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@mutehowl

3 жыл бұрын

You disposed of your new models by building painting and playing with them. Right?

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

@@mutehowl not sure if you watched until the end but I kinda set them on fire =)

@emperorhadrian6011

2 жыл бұрын

Gave me the idea to make myself some space marine candles, just gotta fit a wick in them and cast em in wax.

11:41 aah, the classic "rolled a 1 on a Plasma gun" look

@themos9751

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, or as I like to call it, the 8th edition “results of overcharging my hellblasters to take out an elder flier because I was desperate” look Love your guys’ videos by the way.

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, yup I think I enjoyed that a bit too much. Im now looking at how I can incorporate some fire damage into a diorama, either that or make a diorama to purposely set on fire =)

@MistressNeviah

3 жыл бұрын

@@MiniatureHobbyist 2 words, enamel paint. 2 more as a bonus, isopropyl alcohol.

@MistressNeviah

3 жыл бұрын

@@MiniatureHobbyist enamel is flammable, combine it with the 90% alcohol and you've got a nice flame.

@scottfekete2982

3 жыл бұрын

it would be a good conversion or for scenic bases

New legion of the dammed models look good

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

Yup the melted look is so in at the moment =)

@sonsbury9855

3 жыл бұрын

They came to the rescue in our direst moments

@greyprox4677

3 жыл бұрын

the poor mans lungs

Regardless of whether it is "real" or "fake", it hurts my heart to watch beautifully made miniatures being burned. For Years i make some Bits myself because you can't see the difference after they have been painted if they are well-made.

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

I just wanted to prove a point that this video is more a tutorial than a way of mass producing items so wanted to destroy the figures and to be honest it gave me more pleasure than I thought when they caught fire =)

@kurtgruber796

3 жыл бұрын

@@MiniatureHobbyist Haha A little strange ... on the other hand, I know it very well. I just "heavy rusted" a Castellan knight with a rotary tool 2 months ago.

@Myserieden

3 жыл бұрын

@@MiniatureHobbyist Besides what's a couple burnt figures when you've made 100 more off cam right? lol j/k j/k I enjoyed watching them burning. The gold one looked kinda cool burnt up. lol

@stephenswift6956

3 жыл бұрын

@@MiniatureHobbyist I know of an old Vietnam vet, who's sadly passed. That used to like building model airplanes and putting them on lines of string with explosives on them. And then had them go towards each other on the strings and "blow" each other up.

@thorodox3796

3 жыл бұрын

@@stephenswift6956 That sounds amazing

burning them and leaving the feet would make awesome death tokens

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

Haha yup 🙂

@lonecolamarine

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah like in the old space crusade game for Amiga

Should have kept the molds and made actual wax candles instead... 😁

@alexisXcore93

3 жыл бұрын

DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE 200IQ COMMENT

Brilliant! You're not making copying miniatures, you're making scatter terrain for a dragon's lair! Also, save those cut up molds to use as filler for bigger future casts. Saves a ton of dosh.

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

Haha yup and yes good idea on the cut up molds, unfortunately it has all gone in the bin, maybe next time =)

When GW threatens your life so you need to delete all your recast equipment.

@dreademperor2094

3 жыл бұрын

Who?

@derpimuss

3 жыл бұрын

@@dreademperor2094 Games Workshop

@dreademperor2094

3 жыл бұрын

@@derpimuss thank you

@VestedUTuber

2 жыл бұрын

If they did that, I'd take them to court. Making a serious threat to kill someone is illegal.

@HereticDuo

2 жыл бұрын

They got far bigger problems in the form of resin 3d printers.

You can use the cut molds as filler around future silicone pours. Save yourself some of the new materials.

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

Yup I wish I had thought of that before throwing it all in the bin, oh well we live and learn =)

@quickdiy8127

Жыл бұрын

Can you elaborate on this what do you mean exactly?

@ShiftyMcGoggles

Жыл бұрын

@@quickdiy8127 so, you can use the cut up bits of the molds to fill gaps when pouring out a new mold or two, effectively reducing how much you have to pour into it to make the mold.

"How to make Aggressor candles"

@cthulhupacifico6008

3 жыл бұрын

GW would like to know your location and have you sign over all rights to Aggressor Candles....which will now be made by the Yankee company.

@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t

3 жыл бұрын

@@cthulhupacifico6008 Now available in Ork-B-Q scent and - introducing the new Tankee Candle range of bug bombs and fumigation accessories - Exterminatus Extremis.

