For those who want to avoid citadel paints, Vallejo has an equivalent to the contrast range called Xpress Colors, and one of the paints is called Heretic Turquoise and is obviously designed to paint Sons of Horus.
@MediocreHobbies9 ай бұрын
Sounds great! I stick to citadel paints for Warhammer as much as possible because it’s usually easier for people following along but good to have the alternatives too!
@photonfartsqueeze66948 ай бұрын
Unless it’s for Alpha Legion…
@kaibe52418 ай бұрын
Vallejo Xpress is absolutely incredible, it's so much better than contrast paints - working time is much, much better!
@douchenukem82358 ай бұрын
And they dry super matt which is a bonus for me at least.
@neilkirkley15008 ай бұрын
@@kaibe5241thanks, I might check out Xpress colour, I live Metal Colour and use it all the time.
@johnkelley98779 ай бұрын
Excellent work Andy! I like the color scheme and the silver dry brushing looks good. I appreciate the Legions Imperialis tutorials as I know they involve a lot of work. Thanks for making and sharing them.
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
Anytime pal.
@CorwinB9 ай бұрын
Really loving those Legions Imperialis videos, keep them coming please!
@MediocreHobbies9 ай бұрын
Plenty more on the way, glad you’re liking them!
@warpaintjj8 ай бұрын
Just what I needed, about to begin a load of these, more please 👏
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
Will do pal.
@WorldBleeder8 ай бұрын
Lots of helpful tips in this video. Thanks for the great content. Can't wait to see your video on World Eaters! ;)
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
Cheers pal
@daytona675ge9 ай бұрын
Another fantastic tutorial, really nailed the Sons of Horus colour scheme. You're really making it difficult to decide which Legion to go with now....... Roll on Solar Auxillia Part 2. Thanks and keep up the good work
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
Anytime pal.
@Mr_Waffle.9 ай бұрын
They look fantastic, nice work yet again! Waiting one more week is killing me
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
Hahah you should have them now. Enjoy pal.
@noblegalifreyan45518 ай бұрын
Another great painting video for the sons of Horus. Ideally anticipate your video on painting the best legion of all time, iron within.
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
Might skip them to be honest, nobody likes them 😂
@mattcooper16648 ай бұрын
I think you identified for me why I've always liked Epic (and why I mostly paint 15mm historical these days). From about the 5:30 min mark. Get it slapped on and get it on a table Every faction is a hoard army so it levels the playing field in terms of effort vs reward. The spectacle and enjoyment for me is in the sweep of the army. The table presence of the whole force. Soooo many tanks :) And simplicity and readability in the paint job is key. It's like Contrast was designed for Epic; everyone can have a great looking army no matter their skill
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
That’s such an important rule to follow when doing these armies.
@PlatonistAstronaut9 ай бұрын
Lovely results. Inspires me to give it a go.
@MediocreHobbies9 ай бұрын
Aw that’s great to hear, thank you 🙌
@eoinmcmanus10728 ай бұрын
Great video, I am doing Sons of Horus so appreciate it 😊
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
Aw perfect! Glad you liked it!
@patimusprime729 ай бұрын
They definitely look cool. Simple is always good. There's a part of me that wants to get enough of this to paint as Ultramarines vs Word Bearers. Maybe down the road.
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
That would look very cool.
@CrippleX9 ай бұрын
You're really knocking these out of the park. Great tutorial!
@MediocreHobbies9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, glad you’re enjoying them!
@scroggie_mini_painting39839 ай бұрын
Cheers Andy!
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
Anytime.
@shanefrancis347 ай бұрын
Loving this series of videos, lack of source material for Solar Auxilia is disappointing. Looking forward to more in this series.
@MediocreHobbies7 ай бұрын
I hope I can give them to you soon.
@steventaylor99628 ай бұрын
Can't wait to see some Word Bearers done at this scale. :)
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
Cheers pal.
@isophistchambers66948 ай бұрын
Yes, please bring on the bases!
