The Unknown Miniature - What is this? - [I used it for painting practice]

[@Mikey__R]

I found him! He's a Chaos Champion from Warhammer Fantasy Battle, likely Slaves to Darkness / Lost and the Damned era. He's probably a Tzeench model, since he's got a flamer hand and the original model came riding a flying disc, both Tzeenchian traits.

[@52Miniatures]

I believe you are quite right Mikey! Apparently he's supposed to be riding a flying disc too :)

[@Vesalias]

Yup exactly right. I used to have this guy back in the 90s.

[@Omniescent]

"champion of tzeentch sword and flamer arm mutation" seems to be his full title. What a mouthful

[@Mikey__R]

@@Omniescent but his friends call him "Ralph."

[@lacreatura6132]

I would have never thought of that

[@Sil6800]

This is one of the Old Realm of Chaos Chaos Champions(from Games Workshop) , alas the Disc of Tzeench he was riding on is missing.

[@52Miniatures]

That's so funny. Mega man Tzeench Baboon Space Ape. I would never have guessed it was "fantasy". With the tubes and the gun arm. Refreshing!

[@fussylex]

Exactly this

[@fadermoll]

It's a Chaos Renegade from the 80's. A disc is missing yes.

[@finlayhazlitt9411]

@@52Miniatures he appears in the 1991 catalogue as sword and flamer flying disk.

[@Mikey__R]

Ah, you guys beat me to it! I did find one on eBay if you'd like to paint him up yourself.

[@Space_Ranger]

This is one of the things I love about Infinity, Stargrave, and any other skirmish-type games. You can put more time and care into a few minis rather than ok job in a lot.

[@52Miniatures]

Agree completely S! thanks

[@krisuusirk]

I find this impossibly stupid that for the last 10 years of me hopping on and off with miniature painting, youtube algorythm did not show me this absolutely amazing man, with his amaizing and wise videos. Thank you for being here for us - the audience.

[@52Miniatures]

Well thank you humbly Z! I very much appreciate it

[@Iwanttoregister]

“Here we se an ancient relic from the early Ming Dynasty. I’m going to paint it”. Great video as always. The first Tradition store was located in Sturegallerian if I recall correctly, but Spel & sånt may have opened their even earlier.

[@52Miniatures]

“I’m going to try and paint shaky black lines in the cracks of my Ming relic” 😅 Yes, Tradition was in Sturegalerian - such a strange location.

[@davidthrift7593]

love not only the old chaos model from my youth but watching someone have the same dilemas while painting :)

[@52Miniatures]

Good to hear David 😅

[@TheBuefurd]

I, too, enjoy coffee drinking whilst taking breaks and painting minis.

[@52Miniatures]

It is a way of life right?

[@TheBuefurd]

@@52Miniatures Indeed!

[@TheMiniJunkie]

For a while I avoided airbrushing in my videos for the same reason ("what about viewers who don't own one?"). But I've come to think that the best thing to do is just paint how we paint, and viewers can decide for themselves if they are gaining value from that and/or want to try airbrushing etc etc. I mean, I think most of the biggest channels in our niche use airbrushes to some extent.

[@52Miniatures]

Yeah. I remember it, before making videos and before I had an airbrush. If the video was based on airbrush I kind of stopped watching because... well... what’s the point really. I think my videos are a bit different, hopefully... trying to just be randomly inspirational and not necessarily technic specific. But I still feel the line line in the sand...

[@7sharp9b5]

The other great thing about oils when used after an airbrush is the oils acts as a filler for all those microscopic stipples the airbrush creates. You have to get it thin enough though and its acts like a smoothing filter to leave behind a lovely creamy blend, really great for large areas of skin like goblins and orks.

[@52Miniatures]

Very true! Thanks

[@shayrazor]

I'm impressed that you had a whole list of "get betters" for one mini. I usually pick one thing at a time or I get overwhelmed! Black lining/recess shading a mini is one of those tricks that really levels up a paintjob. I usually use gray, brown, or blue though depending on the surrounding colors. Adding a little flow improver to your paint helps a ton also!

[@52Miniatures]

I think the list might be permanent for a while 😅 but definitely want to try some more in depth “black lining”

[@MrDjpaulh1982]

Love this channel. I only discovered it a few weeks ago.