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

I was surprised how well they burned. For some reason I thought they would just melt but that liquid resin is tough stuff lol =)

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

@@cthulhupacifico6008 haha they probably wood =)

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

@@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t sounds good heres my money =)

Honestly, I would have kept the burn feet, just for scenery.

Miniature Hobbyist: I’m not the messiah! Everyone: He is the messiah!

@aster4405

2 жыл бұрын

I love monty python

The Light of The Emperor in the Darkness

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

He certainly lit up my studio lol =)

I know this is an older video but wanted to say thanks! I have old metal minis that are out of production and have 1 weapon piece between the 7 of them, following this guide means I can finally make the extra weapons I needed. LEGEND! Also I threw a few random ork bits together for a 1-part mold which made some awesome unique scatter terrain :)

Dude, your tutorials and mini hacks are great. Great detail and format, transparent.. Keep it up!

Considered using wax in the moulds to make safer candles than resin?

@davewilliams6172

3 жыл бұрын

What... and have Skankee Candles after you as well...I don't think so

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

Haha yup, you know what I might actually try that and see what the results are. Cheers for giving me an idea for my next video =)

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

@@davewilliams6172 they can join the que at my door =)

@nekrataali

3 жыл бұрын

Can't you use these molds with wax, then use lost wax casting (you'd make another mold from the miniature you just cast) to make metal versions?

This is an amazing battle damage tutorial! I cant wait to set fire to my models!

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

Haha do it, believe me it is very rewarding if not a little scary lol =)

@jherazob

3 жыл бұрын

Well, it's a method that has a great tradition! kzread.info/dash/bejne/lWGLmLF_YcecoNo.html

@cthulhupacifico6008

3 жыл бұрын

@@jherazob....amazing! ....i also want to do this....

@tomgeytenbeek2207

3 жыл бұрын

oh dear

I Use the same teknike for jewlery Looking good But for gods sake Dont squeees the mold, yes you allow air to escape, but allso allow it to enter the mould and you get allot of more cleaing. But a nice video!! Thanks

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and I know im naughty for squeezing it, I need to put the mould into something solid to stop me from doing it lol =)

@adriancooke9122

3 жыл бұрын

Miniature Hobbyist I’ve been using the LEGO I used to mold/cast with! It just made sense

@nekrataali

3 жыл бұрын

Also having more air ducts from multiple angles. You can always loop them around to come back out at the top. That way, when you see the resin come up through the vent, you know it's made its way to the areas like the fingers. Crude diagram below (please excuse the formatting if it doesn't line up right on your screen): Resin goes in here | No resin gets poured here; | allow air to come up (vent) | | \/ \/ ____________________ _______________ ___ | | | || | | | | || | | O || | | Model --> |[]| || | | / \ ============ | | | | ______________________________________ |

Inspired me to try it out myself mate, cheers!

Fair play mate I really enjoyed that keep making good videos

This is some quality GW baiting. Great video aswell. Really enjoying your work mate.

Absolutely loved this video!!

There is so much work and skill involved in this. Hard to believe anyone thinks it is a serious threat to their business model.

I'll have to try this!

This is am amazing homemade candle tutorial.

Awesome video man keep it up!

Great vid, one of the better casting tutorials out there.

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, I will be doing more once I get some non GW figures and trying out different methods =)

Thanks a ton. This was super useful. I have some old toys I wanna repair and I figure this way between the two of them I can clone the parts that each one is missing from the other.

You forgot the part where you dump the mix into a separate cup and mix again. This will make sure that you don't get any unmixed materials into any of the molds/parts. Makes the whole thing a bit more consistent. Also a vacuum chamber can get rid of all those air bubbles. But that takes a lot of time and money. Applying vibrations can also help. Modern video game controllers have something like that built in.

Your really talented, and got great creative ideas. Wish I had stuck with it. Was crap at painting so got put off.

killer demo!

I wonder how GW feels about 3D printing? There are lots of tutorials explaining how to 3D print minis. It seems strange GW feels threatened by a simple mold making tutorial🤔

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

I will probably find out soon as I am getting a 3D printer soon =)

@TheAtomicSpoon

3 жыл бұрын

They regularly get models pulled down from stl library sites, some comply, others tell them to pound sand.

