Rescuing/Converting Celestine the Living Saint

[@MobileTech296]

I’ve always loved the Celestine models and this one is definitely my favourite. The additions are excellent, it’s easy to go overboard with these things but you hit it dead on. 👍

[@ZombieApocalypse09]

Thanks for another awesome video. Another sad mini lifted up to glory! Lots of great ideas here. I definitely like (and will steal) the idea of washing a metallic with another significant color on the model to tie it together. Well done!

[@isisnmagic1812]

Awesome job, love seeing these old videos as I'm only a year into miniature painting.

[@LAJay90]

Wow you smashed that one out of the park great job keep up the awesome work! 👍

[@julianabson7870]

Beautiful and unusual colour schemes. You executed them so well! Thanks Caseyw😀

[@mormacil]

These videos with bold colors and redesigns of models are by far my favorite honestly.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Dayyyyum!!!!! steampunk celestine!?!?! It turned out great, brother :-) Sweet goggles.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Thanks! I appreciate it man!

[@davidedelponte6353]

Very nice job! i really love the wings...and the steam punk mode! thanks for sharing!!!

[@samhumpherys7286]

Thank you for sharing your playlist. You have made a really great channel.

[@Zaprozhan]

Looking pretty damn cool. I like the contrast between the graceful wings and birds, and the bulky hammer and backpack.

[@michaelerickson7364]

This has been my favorite so far! I love how you gave her a robot arm!!

[@footrot17]

Ridiculously good colour choice on the wings, crazy dude.

[@brotheralaric7177]

Frankly, i lovve that idea, steampunk celestine , big ass hammer, goggle, very nice.

[@darangoudie8039]

Wow, been watching your videos for a while. This one was really nice. Can't do it myself but enjoy watching.

[@dabordunkelhand8177]

The Wings! I love the Colors and how you did it!

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Thanks :)

[@QueertureComforts]

This came out AMAZING, especially the wings. Great job Casey

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Thanks 😊

[@CrazyToddler]

You;re the first mini painter I've run across so far on youtube who uses golden paints. Kinda makes me super happy since I've been using that to get into mini painting, and am more familiar with them and other standard acrylics than the marketed for mini paints.

[@SkylighWillo]

Wasn't expecting to see a steampunk Garnet picture but it worked well I think as inspiration 😊 The model looked amazing as always

[@douglascampbell9809]

Nice rescue. I'll have to try that trick you used on the wings. I have the old metal Celestine painted like aged copper without the cape done as a statue figurehead for my scratch built Imperial Guard Leviathan. I may have to switch to the new figure. (yes it's gigantic)

[@swansman2007]

Looks awesome!

[@Connavarza]

Oooh my favorite model...Good Stuff! Love the Conversion. Really appropriate choice with Sister's being re-launched with pre-orders this past weekend.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

It’s funny, I completely forgot that the new Sisters were on pre order this weekend, having this model be this weeks video was completely unintentional lol.

[@karmaq8462]

Very beautiful colors on the wings !

[@frankgarcia9350]

Great job

[@ladle9670]

I love the way that Druchii Violet wash turned the copper into that beautiful rose gold, and I think I'll definitely give it a try on future Battle Sisters.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

It really does make a nice color mix :)

[@tjdoc143]

Great work. I really want to paint this model set, including her two maidens. I painted the original Celestine and got frustrated with her, but it’s an ok paint job. Keep up the good work and keep inspiring us!

[@markwilliams1892]

Best video so far. That was amazing

[@hans-burtonheathcote3910]

Good job. Liked the colours

[@NatesMiniatures]

I think watching the paint go over the wings was very satisfying, great work mate.

[@SnoddiesHobbies]

Yes that part was like watching magic happen.

[@NatesMiniatures]

@@SnoddiesHobbies it was amazing

[@stephenjuba4607]

Love the affect on the wings. Nice job.

[@OverlordOfEcchi]

You just won at life my dude. Golden through the airbrush is hobby magic!

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

They are fantastic paints! I’m a little surprised, but then again, they do make pretty good products.

[@CrimsonTemplar2]

Great work. That effect on the wings is amazing.

[@N312RB]

Wow! I have no interest in 40k or tabletop gaming, but your videos are must watch. Each one is better than the last and I can't wait for the next one.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Thanks man, I appreciate that :) I’m glad you are enjoying the videos.

[@chronatoginfinite]

druchii violet over that copper looks like rose gold, super super super cool

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Yeah it gives it a nice warmth and softness to it :)

[@punchtommy]

Great job! Love your videos. Look forward to every one

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Thanks man :) I appreciate the weekly support!!

