Interesting fact about the churchill, despite its slow speed it had increadible climbing abilities, and could reach positions no other tank could get to, much to the surprise of german anti tank gun crews! Additionally, the churchill could happily drive down into an anti-tank ditch and up the other side, this is how the churchill ark operated, the turret was taken off and replaced with a deck which other vehicles could drive over. The churchill would be driven into the anti-tank ditch and other vehicles could then cross using the chirchill as a bridge, the churchill would then be driven out again to repeat the process whenever it was needed
Regarding putting Citadel colours etc into dropper bottles. The original labels come off the Citadel pots REALLY easy and can be applied to the dropper bottle... it's as if Citadel were making it easy to avoid their pots...😅
Baking power for weather effect?! *adds to list of techniques* that brilliant work Sonic! Guessing you can use the same technique for winter armies except do this last. Cheers
Yup! Working it into a sludgy paste and applying after painting can give you a pretty good snow mix. Adjusting the amount of PVA or baking soda in the mix will give you different consistency to the 'ice crystals' in it!
This was a big help and I will be watching this again to use these techniques on my British tanks and AFVs! I especially like the mud effect and I never thought of thinning the paint down that much before. Thanks for this very helpful tutorial.
Great finish and some interesting techniques. I was tank crew for 6 years and I still paint a fair amount of unrealistic rust on my minis, the amount of dust on most minis is more realistic in comparison, even after just one day on the field.
Nice trick with baking soda, I remember building the old Airfix model(3, a whole platoon). An interesting model, also if the real tank was awfully slow, less than 25km/h, on roads!
This video is right up there with your all time greats. Lovely end result which I’ll be striving for. Sure there are plans for German tanks, any chance of winter German tanks? Really no idea where to start with white wash over such a large canvas. Thanks legend!
Awesome. It's very interesting to compare the approaches between a miniatures painter such as yourself, tackling this as a wargaming piece (so simple yet effective techniques) vs a scale modeler such as Uncle Night Shift (have you seen his videos? you should!) where every detail and effect is carefully considered, multiple layers are applied even if the end result doesn't emphasize them, and the kits are modified for accuracy. Both approaches are interesting, going for different things, and comparing them is fascinating.
I've seen a couple of his build and paint videos, and they're absolutely amazing! The hyper-detailing crowd can do some incredible things with a few bits of paperclip and guitar string... 😂 If I had anywhere near that kind of time for each build, it'd be a blast trying to tackle, but it does fall quite a ways out of the vague ethos of the channel here: quick results, or something easily replicated. Still, it's fun to dream...
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio oh, yes, it does fall out of this channel's ethos... and mine! Definitely, THIS is the channel for me and what I can achieve in my precious spare time. It's just fun to compare both approaches, but I could never go the Night Shift route :)
I know you have covered it a bit on this channel, but I have issues with using contrast and quick shade on mins, I never get the same result as you do and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I prime and then drybrush/scrub the minis giving the zenathal pre-wash look, but then when going over that it just looks like a flat colour.
It might be worth trying Contrast or similar over a pure primer first, like Matt White or Wraithbone, and see if you're getting the right look out of that? If it's still not working right, it might be a case of mixing them a little more vigorously, or maybe the pre-drybrush just isn't a style you like the look of in person?
This looks amazing! Thank you for putting this together for us to enjoy and learn from. Much appreciated. Do you apply a final finishing coat of matte varnish?
In short, yep! As a slightly longer answer, M4s would quite commonly end up in the field as they'd been painted in the American factories, but an order was issued (at some point, I don't remember quite when off the top of my head - I seem to recall October '44) that British M4s be repainted in their distinctive green. So you can pick whichever of the two finishes you like, really.
Some were sent out in the US factory green, and some units got orders to repaint them in British green - it's a bit of a deep dive to determine precisely which and when, but the short answer is 'whatever you prefer the look of.'
Haha! Well, armour of the Allies tends to be pretty quick and easy, but there's definitely the spectacle of German tanks to consider. Keep your eyes peeled next week! ✌
You really gonna twist my arm and force me to paint some british armour like that? Fine, I guess I'll do it, but you are entirely at fault for me breaking my hobby budget :p (I may have a... thing for churchill tanks) ... Also, is that markings for the Guards Tank Brigade!? (Or have I lost the plot and am misremembering things again)
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Using "Kaiser" branded baking soda on a British tank is sacrilege!
Thanks in large part to the Churchill, he's not using Fuhrer brand... 😏
Interesting fact about the churchill, despite its slow speed it had increadible climbing abilities, and could reach positions no other tank could get to, much to the surprise of german anti tank gun crews! Additionally, the churchill could happily drive down into an anti-tank ditch and up the other side, this is how the churchill ark operated, the turret was taken off and replaced with a deck which other vehicles could drive over. The churchill would be driven into the anti-tank ditch and other vehicles could then cross using the chirchill as a bridge, the churchill would then be driven out again to repeat the process whenever it was needed
Thanks
Regarding putting Citadel colours etc into dropper bottles. The original labels come off the Citadel pots REALLY easy and can be applied to the dropper bottle... it's as if Citadel were making it easy to avoid their pots...😅
My theory is that the labels come off so easily because they bought just about the cheapest glue they could find, haha.
Baking soda! What a brilliant way to provide texture. I'll use that for sure, and for terrain, as well.
Baking power for weather effect?! *adds to list of techniques* that brilliant work Sonic! Guessing you can use the same technique for winter armies except do this last. Cheers
Yup! Working it into a sludgy paste and applying after painting can give you a pretty good snow mix. Adjusting the amount of PVA or baking soda in the mix will give you different consistency to the 'ice crystals' in it!
