, Howling Banshees, that sort of thing.

[@jannebengtsson7338]

I have a buuuunch of old chaos warriors that are from a boardgames back in i think the early 1990s. They are awesome looking with a mantle and hallibards. Only bad thing that they don't have any variations

[@JesusProtects]

I can see a new necron unit using dense clouds of little scarabs like some kind of magic carpet for a necron warrior or something else, with rules similar to eldar jet bikes. Maybe an upgrade for a necron lord.

[@jasonmolenaar119]

That Segway into your patreon was smooth

[@catpratt4246]

I love how he says that the metal scarabs are his pride and joy and then drops it into the container

[@hopkirk87]

I think the dates are a bit off. Plastic necrons came out with the 3rd ed codex in like 2002, the metal ones are from earlier, probably around the release of White Dwarf Issue 216 where their first rules came out for (2nd?) ed. in late 1997 (I think).

[@LifeLongMETALHead83]

WD217, and it was early 98.

[@inakue]

Congrats!

[@KabinMiniatures]

Oh yeah! Chunky old lead Necrons!

[@matthewwhiting2645]

pewter

[@KabinMiniatures]

@@matthewwhiting2645 yeah, you're right! I went back a little too far there, didn't I?

[@EonsOfBattle]

@@KabinMiniatures I always take a bite out of my metal models to see if they are led or not

[@KabinMiniatures]

@@EonsOfBattle sounds like a good way of handling it, what could possibly go wrong?

[@drakedragonking4698]

I wished I had old metal scarab swarms, and really just some good looking necrons

[@j453]

My friend, dollar store shot glasses+dollar store toothpicks= 2$ glue palettes with glue applicators. No more hurt fingers.

[@peterjones4763]

So good! Really enjoyed this video! 👌

[@garfusa2]

The metal scarabs remind me of the replicators from stargate.

[@boop2908]

The 2005 scarab was actually released in 2002 with the plastic necrons. The metal scarab was a 1999 release

[@thewindowsmaaane]

Looks great, Only thing i would have done would be make the old petwer ones into cyclops as well. Otherwise I love it

[@WAD120]

Like you wash technique!

[@clocker9321]

damn i gotta paint those poxwalkers

[@cryinx]

Idk about the grey base outline kinda fights the eye for the actual scarab modles, still super cool tho

[@shamuslockey]

These looked so good

[@vladkriuk5156]

"Who do you play?" "Scarabs" "You mean necrons?" "No. I mean scarabs" *Proceeds to rain 2000 pts of scarabs exclusively on a table*

[@wiganeldar]

Wouldnt it be more than 80 warriors in sure those boxes came with 12 not 10 right?

[@Docktavion]

Whoops, just had to count up my scarabs and I’ve got 112 fully painted bases in my three schemes and split between the three types of scarabs (still a few more scarabs to make additions to other figures and units like another 10 old metals).

[@lolsniped]

I have a space hulk with the limited blood angels terminators who I am wayyyy to scared to even try to paint

[@EonsOfBattle]

PAINT THEM!!!! you will learn so much and you can always re-paint them later.

[@lolsniped]

@@EonsOfBattle i will try.....

[@crystalclearchaos5387]

You should definitely get the old pewter scarab on the diagnostic table

[@fhammer07]

100% feel you on bitz hoarding (and boring space marines)!

[@todsmith6591]

nice job! look great.

[@brotherhoodofsteel4751]

I love how they're crawling all over each other

[@Anzac7RAR]

The OG Necrons were just called Androids in the Space Crusade board game, the old metal ones G1 were pretty derp, second generations of a lot of the models looked amazing(Wraiths and Flayed Ones 😍) then they started making them look stupid, have to admit these scarabs look awesome though

[@markgnepper5636]

Great stuff friend 👏 👍

[@toddwawrejko6346]

I have old pewter marine capt and a few games day models I always wanted.

[@troy6882]

Bloody terror swam there Nice 😃😄😁😆😅 5 Smiles.

[@sciencesold_]

my scarab swarms all had 3, at the time, the swarms had 3 wounds so it made sense to me.

[@HollywoodWargaming]

These are pretty cool and all but have you seen Spruecron Scarabs?

[@Abbojnr]

I get serious replicator vibes from the old metal scarabs,

[@TheothosGentry]

Don't forget the scarab from the mcfarlane necrom figure!

[@EonsOfBattle]

OH NO! why did you tell me??? now I have to buy one.

[@Whagz_BuHu]

Great video