Horse background and the word GLUE, very aggressive. Very metal

@aleksanderk6765

3 жыл бұрын

pweter metal, even

@nategoalbevazin1387

3 жыл бұрын

she is brutal

@Bluecho4

3 жыл бұрын

I know, right?

@hurdygurdyguy1

Жыл бұрын

😆😆😆

I can't get over your dead-pan emotion, combined with smiles and jokes scattered in. Subbed all day long.

@Samtuvelo

Жыл бұрын

'...I'm not a professional...' literally.... so amusingly deadpan. love it

@dwincraig5350

5 ай бұрын

I was going to ask her what sedatives she was using.

Great video! I have always just used the simple 3 step method - glue, hold and pray

15 years of building models and i'd never heard of cutting an X where you want to drill a hole . brilliant !

@VarnakTheDestroyer

3 жыл бұрын

You can also use the tip of a hobby knife and twist it a bit.

@ernieme101

3 жыл бұрын

@@VarnakTheDestroyer that's what i usually do , sometimes with less than perfect results :)

Great video! I belong to a generation of modelers whose creed was: "Metal is Good, plastic is Evil". Reasonable at that time, but of course now it's no more. I really enjoied it 👍

You drop this RIGHT AFTER I buy a metal Screaming Bell. QUEEN,

Just found a box of pewter minis that I've had in storage since I quit gaming back in the 80s. Figured I'd paint them up and sit them on a shelf. This video was helpful and modern techniques seem WAY better than what we had when I was growing up. Nonetheless, the 80s were still the best decade ever. Thanks for the video.

Definitely would like to see them painted. I’m interested in how you paint to a character’s background or story.

@nikolasdylan3928

2 жыл бұрын

sorry to be so offtopic but does anyone know of a tool to log back into an Instagram account..? I was stupid forgot my account password. I would appreciate any help you can offer me!

@nikolasdylan3928

2 жыл бұрын

@Ira Manuel i really appreciate your reply. I found the site through google and Im trying it out now. Takes quite some time so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

@nikolasdylan3928

2 жыл бұрын

@Ira Manuel it did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. Im so happy! Thank you so much you saved my account!

@iramanuel3377

2 жыл бұрын

@Nikolas Dylan no problem :)

This video is giving me 'nam flashbacks of my early days in the mini hobby. *shudders. I'm so glad that plastic mini fidelity has improved to the point is has.

I'm just starting to catch up on your videos and I love how you present your subjects. The dead-pan delivery on the jokes are totally in my alley of enjoyment! Steven Wright is a personal hero of mine. I've got a lot of content to go through. Thanks for your content!

Great tips, I too grew up with cool old metal models and still enjoy the extra steps sometimes, thanks for all the reminders and new tips

You probably want to make sure your "hobby clippers" are rated to handle steel when you use floral wire or paper clips. Fine electronic clippers as they are often used for Hobby purposes, often are only designed to cut through copper and not through iron.. which will do a number on your "hobby clippers".

The "glue" title sequence had me rolling

Pro Tip: When using a hobby knife to cut the flash off of metal miniatures, super glue works well for repairing your thumb after the knife slips and cuts it open. And while Insta-Cure is great for setting your super glue bandage, it also gets very hot.

Even now I still like and appreciate the weight in some of my figures.

I am in hurricane Sally recovery mode here in Pensacola, and I am so HAPPY to get a Dana Howl tutorial. I love your wit and subtle humor. Thank you.

@AVspectre

3 жыл бұрын

Patrick D Hope you and yours are well and safe

@patrickd1968

3 жыл бұрын

@@AVspectre thanks. Same to you.

Yes, I would like to see you paint them as I have that set as well as quite a few others and I am about to start painting metal minis!!

Lol, I don’t know why but when you did the “Glue” intro, and the horses were standing there, I kinda lost it. That was pretty funny.

3:23 Oh no! You are a bad bad person, Dana, who made the coffee come out my nose.

@chris2klee

3 жыл бұрын

Took me a second, but then I laughed so loud I woke up my roommate. Thumbs up!

@sulecen

3 жыл бұрын

I just came here to say exactly this. Dark and hilarious, just the kind of content I crave

@stephenspackman5573

3 жыл бұрын

I have to wonder, is the superglue made out of superhorses?

@DanaHowl

3 жыл бұрын

i did nothing!

@nickromanthefencer

3 жыл бұрын

this made me laugh so fucking hard lol

Finally I can stop the legs falling off my Shelob miniature, thank you! You have a new subscriber. :) ❤

As I get ready to take the first steps in Relicblade this has been really helpful!

