Followed this to the letter but I’m having issues with the skin. My brown rose from Vallejo is definitely a lot more purple than pink!? It’s throwing the skin off quite a lot.
Odd. I've never seen it purple before. If it's that much different, just try a different skin base tone. Also bear in mind that since this guide was released, Citadel changed the formulations on their shades; Agrax Earthshade straight from the pot will be WAY dark. Make sure to thin it with some medium rather than using it neat.
Dear, normaly I do not use any speed paint and I'm never very fan of that technics. By the way, for our club in France Company Of Wargamers, I do have to paint 30 commandos for a Tabletop that we are planning end of September. Due to time and number of Figs to be paint, I tried with out being convinced to follow this painting guide. ....... Result : Very surprising and all goes well. 9 commandos painted allready following this tuto. Painting result is just very good, I will go ahead like that for the 21 commandos left. You could go ahead, easy and result is just very find. Thanks to the Author of this Tuto. Take care and Best Regards. Vlad
Glad to hear it! One thing to remember is that Games Workshop changed the formula for Agrax Earthshade since this tutorial was released, so you may find you get a better result by thinning the shade with some Lahmian Medium or the end result will look darker than you see on screen.
I used the actual Agrax and that was fine if you do not leave too much excess of it on the fig. Result is good mike if the commando where already on the terrain doing their job. 😊
Warm it gently, and give it a good shake before you use it. I usually tuck the primer can under my arm for 8-10 minutes before using it while I'm preparing other stuff, then go out and shake for thirty seconds or so. I've primed miniatures in near zero temperatures - if it's too *hot* and humid you'll get dusty primer, but in normal circumstances the easiest solution to most priming problems is to just warm it up slightly.
I believe all boots were brown. However other ranks were required to black them with polish and were issued them pre blacked. Officers kept them brown cos officers.
I'm not quite sure how they'd fit against the Orlock bodies, honestly. The packs are open at one side and designed they sit flush with the plastic British bodies, so you'd probably have a little green stuff work to make them fit to the Necromunda figures. No big issue, though!
The Boy Scout beret was the same colour after the Baden Powel hat was replaced. It faded to a sort of Lovat Green but I’d have to pick it from a Vallejo colour chart if I can dig one out. Green is one of those colours badly affected by the sun as is some blue dyes and motor vehicle paints.
I wish it were a little easier than requiring another tool for the job, but oh well! It's probably worth having one for some of the resin prints I need to cure, too.
The officers were issued with the same boots as the men , DMS rubber based soles . Officers boots and traditional British and commonwealth troops had hob nails on the soles , from a tactical perspective, this created a lot of noise especially in gravel. However this was not a problem for rubber based soles . As you can appreciate all of Commando’s equipment and ideas were pioneered by Sir Winston Churchill!
Yeah, that'd be my choice if you don't have the Vallejo primer. It'll take a couple of thin passes of English Uniform over the top, but it'll look warmer and a little more natural than doing it over a grey.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Many thanks! Considering that I use your videos for most of my Bolt Action projects I thought I had better join your Patreon :) keep up the great content!
Right? It looks absolutely shocking going on, but even after just the drybrush and shade it's fairly good. The highlights make it look much more natural - the highly saturated pink dulls nicely under the brown shade.
Hey I just found your content today and I'll say, you have this dialed in! I'm just getting back into the hobby after a 2 year hiatus but I just can't get a camo pattern right. Do you think you could help me with painting Russian Partizan camo? Thank you, have a good one!
Welcome aboard! :D Camo is all just a series of splotches, after a while - especially at this scale. I'd probably suggest the best place to start would be either the Bad Squiddo video I did with the amoeba patterns on the scouts, or check out the more modern multicam guide for some suggestions. I've done a few camo-related videos recently, so it'll be a little bit before I cycle back around on the subject for now, I'm afraid.
@0:54 Man, you gotta think about the things you're doing to your American audience when you talk about these things... because you've just reminded me that I don't have a Browning Hi Power in my gun collection and there's a great emptiness in my heart.
It's a little hard with some historical stuff to find a perfect match when it comes to Citadel paints, but there's usually a 'close enough.' I am planning at some point to do another guide on these for people coming over to WW2 gaming from GW stuff and likely already have a large number of paints, though.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Every so often I do a weak Google Search to see if some one has made a pdf or web posting that cross-references Citadel to Vallejo military colors and no luck yet.