[@52Miniatures]

Glad to hear it Paul, thank you and welcome

[@AvocationNation]

I love the experimentation, commitment to pushing your boundaries, and mixed media of your projects. You are one of my top creators, please keep up the excellent work! (you've earned another Patreon).

[@52Miniatures]

Well thank you Shane! I just saw you jump on the Discord. Lovely stuff and welcome :)

[@FXFBS540]

Love that mini. I've got him and a bunch of his old chaos buddies somewhere in storage. Need to get em out and paint them up.

[@52Miniatures]

Yeah! Bring them out!

[@davidnandrin8825]

Amazing ! I really love your colors ! Such exuberance despite the white ! Clapping hands and respectful bow...

[@52Miniatures]

Respectfully lifting my hat in your general direction :)

[@trentonbaird8956]

Black oil paint, thinned with white spirits works wonders for blacklining. 👍

[@52Miniatures]

Yeah, that is something I want to try :)

[@DanielFerreira-ub2hl]

Love your channel. You are truly a great story teller and a proficient hobbyist. Keep up the great work and thank you for sharing and coping with the amount of work it takes to make these videos.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks a lot Daniel, I appreciate it truly.

[@Caladors]

Glad to see I am not the only one using golden

[@ScienceHippie]

Great start to my morning, along with two cups of strong coffee on an empty stomach.

[@52Miniatures]

Go black line something right now! :)

[@nathanroberts2670]

I have him still in the blister. Its the orange 'slaves to darkness' box and yes he does have a flying disc with him! Maybe I'll paint him up too!

[@52Miniatures]

Nice Nathan! Still in the blister, that's pretty rad. I do miss blister packs.

[@stegotron]

I always find if you've got jitters from too much coffee, a couple grownup drinks will *definitely* help your black lining. Or at least you won't care so much! Great video as ever.

[@52Miniatures]

It all come down to the mini bar huh... 😂 Thanks Michael

[@m22152]

A few glasses of whiskey and you're calmer than a sniper on diazepam

[@evilldead6824]

Pro tip once you wash use a Dremel with a brass wire brush and give the metal mini a real nice finish to prime on and gets rid of left over paint and any micro flash you miss without affecting details.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks for the tip E!

[@chrisseas6725]

As always a great video! I love seeing older metal miniatures getting "modern" paint schemes and painting styles, it brings a whole new life to them that we don't always see at first glance. Thanks for the video !

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Christian, yeah, there is a lot of cool old stuff out there in peoples basements and attics. Every now and then they deserve some love :)

[@smnb6652]

You should try a mini using only oils. The blending capabilities it has is so refreshing.

[@52Miniatures]

I definitely plan to, after my black disaster I want revenge.

[@smnb6652]

@@52Miniatures sweet, I'm stoked for that

[@NYIKAZENO]

I had 2 of this guy back in the day. It is a Chaos Marine from RT days if I remember correctly. Probably 1000 Sons (or at least thats what I used him as!)... There are Nurgle and Slanneshi ones as well. I really need to go digging out my storage

[@52Miniatures]

You haven’t dug out the storage yet? That sounds like a priority! Yeah, apparently it’s a Tzeench Chaos Champion and it’s supposed to have a floaty disc to stand on :)

[@sevencoloredmage8726]

I prime my metal minis with Molotow All4One. Those colors are made for graffiti art and they provide a data sheet how it sticks to different surfaces. Thank you for reminding me to varnish my finished minis before using them to play.

[@52Miniatures]

I’ve heard good things about them! As soon as I run out of Vallejo I’ll start looking at trying something else.

[@NapGod]

Some of my current fears are on that list. I might push myself outside my comfort zone, too. I also recently bought some transparent paints and some instant color paints and I was confounded as to how to effectively use them. This video was great! As always, thank you kindly.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Kyle, slowly we'll figure all this out :)

[@toferkrz946]

This is a Chaos Champion with plasma pistol. Fun fact, back then, most chaos miniatures were universal for both Rogue Trader 40k and Warhammer Fantasy. So he was just as likely to squirt hot plasma at Space Marines as he was at Dwarfs. And people still say old Warhammer was grimdark low fantasy and Age of Sigmar is too sci-fi... Also, the reason he was so soft and easy to drill into might be because Citadel Miniatures used to have a blend of lead in them before they switched to their 'white metal' alloy. So, you know, try not to eat him, just to be safe.

