As a Tau player, this brings me great joy. I think a kill team game with this as a set piece in a hanger would be awesome to "play on".

@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299

2 жыл бұрын

That'd be a fun game, I could totally imagine Steve sending in a space marine kill team to steal info from the manta :P

@Scarytoaster1809

2 жыл бұрын

you could have the manta as the _whole_ kill team

@FireRevanShadow

2 жыл бұрын

Also obligatory Space Marine Steve vs Chaos Marine Steve in a mustache narrated by Steve when? If we can work in Storm Trooper Steve, I'll take it.

@AdeptusRidiculous-2025

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!!! With the new Killteam terrain to boot!!!

@mr.potato2223

2 жыл бұрын

Cough cough tabletop time cough cough

You might be able to put cross beams between the rods to help stability Maybe have a solid(kinda heavy compared to the Manta) base to lower the center of gravity Can't have the imperials knocking it over

@roberttanguay8532

2 жыл бұрын

You could even hide the "cross beams" with cotton simulating the Manta soaring above some couds

@HeroesBosses

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that too. Cross beams on the bottom to keep the rods from splaying out.

Since we get to see two great channels assemble a Manta for free I'd say the audience are the real winners here.

I think it looks great. LEDs in legos is a giant headache, I can't imagine the amount of struggle you went through to do that with solid resin. The orange and white looks clean and noblebright, too. Well done.

@trotgun1563

2 жыл бұрын

Do you need to worry much about heat ?? I'm just looking to play around with LEDs i just have zero experience with em .

@daringdarius5686

2 жыл бұрын

@@trotgun1563 I've worked with LEDs before and the context matters. Edit: This entire comment is basically just a "you shouldn't need to worry about it, unless you're doing something crazy". I don't know why I made it so long. :/ If you're using just a couple LEDs in a resin model, and the LEDs aren't going to be on for much longer than an hour at a time, you *should* be fine. Worst case scenario, try drilling/leaving a little more room for heat to escape, as LEDs do give off a fair bit of heat, but generally it isn't an issue. If you're using a lot of LEDs packed in the same compartment of a resin model with little to no room for air to escape for an hour or more at a time, I would be a little worried. At the end of the day, it's almost a "Common sense" question. If I put 50 LEDs inside of a balloon and leave them on, will the balloon pop? Yes, most definitely. If I put a single LED inside of a balloon and leave it on, will the balloon pop? Probably not. If you have LED christmas lights, go and turn them on, leave them on and then hold them. They get considerably warm, but not "blazing hot". This is mostly due to them being surrounded by room temperate air they can vent to, but in essence it's the same. If you're putting 2 LEDs inside of a leviathan, you shouldn't have any issues. 4-6 LEDs in a baneblade or something? You should be fine! You try to fit 10+ LEDs in a rhino? You might be getting some heat issues. Just make sure the rhino's back door can be opened, and have it (partially?) open for excess heat that gets trapped in the interior to escape, no issues! :) 30+ LEDs in a chimera? There's an issue :o

@trotgun1563

2 жыл бұрын

@@daringdarius5686 thank bro I appreciate the lesson.

@flanker152

2 жыл бұрын

i led lit my fire raptor and that was scary, id be really nervous trying to mod a manta that much

@samhescott348

3 ай бұрын

LOTS AND LOTS of pre planning, which is super hard when you have a cool model in front of you just want to paint

Nicks excitement about this is infectious.

I would recommend connecting those legs with some acrylic rods halfway up to make a stabilizing triangle. It won't increase the foot print and it SHOULD greatly reduce wobble. That Manta is intense!

@phillipsuttles1926

2 жыл бұрын

that is a very good idea, dude!

It looks great I can’t bring myself to paint my grey knight terms, let alone that beast. I followed yours and squigmars vids and they both look brilliant can’t wait to see what you do with them.

