6mm is Easy! Painting Teeny Napoleonic British Infantry [How I Paint Things]

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Turns out that I actually really enjoy painting miniatures the smaller they are - though I think I'd draw the line at 3mm figures!
Find Henry's miniatures on MyMiniFactory along with links to his other storefronts and physical prints here: www.myminifactory.com/users/h...
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00:00 - Intro
00:58 - 6mm Miniatures & Priming
03:04 - Basecoats
10:29 - Shading
11:48 - Highlights: Yep, Highlights!
14:24 - The Finished Regiment
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THE BASE: Paint the infantry strips in Flat Brown before gluing to their base. Apply Stirland Mud, drybrushed with Brown Sand and then Dark Sand. Paint the base rim in Flat Brown, then add flock or static grass with PVA.
PAINTS USED:
PRIMER:
Premium Grey (Vallejo Rattle Can)
ARMY PAINTER:
Matt White
VALLEJO:
Rosy Flesh (Came Color)
Flat Red
Buff - or another colour specific to your regiment!
Azure
Light Sea Grey
Vermillion
Basic Skin Tone
CITADEL:
Basilicanum Grey (Contrast)
Snakebite Leather (Contrast)
Black Templar (Contrast)
Iron Hands Steel (Base)
Retributor Armour (Base)
Marine Juice - Reikland Fleshshade, Army Painter Dark Tone, Lahmian Medium in 3:3:4 ratio, or simply 'a bottle of each mixed together.'
VARNISH:
Varnish+ (Instar)

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@danchapron5276 11 ай бұрын

When I saw your new video pop up I thought 'oh wonder what sledge is up to today' I did not expect to be attacked when you said that empire and Napoleon total war were 'old' 😭

@StackingLimit 11 ай бұрын

I completely agree. Ageism I tell you. Ageism 😂!

@beardgoblin1090 11 ай бұрын

@@StackingLimit Get orf me lawn, the lot of yez!!! (I jest, of course, just feeding the algorithm :D)

@fromthedumpstertothegrave3689 8 ай бұрын

haha, we've all has *that* moment. Mine was the first time I heard the Nintendo 64 called 'retro' and my first thought was "Sod off that means old! I remember getting one for my birthday!"

@MrGunnar177 2 ай бұрын

I just started playing napoleon lol been losing every battle

@turnerminiatures 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for painting these Troy, and I'm glad you like them! This was a real treat to watch :)

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 11 ай бұрын

They were an absolute treat! I'm going to have a play at rescaling some to 10mm since I've got a bunch of period-appropriate scenery at that scale, but I really enjoyed this. It quite surprised me how much you actually *can* do at 6mm with this level of detail.

@irishtom30 11 ай бұрын

If you're gonna do full battle Napoleonics, I can't imagine doing any larger than 6mm. Anything bigger is for skirmish or else you'll spend your whole life painting (and building a big enough table!)

@davidbenton8775 2 ай бұрын

Nice work on the 'General's scale'. I'm a 6mm gamer and Napoleonics will probably be my next era. My particular style of painting 6mm units, (rule 1 of painting 6mm...'you're not painting individual soldiers you are painting units'😂) differs, but that is probably because I am currently immersed in the ACW and that is a very different looking war. I use washes much more, to achieve the dirty and sometimes haphazard collection of kit the soldiers wore. This will probably be toned down for the bright and often showy uniforms of the Napoleonic armies. Having said that, I do think that, if you are working on good sculpts, washes are your best friend at 6mm. They really bring out the details in a way that nothing else does. All that said, I really enjoyed the video and look forward to seeing you tackle something more 'down and dirty' at this scale...a brigade of seasoned Confederates whose uniforms have long since lost their lustre, the grey now mixed with homespun butternut, Union issue clothing 'liberated' from their foes, and, well, anything they could find really. 😊

@VonBek2009 11 ай бұрын

These little dudes look awesome...I'm currently painting Warlord Epic ACW and thought they were small enough! If your enjoying painting them, then yes I'd more than happily like and watch more 😄

@torros1839 11 ай бұрын

Having painting what is hundreds of 6mm figures I would recommend spraying grey and then a very thinned down wash over top to bring up the details. An over brush does the same thing

@Strawfoot 11 ай бұрын

So tiny! Another great video. Thanks for sharing this!

