You deserve way more love man, this is one of my favourite channels, keep up the amazing work!

This is a good idea for any hobbyist. Seeing your collection and the physical footprint it leaves can help keep you from impulse buying and growing your pile of shame even more.

A series on painting all the primarchs would be awesome I've always wanted to do it.

Thank you , Mr Elston .

Possibly my favourite KZfaq vid of all time - well played sir, well played.

I think this is actually a really unique approach to tackling a backlog. I'm tempted to do it, and the reasons are easy. If I do this, it gives me a physical manifestation of my backlog instead of just a lot of boxes that are easily shrugged off as "eh, I'll get to it." The model is now staring at me, judging my lack of progress. In addition, if I rank them up on the shelves, I can work in sections and SEE the progress being made in a gradient running across the space. Now, that's not to say this can't backfire. It could easily be a realization of how overwhelming the task at hand IS. However, that can be used to shrink the pile. It inventories all the items, and some things are held on to for no reason. I have a box of Start Collecting: Maggotkin that I bought and used only a few models from. If I leave them in the box, it will sit there in limbo forever. I don't play Age of Sigmar, I used the items for Kings of War. That army is done, complete, fully painted and shelved. Why would I touch these Maggotkin models any further? If I build them, they're now display pieces, items to practice new techniques. If I don't, they're an unknown amount of models in a sizeable box that may never see a paintbrush. Another option is I can just sell them on eBay, fully assembled, and get a small rebate on my hobby purchase when they go off to someone who will love these models.

Awesome video, not confusing in the slightest. You are a mad man in the nicest kind of way and a hobby hero.

Thank you for building everything all at once so I don't have to now I know what it looks like 😁

I hit the chills just by seeing the first 10 seconds. My pile is not a quarter of yours and it gives me pain. 😂 Hilarious video. Thanks for making it!

I'm only 3 minutes into this video and am thinking, this guy is absolutely mad! Yet, I get it. I actually love assembling most models. I love to see them assembled and complete. My friend got me into the hobby back in 2007 with a box of Black Orks. I put them together at his house, on a weekend stay over. He didn't say a word until I was finished. He said, "You know you have to rank them up, right?" I'm like wtf does that mean. He explains and then laughs at me. Cured my need for assembling before painting to this day. I do damn near everything in sub-assemblies now.

I do this often, but on a slightly smaller scale. I batch build a ton of stuff, have a big ol' primer party, then bag them and stick them in lidded stack bins and move on to something else. Yay progress! Also, looking forward to that heresy 2.0 as well

You've given me major anxiety and it's not even my pile of shame! 🤣 Great video!!

This was awesome. Seeing that pile of shame turn into a painting backlog is progress as you said. Brave man assembling all the Necromunda gangs before playing a campaign haha

Awesome! Your next flex should be to undercoat and then get 3 colours and the basing done on everything in one ‘sub collection’ e.g. all your blood bowl or all your necromunda etc.

This has gotten me thinking "what if I tried this?" It is indeed horrifying. Even just finishing the last of unassembled orks alone (my main army) is a scary prospect. First time here, looking forward to checking out more of your content!

I know a robin that likes to sing along with Muse. Superb taste and very confident.

I've been tempted to do this a few times with my collection but then my overthinking brain says "but what if we want to build that as a kitbash, or with third party shoulderpads, what if we want to 3D print a load of heads or weapons for it" etc.. and then I go back to decision paralysis I am in awe Elston, amazing job!

Props. Very nicely edited video. That’s a lot of painting ahead of you. Enjoy!

Get it!!!!! I did the same thing recently and now there is only one model to finish putting together.

Dude, it’s safe to say, you’re an absolute machine!

Nice video! Dude I loved the sprue cutting montage, that was like some weird arse ASMR stuff lol

This made me laugh haha. Nice 👍🏻

My sprues are goo in a jam jar for when I need to fill gaps or stick stuff together :)

you are an inspiration!! there was no terrain in that viedeo... and i have so much

I'm personally unable to keep things in boxes, so I assemble everything as soon as I receive them. Built a whole Orcs & Goblins army of nearly 300 models just last month, and currently building and painting a Sisters of Battle army. At least with the latter I've made a goal to only buy more kits once I've finished my old ones (which I ofc failed at due to getting both the Christmas Battleforces for them right away...), so I'm trying to be a "good boy" in that sense. That still leaves 4000 built but still unpainted models staring at me from my display cabinets... but at least I know what I have left to paint! Also, having an excel sheet to fill in what I have painted and how much is left to paint really helps.

