Speed painting Blackstone Fortress: Pious Vorne

[@MidwinterMinis]

We hit 10,000 subscribers just before this video went live. Thank you all so much for the support! If you haven't subscribed already, what the bloody hell is wrong with you?

[@asz3337]

"Don't subscribe though, whatever you do. I would hate that" - sounds familiar? 😂

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Congrats!! :-)

[@MidwinterMinis]

6 months on, and we've more than doubled! Crazy.

[@inigonachobragglanao4552]

Ok ok i doing ya lo hago macho

[@VaftrudnerKGA]

And less than 2 years later, 193.000 subs. 🤯

[@13Robzilla]

"Brother, where is your incense dangle bangle? You risk Heresy Brother!" Awesome Video. Think Penny needs to go lay the smack down on GW and start changing their naming conventions.

[@MidwinterMinis]

Haha, the 2020 codices are going to be amusing ;)

[@13Robzilla]

@@MidwinterMinis That's the series we need Penny re-reads the codexes with "corrected" Verbiage.

[@mothball7170]

Penny's voice makes me happy. This is the most wholesome painting channel.

[@MidwinterMinis]

Haha, thanks! That makes two of us.

[@Sean-ss8rb]

😬

[@anthonyambrose8783]

It sounds like Guy and Penny narrate while drinking several glasses of wine. Totally love these vids.

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Excellent! I'm really liking the team narration, such a good couples activity :-)

[@MidwinterMinis]

Thanks mate! The brainwashing is finally paying off

[@silas9673]

You and guy are cute together

[@Sean-ss8rb]

These were the first videos I ever watched on KZbin, and I've finally got a hold of Blackstone Fortress to paint! Watching through them all again for inspo

[@Bobdd0]

Thoes flames are so kick ass! And i agree with yall! It's nice to see her in a straight forward no nonsense chestplate

[@MidwinterMinis]

Cheers mate! I can't imagine how painful it would be to be smashed in the sternum wearing boob armour. Ufgh, I feel sick thinking about it.

[@bryceharper5915]

I really appreciate how you put all the contributors right before the model so they still get a worthwhile shoutout but also don’t interrupt the video. Great job as always, I am super excited for our totally non-heretical robotic friend!

[@MidwinterMinis]

Yeah, I think that's a nice format for keeping everyone happy :)

[@Sauruss]

I am not even painting blackstone fortress, I ain't even speedpainting my minis... Yet, I've watch every video on this channel! Keep going you guys are great

[@MidwinterMinis]

Thanks mate! Yeah, hopefully these videos will be universally useful, lots of little tips that hopefully everyone will enjoy :)

[@lankygoggles4785]

I clicked for the painting but i subscribed for the cute commentary

[@MidwinterMinis]

That's how we get 'em ;)

[@philhitchings]

Great wet blend tutorial. I've painted al my figures now but I still look forward to the great tips you share with each vid.

[@MidwinterMinis]

Thanks Phil! Yeah, hopefully there's something in each video even for people who aren't even painting along :)

[@jakobgr]

Thank you SO MUCH for this speed painting series! It got me started with miniature painting, and it has been a blessing to be able to follow along with these videos!

[@luckyskaven13]

After years of painting, it turns out that this is the video which actually got me to try wet blending. I embarked on painting Blackstone fortress with the idea of just speed painting some things to a "board game standard" rather than maxing out what I could do. I ended up learning a new technique to use on showcase models.

[@janroodbol5055]

loving the series you have the a great formula without dragging the painting out to much

[@MidwinterMinis]

Thanks Jan! Yeah, you don't need to see everything. My rule of thumb is that if I find it boring in editing, people will find it boring to watch.

[@johnmackrory8306]

Another great video and additional commentary! Found the wet blending for the flames really helpful.

[@MidwinterMinis]

Thanks John! Yeah, the flames were really fun to paint, too :)

[@IanKsblvrd]

The fire blending was really cool and entertaining. Also I have to say that this music is already a theme in my mind. Thanks for this tutorial!

[@MidwinterMinis]

Haha, thanks Ian! Glad you're enjoying the fire, and the fire music ;)

[@wargameshc]

Great tips on the blending of the flames!

[@MidwinterMinis]

Glad you found it useful!

[@reallymiish]

Perfect timing Guy, right as I'm winding down for the night you upload your saucy ASMR painting...