[@52Miniatures]

I love it. I mean, daemons are still the same now right? But they don't really sport plasma guns and that's a bit sad... Thanks for the tip as well T

[@NapGod]

Also, that mini is way too awesome. I hope your son negotiated well for that astral mega monke

[@juanjoseramirezlarana1517]

I bought this miniatures in 1997 in spain when I was 10 years old. It came in a blister with another miniature. Both were chaos champions for sure and I think they were from tzeentch. The blister was supposed to be for WH Fantasy but none of my friends believed me, the models looks more 40k. Love your color scheme, I´ll try to paint it like you one day!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Juan, It's a great mini!

[@markgnepper5636]

Great stuff friend and as always thank you for sharing your journey 👍👏

[@52Miniatures]

My pleasure Mark, and thank you :)

[@credoimperialis]

your videos are like watching an art documentary.

[@52Miniatures]

Well thank you A!

[@lovemysi07]

Your videos have a unique characteristic that i don't find with other video creators; yours can be listened to a well as watched, equally enjoyable. It's almost like listening to a story a friend of mine is telling me. Your narrative is very playful and sharp witted. The best part is that my progress in painting feels similar to yours. Watching these new techniques you try are ones I'm just getting into, and seeing someone else struggle or attempt them makes progress feel authentic. Thanks for another superb video.

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you humbly L! I'm glad the time I spend making these videos translates :) I think I decided a while back that there are so many great painter that do great "how to" videos. I'm a lot more comfortable not telling people what to do, just show what I'm doing and hope it inspires to paint.

[@lovemysi07]

@@52Miniatures it is a greatly needed change of pace. The hours it took you creating this video (and others) I've rewatched a few times. I very much appreciate the time you invested.

[@Wijkert]

If you are planning to strip more metal mini's I suggest using acetone. It's pretty strong stuff, so be careful not to inhale the fumes too much, but being strong it more easily strips all the paint off.

[@52Miniatures]

Yeah, I’ve done that in the past. This time I just used what I had lying around - ie. No acetone around.

[@Wijkert]

@@52Miniatures Fair enough

[@tychoMX]

Seconding the "easy drilling" aspect of early "white metal" miniatures. I just started restoring my long abandoned Space Marines from 1995-1999. I am retrofitting my Death Company to magnetize a jump pack - surprisingly easy to do with a 2 mm bit and a pinning tool or a handheld battery hobby drill.

[@52Miniatures]

Aye Rod! I was told in a previous comment that apparently GW put quite a lot of lead into the metal mix at this point in time. So therefore it's quite easy to drill.

[@hakbash7588]

I had that one. Chaos marine from Games workshop from way back in the day, had a ton of them. all traded or sold away except for the Ork ones.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks H!

[@TheSevenUpMan]

Learning what paints taste nice. Hahaha, man, you crack me up. Love your videos!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks TS! I'm glad to hear it

[@lochmoigh1]

turning a potential disaster into lemonade, I like how you leaned into the blue on the leg and adjusted the paint scheme. Nice work.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks L! It turned out kind of cool. I wasn't intending it to be an "osl statement"... but it did spice up all that white a bit.

[@Wijkert]

I "leveled up" my airbrushing game, when I discovered how to control the amount of paint that comes out by pulling back and forth on the trigger. Both Marco Frisoni and Angel Giraldez have great video's on the subject (let me know if you like me to fine the exact URL's. I don't think you need to learn more of the basics first before you give it a try.

[@52Miniatures]

Yeah! Once I sit for a while working with I start feeling it. But it’s so seldom that every time is like starting over.

[@Matt-md5yt]

Pretty cool old mini, glad you showed it off

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Matt! I really like it :)

[@digitalwastrel]

Shout out to the cinematography in your vids! The overhead shot of your desk at 03:04 is very atmospheric!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks D! I appreciate it.

