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@AMan-sp4op

2 жыл бұрын

I know this is unrelated to this video but is there a place were we could submit our own painting terrain picture for yall at play on ?

@TheMHoH

2 жыл бұрын

Your ability to stay positive and only sound mildly annoyed yet mostly happy during this build is astonishing. GW/Forge World should be ashamed of still selling this piece of shit model at this price. Part of me is wondering whether still thinking it's fun to build this abomination is the 40k version of Stockholm syndrome? ;) Anyway best of luck with the build.

Great job mate, i see that you had almost as much issues as us :)

@PlayOnTabletop

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Nearing the finish line! By the way I’m loving your diorama.

@funoff3207

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine being able to pay a team to do your hobby for you 😏

@SquidmarMiniatures

2 жыл бұрын

@@funoff3207 jealousy is such a pretty thing ;)

@TrueMiz

2 жыл бұрын

@@funoff3207 Not for, *With*. We also call that "Having Friends".

@stonkey882

Жыл бұрын

@@PlayOnTabletop hi nick

For the price, it should come already perfectly assembled and with cake.

@MrSinfold

2 жыл бұрын

@@Stevie-J a really excellent high-quality opera cake

@Metalbirne

2 жыл бұрын

2 months of work should be around 6k-8k € in working hours alone excluding any tools, parts or consumables. That beeing said I feel like if it takes two months to build then there is something very very wrong with the model in the first place. It shouldn't be this bad.

@infctdppt

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrSinfold a cake where a show girl pops out with Danny Devito in a tux reading a thank you card for keeping GW's lights on for a solid month.

@3v3rhard

2 жыл бұрын

@@Metalbirne and now they try to give them away as prize lol. Dunno who would even want it, cheaper and faster to buy a 3d printer get a 3d cad masterclass, design and print it yourself.

@CMTechnica

Жыл бұрын

Assembly is part of the charm

Nick: * 3D prints his own turrets * To quote the late Meat Loaf (RIP): "If you want to get it done, you gotta do it yourself".

And I thought hearing my dad say he "hand drilled over 300 windows & other parts" on a Star Trek Voyager model just to LED & diorama the whole thing was nuts (he already built it & is now starting on a 20,000 leagues Nautilus model, at lest he's enjoying his retirement lol)

@Clasteau

2 жыл бұрын

I want pics of that Nautilus!!!!

@DARKHUNTER130

2 жыл бұрын

these sound magnificent is there any way to see these?

@TheDRAG0N22

2 жыл бұрын

Dude I wanna see them.

@JeanParisot

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like daddy-o is living the retirement that I have planned!

With that positive vibe from him, I can watch 2 hours of Nick just talking about Tau drones.

worth the effort, looking really good! Those stealth suit-inspired turrets are a solid (and sleek!) update too

@JaguarWarri0r1

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely more of a point defense looking turret

Love this. Can’t stop laughing at the way nick pronounces decal though. “Deckles” lol.

@Nazgull2k1

2 жыл бұрын

I was cringing every time he said it. LOL DEEE CAALS... DEEE CAAALLLSSS... Not Deck ELs.

@Jediguy85

2 жыл бұрын

That's how we say it in Western Canada haha!

@Based_Lord_Humongous

2 жыл бұрын

It must be a Canadian thing... Every one I've ever heard say Deckle is either Canadian or lived there for too long... Soory not soory aboot it.

@Hephaston

2 жыл бұрын

Same. I had a moment of, "da fuck did just say?" 😆

@gdragon9338

Жыл бұрын

Dekil

When you pay as much as you have to on this model you should expect no warping or breakage. Very poor from forgeworld. Well done for battling through it 💪💪💪💪

@asaffin1

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah honestly if I order something from them, I'm writing replacement requests for any sufficiently warped or misaligned parts.

@thedarkshogun88

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely mad that they wouldn't be good enough to do some QC on parts for a customer that's spending £1,100 with them.

