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@aand7043

9 ай бұрын

❤ regards from Canada 💕 ciao soul

@mikeuk666

9 ай бұрын

Great work team. Game drops on gamepass in 8hrs 😎

@AlbertoMartinez765

9 ай бұрын

I use Metallic oil paint Marker's to do the Chipped paint Technique that Adam did with the Dowel and Paint. Less messy.

@iqfikri1204

9 ай бұрын

i love to have 3d model for that starfield ship ❤

@alexcunningham9012

9 ай бұрын

I got my doritos and mt dew, I got my chores did, been listening to rocket man on repeat, I'm ready!

Adam doing his weathering magic while talking has an almost Bob Ross quality to it…. Both mesmerizing and reassuring 😂. “ This greebly is a little friend…. “

@marcusshaner7066

9 ай бұрын

Came here to say this. Reminds me of hanging out in the workshop with my dad.

@Chasmodius

9 ай бұрын

I, too, was going to make this comment. It was very reminiscent to me.

@suesun7072

9 ай бұрын

Gosh, and I thought I am the only one when I caught myself thinking "This passion for painting and talking while at it I only know from Bob Ross! Sue, you are such an art nerd!" 😂

@chrismattox12

9 ай бұрын

Bob Ross and Adam aren't all that different in general tbh

@The_Zharan_Colonel

9 ай бұрын

​@@marcusshaner7066 came here to say this, as well - this gave me major ASMR vibes 😅 (Maybe the A and the S stand for Adam Savage?)

Props to the editor(s). There must have been tons of footage.

In my experience, qtips sold for cleaning weapons have longer sticks (like the ones you showed), are double ended, and dont break as easily. The specific ones I get on amazon actually have a round end and a precise conical end which helps a lot! They are called "Caliber cleaning swabs"

@Katman77

9 ай бұрын

I originally bought them for cleaning and restoring electronics but they work well for lots of things :)

@jaredneidigh6267

9 ай бұрын

you can get large packs that have a vast range of sizes as well.

@rupertmiller9690

9 ай бұрын

Adam can easily make his own. A skewer of appropriate thickness and some cotton rolled onto it works great. Art restorers make their own swabs all the time.

@nathano2778

9 ай бұрын

Cotton tip applicators for dentists are similar too

@imadequate3376

9 ай бұрын

I use gun cleaning swabs myself for my firearms but they've also found a home in my paint set for all my warhammer stuff.

After playing the game all weekend, watching this being much more aware of what/how the ship works makes it even more satisfying to see the level of detail being put into the model.

@Ninjastahr

9 ай бұрын

100% same, it's like "oh oh oh I know what that does!!"

@joden3

9 ай бұрын

Going into the ship builder mode gave me a huge appreciation for what they're doing. Seeing each part broken out like that.

You don't get to see master craftsmen perform their art at this level very often, its a amazing.

@99Plastics

9 ай бұрын

You mean you don't often see 5 fully paid staffers doing work lol

@jonathanfairchild

9 ай бұрын

@@99Plasticsnot sure what the difference is. That’s the point of being a craftsman. Getting paid for your skill. Preferably a lot for your considerable skill.

Whoever made the decision on the music for this episode......kudos! Spot on! ...and whoever made the decision to split the screen so we could see Adam painting and Kait painting at the same time...Nice touch. Reminiscent of those cinematic techniques in 1960s films.

@ginco_bnz

9 ай бұрын

I think the music is from the Starfield OST

@sub-jec-tiv

9 ай бұрын

Yeah it’s Starfield OST. Great stuff.

@ZedCactus

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, the Starfield OST really fits these videos really well.

I love playing the game and watching you guys build the model

@zaneplatt3533

9 ай бұрын

Same. I am genuinely blown away by how much the game hits for me. I get that the procedurally generated aspects of the planets are going to get samey, but there is so much variety, strong writing (the kid stuff dialogue from the parents is fantastic), great quest design, excellent progression and more. The mods will also further expand everything

@Heivang

9 ай бұрын

​@zaneplatt3533 How much do they pay you to say that? It's a buggy, unfinished game filled with backwards mechanics. We clearly have not been playing the same game because I've yet to experience any "strong writing".