@matthewrolfe23

2 жыл бұрын

Same I have a quote motivation "If you don't feel like painting mini, just create a new character that wants to paint mini" Or just finished the other models before buying a new one

@SirLolcat

2 жыл бұрын

That is so weird, I've got the exact same problem with my grey knight terminators. Decided to paint the FW grey knights dreadnought first instead lol

@Geostationary0rbit

2 жыл бұрын

@@SirLolcat perhaps it’s just because they are so cool you don’t want to mess em up, I remember the terms being by far the coolest figure in that force back in the day, but they were metal back then if I’m not mistaken so not sure what they look like now.

Thanks for all your hard work everyone at PlayOn - Nick you personally have inspired me fully into the hobby. Assembled and ready to paint - over 1k points for the greater good. If not for your enthusiasm I wouldn't be doing this. Thanks again

@PlayOnTabletop

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome to hear! Thanks for watching!

Seeing you bust out the paint roller for this "mini" just made me crack up. So awesome to see this massive project finished. Well done!!!

Amazing job ,and you did win the challenge all the other channels have these big construction projects but are taking their sweet time ,so good job keep it up.

The manta looks amazing well done on persevering through to completion… thanks for sharing

WE DID IT EVERYONE!!!!!! FOR THE GREATER GOOD!!!

That’s one big fish

Looks great Nick. For support you could do with some triangle pieces between the acrylic stands part way up to give it some rigidity

This looks amazing! So happy to support you all on Patreon!

Imagine going to a match at a your local hobby store and your opponent pulls out a manta.

@DJROCKSTAZ

2 жыл бұрын

"Wait, YOU BROUGHT A MANTA?! ...OK, that's it, I'm killing that first!"

@alphariusomegon3965

2 жыл бұрын

@@DJROCKSTAZ that what I’m thinking to but that damn thing can pop most of guardsmen before we get close enough to get shots off.

@DJROCKSTAZ

2 жыл бұрын

@@alphariusomegon3965 Is Guard your only army?

@alphariusomegon3965

2 жыл бұрын

@@DJROCKSTAZ yup I started a alpha legion but there barley over 500 points.

@DJROCKSTAZ

2 жыл бұрын

@@alphariusomegon3965 ....Then MAN, you'd be in trouble against the Manta.

Absolutely awesome, and always great to see a project reach it's conclusion. You guys do great work and can't wait to see this beast in action. Honestly, I feel like I could go on forever with suggestions on what to do next. You are the BEST channel when it comes to making gorgeous cinematic boards and there are so many options for you to do! Obviously Horus Heresy is the current hype and your mention of a Burning of Prospero board would be magnificent. But more AoS would be sweet as well! But really, ANY project you do is just inspiring and I can't wait to see more. Play on!

That thing looks so amazing and intimidating! You can see how big it is with you standing next to it…it’s like a flying couch cushion! That stand looks way too fragile and spindly though!! Makes me scared 😱 Maybe clear plastic stands that are I or H beam instead, and one larger base? Just very worried that such an undertaking could be harmed

Congratulations on this amazing build. This is completely amazing, awesome, and superb. You said your modeling and painting is good? Well, then Nick - you just elevated to master level. Can't wait to see it in action.

This channel is the only place where I can FULLY SEE the benefit of memberships. Amazing work, much love from australia!

So happy to have seen this build from start to finish, it looks amazing Nick you should be so proud of the final product! Feels great to be a part of Play On history with being on Manta hull as well. Can't wait to see more game content now with it!

Kudos. This is amazing. Congrats, Nick, on the achievement of finishing such an epic and difficult project! And congrats, Play On team!

I want glamour shots of this as a screen saver: forever cycling through those beautiful pictures!

Congrats guys! The dedication is unreal and the result is stunning! Can't wait to see how you guys will use it in the future. 😁

Big models like this really help encapsulate the scale of 40k on the tabletop. It’s one of the reasons I play knights, they’re so much bigger than anything else I have, and I can’t wait until I have the money, skill, and patience to do a titan one day. You guys were the reason I got into this amazing hobby, and you continue to inspire me to do better every day. Play on everyone, Play on.