@JBS482

2 жыл бұрын

@@asaffin1 Tbf, they WILL replace them all. You just have to wait for those bits to be shipped etc - and living outside the UK, that takes the cake I imagine for just turrets and the odd large-ish piece

@asaffin1

2 жыл бұрын

@@JBS482 Yeah, that's true. I suppose though if it's between spending two months wrestling parts, or two months waiting for shipments and working on other models in the mean time, I'd probably pick the latter.

@paudeline

2 жыл бұрын

@@JBS482 These large kits used to come with a disclaimer saying they wouldn't accept returns or send replacement parts. Has that changed?

While the Manta is definitely an exciting addition, I'm more looking forward to seeing Nick playing with the new Tau codex.

@SarajevoKyoto

2 жыл бұрын

He's gonna have way too much fun and it will be glorious

@colinchristiansen6000

2 жыл бұрын

@@SarajevoKyoto watching him have so much fun with the Rvarna back in season two is half of why I decided to play 40K in the first place; it will indeed be glorious

@SarajevoKyoto

2 жыл бұрын

@@colinchristiansen6000 Back when I joined 40k, it was a toss-up between T'au and Salamanders as my first army. Nick helped nudge me towards T'au, he's just so much fun to watch and his enthusiasm and love for the faction is infectious.

@avozsaj

2 жыл бұрын

@@SarajevoKyoto T'au or Salamanders, eh? You are a person of taste!

@SarajevoKyoto

2 жыл бұрын

@@avozsaj Thanks! With my current schedule I don't have much time to hobby, but I'm closing in on 2k points of T'au and then I may start on Salamanders

It’s so challenging because all the pieces are warped, broken or just don’t fit. The quality control at forge world is nonexistent

That's a handsome looking Pilot for that Manta :P

Hey Tau Nick, Imperial Knight Nick here. I think the Manta looks awesome, I love the work you have put into it- it shows just how truly passionate you are about the hobby. I loved all the videos I've seen from you guys, the Crusade you guys did on DZTV was amazing and hilarious. All the best from just over the boarder, Play on.

@PlayOnTabletop

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It’s been fun!

I adore Nick! He's so bouncy and optimistic. The energy he brings is my favorite.

Tau Nick is one of the many reasons why I love this channel. His love for Tau and enthusiasm for narrative games is why I keep coming back for more content.

I have this image in my mind of Nick’s kids going “can it really fly” and take it upstairs and you know the rest😜

@tracym8952

2 жыл бұрын

I say he helped build it, he's in charge of test flights ✈️💥

@jamesbrooksby3789

2 жыл бұрын

But the thing is, he'd let them do it

@albertmast4627

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesbrooksby3789 surely he can’t be that “no wait”.

@nako813

2 жыл бұрын

Jajajajaja

@christopherevans5625

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesbrooksby3789 They rolled a '6'....KABOOOM

I'm so happy for Nick! He's always been the soul and drive of the team, and after that time, one really begins to fell you all as friends. Seeing his enthusiasm reminds me of why I love 40K, despite the more than questionable decisions of GW! Play on, friends!

Absolute shame that a kit that is that expensive is so low on production values. This is the 3rd or 4th Manta assembly video I have viewed and they all run into these issues. That said, your enthusiasm and grit to get this done is admirable. You and your channel are hugely entertaining one of things I always look forward to when I open KZread. Keep strong and keep it up!

For a model that costs almost 2 grand, every KZreadr I’ve seen build these has had to do an insane amount of customization, 3d printing and other work to build this bloody thing. Seems like a rip.

Paying so much for a model that has so many issues, doesn't seem to be worth the cost at all. 😅😅

@kerviuskuroshiba5120

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, if GW make a simple investment in 3D printers and finecasts, they would probably have more customers. Even that instruction booklet gave me scary vibes that they had a "Third Party" make the model which would explain why there are so many issues with forgeworld models. 🤣

@Vinterloft

2 жыл бұрын

Usually if a resin kit has this many issues you can complain to FW and they send you another for free. The high prices of FW models pretty much account for the likelihood some will do this.

