Speed Painting Bolt Action Winter Germans

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Speed Painting Bolt Action Winter Germans - How I Paint Things

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In almost every theater where German forces would deploy to meet their enemies, there'd be a winter to contend with. The ubiquitous German greatcoat would see use across North Africa, Russia, Italy and occupied Europe, right into the streets of Berlin. READ MORE:
Though geared for speed, this method turns out a pretty respectable result and there are plenty of places where you might choose to stop and call it finished. As ever, I can't help but fool around a little longer than is strictly necessary, but I think the finish is worth that little extra work.
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PAINTS USED:
PRIMER:
Citadel Grey Seer
VALLEJO PAINTS:
German Camo Pale Brown
Beige Red
German Field Grey
Pastel Green
German Camo Black Brown
Khaki
German Camo Dark Green
Beige Brown
Flat Earth
Leather Brown
Black
German Grey
Off-White
Basic Skin Tone
CITADEL PAINTS:
Agrax Earthshade
Reikland Fleshshade
Iron Warriors
Valhallan Blizzard
SPRAY VARNISHES:
Vallejo Matt Varnish

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@stevesandford1437 3 жыл бұрын

ONE if not THE BEST mini-painting tutorials on the web... (Engaging, Entertaining, Educational...) xx SF

@robertstrong6798 Жыл бұрын

Just finished 40 soviets using your methods, know Il use this ! Hope I don’t get done for copy right ! You put GW painters to shame mate ! Great work 👏

@sword-brother7366 3 жыл бұрын

And I just started my Konflikt 47 winter German army... perfect timing Thank you!

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, these guys are going to pull double duty for Konflikt '47 as well. :D Good luck!

@sword-brother7366 3 жыл бұрын

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Thanks I am working on a hoard of totenkorps first then the rest of my inf!

@wargamesgeek1334 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely going to give the snow effect a go, looks brilliant.

@johnkelley9877 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent work! The figure looks great and I really like the way the helmet has a worn white washed look to it. Thanks for sharing this.

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers, John! This one was a lot of fun, and I'm certain the whitewashing technique would prove useful for more than just the Germans. :D

@MiniatureGameMontage 3 жыл бұрын

Great video as always. Much of my painting inspiration comes from your channel.

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 3 жыл бұрын

Really great to hear it, bud. :D Always nice to know these things are useful! Just saw your Grenadier painting video as well, I'm definitely going to rob a few colour choices!

@StaGusGbg 3 жыл бұрын

Great inspiration as always!

@tonystevens3825 3 жыл бұрын

BRILLIANT stuff

@justanothercaptain6566 3 жыл бұрын

Great video as always. Really appreciate you showing how you do the base for this. It's something I was going to ask for. I want to take my bases to the next level, but still for the game table. Thank you!

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! That Valhallan Blizzard stuff is magic. I know some folks swear by baking soda and varnish for snow, but somehow that always comes out looking like pale sludge to me; it doesn't dry with the same height and fluffiness that this stuff does. I'd be curious to try some of the Vallejo basing products some time, but for now I've got something I know works. :D

@justanothercaptain6566 3 жыл бұрын

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Thank you. I think I will add that to my list. Any others you'd like to recommend? Thanks again. Cheers

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 3 жыл бұрын

For snow specifically? Nothing else that I know of. I've used some snow flock a long time ago which was essentially white static grass, that was weird... went all cludgy and gross, didn't look like snow at all. There's crushed glass products out there for extremely realistic glittering snow effects, but I'm not one to mess with anything that comes with more than one or two safety instructions!

@justanothercaptain6566 3 жыл бұрын

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Thank you! Much appreciated! 👍

@Oluabayo 3 жыл бұрын

Great video again:)

@maplecote 3 жыл бұрын

That looks very good

@gruppenfuhrer45 3 жыл бұрын

You really are a professional at these minis and an inspiration to me with mine.

@loupiscanis9449 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you , Sonic .

@stevemiller1345 3 жыл бұрын

All your snow figures are awesome

@ianpettman7482 3 жыл бұрын

Another good one mate. The white wash helmet was a top touch.

@armyjacky96 3 жыл бұрын

I did Stalingrad for this Army. There’s a whole lot of leftover GW43s that I can use for my Battle of the Bulge army. It’s doable but you’ll have a lot of same poses

@howarddavies3011 3 жыл бұрын

Just happens to be my next project, albeit in 15mm. Thanks, chum!

@RimsModels 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing video there my friend really enjoyed this one thanks for sharing and stay safe 👍🙏

@stevepickering5978 3 жыл бұрын

Nice one mate really good.

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Steve! This one was a lot of fun. Nice and quick!

