What can you REALLY do with the Space Marines Infernus + Paints starter set?

[@alexpaintstinythings]

BEFORE YOU COMMENT… please remember this is me trying to do something half decent with my painting experience, I’m not trying to put you off or make you feel bad as a beginner. I want more people in the hobby, not less :) - please also understand that I am sarcastic. I don’t REALLY think it’s the worst marine in the world.

[@yourdailykiwipie58]

i'm getting into the hobby soon :D any advice?

[@alexpaintstinythings]

@@yourdailykiwipie58 Absolutely - depends what you'd like advice on of course - there are lots of angles you can approach with - but I'm more than happy to answer any questions you have :) - I can recommend stuff to get and all sorts - I have a video on starter kit for beginners which might be a good place to start :)

[@yourdailykiwipie58]

@@alexpaintstinythings thanks :D

[@yourdailykiwipie58]

@@alexpaintstinythings and also i kind of feel like making a space marine squad, but penguin themed.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

@@yourdailykiwipie58 haha do it!!

[@jackthornton4049]

“the worst painted space marine you’ve ever seen” *PROCEEDS TO SHOW A BETTER MINI THAN ANYTHING IVE EVER PAINTED*

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Haha I mean I’ve been painting for years now tbf :)

[@Basti12293]

I'll just turn of the lights in my basement while playing now 😅

[@kala1780]

Yea, looks 1000x better than I did in the early 2000's, this guys standards are way higher than any starter.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

@@kala1780 Aye - I mean I'm not a starter any more, so defo got higher standards :D

[@etholus1000]

@@alexpaintstinythings Fair enough. Us newbies don't have a grasp of those standards yet, cause we see your "terrible paint" as perfection lmao

[@TheBigLevange]

If I were a beginner and I painted up that first mini, I'd be damn excited and proud. I remember when I first started in the 90s and so many techniques and tools were not available, and there were no tutorials if you weren't surrounded by others already doing it well.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Thank you! I also remember some of my firts minis (sadly I no longer have them) but yeah, the difference time and experiece makes is quite something!

[@AngelusNielson]

I remember my first mini. I literally left flesh on it because I used too much superglue to put it together and I glued my finger to it. Never did progress much further than that, so seeing what other people can do is my man source of amusement in this hobby.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

I love that Warhammer literally (almost) got “their pound of flesh” so to speak. Also putting your own skin on a mini is about the most hardcore chaos thing ever. That could have been your theme!! :D

[@usernamunavailiable]

Oh gawd I feel like I should be charged with war crimes for what I did to my first D&D minis back in the 80s. The Testor enamel paints in those little cube bottles. Having no idea what thinning was, and those Testor brushes made sure every glop of paint cover what you wanted it to, and everything around it. When I got my first Warhammer minis in 88 I got a little better thanks to the painting tips in Rogue Trader and my introduction to acrylic paints.

[@AngelusNielson]

@@usernamunavailiable Everybody starts somewhere. And I've seen some objectively horrible minis from now like Golden Deamon level painters. I say "objectively" because for like a 10 year old, they weren't that bad.

[@neelzen9975]

That girl in class who cries because she got an A instead of an A+ when half the class failed the test.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Of that girl had been doing the class or studying for a lot longer then holding herself to a high standard seems reasonable :) - I get it though, I should have caveated the sarcasm and explained myself there a bit!

[@vagannazaryan3594]

I remember my mom getting me this box as a "gift" for moving out and i followed GW's tutorial on how to use the bloody thing. As my first mini's ever, they arent the best of the best, but they hold a special place on my shelf.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Ah brilliant - it's great to have them to look back on!

[@delsi26]

“Gift”?

[@vagannazaryan3594]

@@delsi26 she knew i wanted to get into warhammer for the longest time, so at a hobby store we saw the kit, she remembered and asked if i wanted it. I said yeah and well, the rest is history now

[@Chunkylova53]

This is actually a really informative video. Alot of already tutorials expect you to have a huge variety of paints. Not helpful with limited supplies.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Thank you I’m glad you think so. I definitely like skewing the tutorials towards the beginners. I have the stormcast starter box to do the same with too. :)

[@darrinscott6612]

A huge mistake a lot of novice painters make is assuming that good paint jobs require buying a specific set of a citadel paints and following instructions like you're baking. That's far from the reality. Most miniature paint brands will do, and the good results of a paint job come from technique and theory, not linear steps. The "you need these products" idea is a lie Games Workshop has bottled and sold to the community. If you want to actually be a good painter, watch a video on color theory, identify shadows, midtones and highlight colors you want in your mini (ie, do you want warm shadows or cold shadows? Warm lights or cold lights? Or neutral?), and practice your layering, thinning paint, and brush control, which is the foundation of all miniature painting skills.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

You're absolutely bang on. 100%

[@gameguy1337]

@@darrinscott6612 As a newish painter who has learned the hard way that green is green no matter the funny name on the bottle this is true. But from my point of view it's not Games Workshop that has pushed that idea, but rather I actually bought a lot of my paints because a lot of youtube "how to paint" guides told me that's the color they work with. I think just telling people you can get close approximations for equal effect goes far.