[@MidwinterMinis]

Haha, is it even that saucy? We could be WAY saucier, but we might get flagged.

[@jonharper8963]

save the sauce for when you’re speed painting Slaanesh. It’ll be the only time when a speedy finish is appreciated 😂

[@reallymiish]

@@MidwinterMinis It's just the right mix of being friendly, informative, and not expecting the viewer to be a god tier painter. Definitely helps me relax before I get to sleep. (please upload more often ive rewatched the blackstone fortress series nearly three times over!)

[@reallymiish]

@@MidwinterMinis Feels futile to reply in youtube comments because of how little of a chance there is of it getting read but hope you take what I said to heart, your channel fills a very fine niche and I hope you take it as far as you can :)

[@MidwinterMinis]

Mate! I literally read and reply to every comment. Have you not noticed? Did it at 1,000 subs. Doing it at 10,000 subs. Someone try and stop me, haha. I really appreciate your feedback, it's comments like this that make all the time and work worthwhile, thank you.

[@benytreeide568]

Second favorite in game character. I've played through the whole game with Pious Vorne.

[@mr.potato2223]

SECOND?

[@ryanoleary4106]

Pious Zorne (throws up the Z hand symbol for Zoltan from dude where’s my car) is the first character I painted and the primary one I play in blackstone. I watch this video and Guy gets it done quicker and nicer! Looks like Midwinter minis may be my secret agenda cause I’m INSPIRED.

[@MidwinterMinis]

Haha, such perfect rule referencing, I love it. I giggled a LOT when I found out UR-025's secret agenda was power-fisting Spindle Drones.

[@ryanoleary4106]

Midwinter Minis there’s gotta be a lot of self loathing in UR to feel so accomplished smashing other robits.

[@tsmole68]

On the issue of GWs latest Paint Pots, two options: re bottle them, I buy 1oz dropper bottles 50 at a time for £8 delivered, you can even peel the GW labels off and place on dropper bottles. Or for those sticky lids use a simple beer bottle opener, saves green teeth! 😉

[@MidwinterMinis]

A bottle opener! Of course! Haha. On the Citadel pot solutions, I get you, and I've ported some over to droppers, but it still feels a bit stupid when they're already at a premium price point. They need to walk their talk.

[@tsmole68]

@@MidwinterMinis I have Citadel paints from 20 yrs ago and unbelievably about 50% are still useable. Back when they were value for money, sadly no longer seem to be the case. Ave you ever used professional grade inks, like FW or Liquitex pro range, incredibly versatile as they have such high pigment load, so can be used out of the pot with great flow properties and great opacity, or thinned into Oblivion to use as a wash or glaze. Drop for drop so much cheaper than "Modelling" paints.

[@BrooksSligh]

Good stuff! Really enjoying this series, can't wait to see the next ep.

[@MidwinterMinis]

He's looking good so far! New video this weekend :)

[@SaltyGoblin73]

She would make a very nice redemptionists for Necromunda

[@jahvyn]

Another cracking video, thanks for your hard work. Congrats on the 10k. Bless up

[@MidwinterMinis]

You're welcome, and thanks! I didn't ever really imagine hitting 1k, never mind 10k, haha.

[@SirLuquent]

This tutorial inspired me to try painting a mini holding a torch, and it turned out great! Thanks for the video, Guy :)

[@MidwinterMinis]

Nice! Glad I could help out matey :)

[@internationalmanofmystery8511]

Traitor guardsman: (screaming, burning to death) Pious: *moans*

[@malorens]

Your videos help me get motivate to paint!

[@MidwinterMinis]

Awesome! We believe in you! :D

[@skarsnikkraka5210]

Stumbled in by chance, instant subscribe! Awesome tips, talk and ambient music 💚

[@MidwinterMinis]

Woo! Thanks mate :) Hope you enjoy our future videos.

[@skarsnikkraka5210]

I await with bated breath! ^_^

[@DeliciousCornbread]

Ha, I just sat down to start some painting myself. Good timing!

[@MidwinterMinis]

We're definitely not standing outside your window. Nice t-shirt, though...

[@DeliciousCornbread]

@@MidwinterMinis REPORTED! Also, +1 for "a fake one" 😂

[@Ziggster90]

i have been waiting for this day :) best hero! I agree about the citadel paints just give us drop bottles please!