@themagicalcactus1941 3 жыл бұрын

Ah darn! I already bought my paints for these guys. I’m glad to see you made a tutorial for it though!

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 3 жыл бұрын

On the off chance, some of the principles might still work. :D If nothing else, a bit of white on the helmet can't hurt!

@themagicalcactus1941 3 жыл бұрын

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio They will! After watching all the way through, I think it’ll still be very helpful!

@mjatx6416 3 жыл бұрын

Super helpful.

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so! I think there's a few techniques in this one which are fairly broadly applicable.

@stephendavinson4441 3 жыл бұрын

Added this two my watch later section and forgot all about it until now.what a great white wash affect on the helmet.could you use this method to create a severe frozen effect to the great coat.A simple but very effective paint job to create quick winter troops for the table.Next step would be to show how to paint white winter snow suits as white is a bi#ch of a colour to get right and perhaps I should "watch this space"for future tutorials. cheers for the excellent consistency of your painting videos...😉👍

@THEepicLAIR 3 жыл бұрын

Got a notification, but, I read "how to speed paint Germans" kinda disappointed now 😅. But great video as always

@thepiratepenguin4465 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent work, I like the result you got with the make-up brush & using paint for snow. I wonder if I could replicate this with Army painter?

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 3 жыл бұрын

I tend to find that the binder in Army Painter paints doesn't 'release' quite as much when you thin the paint down. Vallejo goes a little chalky when it's watered down a lot, which works really well for the whitewash effect, though I haven't yet tried it with Army Painter. It'll certainly work for stippling on, at least!

@TashiMortier 3 жыл бұрын

I love your tutorials! :D What paint did you use on the base before applying the rest? :D Is it some special texture paint or just a brown?

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 3 жыл бұрын

It's Stirland Mud drybrushed with some Sylvaneth Bark, since it's nice and dark. There's not really a single right answer, though; a bit of sand and some dark brown paint will do much the same job.

@TashiMortier 3 жыл бұрын

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Ah thank you :) I'm still at the very beginning heh... Hard for me to even make such small guesses by myself.

@nickjones2470 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video,I'm thinking of getting in the Zulu war era gaming.Would redcoats and Zulu warriors be an interesting video for you?

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 3 жыл бұрын

The conflicts of the 19th Century aren't usually ones that catch my interest, but it's very much a case of 'never say never.' They're just not on the horizon in the near future, though.

@LichKing36 3 жыл бұрын

Love the video I have a question, is German Feldgrau (field grey) is the same as Citadel Death Korp Drab?

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 3 жыл бұрын

Death Korps Drab is a similar colour, but quite a lot darker. It'd make a great shade for Feldgrau if you were looking to layer it up, though.

@LichKing36 3 жыл бұрын

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio I'm planning to build a DKoK army using feldgrau colors. And planning to use Greman Grey for the armour tanks.

@Myhayv 3 жыл бұрын

That Vallejo varnish can seems to be working great for you but I'm always getting some white residue on whatever I use it. Sharking for five minutes doesn't seem to help. I tried spraying in different temperatures. Am I doing it wrong? It sucks to bust out the airbrush every time I want to varnish.

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 3 жыл бұрын

That's weird. I really couldn't say, I'm afraid. I've gone through three cans of the stuff without incident, and that's spraying it in some of the worst conditions, too - including while it's been raining. The only thing I can think of is that you might have ended up with a bad can, but I can understand not wanting to buy a second just to test that theory. The temperature outside isn't as important as the temperature of the can, so while I'm preparing to spray something, I usually tuck the can under my arm for a few minutes to bring it up to temperature on a cold day. Might be worth one last shot?

@Myhayv 3 жыл бұрын

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Hmm.. I'll try to heat it up again, maybe it will work. You are probably right about the bad can, though. Their brush-on varnish is working great for me.

@powerwolf-vw8st Жыл бұрын

Are these rubicon models bases? it looks to my eyes like they are chunkier than warlords bases.. which im not a great fan of. Considering switching to another brand for all of my bolt action stuff tbh so magnets or metal sheet can go on the bottom + easy to pick up. Especially desireable to prevent the many many metal minis chipping.

@SonicSledgehammerStudio Жыл бұрын

These are the Warlord Games bases.

@ktc217 Жыл бұрын

Hey, do you think your marine juice could work here instead of agrax?

@Dragonfire-tn2jg 3 жыл бұрын

For tabletop wargame, the greatcoat is usable but by middle of 1943 it was no longer used by frontline combat troops.

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 3 жыл бұрын

Do you mean this specific greatcoat compared to a later cut? Because I've got plenty of photographs of front line troops in the Ardennes in '44 still wearing greatcoats in addition to the late winter smocks.