Jay Adan - Painter of Things
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Jay Adan - Painter of Things
@jayadan.com
Guy who paints minis and other models for a living. Some folks know me as the Starship Troopers movie model painter guy. Just trying to make a living doing the stuff I love
https://www.instagram.com/jaypaintsthings/
https://www.youtube.com/@JayAdan
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Yup, I think that's what sent me down the rabbit hole
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
That was fucking wild. It's like watching it have a stroke.
February 10, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Some of the student paints I have are the massive tubes that there's no way I could use up in several lifetimes if I were to stick to using them to paint minis.
February 10, 2026 at 4:20 PM
I have a handful of tubes that I've been using for weathering purposes since the late 80s. I have yet to run out of paint in any of them.
February 10, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Interestingly, one of the things that has always kept me from trying this out as an experiment is that oil paints (good ones, anyway) seem crazy expensive. That is until you consider how long those tubes will last. I have also been collecting a nice horde of student cast-off paints.
February 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Thank you, sir!
February 10, 2026 at 4:12 PM