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
It’s a deal
@matthewlaxon8288 ай бұрын
I think this setup would work really well for alpha legion, only change I need to make is a pure white prime instead of a grey. Can’t wait to try it out! I just need to see if I can find some of the hydra transfers for my tanks and dreads
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
The transfers you need are in the individual tank boxes. So not in the starter box. Bit if you bought way the 10 rhino box you get lovely transfers sheet for all legions.
@wc91098 ай бұрын
Very good. I’m seriously looking at this. Please do the other Legions.
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
I plan to pal.
@coburkh9 ай бұрын
Loving this series. Decided to dip in with a couple boxes of solar auxilia... Whoops lol
@MediocreHobbies9 ай бұрын
Hahaha you’ll have them painted before your wallet recovers
@marcmiddleton22778 ай бұрын
If you are using a DSLR camera, get some Macro Lens Extenders. I use them for insect photos.
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
I am indeed im using a pair of cannon e50 mk2 and I’m using the stock lense. I’m really not good at this part. Don’t suppose you could send me a link to one that would work?
@patrickfleming39229 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@MediocreHobbies9 ай бұрын
Very kind pal. Thank you.
@patrickfleming39229 ай бұрын
Of course thanks for the vid! I think this will be how I paint up my starter marines. The Justaerin got me : P
@MediocreHobbies9 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it pal.
@deanm3759 ай бұрын
Looks great! Really like the Son's of Horus colors. I only wish I could afford to buy in to the new game right now. But I just can't justify the price right now.
@MediocreHobbies9 ай бұрын
Totally fair! It will be around for a while anyway so there’s no pressure right now, plus it’s always good to see if there’s a community to play with before investing in a new system!
@BMC_Seabee9 ай бұрын
The “free” option is to boost total user numbers, it looks better to investors.
@MediocreHobbies9 ай бұрын
Ok that makes a lot more sense now!
@mattsurrey61389 ай бұрын
Thanks Andy. Legend! I do love those bases!
@MediocreHobbies9 ай бұрын
Yeah really happy with them especially for how easy and fast they are!
@eugenecash23518 ай бұрын
Someone asked for blood angels and i second it
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
Ye I will be doing them this week.
@Alf_Hairy-arse9 ай бұрын
Next time you paint up some infantry for marines, would you be prepared to try your silver drybrush on at least one of them and show a comparison? It makes such a difference on the vehicles and I assume it would take seconds on the infantry so I'd be really interested to see if it had the same effect. Also, casting my vote for your suggested basing video. Keep up the epic videos!
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
Cheers pal. And yes I can for sure try it.
@mcpanzer46378 ай бұрын
For the Dark (Algorithm) Gods!
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@Tintrolden8 ай бұрын
Great video. 👍 Please also do one on bases.
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
Ye I will this week I think.
@jmc70349 ай бұрын
Great vid❤️❤️
@MediocreHobbies9 ай бұрын
Thanks man 🙌
@markthompson98059 ай бұрын
Great video as always and loving the epic content. Any chance of a blood angels tutorial?
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
There next on the list pal.
@MrSoulreaper429 ай бұрын
I need a blood angels guide. For basically everything lol
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
I will be doing one don’t worry.
@leggo19279 ай бұрын
Great couple of videos, really making it look less intimidating and easy to achieve success with. Years ago I planned on some corrupted Titans for AT (never got round to it), having had fun doing so for BFG a long time ago. As such I’m looking at Death Guard for LI. Any recommendations for quick paint schemes and appropriate speed/contrasts that would work?
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
Good to know I will do them soon.
@DaveLife259 ай бұрын
More legion scheme videos would be really cool
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
On the way!
@jennireland948 ай бұрын
I would love a tiny Sanguinius and to see blood angels
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
It will happen Pal. We need tiny primarchs.
@paulsmith50039 ай бұрын
Gray Seer must be enough of a difference from a base paint of white. The last time I tried Terradon Turquoise mine turned out a lot brighter and not the dark sea green you see on the box art.
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
Yes yea spray makes a huge difference.
