This channel is criminally underrated. Top notch production and info. Thank you

Big tip: Check your local game store for any of these before hopping on amazon. It's very easy and tempting to hear something online and order it in a few clicks right then, but supporting your LGS goes a long for them and you get to see the product in person first.

This guy: Excellent advice Me: Walks out with more minis to add to my pile of shame.

10 month after publishing, this video is still gold!

Top notch production indeed! I said to my girlfriend this is like watching a show about miniature painting on A&E or BBC!

Oh man, the toothbrush scene got a laugh there.

This video (Hell the whole channel really) deserves so much more attention than it's getting. The presentation's excellent and the advice here is very solid and well spoken and gave me some new things to think about down the line. I'm glad I stumbled upon it!

Incredibly valuable advice and an exceptional command of sarcasm.

A scrap miniature. Best advice I've ever heard. I can't believe I've never heard of anyone else using one nor thought of doing that. Brilliant.

99 percent isopropyl soaking bin has been really good to me as well for paint removal, and has NOT harmed any of the minis. i've had a group of first born in a soaking tupperware for like 3 months cause i keep putting them off, and they are completely fine.

Never cease to be amazed at your conversational style, and impeccable English!

One thing I'd like to add for scrap miniatures, is that green plastic army men work great. They're cheap, can be bought in bulk, and it saves you from using up models that can actually be used for something. When I got into this hobby, I painted 20-30 army men before I was confident enough to paint my first Space Marines, and because of this they actually came out pretty well. Great video btw, will definitely consider mixing balls and tufts.

This is the channel for those who are starting and it’s an honest, upfront, no frills channel and I have taken more “logic” away from it then almost anyone else.

You have a unique and valid voice in this space. I would add to your to your list by suggesting a not inexpensive bottle of whisky. Pouring out a wee dram before starting a session with the hobby really sets a tone. ;-)

after abusing several army painter brushes i finally bought a tiny and a medium windsor and newton, and they are completely different behaviours. The newtons hold paint better, release paint smoother, clean better. i never thought they would make such a huge difference but i'm glad i learned to take care of them before i bought them.

Aside from everythhing else that's good about this video, it's very refreshing to hear advice from someone who also lives it a flat and has to approach their limited hobby space smart instead of wide.

Just wanted to say thank you for the tips! The whole section about "hobbying on" really struck a cord with me. I have 3 young children so obviously, I have zero space to hobby in right now and I also cant leave anything lying around for the children (I prefer the term demons) to get their mitts on. I just wanted to add that for anyone in a similar situation, I found that a portable paint station (the one I use is Army Painter) has been a life saver. I basically store all my models, paints and tools etc in plastic modular storage, and then when the kids are asleep and I have a couple of hours spare of an evening, it is a simple case of getting the containers out, setting up my paint station and then getting cracking. As you said, you don't need "everything" to be able to hobby, it is just about using the items that best suit your own situation. Massive thank you for emphasising this! Love the videos.

Just found out about the channel through Midwinter Minis and Miniac and I'm very pleasantly surprised. Great advice, lovely camera angles, strappingly handsome guy with buttery smooth voice and beautiful minis... Yep I'm here to stay for sure!

Can we just take a second to drool over the way my man lights himself? Look at those shadows! Feel like I'm looking a panel of a graphic novel.

I admire how level-headed your demeanor is

The book point is legit. Ive forgotten my favourite paint recipes so many times.

This is my new favorite KZfaq hobby Channel. I wish you the best kind sir, and I Will definetly check all videos (and wait for many many more.)

You're fast becoming one of my favourite content producers in the wargaming/hobby painting world! A few things I can suggest if I may? Paint stripper, If you're in the UK or somewhere in the world that sells it, go to a pound shop or supermarket and grab some Dettol, cheap and works pretty well. Mixing balls: grab a pack of cheap plastic BBs, you get far more of them and they do exactly the same job, I had some left over from when I used to airsoft, and I've barely made a dent in mine, having filled atleast 100 pots since I started. :)

14:06 I was expecting Brent from Goobertown Hobbies to make an appearance!