[@KRITORISS]

I'm 40 years old and I just started this deep dark hole of a hobby and I'm already hooked....found your channel and in my opinion its one of the best out there!

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Welcome to the hobby! and thank you :)

[@AngelusNielson]

Run, run before it's too late! Your wallet will thank you! Just kidding. Welcome to the hobby.

[@bowsewr7074]

37 and I now have the itch and already have enough hobbies. Help me 😂

[@agauld3212]

​@bowsewr7074 myself and and cousin are 39 and we have just went balls deep into it off the bat. Got a row off the missus for staying out too late painting at his house haha. Rick and roll. We both got dreadnaughts and went in well over our heads but loving figuring it out together over a few beers

[@KRITORISS]

@@agauld3212 awesome!!

[@gravdigr27]

My brother, to my untrained eyes that first mini looked great. I'd be lucky to do anywhere near that good. Seeing you call it trash kinda makes me not want to even try. I know it wasn't your intention, but damn.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Oh no - definitely not my intention - you should 100% get into it, you'll be able to do far better than me! If you want any pointers, let me know - happy to help.

[@ElijahKlar]

Honestly man for someone's first time on a very strict budget it was not horrible

[@kurtwoyma7781]

The great artistic secret is "take your time" and "don't paint in a bad mood". The models are literally so intuitively structured that once it's in your hands you can basically already see it in color, you just have to apply the paint :)

[@lilyfrigula5302]

Something to keep in mind is that they are super experienced! It'd be like a professional wedding cake decorater making easy bake cupcakes, so of course comparatively the professional would hate the result. Don't lose motivation, and paint for the love of painting!

[@tremolo_painter]

This is a good way to show beginners how a few minor changes can make for a prettier result. And as you said, the first mini will do me just fine for my troops, and then just add a bit of love for the characters.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Absolutely - glad you like it!

[@mattaria]

It's actually wild how good these videos are for how long you've been doing them. You present really well.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Thanks man, I've been getting better at the piece to camera stuff - I imagine in a year's time I'll be able to look back and laugh at how garbage I was! :D

[@TheCroninberg]

"Using a Windsor and newton series 7 for metallics is sacrilege" god emperor of mankind

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Haha I use that brush for almost everything. It gets a good wash at the end of a heavy session then we both just lie there and share a cigarette. :D

[@obnoxiouspedant]

Youre a dirty lil brush aint cha​@@alexpaintstinythings

[@kxjx]

​@@alexpaintstinythings What size brush do you take?

[@alexpaintstinythings]

@@kxjx If it's the regular kolinsky sable, I use a size 1 and size 3 generally. :)

[@thomaswoodgate2900]

Your commentary on this is absolute gold, the Jackson pollock line is inspired

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Haha believe it or not I had to re-record it after being unable to say it the first time without laughing :D

[@nozone58]

This was the exact box i got just last week and painted over the weekend as my first ever mins of any kind! So if you want fresh review from a beginner, here you go! I don't know how about others, but after deciding to order this in order to try out a new hobby, i went deep into research. That was highly overwhelming. Everyone started on about, you need this kit, you need this primer, don't do that, use this method... You get the idea. After a lot of thinking and not wanting to sink over like 40 quid all in all in my first painting, i ended up getting some cheap make up brushes for slathering on the base coat and a hobby knife, to clean the edges. For any first timer reading this, don't make the mistake i did, get the primer, my painting started flaking already when i was painting it. Anyways, i got it home, cut them out, which took me over an hour itself. I then looked up many guides on how to paint, but finally found the original guide from games workshop on this specific set, so instead of experimenting, i just followed that. Put the blue on the base in 3 thinner layers, which was good to at least familiarize myself with how the paint behaves in cracks and crevices of the mini. Then moving on the black for the gun and the satchels on the back. That progression was great, since it was only around the second color that i started to get the hang of mixing the paint on the pallet to get the consistency i wanted, and working on the small handle points and the pouches on the back helped me to learn how to approach details on the mini. Then it finally came to the metallic paints, that's where the first detail was done on the shoulder pads, where i basically got the metallic paint everywhere and needed to do about 10 thousand touchups afterwards with the blue to cover it all up. Only at the white while doing the emblems on the shoulder pads did i realize that you can put the brush to the mini on these flatter surfaces with extended edges on the side, which allowed the paint to nicely fill out the emblem, but also took a few tries. With the technic paint, i was slighty annoyed at myself, since i didnt have any tools for that either, seriously, get at least the wooden coffee sitrer. I ended up getting the technic paint on the boots of the spacemarines, which made it look like they had big chucnks of dirt stuck to their suits. A tip, don't stress if this happens, i waited for it to dry out, then it was easier to remove and the rest i just repainted. Overall, id say the experience was pretty fun all around. As a first timer, probably the top 3 things id change is add a primer to this set, since i had the blue base coat flaking several times during painting, add a better brush, or in the least, two brushes, and make the second one more disposable and bigger, to apply the primer / base coat and finaly, id add some clear way on the box, or maybe with a paper in the box, to direct people to the original guide on how to paint this exact set, to avoid overwhelming new players. But other than that, it was great, and im already doing research on what army id like to strive towards painting and eventualy playing properly

