I think it looks good as both a gaming piece and a display model. The paints, washes and dry brushing really bring the model to life. Another great tutorial! Thanks for sharing this.
Cheers, John. These guys are a really interesting set of miniatures. There's a ton of detail on them where you could spend an age painting them if you really wanted to display them, but at the same time it's all of fairly similar look so painting it quickly like this lets it fade into the background. It's detailed without being busy, I REALLY like these designs.
thank you, needed this for my box.. im a 40k player and while i have 5 full armies (im broke) i play pretty much imperium only so i have never painted a greenskin at all! this was very helpful brother, much appreciated
That's a cool looking paint job; though, I think that going back and giving the shield some more attention would be a good use of time. It is such a major focus of the minis, that it would reward a bit more love.
I just took a look at the actual GW schemes and realised how different they looked! Painting the teeth on the shield would be where I'd start if I were planning to spend more time on them, though, definitely.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio I think that a good quick win would be the googly eye-ball 👀. However, I'm an old grognard, raised on John Blanche's shields, so maybe my eye is just drawn to that part of the model. 😍
what would happen if instead of an orange drybrush on the shield we did a drybrush with a light metallic paint...like ironbreaker or stormhost ? i think that on my units instead of red i will go with a more ''realistic'' iron warriors on the shield so that these hobgoblins hammered down those plates of iron to that shape as a tribute ...i feel that red is like they got the skin out of some giant and straped it on the shield ..it feels weird to me....so i will go with a metallic paint...ooooor....that brown that you used on the bindings and drybrush it to make it feel wooden....also...you have a great point....we are looking to get those minis on the table as fast as possible...and this is better than fine
wow you made a new video! woohoo! by the way im almost done with your paint scheme on 20 guardsmen just gotta paint the boots black and the celestra grey on the eagles shouldnt be too long now! you have inspired me my friend i wish we could play a game im new to the game dont know how to play it but im close to a good hobby shop and theyre kind so im sure theyll help!
Excellent tutorial! I like how you've simplified what most tutorials do but it still looks great. I'm painting the same model, my first one in about 25 years lol! I started the same as you doing the green base first but found it hard to be neat with the brown leather etc, especially the edges that are raised 90 degrees from the skin (hope that makes sense). In the end I re-painted all the browns and silvers first and then went in for the detailed green last. I'm not sure that makes sense, but it's the same as painting the trim first in a house and then the wall, which is easier to be neat. I'm assuming you just did the tops of the browns etc, which is admittedly much faster, and perhaps once a wash is over it all those details won't be that clear whether it's brown or green. Curious on your thoughts. I'm going to keep experimenting with colours & techniques as I paint a few more. Thanks!
Any chance you could do a Video on 501st Clone Troopers phase 1 or 2 from StarWars Legion? Another Great video Sonic! been watching you for what seems years now. cheers for teaching me how to do these hobbies!
It might be a while off, unfortunately - I'm trying to work through some of the rather large backlog, here! - but it's definitely on the 'eventually' pile. In the mean time, the Stormtrooper video might help to give some ideas, since I'd honestly paint them almost identically except for those coloured stripes.
One thing I can't find is how many figures can be painted with one can (400ml) of primer? I mean just averaged sized minis, not XL, XXL, or settings, I just would like an estimate of how many cans to purchase.
This one doesn't really have a single answer, to be fair. It depends on how thick you're laying on the primer, whether you miss bits or hit the whole miniature in a single pass - there's a ton of variables. Ordinarily I can spray about 60-80 infantry-sized miniatures from a single can, but as with everything that's subject to random chance some days.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Thank you for the wonderful answer, bud! I very much appreciate it. I could not find an estimate no matter how hard I looked, and this helped a lot. Happy painting and thank you again!
Long shot two years later but are you sure the highlight was nurgling green? That's one of the citadel dry paints. Looking through the range I don't see anything else that looks like it so if it is do you recommend adding something like medium to get a more layer-y consistency?
Nice! i waited for that! Dominion Box still wants to be painted! :D Can you give me a little advice? When you make some highlights on the Skin like here, how thinn is your paint for that? Is it the same consitancy as the Orruk Flesh Base Coat? Or a litte bit thinner? Sorry for asking such a maybe dump question. ^^"
You don't need to thin the layer paints very much, but you'll find if you do thin them out a bit more you'll get more subtle highlights, especially if you're using a small brush. It's hard to describe exactly, but for every three/four drops of paint, maybe a little water in your brush is enough to mix in. Experimenting will help!