@aegresen

9 ай бұрын

@@Heivang Nice try. No bugs on my end, nor in any in my circle. Game is quite fun.

@zaneplatt3533

9 ай бұрын

@@Heivang Whatever you say kid, I'd rather be me (someone enjoying something immensely) than you, the miserable sod howling at the moon from his basement. Don't bother replying anymore, not going to feed the gremlins after midnight. Buh Bye 💋 (P.S if that is you in the pic, just go bald already, you're losing the battle)

@FireJach

9 ай бұрын

If I paid $100 to play unfinished and broken game, I would be coping as well. The biggest letdown is limited space travel (basically it's scam)

Man, i enjoy Adam’s videos so much. What I enjoy the most, is seeing Adam enjoy himself.

@Uncle_n00b

6 ай бұрын

Andreja liked that

Love Adam's explanations for everything he does. I could watch him work on models all day.

@shaunhall960

9 ай бұрын

Same. :)

@JoseVargas-dx7wz

9 ай бұрын

Hell yeah! You can tell he is a story teller as he has defined him self many times. Also, you can see & feel the experience he has accumulated over the years on how well and articulate he can explain his thought process bit by bit, from ideas to plan, from partial to end results, from fear to redemption! it's amazingly good!

You know it's getting real when Adam takes his glasses off. I'm not much younger than him, but when he takes his glasses off, he suddenly turns into the coolest dad/grandad in the world, and I find myself with me nose almost touching the screen like I'm right there with him figuring it all out 😂 Such a fascinating chap, as are his workshop comrades. Bravo to all 👏 This series has been a joy to watch. Thank you!

I like to make my own q-tips using cotton balls, Eileen's Tacky Glue, and bamboo skewers. It works quite well, and the bamboo is hard to break. Just a bit of tacky glue on the tip of a stick, let it dry a few moments to get really tacky, then cram it into a cotton ball and start twisting it in one direction while slowly pulling it away. YOU control how big the ball on the end is as well as how tight/firm the ball is. The cotton ball remains all nice and cottony, as it's just the interior that's glued. Plus, with the thin pointy end of a skewer you can make nice tiny little micro-swabs if need be.

I love how enthusiastic everyone on the team is about the job at hand

I've learned more watching this short series than I have in five years of model making.

@Glathgrundel

9 ай бұрын

Same. 👍🏼

@wayn3w

9 ай бұрын

Right? Not only did I learn new things (watercolors!) but learned that my approaches to painting and masking (blue tape and plastic garbage bags!) is legitimate.

Great approach dude, I treat painting as a series of mistakes that get smaller and less noticeable until they disappear.

@Isteak80

9 ай бұрын

This is amazing; I will never look at painting the same way again

@twddersharkmarine7774

9 ай бұрын

That is actually a great way of putting it, my art teacher told us that if you made a mistake, try your damn best to incorporate it into the art, no erasers allowed, it hurts the paper he says

@williammaxwell1919

9 ай бұрын

Mistakes are learning experiences that we were lucky to encounter... and to be able to incorporate into our "learnt wisdom". I have no problem learn from others mistakes, but the mistakes we learn the most from are my own.

45 hours in Starfield already and I am primarily enjoying the shipbuilding. I recognize every single part you are working with today. Awesome job team!

@DJBVWA

8 ай бұрын

About 40hrs in also, this vid has me wanting to supe up the Frontier to class C, but try to keep the aesthetic

@-MrFozzy-

8 ай бұрын

100+ hrs lvl125….wishing there was a ship design download feature to 3D print the ship

What Adam was saying about the ship communicating its shape quickly is so spot on. Several properties where the ship design is just visually confusing or cluttered. From many of the ships in the MCU, to the RSI Constellation Andromeda and Phoenix in Star Citizen. Also, ironically, some of the ship designs in Starfield lol. But it’s awesome to see, in the case of Star Citizen, the designers over the years grow and learn and become great ship designers! Or in the case of Starfield, become one yourself!

