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Gift guide: hobby books!

Happy Friday everyone! Hope you've all had an awesome week.

I've got something a bit different for you today: a gift buying guide!

I know it's not going to be a big viral hit, but hopefully it will be really useful for lots of you to send to people if they're looking for gift ideas of what to get you for Christmas or birthdays.

These are some of my favourites, and I hope you love them too!... or, whoever you're buying them for.

Here's to a fantastic weekend, love you ...

Building and painting the God Busta Mega Stompa

OKAY, so... this was... an experience.

I think the fact that I was originally trying to get this out for the end of October, and it ended up being released at the end of November is pretty telling.

In this video, I build the God Busta Mega Stompa from Kromlech, a giant limited edition sci-fi Ork model made of... WOOD.

I don't want to drop too many spoilers about the project, but I really want to extend a massive thanks to all the new sign-ups since I put out the recent chann...

A little channel update video!

Hi everyone! I hope you're doing fantastically, and having a lovely relaxing weekend.

I am... not, haha. Instead of having fun at Essen Spiel like all my other hobby content creator buddies, I'm stress-building an absolutely enormous wooden wargaming model and questioning my life choices.

This thing is taking way longer than I thought, so I made a little channel update video to bridge the gap between video releases.

In it, I cover lots of topics, and answer lots of questions...

NEW VIDEO! Cardboard Ork Dreadnought (and nothing else...)

Hi everyone! Hope you're all having an awesome week. As requested by you in the recent poll, I painted up the cartoonish 3d version of the classic Ork Dreadnought art.

It was also a pretty good opportunity for me to give the new paint set a whirl and see how it handles vintage paint jobs. I was really impressed by how close the green in the set is to Goblin Green, it's getting harder and harder to find these days.

For the next video, I'm going to be taking on the Kromlech God Bust...

Which Ork Dreadnought shall I paint?

Hey gang! Hope you've had a fantastic week and are all looking forward to a well deserved weekend.

A quick one for you! Can you please help me decide which of these awesome 3d printed Ork models to paint?

If it wasn't obvious, these are recreations of the fantastic cardboard dreadnought model from the Warhammer 40k 2nd edition starter set, that some legend recreated as an actual model...

Painting a model I thought I'd never even see in real life

Happy Orktober, everyone! Yes, your eyes are not deceiving you. That's a 1990 Armorcast Ork Gargant. Somehow managing to be simultaneously the rarest, largest, and most valuable Warhammer production model ever made.

Impossible to get hold of... UNLESS you just happen to know someone who already has one!

This is a wild ride, and I can't wait for you to see it. Featuring Steve, David, and not one, not two, but THREE dogs. What more could you want?

Oh, how about some paint sets...

Titanic Unclean One FULL PROJECT compilation, no mid-roll ads!

Hello you wonderful people! I've had a bonkers busy few weeks, so have given myself a slightly easier video this week... a COMPILATION of the entire Titanic Unclean One/Colossal Rot Father build and paint process, including the competition giveaway, and an extended showcase of the finished model!

I've often had requests for longer videos that people can watch while they hobby, so this is a nice little experiment to see if that kind of video does well. It's 2 hours long and has NO mid-ro...

Grot butts. You heard me.

So, the last week has been a bit of a whirlind, the twins started school (what?!? weren't they born a few months ago?!) so I haven't had a huge amount of time to sit down and work on projects, so I thought a cheeky quick video would be a good stop-gap.

Out of the blue, I received a package last week. I kind of knew who it was from. The week after I put out my Wargames Exclusive mystery bits box bundle unboxing (what even is that sentence), they messaged me to say thanks, and that they'd...

Another honest unboxing! My kickstarter terrain finally arrived

Hello all you lovely legends! Guy here.

I just thought I'd share a really quick, honest unboxing, build, and first impression of the new TTCombat Chroma terrain sets they made a kickstarter for last year.

Mine just arrived, and they're going on sale next month, so this will hopefully help you decide whether or not this kind of pre-printed terrain set might be for you! It's not without its faults (as you'll see in the video) but I reckon there's definitely a place for them... espec...

MOVIE MARINES!

