Painting New Bolt Action US Rangers - And a Little Knife Work! [How I Paint Things]

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Being a Ranger was not for the faint of heart. It's worth reading up on the missions spearheaded by the Ranger battalions during Operations Husky and Overlord, but suffice to say here, Rangers paid a heavy toll for their victories. All carefully-vetted volunteers, being a Ranger meant being the tip of the spear during amphibious invasions. Perhaps made most famous by 'Saving Private Ryan,' the Rangers after D-Day would regularly be used as "firefighters," sent wherever the need was greatest and the situation most dire to stomp out the threat and save the day.
I've included in the links an article titled 'Beyond the Beach' which makes for enlightening further reading!
LINKS:
Warlord Games r.warlordgames.com/aff/?SONIC...
'Beyond the Beach' arsof-history.org/articles/v5...
'The Wargamer's Guide to US Uniform' / 88013871
'Highlight Anything with Ivory' • Highlight anything wit...
00:00 - Intro
01:13 - Counting Rivets and Shaving Trousers
03:37 - Priming Notes
04:12 - Basecoats
11:13 - Shading
12:39 - Highlighting & Finishing Touches
17:30 - The Finished Ranger
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:
/ sonicsledgehammer
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ko-fi.com/docwholigan
exit23.games
THE BASE:
A thick layer of Vallejo Brown Earth texture paint, followed by an overbrush of Dark Sand, then a light drybrush of Pale Sand. Paint the base rim in Brown Sand, and done!
PAINTS USED:
PRIMER:
Bone White (Vallejo Spray Primer)
VALLEJO:
German Camo Beige
US Field Drab
Dark Sand
US Olive Drab
Khaki
Beige Brown
Leather Brown
German Grey
Flat Brown
Ivory
Dark Prussian Blue
Azure
CITADEL:
Cadian Fleshtone (Layer)
Kislev Flesh (Layer)
Agrax Earthshade (Shade)
Lahmian Medium (Technical)
VARNISH:
Varnish+ (Instar)
'Ardcoat (Citadel Technical)

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@tumbleweed1970able 2 ай бұрын

another good way i have found after removing pockets etc is to use tamiya extra thin over the area it smoothes out and fills any small imperfections etc

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 2 ай бұрын

Good shout! It's a little hard to come by where I am, but I'll give it a shot if I can find some.

@tiny_worlds 7 күн бұрын

This. Its one of the most useful tricks I've ever come across. Use it after scraping mould lines and scars and it smooths the surface right out. Works on those nasty PVC minis that have terrible mould lines too.

@LeeHobbies 2 ай бұрын

Great results, but that minis head is insanely large surely. Can't wait for Bolt Action 3rd, it's a way better game than Warhammer.

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 2 ай бұрын

Pretty sure it fits to the same size as the other Warlord sculpts; they're all a little bobble-headed, by style. If it's bigger, I just don't see it, though that doesn't preclude the possibility I'm missing the obvious! 😂

@JimmyCrawford 2 ай бұрын

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio I tried to use a french infantry head on a german grenadier and they were comically oversized. Maybe germans have smaller heads 🤣

@LeeHobbies 2 ай бұрын

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio I've recently built a lot of the USA kits and there are some distinct scale differences between old and newer kits. Try and fit a us marine rifle arm piece (both arms and weapon in one, so a set gap between the shoulders to glue to the body) onto the older Rangers body and you'll have a big gap problem. It looks to me like it's probably more about older kits being more scale than newer kits, which is surprising. That said, I always want good looking kits with consistency more than the scale accuracy.

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 2 ай бұрын

I did notice when trying to fit one of the Airborne arm sets to the newer US infantry plastics that they seem a bit anemic by comparison, but I thought that was the kit itself rather than scale creep in the designs. Go figure! I'll have to be a little more conscious of it in the future.

@JimmyCrawford 2 ай бұрын

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio I've a suspicion that they've taken on an ex GW sculptor to do the newer stuff and we're getting scale creep whether we want it or not!

@Jim-yk9if 2 ай бұрын

Great tutorial! It's always good to get the historical details (and articles to read!).

@johnkelley9877 2 ай бұрын

Really excellent work! The colors are simple and the results look great. I am impressed with how detailed the miniatures and the pose is very realistic. Thanks for sharing this.

@ARed-TailedHawk 2 ай бұрын

Awesome tutorial. I appreciate the detailed discussion of the uniforms, and this looks great. Hope this will be the start of a US infantry force for you!

@tonyperez4791 2 ай бұрын

Great video , Thank you for sharing. Just in time, I'm building dragon's 35th US Rangers and needed some uniforms painting ideas , and your video solved it. Hope you have a great week. Cheers, Tony

@stevepickering5978 2 ай бұрын

nice one mate I may use this on my Rangers when I get around to painting them Keep up the good work

@nickjones2470 2 ай бұрын

Great vid as usual Troy,love the new models too.

@jamesfirth-haydon7381 2 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed that. Love your channel and your videos as they are so relaxing as well as showing us how to paint up our Piles of Opportunity 😂😂

@WolfwoodXIII 2 ай бұрын

Can't believe it, I just finished assembling the us starter set and I wanted to painted in this scheme.