This looks so cool! You guys are a true inspiration to the hobby!

The whole model and paint job looks awesome. This is one hell of a job. You and your team did an amazing job

So rad !!!! You guys have the best videos out there by far !!!! I look forward to every battle report ....keep killing it

Nick the manta looks fantastic. The empire is proud of your contributions to the war effort.

Congratulations guys, loved watching these videos. Keep up the great work.

Awesome job Nick. Can't wait to see some gameplay with it.

It's absolutely gorgeous! The love and hard work is evident - did amazing job Enjoy wrecking havoc with it! As to where to store it - make a secure clear case hanging off the ceiling so it's flying above every game menacingly

I'm so glad to see Nick so happy with the work he put on this model. It looks amazing and he improved on an already impressive model. It's truly the pinacle of any player's collection, well done!

You have truly done amazing justice to this absolutely crazy miniature. It's perfect!

This is gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous.

My god, that is breathtaking. It's incredible. I am so goddamn happy for you guys, and especially for Nick! I'd love to see if you guys can come up with any way to stabilize it further, because I agree - that absolute titan needs to be high in the sky where it belongs!

Congratulations and awesome work. Can't wait to see it on the board

man this looks awesome!!!! very cool, glad the journey is finally over. Great job!

Man that thing looks so cool. I think you did great

You are happy, then that's all that matters. Better than I could ever do. Looks amazeballs!

I think this project completion just made Tau Nick a "Tau Superstar", and i bet you Games Workshop will see this and be like "Wow, Tau Nick did it!"

@roberttanguay8532

2 жыл бұрын

Bet Tau Nick Split Fires the Manta in Every shooting phase 😳 🤣🤣🤣

I know, that Nick is very proud of making that Manta, and I know that in fact he must've been really careful with it, but boy, what do I had an anxiety attack when he was throughing his hands up in the air and again when he talked excited about Manta... standing half a feet from it.

Love it. The in particular, the LEDs help bring it alive!!!

When the Manta takes off into space in the piano music kicks in all I could think of was butterfly in the sky I can go twice as high take a look it's in a book a Reading rainbow

Congratulations, Nick, biggest win of the year for sure!

The fact that you had to bring out a friggin PAINT ROLLER, like I use painters tape for like the super specific stuff but like, A PAINT ROLLER. Good lord this thing is a colossus. Good job man,

It’s very pretty. So awesome to see it complete

Pure creativity and passion. Well done sir.

I think it came out beautifully. Great job Nick and co.!

The manta looks amazing and you did an excellent job!

Respect to you for using more advanced masking to do the Orange "decals". I dont see enough 40k people using masking effectively, the Manta looks stunning

An 'Air Cast' of epic proportion! Great Job.

It looks very good, enjoy playing with it. The idea of bringing a army within is a very cool and original idea.

A beyond worthy effort. DUde, it's amazing.

Congrats with finishing it, it looks awesome!

YOU ABSOLUTE MADMAN, NICK! Congrats on building this MONSTROSITY of a ship!

It's beautiful, and I'm sure it only gets better in person!

Youre no longer Tau Nick, youve ascended to Greater Good Nick ( GG Nick).

Oh, and its not even broken. Looks great!

You should be happy with this! Alot of hard work and effort went into it and it looks amazing!

Wow. Big job done well. lots of tricky tedious work, but you stuck it out

Very impressive, and I think it looks awesome!

That looks fantastic. Great job!

I don't play tabletop. I just play 40k PC games. But even I can appreciate what a feat this is. Fantastic work and such a cool model to put that work into.

Great work Nick, can’t wait to see it in action

So, I think to stabalize the base, you could run some more acrylic rods between the three horizontally to add a support structure. Also it looks amazing! Job well done

Wow, that is such an epic model!

The best part of this story always was to see how happy Nick is)

Looks awesome, can’t wait to see it in future videos!

It looks great. Great job.

I started 40k around the time you started this model. It's insane that it's finally done. It looks glorious!!

I would put some acrylic bars in between the already existing one to help stabilize it. Great work!!!