I'd love to see WW2 French. But pay very close attention to the accurate color palette. I have not found a single UA-cam channel that paints them accurately. Usually they paint the coats green or just brown. And the leathers are not red enough. Also the dump sacks under the back pack were almost yellow.
Oh for sure! The best color guide I've found for ww2 french uniforms is 'Officers and Soldiers of the French Army in 1940' published by Histoire & Collections. I use it constantly its excellent and covers all the army branches.
@@beaushaver3779 I see this one mentioned a lot in colour discussions about French uniforms, and it boggles me every time since the cover of that book shows men in what look to me like green coats. 😅
Very interesting to see how well the PINK skin came out. I will be trying that. If only I could find a UK source for Vallejo primers though. A real game changer.
If all else fails, a couple of coats of English Uniform will look best over something like Skeleton Bone from Army Painter or Citadel's Wraithbone, in my experience. A grey will work but can make the uniform look a lot more green than it ought to be, I find.
as usual lookin good !!! i have to apply the agrax earthshade to another 20 imperial guard and i will have 40 infantry painted! thanks to your scheme only 40 more to go! halfway there! haha thanks for letting me use your scheme it is perfect! stay safe my internet pal!
It's a bit fiddly, but you do find a knack to it. I tend to find the easiest way to do it is to have a sheet of kitchen towel laid out with all my decals on it quietly soaking on a wee bit of water that doesn't spread everywhere. Keeps things damp until I'm ready to get to each of them in turn!
Doesn't take much to get a little something different for your own forces - one of the big bonuses for plastic kits, in my opinion. Plus the Commandos box has so many interesting little bits to play with.
I've noticed that you've been very prolific recently. Another really useful tutorial, thanks. I now *have* to buy a box of the new Warlord Commandos, damn you! :)
I like both figures and I can see the difference in the paint colors for the beret and the pack. I think it is a good idea to use both to show a difference in color variation in clothing. Thanks for sharing this.
Great tutorial. Having worn one of those berets to work for years, I’d go with the flat green. That said, time in the field, sun fading and such does fade them out over time.
Thanks, looks ace. You used an 50/50 mix of Strong Tone and Medium in an earlier video. Did you try it with this? Or did the Earthshade give better result?
In this case I've stuck to Agrax mostly because it's quicker. Easier to apply and without the fuss of having to mix anything - even if I do have a bottle of half and half Strong Tone and Medium already!
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Followed this to the letter but I’m having issues with the skin. My brown rose from Vallejo is definitely a lot more purple than pink!? It’s throwing the skin off quite a lot.
Odd. I've never seen it purple before. If it's that much different, just try a different skin base tone. Also bear in mind that since this guide was released, Citadel changed the formulations on their shades; Agrax Earthshade straight from the pot will be WAY dark. Make sure to thin it with some medium rather than using it neat.
Dear, normaly I do not use any speed paint and I'm never very fan of that technics. By the way, for our club in France Company Of Wargamers, I do have to paint 30 commandos for a Tabletop that we are planning end of September. Due to time and number of Figs to be paint, I tried with out being convinced to follow this painting guide. ....... Result : Very surprising and all goes well. 9 commandos painted allready following this tuto. Painting result is just very good, I will go ahead like that for the 21 commandos left. You could go ahead, easy and result is just very find. Thanks to the Author of this Tuto. Take care and Best Regards. Vlad
Glad to hear it! One thing to remember is that Games Workshop changed the formula for Agrax Earthshade since this tutorial was released, so you may find you get a better result by thinning the shade with some Lahmian Medium or the end result will look darker than you see on screen.
I used the actual Agrax and that was fine if you do not leave too much excess of it on the fig. Result is good mike if the commando where already on the terrain doing their job. 😊
Honestly, this is the best paint tutorial for historical wargaming I've ever seen! Fantastic results!
How is your primer always so beautiful and smooth
Warm it gently, and give it a good shake before you use it. I usually tuck the primer can under my arm for 8-10 minutes before using it while I'm preparing other stuff, then go out and shake for thirty seconds or so. I've primed miniatures in near zero temperatures - if it's too *hot* and humid you'll get dusty primer, but in normal circumstances the easiest solution to most priming problems is to just warm it up slightly.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio I’ll have to give that a go! Thank you.
