Thanks dude, a lot of work went into it. Repainted them twice haha but finally settled on a recipe that I'm really happy with. They look even better in person.
I would recommend nitrile rubber gloves, maybe even respirator rated for chemicals or even fume hood. And mixing larger batches of resin poses a slight risk of self ignition of the mixture.
Thanks! I appreciate to health and safety warning. Always important. I use gloves 95% of time time and also a respirator. I have a nice one for my airbrushing. The self combustion tends to only happen when an exothermic reaction takes place - mixing up bigger batches. From experience a small batch for a few molds is fine. If mixing up large amounts then you are probably gonna need specialist resin for deep pours
impressive Bases! You are totally right that the white texture base is an awesome effect for the crystals, make them literally pop. I think it's possible to integrate small LED-Lights with Power supply in the bases of big models. In this way you could create real glowing crystals.
Thanks! The white base showing through was a happy accident but I love it. I toyed with the idea of adding lights but real light against painted light always make the paint look dull. It can never compete with real light. But fear not, I have a project in the wings where led lit crystals may feature. Doing some tests with micro leds for fireflies. 👍✌️
@@creativecuts7803 Well, _that_ makes me think ridiculous things about tiny microcontrollers. You wouldn't want fireflies that don't somehow blink out secret messages, after all.
The turquoise is a nice contrast to the reddish earth. And crystals are somehow a must when basing Necrons, that's just science... I've been thinking about getting a few necron models and making some waterlogged, tarnished, rusty and corral crusty bronze boys lumbering out of the depths on some forsaken jungle world, just so my orks and stranded black templars have some more play buddies, so stumbling across your channel is coming in clutch, that pyramid build is positively tantalizing :)
Nice dude! I have to admit my mini necron project started with humble hopes but after repainting them twice I am really happy with how everything turned out. They look great in person. And yes, my chaos space marines needed some play things to fight against haha 👍
Haha I chuckle to myself. I hated necrons for many years and then all of a sudden I began to warm to them. I think moving away from the monotone metal paint job helped too.
Hi, fellow crafter here. A little tip, if you go over your crystals once they have fully cured, with clear resin, it will make them pop so much more. 😊
Yeah me too. Sprees can look great when painted up nicely but I wanted them to look like crystals with a bit of transparency. It worked really well, albeit a lot of effort for simple bases haha
Very good video, very neat idea. I'm looking for inspiration for SciFi terrain (got back into 40k lately), and this idea is actually great and may be incorporated into future terrain and basing. Actually got the same Resin colors quite a while ago too, still haven't used them, so now I got a reason to finally try them out. They look really vibrant in the ads , and since you achieved such a nice look with only a few drops, it seems like they weren't lying, which is quite fascinating since they're pretty cheap (10-12€ for 18 colors in my country). Since you're always doing great and inspiring terrain videos, have you ever considered trying to do (or add) Hesco barriers? It feels kinda odd that they seem to be a pretty popular security device, but somehow you never see them used in any builds.
I love the idea of hesco barriers. I will build some haha. I guess is because they are very current rather than futuristic but that wouldn't explain the heavy use of barbed wire. And yeah the resin tints are great. But very translucent in nature.
@@creativecuts7803 Glad to hear it. Yeah, it kinda feels weird that we see it as a current defensive structure rather than a futuristic one, meanwhile we just use sandbags, dragons teeth, barbed wire and all that other oldschool stuff without giving it a second thought. But then again, it's the rule of cool, so we go with it. And thanks for the further information on the tints.
Haha see the reply to your other comment.... amazon. Sold as an arts and crafts thing. It was quite hard to find a smallish on but after realising that if I catch the resin 75% cured then it slices like butter with a sharp knife so small crystal can be found in a larger mold too. Good luck
Why not just keep the natural dirt/rock instead of priming over it? I'm really new to this and I've never understood people painting over the natural covers just to go back trying to paint it to look like natural dirt/rock.
Hey Donny, we all were new to this at some point. I know it can be a little confusing at first. You don't have to paint the dirt/soil at all. Nature provides amazing colour variation and nearly impossible to really reproduce in all its glory. However, if you use lots of different materials you may want a uniform finish so painting is the way to go. You also don't need to paint a surface fully, a simple colour shift ( maybe you want something darker). I have found I get the best results using a combination of approaches. Painted ground with natural elements on top. Hope that helps a little but always feel free to reach out if you have more questions 👍
Thank you my friend. Always happy to provide some ideas. Also a way I could work on an army because otherwise there just isn't time. But got a couple new builds lined up ready to start editing.
@@creativecuts7803 I'm looking forward to any and all of your work. You have a unique perspective that I really appreciate and makes your channel like no other!! Peace Friend
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Oh, yeah! That thing with the translucent crystals bedded in white really works well!
Cheers dude 👍
The crystals add such a cool effect!
Thank you for watching. I'm very pleased with how it all turned out. Something you don't see everyday. 👍
Great looking Necron army.
Thanks dude, a lot of work went into it. Repainted them twice haha but finally settled on a recipe that I'm really happy with. They look even better in person.
I would recommend nitrile rubber gloves, maybe even respirator rated for chemicals or even fume hood. And mixing larger batches of resin poses a slight risk of self ignition of the mixture.
Thanks! I appreciate to health and safety warning. Always important. I use gloves 95% of time time and also a respirator. I have a nice one for my airbrushing. The self combustion tends to only happen when an exothermic reaction takes place - mixing up bigger batches. From experience a small batch for a few molds is fine. If mixing up large amounts then you are probably gonna need specialist resin for deep pours
Phenomenal work. I’m very envious. Ha Ha! I mean inspired! Seriously; really gorgeous results. Can’t wait to see the full scheme video.