This is the best ''pile of shame'' video i've ever seen. And that for the simple fact then instead of wierdly flexing bad buying habbits you actually build it all, it is no longer a shapless pile of boxes, those are project in the making! You can now uses all those models on more videos down the line and do the first clear all your shame video eva! Glorious!

I'm doing the same! I love assembling! I'm also slow at painting. So I'm knocking this out now on multiple armies.

I subscribed just off of this one video. I have to see what you do next. MidwinterMinis did a orc terrain using old sprues video. You could make something like that with your extra sprues and give it away or sell it off for charity. Good luck, you mad man.

This is why I'm just sticking to building one army at a time. I've listed everything I want to do with my unbuilt kits and I'm not starting them until the current project is done. I know you mentioned whether they take up more space when built, and I'd say yes. And now you'll need storage for them all - where will they all go?! I've got those KR Multicase card boxes, so I can see all my boxes of unbuilt kits being replaced with those lol. Looking forward to seeing you paint them all! 🤘🚀🤘

Sometimes you just have to appreciate a person's madness (as long as it is not harming others or themselves of course).

I often do something similar, but on a smaller scale. I'll build armies either whole, or in big blocks so I can then go fully into batch painting mode - I find it with helps with efficiency, as I don't have to switch "modes" as much :) This was an awesome watch, I loved the sprue clipping montage. "I'm a small person who does big things" - Elston, 2022 😂

This was a good video. I'd love to watch you paint all your Primarchs. If you are taking votes, that's mine. Also I just subscribed because of this video.

I sort of did the same with building a peninsula British and French army and a Roman and a Gaul army at the same time, in 28mm ( I have only painted 15mm before, so thought it would be easy, my mistake, as I'm really crap at assembling models, as I have found out) so I know your pain haha. Hope they come out good.👍

That is a scary amount of models... if it was on anyone else’s table I’d say it’s not possible to get through. But it’s on yours, so your fine ;)

You were right on both counts, this is a weird a$$ video, and it's a great video! You're a madman and I'm loving it

I'm going to do the same but I've nowhere near this much 🤣

I am thinking to myself what a nut case, but than I think to myself, wait! what will he do for the next video 😱😱

That's it, this coming year I will strive to build damn near all the models I've got, warhammer and warhammer adjacent ones at least.

amazing work on your pile of opportunity

INCREDIBLE video, my brother! Even for you, the man who can knock out an army on a lazy Sunday afternoon, this is a MONUMENTAL challenge! There's a fine line between hobby genius and hobby madness. You walk that line like a tightrope! ~ Wolfbrother Methos

As soon as I get a kit I build it. Can’t help myself. So my pile of shame is always built looking at me from a shelf. Which might explain why I only ever have a small to do pile.

Great vidoe i look forward to the resin video :)

Love the editing here!

To quote myself: “Ya’ weirdo!” ❤️😘

"Pile of shame" hahaha I have to use that for my hoard of plastic.

I tend to build stuff as I buy it, add it to the bookcase of shame in neat ranks by army and squad/unit then promptly ignore it until I eventually paint it, maybe. I'm working towards a Napoleonics game on 18th June and have painted over 600 figures in two and a bit months, but the bookcase still has over a thousand minis still to paint...

AND THAT WAS SCARY!

How big is your snipping forearm after clipping out all those models from their sprues?! A quality pair of side cutters is a must for an insane task as this.

Dude, you're a star! I hope you get back on your heresy ultramarines I loved those vids

Love this 🙏🔥

I built 600 models over a couple years thinking I will paint them once done. They are still in draws waiting. 🤪

And now you have assembled your vast horde of models your thinking, how much can I sell these for? Otherwise what I need to be looking at is a new bigger house or storage facility in which to house these?