[@MidwinterMinis]

I know they'll be scared of the big initial change, displays and everything, but they'll make SO much money. I would happily shell out to replace my current pots.

[@seanjordan5961]

Another great videos guys keep it up, congrats on the 10k subscribers

[@MidwinterMinis]

Thanks Sean! :D

[@aomaggots-]

Penny would be a KILLER narrator for audio books.

[@jimpyre5038]

It’s beautiful!!!

[@MidwinterMinis]

Thanks Jim!

[@maciejekhem1408]

Publish the (godly) damn music already! I'm dying to hear it standalone!

[@MidwinterMinis]

Hahaaa, soon. Maybe. ;)

[@13Robzilla]

I couldn't agree more. He is aware we don't want it...we need it. Good atmospheric music influences the painting being done while listening to it.

[@spookybat285]

Congrats on 10k, I’ve been watching since the Ur-Ghul video and seeing your videos evolve has been awesome, also shout out to Penny, its always nice to hear another woman in hobby things, it tends to be a constant testosterone fest for me normally haha. Keep up the excellent work!!

[@MidwinterMinis]

Thank you! It's been crazy that the Ur-Ghul video was at the start of January, and we just hit 1k then. Hope you enjoy our future videos! :)

[@tomb7642]

6:44 bold of you to assume I could finger paint as a toddler XD

[@MidwinterMinis]

Haha, I bet you could!

[@brim-skerdouglasson]

I’d love to see you guys do a play through once your done.

[@MidwinterMinis]

Possibly! We're not ruling anything out :)

[@Warewolf943]

Pious Vorne is the ideal woman!

[@MidwinterMinis]

... so long as your name isn't in her book!

[@millerpine3806]

Great video 😀 really have to admire how fast you paint. I barely manage to paint one or two colours in that time 😅 Also, congrats with 10k subs, only 30k to go then 😉

[@MidwinterMinis]

Haha, that magic number eh? The trick to getting faster at painting is just to stop caring at the early stages. The first half-hour you can basically just slap paint on wherever, so long as you're going back and tidying, drybrushing, washing, etc.

[@cheesemannickerton2285]

Ok so you have singlehandedly triggered the worst nerd-binge in years, I've watched hours upon hours of lore videos and might just start playing myself :D

[@MidwinterMinis]

Haha, well Blackstone Fortress can be played single-player. I know that probably isn't helpful for you to hear! Good luck :D

[@marionvilleminiatures]

Enjoyable as always.

[@MidwinterMinis]

Thanks mate! :)

[@asz3337]

Ha..... Upload just while I was cutting triangles to stick onto my bases...... Ur-ghouls and spindle drones to be done tonight, just unboxed BF today.... I didn't expect it to look that good tbh...aiming for two weeks tops to get all done. I'll keep you updated and my regards to miss Penny😉

[@MidwinterMinis]

NICE! Great timing, eh? :) Good luck with the set mate, I would also definitely recommend the offensive combo of Pious and UR-025 when you get down to playing, they are LETHAL together.

[@asz3337]

@@MidwinterMinis I'll keep that in mind! Once I've played it through once I'm also looking forward to the mission with the priest and her featured in December's white dwarf. It sounds über-fluffy. Just my thing!

[@asz3337]

@@MidwinterMinis Omg, I just realized you're up to ten thousand subs!!! Congratulations!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😍

[@PeninsulaPaintingProjects]

So you're telling me you don't open the paint with your teeth? Another good painting tutorial great work

[@MidwinterMinis]

I've got a couple of broken P3 bottles that I have to open with my teeth. Green incisors aren't a good look.

[@RIDDICK0911]

At this point they should just sell paints with a braindead Gretchin whose only purpose in life is opening GW bottles.

[@jonharper8963]

Well, there goes my sleeping pattern. Thanks... :p

[@MidwinterMinis]

You're telling me. Blame my video software for crashing TWICE while rendering and delaying the whole process ;)

[@jonharper8963]

Seriously though, really enjoying the series and banter! Keep up the good work!

[@zodiacmilproasia6889]

@@MidwinterMinis But for those of us in Singapore... perfect timing.

[@ltjosh9584]

Wet blending, nah I'm good I just want robot man 😂 Also congrats on 10K!! Been watching since you started the Blackstone fortress videos and they keep getting better, keep it up!

[@MidwinterMinis]

It's so eeeasy though! Give it a go :) Also, Mr Roboto is clomping and stomping his way next week.

