Stop wasting money on texture paint. Make your own with COFFEE!
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Published 2020-09-02
Big love to @Squidmar Miniatures for letting me use footage of his lovely natural basing materials.
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All Comments (21)
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"You might end up rotting before your bases do." Nurgle: Why not both?
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I enjoyed the part where you painted coffee to look like coffee.
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I've used coffee grounds for many. many years. I add PVA to help seal it and avoid mould. Maybe overkill, but I have not had a base spoil in 20+ years
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"No mold or bacterial growth" sad nurgle noises
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Oh, cool - my current addiction being used in jolly cooperation with my burgeoning new addiction. Thanks.
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Who's that handsome man with long hair? 😅
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"I'm not going to tell you how to make coffee here" - cue flashback of american women brutalising tea with a microwave
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Next time on MidwinterMinis: How to sculpt an entire ork army using ONLY coffee?
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If the grounds are dry, nothing is going to grow in them. People love to get all worked up over stuff but your bases aren’t going to spoil.
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"You might be rotting before your bases do" From 0 to death threats real fekin quick!
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Guy, you're a madman
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To everyone who says "coffee based bases could not grow mould" I am saying "it happened to me". I tried a similar technique years ago. I however did not super heat them and was not too careful painting it, as I was going for a brown effect (nor did I use varnish). The result was mould patches with some models actually having mould climb on them. I should add I was also living in a Hebridean cottage (so damp climate and lots of sources of mould). So yes - in some circumstances if you are not too careful following the recipe you can end up with problems. On the plus side - I managed to clean them off with isopropyl alcohol and start over, but it was a rather unpleasant surprise (sadly it was not Nurgle models). I have however since switched to plastic grounds. But maybe this better recipe will make me try again!
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Right then, my coffee addiction starts now!
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Hi guy I’ve just got into warhammer and you’ve been a massive help in getting into the hobby your my favourite channel Thanks for the videos!
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Considering how much coffee I drink, and I'm running low on sterlund battlemire (which. Using to base my blood angels army, still in progress), looks like this just solved my problem. Thanks Guy! This is awesome!
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I'd never thought coffee could give a cracked earth effect, thanks! I've used coffee and gesso for years and never had any rot. I like to use fresh coffee cus it makes the terrain smell amazing!
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I just got into painting my tyranids after a 9 year hiatus, your recipes for home-made washes and paint thinning fluid have been a lifesaver!
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So simple but effective and I loved all the technical know how on paint and coffee properties, awesome video as always =)
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I’ve been using dried coffee grounds for my texturing bases/terrain for aaages and it works great! Mixing with paint is a great idea but you can also use PVA, Superglue, Mod Podge & Filler/Spackle. Can even be mixed with tile grout for larger pieces of terrain to REALLY seal it in! I really endorse using coffee grounds for your mini projects!
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Really creative idea! Recycling is one of my favourite parts of the wargaming hobby.