@miguelortiz3836

3 жыл бұрын

The main problem is that people in the community complained about it with the company itself and demanded they took action. On the 3d printing thing they don't like it but try to avoid talking about it changing the subject when asked. I don't know if it would be possible/easier/cheaper for them to do it themselves with official products as a replacement for their casting methods without loosing much detail, specially since they already do the files digitally in some kind of cad program and many pieces have gone out of production because of "damaged master molds" specially with Forgeworld which use resin already.

@TheAtomicSpoon

3 жыл бұрын

I hate resin as is, PS is just better. I don't see them doing anything to go backwards in casting methods. Could possibly work for FW stuff however.

@miguelortiz3836

3 жыл бұрын

@Jody B are they really? I thought they said they used a plastic injection method, although the files were made by cad. On the bad side if anyone leaked those files it would be a major corporate theft and it could and would be severely prosecuted unlike how they deal with most recasters.

Hey man, really appreciate the content! Would you use proper spray-can release agent or talcum powder given the choice? I feel like it's a bit overpriced given your great results with talc

Great video!

This is like...EXXXTREEME ARTS AND CRAFTS!

You can drastically improve the quality of any molds you do by putting them in a small vacuum chamber o/

Great video, I think doing this by the sprue and in a pressure chamber would produce better and comparable quality molds. Obviously not for any games workshop figures.

I love how you want to try setting the moulds on fire too. My guy!

To reduce the air pockets and ensure that the resin pour manages to reach all the areas of the mold one thing you can do is before you seal the two halves very quickly rub some of the resin into those hard to reach areas and then seal up the mold and pour the resin in. What this will do is lubricate the mold and so reduces surface tension allowing the resin to flow much easier through the mold.

Great vid. When I did this the 2 moulds melded together!

@brumach527

3 жыл бұрын

instead of talcum, aply a super thin layer of petroleum jelly between the molds. maybe use mineral spirits to thin the jelly down if you can't make a super thin film.

@davewilliams6172

3 жыл бұрын

@@brumach527 or spray with olive oil

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, was the first one fully cured, as mentioned in the 2 comments you can use petroleum jelly or olive oil as well as the talc. Sometimes you may need to make a small cut with a scalpel and then pull the 2 parts apart.

9:48 THE LEGION OF THE DAMNED HAVE ENTERED THE CHAT!

Great video! I was wondering which product create best result? Resin or fast plastic? Is there much difference? Thank you!

I tried this many, many years back with the first tau stealth suit to moderate success. The clear resin took away details like on yours which worked to its benefits but there were some parts that were mishaped because i didnt really know what i was doing. I painted it to look like it was coming out of stealth to cover that which was fine but i wish i had access to videos like this back then.

A nurgle conversion of those would be fun ti watch.

brilliant

Video nearly killed me just taking about plastic burning 🤣🤣"just set fire to him on my desk" 😂😂 love it

"once it´s done I give it a little tap" *SHAKES VIOLENTLY*

To prevet air bubble you can soak the silicone mold in water with a few drops of rinse aid. It will break the surface tension that traps the air bubbles. The tip is from Hirts arts, he calls it "wet water"

To upgade the methode, you can use a vibrating support while puting the resin in, resine tank added to the mold and vaccum chamber are best to clear air bubbles. Of course, use that only for yourself and nothing else ^^

If GW comes after the little guy, must mean the technique is worth learning. Thx for the video!

This is great for making easy kitbashes

dont bother with tin, its way way harder. because of the weight it tends to seep in between the parts with such tiny molds, so they need to be pressed together quite tightly. then molds need to be bigger so the squeeze doesnt deform the negative spaces. it becomes almost instantly solid, meaning lots of trapped air. tin with lead is poisenous, the right type is hard to get by for amateurs. all in all very expensive. its also way more dangerous due to the intense heat obviously. lots of other reason and just not worth it for casual recasters is my advice.

Hey there! Say I made my own injection molded sprue of notWarhammer miniatures and for whatever reason wanted to make a siliicone mold of the *entire* sprue before cutting individual pieces out and then cast it in resin. How different wiill that process be compared to what you have shown us here? I originally thought about making molds of individual precut pieces, but figured a mold of the entire sprue might waste less silicone and be easier to organize.

