How To Make Alien Eggs For Miniatures & Terrain Scenery

[@radar536]

The intro deserves already a thumbs up. I salute you, brother in pistachio

[@billymachner7551]

These videos are some of the best I've seen. There is some calming mad science going on. It's like the first several steps are just random, then somewhere magic just happens. Awesome videos.

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you very much!

[@Sanorace]

6:21 "You can also use a hot glue gun for this of course, but this is more challenging." I feel like that just about sums up this whole channel. You do you, Paepercuts. Never change.

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you for the nice words my friend! All the best ;)

[@docwex]

Man, Great video. You are the Miniatures MacGyver!

[@maxfalconi6995]

Your ingenuity is the most sagacious tool at your disposal. Another amazing video. I really enjoy them. Thank you for posting.

[@Ezilyn]

These videos have awoken my mighty desire to do miniatures. A mighty, mighty need.

[@poloshirtsamurai]

That bit you did with the melted glue and the water is genius!

[@samanthalacroix2687]

LOVED IT!!! I want to say WELL DONE mate! I am going to be making some scenery for wargaming next week and this just solved my egg problem so TYVM. I did not think think about using colors in the hot glue tendril's before. I have used colored glue sticks before but I never felt I got a good return on the investment. Now I have a very nifty little trick to add to my tool box. I don't know if you have tried this but there is a vastly cheaper alternative to the resin....clear PVA glue. It can't do everything resin can but for something that is self contained like this it is a huge money saver.

[@shaoyangsun8775]

Wow..... Pistachio shell really amazing, thx for sharing

[@djvertical]

The amount of work that goes into the those is crazy! Worth it tho. They look great! 👍🏻

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you

[@diaz5292]

Great video. And brilliant idea using those straws! And the hot glue, wow great ideas and great effect. Totally gonna follow this procedure. Thanks for the upload!

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you! Glad you found it useful and good luck with your own projects! ;)

[@TwiceTurn]

GRATZ on the 5k man! You deserve a billion more!

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you sir! I appreciate your support, all the best!

[@stefanklossek7857]

My absolute favorite. Must have watched this 10 times already. I also build a few eggs, your‘s look waaay better 😊

[@martinthewarrior5016]

yay! good to see u back! not done a vid in a while. not sure where im gonna use this, but i will store it in my mental box of ideas for when i might need it :-)

[@Paepercuts]

Thanks! Got a bit snowed under with work lately. Glad you liked the vid, cheers ;)

[@dustinsmith2021]

Tons of super secret tech in this video. Great stuff

[@fifthofascalante7311]

The attention to detail is incredible. Amazing job.

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you!

[@The.Home.Cinema.Engineer]

well done!!!! omg did not expect it to look that good!

[@squizzy6143]

fantastic idea... phenomenal work... thank u for sharing... very entertaining to watch

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you and you're very welcome!

[@ROY07401]

Yes he is back! Make plz more video !? You really have a good idea of terrain.

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you! I'll do my best ;)

[@wetbread4009]

You're a genius, great idea, great design, great finished product! Keep up the great work!

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you very much glad you liked it! Cheers

[@TheRunesmythe]

Very cool; when I saw the thumbnail on my subscription page I wondered how you were going to pull it off and you didn't disappoint. The eggs looked suitably gross and creepy and the scratch built facehuggers were very impressive.

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you very much! Always challenging to make something so well known to people, glad you liked the end result ! All the best my friend.

[@pandarenBrewmaster62]

That is so weird, just the other day was having some pistachios and thought these must have a use in modeling. Was thinking of some sort of fruit in the middle of the plastic ferns you can get as a grass matt. Never thought of them as alien eggs, that's really cool!

[@Paepercuts]

Thanks! Oh that was a good thought and that's actually a good idea, shows you have a keen eye for creativity! Cheers

[@RobinPortnoff]

Great process and result!

[@aisterpainting781]

Incredible, I really like the idea to make eggs. Making hot colored glue can be dangerous but it's a great idea. Thanks.

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you! Glad you found it useful, cheers ;)

[@dhcraft9472]

you can get low temp hot glue in clear and colours . The wax crayons melt at a low heat or experiment with the coloured glue sticks or try crushed pastels. a lot of modeller use them in the weathering stage.