[@HacksawsHobbyBunker]

Despite my also having no idea what it was, I like it. He is certainly a lively fellow now with all his colours and shadows so well done once again. The OSL worked a treat!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks H! Yeah, the great thing with white is that everything else not white looks real eye catching :)

[@ukaszrodziewicz1592]

I have this mini! :) All this time i I thought it is a Mutant Chronicles model. I have no idea how i got this model back in the 90's. I still use the miniature to practice and try different techniques since it has a lot of different, nice textures and it's easy to strip

[@52Miniatures]

It's a lovely mini! Chaos Champion from GW apparently. Imagine that thing flying around killing elves.

[@Stormcaller3801]

I'm sure you're already aware of this, but one of the most successful styles of blacklining I've seen is to use thinned down oil paints and letting the capillary action pull the paint into the crevices without having to actually do more than a few quick dots of paint to act as reservoirs of color. Which might be very easy to do particularly after a couple cups of coffee on an empty stomach.

[@52Miniatures]

Yes! This is next on my list :) Thanks S!

[@Paul-n-Co]

I have this model...somewhere..and yes it does come on a disc which looks like an upside down mushroom..ah the memories

[@52Miniatures]

Who doesn't want to be flying around on inverted mushrooms!

[@Paul-n-Co]

@@52Miniatures indeed my friend...couldn't be more ecological if he tried!

[@ceowulf69]

Mid 90s you also had the store "Spel å Sånt" in Stockholm

[@52Miniatures]

Okay! Cool

[@francescorogo9314]

i have one too, it is a Tzeentch Champion that came with a Tzeentch disc.

[@52Miniatures]

Lovely Francesco!

[@hawkstonesgaming8008]

Takes me back to when I first started collecting citadel miniatures and marauder miniatures for the 1st edition rogue trader and fantasy battle. Still think those original books where the best especially Slave to Darkness. Then I saw my first Harlequin and that was it, that original laughing god jet bike canopy was just so characterful. For your black lining you dont need it any more best to do an ivory black oil wash and then wipe it off with cue tips or sponges.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks for the tip H! And yes, character, there is something there that sometimes is sorely missed nowadays.

[@tomaveryta]

Great stuff as always man, brilliant to see a classic mini come to life with a fresh style of paint. & nice to know it’ll be well loved!

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Tom! Yeah, such a lovely mini. I think I every now and again will have a look in that box and paint up some old stuff every now and again :)

[@oldaccountgothacked1]

Just the kind of video I come here for. Would love to see a video of you taking on painting models with a lot of skin like many of the warcry models, ogers, etc

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks D! That's a good point, I'm manly doing armour and that. Some skin would be cool. Why are all my mini's armoured? 😂

[@ngangkh]

Old 1980s chaos model. If I recall it was one of those early era 40k/fantasy crossover chaos warriors.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks C, yeah, apparently Tzeench Champion. It’s supposed to have a floaty disc of some sort.

[@CJWproductions]

Ooh. Your results with the oil paints make me want to try them. You made it sound very nice lol

[@52Miniatures]

I do try :) I think it takes a while to get a hang of it. I mean, doing simple washes is pretty easy but I'm trying to get more and more into actually painting some with them and not just doing washes.

[@rickabay]

I remember him'''' Chaos worrier of tzench with flamer hand that was meant to ride a disk of tzench....

[@52Miniatures]

Yeah! The disc seems to have flown back to some other dimensions...

[@maxbrandt6]

A Chaos champ of some kind, I was going to say something from the heady days of WH40k 1st edition when there were "traitor marines" and they were wonderfully weird! We'll call him a crazy space ape now!

[@52Miniatures]

Yeah, Tzeench champion apparently. Also for Warhammer fantasy, pretty rad. Apparently it’s supposed to have a disc to fly around on.

[@maxbrandt6]

@@52Miniatures Yeah, a Tzeench disk rider he be. You did an excellent job painting him up!

[@ticctacc609]

maybe some black lining on the edges to make a cartoony effect?

[@52Miniatures]

Maybe!

[@NewSquallor]

You know that GW blue paints have a similar taste to blue sports drinks. Mysterious!

[@52Miniatures]

Oh! Do they make you paint faster?

[@bighatdino]

Absolutely love seeing old GW minis get painted with modern thinking. Your work really does show off the quality of the sculpt, considering it was released, what, 30 years ago?

[@52Miniatures]

Yeah, something like that. How come we never got more baboons out of GW? :)

[@kosachilles2504]

Love it!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks K!