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Sounds like a net positive - but we agree on basically the same things so that’s good :) - thanks for the comment. It’s easily the biggest one I’ve ever had! Haha - welcome to the hobby and hope you continue to enjoy the videos :)

[@Notsvltvui]

I ordered this set yesterday and I can’t wait to start, this tips will greatly help me as a beginner in warhammer 40k

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Excellent, best of luck. I’d suggest picking up a spray primer, a better brush and a few other paints if you can :)

[@quorthorn7945]

@@alexpaintstinythings I'm about to purchase the "Introductory set" which comes with only five paints. What other paints would you recommend to make the Ultra marines look better, and what brush would you recommend?

[@alexpaintstinythings]

@@quorthorn7945 If you're happy shopping at Warhammer, try a nice vibrant red for the eye lenses, a couple of browns (dark and light) for the leather pouches, a silver for the gun and nuln oil (a black-ish wash) for metallic parts. A mid-grey (mechanicus standard) would help with gun highlights and a lighter blue would help with edging the armour - you could even look at a dark blue wash for the armour, but that's harder to muck about with I think. As for brushes, Citadel's not-starter brushes are OK to begin with, and I'd say a couple of brushes will serve you well for most of the work (a small for detail and larger for other jobs) and then a brush for applying shade and a drybrush if you want to buy more might help. I don't use Citadel paints or brushes much any more, so hard to give you exact names, but I hope this helps!

[@rosspowell4446]

I like the fact you’re a 40 something mini painter and proud

[@lachevreecoplus4327]

That is the most clear/funny/informative video I've seen about this hobby. I'm trying to get into warhammer painting and out of all the "beginner friendly" video I saw (I saw a lot of them) yours is the best

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Aw thank you - that is very kind :)

[@GSolid]

I loved your kinda sarcastic/helpful tone when referring to previous videos about techniques shown here, truly my type of humor.

[@fatrobin72]

My parents bought teenage me a scaple for hobby use... that knife taught me a valuable lesson... knives are sharp.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

They are! Kudos to GW for push fit but sometimes life lessons need to be learned I guess :)

[@Haz189-t4z]

I’ve very recently gotten into Warhammer thanks to space marine 2. My friend just sent me this video as I was going to give the painting a try. Has been extremely helpful and informative ,thank you very much!

[@scenczyk1429]

Thoroughly enjoyed the commentary and the concept. Subscribed and looking forward to browsing the rest of your stuff. Great painting

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Thank you :)

[@themaskedg33k]

I like how you took it back to basics. Really highlights where to invest in the painting hobby side of things.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Thanks, yeah I think forcing such a limitation means you really have to consider "what would I get if I could really only buy one or two more things on top of this"

[@sinisterplank3113]

To be quite honest, the plastic, the assembly insturctions or even the laminated box works well enough as a dry palette in a pinch, ive been using them for weeks due to a packing mistake for a trip. As an aside, washing up the models using the family heirloom dish soap and dad's favourite toothbrush would help to black ashere to the plastic better.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Nice! Two people have mentioned this now. Thank you! Defo giving this a go on the stormcast starter set. “This one weird trick” etc :)

[@TheFyllekajja]

To beginners, pop it toys are really nice to use for paint. I do have a wet pallet but alot of the time i use the pop it toy instead. You can dilute citadel paints with water. Keep some cheap bad brushes for mixing colours. Also good for drybrushing and metallics that eats nice brushes for breakfast. For scraping mold lines i prefer a dull hobbyknife, a sharp one may cut into the plastic model if not carefull enough. An old nail polisher can be used to smoothen surface. But a sharp cutters is very helpful, less scraping. A cut in halv pet bottle with texture is great for cleaning brushes. You can strip the paint of a model with IPA, fill a small cup, add a modell and swirl until paints coming off, clean under water with a toothbrush. These tips are maby not for proffesional painters, but for hobby painters, as it will save you some money to pick up more models to paint.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

All great tips, thank you - some excellent info here - I mention the pop-it toys in another video, I have one for washes and metallics :)

[@desertmammoth3159]

I started dry brushing everything, with a 5mm flat brush. Start with a black base coat, then dry brush everything blue, then dry brush the gold highlights on the armour, then dry brush the gun with silver, the mag with gold, any flesh etc. Dry brush, dry brush, dry brush, and the model takes on a sort of cell shaded quality that somehow transcends the primitive paint job to give it its own sort of art style if that makes sense. Like how some old games still look good because their art style is timeless, thats sort of what my minis have, and I'm basing that on the reaction of others, including randos who don't owe me any pleasantries. I'm happy with them, and the best bit is, it is a very quick painting method.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Oh nice, would be cool to see that - sounds like you've got a technique down!