[@13Robzilla]

Absolutely amazing! How do you go from trash to awesome? Easy, you just need the mystery ingredients...Talent, Skill, and Imagination all of which you have in spades sir. Thank you for this video. Would love to see a Tyranid army with these and a similar paint scheme.

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you sir and you're welcome!

[@Iceshard2409]

earned yourself another subscriber, you do brilliant work, I especially like the way you create materials from scratch. Like the fine coarse papermachet, simply brilliant, well done!

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you very much!

[@ellagrant6190]

Brilliant job mate.

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you

[@vasili1207]

Why haven't you shown up in my feed before ... This is sweet

[@cindyhilt9371]

Another amazing video. Thank you. So many ideas and new techniques.

[@kristinebaker5477]

Absolutely Amazing 😉. I’m a Super Big Fan of all the Alien Movies, Including AVP. Also all the Resident Evil Movies as well. Oh , and The Walking Dead Series. Love your videos 😀

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you i'm glad you like my video's ;) Thanks for your comments

[@I2iptor]

as always, amazing build and great tutorial.

[@Paepercuts]

Thanks man! glad you liked it

[@kokothekoala5495]

Thanks so much for this video!!! My dad loves this series and I bet he will love this video! Great job, please make more Alien inspired videos

[@Paepercuts]

Thanks and you're very welcome!

[@Celewk]

Absolutely stunning video, I´m really impressed right now, thanks for that!!

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you very much glad you liked it! ;)

[@justing4891]

Awesome Video thats really impressive love the detail👍👍

[@Paepercuts]

Thanks!

[@TierDrama]

wow. one of the best tutorials out there...so many different techniques and ideas...crazy and way beyond normal tabletop gaming standard... can you give me a tip about needlesize and air pressure when you use the vallejo varnish? also is it diluted?

[@Paepercuts]

Thanks so much glad you enjoyed it! I usually use around 15-20 PSI for my varnishing. I dilute my gloss varnish 1:1 with distilled water, and satin/ matt 2 parts varnish to 1 dist. water. Straight from the bottle it is very unforgiving and it will clog up your nozzle really quick. Make sure you add your water in the cup first and then the varnish and mix to prevent this (or mix in a seperate cup) Needle size i use 0,2 and also 0,15 doesn't really matter, just make sure you wear a dustcap or something similar as this stuff can be hard on your lungs i found out ;) Good luck!

[@liamthecollector]

this is a really nice idea. thanks a lot for sharing

[@smackroscoe]

Ingeniously executed. Pro work!

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you

[@skreppeknekker]

Now this is some bachelor cooking right here!

[@coregeek]

Phenomenal detailed work here. Thanks for sharing this. I learned some new techniques too. May give these a go.

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you very much glad you found it useful!

[@AdventuresHobbies]

That is just straight up awesome!!!!

[@jamesgillam6478]

Love it man! I couldn't see some veryyyy light dry brushing looking good too but they look great as is as well!

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you! Oh yes a light drybrush could make them stand out some more for sure, they got lot's of texture. You have a sharp eye on detail i like that! Cheers

[@jamesgillam6478]

Paepercuts yeh heaps of awesome texture!

[@silenttraveler2710]

Total Awesomeness

[@riakooijman1215]

haha, briljant!!! ik hoop dat je vaker videos kan maken :) informatief en grappig (in a nutshell lol)

[@Paepercuts]

Dank je ;) Ik ga m'n best doen, bedankt voor je comment!

[@gameaholic18]

These are fantastic i wish i seen this before i made mine i used the similar texture technique but i used quail eggs and paper masheyd(is that how its spelt) around the eggs then cut it into 4 seperate bits then arranged them for the overlapping shape. Then had the smallest fried eggs ever haha. Great work.

[@Paepercuts]

Thanks that is a good creative idea. Those quail eggs are tiny i know all about it haha. I used to poach and also bake them working in a restaurant. Really tricky not to break the yolks!

[@RainArenas]

Nicely done!

[@junoneith6928]

Great tutorial and creativity. Thanks for sharing. Where I'm from it's not easy to find the gel you use could it be possible to use a spackling paste? Thanks again, keep imagining and creating!!!

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you! Technically you could, but spackle is quite crumbly so it will be difficult, you may have to mix it with some PVA glue to get it more 'gelly'. You may want to search for clear/ transparent caulk next time you're at the hardware store ( in a re-sealable tube ) It's cheap and is very similar to that gel i'm using. Good luck!

