How to Paint Your Minis Without Fear

Fear can hinder your motivation in the tabletop wargaming hobby, and Uncle Atom is here to help you face your fears.
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[@TheTechnoman7]

"They shall be my finest hobbyists, these nerds who give of their time to me. Like plastic I shall mould them, and in the furnace of video tutorials they will be forged. They will be of iron will and steely adhesives. In great workspaces shall I seat them, and with the mightiest brushes will they be armed. They will be untouched by anxiety and worry, no procrastination will blight them. They will have techniques, workflows and hobby tools such that no project can best them in their free time. They are my bulwark against grey minis. They are the defenders of the tabletop. They are my hobby painters, and they shall know no fear."

[@TheTechnoman7]

Get off my comment you damn robots.

[@thenachomancandysavage4074]

That was badass dude

[@JEGranberg]

“Sucking at something is the first step at being kinda good at something” - Jake the Dog

[@tabletopminions]

I was trying to remember that quote as I was filming, but I was sure I didn't have it right in my head. Thanks for watching!

[@qx1100]

“You’re never failing as long as you’re learning” -Bob Ross

[@rodneykelly8768]

“We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents.”― Bob Ross

[@giraton1]

Painting with that mindset is so bloody freeing.

[@tabletopminions]

That Bob Ross was a smart man. Thanks for watching!

[@drowningin]

Ever notice Bob Ross has absolutely no haters? Everyone famous gets haters just because whatever. Not him! Everyone loves Bob Ross

[@mikestody]

Fear is the mind killer. The -spice- paint must flow.

[@mattmale7183]

It is with paint alone I set my brush in motion. It is by the contrasts of Citadel that painting acquires speed, the hands acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is with paint alone I set my brush in motion.

[@briarstingwrf7284]

I will face my fear and let it pass through me

[@Chapterhouse86]

Guild Navigators have always reminded me of 40k lore for some reason. The entire Spacing Guild really. Frank Herbert was such a genius. Too bad his son is a sell out hack, and shat all over his legacy.

[@BillRoyMcBill]

Practice on bags of plastic army men, they might get so good that you'll want to use them in a game.

[@BloodpactORG]

Ha, I have two drawers full of Kroot, like 200 of them, since GW made them awful I just use them for whatever testing purpouses like trying different primer etc.

[@davekachel]

true story. I startet with plastic army men. Wanted them to play crossfire. Never played it. Loved the painting to much.

[@MrSmithers]

Ah yes, the astra militarum.

[@ryanbright7496]

Proverbs of Wargaming

[@WarsmithThanatos]

Face your painting without fear, embrace your painted models without regret.

[@olafolafsson2755]

no regret - hard to learn - but worth it.

[@davidekstrom9595]

Well put

[@grayalun]

It took me a while to get this mantra, ironically my fear of painting stuff as much as I wanted to meant I improved slowly. To quite Baz Luhrman the race is long and in the end its only with yourself.

[@Farmers-Almanac]

This video just reinvigorated me to start painting again. Just got into the hobby, and have bought a lot of Age of Sigmar models. Fear is the main reason that 99% of them are unpainted.

[@davidekstrom9595]

Aaron Bunn sure it's not excuses?

[@Farmers-Almanac]

@@davidekstrom9595 well I just follow a lot of pages where people post their finished models, and they all look amazing. And when I start painting, sometimes I quit early because I feel like mine will never turn out even half as good as all of the finished ones I see other posting. But I just got a few more done after this video was posted!

[@drowningin]

@@Farmers-Almanac watch this kzbin.info/www/bejne/rF6lnYmPe92ZiKM

[@adamgardner2244]

Keep going buddy. At some point you will post your finished models and someone will be jealous of your work.