@lexi_9995 2 ай бұрын

Love the right angled torch on his chest detail. Regards Lexi

@Rataasadas 2 ай бұрын

Wow it looks really good 👍🏻

@ShaunTame-re5us 2 ай бұрын

Another very enjoyable vid and a very good result!

@basicminiaturepainting 2 ай бұрын

That's just great now I want to buy this kit , seriously great video my friend stay safe happy and healthy

@HacksawsHobbyBunker 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant! I have a platoon of lads in the same basic uniform ensemble ready to be painted, so this was perfectly timed. (Unsolicited geardo nitpick - the bayonet/fighting knife sheath - the throat of it is metal, but the lower portion is painted fiberglass/phenolic resin/whatever - that should be the same shade as the helmet and flashlight. But thats minor. Terrific work on the trousers, though!!) As always I appreciate your efforts. Cheers!

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 2 ай бұрын

Aah, nuts! I thought I had it this time with the bayonet sheath. 😂 The examples I'd found were all either replicas - of limited use in colour matching - or mentioned being a plastic-like material which looked in black and white photos to be more or less identical; I'd assumed at this scale it'd be close enough. I'll get all the minutiae right one of these days! Well spotted, though!

@dwelleratthedowns1974 2 ай бұрын

Awesome job! Wish Warlord would send me some to play around with.....hint hint...Warlord...😂

@richardokeeffe8375 Ай бұрын

Definitely worth the varnish for the even finish!

@goforitpainting 2 ай бұрын

Looks cool. 👍

@phill8178 2 ай бұрын

Man, Thunderplunk is a mad genius!

@shawnfisher9976 2 ай бұрын

So awesome!

@guehe99 2 ай бұрын

Nice knifejob in there Troy!

@loupiscanis9449 Ай бұрын

Thank You , Troy . 🐺Loupis Canis .

@Ernzt8 2 ай бұрын

Cool model!

@TomT531 2 ай бұрын

I really enjoy all your world war 2 videos Thank you so much

@hedonia2497 2 ай бұрын

Off topic here but I'm not on X/Twitter. so to answer your question re bigger 6-13.5mm games for Naps/Horse & Musket era, I would recommend the LaSalle rules or for a quicker game - Valour & Fortitude (which is also free).

@Pyre001 2 ай бұрын

Still not sure what force I'll be building for the new edition (as I am wholly new to Bolt Action) and these guides are making it harder and harder to choose... So many cool options.

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 2 ай бұрын

US or British infantry are always a good choice if you're getting started, since they're on the simpler side when it comes to uniforms; no camo patterns to worry about to begin with!

@guehe99 2 ай бұрын

U rock Thunderpluck!

@mavstorm4588 Ай бұрын

One more question, sorry... For the highlights, I find it easier to drybrush the base colour again on the raised, larger areas and then give a second drybrush with the base color plus ivory on the small raised edges. What do you think about that? Is it an acceptable technique? Thanks a lot for your support and tutorials. 🙏

@mavstorm4588 Ай бұрын

Have you ever tried this way?

@christophergeggatt685 2 ай бұрын

Nice paint job. I wish you put a blue diamond on his shoulder and a orange diamond on the back of the helmet. I think putting a scroll on his shoulder would be to hard. Great job though.

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 2 ай бұрын

I'd apply the decals if I had them, but there's no way I'm going to freehand multiple diamond shapes of those sizes on a miniature. 😅

@nickdavis5420 2 ай бұрын

Ah perfect

@mavstorm4588 2 ай бұрын

Great video as usual, thanks! Quick question: What color did you use for the weapon sling?

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 2 ай бұрын

Whoops! I forgot to mention. I used Khaki on that as well.

@mavstorm4588 2 ай бұрын

@SonicSledgehammerStudio I use Iraqi sand for the webbing and weapon slings, do you think it's accurate enough?

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 2 ай бұрын

Yup! It'll be fine. There was always some variation in stocks, and the look of webbing would change a lot depending on whether it was wet, dirty, sunbleached... anything vaguely beige will work fine for OD #9 webbing.

@PioneerList Ай бұрын

I would love an updated sons of Horus painting guide!!

@ALPHA_ONE_ONE-xh1zo Ай бұрын

My washes always stain real bad and pools up whereas when urs dry it is super smooth and darkens like shadow. Any ideas

@joehendrson3815 2 ай бұрын

GREAT VID WHEN WILL THE NEW RANGERS BE OUT.? I WANT SOME.

@Fredeye63 2 ай бұрын

This is exactly how I paint my 15mm riflemen. I wonder who I got that from?

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 2 ай бұрын

Great minds and all! 😜

@Slacksalotprime 2 ай бұрын

How would normal US Infantry differ

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 2 ай бұрын

Short answer: They wouldn't all that much. Slightly longer answer: With the exception of some of the gear and weaponry available to them, Rangers and regular infantry were in much the same uniforms. Barring patches and unit markings, they'd look pretty much identical. If you want a deeper dive on some of the uniforms, check out the guide linked in the description!