[@RECTALBURRITO]

I use a fine tip gold paint marker for the chest and other areas.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Ok that’s also a cool idea!!

[@desertmammoth3159]

@@RECTALBURRITO Yeah that's actually really clever, I've never heard someone talk about paint markers before but they sound like a really obvious solution for detailing.

[@turbobuddah]

Loving the humour in the vid and to be fair there's a good amount of tips for getting decent results from a small amount of supplies. Alot more helpful than it seems

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Thank you :)

[@DINO_CAT_ENJOYER]

This is the first video that actually helps me understand this hobby even better than before ty for explaining so much this will definitely help me when i try to paint my first mini😊

[@BernieVtuber]

i appreciate your humor. I used to blow my nose in my mom's curtains when i was a kid, but now I can just wipe my paints off on them.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

haha, brilliant :D

[@shinyentree225]

Very informative video and I am watching ALL of of the videos you suggested as well, gonna need it to paint these Rubric Marines I got!

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Awesome, thank you!!

[@jonathanshelton2137]

Yeah having something to loght your work is so important. I usually have to paint during the day with my lighting conditions currently. Thanks for the video!

[@dechothewave]

I'm so glad someone called out the effectiveness of this brush. I literally just started with this set and was very confused if I was just that bad. I'll be switching to something different haha Thanks for the great video!

[@alexpaintstinythings]

No problem at all - don't worry - it's not you going mad, it's a terrible brush :D

[@vynashe4442]

That face when someone asks if you've been paining warhammer minis, and you look them dead in the eye and say "No, I was giving Jackson pollock's arse a good thumbing."

[@alexpaintstinythings]

hahahaha

[@brayden6876]

It was for me, and it got me into the hobby. Im now in the process of painting a box of 10 chaos space marines, and this was a great way to show me what I was getting into. Personally, I would highly recommend this! I will note that I did grab my own primer (The wrong one, albeit lol), different cheap acrylic brushes, and basic dry palette.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Sounds like you’ve got it under control! Thanks for the comment :) feel free to share your progress in the discord if you like!

[@Rodrigomezcua]

Much better result that what I ever managed to do through the end of the 90s/early 2000s not gonna lie

[@funkyskunk8122]

Bought a cheap airbrush kit for priming and basing and it was worth the investment as the minis turned out great now need to skill up with the brush side of things and im dreading edge highlighting. Your video shows me how bad they would look had i tried painting without priming and a half decent brush, cheers m8 good helpful stuff

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Interesting to hear - did you find a good enough compresssor for the airbrush? My first airbrush was a cheaper one and I found it more hinderance than help tbh - but I think I lament all the nonsense of cleaning in between colours etc. :D

[@sandsrhew1203]

I remember seeing this video for the first time and immediately hating it for how negative it was, then i bought an introductory set and found out you were totally right about that brush😅

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Thank you for coming around - I appreciate the comment. I agree it's pretty negative - I'm trying to keep the newer vids a bit more upbeat! :D

[@sandsrhew1203]

@@alexpaintstinythings no no, I'm the one who should be sorry, that brush is god awful 😅 btw nice vid

[@Panda]

hilarious video man, great job

[@supersardonic1179]

As someone who hasn't painted since art class in school over 20 years ago, this was really intriguing to watch. Here's hoping my marines don't turn into a glob of paint exterminatus.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Oh I’m sure you’ll be grand!! :)

[@nate4649]

dont paint in mass for your first minis. pick one mini and use it as the sacrificial lamb. Try different paints and techniques and see what you get. then you can always wash it off in rubbing alcohol and repaint later. trust the process

[@lgphtgrphy137]

This is my first dive back into 40K since I was a kid 25 odd years ago. You got yourself a fan mate! Jesus Christ you’re funny. The Jackson Pollock bit almost killed me. Congrats on making an amazing channel already. Cannot wait to see where it goes for you. Thanks for the epic content. Mega inspired. Bye bye savings!

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Welcome back to the hobby bud! And yeah - bye bye to all your money!! :)

[@Razumen]

I learned more about how to be humble than about painting from this video, and I learned a lot about painting! :P

[@jeremydevere6311]

Just found your channel, and you've got a new subscriber. Great video, and the comedy is golden. Genuine tears of laughter at the Jackson Pollock line, i had to pause the video until i could see clearly again.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

haha, brilliant - glad to hear it :D

[@rikku942]

The warhammer shop near me gave me a free sample of putting one together and let me paint another, got to take both home so bought this exact painting kit but I bought clippers from another place for cheaper. I had fun painting them, but I bought red paint as well and just used the black as a base and the red/gold for the shoulders. After the first model, I did have to run out and get a smaller brush 😅

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Fantastic - welcome to the hobby :) - feel free to jump onto the Discord and share!