Tip for a cheap paint rack. Desing one an then you can cut it in wood with your friend laser cutting machine ( you should have a friend with that machine, the machine is awesome). If you don't have friends with interesting machines you can print the desing and make one from foam board or even wood, but that's more work. Filament printers are fine too i guess, but that's 3d modeling, a little more complex than a 2d desing.

Hey, I just want to say thank you for the points you made at the end of the video, about making it work somehow. As someone who has rarely time to paint due to adult life responsibilities, this resonated a lot with me. Often times I come across videos where they showcase various styles that look great, but just the equipment and paint range they use costs a fortune that I can't justify. I really love your modest style of videos. Great stuff. Thanks.

My suggestion would be a nail polish shaker, works great with the small miniature paint pots/dropper bottles to make sure every thing is mixed well and saves your arm. Quite a few good things can be found in the nail polish section of a store as that's also where I got my lamp ( LED, 3 brightness levels and 3 light types white, blue and red. Even has a usb port on the bottom )

The paint bottle rubber banded to the toothbrush is brilliant.

It makes me feel comfortable to see someone that does the same as me just uses the coffee table for hobby stuff and then clean everything up. I have children and it is so hectic to try and do building and painting in my living room with them running around.

You are the Bob Ross of Miniature Painting.

Getting back into the hobby, originally started when I was about 9 and then life happened but I feel so lucky to have come across this channel, the perfect blend of beautiful camera work, painting, advice and wit. It's safe to say that I'm not only addicted to miniature related things but also this channel

On the idea of keeping a painting journal, I can't recommend google drive enough for this. Unlimited storage of google docs. You can organize them in folders to your liking, my favorite part is the price...free. A year later when someone asks you how you painted something you can just pull it up. Being able to add to something while on the go helps a lot too since inspiration strikes at inopportune times it seems. Great video, thanks for sharing and please be safe!

This is the channel I was looking for a long time... Thank you.

You explain these things in a calming way for me. I have a hobby space in my livingroom also but it consist of a industrial shelving unit 120cmx200cmx70cm it can hold everything from 3d printer to painting area on another shelf. for people living in small flats I would recommend it as with a bit of imagination the can really hold a lot and with a bit of actual artistic talent, they can even look acceptable for your partner.

He's the Jeff Goldblum if minipainting minus the creepiness. Dapper, and entertaining.

Never thought of a note book for my paint schemes, but it is genius. Thank you!

Very interesting list. I’ve been painting for quite sometime and have a bit of a routine that works for me. Many items on your list have piqued my interest. Very concise, professional video. Thank you sir

This may be just a US thing, but I highly recommend using the styrofoam trays that grocery stores package meats with. Wash them thoroughly & let them dry. I use them to hold mini projects. Easier to grab a single tray to work on than carry a box or whatever else. There is a slight rim around the edge (depending on what was in it) that helps keep things together. They're great for model building, as you can cut parts from sprues and have a place to put them where they won't go wandering. The best part: it keeps them out of the landfill! They can also be used to sort out units when playing. Easy to carry that reinforcing unit from the sideboard to the table. When they start o break (and they will) use the pieces in your basing and/or terrain. +1 to the whiskey, though a glass of wine works, too.

I started painting miniatures around month ago and obviously spent hours on YT watching different tutorials, and what a pleasant surprise this channel is! Apparently you can make impeccable quality, funny videos without making stupid jokes and having 1000+ paint bottles around you (of course in special holders). Since I`m painting space marines (obviously), especially 10:10 struck me like lightning. Great work.

Interesting that this video pops up just as I am browsing for a new apartment, because my girlfriend thinks I should have a hobby room and not invade our livingroom all the time. :P You make excellent points - I will forward them to my residential high command. :D

One thing almost no one ever mentions that would be my #1 thing people should get are jewelers magnifying glasses. I use Beileshi 2 Led ones, they're cheap (less than $20) and I keep the 2.5x magnification lenses in them. I can't believe how long i went without using these, but I will not paint without them. Gamechanging. Painting handles - great except that you have to remove the mini to paint the entire base Varnish - Vallejo brush on satin. Will never go back to spray or matte (except when needed as an effect) Paint remover - Clean Slate rmvr 2.0 is the best and fastest I've used so far Table lamp - Phive multi-temp gooseneck led lamp Wet pallette - I use the same one you showed Paint balls - I use the Army Painter ones too Crackle paint - Never tried it but now I will Small book - I'll consider it Needle files - Not sure why I'm still scraping with an exacto Tiny drills - Probably should get one of these

My favourite thing I recently got and made a huge improvement to painting fine details is "flow enhancer". It makes the paint flow out of your brush in a much more controlled way and the paint doesn't dry in your brush as fast as it normally would. Also less brushstroke texture when you apply the paint.

