What Stormcast Should Look Like - [Warhammer Kitbash]

Kitbashing 3d printed resin bits with regular Games Workshop plastics. Creating my dream Stormcast Castigators - aka Stormcast DKoK.
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Stuff mentioned in the video:
Snipers: www.myminifactory.com/object/...
Castigators: www.games-workshop.com/en-SE/...
Heads - Anvil Industries: www.anvilindustry.co.uk/
3dprinter - phrozen3d.com/products/phroze...

[@Ulrican414]

Getting a real Empire from fantasy meets stormcast vibe from these guys, so very cities of sigmar I like it.

[@52Miniatures]

All the things we've been missing in life :)

[@kraeutemall]

"Cutting them to bits didn't bother me." I can imagine a rugged barbarian hero saying this.

[@52Miniatures]

What happens in the basement stays in the basement. (Isak was never seen again) hah!

[@stuffandnonsense8528]

It is fairly close to 'and he didn't think it too many'.

[@MrStatistx]

I appreciate the insane amount of different kitbash tactics you used: 3D Print, regular cutting and glueing plastic kitbash, greenstuff, bluestuff molds! insane!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks! It was fun to just use whatever I needed to get where I wanted

[@doctorbillsans9492]

Your voice is very soft and calming. I fell asleep watching this at night, so I had to rewatch it in the morning. Fantastic job!

[@liruichen]

The general tone is so calm and collected you'd almost forget how much hobby anxiety was bossed right through to an amazing squad of bashed bad boys!

[@dmeep]

While in the army the ideal way of doing things was carrying your backpack to where you wanted to fight and then stashing them somewhere and not actually wearing them while running and shooting if you could avoid it

[@52Miniatures]

Sounds pretty smart D. Thanks :)

[@caleb7758]

i dont thin these rangy bois had that issue :) prolly camp out for days at a time

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

sure modern armies and modern backpacks, these backpacks though seem to be based on tornisters, a type of backpack historically worn into combat and not dumped.

[@thinnedpaints6503]

Those look awesome, and I really appreciate your attitude towards 3d printing in the hobby, it's refreshing to see!

[@52Miniatures]

I appreciate it TP, thank you.

[@timothyyoung2962]

They turned out great! They way you posed then, the color scheme and overall appearance gives me a guerrilla fighter feel.

[@mai2015]

The end result for these were perfect!!! Also this guys voice is so soothing I could listen all day!!!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Mai!

[@RehynGaming]

I find that a lot of the Xenos armies in Warhammer 40k are just like this, Chaos Spawn spring to mind

[@mkstarstorm8822]

I had a similar experiance to this video, I fell in love with 40k eldar after finding the options for 3rd party heads (I like the look of more "alien" eldar with bland faced helmets)

[@Lebannehn]

Recently realized that I really like to magnetize things. Not painting or building, just magnetizing to get a best and most possible options. Almost like kitbashing on the fly 😄

[@52Miniatures]

A great thing about this hobby is that there is something for everyone.. like magnets :)

[@euansmith3699]

The kitbashed minis look very cool, the new paint job adds a lot of interest to them too; as every the filming, editing, and narration are clean, clear and elegant.

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Euan, this comment made my day.

[@basileerla]

Those heads look great and I'd love to replicate that green armour. Going to wait for the next video!

[@n6356583]

Really really good mate, as per usual. Enjoyed that immensely.

[@davidnandrin8825]

Plastic soldiers beheading for the win ! Great results , can't wait for the painting video ! Good job Sir !

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you David! the painting vid will be out next week. Same Hobby Time, Same Hobby Channel... that felt like a worn out phrase.

[@VASM160689]

Your stormcast army has such glamour. ;) love seeing them!

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Valdo!

[@MrLanzac]

Wow the amount of personality you got into each head was inspiring , nicely done… I need to do a study of just painting faces I think after watching this

[@52Miniatures]

Faces can be fun! Sometimes frustrating :)

[@tylerpeck9754]

a lot of work but it totally paid off! they look awesome! i love when people share their crazy kitbash ideas!!

[@blakec1924]

I arrive because the alert prompt, but stay because your content is just awesome! Great job on tackling the kitbash dilemma we all face.

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Blake!

[@stephenspackman5573]

Though I had noticed the Holy Hand Grenades, I had not previously made a Stormcast/Spin̈al Tap connection. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@52Miniatures]

There is always a Spinal Tap connection Stephen :)

[@G_Threepwood]

They look fantastic, and a beautiful paint job to boot!