[@junoneith6928]

@@Paepercuts Thanks for your fast answer. Keep that creativity flowing! Great day & stay safe.

[@koenigna]

This is so awesome. Adding it to my to do list!

[@Paepercuts]

Good to hear and thanks!

[@Fnordathoth]

This was amazing, thank you so much for posting this!

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you and you're welcome!

[@jirhonarmstrong4107]

Hello my friend I just started watching your channel, and must say you do some​ great work. I love the eggs, you've helped me with my avp campaign a great deal

[@Paepercuts]

Hi there! Thank you glad you liked my vids and that they are of use to you! A.v.P is awesome i hope to get my hands on that Xenomorph Queen one day. Cheers ;)

[@mhxistenz]

So creative!

[@Paepercuts]

Glad you liked it, many thanks!

[@jeffreygiven4713]

I regret that I have but one like to give for the sake of this video.

[@luccadeo69]

Holy smokes dude. This was amazing.

[@titafycreatures1051]

The cookie monster part made me jump scare but laugh at the same time ahajajaXD!

[@MarcosVinicius-xm6rx]

You are a genius! Congrats!

[@randybookman]

Thank you so much for this video. Absolutely brilliant.

[@Paepercuts]

Thanks and you're welcome!

[@erickreyes8339]

Man I've been watching some of your designs .. sweet man.. really kool

[@Paepercuts]

Thanks!

[@nachailim4004]

Very very cool!!!

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you glad you liked them :)

[@brotheralaric7177]

I wonder if the same process can be used for a tyranide hive, i don't know if they lay eggs.

[@Paepercuts]

Could be nice idea yes! Some WH 40k players told me Tyranids hatch from Tervigons and such, but i know very little of this ;)

[@brotheralaric7177]

ha yes, the tervigon, didn't remember of that,thanks.

[@neptuneflower9156]

Wow thats amazing!!!!

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you!

[@brendaho8442]

This is amazing. I can't wait to try this!!

[@MrTaz6552]

brilliant work - again

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you very much glad you liked it ;)

[@Todn_Hamekul]

just incredible

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you glad you liked it!

[@Xn7000]

I was waiting for the dad joke, and you didn't disappoint. =]

[@Paepercuts]

Hahaha well thank you and you're very welcome. It's hard to stay serious for 30 mins in front of a mic ! Hope that EGGSplained it, cheers my friend ;)

[@natanmandala]

This is awsome man. Thanks for showing this and taking the time to do so...SBN RESONATE

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you and you're welcome!

[@TwiceTurn]

Fak i hated those eggs when i was a kid! you made me relive the horror man thanks! As always keep up your great work man!

[@Paepercuts]

Many thanks! Haha i was the same. I watched it when i was very young, always a quick check under the bed before sleep :p

[@kakurof]

Amazing tips for this build :)

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you very much glad you liked it ;)

[@spetsnaz7979]

you are honestly really tallented

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you very much, glad you liked it ;)

[@migueldeclercq3883]

Prachtig gedaan! Ben je Belg of Nederlander?

[@Paepercuts]

Thanks en NL ;)

[@ThisOLmaan]

great video,

[@marcellocolombarini1653]

Superb!

[@machinegundevildog5097]

Very impressive

[@xt34uevo]

Why do you use oil paint on some miniatures, and acrylic on others? Also, great work once again :)

[@Paepercuts]

Thanks! I use oils usually when i want to remove it from the raised areas, it gives more working time and a richer tone. Acrylics when i want to stain or filter an entire surface ;)

[@ROCCOTHEGREAT]

oh wow!

[@connorshaw-case6030]

wow your just great.

[@mojonoodle]

Amazing!

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you very much ;)

[@olschoolgamer1869]

I sense that you went to culinary school at some point. Great video, very well thought out.