[@sharpes_rifles8971]

I have to admit the 'Jackson Pollocks Arsehole' comment had me in stitches.

[@Wacko40k]

Hey now champ. You did great. As a little kid that’s literally only just got into this hobby and don’t even know what decals are yet you did amazing. Keep up this hard work champ and we could make a ULTRAMARINE out of you yet!! Wait till you discover tinned primer!! Contrast paints!!! Brands that don’t use the horrendous citadel pots!!! The world is your ouster kid may the light of the emperor shine upon you!

[@alexpaintstinythings]

haha, thanks pops! I feel like a REAL boy now :D

[@Wacko40k]

@@alexpaintstinythings hahaha, go get em!

[@MichaelRowe-pp3tn]

They look really good to me! I mean, I think I dumped actual wood varnish on my first space marine. Nice job! Also probably helped save a few squidolies when getting our boy into the hobby!

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Wood varnish yikes!! Listen - whatever works for you is absolutely fine :) - thanks for the comment!

[@DrDwarven]

I actually just bought this yesterday as my first Warhammer models it still has not came but I'm excited

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Welcome to the hobby! Good luck with the box :)

[@DrDwarven]

@alexpaintstinythings thanks I have been into Warhammer for years now but just reading and the games but I'm really excited to get into the minis

[@brimbo33]

excellent video - ive been using the plastic tray the starter kit came in as a palette for a number of models now, its worked great

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Great minds think alike:)

[@roguetrooper7153]

Just found your channel and subscribed, just recently got into painting so looking forward to picking up some helpful tips

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Thank you - welcome to the hobby! Hope I can help you enjoy the painting!

[@cyberleaderandy1]

Nicely painted on a budget of paint, brush and technique but not ability. The shoulder markings are beautifully done. You show your skill definitely 😊

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Thank you! For what it’s worth those shoulder markings are embossed which makes it a LOT easier :)

[@airmaned22]

As a 44 year old yank who is learning to paint little plastic toys, I really appreciate this video, and your delivery. Subbing now so I can act cool when you blow up.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Excellent. Thank you!! I'm more than open to you become president of the fan club - just let me know, I'm sure we can arrange a badge or something! :D

[@zaintaylor-malik4946]

my incredible uncle who am i very close with got me this set for christmas and i enjoyed every moment of painting it

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Fantastic! What a legend. Is your uncle also into the hobby? You're welcome to share pics of your work on the Discord if you like - do you think you'll continue with collecting/painting other models?

[@zaintaylor-malik4946]

@@alexpaintstinythings yes he is very much so, he taught me how to paint for hours on christmas and the days following. i’ve already painted 2 sigmarite warriors and a ultramarine death captain

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Excellent!! Welcome to the hobby :)

[@zaintaylor-malik4946]

@@alexpaintstinythingsalex… i just spent 70 quid on Brother Valtus the Glorious Dreadnought and a black spray primer rattle can plus a new contrast paint and a brush set and i am wholly terrified to paint him. The hobby consumes… Also i have to say your commentary and dry humour really adds to your videos and your channel deserves a million more subs. i bought Valtus right after finishing space marine 2 and seeing him in action FORCED me to buy him. It’s very scary to paint such an expensive and big model but i place my faith in our Holy God Emperor Glory to the Imperium.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Aww yeah - you’re deep into it now!! Do not fear starting - put some paint on the brush and see what happens. Once primed those minis often seem more enticing too :) - also, feel free to jump onto the discord if you like - we can help and encourage more easily there :)

[@tOhB_]

How the hell don't you have more subscribers. You have an amazing personality and the little jokes you throw in are hilarious. I absolutely lost my shit at 'beginner clippers that "the poors" use' Amazing stuff man, keep it up!

[@A_Professional422]

Im new and looking at getting some space marines, and this video is extremely helpful. Probably not ultramarines, but maybe iron fists, carcharodons, or blood angels

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Great! Warhammer sells them as marines mostly. Some factions have specific models but generally they’re all sold as generic and you paint as you wish :)

[@keekbake7756]

Ty for ur video cant wait to try this at home love this hobby realy helped mij adhd

[@alexpaintstinythings]

You are very welcome! Thanks for the comment :)

[@DuskJaeger13]

Just bought this kit yesterday! Then I bought a terminator pack. Will wait to paint that though, want more paints and don’t want smurfs. It was my first endeavor, wish I could share them here. I think they came out pretty damn good!

[@alexpaintstinythings]

I wish you could share them here too! Glad you're happy with them - keep it up! :)

[@NVS_Videos]

I'd like to see you do a video where you "create" a beginner kit for a similar value see what's actually doable on a budget. Nicer brush but less paints etc.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Believe it or not, I have almost finished scripting THIS EXACT VIDEO!! That's good to hear - makes me feel like I'm on the right lines with my thinking. :)

[@NVS_Videos]

@@alexpaintstinythings yessssssss I need to see it soon before I make anymore poor financial decisions with this hobby… haha

[@alexpaintstinythings]

@@NVS_Videos Hope I can get it finished, filmed and out int he next 2 weeks - fingers crossed.