Cheers dude!
impressive Bases! You are totally right that the white texture base is an awesome effect for the crystals, make them literally pop.
I think it's possible to integrate small LED-Lights with Power supply in the bases of big models. In this way you could create real glowing crystals.
Thanks! The white base showing through was a happy accident but I love it. I toyed with the idea of adding lights but real light against painted light always make the paint look dull. It can never compete with real light. But fear not, I have a project in the wings where led lit crystals may feature. Doing some tests with micro leds for fireflies. 👍✌️
@@creativecuts7803 This is going to be a nice build!
@@creativecuts7803 Well, _that_ makes me think ridiculous things about tiny microcontrollers. You wouldn't want fireflies that don't somehow blink out secret messages, after all.
Woah, the finished pieces look amazing!
Thank you 👍👍👍
Looking forward to this! 🙌
Cheers dude. A little different but should be fun👍👍
@@creativecuts7803 no problem at all 🤙
These look sick!
Thank you 👍
Fun and inspiring 🤘
Cheers!! 👍✌️🖖
The turquoise is a nice contrast to the reddish earth. And crystals are somehow a must when basing Necrons, that's just science...
I've been thinking about getting a few necron models and making some waterlogged, tarnished, rusty and corral crusty bronze boys lumbering out of the depths on some forsaken jungle world, just so my orks and stranded black templars have some more play buddies, so stumbling across your channel is coming in clutch, that pyramid build is positively tantalizing :)
Nice dude! I have to admit my mini necron project started with humble hopes but after repainting them twice I am really happy with how everything turned out. They look great in person. And yes, my chaos space marines needed some play things to fight against haha 👍
man those look amazing!
Thanks dude!! Much appreciated 🙏 👍
Great bases! And you did an amazing paintjob on the Necrons, they are starting to grow on me
Haha I chuckle to myself. I hated necrons for many years and then all of a sudden I began to warm to them. I think moving away from the monotone metal paint job helped too.
Hi, fellow crafter here. A little tip, if you go over your crystals once they have fully cured, with clear resin, it will make them pop so much more. 😊
Great tip! Makes complete sense. Thanks for watching and contributing 👍
That was very different and so cool to watch! The bases and figures came out great. Those colors compliment each other very well. Great job, Sir!!!
Thanks Ken, much appreciated. I'm glad you liked it 👍
Bo wa wa wa 😂 i like that accent
👍👍👍👍
Ive seen folks cut sprues into rough crystals.
Yeah me too. Sprees can look great when painted up nicely but I wanted them to look like crystals with a bit of transparency. It worked really well, albeit a lot of effort for simple bases haha
Fantastic man I love how these turned out looking good
Cheers dude!! Much appreciated
Very good video, very neat idea.
I'm looking for inspiration for SciFi terrain (got back into 40k lately), and this idea is actually great and may be incorporated into future terrain and basing.
Actually got the same Resin colors quite a while ago too, still haven't used them, so now I got a reason to finally try them out. They look really vibrant in the ads , and since you achieved such a nice look with only a few drops, it seems like they weren't lying, which is quite fascinating since they're pretty cheap (10-12€ for 18 colors in my country).
Since you're always doing great and inspiring terrain videos, have you ever considered trying to do (or add) Hesco barriers? It feels kinda odd that they seem to be a pretty popular security device, but somehow you never see them used in any builds.
I love the idea of hesco barriers. I will build some haha. I guess is because they are very current rather than futuristic but that wouldn't explain the heavy use of barbed wire. And yeah the resin tints are great. But very translucent in nature.
@@creativecuts7803 Glad to hear it.
Yeah, it kinda feels weird that we see it as a current defensive structure rather than a futuristic one, meanwhile we just use sandbags, dragons teeth, barbed wire and all that other oldschool stuff without giving it a second thought. But then again, it's the rule of cool, so we go with it.
And thanks for the further information on the tints.
Love the crystal idea. Where did you get the crystal moulds from?
Haha see the reply to your other comment.... amazon. Sold as an arts and crafts thing. It was quite hard to find a smallish on but after realising that if I catch the resin 75% cured then it slices like butter with a sharp knife so small crystal can be found in a larger mold too. Good luck
Why not just keep the natural dirt/rock instead of priming over it? I'm really new to this and I've never understood people painting over the natural covers just to go back trying to paint it to look like natural dirt/rock.
Hey Donny, we all were new to this at some point. I know it can be a little confusing at first. You don't have to paint the dirt/soil at all. Nature provides amazing colour variation and nearly impossible to really reproduce in all its glory. However, if you use lots of different materials you may want a uniform finish so painting is the way to go. You also don't need to paint a surface fully, a simple colour shift ( maybe you want something darker). I have found I get the best results using a combination of approaches. Painted ground with natural elements on top. Hope that helps a little but always feel free to reach out if you have more questions 👍
As always, you provide a diverse view. I'm glad you covered bases, it's a passion of mine. I'm always looking and you provide the seeing.
Thank you my friend. Always happy to provide some ideas. Also a way I could work on an army because otherwise there just isn't time. But got a couple new builds lined up ready to start editing.
@@creativecuts7803 I'm looking forward to any and all of your work. You have a unique perspective that I really appreciate and makes your channel like no other!! Peace Friend