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Max!

[@johnbruce4004]

Very interesting (again) workflow. Hadn't thought of the 3D printer as a 'bits' tool but you've shown the way. Looking forward to the painting video.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks John! Yeah, I look forward to finding more digital bits :)

[@riverbank7971]

the way you painted the faces on these is top notch- so good I had to comment on it. Really like the ethos around making minis fit so you like them.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks RB. I did experiment a bit with those faces. First a very yellowy brown airbrush. Then a pretty burgundy red wash. The combo turned into a pretty nice skin tone. I then highlighted but also added some green to the botom halfs of the faces and stuff like that. All good fun.

[@charlesknies1999]

Beautiful work. Outstanding vision brought to life. Flawless victory! Thanks brother

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Charles!

[@jhontompsan365]

On the question of why supply's are not sculpted on minis, its for the same reason you never see pictures (or paintings) of solders fighting with a full rucksacks. They are heavy and cumbersome to fight in and discarded at the first possible moment. Battles are also not random encounters and usually a force would have enough notice before a fight to set up at least a rudimentary staging area/camp. Leaving your freshly acquired crate of tomatoes on the front of your tank as you ride into battle is a sure fire way to get said tomatoes prematurely turned into sauce.

[@52Miniatures]

But sauce is such a good thing that can accompany so many different type of meals :) I know what you mean JT, but I just like backpacks, and they are in a way less strange than holy handgranade wielding crossbows.

[@LamesJames]

Your kitbash videos are very refreshing and inspiring.

[@52Miniatures]

Glad you like them!

[@BillMakingStuff]

much improved! Lovely kitbash

[@52Miniatures]

All I needed to do was remove everything but the weapon! :)

[@isakalmqvist1683]

Awsome video! And thank you Alex for your kind words and the inspiration that you that provide and share with us all :)

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Isak! And thanks for helping me glue these together.

[@DashaModels]

What's an amazing work!

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Dasha!

[@akumaking1]

These guys look great!

[@gsmith1135]

Turned our sharp!

[@jonbauml225]

Whoa. You can do it all!

[@MrTelecasterIV]

If I may share a small tip: U can use Isopropyl alcohol to remove paint, it works really fast and does not damage the plastic at all. Its also very cheap.

[@bassistcz]

They look awesome! Another great video Alex!

[@plastikpanzerfactory6733]

Alex, it was wonderful spending time in discord with you while you were working on these bases. I was like "hey, that's the one he was working on, that's the one he dropped". These came out phenomenal.

[@52Miniatures]

Great to hear! We'll get to do it more in the future :)

[@mattnally46]

New video on the eve of my games day. Thoroughly inspired for a narrative game

[@52Miniatures]

yay! And have a good game Matt

[@kosachilles2504]

Wowowowow! Keen to seem them bring painted! Great video!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks K! I appreciate it.

[@lomelyo]

Most creative miniature KZbinr. You are on a roll Alex!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks L! I appreciate it.

[@thatguyinthesky2553]

Looks unreal.

[@ThijsSchrijnemakers]

That is a lovely result, bravo! Extra points for the backpack =)

[@52Miniatures]

It's all about the backpacks!

[@cory7328]

Wow! Absolutely stunning.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Cory!

[@crapparc]

Now this is kitbashing!

[@JamesWilson-sg7im]

Thanks for the information about Messmixer. It is a great program.

[@andygorman858]

Those kitbashes look sooo much better than the original GW sculpts! They have more character and actually look like they are doing what they were designed to do….snipe at high value targets! Can’t wait to see the painting video!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Andy. I like them a lot. Also very happy I got the shields in. I hope you'll like the painting video, It'll be out next week.

[@andygorman858]

@@52Miniatures the shields look fantastic! Can’t wait for the painting vid for sure!

[@bluefangs867]

Look at those two beautiful gentlemen! Oh and those stormcast ofc.. :D Lovely kitbash!

[@52Miniatures]

Tag team Sweden 👌 I’m glad you made lovely gifts so that Isak got to come for a visit.

[@bluefangs867]

@@52Miniatures next time I'll be there too!😁

[@yfz450rider39]

I look forward to every video you put out! Another awesome video with awesome miniatures!

[@52Miniatures]

I'm glad to heart it W, and I appreciate you letting me know.

[@Thertra70]

You nailed this! Those look way better!

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you T

[@jimi1701a]

This video is a kitbashing masterclass. 👍

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you!