[@marklockwood2693]

Simply stunning!

[@samueldempsey640]

Inspirational paint job! May just have to look into an airbrush purchase...

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Thanks man :) Getting an airbrush is so so worth it, it’s such a good investment into your hobby!

[@zenth2]

That is one great paint job you did there really awesome.

[@CraftsAndMinis]

Fantastic conversion and paint. Love the steampunk twist!!

[@rainwater739]

1:38 Is that steampunk Garnet? Love it!

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Hmm, I’m not sure actually, this was the reference photo I got sent with the model, so your guess is as good as mine :)

[@sandyakabatteriehuhn]

Those Wings look amazing! I'm gonna try that on a tzeentch model. Great work, Casey!

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Thanks :) This would work really well for pretty much anything tzeentch!

[@lonnieanderson6138]

Great rescue! Thank you

[@Ernzt8]

Conversions are cool when is well done. This one is. Well done :)

[@chr0nicleart443]

Those wings are gorgeous

[@howyaitsme5393]

Interesting hue in that armour with the purple wash.. Nice mount on the back for the wings, almost as if it was meant to be there. Great job man!

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Thanks man :) I appreciate that very much!

[@TinyStrokesPainting]

Awesome use of a lazy dwarf, he was not paying rent anyway!

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Lol so true, he didn’t need a backpack and hammer anyway.

[@earh0xable]

That was fun! Well done, as always!!

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

I appreciate it man, thanks :)

[@hai7596]

OMFG nice!

[@OvantheWise]

Man the jump pack worked so well, definitely giving me ideas on how I want to convert mine. -though I want to use the wings from some of my storm cast models for my living saint conversion.

[@nocturne777]

Been looking for a color scheme for my Sisters Kill Team and this gives me some great ideas. Nice work on that Celestine man.

[@Sgt40K]

Celestine is one of my favorite models. Great job! Can you do a quick video on brush maintenance? Thanks.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it :) I made a brush maintenance video a couple of months ago, here’s the link : kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5fYoYusfNp7d6c If you meant airbrush maintenance then that video is on its way!

[@Alcodog]

That's a nice rescue,i think though at the wings that i would like to see some green stuff Chameleon colors

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

I thought about it, I have some greenstuff paint that is similar to this color mix, super green with a purple shift. I even set it up with that in mind using the gloss black primer, but then I decided to test out the golden high flow colors since I haven’t used them on the channel yet. The other, and more important reason, is that I’m going to hold off on greenstuff world products until there’s a settlement between Vallejo and GSW over their trademark dispute for colorshift paints.

[@Alcodog]

@@eBayMiniatureRescues Yes the trademark thing holds things back indeed :(

[@stevenleonard6665]

I like the new format! When you're doing shots of yourself, I'd recommend pulling the camera back to more of an upper torso /full torso shot. Just the head filling up the screen is slightly oppressive lol. Great video and great paintjob!

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Thanks for the feedback! Yeah I’m still trying to figure out the best way to have the camera set up, my big head doesn’t look so big on the monitor but when I put it on the tv it is a little much lol.

[@stevenleonard6665]

@@eBayMiniatureRescues just like painting sometimes you need a place for your eyes to rest. If more of your background is shown it gives you a chance to appreciate the focus of the video more.

[@kevinfrantz8721]

Good video as always! You just changed my life buddy. I have been talking with the wife about starting a KZbin channel for miniature painting. I don't have the funds to buy a camera. I heard you could use your cell phone for these videos, but to see you using yours and the quality.... BRO. Officially inspired! Thanks for everything you do.

[@stig78leic]

Gorgeous!

[@CGordNorton]

Now I want a Daemon Primarch Fulgrim painted like this...

[@deltastic]

Wow! I looove the colors, you always do stuff that's different from what I anticipate and I love the outcomes. This is one of your best yet! Glad you got out of your comfort zone, I really love what you did to make her steampunk. :) Would it be ok to do fanart of this design you made? Thanks for sharing your work!

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Thanks man I really appreciate that. Are you kidding? I’d love to see some artwork based on this! If you get around to making it please share it with me :)

[@deltastic]

@@eBayMiniatureRescues Will do! This design is really inspirational!

[@dukeriluo]

I can not deal with that lumpy bit on the wing...… it needs sanded down ahhhhhaaaa lol

[@bradmoshenko7733]

Love it all. Think the birds could have used a bit more love though.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Thanks! I agree, I did a shade and a quick drybrush, but they could have used a little more detail work.