@Jason-man-in-black8 ай бұрын
Great job Andy, I can see away of doing all the legions, contrast pinky purple of your choice over silver emperors children, contrast red over gold thousand suns, etc etc but the eighth have me scratching my head, a nice dark contrast blue over silver can get me a nice heresy era midnight clad blue but I’m damned if I’m gonna paint lighting on the infantry in the normal brush method, even the tanks might be a stretch in terms of getting the scale right. So as I know your also a fan of the eighth Andy I was wondering if you had any ideas of how to make them look good without selling our souls and more importantly sanity to the ruinous powers?
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
Ye I mite need to try and do a set of the eight to see how to make them work. It will be tricky.
@snackelwolf44629 ай бұрын
Beautiful result. You don't use contrast medium to dilute the nuln oil. Have you found that water does the trick the same way, just fine? I've heard cautionary notes in this regard.
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
I haven’t been thining my wash much but when I do it’s with a drop of water and over had no issues.
@blkjet1179 ай бұрын
Thanks for doing the Sons of Horus. I wanted to do them and wasn't sure if I should use the Sons of Horus base paint or Aeldari Emerald contrast to get the proper color for them. The Terradon Turquoise does look awesome. What color did you use for the miniatures tiny base between their feet?
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
Just the middle colour I used for the base.
@kglguy8 ай бұрын
An Iron Warriors version would be helpful. I'm mostly trying to figure out how I'll handle the hazard stripes.
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
I can do that.
@ISpItFiReUKI8 ай бұрын
Death Guard, please!
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
Yea sir
@kaibe52418 ай бұрын
They look good, but I think it's a crying shame you didn't use a metallic undercoat!
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
That’s fair!
@braddimond71197 ай бұрын
Will terradon turquoise still pop like that if i already base coated my figures with mechanicus standard grey?
@MediocreHobbies7 ай бұрын
I would just add another light spray if white over the top before you start. It will be very dark over just grey.
@bretticus67229 ай бұрын
I paint my normal sized Dark Angels Silver than Shyish Purple than put a slightly thined coat of Black Templar over it and Blood Tearers red for those parts would that work at this scale?
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
That sounds interesting. Any picture. Please tag me.
@thundergoat421_69 ай бұрын
I know it's a slim chance, but will we see you paint Iron Hands?
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
Perhaps. We shall see.
@kmccallig9 ай бұрын
Damn, I has hoping to give Legions Imperialis a pass, but the models are looking really nice...
@MediocreHobbies9 ай бұрын
I’ll wear you down yet!
@Stormcrow1807 ай бұрын
Do you have to Spay black and then Grey or can you just go straight to grey?
@MediocreHobbies7 ай бұрын
You can go strength grey if you want just try not miss any and the end result will be a bit brighter.
@Stormcrow1807 ай бұрын
I ended up doing black then grey. it does come out nicer, cheers.@@MediocreHobbies
@moozer0298 ай бұрын
This is class any plans to do wolves?
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
Oh yes. When I can get some time
@moozer0298 ай бұрын
@@MediocreHobbies loving your work buddy
@CLAWASS8 ай бұрын
Do you thin the contrast paints at all?
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
Nope.
@user-ob5dc6pn3k8 ай бұрын
do a video for bases only pls!
@MediocreHobbies8 ай бұрын
Already done a few!
@user-ob5dc6pn3k8 ай бұрын
Also did you paint the terminators any shade of the horus heresy or just black i couldn't tell.@@MediocreHobbies
@Krosfiyah7 ай бұрын
Was the nuln oil applied to the vehicles as well?
@MediocreHobbies7 ай бұрын
No it was not.
@Krosfiyah7 ай бұрын
Ty!
@aarondarlington20707 ай бұрын
What did you glue them to the lollipop sticks with?
@MediocreHobbies7 ай бұрын
Super glue! They just snap right afterwards!
@aarondarlington20707 ай бұрын
Awesome 😊 thank you
@user-ob5dc6pn3k7 ай бұрын
Why is your terradon turquoise so much darker than mine?
@MediocreHobbies7 ай бұрын
I have no idea 😄
@user-ob5dc6pn3k7 ай бұрын
I found out i just needed to shake it more @@MediocreHobbies