A Guide To Assembling And Painting Your First Miniature. Perfect for Beginners!

The first steps series is our attempt to guide new people into this hobby in the most accessible way possible. Today, Rebecca a newbie to the hobby will be assembling and painting her first miniature! And you can do it too!

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[zacnewman]

14:50: Watch out for putting the brown in places that are already green.

One way to make that significantly less challenging is to start with the deepest part of the model. On that Tyranid Warrior the armor that they painted first is the outermost surface, it would make more sense to paint the body brown first and then do the armor. That way you're not trying to reach past something you already painted without touching it.

It's no guarantee that you won't get paint somewhere you don't want it, but it helps.

[powrongster]

wow my beginner friends saw this video now they are even more hype to build/paint and play in the new edition. Excited for the rest of this series. It's like walking us to our first game too!

[RaldoronWOR]

Hats off to Steve for being an A+ servitor for the emperor today! It was wonderful to see.

[CryTanelorn]

I would definitely love a followup video showing off her army once it's all painted! 😊

[lancechamberlin]

Steve's dejected "I've ruined it" at 9:12 is relatable to too many things in this hobby.

[Haroith]

It is so... It is real calm pleasure to watch 'how to begin' videos. I do not know why, but even after 20 years of wargaming, when I know every step by heart, I continue to have fun from such beginners videos. Beginning is a very delicate and excitement time!

[Loveless]

Tips:
Use plastic glue for the plastic models and Super Glue for the Resin models or resin bits, it is much easier to work with plastic glue.
DON'T cut out all the pieces all at once, cut out a few that you are going to use, put them and repeat, in this way you know what pieces you are going to use and what goes where, also lets the glue dry.

if building Resin models, remember to clean them first with soap to get excess mold releas off, if this is not done it can do so the paint will not stick properly.

[Thefrozenarrow]

4:25 teaching her the classic "nah that's battle damage" trick.

[Barry-Sweaty]

Is it weird that I like watching assembly and painting more that battle reports? I love seeing the hobby side!?!?!?! Unless it is Kill Team, I love watching Kill Team Pew Pew.... I have been putting together Kroot. Been Krootin' so hard guys, so

[snoopyxcore]

THANK YOU for assembly and painting content. It's one of my favorite things to see new people try out this side of the hobby! GREAT CONTENT!

[Tigerheart]

She should be very proud. That's 100 X better than my first paint jobs way back in 1994 in the days of 2nd edition.

[PelinalDidNothingWrong]

I'm a fairly experienced player but man these guides are still really helpful as I'm guiding a few friends who are just getting into the hobby

[Bluecho]

Couple points:
1. While it may seem intuitive to only cut away from oneself, cutting towards can paradoxically give the user more control. You generate less force, and thus do less damage if you slip. (If you feel apprehensive, you can employ finger protectors found at any sewing supply store or aisle). In either case, always use a fresh, sharp blade to cut, as a sharp blade requires less force. Whereas a dull blade might induce pushing too hard and lead to greater injury if it slips.

2. Clipping bits from a sprue _too_ close might pinch the bit itself. Creating unsightly deformations. While clipping apart from the bit will require additional trimming, you can't un-gouge chunks from your model. (Well, you potentially can with two-part modeling puddy like Green Stuff, but that's another matter entirely).

[ovan]

This is great, it's fun seeing people take their first steps into the hobby. The energy is so different than just watching the game being played, I'm even more excited to watch the battle report they play when their armies are ready to go

[OveratedUnderdog]

Great video! Fun to see an enthusiastic new player like Rebecca take on the hobby. So happy this series has started!

[SolidCastor]

What fantastic timing for this video, my partner has shown some interest in the hoddy (already has chosen two factions) and at the moment she is trying to take in as much information she can, to help her find the path she wants to take.

So it's great to have a new and updated beginners guide from a awesome channel and hosted by two of the most welcoming and entertaining 40k'ers out there.

Keep up the great work.

[cavemanbum]

Great video! Rebecca's excitement at completing her first miniature is palpable.
Having never seen her before, I found myself curious as to who exactly this young woman was.
Fan of the channel? Fellow gamer? Long-lost niece? 🤔
Perhaps in other videos like this, you can give your audience some details about your guest?

[Teeleer]

when i cut my pieces out of the sprue, i leave a bit extra on so i can shave it off with a hobby knife. I find that if you make too close of a cut with clippers it can dig into the plastic you want

[doctorxbw]

I love this, the Tyranids was my starting army and I still am actively building it today along with 2 other armies for when I have friends over, I was excited just like her when getting and building my first minis and it's just awesome too someone so excited about getting into the hobby especially a fellow Tyranid player

[slow_runner]

I wish I had contrast paints when I started twenty years ago. But on the bright side, they're what got me back to painting again after years of just playing the odd game once or twice a year.