I believe all boots were brown. However other ranks were required to black them with polish and were issued them pre blacked.
Officers kept them brown cos officers.
Duder was looking like Patrick from Spongebob before that Agrax.
It is PROPER PINK. I recall the first time applying it and thinking to myself, "Oh no, I've made a right mess of this..."
I want this kit just for the backpacks to use for my Necromunda Orlocks
I'm not quite sure how they'd fit against the Orlock bodies, honestly. The packs are open at one side and designed they sit flush with the plastic British bodies, so you'd probably have a little green stuff work to make them fit to the Necromunda figures. No big issue, though!
Really helpful tutorial, used the colour scheme to paint some Classic Doctor Who Unit soldiers.
The Boy Scout beret was the same colour after the Baden Powel hat was replaced. It faded to a sort of Lovat Green but I’d have to pick it from a Vallejo colour chart if I can dig one out. Green is one of those colours badly affected by the sun as is some blue dyes and motor vehicle paints.
Pointing a flashlight at those solar powered turntables usually gets them going. At least on mine it will.
I wish it were a little easier than requiring another tool for the job, but oh well! It's probably worth having one for some of the resin prints I need to cure, too.
Are you also make a Video about the new warlord Italiens?
I definitely need to steal that cardboard priming trick some time. I always get so anxious when it comes to drybrushing!
You should! Thrash the cardboard and you'll have less to worry about when you get near the miniature, you can't go wrong with it.
Very minor nitpick, but shouldn’t he have a holster? Maybe I just overlooked it. I really like how that skin turned out.
He would, but it went shooting across the room when I clipped it from the sprue and then I couldn't be bothered to search the rug for it. ;D
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio 😂😂 Been there.
love your historical contents!
The officers were issued with the same boots as the men , DMS rubber based soles . Officers boots and traditional British and commonwealth troops had hob nails on the soles , from a tactical perspective, this created a lot of noise especially in gravel. However this was not a problem for rubber based soles .
As you can appreciate all of Commando’s equipment and ideas were pioneered by Sir Winston Churchill!
Super timing Sonic - just putting a batch of these together, would AP Skeleton Bone spray primer be a suitable alternative to the VA spray?
Yeah, that'd be my choice if you don't have the Vallejo primer. It'll take a couple of thin passes of English Uniform over the top, but it'll look warmer and a little more natural than doing it over a grey.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Many thanks! Considering that I use your videos for most of my Bolt Action projects I thought I had better join your Patreon :) keep up the great content!
Cheers! :D Welcome aboard. I certainly hope these carry on being useful!
Never believed the pink would show so nice at the end. :)
Right? It looks absolutely shocking going on, but even after just the drybrush and shade it's fairly good. The highlights make it look much more natural - the highly saturated pink dulls nicely under the brown shade.
Hey I just found your content today and I'll say, you have this dialed in!
I'm just getting back into the hobby after a 2 year hiatus but I just can't get a camo pattern right. Do you think you could help me with painting Russian Partizan camo?
Thank you, have a good one!
Welcome aboard! :D
Camo is all just a series of splotches, after a while - especially at this scale. I'd probably suggest the best place to start would be either the Bad Squiddo video I did with the amoeba patterns on the scouts, or check out the more modern multicam guide for some suggestions. I've done a few camo-related videos recently, so it'll be a little bit before I cycle back around on the subject for now, I'm afraid.
even though I don't play historical wargames these videos are still really informative (they also give me tips on my Imperial Guard color schemes)
@0:54 Man, you gotta think about the things you're doing to your American audience when you talk about these things... because you've just reminded me that I don't have a Browning Hi Power in my gun collection and there's a great emptiness in my heart.
Thank you , Troy .
Very cool. I will say I preferred when you use Citadel Paints because it’s easier or me to follow along.
It's a little hard with some historical stuff to find a perfect match when it comes to Citadel paints, but there's usually a 'close enough.' I am planning at some point to do another guide on these for people coming over to WW2 gaming from GW stuff and likely already have a large number of paints, though.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Every so often I do a weak Google Search to see if some one has made a pdf or web posting that cross-references Citadel to Vallejo military colors and no luck yet.
This tends to do the job: redgrimm.github.io/paint-conversion/index.html
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio thanks!