[@Wijkert]

I suggested blacklining to you in the comments of you last vid and it is very cool to see you trying it out on the very next one. I like to think that I had something to do with that ;)

[@52Miniatures]

Most definitely! I thought, okay, that’s going on the list. Your fault entirely.

[@alekszandor]

Tradition, that brings back memories.

[@52Miniatures]

I'm glad to hear you visited. Such a strange location for that store but lovely place for a kid at the time.

[@alekszandor]

@@52Miniatures it is sad what the store ended up as. Granted I loce video games, but when they became Eb games and later Gamestop so much was lost.

[@52Miniatures]

@@alekszandor Yeah, I'm pleased to have Alphaspel in Örnsber now :)

[@alekszandor]

@@52Miniatures yeah, they are awesome. Have a order from them on its way right now. ^^

[@InnuendoOutTheOther]

This is a tzeench chaos space marine, originally it came on a flying disc

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Ben! Yeah, apparently is. Would be such a fab thing seeing this on a fantasy game table :)

[@JCetto.2612]

That's the Pirate Robo from Dragonball... LOL!

[@Basil_Ghothickovitch]

I love ancient treasures like this! And at every opportunity I buy them to add to my modern Warhammer 40k or Age of Sigmar. This gives it a unique flavor. BUT! WHAT VERY BAD! Many of these models turn out to be counterfeits made of fake metal. My last purchases - an Armageddon Steel Legion officer and soldier turned out to be fakes, but were not cheap and were sold as the original models. I had more expectations for these miniatures, my heart hurts. The only thing left for me is to try to exchange them for bits with tabletop players.

[@52Miniatures]

That’s a shame Basil. I have not been buying many old models but I can see how fakes sneak in there amount honest traders.

[@needfoolthings]

The coffee mug at the workspace makes me nervous.

[@52Miniatures]

Coffee everywhere :)

[@needfoolthings]

@@52Miniatures Isopropyl in the mouth is more like it.

[@m22152]

Great video, question - why does vallejo black primer smell so goooood 😤😤

[@52Miniatures]

I know right!? :)

[@zargonfuture4046]

Lol. Got one too, with his disk.

[@52Miniatures]

Yay!

[@andrewilliams9678]

This is a chaos hero. It has a disk that it rides on.

[@52Miniatures]

This seems to be the case! Thanks Andre

[@7sharp9b5]

Oh wow snap, I just grabbed some Golden high flow paints to use with the new airbrush, apparently they are perfect for just spraying straight from the pot. Its been somewhat hit and miss for me getting the consistency right for finer details, maybe its the 0.2mm needle needs a little more accuracy in getting that right constancy. Annoyingly the first two minis I painted worked just fine but since then its been difficult to get right. I had the opposite idea to you, I thought if I started a channel with a lot more airbrush stuff it would fill in a beginner sized hole to show the exploration through my hobby experience. Its somewhat difficult to find videos that show air brushing from an exploratory or beginners point of view. Of course Ive also had to buy those new golden paints and some miniatures to start this journey properly! :-)

[@52Miniatures]

I'm not sure I'm managing to spray them straight from the pot. So far I've been having to dilute. But maybe my pressure is too low... I think your airbrush theme sounds like a smart idea, you're quite right. As soon as the airbrush shows up for more than priming.. then things tend to get advanced :) Good luck

[@filips.6482]

I would really like to see those negotiations with Lego Police involved ;) Nice paint job as always. And sorry, but I will not take you on the coffe advice... I drink a lot of the damn thing!

[@52Miniatures]

I'm still not taking my own advice on that... 😂

[@danwagner4306]

Amazing work. enjoy the aspect of documenting what you do. I wish I was more studious in my efforts, but my pile of opportunity is just too imposing to apply such techniques, so I fall into the habit of what I knows in a speedy manner. And every once in a while focus on a single piece like this. Cheers.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Dan! I think you have a good method going there. Doing constant practice is not necessarily fun hobby for all, but forcing in some under used techniques every now and again is kind of fun. Some might stick and eventually speed the regular painting on :)

[@AleriaStarlight]

I swear I have this odd feeling I've seen it somewhere before... strange. But great vid as always Alex ^^ Quite nice to see you practicing with White as it's something I want to practice myself when I get around to my Eldar / Primaris backlog that have been laying around for a while now. Always fun to hear your thought process when looking at where to improve.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Aleria. Yeah, white can probably be as complicated as we want to make it. But fun to try. I think my best attempt so far was the white bits on my Cyberpunk crew. But a panel here and there is a lot more "forgiving" than the one mini. Good luck!