[@DMNKLR_official]

I always tell people 3 things, when they're too scared to paint minis. 1) start out with metal minis, because if you mess up the paint, you can use literally any paint stripping agent available to start fresh, and as many times as you want or need to. 2) if you feel that the mini you want to paint is too advanced for your skill level, don't buy it yet. Wait until you feel more comfortable. The only exceptions are if it's a hard-to-find/get mini/model, it's OOP, or it's soon to be OOP. In those cases, just get it while you can, and set it somewhere safe, but won't intimidate you by constantly being within eyesight. 3) it's okay to take your time. Move at your own pace, and take all the time you need, in order to gradually develop and improve your skills.

[@dariusbedarius714]

As a hermit from Lithuania I must say that he is correct

[@TheCimbrianBull]

ROFL! 🤣 😂 😅 That is oddly specific, though.

[@jameshatfield8410]

@@TheCimbrianBull If you watch the video you'll understand 😎

[@TheCimbrianBull]

@@jameshatfield8410 Thanks for the reply. However, I did watch the video and read the comment while he said it.

[@calveras86]

Could you make a bust for me?

[@MrSJPowell]

“You can’t screw this up. The number one reason I see people say they don’t want to try [a technique] is they’re afraid; they’re afraid they’re going to mess it up. I don’t know what that means. It’s paint. You can’t mess it up.” -Vince Venturella

[@renmomo3510]

hey uncle atom! i'm that person that you talked to at nova multiple times that has the boyfriend who is afraid of getting into painting. just saying, it couldn't have come at a better time as i'm shipping out his starter kit with some green army men i have and the basic tools we use (hobby knife, glue, nippers, etc), and he's a bit more willing now after seeing this :)

[@g.matthews500]

Always watch for the crystalline insights like "stripping models is a skill in itself" and Atom never disappoints. One of the most humane channels on KZbin.

[@prezzeruk4054]

I used to paint and game minis in my late teens early twenties. Iam 48 now, and at the moment have alot of free time, due to spinal problems. Ive been wanting to get back into painting figures for the last year or so, but i cant believe the price of games workshop stuff! Its astronomical!! And thats plastic! Wen i gamed and painted it was nearly all metal figures! So i decided to visit my local pound shops/dollar stores and buy some cheap action figures. I started off just improving their original paint jobs, adding shading, highlighting etc. Now iam cutting limbs off and repositioning to get the stances i want. Then filling all the joint gaps in with milliput, adding features like robotic legs, removing part of thr head so it looks like a metallic endoskeleton underneath, adding weapons and little bits and bobs, and they look amazing! Iam currently modding a cheap figure to look like a dayz character! So my advice is if u want a go at painting, buy a cheap action figure and repaint it! Just wipe down with meths or alchohol and paint over the original paint job. Or buy second hand minis and repaint those! Point is, just do it, try it, have a go!

[@bartorzech21]

I think it's also good to look at smaller places, stuff like Khursan are affordable.

[@CharlieO_]

Bro - I think we're related. What you're doing is great. Keep it up! I started getting into customizing various mecha lines. We bought a game that Atom recommended a while back (Ganesha Games - thanks Atom), chose our scale, developed some basic scenery, bought cheap models and started playing. Paint jobs are getting better every time! Hang in there, friend - hope things heal up quickly and good as new!

[@ew1258]

Good that you're back into it! My story is simaliar to yours. I've been back in the paint game a couple years now. Still have models and minis I feel I'm not ready "good enough" to paint yet.

[@prezzeruk4054]

@@ew1258 iam also dabbling with polymer clay, with quite pleasing results so far, very satisfying to mould something with ur fingers and a few cheap tools. And if it dont work out, simply squidge it back into a lump and start again! Ive made a decent looking backpack for my dayz character model. Back wen i did 40k more seriously, i gamed with my minis but my main passion was the painting and building scratch built scenery. Made some nice pieces!