Great video! Would love to see your whole collection
This is just the first Commando! The rest, well... that'd take a while. 😅
I'd love to see you paint a Battlemech, just to get your take on painting stompy robots
K.9e.ogmme.sk2.elolek.t9.
Very nice demonstration! Kudos!
Great video as always , ile have to pick me a box of these commandos 👍👍
You should! They're a great kit. :D
Excellent tutorial and beautiful mini, are they compatible with Stargrave minis?
They're definitely the same scale, so things like the packs and heads would probably fit with a little glue and filling.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio thanks 👍😁
I was expecting the base flesh tone to go horrible wrong 🥴🙈.turned out all right in the end👍
Bit of magic that, eh? 😂
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio 👍
I'd love to see WW2 French. But pay very close attention to the accurate color palette. I have not found a single UA-cam channel that paints them accurately. Usually they paint the coats green or just brown. And the leathers are not red enough. Also the dump sacks under the back pack were almost yellow.
Well, when Wargames Atlantic fiiinally release their plastic kits...
Oh for sure! The best color guide I've found for ww2 french uniforms is 'Officers and Soldiers of the French Army in 1940' published by Histoire & Collections. I use it constantly its excellent and covers all the army branches.
@@beaushaver3779 I see this one mentioned a lot in colour discussions about French uniforms, and it boggles me every time since the cover of that book shows men in what look to me like green coats. 😅
Well everyone perceives color differently. The correct color for French uniforms Is Green Brown of the Model Color line of paints.
Very interesting to see how well the PINK skin came out. I will be trying that. If only I could find a UK source for Vallejo primers though. A real game changer.
If all else fails, a couple of coats of English Uniform will look best over something like Skeleton Bone from Army Painter or Citadel's Wraithbone, in my experience. A grey will work but can make the uniform look a lot more green than it ought to be, I find.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Both those are solid primer choices. Cheers.
You can try Element Games
Way too late to teh party, but Colour Forges Ossified Earth looks like a good match too.@@CullodenPaintingStudio
@@JimmyCrawford If I am painting British uniforms any time soon I will check that out. Cheers.
as usual lookin good !!! i have to apply the agrax earthshade to another 20 imperial guard and i will have 40 infantry painted! thanks to your scheme only 40 more to go! halfway there! haha thanks for letting me use your scheme it is perfect! stay safe my internet pal!
Very Nice mate!!!
Love it. I must admit that I've never attempted to use the decals on Bolt Action troops. Too small and fiddly for me. But I do like the look of them.
It's a bit fiddly, but you do find a knack to it. I tend to find the easiest way to do it is to have a sheet of kitchen towel laid out with all my decals on it quietly soaking on a wee bit of water that doesn't spread everywhere. Keeps things damp until I'm ready to get to each of them in turn!
Thank you
Amazing just getting better and better top job old lad 👍🏻
A little kit bashing I like it a lot, love kit bashing, very nice paint job.
Doesn't take much to get a little something different for your own forces - one of the big bonuses for plastic kits, in my opinion. Plus the Commandos box has so many interesting little bits to play with.
I've noticed that you've been very prolific recently. Another really useful tutorial, thanks.
I now *have* to buy a box of the new Warlord Commandos, damn you! :)
Oh dear, oh no... ;D
I like both figures and I can see the difference in the paint colors for the beret and the pack. I think it is a good idea to use both to show a difference in color variation in clothing. Thanks for sharing this.
Great tutorial. Having worn one of those berets to work for years, I’d go with the flat green. That said, time in the field, sun fading and such does fade them out over time.
Interesting! I'd have thought the Waaagh Flesh would look more faded, but I think I'll bow to your experience in the future on that one. ;D
Thank you Sonic, looking forward to get some commandos and paints them up.
Excellent choice! They're a great army to get started with, too.
Thanks, looks ace. You used an 50/50 mix of Strong Tone and Medium in an earlier video. Did you try it with this? Or did the Earthshade give better result?
In this case I've stuck to Agrax mostly because it's quicker. Easier to apply and without the fuss of having to mix anything - even if I do have a bottle of half and half Strong Tone and Medium already!
Ah ok. Well I mixed up a bottle too after seeing your video. Will have to try and see which effect I like te best. Thanks!
Wow, excellent speed painting !!!