[@makeshift307]

I kitbashed mine with the wings from the drukhari scourge set

[@batman9592]

LOL: A-bad-don/ Abba-don Black! One of them is correct! ;) You forgot the Nihilakh Oxide. jks. I've got an old metal Celestine with Corax wings. And fire coming off the blade. The theme is 50 shades of Gold. Only metallics allowed. I hope it's as cool as yours one day, when i paint it.

[@DWEthronil]

Damn that's a crisp conversion ❤️. Love ur content from the moment I stumbled over ur channel. I actually wanna redo ur noise marine video for myself and our gaming room. BTW I have a semi assembled and primed celestant prime if ur looking for some stuff for your videos 😁

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Thanks :) The noise marine project was awesome, you could really do that kind of base for any model! That would be awesome in a gaming room, since the speaker is Bluetooth you could do a lot with it. You should email me about the celestant prime, I would definitely love to work on one of those. There are tons of awesome color options for that model in particular!

[@DWEthronil]

Allright I am at my nightshift right now. Once I am home I take some pictures. It's assembled in 3 parts. Base with swirls (primed in blue) Main Body (primed gold) Wings (primed in what is called corax white wich is more a light Grey). It is my second prime since I bought one and my wife got me one for my birthday last year and I kinda lost interest in my sce since I switch to grand alliance of Death 🙈

[@TemberGundam]

Ridiculous, seriously . That scroll work is nuts. Along with the rest of it.

[@Whitetyger0090]

what is the tool you use to shape the greenstuff at 2:32?

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

It’s called a color shaper, I’ve been told they aren’t great for greenstuff, although I’ve had no problems using them for it, they work wonders with milliput though. I got mine off of eBay, but if you can get to a craft store with sculpting clay, they usually have them in packs. You want to test the tips to make sure you get a good hardness, otherwise buying online you never know what kind you’re gonna get.

[@Whitetyger0090]

@@eBayMiniatureRescues thank you very much

[@brenon13]

Those wings are killer. I'm going to have to pick up an air brush now because of this singular video

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

It’s so worth it man, there are always opportunities to use it like this that just make it a must have!

[@thereptiledude7247]

Nice to see someone using acrylics other than the paints you can buy at gaming stores. I have done models that turn out really well with the apple paints you get for a buck at the craft store along with those fluid golden paints. Why pay upwards of 5$ for the color I already have when I can always squeeze it out of a tube and thin it down! Lol

[@williamhorn4290]

nice backgrounf music man!

[@jeru_jj1161]

Wait, so the wings are only attached by green stuff?

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

I probably should have mentioned that I tacked them down with super glue after the green stuff dried. Otherwise they would be floppy lol. I used the greenstuff to fill in the extra space on the end of the wings to fit them into the backpack :)

[@Toxic-do1ze]

May I ask what the machine you use to strip your models

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

I use a Famili brand ultrasonic jewelry cleaner with LAs Totally Awesome as the cleaner.

[@Toxic-do1ze]

@@eBayMiniatureRescues thank you and what's LAs

[@aidenbodycoat3681]

YAY no green good job!

[@MGC-XIII]

the gritty texture on her armor is that from your cleaning process?

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Holding it in person I don’t see any grit, but in the video it does look textured. I’m sure it’s not from cleaning it off, I’ve stripped a lot of minis and haven’t seen any issues from it. The metallic flakes in the copper are larger than the other metals in that line, might be coming across as more of a texture than reflection. Or I didn’t thin the paint enough so it’s not smooth.

[@MGC-XIII]

@@eBayMiniatureRescues well it fits a steampunk aesthetic so, not really an issue xD

[@swordnsteele712]

So pretttttyyyyy 😍

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Thank you 😊 I don’t normally go with these kinds of colors but I really enjoyed using them! I’m very glad you like the outcome.

[@matthuckabey007]

The backpack and hammer are great ideas...however. That wing booger doesn't bother you? Your satisfied with those googles...uh,goggles. This music seems like the right choice? With just a little more prep this could have been epic. Spurs and chunks everywhere. Use metal tools with greenstuff instead of the color shaper to get better control. It's a great base coat overall though, cant wait to see it finished.

[@harrisonlorens3585]

What ultrasonic cleaner do you have?

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

It’s a pretty inexpensive Famili brand cleaner from Amazon. Still works great though!

[@insanemang9983]

A saint saving a saint.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Haha much appreciation man, I’m glad you enjoyed it :)

[@j453]

Hey bud, where do you get your color shapers? I've not seen that brand before

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

I got these from eBay with some greenstuff, it was the same price as just the greenstuff alone so I figured why not. There are also packs that include things like a hand drill and bits with your greenstuff. They are almost always on eBay and come in a variety of packs.