[@ryanhager7985]

I second the robot Br549 vote!!!

[@kimhansen8615]

Guys - That's not a fetish... That's an icon.

[@MidwinterMinis]

Don't kink shame me.

[@RyanEdwardsVA]

I know she's been mad busy during COVID, and now you've got little ones on the way, but revisiting this made me dearly miss hearing the co-narration between the two of you. The energy here is just magical and uplifting. Any chance we'll see a return of regular Penny co-narration in the future? (Also #wigglybits)

[@t.lorblanc803]

Another Weekend complete!

[@MidwinterMinis]

We aim to please! Haha

[@t.lorblanc803]

@@MidwinterMinis I really like the dual commentary you have with your gf. It feels very natural. Great job from both of you!

[@СергейКуликов-д4ю3о]

Hey! New awesome video! Thx!

[@MidwinterMinis]

Bloody hell, that was fast!

[@rohanmoss3164]

Do you think you’d ever do a how to paint on the other box sets? Like Shadowspear and dark imperium. I’d love to see how you paint some one like the possessed champions

[@MidwinterMinis]

Certainly the ones that are more "board game" like, for 40k starter sets it's a bit more tricky as people will obviously want different paint schemes/factions, but we'll definitely keep an eye on future sets :)

[@MrZweigck]

Great video again and congratulations to 10k subscribes. I don’t even have Blackstone fortress yet but I am dying to follow your videos! I still haven’t found a cheap alternative for brushes thoug, as I don’t have a normal hobby supply close by... You might want to give some more tips/advice to increase the brush longevity? Thank you for your nice videos again!

[@MidwinterMinis]

Thank you Tobias! I'll be covering brushes in an upcoming video, so stay tuned and hopefully some of your questions will be answered :)

[@carpemkarzi]

Cool vid, gratz on the 10 (you deserve more), agree with the crappy pots annnnnndddd for a neat highlight on her skin I used carroburg crimson wash on the area of skin against her respirator to with thin lines one to her cheeks and on the neck to simulate scarring and inflammation...yeah, it’s kinda gross but seemed to fit her story.

[@MidwinterMinis]

I feel gross after wearing a respirator for an hour while spraying, so it probably makes sense that it would be sore wearing one for days!

[@carpemkarzi]

Also her whole burn victim back story.

[@Ojthemighty]

I tend to get all the paint on first then worry bout cleaning up after then do my dry brushing and washes

[@jameszahm3476]

Good stuff. I've been hesitant to try out wet blending, but if my toddler self can do it, why not me?

[@MidwinterMinis]

Exactly mate! Grown-up you is gonna show toddler-you who's boss ;)

[@gomezzara_creative]

Marvelous guide, also: #nomoregwpots

[@MidwinterMinis]

Ooooo! Them's are fightin' hashtags, haha.

[@drakozozhaeternus2840]

By the Emperor I need that backing track!

[@MidwinterMinis]

Glad you like it so much! Stay tuned for a video where I talk about the plans :)

[@zethnar]

Do you have a bandcamp or something where we can buy a copy of the background music?

[@MidwinterMinis]

We've got plans, let's just say. All will be explained soon :)

[@tsmole68]

I recall you mentioning you're a musician, what are your instruments of choice, & any links to your work?

[@MidwinterMinis]

Ah, I'm not quite ready to bridge that particular gap just yet. Maybe some day :) I play most things to an average level. The usual stuff, bass, guitar, drums, keys, but my main strong point is music production, I think. I've been producing music for various bands for a long time.

[@tsmole68]

@@MidwinterMinis throw out some names, I love discovering new music. I have a VERY eclectic taste 😊

[@wellsb973]

“I have extensive medieval armor knowledge and religious iconography” - another entrant in the D&D player to medievalist pipeline quote challenge.

[@ahrian69]

so, when you're wet blending you wait for the previous color to dry and then paint with another one? I mean, when you put white on a flame do you wait for it to dry or you just put other shade one after another, with no break? thanks!

[@MidwinterMinis]

That process was almost real-time, I just edited out the parts where I did the back of the flame, so it certainly wasn't dry. Try to keep the paint moving, that way you can keep the transitions smooth :)

[@FEBear1]

What brush do you use there? I'm looking for one with a decent size, rounded, like that.

