Came back to look at this as I am making up a couple of sets of sci-fi toy soldiers for kids, 1:32 for youngsters and 1:72 for 7 and older. Re the wheels, in the larger scale I used barbecue skewers for the axles with toy truck wheels and in the smaller scale I use Lego wheels and axle plates. Kids like wheels that work so the barbeque skewers are secured to the base using 2mm greyboard (chipboard in the US I think) forming two short tunnels, one to each side. For windows I found some cheap 1 inch and 2 inch diameter 2-part plastic spheres (fill-it-yourself xmas decorations). Your body looks better than mine, I'll add more greebles in future.

Hello, I congratulate you on the great video you have made, for those of us who have no idea how this is going. I just bought a Proxxon and I still haven't mastered the machine very well. One of my many doubts is how to make a piece square. Example: I have a rectangle with all sides with ripples. How would I have to make sure that all sides are square? I hope you will help me on this issue. Thank you. Best regards.

Hello great video unboxing!Can i make you a question i bought new Hero Quest do you think the miniatures of hero Quest will be a nice fit in the castle or too big/small in scale?Thank you!

I recently bought my Proxxon and these tips will help my a lot. So thank you! My only question is, what kind of foam are you using for this? I've tried with some foam that I had in my house but it always gets a sticked piece of it burning in the wire during every cut.

Great ingenuity! I love the builds that demonstrate you don't need to buy a finished product. DIY level 100

I make up toy soldier sets to give away to less well off folks, so cost is an issue, for sci-fi landing gear I like press-studs ('poppers' in the US?) with a nail knocked through the stud and secured with superglue. For nacelles I like Plastruct tube and domes, bit pricey but nice and if you build using plastic card they glue well using microweld.

Just got mine today. This is very helpful

I'm assuming it's a lightweight, bendable, black mesh. Maybe similar to a cheap waste paper basket? Or model trains shop? Or could it be a material that is made of soft plastic? Would a cake shop sell this too?

Nevermind you said 3d printer...that says it all 😊 Still for those that don't have one. Maybe try the other options?

What is the episode in which you create the columns for this wrought iron fence

What is tj

The name of the material that is removed is called "kerf"...

i have a crafting question, if you would use real wood (popsicle sticks, balsa) to craft floors, tables, doors etc. why base with black paint and layers of brown/yellow? you already have a natural grain real wood so just stain it and be done with it? thx

Where are the engines that can make it move forward? I only see thrusters for take-off/landing...

I just came across this video. Its a great piece. Kills me it took you only two hours. Nice work.

The last part of angle cutting is good. Too bad the instructions hadn't included that for some techniques.

Cut gap of material...is called a kerf.

Wow love your engineering thought process on this project. See how an idea can come reality. Great job 👏🎉

Army Painter Quick Shade is just urethane-stain, with AP's label on the can. You can use any urethane-stain, any brand, and get similar results. Only differences are the variety of colors available, and the price: AP's Quick Shades are 2x-3x the price of a DIY store's urethane-stains. This is the classic, *Dip Technique*, from the 1990's, re-badged, re-packaged, at a higher price. I've *Dip*'ed 1,000+ figures over the past 30 years. I do simple block painting, then I brush on the urethane-stain, wicking away the excess pools with a brush, and the edge of a paper towel, before it dries. Then I hit the figures with a matte clear coat. I average 10 minutes, per figure, using assembly line painting: figures grouped by pose, same brush stroke/same color, on each figure, in succession. When I finish a group, it is quite an accomplishment, and a real joy, as I finish them in large groups! Urethane-stains, from your local DIY stores can be found in water-based formulas, which have drastically less odor, and dry in less than two hours! They also have a much greater variety of colors available. I prefer any dark Walnut color, over black (Tudor). The results are amazing. Cheers!

I would recommend leaving the backing on until the tiles are cut up. If you do this you will save yourself a lot of trouble & a clean adhesive surface. 😊

This would work so well with Wastelands Highway! Nice Jim!

super helpful technique for a project i'm working. thank you.

😉 'promosm'

5 years past and this is one of the best videos available for creating your own weapons. Thank you for sharing.

Did I hear a 3D printer running in the background?

How about sell it as a kit? Then put the assembly instructions on KZfaq.

Been missing your videos, nice to see new posts.

Certainly enough space for a wet pallette and a dry brush texture pallette. It could easily get chaotic if you overthink it though :-)

What that soundtrack do tho?

Great quick video. Thanks, Jim.

Very nice!

Is it just me or is the sound funky?

Pretty cool! Maybe a stain varnish for a better finish and for adding protection?

Cubes to hold WIP miniatures

Small design critique: appears that you could only use 28-35mm bases. Maybe 40mm….but not 50. Just commenting for design ideas. This is a great box

The blank space can be used for mini Citadel Paint pad, or maybe a Redgrass wet palette. Nice job

I love it. I think at least two more drawers. As @DanielAKA said, something specific for glue bottles/epoxy/putty, so they won't cause too much damage if they leak. And def a pallet, but disposable like mini paper plates and precut parchment sheets. Paper towels are a must, but a whole roll would take up too much space. And a brush cup is a must, but again maybe disposable? A mini cutting mat? (Is all that too much?)

build more, sell them, make money ;) keep your great work up!!

Nice!

The empty space could be used for glue bottle holders (so they are not on their side) and maybe a palette. An army painter palette would fit nice as long as your don't want to reuse the paint. Or some cheap plastic or metal palettes

Very nice. What software did you use to add the tabs? I'm getting a laser cutter soon and have some ideas for storage boxes and such and using tinkercad is probably the way I will go but would be good to know what I could use for the tabs. Thanks.

I love how much this reminds me of my Gilbert Chemistry Set when I was a kid.

What about selling one in kit form rather than prebuilt?

Considering everything you're going to fit in it it's clearly the Just-In-Case :P

wow really nice work. You should add a water bottle to thin paints or clean your brushes

Great design. Some ideas for your open space. A water container of some sort, paper towels (or rags), and perhaps some brush soap.

Nice idea. How about on each flat side of a square, you put one male and one female connector. The male always on the right, and the female always on the left. In that way it does not matter in which way you put them, they will always connect. (to clarify, you would get 8 connectors per square).

Great to see you back!!! And we're ready for fun building.

After 2 years, how are you liking the table? Would you change anything if you did it over again?

I've tried using quarter inch playwood, but it always warps on me. Maybe it's because it is super humid where I live or maybe I'm buying the wrong kind.