This video has shown me SO much about model making. As a hobby kit model maker, I use a lot of these techniques, but often wrong and sometimes I ruin a good weathering effect by over working it. Many of the tricks shown are completely new to me and I can’t wait to see what my next model will look like.

Attention to detail is insane.

@GIBBO4182

9 ай бұрын

You posted your comment a minute after the video…how would you know?

@mikeuk666

9 ай бұрын

​@@GIBBO4182patreon maybe......

This is by far the best thing on YT for me.. subscribed to 181 channels id rather watch this all day everyday

Been flying the Frontier around for a few days now (I was early access) and have also been watching this series since it started as well. It's fun to see it in-game and also rendered IRL by the Tested crew. Doing it justice, I must say.

Having played 50+ hours already, I can say that I think this might be the best Bethesda RPG I have ever played. And watching/listening to Adam and the Tested team is an almost zen like experience while I meander aimlessly having a blast in the game! Can't wait to see the last part(s?) of this build!

It is a pleasure not only watching you work, but also your whole team. As much as I like movies, I’ve been far more fascinated on how special effects are done. Started when I was a kid with Back To The Future, F/X 1 & 2, Robo Cop with the face reveal, and Terminator 2 with the arm reveal to Dyson. Even Who Framed Roger Rabbit . They work they put in was insane.

Now i REALLY want a Starfield ship model. This thing is awesome! Reminds me of the spirfire, huey, apache, A10, and other models i used to build as a kid.

Great mentoring - combination of encouragement and praise along with teaching - no "I would have done this instead". Bravo!

I'm not sure if anyone's mentioned it or not, but I really appreciate the lack of a backing track being needed while you're working. I appreciate the nature of the videos just being kind of raw. Many videos have this floaty commercial tune style music to keep you invested and this feels very grounded. I don't know whose decision that was at the end of the day, but great job.

@evilspoons

9 ай бұрын

I think it might be music from the game.

The yellow LEDs are an absolutely perfect match, great job 👏

Adam Savage is the Bob Ross of project creations.

The skill of your whole team is amazing. It looks awesome

This has been a FANTASTIC series, thank all of the Tested team for making this possible, and sharing it with all of us! I don't think I've ever seen such a deep dive into the making of a single model like this. Plus, it's a great game that I'm having a fantastic time playing. I think I'll just take a slow walk around my ship, looking for heat leeches and admiring detail & weathering.

Weathering is so satisfying to watch, seeing a part go from nice and clean to feeling like it's done a few 100 light years!

It's got that Firefly vibe! Love it so much!

Playing the game now and flying this ship at the start is so cool. I feel an almost intimate connection with it. I bet those that worked on it get an even stronger feeling. So cool :)

Its always crazy how much work goes into brief shots. So much pre production work

I got far enough in the game last night to really try ship building. It's amazing seeing this come to life and all the work and effort that goes into it

@Ninjastahr

9 ай бұрын

Tip that I didn't know for ages: ctrl + double click to select all parts for painting. Maybe you already knew that but I didn't until quite a few hours in and it's a lifesaver

@MichaelDBruce

9 ай бұрын

@@Ninjastahr I didn't know that. I spent about 5 mins Ctrl clicking all the parts to get them all selected

Watching Adam weathering painting is the craftsman’s ASMR

This has been one of the most captivating series I’ve ever watched on KZread

Now that I'm playing Starfield and got to see this ship in the game this real-life model is even cooler. I just wish there was a model or a model kit I could buy so I could have one to display somewhere. I'm looking forward to seeing the end of this build that I'm guessing will be around the same date that Starfield goes into full launch mode for everyone. Anyway thanks for giving me a way to kill another hour and cya next time.