[@MyName-tb9oz]

@@bartorzech21, Neat stuff, some of it. Not really all that cheap, to my impoverished wallet. (For those looking for a link: khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/ )

[@MentoliptusBanko]

Wise words again. And super awesome Dune citation :) I never strip my painted models, they remind me of the progress I've made :)

[@alexecon4330]

THIS

[@Thannak]

My anxiety: “Everything I have has been discontinued by GW, I have one shot at honoring this sculpt.”

[@Fluffykaiis2291]

You can strip metal models and plastic ones in Isopropyl 99% alcohol, it will take the paint right off with very little scrubbing and wont melt the model even if its been submerged in it for months and it doesnt gunk up like dettol/simplegreen/etc does. I've been stripping 20 years of space marines with it :)

[@jamiecrisalli3643]

I see you too snatched up an Aventis Firestrike. Literally the biggest thing I've ever bought to paint and now I'm scared of it.

[@lunahula]

I would say that this is a rule for life, not just painting. One of those secrets you can learn at any age, going in and grabbing that nettle with confidence and you don't get stung and hey if you do get stung, always a dock leaf nearby. *Painting Tip of the Day* : Keep easily accessible wet wipes by the place you paint. Then if you ever spill any or get too much on your hands when you need to answer the phone or something else, you have an easy close up solution. Saved me a lot of trouble.

[@MikeConstantinou]

after painting for 30+ years, I still suffer from this..

[@MyName-tb9oz]

This is probably something I needed to hear. It's funny that a lot of people think I'm humble-bragging when I tell them that I have crippling perfectionism. "Oh, he's just bragging about how prefect he makes everything." No. No, not at all. I'm saying that I have a really hard time even starting anything because there is a slight chance that it isn't going to turn out absolutely perfectly the first time I try it. Actually finishing something (especially after I've made any kind of mistake) is almost impossible.

[@Lucassrizzo]

Uncle Atom!! You are the Tony Robbins of the mini painting community. Keep that sweet sweet river of motivation flowing!

[@giraton1]

Take it from the space marines, "They shall know no fear." They may be giant hulking super humans but they still have to pump themselves up to feel no fear.

[@Acebaur1]

I find it hilarious that you thought about this at Gencon. A few years ago (I think it was the year I met you at Gencon) my friend and I took a greenstuff sculpting class at Gencon. One thing he kept saying was that you need to "lose the fear" and not be afraid of messing up. My friend and I say that to each other whenever we have doubt about something we're working on. Everyone needs to see this video!

[@lazerjayzer9981]

Something I did when I bought Dante for my blood angels army is I 3D printed dante in really bad quality so I could practice and then once I was confident in my ability to paint him to an acceptable degree by my standards, I went out and bought him. He's currently my favourite model in my whole army

[@puskajuska]

Trying new techniques on expensive model will make you try your best.

[@BigAbeTwelve]

I’m really afraid of varnishing my models. I’ve put so much time in painting them and now I’m avoiding games just because I’m afraid of rubbing off some paint. I’m confident while painting at all but varnishing gives me the chills. I tried with one mini and it turned out way to matte and very cloudy...

[@NikoTeaJay]

I hope you got that fixed. If not, keep trying:) try different distances etc.. Spray priming is a skill like any other and a tad fickle on top of it. I do all my priming and varnishing with a brush because I reeeeally dislike the fumes. I suppose that's one option for you. It's got its own downsides though.

[@akaken23]

Relax, take your time and enjoy the process. The end result is just a bonus.

[@rmcgavock1]

Atom, you are the Kwisatz Haderach ... keep up the good work and thanks for the video!

[@rud3m3chanical]

Fear is the mind-killer.

[@adwag3573]

Cant stress a practice model enough! I use a demo model I got at a Warhammer store. The poor intercessor must have 10 coats of paint on his shoulder pad now.

[@kcaudle52]

"Fear is the mind killer..."