Have also heard that self-etching automotive primer can be a last ditch effort, if your Vallejo ends up chipping to easily. The amount of effort you're putting into the electronics is crazy! Look forward to seeing if Squid copies you with the turrets lol

@thomasbrandon8029

2 жыл бұрын

Im no paint expert but I think self etching is more for metal since it has acid and zinc in it and I'm not sure if acid would do anything to resin. Most automotive primers with solvents should help, worst case 2k urethane primer should do the trick.

@oliverjones9597

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomasbrandon8029 you'd be right there. I suppose I "am" a paint expert as I work for a paint manufacturer and retailer. There are specific adhesion primers you can use by brush or aerosol, but you can't beat 2pack epoxies for adhesion really. Although smallest tin we do is 4 litres of that ...

@oliverjones9597

2 жыл бұрын

@@Stevie-J resin has a 'release agent' all over it so that it will come out of the mold. They don't clean it off for you unfortunately. Don't know why, would be nice for the customer. Not many products we accept bought 'dirty'.

Your enthusiasm is half the reason I watch this channel.

Basically this is an ad for buying a resin printer and just printing a Manta yourself rather than dealing with FW's version of 'quality control'

You all have been a huge inspiration in my journey through this hobby. I have watched darn near every single one of your videos and even painted and build models while watching a few of them! The army that I chose is a custom chapter of Space Wolves called ‘The Crimson Wolves’ whose chapter master is named ‘Baldur Crimsonwolf’. Thank you for being my inspiration to keep moving forward in the hobby and continuing to expand into the Warhammer 40K universe!

While I love Squidy's diorama, I cannot WAIT to see this thing in a battle report! It will be amazing!

Hats off Nick this is amazing. I cannot wait to see it painted!

This model is just awesome. I can't wait to see it painted in play on colors. And thank you, Nick and rest of crew, for inspiring me to make my own army. Can't wait to face you on the battlefield. KABOOOOOMM...

@DJROCKSTAZ

2 жыл бұрын

You thinking about rumbling with Nick? Ohhh, boy, that'd be a game I'd LOVE to see! You BETTER be bringing some big, BIG guns if you're up against the Manta.. and a LOT of bodies.

@goreborn6045

2 жыл бұрын

@@DJROCKSTAZ i bring justice and terror. That is all i need...Hehe

I get somehow the impression that at the end, when Squidmar and Nick have done and painted theirs ... we get a second run. With a newly updated version of it to promote it ^^;

You, Squidmar and RP Archive have really inspired me to start putting more into the hobby beyond just building and painting. So much opportunities for magnets and lighting and other good stuff to bring the table!

Possibly the coolest single warhammer model project I’ve ever seen

Looks fantastic. I can’t wait to see the final stages completed and on the tabletop. Great work!

Through Thick and Thin, your energy in making such a model AND supporting a family makes me envious! Keep it up! I am watching these videos to keep my mind positive as I paint my Tau Pile of Shame in prep for the new Codex. I hope you are excited as I am for what is in store for the Tau in 9th edition!!! 😁

It's great to see your enthusiasm for this project outshine your frustrations while building it, and seeing the journey and progression throughout is awesome. Although yours and Squidmar's are going in 2 different directions, I'm sure both will be beasts in their own right. Can't wait for the final results!

I honestly love Nick's enthusiasm for his tau. 9th edition is hard for the tau right now, but he singlehandedly convinced me to pick them for my first army anyway. I've yet to win a game with them, but what I learned from Nick is that you don't always have to win, as long as you have fun, and flying this thing into battle is just gonna be awesome!

Wow looks incredible can't paint to see it painted

I love your content. Your army showcase was actually one of the things the got me into Warhammer and painting Tau.

Strengthening the pieces, learning how to best glue them, taking extreme care how to paint and assemble them. You're doing a very good job with it! 🍻

Ton of work, and looking great! Keep it up Nick!