[@MidwinterMinis]

I'll be talking about this in an upcoming video, stay tuned! :)

[@hellboy2097]

will you ever use a gold thats not quite so coppery looking?

[@MidwinterMinis]

You can use a brighter gold if you like! I like it dark and dirty ;)

[@hellboy2097]

@@MidwinterMinis fair play to you sir! really enjoy your videos

[@tsmole68]

Are we going to see the forthcoming Traitor Command expansion added at some point?

[@MidwinterMinis]

So long as I breathe, yes ;)

[@athollmcnicoll256]

Now in only 49 minutes how far down the glass did Penny drink and during the break who made the coffee?

[@MidwinterMinis]

It's a glass per episode narration, for the record ;)

[@tHeInEvItAbLePaRtY]

What brand of brushes do you recommend?

[@MidwinterMinis]

I'll talk about this in an FAQ video that'll be released soon! :)

[@tHeInEvItAbLePaRtY]

@@MidwinterMinis awesome, thank you!

[@tomacc9859]

Yes dropper bottles all day. DOWN WITH POTS! DOWN WITH POTS!. Come on everyone. Let are vox cast be heard.

[@foreignobjecticus4924]

Okay so my bf got into your vids & we bought BF two weeks ago. Now he's lying in bed while I'm following this latest tutorial and I can't for the life of me work out what the purity seals are on Pious. Anyone have any luck?

[@MidwinterMinis]

It's the little pieces of dangling parchment under her left arm :)

[@foreignobjecticus4924]

@@MidwinterMinis AH! Thank you! :) black primer hid it well

[@ceilingface]

Nice. She looks like she could kill you with words just as easily as she could with flamer/chainsword. The blended flames add such a fierce pop to her model; maybe you could show us how to accentuate spot lighting like you would expect from an open flame? I have no idea how to fix your suggested videos but they’re channels such as “Vlad and Nikita”, “Ryan ToysReview” and “Cocomelon - Nursery Rhymes”...those weird channels that target kids and are weirdly exploitative.

[@MidwinterMinis]

Yeah! Source lighting looks great when done right, but honestly it requires quite a lot of work which maybe isn't too appropriate for this series. I did a "glowing blue effects" video last year, but yeah, maybe I'll experiment with flame-light and see if I can nail down a simple technique. As for the suggested videos, yeah, they're always really creepy. It's not just me though, in the first hour or two nearly all other mini-painting videos get that, even Warhammer TV. KZbin really need to sort their system out.

[@ryanhager7985]

Great job! Now paint the dam robot

[@MidwinterMinis]

Ohh lawd, he comin'!

[@AmonTheDevilGod]

There needs to be a "wiggly bits" moment in each video

[@MidwinterMinis]

Maybe a dedicated video? Green stuff wigglybits on demand

[@julianmhall]

GW won't fix the paint pots. It's been an issue for decades and I think it's a deliberate business decision. A friend has paint in a Vallejo paint pot about 20 years old that is still liquid and usable. He also has Citadel paint that is rock hard after a few months. GW I think make the pots that way so you have to keep buying more no matter if you paint regularly or infrequently, so they keep their profits up. It's not as if their paints are already the most expensive out there *sarcasm*

[@blovarsk1069]

Hello ! I'm coming here for help (and also the cool video). I'm a total beginner at the hobby (only painted 1.5 miniatures, mechanicus one) with the paint of a friend. But, I want my own paints ! Problem here : I'm broke and when I look at Midwinter videos, I see he use few paints thats are not overly pricy (I'm looking at you Citadel) and here my question... These paints are enough for someone, like me, that want to do a all bunch of different minis (not even the Blackstone Fortress one) and to take time to make beautiful minis (I don't want to speed paint) ? Thank you in advance ^^ !

[@MidwinterMinis]

Hello! Yes, this colour palette of 14 paints will let you get similar results to hundreds of unique paints. I would recommend watching the "intro tips and tricks" video in this series, it details the paints I recommend :) Good luck!

[@blovarsk1069]

@@MidwinterMinis I've watched it, and it's really useful, I can get all the paints for 37€ (33£ if you're a tea drinker !). I hope it will be enough for me, and hope I will manage to mix these paints ^^ Thank you !