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Thank you! I will give it a try. I never used a GW Playerpaint. I thinn down from Vallejo Colors. I will try some experiments!
I just cannot understand how you’re comfortable with painting without subassemblies. That cannot seem like a great way to get into all those nooks and crannies to paint them, without touching wrong stuff. I do enjoy your vids, just that lack of subassembly rubs me the wrong way 💁♂️
Ultimately, it's whether or not you particularly mind that a fraction of the rear of a shield - or a weapon, or under an elbow or similar - isn't painted, or painted well. For the most part, these are areas that're literally never going to be seen while they're on the table, and painting in subassemblies just isn't necessary if you're looking to save time or make things simpler. Sure, it might take a couple seconds to think about what angle to approach from, but it's not difficult to hold a model upside down or back to front to get to some of those odd corners - and if you can't, you probably can't see it, either. It's a matter of style, I guess! If you prefer to paint in subassemblies there's nothing stopping you, I've just never found it necessary except on more complex miniatures or characters I really want to spend attention on.
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I've been waiting on this, thank you for the fantastic video as always!!!
I think it looks good as both a gaming piece and a display model. The paints, washes and dry brushing really bring the model to life. Another great tutorial! Thanks for sharing this.
Cheers, John. These guys are a really interesting set of miniatures. There's a ton of detail on them where you could spend an age painting them if you really wanted to display them, but at the same time it's all of fairly similar look so painting it quickly like this lets it fade into the background. It's detailed without being busy, I REALLY like these designs.
Perfect timing I just finished assembling my Kruleboyz. Thank you this will help me get stared painting.
Good luck with them! :D
It’s really inspiring to me as a totally noob to see this. Thanks a lot for this piece of advice, hopefully I will get it like that.
Ooooooooooh Yeah Baybeee!!!! Just what I was needing, you painting God Person.
Good to see a simple tutorial for this! Thank you! :)
Glad you like it! I wasn't sure about starting from a grey primer, but it actually worked out way better than brown or green in the long run.
This is definitely going into my "Kruleboyz schemes to try when I get round to Dominion" list. Fantastic results!
I like the look of these models!
Awesome model and an awesome paint job! Thank you!
thank you, needed this for my box.. im a 40k player and while i have 5 full armies (im broke) i play pretty much imperium only so i have never painted a greenskin at all! this was very helpful brother, much appreciated
Thanks as always
Very nice job looks brilliant
I haven't bought a GW model in yeeeaars but I am mighty tempted by these new orks... Great job as per Sledge!
They're pretty cool! I do like the slightly different style for the Kruleboyz, they seem a bit nastier by measure than the regular Orcs.
I feel like you honoured my request completely. 😄
Well, I do try! Seems a bit rude not to if I've got the miniatures right there, after all. ;D
Nice job! I absolutely love your basing! They really make the “quick” paint job and make it next level. Great stuff!
Thanks a bunch! Just a bit of Stirland Mud and a couple of drybrushes. Nothing revolutionary there, either. :D
Thank you , Sonic .
Beautifully done.
Ok I think I'm focusing on the wrong thing here...loving the Star Fleet Command mug...😊
This is great, I really like the skintone you've gotten from the new flesh paint followed by Agrax, it's fab.
I was a little suspicious of it at first, but it really grew on me once the Agrax dried. It'd also be great for 40k grotz.
The shield has an eye patch too. For some reason that cracks me up.
Well, the orc doesn't want his buddy to feel left out, right? 😂
That's a cool looking paint job; though, I think that going back and giving the shield some more attention would be a good use of time. It is such a major focus of the minis, that it would reward a bit more love.
I just took a look at the actual GW schemes and realised how different they looked! Painting the teeth on the shield would be where I'd start if I were planning to spend more time on them, though, definitely.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio I think that a good quick win would be the googly eye-ball 👀. However, I'm an old grognard, raised on John Blanche's shields, so maybe my eye is just drawn to that part of the model. 😍
what would happen if instead of an orange drybrush on the shield we did a drybrush with a light metallic paint...like ironbreaker or stormhost ? i think that on my units instead of red i will go with a more ''realistic'' iron warriors on the shield so that these hobgoblins hammered down those plates of iron to that shape as a tribute ...i feel that red is like they got the skin out of some giant and straped it on the shield ..it feels weird to me....so i will go with a metallic paint...ooooor....that brown that you used on the bindings and drybrush it to make it feel wooden....also...you have a great point....we are looking to get those minis on the table as fast as possible...and this is better than fine
Interesting sculpt the new kruleboys remind me of azog the pale orc
Right? I'd thought the same thing. I think it's the slimmer build but those same broad shoulders and something in the way the face is sculpted.
