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NEW VIDEW: Barbie, Keeper of Secrets

NEW VIDEW: Barbie, Keeper of Secrets

Hello everyone! I hope you enjoy this week's bizarre kitbash video. I had great fun making it. Bizarrely, I actually had this video planned out for the summer before I even knew there was a Barbie film on the horizon. When I found out though, I pushed real hard to get this ready for the film's release day.

Very much in the same vein as the...

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Help me make a decision about Barbie: Keeper of Secrets

Help me make a decision about Barbie: Keeper of Secrets

Hello friends! A quick question for you. I have, let's say... "Kitbashed" a new Keeper of Secrets model.

My question for you: how should I paint the eyes?

Please leave your own suggestions in the comments, but also leave a heart on any suggestions you like to look of in the comments.

I'll do my best to make the most liked ch...

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Imrik's Dragon gets the 00s bubblegum dream treatment

Imrik's Dragon gets the 00s bubblegum dream treatment

We've got something very special for you all this week, friends!

Since she was just a little girl watching her older brother paint Warhammer, she had a dream of painting up Imrik's Dragon in vibrant pink.

Now she's actually got the skills to do it justice, she finally made it happen!

What was the model that inspired your journe...

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Learning 40k 10th edition: your questions

Hello friends! Guy here.

I'm deep in the "learn to play 40k 10th edition" script-writing process, but just wanted to check in with you all to see if you had any specific questions about how 10th edition worked, that maybe other videos haven't covered?

Don't be afraid to ask basics, we're here to help you understand and enjoy the game...

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SPACE HULK!

SPACE HULK!

One of the most frequent requests I get in the comments of ANY video we make about Space Marines, Tyranids, Genestealers, battle reports, or board games in general, is people wanting to see SPACE HULK, Games Workshop's legendary sci-fi dungeon crawler, get played.

Well, today your wish is my command. When Mikey from Hellstorm Wargaming was...

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Decide the Midwinter Minis Tyranid army colour scheme!

Okay friends! The results from the YouTube Community polls are in, and now you - as the beautiful, intelligent, funny, and adored supporters of Midwinter Minis on Patreon - get to decide which scheme gets used to paint up the Midwinter Minis studio Tyranid army.

(... there may, or may not be another painting challenge video incoming)

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Some lovely Tyranid glam shots!

Some lovely Tyranid glam shots!

SO SOON? Yes, I thought you might like to take a look at some high-res shots of all the Tyranid schemes Hatty and I just painted up. Maybe it'll help give you a better idea of which is your favourite!

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Let's get your Leviathan Tyranids painted up fast, eh?

Let's get your Leviathan Tyranids painted up fast, eh?

Hello you lovely lot! I hope you're having a fantastically awesome week. I know a lot of you will have somehow (mysteriously) hugely increased your pile of unpainted Tyranids. I hope this video will help you out!

Each unique scheme only has a few key steps, and should be really fast and effective for army painting, especially for the enorm...

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Okay, ONE more (Deathmatch) question for you!

It seems like most people are very keen to have the series updated to Combat Patrols, but herein lies a bit of a problem!

There aren't currently Combat Patrol boxes for Tzeentch Daemons, Slaanesh Daemons, or Nurgle Daemons. Their Vanguard equivalent boxes for AOS have models that don't have rules for 40k (unlike the old Start Collecting bo...

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The future of the Deathmatch is in your hands!

Hello you amazing bunch! I hope you're all having an awesome weekend.

If you hadn't seen it already, the 8th game of the Start Collecting Deathmatch, the last game of the final 16 between Tau and Ad-Mech is up now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYMdEocakbk View Post

Ready for a new phobia?

Ready for a new phobia?

A few months ago I backed a Kickstarter called "Mutant Marshes II" from Wilhelm Miniatures, the absolute genius behind the famous "Great Clean One" conversion. They just arrived, and I was so taken with them and inspired, I decided to drop everything and just paint them up for fun! I love it when minis are so awesome you instantly feel the creat...

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NO CAPES!

NO CAPES!

Hello my fine friends, I hope you're all doing well and having a great start to your week.

I hope you all enjoy this brand new video, where I get the Skitarii Start Collecting box painted up, ready for their battle report debut!

This was a very fun one to make, with some light conversion and kitbashing, as well as a very fast, effect...

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The Tau army everyone secretly wants

The Tau army everyone secretly wants

Hello you lovely bunch! I've got a brand new kitbash/painting video for you today, and the first time painting Tau on the channel (I'm sure you'll agree the poor old hovertank under the Titan's foot didn't count!)

I hope you like this fun spin on everyone's 2nd favourite xenos faction. First is Orks, obviously xxx

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What t-shirt size are you?

A bit of a personal question, I know... but we're just looking at some merch options here, and we wanted to get a rough idea of the sizing split for an order.

Don't worry, your answers are anonymous, and none of us care what size you are... you're all beautiful to us!

We're talking european-sized Gildan-esque shirts here, so if you'r...

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Our first tentative attempt at historicals!

Our first tentative attempt at historicals!

Hello you amazing bunch! Guy here. We're often asked to cover historical wargames but in the back of our minds, there's always this nagging feeling that there's something... Not quite right about the whole thing. In this video, Hatty and I try to explain what we mean, while painting the most popular US and German tanks from the 2nd World War. View Post

From start to finish: Midwinter Minis at Golden Demon!

From start to finish: Midwinter Minis at Golden Demon!

Hello you marvelous bunch! I did a really stupid thing. I challenged myself to paint my Golden Demon entry in just 3 days. How do you reckon I did?