@454IsaacR 7 ай бұрын

I've been a huge fan of Mr. Turner's miniatures for some time. Your paint job on these Brits is beautiful. I wish you'd show us your entire army so that all the first timers watching this video can see the majesty of well painted 6mm army.

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 7 ай бұрын

This is the entire army. 😅 Would that I had the time to paint entire armies of everything on the channel!

@Fredeye63 11 ай бұрын

Wow! You paint everything. I would've stopped before the shade as I did for 10mm ACW. Really good Troy...bookmarked for a later day.

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 11 ай бұрын

It's one of the stranger benefits of having a printer, being able to dabble in just about anything that strikes your interest at any given time!

@johnkelley9877 11 ай бұрын

THey are great looking sculpts. The painting was great and I look forward to you doing more 6mm models. Thanks for sharing this neat tutorial.

@loupiscanis9449 11 ай бұрын

A Very Special Thank you , Troy . 🐺 Loupis Canis .

@LordSquee 11 ай бұрын

It always amazes me how on camera the minis look so large. And then I realise that's your thumbnail next to them and how tiny they really are...

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 11 ай бұрын

You know what they say about the camera adding ten pounds; it's true for miniatures, too!

@davidczarnecki6230 11 ай бұрын

I'm just going to say I work from my desk a lot and these videos really do help make a stressful week better. Your chipper approach, the techniques, man I just wanted to let you know its solid work and very enjoyable. Keep it up, I look forward to them and seeing what the subject matter will be each week!

@andyshaw5378 11 ай бұрын

Awesome video. I have a 10 mm ACW army to finish and have been suffering with a little painting block. Thanks for the tips and inspiration

@thelazyforger 11 ай бұрын

Great result! Thanks for increasing the awareness towards small scales! :)

@philRminiatures 11 ай бұрын

Most impressive 6mm paint job...Superb!

@Jim-yk9if 11 ай бұрын

Wow! These look fantastic! Watching this actually piqued my interest to give painting 6mm a go!

@torros1839 11 ай бұрын

Winsor and Newton is my go to but needs thinned down a little .You can always add more

@AF-kj2zl 11 ай бұрын

They look really great!

@paradox7358 11 ай бұрын

How fortuitous! I just so happened to be starting a 6mm British redcoat army.

@hedonia2497 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely awesome - as always. Love the historical stuff. Also learnt something about 'scale fade'. Many thanks.

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 11 ай бұрын

I can't recall where it was I first read that, but seeing it in print and realising how it worked, so many choices on 15mm figures made sense!

@Glasmn45 11 ай бұрын

Great video sir. Would love to see how you approach painting 2mm minis. Maybe you have and I've forgotten? Ya know, cuz I'm old? 😂

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 11 ай бұрын

The really short answer for 'How I'd Paint Things' at 2mm is that I wouldn't. 😅 Not my thing, I'm afraid! That's way too tiny for me.

@gavinpearson74 3 ай бұрын

Excellent tutorial- more 6mm please. Ideally Ancients. Thanks.

@richardhutchinson4740 11 ай бұрын

Had a 6 mm russian force back in the day that is all metal. I must have been about 14 or 15. So *long* time ago. Picked up from Salute and undercoated and painted not many at all. Tempted to go and rummage around in my parents loft where there'll be hidden away somewhere.

@goforitpainting 11 ай бұрын

Cool 👍

@ericboyle8296 11 ай бұрын

I am thinking about using a contrast type paint for these guys. I have seen the Warlord Epic ranges done that way and they look brilliant.

@wc9109 10 ай бұрын

Troy, very good. I’m looking forward to the early Napoleonic wars, Suvorov in the Alps period.

@nicolaibangfoss 11 ай бұрын

I can recommend printing the flagbearers without the pole - empty hands. A small piece of wire with the flag on works even better.

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 11 ай бұрын

It'd almost certainly make it easier to attach the banners and *then* glue them in place on the bearers, for sure!