You have very very very quickly become my favourite KZfaq channel for all things miniature painting

Just came across your channel. Really enjoyed watching this video. Your relaxed but genuine and off cuff style hit the spot. Could watch many hours of you chatting. Straight to the point in a very human and light hearted way. Great!

Thanks, this really inspired me to be more diligent with what I purchase for my hobby and to not take what I have for granted.

I found the first twenty minutes really helpful, but those last six minutes were amazing for me, so thank you. I’ve not been able to put into words why I don’t mind that I don’t have a dedicated hobby space to my girlfriend. It just gives me the freedom to paint anywhere. And as for paints, I’ve finally decided that I don’t need to buy all the paints listed on the box to paint a unit, and I’m just going to paint them my own colours. Thank you very much

I feel very lucky to have found this channel, thank you for the hard work you put into these videos to help people new to the hobby ❤️☺️👍

Just stumbled upon your channel and there’s so much to learn here. The book idea for logging your paints is a bit of genius if you ask me. Definitely got a long term subscriber.

So spot on! And love to the dry sense of humor! 😁

Ive been painting for over 30 years and I still learned something from this. Awesome content sir. (also having a painted thumb is the sign of a true mini painter :) )

I like the paint book idea. I did the same for all my colors but combined it with answering another question I had and that was how all my paints airbrush. So I have a big book (A3 format) with all my paints (except for my oil paints) which I use to decide which pains I am going to use. I was a lot of work (just like most of us I have many paints), so not keen to do it again, but I do regret not painting a vertical bar of black paint, so I can see how the paints covers over both black and white. that also makes it easier to see if there is white/grey paints mixed into the green for example because if would cover the black much better and therefor be less suitable as a translucent paint for glazing and going over a zenithal prime for example.

I'm new back to the hobby after a 32 year break but I'm taking this up with my son this time so I'm having to buy for 2 of us. It's fine though, after buying our first 40k recruit box set for each of us and a box set of paints to share. I then explained to my son how expensive this hobby can be so not to expect to much to quickly. I spend about £20 each week when I take my son to his painting class at our local warhammer store. We now have quite a collection of stuff and we're only about 4 months in.

I'm glad I stuck around for the rambling at the end, and I think you made some great points about hobbying regardless of what your hobby space looks like. I also really like seeing other people's hobby areas, and how they organize their work flow. And I appreciate that your cutting mat is stained and dirty... it's seen some good use.

Varnish. I always gloss coat every model. Let that dry thoroughly then hit it with a flat varnish to kill the shine. Gloss coat is thicker and harder than flat (generally), giving better protection.

Once you get a wet pallette, you'll want a workspace because you can sit down and carry on painting whenever you want without fuss, close the lid and rinse your brush and you're free to come back whenever you get 5 minutes. Just sit down and paint...completly changes the way you paint because you don't have to chuck the paint on before it dries, you can close the lid and leave your model to dry whilst you have a cup of tea.

I stumbled upon your site in my feed. I have only seen two of your videos and enjoyed both. You explain things well and clearly. Thank you

Ok, having discovered this channel with your metallic experiment on syll'eske, and going back through some videos that catch my interest. Was not expecting the tooth brush to help shake paint. Hat off to you sir.

The notebook of paint colour is bloody genius. I shall be using that one. As I type this it occurs to me that I may add the colour over a few undercoat colours as well, to see the difference.

I like your approach, humble, honest, funny, practical . Ideal length when I wash the dishes too :D

As someone who paints in the kitchen table, this video was awesome, I simply love your channel !