For stronger Qtips, consider a thin and snug-fitting tube of brass, steel, or something of the sort that acts as a reusable Qtip sleeve/brace.

@mptesteroni

9 ай бұрын

I was going to suggest a simple masking/electrical tape sleeve but Adam's well set up for machining a stiffer and reusable grip solution like yours.

@mptesteroni

9 ай бұрын

Alternately he could cut the end off a swab and clamp it into a pin vise.

@dwchan4450

8 ай бұрын

there are stronger cotton swabs with bamboo handles. i think they were originally designed to clean guns and can be bought with pointed or rounded ends

I watch all of Adam's videos, and today when he was talking about setting a big problem aside to work on smaller problems I feel like he was giving advice directly to me.

This has been one of my favorite series so far, so cool to see the process!

I just recently got into painting Warhammer minis, so I've been devouring all the painting videos I can. Very interesting to see mini painting in this context!

@EnterTheFenix

9 ай бұрын

Welcome to the fold.. I dont know if you've gotten to the point of Grimdark/Blanchitsu style yet for Warhammer.. but do check out Grimdark Compendium / Zatcaskagoon miniatures.. you can find some of his stuff here on youtube.. a dude from the movie industry as well, applying his craft to minis.. and he explains his process and justifies his painting choices really concisely in his videos... They are a good watch

@fleshbhones

9 ай бұрын

@@EnterTheFenix thanks for the recommendation!

cool ... captivating series for a scratch build ... beginning to end; been waiting for this

@c1ph3rpunk

9 ай бұрын

3D printing a base model doesn’t really count as scratch building. An image an a box of styrene does.

Best. Tested series. Ever.

I love making miniatures while watching Adam make miniatures.

The best part of Adams thinking in model making and what makes him so great is how he give each part as he paints them a life history. How that part went through life and got as dirty and grungy as it has, and how if it were a real life size thing, how the owners would have gone through to repair or clean the part! One thing that I don't see enough of, for me is the engines exhaust ports need that metal rainbow purplish orange, from like you see in stainless steel when extream heat is applied and it gets that rainbow effect and the matt charring from where the smoke and fuel give that black charcoal effect. The other thing I like to do with my models is where parts come closer together but dont actually touch and I load that with grim, I know its counter intuitiave but to me those are places that don't really see the light of day and dont get cleaned, because they are hard to reach areas, so they get caked with dust. But this Model work by the team is amazing, I love your work Adam and the team #adamsavage

@simpleanswer8954

9 ай бұрын

Well, for one thing... those aren't exhaust ports. It's just the engine. Call it a thruster, rocket engine, whatever. Exhaust is just there to vent waste gas/vapor. For the second thing, they wouldn't get that blueing effect. I've been building models for almost three decades, and I also used to work in a glass blowing shop. I've seen plenty of metal parts that get blasted with thousands of degrees of heat. Large metal pieces are always painted or powder coated to prevent corrosion, so the discoloration of the metal isn't visible. You'd see the effects on the paint or coating instead. When I'm building a kit I use graphite to rub the outer edges and get a sooty effect. The way people detail engines and thrusters on sci-fi stuff has always been a pet peeve of mine. Lots of people like to use little machined aluminum pieces because they think the actual metal finish looks realistic. But they aren't thinking about how things are really made in larger scale. Giant metal things aren't left without some kind of coating, unless someone doesn't care or they actually want corrosion and age, like in an art piece. You just wouldn't see bare metal on a part like that. Also... extream?

When you get to the end of this build, I would love to see a video that goes over the pre-planning, anticipating worker hours, materials costs, pricing the job, and how close you came to meeting those projections once the job was completed and delivered. Watching this build has been a real education. In today's installment, I was particularly struck by your comments on proceeding one part/problem at a time. If I were driving in a city, I would know my destination and my starting point-but all the steps in between are individual steps, with the next step to be determined upon completion of the previous step. I find that the creation of a thing is much the same for me. If someone asks me how I am going to do a thing that is three or four steps ahead of where I am right now, I really can't give them an answer because I have the overall concept but have yet to determine what will go into the thing they are asking me about. Great video-great and wonderful enthusiasm.