I love your deadpan style!

4:53 I died a little inside

@DanaHowl

3 жыл бұрын

im sorry >_

@ZeonAndOnly

3 жыл бұрын

I cringed.... a lot.

Just found your channel. Thank you for making this guide.

Love your sense of humor, and yes would like to see you paint these.

Thanks! It's surprising how grew tutorials are out there that cover basic stuff like ill-fitting slottabase tabs. Much appreciated!

Excellent video, Dana! Looking forward to seeing how you choose to paint these older D&D minis. Cheers!

Incredibly clear speech: awesome tutorial, definitely. Thanks a lot.

Excellent and entertaining video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

DnD Chaimail was a lot of fun back in the day.

@ShatteredMatter

3 жыл бұрын

Not gonna lie, I saw Chainmail figures in the thumbnail and got pretty excited.

@chuckray5543

3 жыл бұрын

Were those the...base it black, dry brush silver and F it if you don't like it...days?

@ShatteredMatter

3 жыл бұрын

@@chuckray5543 More or less, it was a skirmish game that popped up around 3rd edition D&D. It was great but got replaced by randomized packs of pre-painted D&D minis. It was actually the range I learned how to layer highlight on, since blending wasn't really well known yet.

@patrickmcelveen387

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. I still have many of those minis and recently painted the orc shaman

Thanks, Dana. Your videos are 🔥

Great vid!! Love your humor🤣🤣

amazing as always!

I remember the Chainmail game! I so wanted to play it after I saw it in a local convention. But I had no money for it because I was playing Magic and Confrontation at that time. Later I wanted to use those minis for my D&D games...but they are very difficult to find.

Great tip, thanks so much Dana!

Great video!

Would love to see these painted! I looooove seeing rare, weird old models painted up.

Thanks for a good tutorial, started painting infinity models which are all metal-based so found this video really helpful.

This was so helpful.

Great video this really did help a lot

Very good video! Considering Infinity still produces (really nicely high detailed) metal miniatures, I'm glad that you've taken the time to delve into specific topics regarding them!

Very helpful, thanks!

The horse-glue transition 👨‍🍳💋

Fantastic video and very thorough. As for rods for pinning, I've been using aluminum wire used for beads. It comes in various widths and you can get spools pretty cheap at the hobby shops like Michael's.

Loved the horses and centaur.

3 years later, and your video is still saving lives (of metal minis.) This is the first time I’ve ever done this, and it worked flawlessly. I can’t wait to paint my now built, (and properly clipped and shaved down) kroot shaper.

Old non-painted minis (boxes of shame) & bit box (for kit bashing)...okay I’m convinced your a legit gamer!

Still useful two years later!

Great guide

I honestly don't care what you paint. The main reason I like your videos is that you explain your thought process and inspirations. Most tutorials just tell you what specific paints to use, I appreciate you explaining why to use a specific paint. I like the last goblin video a lot, your thought process while you paint is invaluable.

I love Gnolls, great job ❤

Your editing and humour is so silly and I love it

Nice :D this is really relevant to me as I've just cleaned off and filed down some old metal grey knights a friend gave me. I wasn't actually going to pin them but after seeing this and having to clean lots of excess old super glue from the models I think I'm going to give it go.

Paint theme in a old sword and sorcery art style. Should work nicely for some of the models I think and I'm curious to see how you're gonna achieve that.

Great video Dana! I've been painting and collecting metal minis since the mid 90s (and in fact am still trying to get a bunch of oldhammer together) and sometimes I forget that a lot of people didn't grow up with them. Some excellent pieces of advice for sure - the dot of paint is a favourite from years back :) A couple of other old tips and tricks I use: 1. For marking holes for the pin vice, a blackhead needle (which is also great for sculpting green stuff) is strong enough to get enough of a mark to guide the drill-bit. 2. For older and slightly dried green stuff, try using a scalpel handle or even a pen case as a rolling pin on a clean surface that has been dampened with water to stop it from sticking. It's quick and thorough and makes you feel like a baker ;D Thanks for the awesome videos!

Really helpful. Thank you very much,

That horse transition was a thing of beauty.

This was very helpful. Thanks very much ;)

great these vids are instructive and hilarious

Thank you so much! Im working on my first 2 pewter minis (Fuegan and Baharroth 40k minis) and this was super useful! And I thought resin was bad...