The best way to shake your paints is to get a nail polish shaker. You strap your paint bottle in and its literally done in under 10 seconds. You can get one of Amazon for like $25-30 dollars

Good advice and great closing words! I definitely recommend anyone to get a “proper” light very soon when starting with this hobby. In my case it’s two IKEA desk lamps (one on the left side and one on the right, so I don’t cast a shadow on the mini) with daylight bulbs. And by daylight bulbs I don’t mean the 6500k ones from the super market (their light is so cold it’s blue). Instead look for something in the 5800k range online. From my experience they also don’t need to be too bright as this will hurt your eyes. Sorry for rambling, but so many people out there just recommend bulbs that are bright like the sun and that didn’t work out for me at all. I don’t think it’s particularly healthy for your eyes either.

I think the only comment I'll make, is that, having a limited area to paint myself, having paint bottles all over the place taking up valuable space was depressing. It got to a point i didn't want to paint anymore. I got myself some nail polish racks and stuck 2 on the wall with Command Strips and it's a huge change. Now everything is organized and tidy and the space to paint is much more inviting.

Also I can recommend the Ottlight! It’s a bulb that can go in your standard Alvin mounted desk lights I use 3 on the fan in my room and 2 desk lamps. The bulbs are 15usd each but I’ve been using the same bulbs I bought 5 years ago! I was so taken by how clear they make the colors! I highly recommend this bulb for anyone that’s looking for better light but already has drafting style swing arm lights that take a standard screw in bulb

As a newbie, I should have seen your video first. Thank you and I really enjoy your style of going over things. GREAT EFFORT :)

Thanks for sharing how you hobby. Its always nice to see how people come up with ways to do the things that they love.

For the lamps, just changing the bulbs for daylight bulbs is a nice improvement.

"funnier than you are" good luck. I am particularly partial to dry humour, so you are, so far, the funniest (to me) Miniature KZfaqr that I watch 😄

Oh it just came to me why you named your channel this, soul wars, 52. Nice, I got into the hobby again with the dark imperium box and the soul wars box. Thanks for the help, your channel has been really helpful, I started with the quest for the holy grail of metal.

Thank you Algorithm for suggesting this channel! Subscribed! This content is so awesome!! Greetings all the way from Lima, Perú!!

Really appreciate this segment. It really provided a practical perspective on the hobby and has inspired me to push forward even though I may not have all of the accoutrements, one might think are mandatory. (I don't have a dedicated hobby space, for instance) My pile of shame is piling up, so I'm thinking it's time I actually sat down and started building and painting. Thank you for this video. Namasté 🧘🏻‍♂️🙏

You are absolutely compelling!

Tamiya TS-80 is a good very matte varnish, and protects quite well. It's a smaller can though, and the chemicals in it are heinously nasty, so mask up.

Riktigt kul att se ännu en grym kanal från en svensk inom denna fantastiska hobbyn! 😊 Riktigt bra och mysig kanal!

I'm getting old and I get a lot of medications to keep me going, I have a lot of empty prescription bottles, which have saved me from buying "handles". For stripping paint, I use "Totally Awesome", its cheap, I buy it from the dollar store for cheap and it works on all paint (I use both oil and acrylic). I stick with 2 paint companies, Vallejo and Army Painter. They have the best price/and package deals... and staying with fewer companies means spending less money. Gamblin 1980 is the best for price and quality for oil paint. My Wife manages a paint store so buying paint for terrain is cheap for me, lol. I bought empty mini-snap-top paint bottles for oils, I like using the empty mini dropper bottles from Army painter to keep Gamsol or water or flow improver in... makes it easy to add to paint in consistent quantities. Paint rack makes it easy to find my paint by sight.

Regarding your final point, I found out that I was more productive and learning more when I had a very limited array of paints and tools (and minis, but I refuse to admit I have to buy less minis so let's ignore this for now). As I started to buy more analysis paralysis started to become a thing and now I need to re-focus on getting things done! Also I work on the corner of my computer desk at home, so I'm with you on team smallhobbyspace - hopefully upgrading to a dedicated desk when I move to a house next summer

Stumbled into this channel by suggestion and it's great! Went back and watched a bunch of your videos and your sub count should be way higher, you're one closer to whatever your goal is, keep it up.

I agreed with pretty much everything on this list, and added a few things to my shopping list. Wonderful video!