Would be cool if you could hang it over the battlefield on a pully system, then you could "store it" over the table 😛 and lower it when it's time to blow up everything. Also just wanted to say Fantastic Work Nick, i have been waiting for this reveal since you announced you were ordering it and I have to say you really pulled it off. This is has got to be one of the best looking Manta's in the world. The lighting is really amazing 10/10, can't wait to see what you guys do in the future for another big build.

That looks epic, good job getting it done!

that looks like an outstanding build and can win awards in building compitions

Congratulations!! That looks awesome. And who needs an airbrush when you've got paint rollers?! Fitting for such a kill team board sized model. Awesome that you got all those supporter names on there and I like the Play On script across the top. Looking forward to seeing it in action! 🎉

It has been an honor to support your craft..thank you

Simply amazing!

Great job Nick.

Adding rigid acrylic arches between the legs will make ur Manta stable and make sure the base acrylic rods are not at a 90° instead slant them so that the centre of gravity is at the centre

What an amazing journey.

Looks awesome Nick. Also just want to say following play on. Has made me a better 40k player and gives me inspiration on how to paint my thousand son's. Glory to /Tzeench.

Thinking about the support rods and a wee idea came to mind. Some have mentioned trusses or supporting rods linking the rods already there.. Could disguise them as missile contrails, like the manta has launched them downwards - with wires and so on.

Congratulations! She's a beauty! For the next beast of a build, you should kit bash a Chaos Manta!

Awesome, great job!

Some perpendicular bars between each support will stop the wobbling, you have good vertical support, but the horizontal support is minimal, look fantastic though!

Congrats, Nick! You've done your fellow Tau players proud. For the Greater Good!

Looks fantastic

Well done Nick really good work. Can't wait to see it in games and a game of kill team on it. Oh yes. 🤟

Awesome build Nick! Someone suggested bracing between each leg to help make it stable. You could instead use an acrylic sheet as a "shelf" to stabilize the legs while also making an area for Battlesuits to "drop from the Manta". Anyways, great work as always guys. I can't wait to see what else ya'll have lined up.

Congrats fish-stick Nick. Big accomplishment and looks great

So proud of you Nick, FOR THE GREATER GOOD!

I’m so excited to see this! Amazing!

Nick, you out did yourself! awesome job 👏👏👏

@PlayOnTabletop

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! glad you liked it!

2:58 the cotton: "I'm FREEEE!" (just found it funny and am really glad it made it into the final cut xD)

Good evening Nick my name is Israel. I got into Warhammer 40K because of a friend that is now deceased. He was a Pretty Great Guy, his name was Eric Wright. He started his Warhammer 40K career in I think 3rd Edition but he had 1st Edition rule books. He had like 6 or more compete armies. We were both in the United States Army. My first Army was Dark angels, then I bought his Necrons right before 5th Edition dropped. The he got me into Tyranids! We had a few Epic Apocalypse Games with Tyranids and Imperial Guard/Space Marines. Eventually when I finish painting and assembling newer Tyranids I would love to 1 do an Army Showcase, and 2 play against your Tau! Hope all you guys at Play On Tabletop are doing well! My friend had early Eldar, Necrons, Chaos( Every Sect), Orks, Imperial Guard, Tyranids, Space Marines and Idk if that was all. But he was a pretty Amazing Guy his Window and kids are doing well as far as I know up in Alaska. Love if you guys could mention Him in a video in the future. I think his kids would really get a kick out of that. Just now seeing this video, sorry I am subscribed but idk why this one finally showed up in my feed.

¡Que gran trabajo!, fue toda una emocionante aventura ver video a video los avances :D

Well done Nick. You guys are truly are the best Warhammer KZread creators. Future idea for a battlefield: Working STC battle ground, would be good for the upcoming league of Votann.

Ryan Taubert's new Aero immediately and well incorporated - nice! :D

take it of the stands, and put spot lights on the bottom; that way you can hang from a crane to make it more mobile and also have it hang around your studio.