Awesome! I've been wanting to do a minotaurs chapter but didn't want to have to buy a metric crap ton of spears... I now have a solution. Awesome video. And I can't wait to see the aggressor explode.. like they all should 😂

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers buddy, I just hope I can find some of his remains after he explodes lol =)

Talcum as release agent is not the first choise for silicon molds. Try a sprayed release agent, it is worth the money. Maybe even take a brush with some vaseline aka petroleum jelly. Same is to say for the release of the casts. If you pour resin in the air-outlet you must not wonder about trapped air. Try to pour in the inlet only and let the resin flow trough the mould. Let the bubbles disappear from resin-liquid before mixing, the air will not disappear in the mold (where can it go?)

If you want to colour your clear cast resin I'd add the colour to one of the two parts, mix it well and then pour the second part into it. By doing this you can see how well your resin is mixed.

I'm aiming to get an ork horde out of the 30 or so I already have, so I'm using this tutorial :)

@ericproudfo0t619

3 жыл бұрын

Gsc players love this too 😁

Hey Mate, nice Job. i have a nice idea to improve your work. I think, if you make the mold bigger and larger, you have a more stable one. you can squeeze it anyway and make sure the resin can flow nicely in the mold. i hope my idea can help you for better results!

I’m thinking Tau Stealth Suits with the clear, maybe partially painted? That could be pretty slick.

I'm really glad to see you are still making videos mate! I have 1 question, during the pouring of the resin isn't it counterproductive to pour in the airhole made by the piece of wood? Now I have the idea of making molds of full minis to make candles for friends, maybe even scent them and everything XD Great video mate, always a pleasure to watch.

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

Haha cheers and yes, never pour into the air holes, Im glad you spotted my deliberate mistake =P

@miguelortiz3836

3 жыл бұрын

@@MiniatureHobbyist thanks! I have very limited experience with making molds but I mostly use 2 part epoxi resin or greenstuff and I have never used liquid resin or plastic, but since I heard that you said those holes were for letting air out it was a legit question, glad that I am paying attention right XD

This is a super useful video, really appreciate you making it. I'm thinking of trying to cast my own army for a One Page Rules game. Have you had any luck making miniatures out of sprue goo? And roughly how many minis do you get out of those tubs of resin you bought?

Have you tried the pewter (tin) casting? I don't like plastic minis so I'm thinking in casting the ones i have.

If you used an actual release agent, as well as using Lego to build your pouring box rather than using tape, you would have an easier time separating the two halves and much less flash. The only reason you are getting so much flash is because the box mold isn't securely touching.

You are a legend.

I love this guy

I know you have to do this for copyright issues. But I'm screaming at my phone NNNOOOOOO!!!!!! If I or one of you subscribers make you a green stuff model could you do a video on how to break it down and mould it😁 that could be a thing on your channel like a competition to gane traction. Love the videos keep going💚🇮🇪

That's really cool Dude, maybe i do the same how you do.

As a suggestion to those who do this. If you fill a straw with the plastic mix you can make a straw sized channel in your mould that you can push plastic through with either your mouth or a syringe to make a basic pressure injection mould system

The burning of the Space Marine Castings would create good casting for large model bases and custom gameboards. You can paint them quickly then burn them, then paint put a clear-coat over the burn and place them at the feet of other models, or destroyed pieces of terrain.

I had a friend who made moulds like this though for his own sculptures which he sold. This was many years ago. These days 3d modelling, cheap 3d scanners, and cheap 3d printing, definitely change the game in that way too... how easy it is to print things out without going all "classic & old school".

Hi, I don't know if anyone mentioned that, but can you please use some sort of gloves, when working with resin? You maybe are experienced with that. But many people watching that aren't. And resin is not to be underestimated. Especially 2 part resins. I'm actually a model- and mould maker and I appreciate your video (of course not what I mentioned). Have seen someone mentioned the fact you poured resin into the air vent, big mistake! Hope to see your tin project. Maybe I can answer you some questions. Otherwise great videos, hang on with this great content.

1 part molds pls...... great video brother

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I will get right on that as soon as some non GW figures arrive =)

@michielroskam3877

3 жыл бұрын

show me how to cast death guard miniatures, then burn them :))))

Any recommendations for those in the Atates? Can't order most of your materials here sadly

wtf this channel is Horus to eyes of GW. Excelent

Can you use the same technique to cast a whole sprue ?

Personally I don’t see anything wrong with keeping the minis especially if you only use them to play games at home and aren’t selling or gifting them ,as home use is what I do especially using home brewed rules ( I use a d10 system unlike GW ) . But great tutorial and TY for posting 👍

How would you recommend recasting a sword and shield? Still flat but with a smaller mold or vertical?