This is one of the most informative videos for beginners

I love this video. Thank you for putting it together. Delightful.

Just found your channel and it is absolutely AMAZING! Love the content and the fact that you're a Swede makes it all the better IMO (I come from a Swedish family). Your models are phenomenal and have inspired me to work on improving my skills. Tack.

1 peace of quality....you and what you do is awesome. Thank you

Effortlessly hilarious! Thank you

Great vid. For bases (especially mass armies) I highly recommend vallejo texture dark earth. Huge jar which will last forever.

I'm so glad I clicked on your video! You give great advice, and I love all of the subtle and not-so-subtle jokes. I'm looking forward to watching your other videos :)

Iconic. I should have subscribed before but better late than never. Thanks for the amazing videos!

about the hobby and keeping it lagom. Great video!

The book is a great idea!

Paint non Games workshop miniatures too everyone, the high details can be very intimidating, the joins fiddly and difficult to seal. Some simpler sculpts can really improve your style.

"Toothpicks"......nuff said 😁

Golden acrylics has a water based brushable and sprayable (airbrush perfect) Matt varnish with UV protection added that is super velvet lush matt finish, called Matt Polymer Varnish w/UVLS highly recommend it.

Great ideas here. I love the one of making a catalogue of your paint colours. I'd considered the idea of getting a note booklet for recipes but had never thought to use it like that! 🙏

9:05 About not having a bottle rack, if looking for one to buy avoid ones made for "hobby" customers and such because they tend to be very overpriced. Instead look up racks for nail polish or make-up they tend to be at least half as much and are essentially the same thing.

You have some really great vids, the spray can zenethil, the dark future car diorama, this (all I've watched so far). Really great, thank you 😀👍

I really like your setup for light and sound! Really great channel!

Great video!!! Keep going!!! Ps. You should cosplay Thomas Shelby

great video. for mixing balls you can get air soft bb balls from a sports store. Choose the 6mm metal ones.

Well done sir!

Great video. Thanks for all the tips and practical advice.

Great thinking and articulation of ..well thoughts really. A few things about painting handles occurred whilst listening, Painting handles - bought a few and still use some of them for larger based models but: 2ltr bottle caps ( which are very easy to accumulate a hundred of (seriously), fit onto the generic small 250ml bottles I buy lemon juice in. Five or six (I do keep more in the draw for big batches but you don't need them) supermarket lemon juice bottles each with a magnet and a few pebbles dropped in for extra ballast and then topped up with an inch of PVA to fix it all and you have magnetised painting handles that fit the hand beautifully. Glue a bit of tea towel around them for more grip if you feel like it, I'm not sure it was worth bothering. One of mine has a built in small plastic magnifier on a wire hotglued to the side of the bottle under the tea towel and that definitely wasn't worth bothering until I bent it over to use as a brushrest during free hand. Each figure's base gets a flattened blob of totally reusable butyl rubber (much, much stronger than bluetack and you can buy a 5m reel of it for fitting car windscreens for £4 on ebay - get some and you'll love it - thanks to the genius Marco Frisoni at NJM for the tip) to fix it to a bottle cap. They now screw on and off a "handle" as I move through the batch and still sit happily on the desk whilst waiting for their next turn on a handle. I have a couple of flat biscuit baking sheets on the painting desk under my cutting mat for the magnets to grip and now I can put my painting handles down anywhere over them without them falling over. (Any steel sheet will do, tinsnips waiting so the next washing machine we scrap loses a side to make a nice custom U shaped magnetic border for under my cutting mat.) Incidentally I also have a magnetic base on my main lamp that I found grips the paint shaking balls in my paint pots and makes it much less likely they'll get knocked over. Any strong (speaker) magnets glued to a bit of wood will work instead, make a custom paint stand. I also have a magnetic strip meant to hold kitchen knives screwed to the sidewall of my window so models can dry there quickly in the sun. (Painted it gloss white to match the frame so it really doesn't look ugly, wife didn't notice it for the best part of a year - "what's that in the window?" "Dunno, think it's to reduce condensation because it seems to be magnetic....". Make sure the magnets are the right way up in the bottle, one of mine repels it instead! Duh!)