[@MaskedRiderChris]

What brand of pin vice are you using, Casey? Mine is kinda garbage and needs replacing. That mini looks amazing, of course!

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Thanks :) The pin vice is the amazon one, it has worked great for the last 6 months or so, no issues, and I think it was like $10 or something. Definitely worth the money :) I went and found the link on amazon, there are several listings for the same one, but this one was cheaper for some reason, it’s $8.49. Bastex Precision Pin Vise Hand Drill with Twist Bits - Set of 11 Pieces. Great for models and Hobby. www.amazon.com/dp/B072M35LDZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_M26gEb3GB64PF

[@jaretmoskal5558]

Are you still using your master g20 or did you upgrade?

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

I still use the G20 for enamels, but I switched to a Badger Sotar 20/20 and Patriot 105.

[@danielklinglesmithv2732]

Because doing this wiTH A brush will ruin your life...

[@johnwiles4661]

Love the custom bits and what you said about blending with an airbrush. She looked great. How long do you guess you spent on her? I seem to take an age to paint minis. I know there are fast and slow painters I'm deffo in the slow camp.

[@ludogienezever]

i feel like getting rid of the birds would really bring this model up a notch

[@JZStudios2]

I like it but honestly the only part of the conversion I don't like are the goggles. That is it.

[@ricky1022]

+1 with everything on the model so detailed the goggles look bad and out of place, rest is good

[@TemperingFaber3]

Sororitas are the best!!!

[@TheRealCalPerr]

I always see the Matrixcardsandgames as Matrix Card Sand Games. Maybe its just me, maybe add spaces

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Haha, yeah, back when I made those slides it was the url for their website, turns out, someone else bought the domain when it was up for renewal, so I put a block on the end of it in the picture as a quick fix, still haven’t gotten around to fully replacing them yet. Definitely need to do that sooner than later though...

[@konservativ_ork408]

Agree with this channel

[@MagnusMoerkoereJohannesen]

Lookin' good, but I wasn't totally sold on that cape. With the colour, it felt like it blended in with the wings, and was it supposed to be that glossy? Looked like, uh... something out of a fetish catalogue ó_ò

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Steampunk is practically a fetish lol, but yeah they are pretty similar in tone. I used a gloss primer so everything is pretty glossy. I normally go back with some dullcoat to matte everything down, but I kinda liked the gloss look so I kept it :)

[@Rigidbearhead]

Purple doves?!?!! Heresy!!!

[@verbatos9498]

Personally, I would've used a lighter skin tone, to get more contrast, currently the face kinda blends in with the rest of the model.

[@valbourne1797]

sorry for the unsolicited advice but I think it could have paid off to not divide the metallic color so that the dwarf kitbash stuff was predominantly a different color to the original celestine. I think the contrast serves to highlight the differences instead of drawing the pieces together. Also If I'm already giving unsolicited advice I feel I should mention that music with lyrics are a bit distracting and clutter the sound of your videos. I mention these things with all due respect and hope they are constructive.

[@7r3v0r]

not sure about the doughnut goggles

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Lol, they are pretty doughnut shaped. I definitely could have done better with them. I when I was making them they seemed alright, but as soon as you blow them up on the camera they start to get funky for sure.

[@nofuxgivens2797]

Waddup with that shit on the right wing

[@Cynder44]

Why are you taking requests? Is this even a rescue channel anymore or just for commissions?

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

I mean...this model was in pretty bad shape. I fixed it and painted it. It was sent in by a subscriber and there was a “challenge” attached to it for fun. It wasn’t a commission or anything. This channel is about rescuing minis and it will remain that way. Sure there will be commissions from time to time, but I gotta keep the lights on you know?

[@ZombieApocalypse09]

@@eBayMiniatureRescues Don't listen to that guy. This was a great video.

[@alcovitch]

using metallic paint with sable brushes = died.

[@themagickgoblin840]

It's well painted but the choice of conversion parts and colour scheme ruin the model for me. A well painted celestine is gorgeous and regal. I hate when people try to force models that aren't remotely steam punky to look steam punky. Again you did a fantastic job but who ever gave this job brief did you dirty

[@xFiebsi]

wow terrible googles sorry man

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

They could have been better

[@geronimo8159]

Kind of a jerk-off comment, sorry man. It's really such a minor detail, and it's not that terrible. Not top-notch, OK, but it doesn't kill the overall look of the mini or something.