[@Lucas-oe1uu]

Great video, could you talk about how to keep up with work and social life while painting minis, because I love painting minis and I don't wanna screw up

[@ncpa1152]

I know this video is a few years old, but I just got into warhammer, and my only prior painting experience is a model tank like 3 years ago, thank you so much for this video, I’ve been so hesitant to actually start painting my minis

This was the video which made me Subscribe. Great motivational stuff! Thank you

...and then you threw in the Stormtrooper-line,and that's what I'm about to do as my first project after reading half the internet about figure painting :D

[@Yenbeats]

Thanks for this Adam! I took a 15 year break from the hobby and dove back in head first. Looking at my models and the paint job from a 13-17 year old (When I first painted them), I started getting anxiety about wanting to make everything perfect this time around. Spending hours contemplating ideas/ techniques when I should just be doing! I have spent the last 3 months buying models and worried so much about painting techniques that I haven't even bought paint yet. Consequently I haven't played any games either... Time to stop messing around and get some work done. I'll start with the models I care about the least and end with characters. Thanks for the motivation!

[@ramiusbuilds3051]

Hand sanitizer will strip paint off soft material models without damaging them. I have never tried this with models made of Lithuanian beard hair, but it's worth a shot.

[@samuelsanfratello4617]

Wow, you have once again pierced the veils of space and time, reaching all the way back into my 1993 psyche! I STILL have unpainted Space Hulk Terminators sitting in an unopened box, waiting for the day when my painting confidence will allow me to do them justice...

[@queencitycardboard6781]

I re-started painting miniatures after a multi-year hiatus, and decided to paint a bunch of identical minion-type minis from a board game I'd bought at GenCon a few months ago, figuring that I could experiment with color, layering, technique and such, and even express my own style and quirks. Then I could eventually practice what i'd learned on the heroes and major enemies. The game I practiced on? Power Rangers: Heroes of the Storm. I mean they're putty patrollers, they're literally made of dirt and clay, there's really nowhere to go but up! And just a few days ago I started painting the yellow ranger. Progress, it happens!

[@matamaviat]

You got two addicional frikipoints for the Dune Citation. From now on I will repeat the Bene Geseri mantra while I paint...

[@johnperish]

The DnD and Pathfinder minis are GREAT for practicing. 5 bucks for 2 minis that you can either throw away, or better donate to your LGS's DnD game groups.

[@TheChosenOne896]

This is a great video for various reasons. But what I like about painting or really most forms or art is there is no such thing as failure. You can't fail. You start, you finish, and "pa-chow" you're successful. Art is probably the only thing in life no one can fail at. It's all subjective. The only way to go is up. In skill and in knowledge.

[@EnterTheEvolution]

This came across my feed at the perfect time. I was in panic mode for my first upcoming tournament and this made me realized to take a deep breath and that I'm doing good. Thank you!

[@hopelessnekromantik]

Sorry to necropost on here, but I'm gonna do it anyway. Bought my first models about 4-5 weeks ago, got a box of custodian guards cus they seemed like a pretty badass faction and they seemed easy enough to paint given they are mostly gold. Had em primed and basecoated gold with spray paint for a week or so before I got the nerve up to put a brush to em. I spent a bunch of time watching videos on technique and looking up the colors for em, and decided to do my own tweak on the standard color scheme. Completely botched the first one, but I figured out my game plan for the rest and had them done over a few days. I was definitely scared/intimidated to paint, since I've never been the artsy type, but once I got the second one done, I realized not only is it not that hard, but its super cathartic. I thought painting was gonna be the part I hated, but I'm enjoying the hell out of it. And really, who gives a shit if it's not perfect or whatever, I painted em, I think they look pretty cool, and that's what matters at the end of the day.

[@davedogge2280]

When I paint my ultramarines.....I know no fear. Ok, I'll fetch my coat and hat and get off stage now.

[@stian7479]

Don't forget your second coat

[@davedogge2280]

@@stian7479 badabum-tttiiisss

[@nahboh1897]

I like sharing my painted figures more than my paintings or 3D renders. Mostly because I dont need to do anything from the begining. Minis are finished 3D models that you glue pices gother and then paint them the way you want. and my Paintings and 3d renders take much longer and I mostly scrap 90% of them cuz I dont get it from my head the way I want it.