[@GoldenRogueMinis]

they look great, awesome job

[@maximillianhovar5877]

Personally I love kit bashing I recently got the warlord games orcs and was not a fan so I kit-bashed them with pieces from my bits box and now I have an army of orcs I love

[@52Miniatures]

Lovely stuff Maximillian

[@Matt-md5yt]

Glad you did this my friend. Keep up the awesome work

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Matt!

[@Marconius6]

I do a lot of kitbashing too: to me it's mainly to fight the new monopose trend GW seems to be pushing, or just to make some fun, unorthodox combinations of equipment and character (helps if your entire faction isn't the same species in lore). Some of the kitbashing I've done has been purely to avoid having literally 2-3 copies of the same model, assembled the same way, because monopose model kits are just that limiting. Having a 3D printer would probably really broaden my horizons there, but sadly 6 hour print runs are not a good fit for working from home in a tiny apartment.

[@52Miniatures]

I agree, having a 3d printer is not an easy choice for someone with a smaller apartment. I'm lucky to have a dedicated hobby space.

[@dirktermagant5629]

Absolutely gorgeous!

[@AleriaStarlight]

They turned out really well Alex :D I always adore how the shields look with how you paint them. Colourful, stylish but also practical!

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Aleria, yeah I'm so happy for these shells.

[@chrisseas6725]

Wonderful video, I was very excited for this one after the sneak peek of them in your livestream

[@Bootywurk]

These look epic!

[@isisnmagic1812]

Brilliant video as usual. Fun to see you at work.

[@52Miniatures]

I appreciate it 1812, thank you.

[@MrWyrmWood]

" Stop Complaining and Kitbash" - Need that on a button/patch/sticker!

[@Ahivalaostia88]

Nice conversions.

[@abbazabba58]

Those are really great looking, much better than the original. Well done!

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you very much!

[@jack1701e]

3:33 I love that point. It's why I always try to put some gear and baggage on my miniatures, even if it's just abackpack!

[@52Miniatures]

I mean... I go hungry during a game so I figure the soldiers do too?

[@aegishjalmur123]

I LOVE your kitbash videos, those are the one I enjoy the most

[@52Miniatures]

great to hear Erik, thank you.

[@dfoos]

You know that if you soak your mixed greenstuff in hot water, just like the blue stuff, the bluestuff mold takes the greenstuff better and will mold more detail and making it easier to make your own pieces.

[@52Miniatures]

Very good information df, thank you!

[@MarcinEstkowski]

Love the commentary!

[@J50143]

These guys came out great! 👍 Really impressed.

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Mr President!

[@templar1701]

Hey Alex, I know I comment on a lot of your videos so I’ve definitely mentioned it before but once again just an incredible video. I actually just recently ran into a similar issue with some Frostgrave minis and this really helps a lot in figuring out kitbashing with a 3D printer on hand. All your videos experimenting with new methods to enjoy the hobby are such a delight because it’s so fun watching you and then trying out all the new stuff you do.

[@52Miniatures]

I would encourage even more comments :) It's great to hear what you guys out there think and it does help spread the videos to more folk out there. I enjoyed this mixed type of kitbash, "real" bits, 3d printing, all the stuff :)

[@patpaintsminis]

Lovely work as usual! Really like how they turned out. Nothing like putting your personnality in an army.

[@52Miniatures]

Agreed Pat, thank you.

[@arthurrodriguez5015]

They don't have back packs for the same reason knights or the Japanese didn't wear backpacks. They left them back at the warcamp when they marched off to the battle field.

[@stephenflynn3848]

Do a spy a couple of cans from North Brewing Co.? Great choice if so. You'll have to check out their taproom if ever in Leeds. Excellent vid as usual, minis look fantastic

[@52Miniatures]

Lovely beverages. If ever in Leeds I'll make sure I do.

[@YanniCooper]

Part of the reason the mold loses detail on multiple casts is the UV Resin heats up when it cures. If you leave the mold for a while after to let it cool back down before you removed the piece the blue stuff will cool back off and you'll have a better chance of making multiple copies from the same mold.

[@52Miniatures]

That's the smartest thing I've read all day. Thank you Yanni

[@YanniCooper]

@@52Miniatures Sure thing. Technically 2 part epoxies are also exothermic, but they take hours to cure so are much less likely to damage the mold, but they're a lot stiffer so it's harder to get all the details (at least with blue stuff)

[@rickl9462]

What a great video and very inspiring for me to break from my own comfort zone and try more moding with meshmixer.