Great tips and tricks. The last one I'd recommand would be to first set a varnish undercaot (before the classic black/white zenithal), so that the paint doesn"t come off from any shock after several years. Got some battle sisters i can't touch much now haha. Even a pretty light one will do the trick.

Thank you!

Great video. One tip I would add is if the models are new in the box, it’s good to do a quick inventory on all the parts to make sure everything is there. This might sound a bit too rudimentary, but there are times I’ve gotten minis from a company that were missing a part or an entire mini. Thanks for the video.

@DanaHowl

3 жыл бұрын

This is a good point! Some of the parts were actually missing from this set and I had to substitute from individual blisters I had

@ExileDCC

3 жыл бұрын

Dana Howl as a follow up question, do you have any interest to do a similar video on preparing and working with resins? I have a moderate experience with Forgeworld, Artel W, and some other companies however I think folks could benefit from a beginners guide to working with resin. Thanks again, this was eerily timed as I am in the process of rescuing some 21 year old metal models and using these skills I hadn’t in a very long time.

Great content. it's really important to pin these metal minis. I tend to do so with resin too especially if i have to glue arms or hands. If the gap is not too large it can be fill with super glue and baking soda or talc (baby powder) it creates a strong bond instantly and can be used as super glue accelerant. Thanks for the video

@MugenSlayers

3 жыл бұрын

I remember a friend of mine had a techniques that are great for preparing metal mini. He used sponge green pads on a dremel and almost polish the mini and have the cleanest mini possible.

Mmm nostalgia. Now we need to go the whole hog and cover white metal soldering like we had to do before that new fangled 'super glue' came out ! I forget how bothersome gluing and pinning was now that plastic is the norm. Thanks for another great video !

Awesome video. The tip with the red paint was really useful. I'd like to see you paint them. Preferably with paints and some sort of brush.

Great stuff Dana, im old school so its great to have a refresher class course on this subject, just in case if i got any of the steps wrong. Lol

Some friends have been talking about getting back into Warmachine and some of the older sculpts still include a lot of metal, so I'll definitely be remembering this for future use

@CaringClover

3 жыл бұрын

I can hear everyone who backed warcaster weeping in the distance

I swear I thought I was subscribed before ! Well, I miss your most recent videos but it will be NO MORE !

I use JB weld for any and all base gluing and it works very, very good. Also, I figured I would suggest you notch each of the paper clips before you use them as a pin, or you can use something like a metal ribbed paper clip, they are ribbed to hold onto paper, so using them as a pin they work great as the glue holds onto the ribs. Your Green stuff is like JB Weld, 2 parts, once mixed, it is a great bond.

I'd like to see you paint these guys, but I've got no ideas for the paint scheme. Also the pinning definition bit got me. That was great

Love this video! Would be very interesting to see your take on painting from a theme or scenario. Maybe characters cloaked in blues emanating from bioluminescent fungi of the Underdark? Or adventures who have been pulled into a wizard’s pocket dimension that’s housed in a painting and now their look is that of the painting’s art style (e.g. sketch, pointillism, impressionist watercolor)? Your vapor wave Necrons captured this really well, but I don’t know that I’ve ever seen someone do this with more traditional fantasy miniatures! Thanks for the vids!

The wrestling references and dry delivery....I died

red dot: great tip!

This is possibly the greatest video on the internet. watching you try to stay deadpan while saying words that would normally make you giggle is adorable and hilarious! Thank you for cheering up a miserable day :D

Just watched this whole vid, whilst also having extensive knowledge in this area......must be doing something right.

This humor is KILLING me! Love your videos. Paint those minis up, please!

Just a comment on the bath: I never bath my metal miniatures and the colour always holds well to them. If you put the minis into soapy water you get a soap film on them which stays in the grooves and is not a good base at all to the first coat of paint. So always rinse the soap off with clear water before letting them dry or you probably put more bad things to the miniature as there were before. A towel isn't enough because it doesn't get into the fine grooves.

Yay, more D&D miniature goodness! Thanks for posting. Yes I’d enjoy watching you paint them in a future video.

Nice, what i used to do was use an electric hobby drill both to cut parts of the models and also to do holes; and to put both parts togetheri just bough steel wire on the hardware store, cut it and insert it as you've shown. To fill the gaps what i used was Tamiya Body Putty and applied it with a hobby spatula or knife and it use to work well.

A hot tip for that army painter pinvice: The additional drillheads are in the grip, like the part that spins in your palm. You can take out that spinny part and find additional holders for the bigger drillbits.