I am sooooo excited to see this on completed! You really are going above and beyond with this build and I know it’s going to look great! Thanks for bringing us along on this journey

I think if anyone's going to appreciate my new project it's you Nick. It's a Tau army where every single model is going to have at least one light in. I've just finished up my first unit- the Chalnath box Pathfinders- and now I'm just waiting on some Broadsides to arrive as the next thing to be getting on with.

@PlayOnTabletop

2 жыл бұрын

That’s fun!

I don’t play warhammer or paint, but absolutely love the channel. Inclusive of the painting, the battle reports, and everything in between.

I love that you and Squidmar Miniatures are doing different things with your Mantas. I'm just as excited to see the lit up playable Manta as I am to see the diorama.

No one I'd rather watch build something so epic with the enthusiasm and joy you bring to this project! Keep it up Nick. Also going to need more cat in future vids.

Holy cow! I'm magnetizing all four ork flyer options right now and I'm feeling a bit discouraged BUT watching this project has me pumped to soldier on! Thanks, Play On! 😀

The effort he puts into his Tau army is so cool.

As exciting as this is (and as a fellow Tau player I find it very exciting) I'm hoping we see a reaction from Nick when the new codex is released 😁 Maybe Nick will finally be able to vanquish Tak and his Ad Mech!

That's an insane model. I don't play Warhammer but i've been hooked on the channel since the begining of the pandemic, because when i was a teen (early 2000's) i had a friend who had a small army. Building something that big is really difficult, i remember when i put together an AC130 that was about 1/5 the size, and yes, older models are really hard to complete, the industry has come a long way since then

This is always such a pleasure to just sit back, relax, and vibe to. I can't wait to see the finished product and what kind of videos you guys make with this!

Keep it up Nick, love seeing you with Tau on the channel. You are a big part of why I took the dive into adding Tau to my stupid number of armies.

Cant wait to see it painted, looks like a hell of a lot of work

Love love watching every achievement you make on the Manta assembly! Great job on it and the battle reports!

Dang!! That’s amazing work! All the leds that’s icing on the cake!! Great work! Your garage looks dope!!

I'm sure I am not the only one wanting to see and hear more about Nick's glorious looking kitty

Absolutely love the update here, mad props to you Nick for persevering through some difficulties with that manta. I cannot wait to see what the final product looks like, keep being awesome man!

It's looking great. Your excitement of the hobby and game in infectious. Keep up the great work.

I respect the hell out of you for taking on that monster project, it looks amazing

This is so cool! Always wanted to see one of these being built. Great job Nick!

The effort you put in your videos and the love your show for your community is amazing. Keep up your great work. Thank you guys.

sounds like you got a better forgeworld experience than many people, at least you got the model assembled

everything I've built from FW has been a huge pain in the rear, not because of the scope, but because of the crappy production values. I've just recently assembled a tigershark, what a huge pain in the butt.

@MrBochunks

2 жыл бұрын

I've thought about getting a tigershark recently. Would you say it's worth it despite the poor build quality? Or should I just skip it?

@hybus3696

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrBochunks it took a couple of weekends just to get it to assembled. a large amount of scrubbing, cutting, sanding, soaking in hot water to straighten and finally a large amount of milliput. Looks good now.

Good work Nick! Your hard work is already paying off! Thank you for sharing!

Crazy amounts of work man you’ve put into this, loved the genuine sense of hobby joy when you got bits to stick

When this gets on the table, DON’T SPLIT FIRE!

@DJROCKSTAZ

2 жыл бұрын

Ohhh, you naive fool... if there's one thing Nick loves more than explosions, it's splitting fire! He's gonna do that any chance he gets!

Amazing craftsmanship! What an impressive sight to behold, great work!

Looks great! Love the channel and love what you guys do!

Dude this looks amazing!!! I was super nervous to get in to this hobby but watching y’all has really given me some confidence to build and paint my own models. Thanks for putting this channel on I love it!