Always fun to see Mr Savage tinkering and painting. Wishing you the best of health Adam!

Pointed makeup cotton buds are fantastic. Also for extremely fine detail painting like rivets or buttons, i like to use 0.3mm and 0.5mm mechanical pencils. Run out some lead and dip it in your paint and tap in the tiny details. This build series has been amazing to watch. The build looks like so much fun.

@Adam Savage I found the best way to use those long "Q tips" (as you call them) was to machine a piece of ally to make a sleeve that they slip into. Depending on the size of the ally sleeve, it can make it easier/more comfortable to hold them whilst using them and stops them breaking.

Tamiya makes hobby q tips. They have a more triangular point and the cotton is much more dense and hard. The stick is also very strong and sturdy. Wouldn’t be the best for dry brushing, but come in handy a lot for water slide decals

These painting technique show and tells are priceless.

So gorgeous! Can't wait to see the final shot :)

Adam is so right about the pointy bamboo sticks. They have a million and one uses for modeling. One of my favoritr weathering tricks is powdered graphite. Its sold as a lubricant for pinewood derby cars at every hobby shop. Rubbing a little onto your fingers and you can and metalic scuffs and weathering to edges very easily. Works great on top of flat acrylic paints. Also use various colored pencils and art pencils for weathering and adding pin point color as well.

I'm not sue if I have ever been thankful for some of the video sponsors on any channel not only Tested. But I am thankful for Bethesda, they gave Adam & his team to make something truly amazing

you don't reall need stronger qTips, just make a slip over handle for them. (small plastic, aluminum or brass tube and could even add a pen grip as a bigger handle)

This is amazing but as a miniature painter myself, specially GW stuff, I feel Adam would benefit a lot from discovering modern acrylic paints and oils, specially shades, glazes and speedpaints/contrast paints. Vallejo, Citadel and Armypainter brands to name a few.

@pawpawstew

9 ай бұрын

Scale 75 is another good one. You should check out their metal alchemy range.

I have been a video game artist for 20 years doing a lot of hard surface work. Seeing how model makers do detail painting is always fun. It's so similar to how we approach texture painting. Break up big surfaces to lead the eye, localize visual noise around structure, reinforce silhouette and make sure visual noise doesn't fight the form, create separation on elements that aren't in the silhouette to make them legible and add depth, etc. Then the physical masking with implements (wood dowel for edges, rubbing and wiping, etc) is close to how modern textures get painted with high res baked surface details being used to contribute to layer masking (cavity maps, AO, normals, etc).

Thank you Bethesda and Adam Savage Team - it is amazing to see the art required to build these models. Mind is blown away

Have you ever tried inks for weathering? They have a translucency that paint doesn't offer. Also, I'm now loving 'Shaders' by AMMO Mig - especially 'Starship Filth' (that's what it's called!)

I love the ship building in the game …hope they add more modules with different room setups

Weathering is always my favorite part. Oils, acrylic, pigments.. stains, chips, rust, dirt.... love it. I just have a hard time on knowing when enough is enough

As someone who is just learning and understanding painting and models ie Warhammer and painting aircraft I feel and learn so much from this.

It’s soo detailed, I can even see the DLC!

@reanukeevesau

9 ай бұрын

DLC?

The filming model has fewer bugs and the time to take to build is less than the loading time to get on or off of it.

@Poemkid01

9 ай бұрын

Lol there's no loading screen to get on or off your ship and the loading screen to get to and from space is less than 5 seconds... 😂

Watching all of this fine detail work done by Adam and the rest of the talented people working on this model makes me very jealous. I'm 63 years old and in my youth I built models, painted models and in the few cases blew them up with homemade firecrackers using the caps from cap guns to get the black powder and rolling it in the paper my dad used to roll his own cigarettes with a makeshift fuse. The reason I'm jealous, I have peripheral neuropathy in both of my hands along with the occasional hand tremors so what I once loved to do is very hard if not impossible at times.