I mean, the fact that I put the word "finalist" in the thumbnail maybe gives it away... but you know you've GOT to find out how pulled it off, eh?

Also, Hatty entered too! I bet you'll ne...

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Warhammer Fest with MavericksPaint

Warhammer Fest with MavericksPaint

So, we're back from Warhammer Fest, and we had... a time!

It was incredible to meet so many of you, and just generally chatting to everyone in the community, but other than that the event felt a bit... lacklustre. We had originally intended to do a cool painting or battle report collaboration with MavericksPaint while he was over staying w...

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Battletech time!

Battletech time!

Hello you lovely people! I've been a huge fan of the Battletech universe for almost as long as I've been a fan of Warhammer. I've never played the tabletop game, but I absolutely adore the MechWarrior and MechCommander games, and have an embarrassingly large number of hours logged on the HBS Battletech game on Steam.

Dafydd, one of our fan...

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A question about the Titan

A question about the Titan

Hello everyone! I've had awesome "paintover" artwork of the MWM Warlord Titan commissioned by Artists Empire. I was thinking of making a very limited edition A3 print series made. I want them to be giclee prints (which basically looks like it's been painted on textured paper, rather than printed with that slightly satin sheen) but that process i...

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Easy, amazing terrain painting techniques from a GOLDEN DEMON WINNER (yes, it's Steve)

Easy, amazing terrain painting techniques from a GOLDEN DEMON WINNER (yes, it's Steve)

Hello you most awesome of awesome people! Guy here.

In this week's video I took a little bit of a back seat, and let my pal Steve (y'know, Golden Demon-winning, Titan-helping, awesome-pants Steve) show me his secret technique for painting really fantastic looking terrain.

Not only that, as you'll see in the video, this isn't just any...

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Brand new Deathmatch battle report!

Brand new Deathmatch battle report!

Hello you amazing, wonderful people. I'm off away for a long weekend visiting family with the kids, but before I go, I thought I'd share with you the latest episode of the Start Collecting Deathmatch! I hope you enjoy it.

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Get the jump on 40k 10th edition with this Deathwing tutorial!

Get the jump on 40k 10th edition with this Deathwing tutorial!

So I'm sure we've all seen the newly announced Warhammer 40k 10th edition by now. Terminators are being rescaled, and Lion El'Jonson, the primarch of the Dark Angels, is back in the fight. What a perfect time to learn how to paint Dark Angel Terminators - the mighty warriors of the Deathwing - in fast, easy, but striking steps!

I hope anyo...

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Using "reactivation" to your advantage

Using "reactivation" to your advantage

Hello you lovely bunch! I know, I know, a new video less than 1 weeks since the last one. You love to see it.

So, one of the big "problems" a lot of people seem to have with The Army Painter Speedpaints (and Contrast too, to a lesser extent) is that they can reactivate when moistened or painted over.

This is annoying if you're not ex...

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I spy... YOUR NAME! Patreon supporter banner close-ups

I spy... YOUR NAME! Patreon supporter banner close-ups

Hello everyone, here are some nice hi-res photos of all the banners on the Titan's body. If you were a Patreon supporter at the time I took the snapshot, you'll find yourself here!

The banners are in somewhat alphabetical order, some names are moved around a little to fill gaps. These have the names of the Credits Crew supporters.  View Post

2 years of blood, sweat, and tears... and the Titan is finished.

2 years of blood, sweat, and tears... and the Titan is finished.

Hello everyone! Guy here. I hope you're all having a lovely week so far.

After a long old slog, the Warlord Titan building and painting project has finally come to a close. It feels like a really big moment, and I didn't want to let it pass without doing something extra special.

To thank you all, each and every one, I hand-wrote your...

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Easy, cheap DIY terrain builds!

Easy, cheap DIY terrain builds!

Hello you wonderful bunch. I made a video about building really easy, beginner friendly and above all - super cheap - terrain pieces for your wargames. I hope you love it, I had lots of fun making it!

They've all been inspired by Atomic Heart, which is a very cool new game that I got early access to (I know, what?!)

I've got the terr...

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Your perverted wish is my command! (plus NEW discounted merch)

Your perverted wish is my command! (plus NEW discounted merch)

Hello you fantastically wonderful humans! Guy here. I'm very happy to share with you a brand new painting video! As instructed by your good selves, I tried to paint these models in the most garish, vibrant colour scheme I could muster. I hope you enjoy the process, and maybe take away some fun ideas for colour combos or weird warp-infused basing...

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Black Metal bits and bobs!

Black Metal bits and bobs!

Hello you lovely bunch! There's a new video about to land, where I paint the Slaanesh Daemons. Long story short, I paint the black metal style Midwinter Minis logo on their banner, and I thought it would be cool to make a few little trinkets available on Teespring with this design too. We did limited run t-shirts and hoodies in the past, but we'...

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Making the best of a bad situation!

Making the best of a bad situation!

Hello team! Guy here! Thanks to your collective choice last week of painting the Slaanesh Daemon army in "insanely bright colours", it's taking a bit longer to actually do the painting than we thought. Rather than leave it 2 weeks between videos, we thought we'd make this fun stop-gap video for your entertainment!

Ever accidentally cleaned...

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How to paint the Slaanesh Daemons?

How to paint the Slaanesh Daemons?

Hello you lovely lot! I'm in a bit of a quandary. The Slaanesh Daemons need to be painted up ready for their debut in the Start Collecting Deathmatch, but I'm not sure how to proceed. What would you find most interesting? Pick as many as you like...

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