[@NVS_Videos]

@@alexpaintstinythings 🙏

[@dth3694]

This is actually inspiring! Starter set can results decent, just with skills

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Thank you :)

[@papachorizo6742]

Whoa whoa whoa show some respect to this 😂 this was literally my gateway drug into this hobby. Started like a week ago and I'm happy with what I was provided

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Welcome to the hobby!! :)

[@welcomethrillho9724]

Brilliant video this - every few years I sink into Warhammer a bit, buy some stuff, never paint it, sell it, rinse and repeat. I think it’s time to start again hahah

[@TailsandTrails-y5m]

Just finished painting my first mini and I thought it wasn't too bad but my god he looks like bloody The Toxic Avenger in comparison to “the worst painted space marine you’ve ever seen” 😂. This video was great help though, it's got me really excited to improve, get to a decent level and make more videos along my Warhammer journey

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Welcome to the hobby! Feel free to share your progress on the discord. I’d love to see!

[@FizzyMcPhysics]

Fair play, if that was my first marine ever I'd be pleased with that! I never had clippers when I started. I'd just push and twist the peices off the sprues.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Absolutely an option! :)

[@onalert413]

I started with what I think was the first primaris start painting set. I did them as Ultra Marines. The only paint I used that wasn't in the set was brown for the holsters and pouches, red for the eyes, and white for the shoulder iconography which I did by hand as I didn't understand how to use water transfers at the time. I later picked Imperial Fists/successors as my chapter, but I still have that original trio of Ultramarines and will leave them untouched as a monument to my painting beginnings.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Oh yeah for sure - and you can always go back and paint the same marines again to see how far you've come - I wish I'd kept my first painted minis, it would have been a good laugh for everyone if nothing else!! :D - also transfers are the devil's work! I should really do a video on them but hell, I'm awful with getting them right. haha

[@JRock3091]

Your "worst effort" is 1000% better than my best effort

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Thank you - I’m assuming it’s just a case of practice. I’ve been at it since 2018 now :)

[@Sleeper____1472]

With the hobby knives I use, I don't even need clippers. The plastics I work with are on the weaker side, and I can cut through them like butter.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Perfect! Then you can also use them for mould lines etc :)

[@EungsuLee]

Still way better than my first attempt with that style starter kit.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Oh hey, my first attempt way back when was much worse than now, but after a few years I'm holding myself to higher standards (perhaps wrongly!) but yeah, it turned out OK in all seriousness. I'm just heavy on the sarcasm these days!

[@SkillzRicosGamerTv]

Earned a sub for your entertaining commentary. I'm just getting back into 40k/model making after a 20 year break. Your tutorials will come in well handy. Thanks dude

[@RobLor93]

I'm painting my first ever mini and if it's even a fraction of how your first one turned out, I would be over the moon!

[@alexpaintstinythings]

I'm sure it'll be grand! Feel free to share in the Discord if you want to - always interested to see people's paintjob (and would be happy to provide feedback or help if requested). :)

[@RusSEAL]

“If your thumb doesn’t look like you’ve had it up Sydney Pollack’s arse-hole, then you’re doing it wrong..!” You had me at Pollack’s arse! Sub’d instantly!

[@Bruticus1990]

I can only hope and pray that my first mini turns out that well. I’m getting this set and some extra stuff this weekend just so I can get use to painting

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Fab! Welcome to the hobby - feel free to jump on the Discord and share your progress - always keen to see people's work :)

[@edman1357]

Definitely looked fine to me lol but the key take away for me as a beginner is to get better brushes. Thanks for the video!

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Excellent!!

[@MyActualThoughts]

Bought my first box of these just a few days ago, I think my mini turned out pretty darn well considering I've never painted anything in my life.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Awesome, welcome to the hobby!!

[@172satoshi]

Holy, the tip of your brush is immaculate. Gotta get me one of those

[@1MinuteFlipDoc]

those marines look terrific!!

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Thank you!

[@gteal39]

I learned that a joke about having your thumb look like its been up Jackson Pollocks arse can make me almost choke to death with laughter while trying to sip my Pepsi Max.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Haha fantastic :)

[@fritzco55]

The $55 USD starter set with space marines and the tyranids set had clippers, paints, dice, a mat, a ruler, and a brush. In my opinion this is the best set to get started on.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Agreed. I also did a couple of videos on that set :)

[@ihmesekoilua]

welp, I'm forty-something and just picked up my first 10-marine box and some random blue, gold, black and like.. dark green paints to have something to play around with with my 6 and 7 year old kids. So far they love it. And my youtube is becoming increasingly filled with WH40K...

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Haha get used to that!! Welcome to you and your kids - glad we have more people joining the hobby :)

[@mc_sheepface5166]

I've used the same citedel brush for 4 years and I've never had a problem with its bristles

[@alexpaintstinythings]

No way - which brush? I know their "Artificer" ones are actually re-branded W&N Series 7 anyway but assuming it's not one of them - keen to know, and to know how you've kept it so well!