[@52Miniatures]

Good Luck Rick!

[@alessiodecarolis]

Well, this was really interesting, naturally, having a 3D printer, you could've printed all the shoulder pads in one single shot. Furthermore these ones could remain in the memory, allowing infinite customizations.👍

[@Stygar_JW]

Blending OPR and 3D prints with GW stock is just a hobbyists (wet) dream - be aware of the holy handgranade of awesome ideas! Takk!

[@52Miniatures]

It's like the world is an oyster in my hands or something :)

[@Stygar_JW]

@@52Miniatures indeed. Shaper of worlds... and miniatures within them... and (i guess) more beyond. Keep on "creating"!

[@markgnepper5636]

Great stuff friend 👏 👍

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Mark!

[@WeltenbauerClub]

Thanks for sharing

[@TheNeonCaster]

Great video! Your Cyberpunk video is one of my favourites, so I'm really glad for another kitbash video.

[@52Miniatures]

Great to hear NC, thank you.

[@MC0bby]

Biostrip is so satisfying to use! Works well with metal minis too

[@52Miniatures]

Agreed Martin! Worked like a charm.

[@Lightscribe225]

It really is a tragedy GW does so little to support the kitbashing community. So many possibilities limited by available selections. Good thing 3D printing came around to fill that niche, and now I can make my Samuraicast.

[@52Miniatures]

Samuraicast sounds like fun!

[@raphaelmoretti4243]

Great video as always Alex. I've been making a Chaos space marines army myself and this is a huge inspiration to try some bits and conversions that I wouldn't have otherwise considered. who says my imaginary space men need to look like everyone elses?

[@52Miniatures]

That's the spirit! :) Thanks R

[@powersave2]

Love this video!

[@52Miniatures]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@stepan.tichyy]

Another great video. As always, you bring very unique style and I appreciate it! And Im glad you mention other companies even when they dont pay you, because everyone mentions GW and they dont pay anyone 😀

[@52Miniatures]

I appreciate that, thanks Stepan.

[@Gamma5232]

This is a rad kitbash! They do look like Kreig, and that's dope!

[@52Miniatures]

Agreed Jesse!

[@RvnKnight]

The "Holy Hand Grenade" you mentioned is a soul crystal according to the lore. Also, great video! It's got me debating about fully kitbashing my 2000 pt Stormcasts, even though they're mostly painted already.

[@52Miniatures]

What a task! Sounds like fun though :)

[@NapGod]

I love the final product. They look like the Stormcast version of the Filthy Thirteen or the Dirty Dozen which is a Black Library series I wish existed. I'm diving into the Horus Heresy at the moment which involves a lot of kitbashing, so this video was great inspiration and reminded me I have a friend with a 3d printer..

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Kyle. Friends with 3d printers are a great thing. How are you kit bashing your HH stuff?

[@NapGod]

@@52Miniatures I'm starting off simple with phalanx warders - I need axes, hammers, and giant kite shields. And I need to decide which bodies and heads to use. I'm sure there are stl's for those. If I can find space marine bodies with tabards then I've also got my Templar Brethren done without having to sculpt them out of greenstuff. Forge World is prohibitively expensive and absolute shit - it's been two weeks since I ordered my special characters, I can't get them to pick up the phone or answer my emails. Players are into Horus Heresy because of the novels, so everything is way more hobby-focused. Games are recreations of battles/campaigns from the story and not about min/max-ing to create the most efficient army possible. People usually create a company within their faction with a backstory and customize their units. Some folks heavily customize them. I'm really excited. sorry for the wall of text.

[@52Miniatures]

@@NapGod It does sounds awfully cool. And soon like a nice hobby platform. I'm intrigued by the new plastic beaky marines and will probably get me some of them to paint just for fun.

[@Ayra_arts]

curing uv resin is a reaction that makes a lot of heat, so that probably destroyed your mold. With Milliput or greenstuff the bluestuff molds keep their edge much longer, but takes a lot longer for each part.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Ayra! That would of course be the case. Very smart!

[@JunkheaDxX]

Amazing. Wish i had a printer for bitz. =D

[@52Miniatures]

A nice thing indeed!

[@TylerProvick]

Backpacks are generally not worn in combat in all periods. Generally each army would have a camp at their rear where excess gear was dropped before combat. If you had to flee you had to choose between going to get your stuff in the camp vs. doing without. That said, having backpacks is not uncommon in some periods because a lot of the art was of soldiers on the march. Napoleonic miniatures often have backpacks even if it's not technically realistic. This is definitely something that should be left to the preferences of the hobbyist. All things are, really.