I am utterly loving this series, awesome job Nick.

looking forward to the paint job

Nick your dedication will pay off. Can’t wait to see the creation.

Amazing work ! A beast of a kit!

Okay, this is looking amazing! I'm seriously excited to see the LED episode.

Your passion Nick is absolutely *infectious* and I've never played Warhammer and have never done anything with it. But the passion and excitement the whole team shows for the game, but you, especially for the process of building the models and showing all the steps really make me want to start collecting my 'Nids.

When assembling a mini turns into an engineering challenge

Looks great Nick, can't wait too see the finished product.

Looking awesome and it's cool to hear that your dream of building one is coming along!

I absolutely love how much nick and the is putting into this. That being said the quality control is horrendous and GW should be ashamed.

@daringdarius5686

2 жыл бұрын

It's just the older casting methods and likely the molds they're using are slowly degrading. They can't just afford to make dozens of each part to make sure a "good one" comes out, because FW (if this is still true) makes all the casts in house, and the people who pour the resin are paid a pretty penny because they are REALLY good at their job. If FW was to re-make the casts, I'm sure they would come out faaaar better, and match up more closely to modern resin kits that (honestly) sometimes fit better than the modern plastic kits. That being said, I quit Warhammer and sold my army because of all the BS GW has been doing lately so I don't know why I'm defending them. o/

@McCool117

2 жыл бұрын

@@daringdarius5686 It's 20 years old. They should've updated and retooled the mould to make it easier to put together. Also there is a thing called a 3D Printer, that can do really high detailed resin printing, which would eliminate the need for sprews and the occurrence of mould lines, etc.

@PossQueen

2 жыл бұрын

@@daringdarius5686 yeah i get that but they should really update lol. I still play 2019 kill team myself but sold my GW minis and either printed my own or bought them from etsy.

@daringdarius5686

2 жыл бұрын

@@McCool117 I was just giving an explanation for the reasons/causes of why this particular 20 year old kit may not be up to our current standards. :) I do agree with what you've said, but I could apply that same logic to roughly 100-200 kits that are 15+ years old that haven't held up to the test of time that GW and FW need to both get to work on. I'm sure they have their reasons for not updating the moulds and plastic kits (probably because they'd be stuck in an infinite loop, but even this could be explained away with hiring new staff to fill up a department that specializes in doing just this, which should be easily paid for by their massive gains over the past 3 years) but I do agree especially on a kit that costs over $1,000 and is as beloved as this one, that they should update and re-tool how they created this every 10 or so years (even if it wouldn't be "cost efficient" because these are the models that people absolutely drool over, and mega nerds get excited and into the hobby for). Also, as for 3D printing, yes, I am aware of what it can do. I would like to add that detailed resin printing large parts (which would be necessary, if not vital) to print something like this properly comes with many challenges, including the fact that most (I will say 90%+) of resin's used for resin 3D printing have to be made a certain way, so as to be able to be UV sensitive, and not a complete pain in the ass to print with (high failure rates and high potential to damage to printer). Even the most durable resins I have seen are weaker than PLA which is achieved by FDM printers, but while FDM printing is far more durable, they aren't as detailed. It's crucial to have a durable resin be used for these projects, as your Tau manta wing falls 6 inches, at a slightly orthodox angle and bam! wing can easily be cracked in half! This type of rough handling will easily occur during shipping and handling and while that can be dealt with, if the customer drops his wing slightly, or you go to a tournament and during movement it tips and cracks, that's a HUGE mood dampener. FW Resin, as much as I hate it, is dense and durable if nothing else. I have seen parts whose cross section is maybe 1 cm^2, attached to the entire model of a leviathan, fall from 4 feet height, land in a precarious angle, and receive no more than a scratch. Now I can't promise that for everyone, I'm sure I got lucky, but the fact of the matter is I've handled many resin prints and they are notorious for cracked and breaking. Again, there are ways to improve 3D resin for durability, such as mixing resins to add more flexibility, but the end result is that it is always vulnerable and weak by comparison to FW resin. Source: Some casual 3D printing hobbyist going on to his 10th year of hobbying. Side note: 3D Printing is one of the biggest reasons/motivations for me quitting Warhammer. I printed 3 Warhound for $70 on my Ender 3. 1 Warhound from FW costs $700+ USD prior to tax, so, yea. If I was to go back and slice all the parts to resin print on my smaller Mars 2 Pro, or borrow my friends Mars 3, I'm sure I could get it to work, but honestly, the Filament ones don't look *too* bad, and a single Warhound printed using resin would likely cost around $70-80. I'd rather use that resin to print an army of smaller guys, and leave big bulky pieces and terrain to my FDM printer :)