Would this be an effective way to cast small bits? Like say...a tiny rune or tuft of wolf hair to use to wolf up some space marines? I tried doing a blue stuff mold and green stuff but the detail was poor.

@miguelortiz3836

3 жыл бұрын

For that you would have to use of a 1 part mold just from the piece you want visible. I am doing this for Blood Angels in fact. Also, if the details are too small you should try using something different to greenstuff, like uv resin or some different epoxi resin like procreate from greenstuff world designed for fine detail.

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

If what you want to copy has a nice flat edge then I would do a 1 part mould, 2 part moulds are for more complex pieces.

Could you use cut up and melted plastic sprue for this?

would you recommend base coating a miniature before making a mold of it? Would that help it stick less to the silicone?

So, would it be a better idea to cast the parts still on the sprue's? Cuz the sprues are already interconnected and could function as your airhole bits. Then you'd only need one bigger mold for a whole model.

GW Censors: RELEASE THE LITIGATORS

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

I hope they are not made of plastic, I have my lighter at the ready =)

you should get, or make a small vacuum chamber it helps a lot to get rid of the air bubbles.

woah legion of the damned at the end there lol

is casting a full miniature (not in parts) possible, and can you do it with one part mold ?

9:50 BROTHERS, MY FACE IS MELTING!

@TheColosiss

3 жыл бұрын

BROTHER! PUT IT OUT WITH MORE FIRE!

Hey man, awesome video! I'm anxiously waiting to see how you're gonna tackle already constructed models! Having said that, here's some advice: - To reduce the amount of unused resin, measure the amount you need by filling the mold with water and putting the water in the cup. This way you have the exact amount you'll need of resin instead of eyeballing it. - WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES, MASKS and GOGGLES when handling your liquid resin! It's toxic to your skin, eyes and lungs!!!!! EDIT: also, to reduce the amount of bubbles, use a pressure pot(for the resin) or vacuum pot (for the rubber). But that's expensive. Pouring both from a large height in a tiny stream also helps tonnes.

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

Hey bud cheers for tips, I am looking at some pressure pots but like you say they are expensive and its not my aim to make lots of copies of things. I just like trying out different types of making moulds. In regards to the use of resin I always have some spare moulds to hand so if I do have any left I pour it into those for extra copies, I hate wasting stuff =)

@MrTreoni

3 жыл бұрын

@@MiniatureHobbyist Just trying to help out! :) It's what I saw on other videos on KZread from people and even companies. It helps increase the quality of your recasts! But yeah that pressure pot is expensive, so not really worth it if you're just doing this as a little fun project. Now if you were to build a diorama of the Dropsite Massacre at the beginning of the Horus Heresy... With like 250 marines... ^^

You should use corn starch or some other mold release like vasline or a proper silicone mold release agent. I don't think talcum powder is really safe as its been found to have a lot of the time been contaminated with asbestos

Still a better casting quality than any of the resin shite from games workshop or forgeworld. Nice tutorial, i wanted to make recasts of some miniature i have modelled myself, but the resin so far seeped through the mold, no idea why... next time i'll try lego instead of cardboard and try the tape...

How long to the moulds last? I'd love to recast some of my old GW mono pose miniatures.

Honza Balák I use a different method: Oyumaru for molds and two part epoxy putty as the actual minifig material. The nice thing about this method is that I don't have to worry about bubbles and if the mold isn't good, I can simply put it in warm water and create a new one. I don't pay for mistakes with mold material, which is really nice. But it has it's limits. I found out that copying Warhammer models is really easy, but 1/72 and 1/100 scale is too small. The gun barrels are too thin and they always break.

Where can I get these materials in America? Any alternatives or recommendations? I’d appreciate it :)

Damn I really wanna do this. I have an old culchan model which I wanna make a mold off and make more culchan for skink riders and then my custom space marines

What is that brown stuff you use at the beginning?

You should make some of these as candles

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

I am looking to see if I can make some hard moulds and make figures in wax =)

Sweet! where can I get the materials?

what tool did you use to make the circles in the mould?

i think those would be good to use as casualties in terrain after all burn out space marines probably would happen with melta weapons

Love it!

@MiniatureHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers it was fun although my studio has a strange smell in it =)

What did you use for the mold?