[@52Miniatures]

Hah yeah, exactly. That's why I love backpacks on a miniature :) Thanks C!

[@bailey2107]

Lore-wise don't stormcasts teleport in via lightning and teleport out to another battle when it's over? They wouldn't need backpacks or sleeping rolls

[@52Miniatures]

Maybe if they teleported into a nice spot? That, after the battle, would be suitable for a picknick, or even a bit of camping?

[@ventedurchin8074]

stormcast can only teleport to battles they have to walk back

[@philthymofo]

COOOOOOL !

[@geertthomas]

nice kitbash ;)

[@Iwanttoregister]

You should post a warning before submerging painted miniatures into bio strip. I’ll have nightmares for weeks after seeing that. Great video, as always.

[@52Miniatures]

Chock value! right? :) 6 minis closer to a new army!

[@Starstrykerx]

Those look great and I bet you could sub them into a game of Stargrave too. Death Korps of the Stormcast Eternals, right? Wonderful stuff!

[@52Miniatures]

It could definitely work! The crossbows might as well be a sci-fi weapon of sorts. Thanks Sean!

[@LouieLovesMinis]

These minis are beautifulll

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Louie!

[@philgee486]

Now those are the coolest stormcast bowmen I've seen bar none. The original models take stormcast to it's fat and boring furthest conclusion, if there are worse sculpts then I don't want reminding. Many have settled for just gluing the bows back on straight and shrugged. These though suit the reproportioned troops and take them two stages on. Owlcast auxilia troops is the look I get, splinted limb armour and helmets off to aim, they really are trying to hit what they're aiming at Really cool, really well imagined, really well executed. Love the vid and yes. I'm inspired to kitbash!

[@52Miniatures]

Lovely Phil, thank you. I guess I should just have played Cities of Sigmar instead but there is something to be said about challenges :)

[@philgee486]

@@52Miniatures Nope, all those owlcast needed to be imagined and shown, not only the bowmen. If GW is to do better, then they need to see their stuff done better than they are willing to imagine it, to do it. Otherwise it's 26million more space marines and bring back the squats instead of any innovation You just carry on using minis to tell fresh stories, and leave run of the mill and reproducing white dwarf pics to the rest ;0)

[@fernandoarrellaga6035]

Love the minis, they look awesome, the only thing that really really bothers me is that the shields doesn't have the hold thingy, some leather straps ( I think is the correct word, English is not even my second language so..) and a metal bar to hold the shield with your hand. The rest, awesome.

[@52Miniatures]

Almost all Stormcast miniatures designed to hold a shield have the "shield holding bit" on the arm and not the sheild. So that one can angle the shield in different ways. And so we designed the shield in the same manner.

[@LouieLovesMinis]

I love your vidsss

[@TheEr910]

I love Castigators. Their weapon is more like a grenade launcher. 🤘

[@52Miniatures]

Yeah, I played with some for a couple of games and I thought they did an excellent job.

[@morfeas333]

I'd prefer if you used skulls for heads, Sigmarines are like ghosts especially when they die multiple times.

[@52Miniatures]

A great idea for your army!

[@moonmint8047]

I always loved a more low-fantasy, Grimdark style. I really want to get into AoS but the only appealing faction has been the City of Sigmar to me. I really do share the enthusiasm to change a kit :) On the topic of Backpacks, however: The reason why we do not commonly see Warbands and Units equipped with Backpacks would be simply that they leave their belongings in Camp before marching to the Frontlines. In Medieval war, you wouldn't just have some battle lines and such, you'd have a whole infrastructure of Camps, tents, and supply lines to make War happen. I think the only way I could imagine a Bedroll wearing Stormcast would be if they were a Wandering Warband, always on the battlefield, never settling for more than a Night. It can certainly tell a story but the more Roman approach had always been setting Camps, making strongholds, etc., and then going out to War with what you need.

[@52Miniatures]

I totally like that story MM. I've never been all that attached to the massive armies and the teleporting in and out. Wandering about laying some paved roads while they are at it sounds more like my kind of army :)

[@BenCiviletti]

I've been finding your work very inspiring - and also trying to figure out: what watch are you wearing?

[@52Miniatures]

It's not a fancy watch Ben. A seiko that used to be my grandfathers.

[@BenCiviletti]

@@52Miniatures thanks for satisfying my curiosity - always a fan of objects that tell a story.