[@eldarguardian6485]

I am afraid of 38th November deadline now

[@Squncoin]

I get total anxiety painting models I like a lot myself. I tend to strip and repaint them all the time. It really is liberating to just mess around with miniatures you don't care much about to try new techniques.

[@shecoda]

I am a perfectionist so I have this really badly, I worry so much about fucking up my models that I don't paint them sometimes. getting better, mostly because my blood angels really need tartaros backup

[@benimegido3302]

Hello there. I found you comment "paints done with titanium" very funny since titanium oxide was, and still is, the "pure white" standard ;)

[@denisgulyakin5262]

I tell you my strategy: buy fuckton of minis, you own so much of them that they lose prestige and you dont fear of ruining one paint job because you have fuckton more minis to paint.

[@natew6653]

I never strip minis and redo them. There’s always more on the lead pile to get to. I finish them and do better on the next one. Poorly painted guys are the first to be taken as casualties!

[@hungrybonsai7180]

Husband just asked me what I was watching... I said "my motivational speaker"

[@davidekstrom9595]

Yeah, I think there's a difference between fear, and lazy excuses. I think most people have a never ending bucket of excuses, if it's not this, is that, then this, well, fear could be one of those excuses too, because for some reason people will never be honest to their peers, and enjoy lieing to themselves.

[@ShamelessMayhem]

(Chikahiro) I've found that having reasonable expectations/goals is a big part of fighting fear. If I expect myself to do Golden Demon work for my tabletop minis, I would never have started.

[@keeperofthearchive6163]

This video just popped up in my suggested feed. Really useful stuff! Important for new painters to think about.

[@phoen31]

Starting to Airbrush was a huge fear factor to me. I would come up with excuses I need this or that before I can start. This went on for 6 months. Finally to break the deadlock in my brain I have a few kickstarters with plastic in them and I decided to use them as test models. Once I actually started trying *and admittingly failing for a bit* I was fine with it, now I use my airbrush all the time and have gotten way better. The other thing that works for me in this situation is something Vince Venturella always says in his Hobby cheating videos "who cares" so if I make a mistake that's exactly what i think and I fix it.

[@Argonisgema]

my problem is just the time and effort in painting an army. I play tyranids [warhammer 40k] and just i look at this big box on minis and just i lose all motivation to paint.

[@friendlytalbot4050]

Hobby painting is much like one's faith in the God-Emperor of Man: no doubt, no fear!

[@Thornspyre81]

So...I can actually start painting the Great Unclean One without fear? Hell yes!

[@nicholassmith7984]

The thing that puts me off painting is how tremendously slow I am. People in my FLGS can churn out squads or even entire armies in the same amount of time as I do single figures. Part of this if because I only paint a couple of times a week (I don't have a good setup at home,) and often getting demoralised if I feel a paintjob isn't going well. This then feeds into another issue, which is getting bored. As a result, after about twenty years in the hobby, I have very few painted armies, and even those that are aren't very big (the biggest would be about 1500 points.)

[@tabletopminions]

Nearly everyone starts slow. Your skill gets better and better for awhile, and then your skill plateaus - and THEN you just start getting faster. I’m not sure what it is, but I found it in my own painting ‘journey’ and I’ve heard it from tons of other folks I’ve talked to over the years. It just takes work. And if you get bored, hop around from project to project, or paint smaller projects (squads of five instead of 10 or 20) and start listening to audiobooks or podcasts. It all helps. Good luck, and thanks for watching!

[@nicholassmith7984]

@@tabletopminions After twenty years in the hobby, I'm probably about as good as I'm going to get. I actually used to be a lot faster getting stuff painted, though. My first 1000 Point army was knocked-out in about a month. Nowadays, I find it very hard to get into a 'flow' with painting. I'm half tempted to stick with the smaller games, as single figures seem a lot less daunting than entire armies.