Can't wait for final assembly!

there is just something extremely satisfying watching Adam weather stuff. he is a true master

I enjoy how much Adam likes his job.

Adam, your enthusiasm is absolutely infectious. I love watching your work. Thank you

The music scoring for this episode was excellent.

This might be the best sponsorship deals ever. Assuming that they gave the team a fair amount of money, you end up having great videos and hopefully a good time building. And while we get to watch that, Bethesda gets our attention and shocasing their design for the game.

I love the way you are featuring the soundtrack of the game as well, because that music is just so evocative.

Nooo, not the final part. We need more, much more of this!

@reanukeevesau

9 ай бұрын

Final part released today!

ive already played like 20hrs of this game... i cant stop

This is the part I've been most excited for!

My lesson from watching wood workers, machinists, and painting/weathering: making is about taking a medium, putting some together then removing most. Fascinating

It is so impressive and beautiful.

Right off the bat showing one of my favorite paints! Molotow liquid chrome is magical and it goes through an airbrush no problem for large area chrome painting and perfectly even and smooth coats.

I'm only 10 minutes into the video and absolutely loving it. Since getting early access on Thursday the 31st and starting the game around 10:00PM, I've clocked in 53.7 hours total played and ready to put in another 50-100 hours. The game is a masterpiece for sci-fi nerds. Almost 54 hours in around 4 days is something I haven't done since high school gaming days. Luckily early access started on a 4 day weekend for me lmao

This video has some awesome editing in it, but to see the joy and pleasure which Adam puts into each stroke... oh man, this is priceless!! That's the real magic right there! This is probably one of the most geeky stuff I've watched in quite a while. Thanks guys!

amazing how that bit of rub n buff makes the painted plastic look all metal. and all awesome details

As excited as I am to see the finished ship, I'm so sad that this series will be over. I really hope to see more like this series, it's been a love letter to making and Adam's joy in collaboration.

Your wizardry never fails to impress, Adam. And that amazing crew you have aquired are a force to be reckoned with. Very much enjoyed this series, thank you!

I love this process. I love seeing an object transform from a piece of plastic into a "real" thing with the application of a little paint. It's even more exciting to realize how much "realer" it looks when the weathering passes are added.

I could watch Adam weather stuff for hours. Great stuff!

What an amazing bunch of ppl. I didn't think I could sit through almost an hour of this but loved every minute. I loved being a nerd.

This is like a master class. I work in 3D modeling and Texturing but a lot of these tips apply as well. The whole weathering approach and philosophy is incredibly valuable

Love seeing Adam in his element

It takes skill and patience which I don’t have. Painting maybe I could do without a deadline. Love watching a master craftsman at work.

such a cool model and such a big model!

Seeing this ship being built should give players more appreciation about the creation of the digital model. The attention to detail is mindblowing, in both worlds (digital and physical model). I can't wait to grab my XBOX controller and explore this vast Sci-Fi goodness myself... 😎😎🤘🤘

It's really coming together. Looks fantastic 👌

Adam makes the aging process look so easy!

You guys are just incredible!!! 😲

As I sit at my bench and painting and weathering a 100% scratch built WW11 German corrugated steel warehouse 1/35 scale, the timing of this video could not be better. Thank you, sir!

Adam, my wifie and I meet you Sunday at DragonCon and you gave me the LAST ruler tattoo that you had!! We had an AMAZING experience meeting you and thank you so much for that!!!

Lots of the labor here is in warhammer sphere. The paint and shape, tear nd wear add-on. I love it!!

A few years again I started using bamboo q-tips for weathering and what not. Used a few different brands on Amazon and they all have been very durable.

Man I have been glued to this series. So much fun watch.