I'm really loving this tank series of videos you're producing.
I'm going to try the baking soda trick for sure. So simple yet very effective 👌
This was a big help and I will be watching this again to use these techniques on my British tanks and AFVs! I especially like the mud effect and I never thought of thinning the paint down that much before. Thanks for this very helpful tutorial.
Love how the Churchill came out. I'm using that grim process on some of my post apocalyptic and sci fi vehicles. Looks great 😊
Fantastic timing! I'm midway through painting up my own Churchill right now
Great timing I’ve got a bunch of Churchills to paint up
Thank you!!
Yes! More tanks! That baking soda does the trick, I’ll have to try that one.
Your tutorials remain really up there quality and easy of use wise. Thanks a lot!
Great finish and some interesting techniques.
I was tank crew for 6 years and I still paint a fair amount of unrealistic rust on my minis, the amount of dust on most minis is more realistic in comparison, even after just one day on the field.
It's easy to go nuts with the rust, but Rule of Cool has to apply somewhere, right?
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Agreed.
Nice trick with baking soda, I remember building the old Airfix model(3, a whole platoon). An interesting model, also if the real tank was awfully slow, less than 25km/h, on roads!
This video is right up there with your all time greats. Lovely end result which I’ll be striving for.
Sure there are plans for German tanks, any chance of winter German tanks?
Really no idea where to start with white wash over such a large canvas.
Thanks legend!
Excelente video, thanks for sharing the tip with pva . Greetings from Portugal. 😉👍
Pencils and baking soda! Brilliant stuff. Love the outcome too, looks very cool!
I'm a simple man. I see a Churchill, I hit like.
The baking soda really looks great, nice scaleing too....
thank you for sharing your techniques!
This is awesome! Have you played What A Tanker?
Awesome. It's very interesting to compare the approaches between a miniatures painter such as yourself, tackling this as a wargaming piece (so simple yet effective techniques) vs a scale modeler such as Uncle Night Shift (have you seen his videos? you should!) where every detail and effect is carefully considered, multiple layers are applied even if the end result doesn't emphasize them, and the kits are modified for accuracy. Both approaches are interesting, going for different things, and comparing them is fascinating.
I've seen a couple of his build and paint videos, and they're absolutely amazing! The hyper-detailing crowd can do some incredible things with a few bits of paperclip and guitar string... 😂 If I had anywhere near that kind of time for each build, it'd be a blast trying to tackle, but it does fall quite a ways out of the vague ethos of the channel here: quick results, or something easily replicated. Still, it's fun to dream...
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio oh, yes, it does fall out of this channel's ethos... and mine! Definitely, THIS is the channel for me and what I can achieve in my precious spare time. It's just fun to compare both approaches, but I could never go the Night Shift route :)
That’s awesome and I learned new things even after 30+ years of modeling stuff!!
Got five of this kit on my painting desk/collection - now I wish I'd have done your baking soda tweaks before I painted them!
Absolutely fantastic video
Fantastic video!!
That tank looks like it needs a bath! Nice work!
Brilliant as always. Cheers!
I know you have covered it a bit on this channel, but I have issues with using contrast and quick shade on mins, I never get the same result as you do and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
I prime and then drybrush/scrub the minis giving the zenathal pre-wash look, but then when going over that it just looks like a flat colour.
It might be worth trying Contrast or similar over a pure primer first, like Matt White or Wraithbone, and see if you're getting the right look out of that? If it's still not working right, it might be a case of mixing them a little more vigorously, or maybe the pre-drybrush just isn't a style you like the look of in person?
This looks amazing! Thank you for putting this together for us to enjoy and learn from. Much appreciated. Do you apply a final finishing coat of matte varnish?
I always have trouble separating individual decals from the whole sheet. What do you use to cut them off. Scissors? Xacto knife? Scalpel?
I use a scalpel, same as I do for shaving mould lines and flash from plastic parts.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio thanks Troy!
Brilliant!
Wünderba! Sehr gut!
Sweet
I'm new to all this.
Would this colour scheme be usable for a British sherman
In short, yep! As a slightly longer answer, M4s would quite commonly end up in the field as they'd been painted in the American factories, but an order was issued (at some point, I don't remember quite when off the top of my head - I seem to recall October '44) that British M4s be repainted in their distinctive green. So you can pick whichever of the two finishes you like, really.
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio amazing thankyou.
Could you use this process on a British sherman ? Or would they be the same colour as a US sherman
Some were sent out in the US factory green, and some units got orders to repaint them in British green - it's a bit of a deep dive to determine precisely which and when, but the short answer is 'whatever you prefer the look of.'
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Awesome ! Thanks for the reply mate.
Is that a 1/48 scale?
I was so going to do a german force for achtung panzer....now im not so sure.....argh! LOL
Haha! Well, armour of the Allies tends to be pretty quick and easy, but there's definitely the spectacle of German tanks to consider. Keep your eyes peeled next week! ✌
@SonicSledgehammerStudio excellent news sir, ill shall be keeping my eyes peeled!
4:07 I'm surprised that you did not go with Bronze Green which is colour recommended for British WW2 AFV kits?
18:16 One Sexy CHURCILL TANK!
You really gonna twist my arm and force me to paint some british armour like that? Fine, I guess I'll do it, but you are entirely at fault for me breaking my hobby budget :p (I may have a... thing for churchill tanks)
... Also, is that markings for the Guards Tank Brigade!? (Or have I lost the plot and am misremembering things again)
Nope, you got it!
@@SonicSledgehammerStudio woot woot! I still got it! (Was looking at doing a company of those back when I was playing FoW...)
I am not a great Fan of britisch tanks, but the Video is very got 👌