[@AleriaStarlight]

@@52Miniatures Thank you. I am sure I am going to need it :D But I am looking forward to the challenge. I got a new Farseer mini yesterday for the purpose of trying out a couple tricks and just general practice. But yeah, I have to agree on that it can be as complicated as we choose to make it. I'll be trying some white primer with the GW Contrast colours and the black lines you showcased here and see how it goes ^^

[@52Miniatures]

@@AleriaStarlight I think that is a very nice way to go.

[@AleriaStarlight]

@@52Miniatures Glad to hear you think so ^^ Then I am on the right track for sure! Guess we'll see how things turn out. Also means it's time to rewatch some of your previous videos on the topic of white armour. Oh and I've put some money aside so I can support you on patreon for a while too ^^ As I really love the videos Alex, they have helped a lot with my painting motivation.

[@52Miniatures]

@@AleriaStarlight This is lovely Aleria thank you. I think the "Paint with everything you've got" video has some more white armour in. I've actually considered making a dedicated video on some more "efficient" white armour. But still experimenting. But now we can chat on discord about that :)

[@warpfiendstudios9815]

I have this model, a classic Tzeentch champion on disk :)

[@52Miniatures]

Lovely! Thanks!

[@WasiKaBooM]

Squig says: "MORE!" Cheers

[@52Miniatures]

Will do Squig, will do. Now go blow some Krieg up.

[@dambrooks7578]

One of the most important parts of work-experience is taking a break ,but due to leaving school (by mutual consent) I skipped over work-experience and went straight out to the experience of just working. Apparently the 13 year old me didn't actually know everything 🙃

[@52Miniatures]

Ah! I have a few friends that just where not cut out for school, but where definitely cut out for other things and are very good at them. As long as we remember to have them brakes..

[@dambrooks7578]

@@52Miniatures ironically, it could be said, aged 23 I went to university, then studied a trade, then did a teaching qualification followed by an advanced English teachers qualification so am now able to teach the very same oikish gits that already think they know everything 😉😀🤦🏻‍♂️

[@52Miniatures]

@@dambrooks7578 😂

[@bassistcz]

Nice video!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks B!

[@saltfreegamer]

Nice job, the white armour turned out well! Shading from below with the airbrush is one of the things that makes me waffle on whether to base the mini before or after painting. It's easier to spray from below without the base in the way, but for most other purposes I find having the mini on the base is more convenient. What's your perspective on this important issue? 😉

[@52Miniatures]

I don't pray from below enough to make in an issue really.. I mean, yes the bases get in the way. But I'm the kind of person that likes to get all that basing and everything out of the way before painting. Painting is the last step for me :)

[@Helegbrod]

KEKEKE! I HAVE THAT ONE! Chopped off his flamer and added a different sword... like 25 years ago. I see someone has already given the correct answer. Oh man, "What paints taste nice..." I've never, ever done that. Ever. But then again, when I was 17 I worked at a painting company for just one day, and they did, in fact, point out that all paints are chemical, and that if you want to develop interesting mutations you ingest paint. Myeah. Anyway, back to mini painting, I switched to canvas during the summer, but now it is dark outside again. I can take one cup of coffee per day, any more and I turn into hyper-me. And that's bad.

[@52Miniatures]

I'm not sure what is worse, coffee or paint 😂 Jokes aside. I think not eating paint is a good recipe for survival.

[@Helegbrod]

@@52Miniatures Hmm... tough choice. Paint will kill me in the long run, but too much coffee quickly turns me into a wreck as I won't sleep. I'm gonna go with... ( odd as that may sound)... coffee! It is nice to go and dig up really old miniatures in the deeper crevasses of the bit boxes is it not?

[@52Miniatures]

@@Helegbrod Hah! It definitely is :)

[@AJB2K3]

Old pre GW chaos champion from the 80's

[@52Miniatures]

Very much so!

[@Miniaturdioramaku]

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[@52Miniatures]

Thanks MD!