[@MidwinterMinis]

Awesome, in that case, and if you like the paint jobs in this series, I'm sure you'll be fine! Once you're comfortable with them, you can always expand with a new paint here and there, when you feel like you need them :)

[@toteZitrone]

Actually, if you are really, really short at money, technically 4-5 colours would be enough since you can mix every colour from red, yellow and blue, plus white to make it lighter and perhaps black to get it really pure dark. I wouldn't really recommend buying only these because it will be hard to recreate the exact same tone again, but it is definitely worth it thinking about what colour you might be able to skip, or replace with a special colour like a metallic because you only need it occasionally. I often find that starter boxes aren't the best way of building your own personal palette with colours you actually like and need. So I would recommend buying those "pure" colours and adding some other tones that you know you're going to use often / much to begin with.

[@blovarsk1069]

@Midwinter Minis Well, the minis looks really cool, but I don't want to aim for easy, quick paint job, I want to make maybe display one and really cool looking.. At least, even if this is not enough paint, these are not lost ^^ @@toteZitrone Of course, but my skills at mixing paints is not incredible xD I've never touched a brush before wargaming so... Yeah, but thanks for the advice !

[@larrymanns364]

Huh, I actually love the lids for the citadel paints

[@MidwinterMinis]

To each, his own! :)

[@philipblack8694]

Why citadel air paints are not in dropper bottles is beyond me! Or the very least cashing in at selling pippets at a quid a time.

[@MidwinterMinis]

Haha, Citadel droppers would have a metal tube with a glass viewing window, and an embossed rubber squisher. £11.99, or £11.50 in a set of 10 Air paints ;)

[@Blottingpaper]

It's a reliquary !!

[@MidwinterMinis]

Gun-bone.

[@smallndmighty]

The GW pots are shocking mate 🤣i feel like its a deliberate marketing ploy aswell it waste a lot of paint.

[@WhiteAsh0211]

Как всегда круто !

[@MidwinterMinis]

Спасибо друг!

[@theanarkiddie4569]

0:12 she’s joking, but she is right. Gaming in general (board games, tabletop war games, videogames), due to their general appeal to a male audience, often are incredibly misogynistic and shallow in their portrayal of women. I advocate for equality..... Let’s have some naked people of both genders :] Don’t stop female models being sexualised, just sexualise male models too. That way, rather than trying to convince people “hey, women in games can absolutely have personalities” you simply have to show them a male who doesn’t have any character and is simply objectified, that way the logic follows that “oh okay, if I’m a male and I think if I have a personality, yet this guy doesn’t, and I don’t want to objectify myself with a generalisation... then I logically can’t generalise another gender without directly being a hypocrite”. I’m just joking around, I don’t mind if we make female models less sexualised or have male models that are just there for being hot asf too. All I care about is that at some point we do indeed change this up a bit, and we are - it’s slow but we’re getting there.

[@samnelson9038]

Nothing says 40k more than a chainsaw bolted on to a flamethrower.

[@chuckstaresatthings9605]

0:46 tickle me Elmo on the Pallet behind him

[@tylerlawrence1997]

Chainsaw flamethrowers really need to be a thing.

[@mr.potato2223]

Best way to make a campfire

[@zachstuparyk9392]

Penny sounds really young in this video

[@neptunx3182]

It whud be really funny if you made the gas tank bright Red and a white letters whit the local Trade Shop name. haha xD

[@Frozenkoldfury]

Citadels paints aren't perfect, but I honestly hate Dropper Bottles. No hate for anyone who uses the things, I just honestly hate using them.

[@MidwinterMinis]

They both have their bonuses, but for me dropper bottles just make stuff so easy.

[@swimmingcorgi7429]

guy: I have extensive knowledge of medieval armor me: don't say it Guy: and religious iconography me: don't say it me: ... DEUS VULT

[@MidwinterMinis]

Barba tenus sapientes ;)

[@swimmingcorgi7429]

Gratias ago meo

[@DaniilMatveev262]

Am I the only person, who’s white scar paint dries out really quickly?

[@tsmole68]

White paint is heavily pigmented and is the colour that notoriously suffers from drying, get yourself a pot of flow improver, you need the smallest amount.

[@MidwinterMinis]

Yeah, it's notorious for that. I use Vallejo White, which seems much better :) Don't be afraid to add a little more water than you usually would when thinning :) See what works best.

[@darthbretticus6698]

I was a couple of weeks before I even realized the model was a female lol

[@MidwinterMinis]

It's amazing what a skin-head and sensible armour will do ;)

[@olybenjamin]

I hate the citadel pots, they're so messy. Sometimes the paint even squelches out the back for some reason. Please, please, please Citadel change your pots! Every other hobby paint I've used has a better pot/bottle.