[@tjbuege]

Great topic! This applies to so many things in life, not just painting minis. This was very timely for me, thank you!

[@What2Have4Dinner]

Perfection is prohibitive.

[@lazerjayzer9981]

I absolutely love this channel and await the upload every Friday! :)

[@xero989]

I very rarely see a mini that looks worse painted than not. As long as someone looks up a few techniques it will always look better than not.

[@adamfox1669]

As always... great advice great tips thanks for a super channel

[@euansmith3699]

I usually use two thin coats of fear on all of my minis.

[@toomanyhobbies116]

This gave me courage! Just got into the hobby, almost finished with some paingiver beasthandlers & though they turned out good enough for me, the fear made me take FOREVER to paint them. No more!

[@EngineerJeff]

IMO, perfect doesn't exist when doing art. To quote that majestic group of musical maniacs, The Beasty Boys, "Let it flow, let yourself go. Slow and low, that is the tempo." Practice on minis you don't really care about if you're concerned about "ruining" a model.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Awesome video, I couldn’t agree more!! I literally made my entire KZbin channel based around this idea, and it was your Perfection is Prohibitive video from a couple of years ago that helped me get over my initial fears in painting and start recording! You’re the best, please, for the sake of our entire community, never stop making videos.

[@Rex_D_Hawkins]

Another Good video. Makes so much sense, just have to get past that fear.

[@VJMorph]

I buy all my busts from Lithuanian hermits :(

[@commanderboreal1343]

Fear is the mind killer. The little death that leaves the soldiers gray and emotionless..

[@НикитаКалинин-ш6е]

Finding something to practice on looks like a good idea. Thanks!

[@beastmendelegate1946]

Whoa, the 38th of Notvember is my birthday! Also, Hermit Busters is the name of my new reality show, which, coincidentally, launches on my birthday.

[@Persona6Blue]

I just got my first models and words cannot describe how much I needed this

[@captainferrite]

As a lithuanian hermit I feel personally attacked

[@toniolagrenouille6263]

One more great video about the "philosophy" of our hobby. Thank you Oncle!

[@chuck-n-debtaylor7553]

Resist the temptation to buy the Hermit’s Beard-hair Bust - only pain lies down this road. 😉

[@tabletopminions]

And hair also lies down that road. It's weird. Thanks for watching!

[@dgp4201]

Wait, so the 38th of Notvember is not the deadline?

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Uncle Atom!

[@grafzahl3047]

Loved the quote from Dune! :)

[@YaknSnak82]

Great video once again. Fear has been going through my head in a different way and in fear of color choice. I have been painting Wild West Exodus minis and throughout I keep telling myself that it needs to be a certain way because it’s Cowboys and whatnot, but I am coming to realize that it’s my model I’ll paint it whatever colors I like. It’s my choice.

[@Kaanfight]

Lol I just started my first paint job yesterday. Thanks for this!!!

[@Aarongeddon]

"...one off bust from a hermit in lithuania" Ah so KDM models basically!

[@shinjial]

How do you go about restarting a model? I'd like to start painting, and do have some minis to start practicing, but there are some that I would only touch if I'm confident I can paint them well, and that if I do something wrong I can salvage it. I haven't seen a video on that yet. I'd really like to know before starting.

[@tabletopminions]

Honestly, I’d tell you to start on some cheaper models that you’re not so concerned about. Get some Reaper Bones or WizKids models and paint on those. Or even try some plastic army men. You can learn a lot painting those, and you’ll have no fear as they won’t mean as much to you. Good luck, and thanks for watching!

[@SuperDuperHappyTime]

Paint like Daredevil, the man without fear.

[@thomasgrable1746]

You mean paint like a blind man?

[@user-yh4zm4td8z]

My Tip: I only paint when I feel 100% interested in the model. Never paint if you have any sort of doubt in the model. When your hyped up about the certain unit or warband or whatever, and you know what color scheme to use and your super excited to paint it, that's when you go at it. Another wonderful and informative vid by the way Adam.

