Hedgerow Hell: Painting WWII British Armour for Europe! [How I Paint Things]

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The Churchill was like most British tanks in service throughout WWII: Always just a little undergunned compared to the opponents it would square off against. Luckily, it was built like a mobile fortress, enabling allied anti-armour assets to maneuver into position to knock out heavier targets - including the feared German big cats!
Thanks to Warlord Games for sending along the Churchill for this guide! Check out the pre-order page for Achtung Panzer here: eu.warlordgames.com/products/...
There's a bunch of other army boxes and sets to either add a bunch of armour to your Bolt Action collection, or get a platoon of tanks ready for Achtung Panzer and wallop an opponent across the table!
Find the British infantry painting guide mentioned here: • Painting for D-Day - W...
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Making Muck!
03:30 - Priming Notes
04:51 - Shading
06:24 - Painting
12:02 - Whoops! Don't forget transfers!
13:20 - Weathering & Grime
19:35 - The Finished Churchill
Thanks to Producer Patrons Alan, Kyrie, Andrew, Jimmy, Rod, Phil, Robison, Woodcock, David Kinney, and Matt Dischner - as well as all the other Patrons that made this video possible, and Exit23 Games for recording equipment that helps keep the channel ticking over! Find out more at the following links:
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exit23.games
PAINTS USED:
PRIMER:
Russian Uniform (Vallejo Spray Can)
VALLEJO:
Russian Uniform WWII
Iraqi Sand
German Grey
Burnt Umber
Oily Steel
Flat Earth
German Camo Black Brown
Beige Brown
Bright Orange
Flat Earth
Cavalry Brown
Azure
CITADEL:
Agrax Earthshade (Shade)
Lahmian Medium (Technical)
Athonian Camoshade (Shade)
'Ardcoat (Technical) - a tiny coat of this on the lamp

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@rossmorton7002 5 ай бұрын

Using "Kaiser" branded baking soda on a British tank is sacrilege!

@simonleach6632 5 ай бұрын

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

@arandomlostsoul753 5 ай бұрын

Baking soda! What a brilliant way to provide texture. I'll use that for sure, and for terrain, as well.

@NSYresearch 5 ай бұрын

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...😅

@arandomlostsoul753 5 ай бұрын

My theory is that the labels come off so easily because they bought just about the cheapest glue they could find, haha.

@jamescurtis2112 5 ай бұрын

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 👌

@trainboy1739 5 ай бұрын

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

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 5 ай бұрын

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!

@leemangan2670 5 ай бұрын

Thanks

@Strawfoot 5 ай бұрын

Yes! More tanks! That baking soda does the trick, I’ll have to try that one.

@timothyyoung2962 4 ай бұрын

Love how the Churchill came out. I'm using that grim process on some of my post apocalyptic and sci fi vehicles. Looks great 😊

@johnkelley9877 5 ай бұрын

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.

@TomT531 5 ай бұрын

Great timing I’ve got a bunch of Churchills to paint up Thank you!!

@AiurWarrior1 5 ай бұрын

I'm a simple man. I see a Churchill, I hit like.

@briananderson8156 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic timing! I'm midway through painting up my own Churchill right now

@MrFNP90 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely fantastic video

@MichaelCharge 5 ай бұрын

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!

@warlordgames 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic video!!

@benw8825 4 ай бұрын

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!

@HacksawsHobbyBunker 5 ай бұрын

Brilliant as always. Cheers!

@smangnall 5 ай бұрын

That’s awesome and I learned new things even after 30+ years of modeling stuff!!

@jurriaandejongh8677 5 ай бұрын

Your tutorials remain really up there quality and easy of use wise. Thanks a lot!

@CV33Games 5 ай бұрын

That tank looks like it needs a bath! Nice work!

@alessiodecarolis 5 ай бұрын

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!

@ShaunTame-re5us 5 ай бұрын

Brilliant!

@angrypantz87 5 ай бұрын

Wünderba! Sehr gut!

@arandomlostsoul753 5 ай бұрын

Pencils and baking soda! Brilliant stuff. Love the outcome too, looks very cool!

@theandf 5 ай бұрын

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.

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 5 ай бұрын

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...

@theandf 5 ай бұрын

@@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 :)

@NSYresearch 5 ай бұрын

The baking soda really looks great, nice scaleing too....

@Matt-md5yt 5 ай бұрын

Sweet

@OneofInfinity. 5 ай бұрын

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.

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 5 ай бұрын

It's easy to go nuts with the rust, but Rule of Cool has to apply somewhere, right?

@OneofInfinity. 5 ай бұрын

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Agreed.

@historymattersassociation7650 4 ай бұрын

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?

@hedonia2497 5 ай бұрын

This is awesome! Have you played What A Tanker?

@James-lr3xg 5 ай бұрын

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.

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 5 ай бұрын

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?

@thepiratepenguin4465 Ай бұрын

4:07 I'm surprised that you did not go with Bronze Green which is colour recommended for British WW2 AFV kits?

@StackingLimit 5 ай бұрын

I always have trouble separating individual decals from the whole sheet. What do you use to cut them off. Scissors? Xacto knife? Scalpel?

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 5 ай бұрын

I use a scalpel, same as I do for shaving mould lines and flash from plastic parts.

@StackingLimit 5 ай бұрын

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio thanks Troy!

@andrewkennedy9134 5 ай бұрын

I was so going to do a german force for achtung panzer....now im not so sure.....argh! LOL

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 5 ай бұрын

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! ✌

@andrewkennedy9134 5 ай бұрын

@SonicSledgehammerStudio excellent news sir, ill shall be keeping my eyes peeled!

@mattluszczak8095 Ай бұрын

Is that a 1/48 scale?

@onechazaroo 4 ай бұрын

Could you use this process on a British sherman ? Or would they be the same colour as a US sherman

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 4 ай бұрын

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.'

@onechazaroo 4 ай бұрын

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Awesome ! Thanks for the reply mate.

@SKmodelbuilding 5 ай бұрын

I am not a great Fan of britisch tanks, but the Video is very got 👌

@andreaspersson5639 5 ай бұрын

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)

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 5 ай бұрын

Nope, you got it!

@andreaspersson5639 5 ай бұрын

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio woot woot! I still got it! (Was looking at doing a company of those back when I was playing FoW...)