[@mc_sheepface5166]

@@alexpaintstinythings the medium layer and the citedel water pot with the four ridges in the back. Drag and twist through that. It also could be a brush to brush case. I do struggle with the artificer brush so that's the same lol.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

@@mc_sheepface5166 Sounds like you got a proper brilliant brush! A good batch or you've kept it well - I guess that plays into it too, right? A well treated brush will last regardless - although some (AKA, the "starter" brush) may be the exception to the rule. :D

[@mc_sheepface5166]

@@alexpaintstinythings a well maintained brush and pallet will take you miles. :)

[@baelm]

Just bought these before seeing your video.

[@onalert413]

Truthfully, I think they came out fantastic given the paints and brush you had to work with.

[@North29TH]

I look to my singular Malignant Plaguecaster, alone, in a miniature case full of loyalists.

[@bl8de3]

Great and incredibly funny channel. Underrated as fuck.

[@toadtactics3574]

You can diy a wet pallet super easy with a container, kitchen roll and baking paper and when you are going to paint make the kitchen roll wet then place baking paper over top, this will make paint last for hours

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Very true - I cover it a little in my wet palette video too :)

[@spartankaotix126]

Ngl as a person who is gonna get into mini painting soon both of those marines look like the godda- i mean emperor damn mona lisa

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Thank you! - Welcome to the hobby when it comes!

[@spartankaotix126]

@@alexpaintstinythings thanks

[@Dodovacer]

This was exactly my experience this year... after many years away from tabletop games I wanted to paint some Eldar guardians and bought a citadel starter box (the one with some colors, a brush, clippers and a tool for removing sprue)... it was so frustrating to try to do edges with that sad brush... in the end I had to buy so much more than originally intended. ...Nice work here with far less tools!

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Thank you - yeah I'm planning a video on "what you actually need to start off" so that people get a better idea of the investment - it can be an expensive hobby (although I guess it odesn't HAVE to be) but knowing what that investment is ahead of time can help people I guess. Out of interest, did you stick with it, or did the experience put you off?

[@barks_3441]

Yes we do, great video and thank you.

[@TheGreatBaronOBeefDip]

I am a musician, guitar player primarily that loves 40k, but has never painted, only collected toys and read lore, but this is the equivalent of taking a build your own guitar kit and making it professionally usable, good job, you even used the cables, picks, and strings that would have come with the G-Tar POS model.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Thanks! Also a musician here :) - my other hobby. Glad you enjoyed this. Ever think you’ll get into painting or playing?

[@TheGreatBaronOBeefDip]

@@alexpaintstinythings I would like to, but I probably would need about a grand of pocket change to throw at it to feel satisfied, used to play Yugioh, video games, all sorts of entertainment and had to do it at a certain level in order to feel good, and I know I would want to be competitive, or at least be able to throw down with more than just my friends, one day though.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

@@TheGreatBaronOBeefDip Ah yeah it's pricey for sure - if you want to go the competitive route with games then defo, you're talking buying up full armies and such - just the painting side could be cheaper to get into but I know it's only half the hobby in a sense. One day :)

[@TheGreatBaronOBeefDip]

@@alexpaintstinythings I have 7 McFarlane figures, I collect action figures as well, and I am already afraid of how much JoyToy will devastate my wallet.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

@@TheGreatBaronOBeefDip oh yeah - those things are pricey. I have the Joy Toy Invictor Tactical Warsuit - it's a beast!

[@sbeaber]

Great video. Relaxing bgm was a nice touch

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Ah thanks. I never know if it’s too much or not. I sometimes assume people would rather have their own on but long periods of silence feel a bit odd! :D

[@JakeSweeper]

*chuckles as he looks he thinks of the Adeptus Staticus-er-Stormcast Eternals from the AOS Introductory set he did a job on when Retibutor Armour spray primer he used was not shaken as well as he thought.* Ended up with 5 crusty-rusty looking minis. :D

[@alexpaintstinythings]

haha, StormCrust Eternals :D

[@leisureliam]

Nail clippers work pretty good to get the parts off the sprue. The big toenail ones

[@alexpaintstinythings]

No way! haha I've never tried that, but makes sense. Ingenious!

[@howardcoates6985]

Love the video, the snarky sarcastic sense of humor hits the right tone with me.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

You are my audience :) Thank you!

[@TheJakusMaxus]

Still 1000 times better than any of my work 😅

[@FantastoricalHobbies]

The wife has to keep wrestling me to the ground to take my GodHand clippers off me. I wonder if there's an official lanyard?

[@alexpaintstinythings]

I’m sure they could sell you something!!