I love your videos keep up the great work
wow you made a new video! woohoo! by the way im almost done with your paint scheme on 20 guardsmen just gotta paint the boots black and the celestra grey on the eagles shouldnt be too long now! you have inspired me my friend i wish we could play a game im new to the game dont know how to play it but im close to a good hobby shop and theyre kind so im sure theyll help!
Excellent tutorial! I like how you've simplified what most tutorials do but it still looks great.
I'm painting the same model, my first one in about 25 years lol!
I started the same as you doing the green base first but found it hard to be neat with the brown leather etc, especially the edges that are raised 90 degrees from the skin (hope that makes sense). In the end I re-painted all the browns and silvers first and then went in for the detailed green last. I'm not sure that makes sense, but it's the same as painting the trim first in a house and then the wall, which is easier to be neat. I'm assuming you just did the tops of the browns etc, which is admittedly much faster, and perhaps once a wash is over it all those details won't be that clear whether it's brown or green. Curious on your thoughts. I'm going to keep experimenting with colours & techniques as I paint a few more. Thanks!
What did you use for the base? Thanks for vid 👍
Any chance you could do a Video on 501st Clone Troopers phase 1 or 2 from StarWars Legion? Another Great video Sonic! been watching you for what seems years now. cheers for teaching me how to do these hobbies!
It might be a while off, unfortunately - I'm trying to work through some of the rather large backlog, here! - but it's definitely on the 'eventually' pile. In the mean time, the Stormtrooper video might help to give some ideas, since I'd honestly paint them almost identically except for those coloured stripes.
One thing I can't find is how many figures can be painted with one can (400ml) of primer? I mean just averaged sized minis, not XL, XXL, or settings, I just would like an estimate of how many cans to purchase.
This one doesn't really have a single answer, to be fair. It depends on how thick you're laying on the primer, whether you miss bits or hit the whole miniature in a single pass - there's a ton of variables. Ordinarily I can spray about 60-80 infantry-sized miniatures from a single can, but as with everything that's subject to random chance some days.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Thank you for the wonderful answer, bud! I very much appreciate it. I could not find an estimate no matter how hard I looked, and this helped a lot. Happy painting and thank you again!
Nice paint job. But the new box is not my cup of tea. More into Song of Blades and Heroes, Frostgrave, Killteam or 5 Parsecs from Home.
Long shot two years later but are you sure the highlight was nurgling green? That's one of the citadel dry paints. Looking through the range I don't see anything else that looks like it so if it is do you recommend adding something like medium to get a more layer-y consistency?
There's also a layer version of the Nurgling Green paint.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio thanks man, found it on eBay, not available from gw for some reason
@@foxymatador Huh... Odd! Hopefully they haven't discontinued it, it's one of the good pale grey greens.
Nice! i waited for that! Dominion Box still wants to be painted! :D
Can you give me a little advice? When you make some highlights on the Skin like here, how thinn is your paint for that? Is it the same consitancy as the Orruk Flesh Base Coat? Or a litte bit thinner? Sorry for asking such a maybe dump question. ^^"
You don't need to thin the layer paints very much, but you'll find if you do thin them out a bit more you'll get more subtle highlights, especially if you're using a small brush. It's hard to describe exactly, but for every three/four drops of paint, maybe a little water in your brush is enough to mix in. Experimenting will help!
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Thank you! I will give it a try. I never used a GW Playerpaint. I thinn down from Vallejo Colors. I will try some experiments!
What specific set is this mini from?
I just cannot understand how you’re comfortable with painting without subassemblies. That cannot seem like a great way to get into all those nooks and crannies to paint them, without touching wrong stuff. I do enjoy your vids, just that lack of subassembly rubs me the wrong way 💁♂️
Ultimately, it's whether or not you particularly mind that a fraction of the rear of a shield - or a weapon, or under an elbow or similar - isn't painted, or painted well. For the most part, these are areas that're literally never going to be seen while they're on the table, and painting in subassemblies just isn't necessary if you're looking to save time or make things simpler. Sure, it might take a couple seconds to think about what angle to approach from, but it's not difficult to hold a model upside down or back to front to get to some of those odd corners - and if you can't, you probably can't see it, either.
It's a matter of style, I guess! If you prefer to paint in subassemblies there's nothing stopping you, I've just never found it necessary except on more complex miniatures or characters I really want to spend attention on.