I've been thinking about doing this for sometime but space is always an issue and I'm always worried about putting myself off from painting it all which doesn't take much as a serial procrastinator lol but building is my favourite part too lol great video mate and good luck 😁

Thats impressive! You must have been high after breathing in all those glue fumes haha. I usually cant go more than 2 hours before my head starts spinning lol

This is insane 😳 so very cool!!!! I have maybe 1/10th of this...

Makes me think of the guy who built an entire chaos knights army out of sprues on reddit recently......

Nice video man, Luke borught me here

Send the sprues to the sprue goo guy! He melts it and builds kits with it. Can’t remember his name!

This video mangled my brain. If i had to do this i would die a thousand times over.

Turn those sprues into an Ork Gargant to battle your titan

I always thought the pros liked to paint intricate models in separate pieces and assemble after. Did you keep any kits only partially assembled for better painting?

Ahhh you moved Loki!

Drill those damn barrels!!

This is fucking insane. Especially when I put it into the context of doing something similar with my pile of shame (I think we'd need to buy a new house if I did! 🤣 Cheers Rich @sprayblackstudios for sharing, @elston you gave a new subscriber 👍🙌

Fair play mate - this is really quite an achievement. Where on earth do you keep it all though?

Watching this video has been terror inducing.. I feel for you man, but I hope to see it all get painted!

Im going to see if i can pulverize my sprues. And make texture paintsbout of em for terrain projects

I stopped thinking about the pile. If I don't think about it it doesn't exist.

This. Is scary. (I am sure that all of us could feel elastonations pain) But quite honest and commendable. When you want to do something about it. I’ve been wondering, what is that six legged tank mech? Never seen it before.

I know you can turn sprues into sprue goo, you might be the only person who would have multiple colouers to choose from but you could do it. I wonder if it would have to be measured in litres

Elstonation : ok let's assemble that huge pile of shame we have here ! So i can paint it i guess. A few moments later : ok let's build a new huge pile of shame.

Do a clipping super cut. Several long minutes of the rapid fire clipping you had in this video.

Wow! How long did it take? Did you properly clean the minis? 😃

Polystyrene *is* recyclable, so check your sprues!

How much space would you say you gained after assembly compared to when the kits were boxed ? I'm on the verge of doing the same for the sole reason that my boxes are taking to much space..! Then to intend to prime and cover the minis with shades for the time being.

the sheer insanity, the pile of shame is now alive!

I need to do something like this I have at least 700 models still on the sprue and it’s getting on my nerves 🤣

Small... Haha. XD (And I do not look into my closet of plastic horror )

F*#!ing hell Elston you mad man. That's crazy, you're crazy but got to love you. You'll have to turn the hobby clinic into your own little pile of shame sweat shop.

Nope, nope, I’ve got it now.. you were bored, felt extremely productive, AND you’re out of your dam mind! Haha

I assemble all kits as I can only afford a new kit every few months, 7K deathwatch and 700 TS .

Did… Did you remove the mould lines? :P :P :P

I miss fantasy ! Age of Sigmar why ! 😱 like your mix of undead 🧟‍♀️

I'm confused. Is it still a pile of potential if built? Maybe a hoard of paintential... yup, I went there

Fun video, but it's a good way to get models damaged if you can't store them safely

Whatever happened to the Pickle Jar and Spud shared videos ? did you all just drift apart ?

😂

u nuts is that the reaver i remember

The absolute WORST bit of the entire process is clipping all the bits off and cleaning them up before you can start doing anything 😪😪😪 I really feel for you having to go through so much of this at once!

Now go scrape all the mold lines..

Because that's what they're for?

That's nothing for a pile... nothing

Honestly, to begin with, I thought this was funny. But then as the pile of boxes began to grow on the table, I started to feel a bit sick. Not really because of the challenge that such a mountain represented, but because of the excess. I cannot comprehend spending all that money on plastic game-pieces. Maybe it’s all covered within disposable income for you, but really, is that a healthy thing to do with your resources? I feel you may have a problem. That was a hoarder level POS. I didn’t even get the impression that having all that stuff gave you much pleasure. Just seemed to be a source of anxiety. I know you wouldn’t have been able to get a video out of it, but I can’t help think that just selling 90% of it might not have been a healthier thing for you to do. Peace.