Turning Stormcast models into STONE!

This week I had an epiphany. I would put on a concert...I mean, I will build an army! I have been buying Stormcast models off of ebay for the past few days in order to rescue an entire army for an upcoming video. The thing is, how on earth can I paint 2000 points of Stormcast models in just a few sittings. That't where the idea of using a "Concept" paint scheme came in. This is the first test of that concept, Stonecast Eternals, a living stone army! I can't wait to get some feedback on this process, perfect it, and construct an army!
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[@dalek2564]

Those are some hardened warriors!

[@cycoholic]

Some would say, stone cold killers. 😉

[@jmc7034]

Oooo a whole army like this. Looking forward to seeing that

[@BigBlanket]

Seriously cool. One and only complaint is the glowing eyes on both the helmet and head. Seems odd that they would both glow.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

For the rest of them I plan on not doing the helmet if it's off of their head, it does seem weird.

[@goober113]

I agree about the helmet. But overall it makes me feel as though the human figure inside the stone is raging to get out. The intensity if the light would be bursting through anywhere the light could find a way out of the stone! Maybe some cracks on the stone with light peeking through would be cool.

[@euansmith3699]

@@eBayMiniatureRescues That's not a helmet; that's his best buddy's severed head that he carries around for company.

[@x31omega]

Love the Willow reference lol.

[@monsterofvalhalla3397]

Best movie ever...!!!

[@Min-tr1ml]

Highly suggest you use turf flocking instead of reindeer moss for green growth. It mimics moss growth and sparse greenery much better than reindeer moss which has a hard time looking like anything other than reindeer moss. You can buy mixed green turf flocking that combines several colours of green so the final result looks way more natural as well.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

This is great, thanks for the feedback. I was really hoping to improve on this initial design after this video came out. So the plan is to pick up a variety of new materials, try some different weathering colors etc. I have some turf flock but it's super dark green, I'm really hoping I can find some soon (locally) that is a little brighter, the color is really what i'm after, and I really don't want to paint it in lol, that would defeat the purpose a little bit. Great suggestion though, thanks!

[@Min-tr1ml]

@@eBayMiniatureRescues if you have the dark green stuff already, just buy some light green and mix that. You can also mix another batch with a sprinkle of yellow turf. Then you can create different coloured patches without having to add paint. Get some of the more coarse stuff too, mix with fine turf and you'll end up with shrubbery patches.

[@VH1348]

@@eBayMiniatureRescues as far as I remember vince venturella explains in one of his videos that he never leaves any basing material such as moss or plants unpainted. Not on his bases and most definitely not when placed on the model. And I believe he is right. In this video, and also the cave diorama one, this moss just looks alien and out of place. with proper shading, coloring and highlighting you can actually make it feel right, natural and fitting. I would strongly recommend thinking about that!

[@pygmymodels209]

Casey, do your darker blue glow with a small drybrush, building up to brighter colors in a smaller area, and add in the brightest points with layering. Airbrush gives the effect of soft lighting, and really just makes it looked like you sprayed paint at the model. Drybrushing catches the raised areas, giving you a harsher lighting effect. With runes, I like to apply a heavy wash of white, let it dry, and then glaze in transparent color to either side of that intense white.

[@mdrumt]

Willow, nice plug!

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Willow is the best :)

[@maxxammax0]

Stonecast Eternals, Love it!

[@CrimsonTemplar2]

Cool effect with the texture paint & drybushing. The glow in the eyes/runes seems a bit oversaturated, but that may just be my tastes. I wish I was better with my airbrush to try that sort of precise spraying.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Thanks! You should grab a model that's been laying around and just dub that your test model. Then there isn't any fear of messing it up while you practice. And if anything, strip it if you really want to paint it normally :) The saturation for the blues got a little out of hand in a few places, partially because I went back and forth on some areas a little too many times, but also because the camera and lights reaaaallly blow out the brightness of the color. It's fully on purpose on my end, only because it gives that sense of actual light rather than just paint. In person it blends in a lot more with the rest of the model, it's still overdone, but you can also see all the details just fine, where the video makes it hard to see, especially in the face.

[@cycoholic]

@@eBayMiniatureRescues I was thinking the same thing, but wasn't sure if that was the camera or the lighting throwing it out. I don't know about the eyes glowing on the helmet though. I would have just had the eyes glowing. Or the other way around.

[@ericnix4105]

What a cool look for a model. That's the first time I've heard of a 'concept' army - I dig it!

[@philthymofo]

That dude ROCKS !!

[@seananderson2195]

Stunning work. I always have something to look forward to on Sundays. Thanks for the inspiration and motivation to try new things.