[@Miniaturdioramaku]

@@52Miniatures sama sama sobat 😊👃👃

[@pv8947]

I love oilwashes but I fear really painting with oils cause when i do often get the scoups of paint syndrome as well.

[@52Miniatures]

Yeah. I just need to practice that more :)

[@viciousyeen6644]

That color scheme does remind me of those suits from dragonball

[@52Miniatures]

Nice! Thanks V!

[@bullgrim]

Old chaos space marine. He's with more oldhammer brothers here at home.

[@52Miniatures]

Chaos Champion Tzeench Disc Rider is apparently the one. Lovely stuff

[@bullgrim]

@@52Miniatures Correct!!!!

[@BeardedMonster80]

Really enjoying your work. When you are blacklining, have you tried using ink?

[@52Miniatures]

No, I just used a thinner black paint. This was my first time :)

[@Higzilla]

Its a rogue trader era demon of tzentch

[@52Miniatures]

Very funny! Where they both fantasy and future? Like the AoS now?

[@Gridlinkdead]

comes from back in the day when the two games background were not as well fleshed out and they were leaving room to possibly connect the two games. A lot of the chaos stuffs in particular (gods etc) share common attributes and descriptions, although over time the two games were separated. Lore wise there are/were theories about whether/how the two games were connected (including shit GW themselves hinted at) but AoS pretty much nixed that idea.

[@senorcapitandiogenes2068]

"It's so ugly!......I LOVE it!"

[@52Miniatures]

It's got personality! :)

[@liamhgd581]

Still has more character than most of what they bring out today like primaris

[@lordhamster9452]

To me, the pose of this mini resembles the virgin vs chad meme with this odd pose. Looks wise, it reminds me of old school Eldar and Tin boys. But both are more than likely wrong.

[@52Miniatures]

Agreed! quite the wise vibe!

[@hughmac7423]

I thought it looked like a Warhammer Chaos model, I have some very old metal models that look similar.

[@52Miniatures]

Yeah, chaos champion apparently.

[@cory7328]

Accidental OSL. We don’t make mistakes. Just happy accidents.

[@52Miniatures]

Mistakes are a complete waste of time. Accidents are a lot more manageable :)

[@mrwigglez3661]

"Apart from the lots of coffee bit"? You're Swedish. Stop kidding yourself. What would you then use to wash down the cinnamon buns (kanelbullar of course not the gross frosting covered American ones) during fika? Great work as always.

[@52Miniatures]

Very true! Maybe that’s the issue. I need to eat more kanelbullar to even things out.

[@ironbomb6753]

This was serious if you had call the Lego Police. I'm glad this ended well. ❤👍

[@fabiz8602]

I had the most success painting metal minis by priming and then varnishing. Otherwise the paint never stuck well enough to the model in my experience

[@52Miniatures]

Yeah, I've been hearing all sorts about metal minis. The ones I've painted so far though, have been fine with just primer and then paint.

[@vortex594]

if you deal with metal minis a lot, there are primers specifically for the job. scale modelers tend to use them way more than us mini painters, for photo-etched parts and such.

[@zamo9660]

Self etching primers

[@52Miniatures]

@@vortex594 Thanks for the tip!

[@Smaakakor]

mata algoritm och tacka för ännu en kalabra och underhållande video

[@52Miniatures]

Tack S!

[@crowgirgen]

Rogue Trader, Warhamer champion for 40K

[@52Miniatures]

Quite right, apparently it's supposed to be flying around on a disc.

[@myautobiographyafanfic1413]

I subscribed, but solely out of accent envy.

[@52Miniatures]

Ha ha! Thanks and welcome!

[@toddler_dragons]

"Recess shading" XD

[@52Miniatures]

Tennis balls!

[@MonsieurPopu]

space baboon has a much better ring to it.

[@52Miniatures]

It does have a nice roll to it :)

[@manne000]

8:53 I believe this is called a "Genital prime".

[@52Miniatures]

😂 Yeah, I’ve heard that.

[@MrFranklitalien]

looks like a tyranid marine lmao

[@thth-sv4bt]

If you're going to prime metal stuff in the future, then consider using Tamiya metal primer, specially designed for this stuff

[@fussylex]

Or any spray paint......

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks!

[@denysopalenyk4775]

His pose reminds me of Chad