Hello you bunch of legends! I hope you've all had an amazing week. I'm off to Jersey with the twins tomorrow, and have been doing crazy crunch time editing to get this out in time to have a nice relax, haha.

In this video, I address one of the problems I've had with Space Marines, at least how they appear on the tabletop. They're just so underwhelming when compared to the lore.

But... what if there was a way to fix that? Fix that... with the best game GW ever made?

NECROMUND...

(ENDED!) Guess right, win models!

WOAH! That was fast. We have a winner! They shall be revealed in this week's video.

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Hi team! It's time to guess what I've written inside the envelope.

Rules:

1 guess per person, only first guess will be accepted

It's a randomly selected Astra Militarum unit chosen from the Warhammer website. No dice, codex, army boxes, etc.

First person to guess correctly will win the 5-girl squad from yesterday's video!

GOOD LUCK!

Guy

You made me do it.

Hello you wonderful bunch of wrong'uns! After the recent poll where I asked you which thing inside the Wargame Exclusive mystery box I should paint up, the clear winner was the busty Death Korps proxies... so, true to my word, here they are!

They could also be YOURS! Stay tuned for the post I make at 2PM (UK time) tomorrow. The first person to correctly guess what Astra Militarum unit is written down in the mystery envelope will win this little squad!

Thanks for your patience wit...

Which mystery mini shall I paint up?

Hello you beautiful people! I hope you enjoyed me recent video on unboxing the Wargame Exclusive mystery bits boxes. It seems to have gone down pretty well!

There are a few things that I'm obviously going to keep for bigger projects later (especially the Ork stuff) but I had a fun idea of painting up something from that unboxing, and gifting it to a randomly chosen Patreon supporter!

Which model do you think I sh...

I think I need to change the name of the channel

... Midwinter "Minis" isn't really cutting it anymore, considering the recent videos! To prove the point, I present to you... painting the biggest, playable Warhammer 40k model in the world!

This was part of a ridiculously busy whirlwind week for me, and it ended with my friend David (Exeter Cosplay) descending on me with a van absolutely stuffed with ridiculously big models... the most stunning of which was obviously this 40k-scale Imperator Titan! The Dies Irae, Horus' own mobile HQ.<...

Warhammer is the BEST/WORST it's ever been!

Helloooo all you absolute LEGENDS.

I've been super hard at work making this double video, so I hope you enjoy it!

A bit of a social experiment, and I tried to include as much of your feedback from my two previous questions I asked you all. As I always say, I honestly couldn't do what I do without you! You're all amazing.

Warhammer is the BEST it's ever been: https://youtu.be/FPaDIYNfcFc

Warhammer is t...

What to do with the Imperial Knight...

Hi everyone!

I'd love for you to let me know what you think we should do with the Joytoy Imperial Knight model that I unboxed in that recent video.

Three main options come immediately to mind, detailed in the poll below.

But also, because I obviously have a problem, I also ordered the new red version that just went up for preorder... so come December, there will be TWO.

Obviously this calls for a game of Imperial Knight Renegade (probably the simplest tabletop game GW ...

What do you dislike most about the hobby, or Warhammer in general?

Hello again everyone! Two posts in one day, I know, I know... crazy times.

I'm working on a double video to end this month (or possibly start next month depending on how editing goes)... a project I've been working on since January!

Back in February, I asked you all what you thought was best about the hobby... and now it's time for the counterpoints.

So, apologies for the negative vibes, but in the interest of RESEARCH, can you let me know what bugs you most about the hobby?...

"Where's the Q&A with your mum?"

Hey everyone! Just a quick update on those questions I asked you for. The time we had allocated for doing the Q&A podcast style video with my mum with all your awesome questions was VERY RUDELY interrupted by the arrival of the gigantic Joytoy Imperial Knight model turning up at the doorstep, so we ended up filming that as well. My mum was the freehand camera operator in that video, just in case you didn't know.

Watch here: 2025-06-22 15:20:09 +0000 UTC View Post

Questions for... my mum

Hey team! My mum will be staying with me with week... and I thought it might be fun to try to get her in a video and/or a podcast or a livestream or something after the twins are in bed.

As you're the people who literally afford me to do what I do (and I can't thank you enough for it) I thought I'd see what YOU would like to ask her?