[@MidwinterMinis]

Yeah, it's a love-hate relationship for me. Their paints are, in my opinion, second to none. The pots, umm. Not so much.

[@KelRiever]

You know, people might not root for sensible armor so much if it was fair across genders. Conan knew best. Chests bared for everyone...

[@MidwinterMinis]

Mandatory codpieces for all!

[@KelRiever]

@@MidwinterMinis Or not. That's make it very exciting....And yeah, I'm subscribing mate.

[@Heffalord]

Games workshop paint pots are either the greatest example of incompetence I've ever seen, or a nefarious means to force people to spend more money on products they already purchased by drying them out / spilling them.

[@darrincummins9994]

2:08 and they still use those stupid pots

[@cgordon13]

I don't know much about lenses, but I think your range of focus might be too narrow. There are parts where her feet are in focus, but her head is out of focus, etc. The whole model isn't in focus all the time. For example kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaiolmSsbJKtra8 switches from her head to the flames being out of focus as you move the model around. I love the content, but the focus is distracting.

[@MidwinterMinis]

Yup! I'm working on it. Just figuring out how best to balance image quality with focus, and painting with a camera right in my face, haha. Thanks for the feedback :)

[@themanclaw2]

Sensible armor? Lass, she ain't got not helmet. Practical concerns are way at the back of the priority when it comes to model design in 40k as evidenced by oversized flamerthrower-chainsaw while wearing highly flammable robes (far more egregious than armor shaped to emphasize certain body parts, which were a thing historically and not a super huge inconvenience). If the perspective is political in nature, let's please not go there. There's a lot of cool stuff on this channel and I'd rather enjoy warhammer together than have an ideology govern the hobby.

[@MidwinterMinis]

You can enjoy things without agreeing with them, don't worry! Understanding people's opinions without accepting them for yourself is a keystone of maturity and intelligence :) Historically though, boob-armour was deadly. The cleavage recess would crush your sternum if you were knocked from the front, or fell down face-first. The few historical examples were mostly ceremonial.

[@themanclaw2]

@@MidwinterMinis Sorry if I came off as a bit defensive; I've had a lot of experience with people coming forward and demanding that a fandom remove certain characters or aesthetics from the subject matter because it goes against their political ideology, and I don't think it's fair for people to impose their politics on other people. I'm not lumping you into this category because I honestly don't know your position on that, but I do know your make good content on this channel and that people can disagree on real-world issues and still enjoy the game together. Just to clarify something I was saying though, I didn't mean that boob armor was super prevalent historically (there weren't a lot of women in plate historically). When I said armor that emphasized certain body parts, I was more referring to Greco-Roman breastplates which had round pecs and abs shaped into them. Also, in the middle ages, there were these slightly impractical, very sizable codpieces they wore to emphasize one's... Masculinity. Basically, the male equivalent of boob plate wasn't super rare. Sure, boob plate isn't 100% optimal; a strike to the chest my slide toward the sternum, but if it did, it's not going to breach the armor there because most of the force would already have been lost hitting the chest. So, even though it isn't super practical, it's not even in the same league as not wearing a helmet or wearing shoulder pads the size of aircraft carriers. If 40k was 100% practical, it wouldn't 40k. As long as both male and female models are occasionally given the same treatment (as we see with those male models like scions, Janus Draik, and blood angels that have cod pieces, or the scantily clad barbarians), I don't think there is a problem here, and people should be left to enjoy whatever models they want.

[@MidwinterMinis]

@@themanclaw2 I get you, mate! I just think Penny was excited to see a woman in the 40k universe who looked like they were dressed to kick some ass, rather than do a striptease, haha.

[@jackholland2212]

@manclaw It seems like you are the one who is jumping to politics and ideology and she is just expressing her taste and preferences about depiction of "female body" in armour, as a female.

[@themanclaw2]

@@drpenny9844 I could come back with some long-winded retort about how there isn't anything wrong with men creating things that they want from their perspective in the same way that there's nothing wrong with women depicting males the way they want in romance novels, but I'll just leave it at that. This is a nice channel and you seem like a cool person, Penny, so even though I might have been quick to react toward potential signs of real world politics in warhammer, I don't hold it against you personally or what both of you do here.