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you glad you liked it! Yea i've been a chef for many years, sometimes comes in handy ;)

[@BeastnBrushes]

this was awesome, now I have an excuse to buy pistachos ;D

[@Paepercuts]

Thanks! Oh yes definitely, i'd tell myself i need to make a whole hatchery so i could finish the whole bag in one go. Enjoy! ;)

[@martynshaw8395]

Brilliant tip

[@phxcppdvlazi]

Amazing

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you very much :)

[@mrbushi1062]

why are oil washes a thing? I've been seeing them more and more lately

[@TheRunesmythe]

Well, they provide access to colors that you may not be able to find in acrylic washes and they tend to have better cohesion and the colors seem to be a bit richer. A big thing with them though is that, unlike acrylic washes, they're very easy to remove from areas you don't want them in using some more white spirit; with acrylic washes, if you've sealed the surface you may still be able to get most of the wash off but it generally takes a lot of time and work, whereas on the same sealed surface oil wash will come away quickly and with minimal effort.

[@dannymolenaar2202]

aangezien de tentakels zijn gemaakt met lijmsticks hoe hitte bestendig is het eindproduct?

[@Paepercuts]

Ze zijn redelijk hittebestendig, ik zou er geen aansteker bij houden maar ik heb er geen problemen mee gehad tot nu toe. Beetje plakkerig in het begin maar ik geef ze een laag primer en wat tegelvoegmiddel dat maakt ze ook wat sterker. Heb er recentelijk nog wat lianen voor bomen mee gemaakt die hebben de warme zomer ook overleefd ;) Succes

[@GrislyBeasty]

New ramen bowl idea

[@russian-thaiorganization.9204]

I eat these all day!

[@Paepercuts]

Nice!

[@Max-of9ve]

wow ik wist niet dat nederlanders zo creatief waren

[@Paepercuts]

Thanks!

[@Max-of9ve]

graag gedaan maar ze zijn ook echt heel mooi geworden!!!

[@davidkminis848]

good vid bud

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you very much

[@nestorrg7856]

Lovely.

[@brabopainter]

long time no see. but this is awesome project. 😉

[@Paepercuts]

Thank you! Yea got a bit distracted with work lately but hope i can dish out more vids in the coming time, cheers ;)

[@aldenbrowne3750]

Can you make the alien

[@Paepercuts]

That would be difficult i think, but i've got my eyes on an alien queen model i want to buy for this

[@anthonydauphin9624]

yeah! Thank you!!

[@Paepercuts]

You're very welcome!

[@Miniac]

Someone knows how to handle a sautée pan ;)

[@Paepercuts]

Thanks man! Haha yea i got some 20+ years of restaurant experience so that helps ;)

[@Miniac]

Paepercuts dang! that's a cool little fun fact!

[@AlexBabcock-hw9iz]

Ahhh I just asked in another vid if you were a chef theres my answer.

[@petroopa1667]

Hey Miniac, cool to see you here! Trying to get more info for your dioramas?

[@howardfinnegan1840]

i know Im asking the wrong place but does any of you know of a trick to log back into an instagram account? I stupidly forgot my login password. I love any assistance you can give me.

[@tomreurink8391]

are you dutch??.. im just wondering..

[@Paepercuts]

Yup Dutch here. What gave me away? the accent? ;-p

[@tomreurink8391]

Paepercuts ja ik ben zelf nederlands ik hoorde het direct

[@JaKorsarz]

What about mature xenomorph? Alien Queen? :)

[@Paepercuts]

Oh yes that would be the ultimate miniature! There is a nice model in the Alien vs. Predator game i'd love to get it!

[@DesfigurinesetdesJeux]

great !!! thanks

[@Paepercuts]

Thanks and you're welcome! ;)

[@DanielBouskila]

Hi buddy would you sell some of these? or make ?

[@Paepercuts]

Hey there. Well at the moment i can't take on any more commissions unfortunately, i hope to get some more time available soon. Thanks for your interest all the best ;)

[@martinthewarrior5016]

whats the music at 24:30 pls?

[@Paepercuts]

Song is by Silent Partner - Desert Sky m8

[@martinthewarrior5016]

thx also, is there anything u would do differently next time? just wondering...

[@Paepercuts]

You're welcome. Well looking back i think it would be easier had i primed and painted the shell insides first before assembly. Was a bit hard to reach :)

[@xtroyboy7338]

Are you willing to sell a few of them?

[@NomadMakes]

I got this idea when watching this video: How about using pistaccio nut shells for tree mushrooms? Instead of greenstuff... If you have the inclination, stop by my fledgling woodworking and hobbyist channel and show some support. Cheers.

[@ProfessionallyIdiotic]

You NL your voice doed

[@tonyk421]

So who dropped this in there next role playing game unannounced?