I'll try to fit as many questions in as I can!

Love you lots

Guy

The most ridiculous game of 40k you've ever seen

Hello everyone! Guy here. As you requested in last month's poll, we filmed an epic Titan vs Titan vs Titan 3-way battle report!

I was fielding the Great Gargant, Hatty took control of the Colossal Rot Father, and Steve was manning the Warlord Titan.

Through the magic of editing I somehow managed to tighten this up from an absolute 4 hour slog into a fun, fast-paced 25 minute battle.

PS, if you want to find the rules we wrote for the Gargant and the Rot Father... here they ar...

Terrain painting made easy!

Hi everyone! Guy here.

This week's (slightly delayed) video is all about getting your terrain painted up lightning fast using makeup sponges! It's such a simple technique, and is so, so forgiving for inexperienced painters. Even the twins can do it, and they're only 4! Yes. They're 4. Where does the time go?!

There's also lots of other little tips and tricks in the video, specifically about prepping and painting FDM 3d printed terrain which is obviously appearing more and more in ...

Which style of credits do you prefer?

Hi everyone! I was just wondering... I've had the newer style of outro credits that run at the side at the end of the video, and then an abrupt ending for the last year and a half... but I was wondering if you now prefer this style, or are still fond of the old style of "End Credits" music dropping, logo fade, and credits reel?

Let me know!

DICE!

Hello you amazing bunch! Guy here.

It's DICE TIME! Very happy to announce that the same 16mm dice that you might have seen featured in some recent battle reports have now been added to the Midwinter Minis web store.

https://www.midwinterminis.com/shop/p/midwinter-minis-16mm-dice

I've been busy packing the brand new MWM dice into little packs today so they're ready to ship ...

A question about dice

Hey everyone! For absolutely no reason at all... CERTAINLY NOT FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES... when you buy 16mm dice, what quantity do you ideally want to buy them in sets of?

Fallout x 40k: the BAAmbot!

Hello again everyone! Thanks so much for the quick help with the video title for this one.

The video is OUT NOW!

I hope you enjoy it. Just a quick bit of hobby fun, building, customising, painting, AND playing with a model all in the same day.

What other crossover models do you think would work well for Necromunda or Warhammer?

Hope you're all having an awesome weekend

LOVE YOU ALL

Guy xxx

Help with the title of the new video?

Happy Sunday, everyone!

I've got a brand new video ready to go for you... I just need to choose a title.
In the video, I customise a Fallout Sheepsquatch mini from Modiphius with random Warhammer bits to make a goaty Ambot for my goat-themed Goliath Necromunda gang.

What title jumps out at you most?

It's finally over

The Titanic Unclean One is FINISHED. Complete. Done. Finito.

After 15 months of chipping away at this absolute behemoth, the largest (UNOFFICIAL) Nurgle Daemon model is complete. 50cm wide, 55cm tall, and 5.5kg, this thing is an absolute UNIT.

From sketches to foam blocks, chicken wire to papier mache, clay to 3d printed hands... this was definitely a "trust the process" project, but we couldn't be happier with how this turned out!

Also, yes... to avoid any potential legal i...

Let's name it!

Today's the day! All being well, the final Titanic Unclean One episode will be released today, but... we have a problem.

I think that "Titanic Unclean One" is just a little too close to the "Great Unclean One" for my liking, and I don't want to fall foul of Games Workshop's legal department when it comes to selling the 3d-printable version.

We've had a chat about other fun options, and here's our shortlist of possible "official" names for this project. Some quite serious, some a b...

Let's choose a TITANIC battle report!

Hello all you incredible legends. We want to create a battle report featuring the Titanic Unclean One to celebrate it being FINALLY FINISHED (yes, yes it is!)

What do you think would be the most entertaining finale to the series?

Your Space Marines are boring, let's make them better!

Hi everyone, Guy here!
A very cool video for you today, a bit more of a traditional video for you this week. I show you how to make your boring old Intercessors a bit more interesting with some easy battle damage tips and customisation tricks.

Not only that, I then show you how to paint really cool, really easy Black Templars!

Yes, this could have been 2 videos, but...

Hmmm. I'm not sure what the "but" is.

Please enjoy this "all in one" useful video! Even if you don...