[@adamg4336]

GW will always sell these packs with just enough paints to do the bare minimum, but not enough that you can actually be satisfied with the model.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

You're so right! It's a strong business model, but boy is it annoying! :D

[@Bodkin_Ye_Pointy]

Chuckle, my first starter set was the 2nd Ed box set when it first came out. I was lucky in as much as I had switched from enamel to acrylic paints while doing Napoleonic 25mm figures. But if there was something else to be recommended, it would be the GW water pot. It is one of the best accessories they made as it is shaped for all the things you do with your brush while painting. The other thing I would recommend is something to mount the minnie on to hold while painting so you don't get finger prints on the wet paint or drop the minnie while trying not to do that. GW do these but there are possibly cheaper options on the market.

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Interesting! First time I’ve heard anybody recommend the water pot. True on the mini holder though it’s defo a handy tool for beginners!

[@horizonb1744]

One of the things I actually do and recommend for the snap together sets is trim down the pegs a little bit so there arent any gaps etc. def have to use glue

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Absolutely - although I didn't want to use more than you get in the box for this one - but normally I'd trim them off and just superglue it :)

[@jonathanshelton2137]

Oof those are my clippers 😂 2:43

[@androidarts]

I'd probably "prime" it with a mix of blue and black (aka dark blue)... it wouldn't need to be an even coat. Then I'd go in with full blacks where needed, and then apply white or light blue or light gray on the bright areas and edges (maybe even zenithal drybrush). Finally I'd go i with the regular blue (and gold) as a sort of layer colour, reducing the amount of passes needed as I find it absolutely dreadful to do multiple passes with the same colour. Even if the pre-highlights are a bit messy that tends to be played down by the layering. Then a single thin highlight pass on the blue at some select spots. The texture paint is a bit of a waste in this set... a skintone-ish red/brown would've been more useful, yeah. The bases could've been sculpted rocks or deck plates. Smearing sand paint around is kind of annoying and easily ruins/gunks up the brush and paint water. Personally I'm quite okay with a shoddy brush as long as I'm not freehanding heraldics or doing eyes. It's possible to get to most of the highlight edges with the edge of the brush so a great tip is not always needed.

[@antediluviangocart]

My daughter got me this very same kit a few days ago for my 41st birthday, I haven't painted any warhammer models since 1997 but I have thought about it now and then. I have been doing a lot of research of different painting techniques, back then all I had was the eavy metal pics in the codexes and I did what I could to emulate, never even heard of wet pallets and I remember the paint drying up fast. This time around I have decided not to be so strict about the colour choice (I was very strict back then) and I never really liked ultramarines so they will be in different colours, I have bought black primer spray but I want to use the paint included in the pack and as I suspected the brush is not very good so I will order a new one before I start so I have one less thing to blame if it doesn't turn out as great as I imagine it will despite being almost 30 years since the last time..😅

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing. Yeah the hobby has got more these days for those looking for help and reference which is good. Paints are better too I recon! Welcome back to the hobby!! :)

[@antediluviangocart]

@alexpaintstinythings and here I am going on an on about myself, thank you for helpful tips and awesome painting! I have subscribed and I also have a video idea, a Twin peaks themed spacemarine, there is a lot of symbols and hallmarks to the show and a colourway, well just an idea, I know I wouldn't be able to pull it off but it would be cool to see it, I just can't get the idea out of my head😄

[@alexpaintstinythings]

@@antediluviangocart Nice idea. I've not watched season 3 but can't remember the visual side of the first 2 to be honest. Beyond the red room etc. You should totally go for it though!!

[@ianunderwood1678]

Oh man, I WISH I had a brush as good as that when I first started. I had some awful brushes that came in a 15 pack for $10. In no way did any of them come to a point, and I had to paint red last because it wouldn't wash completely out of the bristles no matter what I did, and would tint every later color that night red. I was painting Sisters of Battle for my first army. I was still super proud of my minis!

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Brushes?! You had brushes? I only had a stick to paint with and I had to use my own blood and some dirt mixed in a puddle for some lovely brown :D Seriously though if you have those first minis, keep them - it's amazing to be able to look back and see how far you've come! :)

[@SeriviusR]

First model still looks pretty darn good! Shows that you can still achieve good quality minis with a basic starter set. I wonder how long before the brush starts splitting into two points like some of my starter brushes back in 1998 or so did. With no money I just kept using it, added a certain quirk trying to do fine details with one of the tips at an angle haha!

[@alexpaintstinythings]

Yeah it does provide something of a challenge!! Sometimes the little hook can be good, and maybe when it splits you can give all your marines Addidas sripes?! :D

[@SeriviusR]

@@alexpaintstinythings True haha, it was always fun trying to improvise with what I had back then, maybe you could do a feature on some of that stuff? I know I had some models that I attempted to strip paint off etc. Could be a cool video idea for newbies and nostalgia!

[@tameofgroans]

Really impressive with the quality of videos! Plus showing how to best utilize the little bit of paints one may have. (Also would like to watch a more in depth video on nmm 👀)

[@alexpaintstinythings]

I’d like to do one on NMM but I guess my main concern there is I’m still a bit of an amateur in that respect. Could defo cover the basics though! Thank you :)