[@j453]

A mmpr table top mini game!? I was gona ask what that mini was, after you said it was power rangers i recognized it, its a putty lol

[@pureevil9496]

It's called heroes of the grid or something and there's one expansion as far as I know

[@bigchunk1]

If you think you suck at painting, you probably do. A horribly painted model is better than an unpainted one. Nothing to lose. Get over yourself and get to work.

[@jimbou2349]

And if you think you are good...there's allways better painter than you💁‍♂️So just paint.

[@Caleena1989]

What I would like to ask: how do you paint areas difficult to reach with a brush (e.g. a hand behind a shield, legs under a skirt etc.)? Do you leave it blank or is there a trick? Sorry, I'm just a newby and painting minitures just for about half a year.

[@pinball-3]

A few options here: build your mini in sub-assemblies that allow you to paint these bits before final assembly, or paint the hard to reach areas first to avoid getting paint on the areas around them - also figure out the areas that can be seen - will you ever see that hand or could it just stay primed in black? Think about the purpose of the model - general gaming piece, display piece, etc., is anyone ever going to see under that skirt?

[@Caleena1989]

First, thank you for your answer! Painting before assembling was my first thought, too, but well, now they are assembled and here I am ;) For my next miniatures I will definitely do it the other way round. I just thought, what about "one piece" miniatures with that kind of "areas". I now have assembled minis with areas difficult to reach. They are "only" for playing (Kingdom Death Monster), but these areas are still visible and I don't know if it would look good if they only would be e.g. black.

[@TheCimbrianBull]

@@Caleena1989 KDM is a great game! 😀

[@Caleena1989]

@@TheCimbrianBull One oft the best in my opinion. So much atmosphere, so much happening, so much death! ;)

[@tabletopminions]

If it's a model you're going to be gaming with, my first answer is: don't paint what you can't see. Second answer: if you wanna get really fancy, paint it in subassemblies (I did a video about this, just search for 'tabletop minions subassemblies') and then finish building it. If you get into super-fancy display painting to try and win contests, then I'd definitely do the subassembly thing. Good luck, and thanks for watching!

[@BusyBadger]

I've given so many models the brake fluid plunge over the years that there's little left to fear.

[@lonegoat81]

I too am shooting for "Not-tember " as a deadline too, odd.

[@jonhammersley1529]

While delicate, Lithuanian hermit beard resin does make those details pop!

[@lawrencegreene46]

This is my favourite of your videos

[@jamiemoresco3885]

+10 points for the Dune reference

[@darkstorminc]

But how do you motivate your motivation???

[@EddieVanShatner]

Rule #1. Don't buy busts from hermits.

[@drowningin]

Perfect! I thought I was the only one scared to lay down the first stroke. I have an old box of dwarves from Warhammer Fantasy I bought cuz I was playing Warhammer Fantasy RPG core rules. I also have Warmachine 2 player box. I'm scared to paint and forever mess the things up

[@ToeMass123]

I really like your videos Uncle A.

[@BrandonSparkman_Maker]

I just came across your channel a couple of days ago. Thank you, I love how you mentor through your videos not giving ultimatums from your experience and giving the option to use other things! You do a very good job of encouraging without pressure. Please keep up the Great videos coming!

[@spacehamsterZH]

Unpainted models are always ruined. You have to un-ruin them by painting them. Anyway, my problem is more that when I'm in the late stages of a paintjob and I'm happy with what I've done so far, I'm terrified that I'll bungle it on the home stretch and even if I do strip it and start over (which I've never done - I don't believe in do-overs, plus my backlog is killing me as it is), I either won't be able to replicate it or at the very least hours of work will go down the tubes.

[@Blandco]

I wish I had more time to paint but the Spice must flow.

[@mifuneseven947]

Thank you for this.