*Usually* I am more excited by the painting, but this is good and practical knowledge. One thing I am wondering about, though, is what is the best way of adapting a ‘slotta’ model to an unspecialised base. I mean, pinning, yeah, but that assumes a certain chunkiness to the feet that is not always present, and even if I had a lot of army boots in my parts box maybe this fairy doesn't like army boots. No, I mean, of course the fairy likes army boots, what fairy wouldn't jump at the chance to go all stompa stompa, but it doesn't necessarily fit the scene I was thinking to paint. This comment isn't going well but you see what I mean?

On pinning. I use a thumb tack to create a pilot hole for the drill bit. It helps guide the drill until you have a good starter hole for the metal Serling... I mean Rod.

I vote for painting them. How? Your choice, Dana. You could always refer to the box art or just go and pick some uncommon colors. I'm just here to enjoy your videos.

Please show painting =] . Also would love to see how you paint Older DnD stuff from the 80s, I ordered a bunch off ebay and want to gather as much info before i tackle taking them to my hobby table. Great Content

Do the thing!

Lol, the horses on the glue slide

Ancient Metal Models of A Forgotten Age

Yes, I would like to how you choose to paint this set. I have been thinking of getting this set and its sister set.

Hearing someone talk about “growing up in the 2000s” to refer to how things used to be makes me feel so old….

I have always used garden wire for pinning. It has a plastic casing, has just the right stiffness and is really cheap :)

I'd love to see how you paint them. I'd also like to see how to strip old paint off of metal models too.

BTW, if you are thinking about filling the gap with just superglue, or are looking for a cheap accelerator, you can sprinkle a little bit of Baking Soda! It creates a stronger bond and can fill gaps. Thank you very much for the pinning tutorial, I very much appreciate it for my shiny new battletech figures!

I would love to see you paint them. As for how? Dealers choice. Brings back the old days when I played Battletech with the old Ral Partha metal minies.

Good to know that release agent can also influence glue. I always washed my resin pieces after assembling, no issues so far, but with the infinity metal model I always struggled. Also I see no way to pin those, cause that would have been my obvious choice, but I have no idea how I would pin a super small shoulder into a shoulder socket. (cause of the lack of depth in the arm)

I would like to see you paint these metal models, and how you would paint them.

I brought that same Army Painter drill......The larger bit it comes with is too big for the chuck! Is a nice size to hold, ergonomic but useless with any bit 2.5mm diameter or larger. Fine for paperclip width bits but no good for drilling out 40k heavy weapon gun barrels - which was the reason I brought it lol

Very good video. Bookmarked. Subscribed. Thumbs-up. I recently got into the 28mm ultramodern wargaming miniatures world. Empress, Spectre, Eureka are three big players in this genre. I finally tried to glue together my Delta Force miniatures from Spectre Miniatures. Total fail. Compared to the parts in this video and all the others I've come across, the parts of the 28mm wargaming miniatures are significantly smaller. Mostly, it's bonding a weapon with the hands to the figures wrist stumps...or bonding a shoulder with arm and pistol/rifle. When its a shoulder bonding that includes the arm and a hand & rifle the angle is of utmost importance because that rifle is going to have to fit into the other hand of the figure. The minis I tried had the tiny nipple on one piece with a shallow indentation on the other piece. 9 times out of 10 I couldn't get things to line up properly even with those pieces as a guide. Sometimes I would apply a drop of super glue and press the two pieces together...in this case there is no tiny nipple/indentation. Its a tiny wrist that I'm trying to glue a hand & rifle to. I can't get the pieces to stay still and let the glue do its work. The two flat metal surfaces just slide against each other. I've asked very experienced painters/assemblers if they are pinning things together and the reply is always "No". That doesn't surprise me as there is often hardly enough space to drill a hole, like in the case of trying to glue two pieces of wrist together. I've got plenty of other miniatures to keep me busy, but I am going to have to figure out how to do this especially since my favorite Miniatures company, Spectre Miniatures, has switched to a multi-piece construction process in hopes of eliminating severely bent rifle barrels & RPGs. The diameter of these weapons is so small that just bending them back into proper position will cause the rifle barrel to break off or the RPG to snap into two pieces. If I can't figure out how to do this I won't be able to buy their miniatures in the future.

Bright green base rims!

All the “Rod”s, love it. Rod Serling FTW. PS: Battletech grognards sill have few options BUT metal models for many units.