[@sebastienszulga2616]

Top video as always. This concept is very inspiring.

[@jewabeus]

Dude, that's cool. Somebody's gonna have an awesome army. 😊

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Thanks! I'm sure this army will end up in a good place, somewhere where it will be played on the table, or at least, that's the hope :)

[@TrueWeej]

Instant like for the Willow reference 😍😎

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Gotta love Willow :)

[@danielc-s8056]

If you put the moss through a coffee grinder and then apply it with a clear drying glue it will look more realistic. You can also grind up cork in a coffee grinder and use that to create the stone texture on the stonecast

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

I love those ideas, I'm gonna have to try that! The moss especially needs to be much finer.

[@attostill2108]

I love the music!

[@NeonHOBBITT]

Get it done my guy you never disappoint!

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

It should be a fun project man, i'm gonna try and stay up as long as it takes to finish it :) 1 session...hopefully i dont pass out on camera...or maybe hopefully i do lol

[@NeonHOBBITT]

@@eBayMiniatureRescues that would be hilarious but be safe XD

[@aliceferraris7383]

what a cool idea!!! amazing video, thanks for the inspiration!!

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Glad you liked it!!

[@emilwestgaardhenriksen1715]

Stonecast eternal, from the beginning of the episode to the end I had in my head "Eternal Wardens"😅 looking really good😃

[@CanistSyaoran]

Willow! Haha! Love it!

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

The best!

[@AboveAverageMinis]

This is one reason f the craziest paint jobs I’ve watched you do god damn I’m so jealous!

[@cycoholic]

Interesting idea. I think that you could have used a little bit of crackle paint on the lower part of the mini, like the cloak, to really sell the idea that it's made of stone.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Yeah I agree. I have done a bit more work prepping the rest of the army, some really strong crackle paint going on and it's looking awesome! Can't wait to share it all :)

[@krisakias]

i love the texture idea ! Vallejo's plastic putty is now on my shopping list :D. Great work as always man.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

That stuff has turned out to be such a good product. Ironically I don't really like it for filling gaps, which is literally its purpose. It works just fine for it, but it really shines for making textures.

[@5p3cu10]

Subscribed! I love this, prep step before paint is a little longer BUT the paint job can be achieved quickly across so many minis. I have not painted any stormcast from my Mortal Realms and you have inspired me to give this style a go! thank you sir!

[@nazteeb]

Fantastic result!

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Thank you!

[@sanderinNZ78]

Wow, a Willow reference. Shit, I know willow..... Damn I'm old.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Right? lol. I'm just trying to give the kids a taste of what I had growing up...I am feeling old lately lol

[@sanderinNZ78]

@@eBayMiniatureRescues Man we had it the best with films like this.. And Labyrinth, The Goonies etc

[@ExileDCC]

This turned out awesome, it’ll be interesting to see how the rest of the force comes together. Thanks for the video.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Thanks! I'm already getting everything prepped to do the whole army. I'm pretty excited to crank out an entire army like this, hopefully within the next few weeks i'll be able to post a video about it all!

[@ExileDCC]

eBay Miniature Rescues Nice. I think what really ties everything together is the contrast between the stone and the glowing effects. Looking forward to it.

[@RMP1186]

WOW! Just wow!

[@JasemCatrall]

Nice "Willow" reference!

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Gotta love Willow :)

[@SJGvP]

The moss and glow effect really sell the look. Will you use variations in color on different units or will they all be the same. I like your concept of painting something from eBay and then putting it back. Perhaps it's interesting to do a video about that. Which models fetched the largest profit margin? Are some models more popular than others? Can you guess why?

[@oxfd611]

That technique would look great on a ghost army? Speaking of your last video and the stone idea in this one, I remember a KZbin video where someone use a two part paint, on a Warhammer scenery piece, I think I was large statue of a space marine. The 1st part of the paint had large bronze pigment pieces, that when painted over by the 2nd part, made the bronze react and tarnish instantly. Pretty neat stuff and safe. I can’t find the video or the paint.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Interesting, I’ll have to look into that because I want to do a kharadron overlords army in that scheme, if there was a chemical process that did it for me, oh man lol.

[@MaskedRiderChris]

Definitely a very cool look, and I'm going to have to try that out some time on a model. Oh, and you throwing stuff angrily at Pedantic Nerd Casey made me laugh out loud, last video!

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

lol that bit made me laugh, I'm glad to hear that i'm not the only one who thinks that's funny :)

[@asdfasdfasdfds]

I've been doing a similar concept for my Space Marine Chapter (My made up fluff is that they're City Fighters). Thanks for some good inspiration!