@blecao 11 ай бұрын

I love napoleon total war but on low settings it was all blurry 2d images I found it funny

@lexi_9995 11 ай бұрын

Good looking miniatures. I would like to respectfully point out an error. The plume on the side of the shako should be white over red not red over white. Regards Lexi

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 11 ай бұрын

Ah, nuts! I *knew* something seemed off while I was painting them, but I couldn't remember what I was missing... ah well! Something to correct on the next batch. 😅

@andrewbeasley 11 ай бұрын

Cannot wait for you to do Highlanders and their kilts 😂

@insomniacbritgaming1632 11 ай бұрын

I really wanna get into 10/15mm historical, this is a great video

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 11 ай бұрын

If you're looking at 10mm as a possibility, definitely check out Pendraken Miniatures. Their selection is *enormous* and they do lovely stuff! I've got a couple kilos of Pendraken metal miniatures waiting for proper attention. 😅

@insomniacbritgaming1632 11 ай бұрын

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio I've had a few bits from Pendraken, but the 10mm fantasy range :D they were a great project, did a Goblin, Dark Elf and Undead army... all based to 10mm KoW rules

@Castillo525 11 ай бұрын

Lovely models, great challenge, great for wargaming, but too small for me 😅

@PortTemov 11 ай бұрын

I'm doing a 6mm viking army right now and the worst part is wracking my brain to come up with dozens and dozens (and dozens) of shield designs lol

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 11 ай бұрын

I've seen a really quick way of doing that, actually! Someone lined up a whole bunch of their shield guys, got some white on their brush, and painted a cross, a squiggle, or dots on every third shield. Then did the same again, using a dark grey to look black on the next three shields, and finished the pattern with a really, really light yellow. With different base shield colours and a mostly random set of patterns over the top, once you put all the guys together it looks really striking!

@metajock 11 ай бұрын

we did a lot of 15mm Traveller minis back in the 70's and 80's, but I think 6mm might just be my breaking point. Seriously good job, keep up the good work.

@fromthedumpstertothegrave3689 8 ай бұрын

For some reason its super difficult to find step by step guides for painting 1/72 British infantry. Hence my solution of watching your 1/32 vid and now your 6mm vid and trying to take aspects from both.... Yes my logic is if I watch a guide for bigger models than I want to paint and a guide for smaller models thats basically the same as watching a guide for 1/72 🤔

@theandf 11 ай бұрын

Nice as always! You do need good eyesight though. Or a magnifying glass. I cannot even paint 28mm minis without one, let alone 6mm! Then there's the fine motor skills: I sometimes can see a detail but struggle to get the brush and paint go where I want them to ;)

@mikemodels928 11 ай бұрын

Looks crazy small 😂 i definetaly prefer 1/72 scale. Very nice tutorial sir.

@theenigmaticgamer 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for a really useful tutorial. I’m just at the early stage of a 10mm project, but your techniques will prove really helpful. Can I ask which size of brush would you recommend?

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 11 ай бұрын

Almost all of this was done with a Citadel Medium Layer Brush. The brush doesn't need to be tiny (in the main) as long as it keeps a point while you're working. The only time I dipped to a smaller brush was for the skin highlights and white cross belts at the very end; everything else was M Layer or bigger.

@theenigmaticgamer 11 ай бұрын

@@SonicSledgehammerStudioThanks again 👍

@majmarkbrown7816 11 ай бұрын

Looks very nice. Isn't drummers typically in reverse colors except the Royal regiments?

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 11 ай бұрын

I spent a couple hours looking that up, and in the end the answer can best be summarized: Yes, but sometimes not, most colonels preferred it by Waterloo, but also they didn't, some didn't bother updating their uniforms, it was insisted on and absolutely ubiquitous and simultaneously not widespread... So I went with red, because nuts to it.

@Wargamer570 11 ай бұрын

Great video! Would you also use marine juice on white uniforms at this scale? EG Austrians, Spanish or white trousers for other belligerents.

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 11 ай бұрын

Yes, absolutely. In truth, I'd probably spray those white, add the little colour that's on them, then juice them and call them mostly done. White uniforms at this scale would be an absolute doddle. :D

@Wargamer570 11 ай бұрын

Let’s start printing these Austrians and Spanish (from Henry Turner). 😉

@StackingLimit 11 ай бұрын

Have you ever painted 10mm for the channel?

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 11 ай бұрын

I thhhiiiiink so? But now I can't remember, so it's possible I never did! 10mm and 6mm seem close enough that I'd probably highlight the shoulders a little more carefully, but otherwise the same principles apply.

@steveharbour845 11 ай бұрын

Honestly try 10mm as well. There is quite a bit of a difference