@daringdarius5686

2 жыл бұрын

@@PossQueen I'm still selling the remainder of my armies, but I kept my Death Korps of Krieg (those bastards cleaved them to pieces in the Compendium ;-; ) I also print a majority of models now, and have been enjoying it far more! I don't have a massive budget, but over Christmas I took advantage of some great deals and bought a few kg of PLA and 4 liters of Resin which came out to the sum total of 1.2 Executioners. I haven't purchased many models from etsy, because in general if I want a model, I either want it immediately and can usually find a similar model (or exact model) immediately and I set it to print, or I don't want it immediately but I do want it eventually, and I can't find it (like a Robotech Model), so I order it and wait and am pleasantly surprised a month or so later when I forgot I ordered it, and it comes in! :)

hey looks really good. as a tau player myself i really enjoy Tau Nicks battle reports. since i started playing 40k i dreamed of getting a manta but seeing how hard it is to assemble i guess i'll have to think about that. Keep the good work up guys love to watch your batreps. best wishes to you from germany ;-)

Omg that’s looks sooo cool I can’t wait to see it finished and on the battlefield!!

Really looking forward to the final product! Awesome job

You got this! I’m enjoying seeing the progress

What a beast! Great job beating that thing into submission Nick! Looking forward to the LED video.

So stoked to see all the progress on this, I had started to wonder. Must see some Kill Team involving this thing when it's all painted!!

I cannot wait for the finished product. So far it looks amazing

So happy for you to be able to live a true Warhammer life dream by doing what you love!

Love the quality of content you guys put out

Can't wait to see this on a 40k in 40min battlefield! For the Tau!

I'v been waiting for this video for a bit. Been following both yours and Squid bois progress. Looking good so far- from Calgary.

I just want to say; I love all your Tau content. Your positive attitude, your enthusiasm, just everything! So (Tau) Nick; THANK YOU for all this enjoyable content, keep up the fantastic work!

Put together... that is a beautiful piece, Nick.

That looks crazy good! Once its all ready, a multiplayer game of the Manta, God Busta and Warlord titan would be insanely cool! Mega-Titan rampage!

great progress! looking forward to the next chapter!

Gotta say Nick, i always love your energy and it definitely helps get through that 40k slogging

Looking good! The Manta is coming along perfectly! Keep up the great work. That model is a beast. Not for building it ... but for getting each piece to fit. lol I can't wait to see the LED's and the finished model. Play on!

So happy for you Nick to get to do this project. It looks like its been challenging but you are doing great! Keep up the great videos and work

This is awesome! Great work!!

I took a little break from working on models but seeing you work on the manta inspires me to do some more a little later. Got the Age of Sigmar Dominion Box for Christmas this year, but before I work on that I got some more stormcasts to finish! This Manta thingy is NUTS. LED is going to make this thing look sick! Can't wait to see the finished job! Keep up the Greater Good work!

I'm glad to see your cat helped you with the build.

I cannot wait to see it fly and fight in a video! This is a gorgeous model and I cant wait to see the final result.

Such fantastic positive energy that Nick displays here.

CANT WAIT to see it in its completion man just thinking of all the LED on that Manta is going to be interesting