[@BROKKOLI_]

Holy! The Stonecast looks awesome! I have a few myself and I wasnt sure how to paint them. NOW I KNOW! :D Thanks for the inspiration man! Love from Germany! 🥦💚

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

That's awesome, I'm glad I could help :)

[@SinNerds]

"I hate mold lines, I hate taking them off, and I hate that they even exist". - Me every time I get a new Commission. Awesome job as always, friend!

[@sailorjef5072]

I really hope you show us the rescue, you did amazing work!

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

I’m gonna be doing an entire video on the army, should be an interesting experience :)

[@naru1123dxwhat]

Something new I can learn. Love your channel. Maybe one day I'll ask you to save a mini I have just sitting on my desk. But he's a yeller. That screams AAAHHHHHHHH.

[@benives254]

This is quite handy, I bought a larger space marine to paint as a statue (hopefully marble, hint hint) for a black templar display. Also, live stream it..... 😉

[@SuperSavage35]

I love looking at concept army's and would like to give it a go one day.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

You should really give it a shot!

[@tattooeddragon]

An entire army made of Stone? This is going to be EPIC!

[@13Robzilla]

Love the idea, I used Lifecolor powder and color series for the moss. A lot better and more realistic moss for the scale of the mini. Bang up job though, thanks for sharing.

[@mormacil]

Nice, really liking this idea. What might add some color to it is some rusty or patina metals. It's not uncommon for statues to have some metal bits like arrows or the limbs of bows, crowns, etc. They'd also nicely shine when it was first made. Ages before they're reanimated of course. Still love the result with this one.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

That could be really cool, give it a bit more variety too. After this video has been up for a few days I’m going to soak in all the feedback and try another test model :)

[@MentoliptusBanko]

Wow! Initially it seemed too dark, but after adding the OSL it just made it look magical and powerful! I wish you luck for the painting of the whole army :)

[@Gwagia]

That looks great, though maybe no glowing from the helmets eyes as the glow would come from the stonecasts eyes. Unless there wearing it of course.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

in hindsight the helmet seems a bit much, I will probably avoid that for the rest of them :)

[@Gwagia]

@@eBayMiniatureRescues It did look good coming from the eyes. So if they're wearing the helmet it would make sense.

[@danielwilliams3635]

Great vid. Whats the best glue for getting the moss on the model? Cheers

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Regular white glue seems to work well, it dries clear and you can’t see it under the moss. Super glue is a bit overkill. To help keep it on the model longer I would recommend spraying it down with matte varnish when your done too :)

[@Namastay1]

Damn thats nice :) Love it!

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Thanks!

[@alainsalleras5725]

What's the name of the black base? It's a great video, congratulations!!

[@WartoothD]

I just sold some old stormcast on ebay lol I know they are not going your way but that would of been cool.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

haha that would have been pretty funny. Ive been waiting for that to happen, I suppose it's only a matter of time.

[@csdn4483]

I don't know, to me the paint job looks more like the SE is made of wrought iron and less like stone. Very few stones are that deep a black in color (basalt being one), but if you were actually going for wrought iron, you nailed that.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

You could probably do this and add a ton of rust to it and make it look like that, it wasn’t what I was going for, but it would be a cool option for sure.

[@MGC-XIII]

Not really my cup of tea, but cool concept.

[@dovahkiinsadventures7632]

This is epic. I have a few of these laying around and now know what I want to try. Are you going to try a 24 hour marathon? This I would love to see.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

As close to a 24 hour marathon as I can manage, either way, it will be done within a couple of days. Gonna be a fun video :)

[@Joe_Murph]

I like the idea and the excecution is ace. I don't think you should have done the power radiating from the helmet though, when you stand this guy next to models with the helmet on it would look so cool if the power is coming from just them inside the suit

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Thanks! I was thinking the helmet may have been too much after the fact, kinda weird if the dudes eyes are glowing and the helmet is glowing.

[@alexanderk.7782]

Did the crackle paste not crack because of the Base Coat?

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Where it was thicker it did, but I didn't put that much on it. I've already started to test it on other models, I'll be making some of them with really big cracks in it, especially on the shields. looks really cool :)

[@stephens7889]

Nice Nice and Really Nice

[@erns_t]

WILLOW!

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

WILLOW!! man I love that movie :)

[@andyskelton9228]

Disappointed by the lack of interrupting door guy... ;)

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

lol, oh he's lurking around somewhere.

[@matthewlantz1677]

Hah! This is the first video of yours I've seen. Magic acorns got a laugh, a like, and a subscribe

[@tomvankwikkelberghe3013]

This Would work Well on necrons too i think

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Absolutely! Give them all a green glow, you could have an army done in no time.

[@DrPoltergeist]

Great, thanks

[@LaKemper]

Amazing stuff as always, I'll pickup some merch and try to get a hold of a mini but I wish you had a patreon or something similar. Would love to support your work more directly.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

I appreciate the support in any way, thank you. I do plan on starting a patreon, I just want to make sure I can do it justice and provide the things i need to in order to make that a worthwhile place for people to support. Hopefully by the end of the summer I will have something going, and again, I truly appreciate the support, wherever it comes from :)

[@pygmymodels209]

Willoooow! You turned me into a goo-oaat!

[@mattdeeley4302]

I got the willow reference straight away!! Do I win a biscuit? (also that mini looked so good in the end! Great ideas!... Sad that you didn't actually use an acorn though)

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

haha, yes biscuit earned! I do love Willow. Keep an eye out for that acorn bit, I still have to do the rest of the army ;)

[@leonmumford179]

I just finished the same mini. My OCD does not allow for stone statues

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Hehe, understandable, I’m pretty particular with some minis. I do like a solid concept though, as long as it’s compelling enough for me then I don’t worry about the details too much.

[@ToddReynolds45]

WILLLLOWWWWWW!!!!

[@david301075]

Bonjour magnifique modèle vous pourriez me dire ce que vous avez utilisé comme couleur pour le bleu merci

[@hendrikg6003]

Thyphus Corusion would have also worked for first step to get the stone texture.

[@amromatz]

How did the Agrellon Earth texture paint not flake off? I started using it and didn't realize it did that. Any tips cuz I feel like when you did it the paint didn't flake.

[@OvantheWise]

My personal army for storm casts is painted like the terra-cotta army.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

That's awesome! I bet that looks pretty great all lined up.

[@OvantheWise]

eBay Miniature Rescues so far so good. Not to mention of something gets broken it’s easy to adapt and make it look like it’s part of the scheme.

[@cycoholic]

You know, only the other day I went looking to see if anyone had made a range of terracotta warrior miniatures. Couldn't find any, because they actually have found a miniature terracotta army in an excavation site! From memory they're about 8 inches in height and just like the real thing, each one is different.

[@pmirall5244]

could you say they are StoneCast?

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

you could say that, yes :)

[@pmirall5244]

@@eBayMiniatureRescues Jokes aside, I love them. the idea is original and seems to work very well

[@MrVolvobloke]

That 'statue' looked so convincing I'm surprised protesters haven't pulled it down ! Seriously stone effects are so handy for using up odd models as scenery that this is a very useful video. The last few stages of light blue and white really sold the effect of something unearthly about these guys. Maybe that's what happens to you when you loose to the legions of the dead; they possess your body and you have an 'evil' semi-dead faction of stormcasters.... Thanks for posting!

[@asaswenson3093]

Where do I get the magic acorns

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

Befriend a Nelwyn, they are always giving those things away ;)

[@druidobianco9734]

Hmmmm.... all that moss under the armpit .... did someone avoid water and soap? 🤔🤔🤔

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

lol I suppose if you were a living stone statue there would be greater worries than personal hygiene.

[@davidbrown4849]

Hit the lichen with some brown wash

[@trollbite.miniatures]

nice concept but the moss is ruining it for me, it looks out of place. it's either not painted enough or not the right scale. or both

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

In person it's not nearly as bright, and the scale is big, but look alright on the table. I'm hoping to do more testing now that I'm getting feedback from the video, and pick up some flocking that has a similar color to it. We'll see how it goes :)

[@trollbite.miniatures]

@@eBayMiniatureRescues cool, looking forward to see more!

[@truemind1018]

stormcast, stonecast, at least its not FINECAST! HA!

[@matthewc6752]

I like your video and I hope this comment helps you succeed.

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

every comment helps man, I'm glad you liked the video :)

[@TheRunesmythe]

Somebody help me! There's a miniature painter here with an acorn pointed at me!

[@marek011011]

you could say those are stone cast eternals

[@zerominiatures4676]

now teach me to make stone into plastic

[@midwesternexplorer9339]

Gonna be honest but the only cool factor is the glow effects. The rest of the model looks like a poor mans dry brush. which i mean , it is.

[@Jjjjjjooooooxxxxx]

I would love to see you do one battle report with the army once completed :)

[@eBayMiniatureRescues]

That could be fun. For sure I'm going to be taking as many pictures and videos of the army once it's done. It's getting sold off 7 days after the video goes up, so I need to get as much as possible before I don't have access anymore!